Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Soon, the second half begins.

Both sides fielded their starting lineups.

The Raptors had the ball. When Leonard came to the frontcourt, he found that the person in front of him was Zhuang Yu, not Korver.

Korver performed poorly in the first half, but Coach Scott decided to give him a chance and continue to let him start in the second half.

However, Korver obviously couldn't limit Leonard on the defensive end, so he switched positions with Zhuang Yu, with Zhuang Yu defending Leonard.

Seeing that it was Zhuang Yu coming to defend him, Leonard's dull expression fluctuated slightly. He raised his eyebrows and gestured to his teammates, signaling others to move away.

The next moment, Leonard played against Zhuang Yu. He first took a tentative step, then pushed the ball forward with his left hand and broke through from the left side.

He knew very well that he was not as fast as Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu's defensive prediction was very accurate, always able to accurately judge his next move. So he did not expect to pass Zhuang Yu in one go, and after a step to the left, Leonard took the initiative to move towards Zhuang Yu.

The two of them fought not once or twice.

The two sides had played against each other when Leonard was in the Spurs. Leonard knew very well that it was useless to rely on fake moves against Zhuang Yu's defense, and his speed was not as fast as Zhuang Yu. If he wanted to play against Zhuang Yu alone, he needed to rely on his height, wingspan, and the advantage of confrontation.

However, Zhuang Yu also knew the characteristics of both sides, their respective advantages and disadvantages.

So as soon as he saw Leonard's action, he knew that the other party must be looking for a confrontation. Zhuang Yu took a small step back in advance and did not let Leonard get close.

Leonard raised his eyebrows slightly, but his movements did not stop at all. He immediately dribbled the ball to his right hand and broke through to the right.

This time he was very determined. He took a step forward, hugged the basketball and walked forward.

Zhuang Yu stepped forward.

However, once he stepped forward, he would inevitably have to confront Leonard. When the two men made physical contact, a huge force hit him and Zhuang Yu couldn't help but stop.

At this time, Leonard hugged the ball and rushed past him.

"Take up defense."

"coming."

Zubac hurried up to defend, but Gasol Jr. was still standing under the basket.

When Zubac came up, Leonard made a ground pass to Gasol Jr., who grabbed the ball and jumped up for a two-handed dunk.

Zubac looked at Zhuang Yu with a wry smile.

"It's okay, this ball is not your fault." Zhuang Yu comforted.

Zubac really can't be blamed for this ball.

In a 1-on-1 situation, Zhuang Yu's defense is naturally much better than Korver's, but it is not so easy to defend against Rong.

......

Come to the offensive end.

When Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt, the person in front of him became Leonard. Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, couldn't help but smile, and licked his lips with a little excitement.

"ball."

Zhuang Yu stretched out his hand to ask for the ball, and waited for his teammates to pass the ball to him. He lowered his center of gravity and stood outside the three-point line. He took a tentative step with his right foot, but Leonard was unmoved.

Zhuang Yu chuckled, pushed the ball forward with his right hand, and suddenly his speed exploded. He broke through and rushed to the right.

Leonard quickly retreated and turned sideways.

He knew that his speed was not as fast as Zhuang Yu's, and it was too late to block Zhuang Yu's breakthrough route in advance. But he could stick to Zhuang Yu sideways. With his height, wingspan, and confrontation ability, he only needed to stick to Zhuang Yu sideways to maintain defensive interference.

"really......"

Zhuang Yu was not surprised by this. He took a step forward and suddenly jumped up.

This was very sudden. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably just watch him jump up and shoot, but Leonard reacted very quickly and jumped up immediately.

However, as Zhuang Yu's body drifted in the air, he actually fell backwards. Even if Leonard jumped in at the first moment, he would not be able to block it.

"Oh..."

Seeing this scene, there was an uproar in the audience.

This is actually a drift backward, which is very difficult.

However, for Zhuang Yu, such a move was still within normal operation. He exerted strength from his waist and abdomen in the air, controlled his body balance, and shook his wrist while leaning back.

Swish!

The next moment, the basketball went through the net.

