Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

In a blink of an eye, a few minutes passed and the score was 17:14, with the Lakers leading by 3 points.

This made Coach Kerr frown, not because of the score, but because of the game situation on the court in the past few minutes, so he called a timeout.

After a few players came down, Coach Kerr made a substitution, replacing Pachulia with Iguodala. At the same time, he spread out the tactical board, drew the tactics, and said to Curry: "Don't get entangled with Zhuang, and there is no need to get entangled with him. This is not a one-on-one street duel. This is a five-on-five game. Do you understand? We must play our tactical coordination and play to the advantages of our lineup."

"Everyone, run now. When the ball reaches the frontcourt, give it to KD and initiate the attack from KD's point."

"Iguodala, Klay, you need to cut more."

"Drummond, after giving the ball to KD, you have to move and screen Stephen so that he can get rid of the defense and find a chance to shoot a three-pointer..."

After listening to Coach Kerr's instructions, several players nodded in unison to show that they understood.

Although the Warriors scored a lot of goals in the previous few minutes, they were not able to gain the upper hand because it was more of a one-on-one match between Curry and Zhuang Yu. Due to his physical disadvantage and Zhuang Yu's excellent defense, Curry had no advantage in a one-on-one match between the two.

At this time, Curry also calmed down and realized that he had been fooled by Zhuang Yu and should not compete with Zhuang Yu.

He and Zhuang Yu were playing one-on-one, which resulted in the two scoring points, KD and Thompson, being wasted and unable to perform to their full potential.

Moreover, even if he wanted to compete with Zhuang Yu, he should not hold the ball to attack Zhuang Yu, but should use tactical cooperation to play without the ball.

As long as he gets rid of Zhuang Yu's defense, Curry will have an advantage over any other player on the Lakers.

"Zhuang knows how to play out of position, why am I so stupid?"

Curry slapped himself on the head, feeling somewhat depressed, "My one-on-one strong solution ability is still a little bit worse, not only not as good as KD, but also not as good as Zhuang."

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Soon, the pause ends.

The Warriors changed to a small lineup, and the Lakers also made substitutions. Deron was replaced by Clarkson.

After this substitution, the Warriors' offensive tempo became faster and their playing style also changed.

After Curry pushed the ball to the frontcourt, he passed it to Draymond Green, and then ran to find an off-ball opportunity. Draymond Green passed the ball to Durant, who used his personal ability to tear open the Lakers' defense, forcing the Lakers' defense to have loopholes, so that Curry, Thompson, Iguodala and others could get opportunities.

Durant broke through and passed the ball to Iguodala. At the same time, Curry went around and returned to the three-point line. Iguodala pretended to pass the ball to Curry.

The Lakers immediately switched defense, Zhuang Yu was blocked, and Clarkson subconsciously pounced on Curry.

But Iguodala did not pass the ball to Curry, but passed it to Thompson who was cutting to the basket, and Thompson received the ball and scored a layup.

"The Warriors' offense has become faster and more flexible," assistant coach Madsen said with a frown.

"Yeah." Coach Scott nodded with a serious expression.

Without Pachulia, the Warriors' offense became more flexible, and all five players were able to handle the ball. Curry no longer played one-on-one, making their tactics more varied. The Lakers were unable to judge how the opponent was going to play, and were somewhat hard to defend against.

This is also to be expected.

.....

On the court, the Lakers attack.

After Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt, he took the initiative to ask for the ball, then made a gesture to his teammates, indicating that they should move. Zhuang Yu then broke through and passed the ball to Clarkson. Clarkson was facing Curry. He got the ball and decisively played one-on-one, then passed Curry and rushed to the basket.

At this time, Draymond Green was facing Lopez. He hurried forward to make up for the defense, while Clarkson threw the ball into the basket.

Bang!

Lopez made an alley-oop dunk.

Now it was Coach Kerr's turn to frown.

The Warriors' "five-small lineup" is certainly sharp on the offensive end, but they are too small, which causes trouble on the defensive end.

Durant and Iguodala are in fine condition as they are facing Anderson and Gerald Green, so there is no problem defending them.

But there is no one in the interior who can match up with Lopez. Draymond Green is quite active and tough, but he is not tall enough. He can only play the No. 4 position at most. It is a bit difficult for him to play the No. 5 position. It is even more difficult for him to play against an All-Star level No. 5 player like Lopez.

Klay also had a hard time in this position. He was responsible for defending Zhuang Yu. However, Zhuang Yu had too many ways to score, with a fast speed and accurate shooting, which made it very difficult for him to defend him.

