Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

City of San Francisco.

In a hotel, Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang sat together.

The two came to San Francisco yesterday to watch tomorrow's Lakers vs. Warriors game, which is the seventh game of the Western Conference Finals, the tiebreaker.

In fact, the two of them stayed in the same hotel as the Lakers, just on different floors. However, neither of them went to find Zhuang Yu because they didn't want to disturb him.

After all, tomorrow is the seventh game.

"I didn't expect it to go to a Game 7." Xiao Qingyang said, frowning slightly, somewhat worried about the Lakers.

"I'm not surprised." Zhou An said with a serious expression, "You may not know how strong the Warriors are. In fact, the two teams were evenly matched in the Western Conference Finals last season, otherwise the game wouldn't have been so tense. The Warriors' main lineup has not changed this season, and they have added Cousins. They are even stronger than last season. It won't be easy for Yu Ge and his team to defeat the Warriors."

After all, Xiao Qingyang did not play in the NBA and had never played against the Warriors. Although he knew that the Warriors were very strong, he did not know how strong they were.

Zhou An plays in the NBA and has played against the Warriors. He understands how terrifying the Warriors are better than Xiao Qingyang.

In last season's Western Conference Finals, the two sides fought to the end.

This season, the Warriors' main lineup has not changed, and they have added Cousins ​​to form a five-star lineup.

Of course, the Lakers have the addition of Rose, Cunningham and others, and the strength of their lineup has also improved, but they do not have much advantage against the Warriors.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors lost because of Durant's poor performance and a quarrel between Green and Durant.

However, in Game 2 of the series, the Warriors won the game thanks to Durant's outstanding performance in the last three minutes, changing the series score to 1:1.

In fact, the first two games of the series were the Lakers' best chance.

One reason is that Durant and Cousins ​​have just returned from injuries, and neither of them has recovered their form.

The second reason is internal strife.

It’s just a pity that the two sides ended up in a 1:1 draw.

In the third game back at the Lakers' home court, the Lakers successfully won the game with the explosion of all players, changing the series score to 3:2.

However, after three games, Durant's physical condition is gradually improving, and his performance in the game is getting better and better.

This is obviously not a good thing for the Lakers.

The Lakers did not gain any advantage in the next three games. Curry, Klay and others performed stably, and Durant's condition was getting better and better.

Cousins' condition is still very average, especially on the offensive end, his offensive efficiency is very low, obviously not as good as before the injury, not to mention compared with his peak period.

In the end, after three games, the Warriors won two and lost one, and the series score between the two sides was rewritten to a 3:3 tie.

This result is not surprising, but Xiao Qingyang and Zhou An both understand that as the series progresses, Durant and Cousins ​​are gradually regaining their form, and the situation becomes more unfavorable for the Lakers as the game progresses, and the seventh game will be played at the Warriors' home court.

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at the same time.

Zhuang Yu and several teammates came to the stadium.

The seventh game is tomorrow, but they can't sit still and feel uneasy. Instead of lying in the hotel, they might as well come to the gym to practice.

Get your body moving and free your mind from random thoughts.

"Shh!"

With a slight sound, Zhuang Yu stood outside the three-point line, his right hand raised high and his wrist hanging down like a swan's neck.

The basketball went through the net, and the white net rose up and swayed in the air.

"Come again."

Zhuang Yu put his hand down and waved to his teammates.

A teammate passed the ball to him. After receiving the ball, Zhuang Yu dribbled to the side and immediately took another three-point shot, which also hit the target accurately.

Several teammates were also training, no one was talking, and the atmosphere seemed a bit solemn.

Everyone wants to come to the gym to practice to avoid having any random thoughts, but tomorrow is Game 7, how can they not think about it?

After the training, the players returned to the sidelines to rest for a while before preparing to leave.

As a result, when he was leaving the stadium, he happened to meet the Warriors players, Curry, Klay, Durant and others who were walking towards the stadium.

For a moment, both sides stood still and stared at each other.

But in the end, neither side said hello. Zhuang Yu just nodded to Clay, and then left with his teammates.

After watching Zhuang Yu and the others leave, Curry and the others withdrew their gazes. The expressions on their faces were very serious and their hearts were heavy.

No one is sure of winning the seventh game.

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The next day, Oracle Arena.

The seventh game of the Western Conference Finals is about to begin.

In the afternoon, players from both teams arrived at the stadium early, three or four hours in advance. The Lakers even practiced shooting on the court for a while before returning to the locker room.

Then the fans began to enter the stadium one after another.

This game was highly anticipated. The Eastern Conference Finals came to an end yesterday. In the end, the Raptors, led by Kawhi Leonard, defeated the Bucks 100:94. The series score was 4:2, and the Raptors successfully advanced to the finals.

So now almost all fans' attention is focused on Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.

“I wonder who will win this game?”

"No one can predict the outcome at this point, but I'm still more optimistic about the Warriors. They've been getting better and better in the past few games, and this game is at their home court, so they have a great chance of winning."

"I am more optimistic about the Lakers. Last season, everyone was optimistic about the Warriors, thinking that the Warriors could beat the Lakers and advance to the finals, but in the end, the Lakers still won? The Warriors played well in these few games, but the Lakers were not bad either."

"I think the key to this game is still KD and Zhuang Yu. Whoever can perform better between the two will win the game."

"What about Curry?"

Zhou An and Xiao Qingyang had already arrived at the stadium. Listening to the discussions of the people around them, the two just looked at each other, said nothing, and waited silently.

A lot of people came today, including many celebrities, business leaders, and so on.

However, Zhuang Yu's family did not come. An Xin wanted to come, but was persuaded by Zhuang Yu.

This is not the first time I'm playing in the Western Conference Finals. Besides, this is just the Western Conference Finals. Don't treat it like the last game, there's still the Finals to come.

If we lose and can’t make it to the finals…that’s fine.

Compared to the nervousness of others, Zhuang Yu was relatively calm. The Western Conference Finals, Game 7...these were indeed very important, but the more such times there were, the calmer he was. He did not feel nervous, only excited about facing the challenge.