Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"drop......"

He was unconvinced at the time, but at this moment he had to be convinced. The dunk just now proved everything.

Until they returned to the locker room, the players were still surrounding Zhuang Yu asking: "Zhuang, how did you think of dunking like that?"

"This action is so cool, why haven't I seen you use it before?"

"Brother, can you tell me what you were thinking at that time?"

Zhuang Yu rolled his eyes and spread his hands: "This is the first time I have done this. I just got lucky and completed it. There may not be a next time."

Naturally, everyone didn't believe it.

After the players laughed for a while, Coach Holland said with a smile: "Okay, let me tell you how to play in the second half..."

......

The second half begins.

The players returned to the court, but some fans in the audience were still discussing Zhuang Yu's dunk.

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During the halftime break, it was replayed several times on the big screen, but the fans were still shocked every time they watched it.

On the court, UCLA attacks.

Both sides fielded their starting lineups, and the score was 35:29, with UCLA leading by 6 points.

After Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt and glanced at it, the opponent still had a 2-1-2 formation. He called a pick-and-roll, shook off Johnson and walked to the left. Gordon rushed forward, but this time he seemed a little absent-minded and moved a little slower.

Just a little bit, but it was enough for Zhuang Yu.

Swish!

Zhuang Yu hit a jumper.

After scoring the goal, Zhuang Yu glanced at Gordon again. He found that Gordon's state seemed to be a little wrong. Could it be that he was hit by his dunk just now?

Zhuang Yu then verified it twice more.

"really......"

Zhuang Yu can be sure that there is something wrong with Gordon's condition. Whether he was hit by his dunk or not, this is a good thing for UCLA.

In fact, Zhuang Yu guessed correctly, Gordon was hit.

When you are defeated at what you are best at, it is a huge blow, not to mention that Gordon is only a 19-year-old freshman.

Zhuang Yu quickly informed his teammates of his conclusion. In the next few rounds, UCLA specifically targeted Gordon, catching him on both the offensive and defensive ends.

Soon, Coach Braden also discovered a problem.

It was a good dunk opportunity. Normally Gordon would dunk it directly, but this time he didn't. Instead, he used a layup, and it didn't go in yet.

This is definitely not normal.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Braden called a timeout.

When several players came to the court, he stopped Gordon and asked: "Aaron, are you okay? You seem a little absent-minded. Why didn't you dunk the ball just now?"

"I...I'm fine." Gordon faltered twice, and finally lowered his head, saying that he was fine without explaining much.

Coach Braden had already guessed it without him having to explain.

His tone became gentle: "Is it because of Zhuang's dunk in the first half? Don't think too much about it, it's just a dunk. There's more to the game than dunks. Your dunk is beautiful, but I hope you won't be imprisoned by dunks. "

Gordon still lowered his head.

Coach Braden sighed softly and said sincerely: "You have great talent. You will definitely enter the NBA in the future. You still have a long way to go. I hope you can not only be good at dunking, but also don't become someone who only knows how to dunk." As a dunker, your future should be brighter, do you understand?"

Gordon raised his head with a thoughtful expression: "Thank you, Coach Braden."

Despite Coach Braden's guidance, Gordon's condition has not fully recovered. When he returns to the court, he is fine when facing other UCLA players, but when facing Zhuang Yu, he becomes fearful. His hands and feet were afraid of him, as if he couldn't play ball anymore.

Coach Braden was a little depressed, but he also knew that this was normal. Gordon was still a 19-year-old kid after all, and it was impossible to recover immediately after suffering a blow.

This is the price a rookie needs to pay!

......

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In the blink of an eye, 8 minutes have passed in the second half.

Gordon's performance in these few minutes was not good, especially when facing Zhuang Yu, but he was the "2" in the 1-2-1 formation and was the most important part of defending Zhuang Yu.

When Gordon has problems, the University of Arizona's defense against Zhuang Yu will inevitably have problems. In 8 minutes, Zhuang Yu made 6 of 4 shots, including a three-pointer, and once scored 2+1, scoring 10 points. Helped UCLA expand its lead to 11 points.

Coach Braden tried taking Gordon out and replacing him with backup small forward Charlie Seid, but it didn't work.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Braden called a timeout and looked at the 11-point difference on the scoreboard. His brows knitted together. What should he do next?

......

When the timeout ended, the two sides changed into rotating lineups.

Coach Braden sent Gordon on the field, but Zhuang Yu was not there. He still hoped that Gordon could use his offensive ability to help the team chase points.

But the effect is not good.

On UCLA's side, LaVine became more and more courageous and even performed another explosive dunk, but Gordon seemed to suddenly have a "dunk phobia". He did not continue to compete with LaVine, and performed very dull on the court. He was more interested in shooting than attacking the basket.

But this is not his strong point.

Coach Braden had no choice but to replace him, and the difference between the two sides widened.

......

Before I knew it, the second half was already halfway through.

At this time, the University of Arizona was trailing by 13 points. Coach Braden made substitutions and replaced the main players one after another for a last-ditch effort.

UCLA also made quick substitutions. Zhuang Yu, Anderson, Powell, Latvis, and Parker returned to the court one after another as the five starters.

When Zhuang Yu returned to the court, he found that the opponent had changed his defensive strategy. Instead of using a 2-1-2 formation, he directly double-teamed him.

Obviously, when Gordon has a problem, the power of the 2-1-2 formation is greatly reduced. In order to restrict Zhuang Yu, coach Braden can only choose to double-team.

This is not what Coach Braden wants.

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Because today's UCLA is not the UCLA of last season. In addition to Zhuang Yu, other players can also score.

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, Anderson hit a three-pointer.

It's just that his three-pointers are unstable, not that he can't shoot. When Zhuang Yu was double-teamed, he and other teammates got more opportunities, especially three-pointers.

When Anderson made a three-pointer, Coach Braden had a look of despair on his face. The situation he was worried about still appeared.

Arizona requested another timeout.

Several players came off the court. Gordon's face was full of guilt and he could hardly look into Coach Braden's eyes. He murmured: "Coach, I'm sorry."

Coach Braden sighed secretly, but with a gentle look on his face, he said: "Don't blame yourself, everyone will experience setbacks and failures. This is just a test in your life. As long as you are not knocked down by it, you will eventually succeed." Become stronger.”

Gordon clenched his fists: "But I don't want to lose. Burton, Felton, Johnson, Boggs, Joyce... they don't want to lose either. After a season of hard work, it's not easy to enter." In the final, we are not willing to lose like this.”

Yes, I am not willing to accept it either.

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Coach Braden smiled bitterly, but it was too late.

At this time, the University of Arizona was still 15 points behind, and with only two minutes left in the game, they could not catch up.