Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

In a blink of an eye, three minutes of the first quarter had passed.

At this time the score was 10:6, with the Spurs leading by 4 points.

This score may not seem like a big deal. In three minutes, the Spurs only scored 10 points and were only 4 points ahead of the Lakers.

But Coach Scott frowned. The problem was not how many points the Spurs scored. The Spurs were a team that focused on defense and was based on defense, but the Lakers were a team that tended to be offensive. Scoring only 6 points in three minutes was too few for the Lakers.

Moreover, among these 6 points, Zhuang Yu only scored 2 points, Gerald Green scored 2 points, Deron scored 2 points, and Lopez and Anderson did not score any points.

This was not the effect he wanted.

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on the field.

The Spurs attacked, Parker passed the ball to Leonard, Leonard signaled to pull the players away, and then he played against Zhuang Yu alone.

He broke through and rushed forward with the ball, forcibly pushing Zhuang Yu away. Lopez behind him subconsciously stepped forward to defend. As a result, Leonard did not shoot himself, but passed the ball to Gasol behind Lopez.

"Oops."

"Oh no, there's a player missing under the basket."

Someone exclaimed loudly, trying to alert the Lakers.

But it was too late.

Gasol received the ball in the interior, and Lopez came forward to help defend. The Lakers didn't even have anyone who could help defend. Anderson did rush over, but he was actually a No. 3 position player and was okay at helping defense. It was too difficult for him to help defend a center like Lopez, especially under the basket.

Gasol grabbed the basketball and slammed it down.

The score became 12:6, with the Spurs leading by six points.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Scott called a timeout anyway.

When several players came to the sidelines, he spread out the tactical board and said, "We need to play at a faster tempo. We are playing too slowly now. Every ball is a positional battle. This is not the tempo I want."

"Also, we need to shrink the defense. We can't let the opponent's inside players open up and play one-on-one at will. We have to compress the opponent's inside space."

"As for rebounds, I just emphasized that we must protect rebounds. It is not enough to just defend them. We must also protect rebounds, especially backcourt rebounds. Only by getting rebounds can we have a quick counterattack."

Finally, he looked at Zhuang Yu and said, "You have to take more shots. Others should pay attention to Zhuang's pick-and-roll and screens. The opponent uses Leonard to limit his shooting, and then relies on the double towers of Lopez and Aldridge in the interior to make up for the defense. So we can't just give the ball to him and let him play alone. We need to use more tactical pick-and-rolls and screens to let him get rid of the defender and get better shooting opportunities."

Zhuang Yu and several teammates responded in unison.

After some arrangements, the pause ended.

Players from both sides return to the field.

The Lakers attacked, and Deron advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed it to Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu raised the ball and pretended to shoot, but just like before, Leonard rushed over to him immediately and stuck very close to him, with one hand raised high the whole time, keeping it in front of Zhuang Yu's face, and he did not jump easily, which showed that he defended very well.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yu gestured to his teammates, then passed the ball to Anderson, and began to move, first moving to the three-point line in the right corner.

Gerald Green was originally standing at the three-point line in the right corner. At this moment, he crossed positions with Zhuang Yu and provided a screen for Zhuang Yu, allowing Zhuang Yu to get rid of Leonard.

However, the Spurs switched defense very quickly.

Danny Green immediately pounced on Zhuang Yu, standing in front of him, with one hand raised and the other hand placed at his side, blocking Zhuang Yu from catching the ball and preventing him from making a direct jump shot.

However, Zhuang Yu had no intention of stopping at all. After stepping on the brakes at the three-point line in the right corner, he immediately cut towards the basket along the baseline.

Danny Green followed immediately, but bumped into a wall of people. When he looked up, it was Lopez.

Obviously this is another cover.

With the help of Lopez's screen, Zhuang Yu shook off Danny Green and then moved out to the left corner for a three-pointer.

I have to say that the Spurs' defense was really excellent. When Danny Green was blocked by Lopez, Gasol reacted quickly and pounced on Zhuang Yu.

If it was a different player, Gasol just catching up and delaying a little would be enough to disrupt the tactical run.

But this is Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu is much faster than Gasol, and he is also a very strong player without the ball. He used his speed to get rid of Gasol and came to the left corner to shoot a three-pointer. Anderson immediately passed the ball to Zhuang Yu, who received the ball and adjusted it in one go.

Gasol had already pounced on him, but Zhuang Yu did not hesitate. He ignored Gasol, caught the ball, adjusted himself, and then jumped up. His movements were smooth and without any pause.

This shot was so swift that Gasol was helpless.

Even with his height, it was impossible to block the shot. He subconsciously turned his head to look at the basket, only to see the basketball accurately penetrate the net and the three-pointer went in.

This three-pointer boosted the morale of the Lakers, while Popovich frowned on the sidelines. This was what he was most worried about. As long as Zhuang Yu's three-pointer didn't go off, everything would be fine. But if Zhuang Yu's three-pointer went off, then the situation would not be good.

Coach Popovich immediately yelled at the players on the court, asking them to defend better and pay attention to Zhuang Yu's three-pointer.

The Spurs players nodded in unison and began to attack.

After coming to the frontcourt, Parker broke through with the help of a pick-and-roll and then passed the ball back to Gasol.

Gasol passed the ball to Leonard, set a screen for Leonard, and then cut to the basket along the middle.

However, the Lakers had already shrunk their defense and the paint became crowded, so Gasol had no chance to score directly after cutting in. So Leonard didn't pass the ball, but instead signaled his teammates to move to the left, clearing the right side, and then he made a ground pass to Aldridge who was asking for the ball in the low post on the right side.

Still looking for low-post singles after pulling away.

However, Aldridge just dribbled forward one step and Zhuang Yu immediately moved over to help Anderson defend. Aldridge passed the ball and returned it to Leonard. Leonard chose to shoot a three-pointer, but Zhuang Yu had already pounced on him quickly.

With a bang, Leonard's three-point shot was interfered and the basketball bounced out of the basket.

The inside was crowded, and the Lakers contracted their defense, so there were more people inside and the space became smaller.

This affected the Spurs' two inside players' fight for rebounds, because they were crowded and couldn't jump at all, unless the basketball happened to bounce into the area they controlled, then they could still grab the rebound by relying on their height.

This time the basketball did not fall into the hands of Gasol or Aldridge, but was picked up by Gerald Green who was rushing for the rebound.

"Fight back."

Gerald Green reacted quickly, grabbed the basketball and turned around. Instead of dribbling the ball himself, he pushed it with both hands and passed it to Deron.

Deron was ready to counterattack quickly, but there was someone who was faster than him, that was Zhuang Yu, who had already rushed to the front court and pointed at the top of the basket. Deron understood and immediately pushed the basketball with both hands, and it flew above the basket.

As a former All-Star point guard, Deron's passing was still very good, and he gave the ball just right. Zhuang Yu jumped up, grabbed the basketball in the air and dunked it towards the basket.