Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Jokic's idea is good, and coach Malone also supports him to do so.

However, when the timeout ended and both sides returned to the court, Jokic and coach Malone looked unhappy when they saw the Lakers players coming up.

The Lakers players were Rose, Clarkson, Zhuang Yu, Kuzma and Zubac.

As if they had anticipated that they would let Jokic continue to play, the Lakers actually sent out Zhuang Yu.

Generally speaking, the Lakers' substitution rhythm will allow Holiday and Lopez to lead the rotation lineup alternately.

Of course, if it's just the two of them, it's impossible to have an All-Star player on the court at all times. But with the depth of the Lakers' bench, there's no need to worry even if there's no All-Star player on the court at a certain time.

Logically speaking, even if the Lakers wanted to keep an All-Star player on the court at this time, it should be Holiday or Lopez, but unexpectedly it was Zhuang Yu.

"Could it be that the other party guessed my intention and sent Zhuang Yu up?" Jokic frowned.

Coach Malone turned his head to look at the Lakers, his eyes fell on Coach Scott, and he was a little depressed: "It seems that the other side has seen that Jokic's physical energy is greatly consumed."

Although it was not known whether the Lakers had guessed their intentions or had other plans, Jokic and coach Malone both understood that if Zhuang Yu stayed on the court to finish the quarter, it would not be so easy for them to catch up with the score.

Coach Malone looked at Jokic on the court, and Jokic turned around as well. The two looked at each other, and Jokic patted his chest.

"Huh..." Coach Malone exhaled and couldn't help but let out a bitter smile, "Now we can only rely on Jokic."

......

The game continues.

At this time, the Nuggets' lineup on the court is Monte Morris, Torrey Craig, Malik Beasley, Gary Harris, and Jokic. Only Jokic and Harris are left on the court among the starting players, and now they are playing a lineup of one big and four small players. Except for Jokic, the other players are not inside players.

Monte Morris dribbled the ball forward and came to the frontcourt. Jokic came forward to screen and Morris moved to the left and then passed the ball back to Jokic.

At the same time, Harris moved along the three-point line.

Jokic and Harris made a hand-to-hand cooperation. Jokic passed the ball to Harris and turned sideways to screen Harris, blocking Kuzma.

With the help of this screen, Harris successfully broke away, but the next moment a figure flashed in front of him and Zubac rushed over to delay him.

But this is exactly what Jokic wanted.

When Zubac stepped forward to delay, the Lakers' inside was empty.

Jokic took the opportunity to move to the basket, and Harris quickly passed the ball.

At this time, the person facing Jokic became Kuzma. Although Kuzma is 208 cm tall, he is actually more like a No. 3 position. It is obviously inappropriate for him to defend Jokic, let alone within the three-second zone.

Jokic grabbed the basketball and took a step forward, then faked a shot. Kuzma jumped up subconsciously, but was fooled. Jokic did not jump immediately, but faked a shot before grabbing the basketball with one hand and throwing it towards the basket.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

The reason why Jokic decisively chose to shoot after the timeout instead of passing the ball to his teammates after attracting defense is that he is the absolute core on the court in these few minutes, and there are only a few substitutes besides Harris. Obviously, it is difficult to expect them to stand up and score. To help the players catch up, he must score more points.

After scoring the goal, Jokic quickly turned around and ran to his own half.

After retreating back to his own half, he shouted to his teammates with a serious expression: "Defend better. Beasley should defend closely. Don't let him shoot three-pointers. Pay attention to shrinking the defense line."

Jokic is not only responsible for organizing the team's offense and making great passes to his teammates on the offensive end, but he also directs his teammates on the defensive end, trying his best to make the team play more reasonably on both offense and defense.

Communication is very important in basketball games.

Especially the team's point guard, he is the brain of the team and is often the one who knows the tactics and game situation best in the team.

Some other players may be limited by their personality or basketball IQ and can only do their own thing and cannot take the overall situation into consideration.

At this time, the team's "brain" needs to step up and command teammates in a timely manner.

For example, what tactics should be used in offense, how to move, etc., or whether it is necessary to switch defense and make up for the defense in defense...

Although Jokic is not a point guard, he is the brain of the Nuggets team and the one in charge of command.

Under Jokic's command, several Nuggets players responded one after another, each taking up their defensive positions and waiting for the Lakers to arrive.

Rose advanced to the front court with the ball and stopped outside the three-point line. He did not pass the ball to Zhuang Yu immediately, but gestured for Zubac to come up for a screen. Rose moved to the right and saw that Jokic took a step forward but did not rush in front of him to delay. Rose hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not choose to shoot directly.

After all, there is still a lot of time to attack.

In fact, the reason why Jokic did not choose to rush forward to delay was because Rose's three-pointer was actually not stable.

At this time, Zubac moved to the basket, but Jokic did not jump in front of Rose, so there was no vacant space in the interior, and Rose did not pass the ball to Zubac.

Just as Zhuang Yu was moving towards this side, Ross passed the ball to Zhuang Yu.

After getting the ball, Zhuang Yu first made a fake shot and then accelerated to break through.

With Jokic's instructions, Harris' defense was relatively forward, with one hand raised high all the time, preventing Zhuang Yu from shooting three-pointers. But Zhuang Yu didn't care. If he didn't let me shoot, then I would just break through. With a simple disguised acceleration, he passed Harris and went straight to the basket.

Jokic quickly adjusted his steps, bent down, and prepared to provide backup defense. At the same time, several Nuggets players retreated to the inside.

Because Jokic alone might not be able to defend against Zhuang Yu, they had to shrink their defense line and encircle Zhuang Yu.

"Oh, it really is..."

Zhuang Yu was not surprised at all. He was mentally prepared and had predicted the Nuggets' reaction.

So after passing Harris, he seemed to be heading straight for the basket, but his rush was not fierce. He quickly slowed down and jumped up, his eyes fixed on the basket, but he was not going to shoot. Instead, he threw the ball to Kuzma outside the three-point line in the left corner.

At this time, the Nuggets tightened their defense, and there was naturally a gap outside the three-point line. When they saw Zhuang Yu passing the ball, they secretly cried out in disbelief.

Harris, who was supposed to face Kuzma, was startled and rushed towards Kuzma, but it was too late.

Kuzma caught the ball and jumped up quickly, flicking his wrist...