Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

This is a forced shot. It's just taking advantage of the fact that you are not as tall as me and your wingspan is not as good as mine. I am sure that you can't block my fadeaway shot, so I just shoot it.

What can you do?

Lillard really couldn't do anything. He didn't even have time to jump. He could only raise his hands to interfere as much as possible, but it was of no use.

Only a "swish" sound was heard.

The ball went in again.

"Fake."

Lillard was extremely depressed. He really couldn't defend Zhuang Yu. After all, Zhuang Yu's scoring ability was there. Being the scoring champion for two consecutive years was no joke.

But isn’t Zhuang Yu’s hit rate too high?

Almost all the shots over Lillard's head went in.

When it came to the offensive end, Lillard wanted to play one-on-one again. He was lucky last time and scored, but this time he was not so lucky and the shot bounced out of the frame.

Lillard was very upset about missing the ball, but he didn't notice that his teammates around him looked very unhappy.

This is a competition, not a street fight, and you're going to fight like this?

One guy got the ball and went to the front court and started doing it, and we all followed him and ran back and forth, without even being able to touch the ball. Who can be happy?

What's more, Lillard couldn't score, and the Trail Blazers were leading by a lot before, but now the score is almost caught up.

Whether it is for personal gain or the team's interest, Lillard cannot do this, which makes his teammates unhappy.

The head coach was also unhappy.

"boom!"

Zhuang Yu faced Lillard again with a fadeaway jump shot, but this time the shot missed the target and hit the front of the basket.

At this time, the Trail Blazers called a timeout.

Several Trail Blazers players came off the court with unhappy looks on their faces. The head coach also looked unhappy and immediately made a substitution, replacing Lillard.

Lillard raised his head and opened his mouth to explain, but in the end he said nothing. He had indeed played impulsively just now, fighting completely alone.

But...didn't Zhuang Yu just do it when he got the ball?

Indeed, during this period, Zhuang Yu just shot the ball whenever he got it, and never passed it to his teammates, but the atmosphere on the Lakers side was different.

"Brother, look, Lillard is about to cry."

"Haha, who made him have dirty hands? He dared to provoke Zhuang Yu, he will cry."

The teammates surrounded Zhuang Yu, laughing and talking excitedly.

No one thought there was anything wrong with Zhuang Yu just getting the ball and doing it alone.

Firstly, Zhuang Yu’s offensive efficiency was extremely high and he almost scored.

Secondly, this game has different meanings for the Lakers and the Trail Blazers. The Lakers don’t care about the outcome of this game. Zhuang Yu can play however he wants, and no one cares.

Coach Scott also smiled and said to Zhuang Yu, "Are you happy now? Okay, come down and have a rest. Don't play later."

"No." Zhuang Yu refused decisively.

"Uh..." Coach Scott was confused again.

Zhuang Yu smiled awkwardly and said, "Coach, I'm not angry. I just feel that I'm in good shape today, and it's the final match, so let me play for a while longer."

Seeing that there was no anger on Zhuang Yu's face and his words were very relaxed, Coach Scott was completely relieved and said, "Okay, but be careful and don't get hurt."

Zhuang Yu quickly agreed.

At this point he hasn't felt that his fadeaway jumper has really improved, so of course he has to keep going, but it feels like it should be soon.

......

The pause ends.

When both teams returned to the court, the Trail Blazers replaced Lillard, but the Lakers did not replace Zhuang Yu, which surprised the fans.

"Why is Zhuang Yu still here?"

"Shouldn't he be replaced? He should have been replaced by this time in the past."

"Yeah, do the Lakers want to win this game? But this game doesn't mean anything to them. Winning or losing won't affect their ranking. Besides, even Holiday and Lopez were substituted, so why is Zhuang still on the court?"

People are a little confused.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as there are exciting games to watch.

on the field.

McCollum of the Trail Blazers made a mid-range shot and turned to attack the Lakers. As soon as Zhuang Yu got the ball, he was double-teamed.

"Double-teaming..."

Zhuang Yu was a little speechless. Is double-teaming necessary in such a game?

But he didn't think about how outstanding his performance was just now. He even beat Lillard and the score was almost catching up. How could the Trail Blazers not be afraid?

Seeing the opponent coming up to double-team him, Zhuang Yu passed the ball, then ran quickly, made a circle and returned to the outside to receive the ball.

At this time, the teammate passed the ball to him. Zhuang Yu received the ball and made a fake shot. Then he took a step forward and made another fadeaway jump shot.

"Shh!"

Go in again.

Now the Trail Blazers players are even more nervous.

It seems that Zhuang Yu was really irritated by Lillard. He seemed indifferent before, but now he is determined to win the game.

In fact, Zhuang Yu didn’t consider the outcome of the game at all. He was just in a special state. No matter how he shot, he would win. His confidence was extremely strong. So why didn’t he take more shots?

What's more, how can you improve and move to the next level if you don't take more action?

