Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

In the stadium.

Players from both teams have already come out and are warming up.

A group of Raptors players were also warming up, looking towards the Lakers from time to time, their eyes showing eagerness but also some nervousness that was deliberately hidden.

After all, most of them have never played in the finals and have no experience in the finals. Although they are looking forward to the finals and are excited, they can't help but feel nervous.

Only Leonard had a calm expression. Oh, or rather, a dull expression. You could rarely see any other expression on his face.

Even during the game, he was like a robot, with the same expression throughout the years, as if nothing could move him.

Only when he scored the buzzer-beating goal against the 76ers, did he roar loudly while surrounded by his teammates.

That ball was extremely important to him, and it meant that he was right to leave the Spurs and come to the Raptors. That ball was also extremely crucial to the Raptors. Without that buzzer-beater, they would not be able to stand on the stage of the finals at this moment.

Here, the Lakers players are training separately.

Despite the absence of Lopez, the expressions of the Lakers players remained calm.

After all, they are a championship team. They have more experience in the finals than the Raptors, and their mentality in facing such a game is calmer than that of the Raptors.

After a warm-up, the players returned to the sidelines.

Coach Zhu began to make pre-match arrangements.

In fact, long before the game, the head coaches of both sides had already made targeted arrangements on how to play this game, and now they were just reminding the players again.

After the coaches of both sides finished their arrangements, the game officially began.

Because Lopez was resting for the Lakers, Zubac was promoted to the starting lineup.

The Raptors' starting five are Marc Gasol, Pascal Siakam, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Kyle Lowry.

This lineup may not be the strongest, but it is the most balanced on both offense and defense, and what the Raptors want to pursue now is a balance between offense and defense.

......

First the jump ball.

Gasol Jr. touched the basketball first and hit the ball to the backcourt. Danny Green grabbed the basketball and passed it to Lowry, and the Raptors took the lead in launching the attack.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Lowry first glanced at the Lakers' defensive formation. Seeing that Zhuang Yu was not defending Leonard, but was facing Danny Green, he immediately passed the ball to Leonard and then gestured to his teammates.

Several players began to move. Gasol Jr. went up to the line to set a screen for Leonard, while the others ran quickly. Danny Green moved to the three-point line in the right corner, and Siakam was at the 45-degree angle on the left, ready to cut at any time.

When the pick-and-roll came, Leonard started quickly and moved to the left.

"Delay," Korver yelled.

Zubac quickly rushed forward to block Leonard, while Leonard dribbled the ball between his legs and then suddenly accelerated. His speed was not very fast, but his steps were big. He passed Zubac half a body length in one step, then paused slightly, stopped and started quickly, and completely passed Zubac.

Coach Scott on the sidelines couldn't help but frown, feeling a little helpless. Zubac was tall enough, but he moved too slowly and lacked defensive experience.

Facing this kind of switch defense after the pick-and-roll, Lopez can do very well, but Zubac is far behind in terms of reaction speed and defensive options.

Seeing Leonard pass Zubac, the Lakers immediately made up for the defense, and Anderson returned to the three-second zone to block Leonard.

But this missed Siakam. Leonard passed the ball to Siakam, but Siakam didn't go to the basket. He received the ball and made a mid-range jump shot.

Swish!

The ball was scored and the score was 2:0.

Turning around, the Lakers attacked.

After Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt, he first glanced at the Raptors' defense. The person in front of him was not Kawhi Leonard, but Danny Green. However, he noticed that Leonard was not far away, and his eyes were always wandering over here.

Once there is any movement here, he will definitely come to assist in defense as soon as possible.

When Holiday came to the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu ran back and asked Holiday for the ball.

When Zhuang Yu got the ball outside the three-point line and pretended to play one-on-one, Leonard immediately moved over here to help Danny Green defend.

"really......"

Zhuang Yu thought to himself that he was not surprised and did not choose to do it alone. He was just testing the opponent and after pretending to break through, he passed the ball to Korver.

When Leonard came over to help Danny Green with defense, Korver's position became vacant. He immediately shot after receiving the pass from Zhuang Yu.

With just a bang, the basketball bounced out of the hoop.

"hehe......"

On the sidelines, Coach Nurse smiled.

This is what he wants to see. They must focus on defending Zhuang Yu, but Zhuang Yu's passing is also very good. Once Leonard goes to help defend, he will miss people. However, Korver is at the end of his career. His shooting state is not very good this season. The Raptors can take a gamble and see how Korver feels first.

Under the basket, Zubac and Gasol Jr. are fighting for position.

Zubac was trapped by Gasol Jr., while Siakam grabbed the rebound with his excellent jumping and arm span and immediately launched a counterattack.

The Lakers retreated quickly, with several players taking up their defensive positions.

When they came to the frontcourt, the Raptors once again gave the ball to Leonard.

For the Raptors, their inside and front lines are advantages, especially the front line. Leonard has an absolute advantage over Korver, so he naturally wants to take advantage of this, so their offense still starts from this point.

He called a pick-and-roll first, and waited for Gasol to come up and screen Leonard before moving to the side. However, this time the Lakers tightened their defense in advance, and even if Leonard could get past Zubac, he couldn't easily attack the basket and score.

Leonard was not in a hurry and passed the ball.

The ball was first passed to Siakam, but Anderson reacted quickly and immediately returned to Siakam's front. Siakam raised the ball and made a fake shot, then broke through. Anderson quickly moved sideways and retreated to get in position first.

Although both of them play the No. 4 position, their physical build and technical characteristics are more like those of No. 3 players. Siakam is only 206 cm tall, about the same height as Anderson.

Seeing that he couldn't get past Anderson in one step, Siakam was not in a hurry. He passed the ball to the outside line and gave it to Lowry, while moving to the left to pull him away. Gasol moved to the right, stuck Zubac with one hand in the low post on the right side, and raised his other hand to ask for the ball.

When the ball was passed to him, Gasol Jr. decisively played one-on-one. He took two steps back with his back and then made a turn-around hook shot.

In the next few rounds, the Raptors played very targeted on the offensive end, either Leonard played at this point or passed the ball to the low post for Gasol to play...