In the next few minutes, the direct confrontation between Zhuang Yu and Leonard became the focus of the court. The two began to explode back and forth, and neither of them was willing to fall behind.

If you hit me, I'll turn around and hit you back immediately.

Moreover, both of them are very efficient in singles. Facing Zhuang Yu's frequent use of his height, wingspan and advantages in confrontation, Leonard played in a methodical manner without any fancy moves. His tactics were simple and unpretentious, but very effective. He always took action under confrontation, making Zhuang Yu's advance prediction ineffective.

When Zhuang Yu played against Leonard, he used his speed and fadeaway. He had top-notch three-point shooting ability, so Leonard had to defend him further forward.

But this means that he can easily be passed by Zhuang Yu using his speed. Although Leonard's defense is excellent and his reaction is very fast, he can always respond in the first time and stick to Zhuang Yu sideways to avoid being completely passed by Zhuang Yu.

But at this time, when Zhuang Yu suddenly jumped up and faded away, or suddenly pulled the ball back and did a step back...Leonard had no choice.

Before we knew it, the third quarter was halfway through.

At this time, the Lakers were leading by 4 points.

In the past few minutes, neither Zhuang Yu nor Leonard could gain much advantage in the matchup, but Zhuang Yu's three-point shooting was better than Leonard's, so he still scored more points than Leonard.

In addition, Korver of the Lakers' three-point shooting returned and he made two three-pointers in these few minutes, so after a few minutes, the Lakers overtook the score.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Nash called a timeout and started making substitutions.

The Lakers also began to replace their main players one after another with substitute players, and soon the Lakers changed to an all-substitute lineup.

The Raptors also replaced most of their main players, but Siakam remained on the court and became the Raptors' offensive strong point.

In the next few minutes, Siakam scored 11 points alone, leading the Raptors to once again overtake the score.

When the third quarter ended, the Raptors led by 3 points.

......

Entering the final quarter, the Lakers still used their rotation lineup, while the Raptors sent out Lowry to play with VanVleet, Ibaka, and Powell.

In the first three quarters, Lowry's performance was average. He didn't score many points and spent more time organizing the offense and connecting with his teammates.

However, at this time, he suddenly broke out on the offensive end, first hitting two three-pointers from the outside, then breaking through and causing the Lakers to foul, and making two free throws. He scored 8 points in a row, helping the Raptors to widen the gap between the two sides to 7 points.

The Lakers made a substitution.

Coach Scott replaced Holiday.

However, Holiday missed both of his attempts from beyond the three-point line. Instead, Rose frequently attacked the basket, causing fouls from the opponent and scoring at the free throw line.

After a few minutes, the Lakers were still trailing by 5 points.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Scott looked at the clock and called a timeout.

After several players came off the court, he replaced Rose and Zubac with Zhuang Yu, Anderson and Korver.

Coach Scott scanned Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Korver, Anderson, and Nance Jr. one by one, and spread out the tactical board: "There are more than 7 minutes left in the game. We need to catch up and surpass the score. On the defensive end, we must strengthen the defense against Leonard. It is better to let Gasol score than to let Leonard go."

"Zhuang, you should defend Leonard later. Don't let him shoot. Let him break through. Once he breaks through, your teammates will help you with defense and backup defense."

"Holiday, be careful to defend Lowry's three-pointer..."

"The most important thing is that we have to play well on offense, with a faster tempo. We should not follow the opponent's tempo, but should make quick transitions of our own..."

After some arrangements, Coach Scott put away the tactical board and clapped his hands vigorously: "Don't forget, we are the champions, come on!"

"Yes."

"come on!"

Several people agreed in unison.

Zhuang Yu walked towards the court. Rose stretched out his hand. Zhuang Yu smiled and high-fived Rose: "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Rose performed very well today. He has already scored 19 points, plus 5 rebounds and 3 assists. He is the best player on the Lakers except for Zhuang Yu.

In the past three quarters, the Lakers fell behind more than once.

If it weren't for Rose's outstanding performance, the score difference might not be just 5 points.

Rose has done everything he can, attacking the basket again and again, standing on the free throw line again and again...so, how can we let him down?