Fortunately, there was not much time left in this quarter, and McCollum of the Trail Blazers performed very well. Zhuang Yu did not take the initiative to defend McCollum as he did before against Lillard. At this time, the person defending McCollum was Clarkson, allowing McCollum to score some points.

When the quarter ended, the Trail Blazers were still leading, but only by 1 point.

"Fortunately."

The Trail Blazers coach breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were only leading by one point, they were still leading. He looked at Zhuang Yu again, "Isn't this guy going to play in the second half?"

Unfortunately, he guessed wrong again.

At the start of the second half, Zhuang Yu continued to play.

And not only him, Holiday and Lopez also played.

The Lakers actually sent out their main lineup.

He was not in the starting lineup, Korver did not play, Cunningham played at the No. 3 position, but Holiday, Zhuang Yu, Anderson, and Lopez all played.

"Hey, Zhuang Yu, Holiday, and Lopez are all on the court."

"This is about winning this game."

"Unlucky Trail Blazers. If the Lakers really want to win this game, the Trail Blazers probably have no chance of winning."

"Haha, they have to blame Lillard..."

People were talking about it, all a little surprised.

I thought the Lakers would call it a day in the second half, and that Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Lopez and others would not play, but I didn't expect that they all played.

Seeing the Lakers' lineup, the Trail Blazers head coach's face turned dark. What's the big deal? It's just a game that doesn't matter to you. So what even if you give it to us?

The outcome of this game is meaningless to the Lakers, but it is still very important to the Trail Blazers, and it even determines whether they have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Don't underestimate the home advantage.

Sometimes home advantage can play a big role, especially when the two teams are of similar strength.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Trail Blazers will face the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.

If they have the home-court advantage and the first two games of the series are played at the Trail Blazers' home court, then the probability of beating the Rockets will naturally be greater.

But if the Rockets have the home-court advantage, it will obviously be disadvantageous for the Trail Blazers, after all, the Rockets are very strong.

Not to mention what if it goes to a tiebreaker.

If it comes to a tiebreaker, where the game is life or death, the home advantage becomes even more important.

Lillard's face looked ugly and he was in a very depressed mood, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhuang Yu was less resentful and more helpless. Isn't it just that my foul was a little too big? Is it okay that I was impulsive? Do you have to be so stingy? I have been targeted by you so many times in the first half, is it not enough?

However, Zhuang Yu didn't even look at him, because it was not targeted at him from the beginning.

Zhuang Yu looked at his teammates and said helplessly, "You don't have to go."

Originally, Coach Scott did not plan to let Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Lopez and others play in the second half, but Zhuang Yu insisted on playing.

Seeing that Zhuang Yu wanted to continue playing, Holiday and Lopez simply stopped playing.

Everyone asked to play for a while longer.

This made Coach Scott speechless. He thought to himself, it would be fine if Zhuang Yu was alone, but why are you guys joining in the fun?

boring!

Finally, Coach Scott reluctantly agreed to let them play for a few minutes, but only in the third quarter. They would definitely not be allowed to play in the fourth quarter.

......

The second half begins.

The Trail Blazers attack.

After coming to the frontcourt, Lillard did not attack by himself, but called for a pick-and-roll, then broke through and passed the ball to his teammates.

It’s not that Lillard can’t play or doesn’t dare to play, but the coach has told him not to get angry with Zhuang Yu...the implication is, don’t provoke Zhuang Yu.

Lillard was naturally very unhappy and depressed, but he calmed down at this time and still focused on winning the game.

After several more passes, the ball was given to Nurkic. Nurkic got the ball and pushed it back, then half turned around, trying to hit the rebound.

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, the ball was hit away by Lopez.

There was a cry of surprise from the audience, but Holiday was focused on the basketball that was flying towards him and was about to launch a quick counterattack.

However, when he arrived at the front court, Zhuang Yu gestured to him, signaling him to slow down.

Holiday was stunned and confused. He really couldn't understand what Zhuang Yu wanted to do today. Was he going to play a trick on Lillard again?

Although he couldn't figure it out, he still slowed down and moved towards Zhuang Yu, wanting to pass the ball to Zhuang Yu and provide him with a screen, forming a switch defense and allowing Zhuang Yu to directly face Lillard, making it easier for Zhuang Yu to play one-on-one against Lillard.

However, Zhuang Yu did not play against Lillard alone. Instead, he waited for the opponent's help defense and then made another fadeaway jump shot facing the defense.

This time it was a three-pointer.

Swish!

There was a slight sound, and it hit again.

Lillard looked unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

In the next few rounds, Zhuang Yu did not target Lillard, nor did he deliberately catch Lillard for one-on-ones, but each time he made a fadeaway jump shot, and each one was more difficult than the last.

Now even the fans in the audience noticed the clue. Zhuang Yu used too many fade away jump shots today. Almost every attack was a fade away jump shot.

Just, why?