The same goes for Curry.

Although it was Clarkson who was replaced, he was still singled out and Curry was furious. It’s okay for Zhuang Yu to single out and target me, but how dare you, Clarkson?

Clarkson is really brave, and Curry can hardly defend against Clarkson.

Clarkson's defense is average, but his scoring ability is still very strong. The "Best Sixth Man" award is not won for nothing. It may not be easy for him to play against Thompson, Draymond Green, or Durant and Iguodala, but he is very confident against Curry.

For a while, the game became a battle of offense and defense.

The Warriors relied on the flexibility of their "small five" to make the Lakers hard to defend, but they also couldn't defend the Lakers' "three cores" because the Warriors had no advantage in the matchups against Zhuang Yu, Lopez, and Clarkson.

......

In a blink of an eye, most of the first quarter was over and both sides began to rotate their lineups.

The Warriors kept Green and Durant on the court, and the Lakers also kept Zhuang Yu and Clarkson on the court.

In the next few minutes, the two sides were tied. The Warriors had Durant and the Lakers also had Zhuang Yu. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 33:31, with the Lakers leading by 2 points.

"The Lakers are actually leading."

"I have to say that the Lakers are still very strong. Zhuang, Lopez and Clarkson are all very strong."

"It's okay, it's only the first quarter..."

Next, the Lakers took the lead, which made the home fans unhappy.

However, it was only the first quarter, and they believed they would be able to overtake the score soon.

......

Entering the second quarter, both sides sent out rotation lineups, but there were also stars on the court to ensure competitiveness.

What disappointed Warriors fans was that the Warriors still didn't gain any advantage, and the gap between the two sides actually widened a little.

After a few minutes, the Lakers led by 8 points.

Coach Kerr doesn't care about this. The bench lineup is not their advantage. Their strength lies in the main lineup, the "Death Five".

"Requesting a substitution."

Coach Kerr looked at the time, made personnel adjustments, and began to replace the main players.

The Lakers also made substitutions quickly.

After returning to the court, the Warriors began to counterattack. Durant, Curry, and Thompson successively exerted their strength. Durant made a mid-range jump shot, Curry and Thompson successively made three-pointers. The Warriors launched a wave of shock waves and quickly tied the score.

Coach Scott called a timeout, but by then the Warriors had gained momentum and their three-point shooting had opened up.

......

In a blink of an eye, the second quarter came to an end.

The Warriors attacked, Curry came to the frontcourt and passed the ball, then ran, used the screen to get rid of Zhuang Yu, and returned to the three-point line to receive the ball. The Lakers switched defense, Curry glanced at the shot clock, broke through and passed the ball to Draymond Green, who passed it to Thompson, the three of them played a small cooperation, and finally Thompson made a three-pointer.

Swish!

The ball went in and the Warriors took a 3-point lead.

The second quarter also ended at this time.

As the Warriors entered the third quarter, their three-point shooting became more and more fierce. Not only the Splash Brothers, Durant, but also Draymond Green hit three-pointers.

The gap between the two sides widened instantly, and soon the Warriors were leading by 9 points.

"What was supposed to happen finally happened." Coach Scott sighed inwardly. The Warriors' three-pointer rain was too terrible. He quickly called a timeout and emphasized: "Defend against the three-pointer well..."

"Yes." Zhuang Yu and others responded in unison.

When they returned to the court, the Lakers further strengthened their defense on three-pointers, but the effect was not good because Curry had already started shooting.

Curry came to the frontcourt and called for a pick-and-roll, and shot directly before he completely got rid of Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu almost blocked his face, it was because Curry's shooting speed was too fast, otherwise the ball would have been blocked.

Swish!

Go in again.

"It's beautiful."

"This is Stephen's strength, yes!"

In the audience stands, the home fans cheered excitedly.

Zhuang Yu quickly retaliated by also hitting a three-pointer, but not long after that Curry hit another long three-pointer, which was completely unreasonable.

Zhuang Yu was also somewhat helpless.

When Curry makes such an unreasonable shot, it is unrealistic to defend him.

For a super shooter like Curry, the biggest enemy is not the defender, but their own touch. When their touch is not good, they may miss every shot. But when their touch is good, no matter who is defending, even if they are assisting or double-teaming, they can still make the shot.

On the court, Curry can often make some magical shots.

No one can do anything about this kind of goal.

Zhuang Yu had no choice but to fight back on the offensive end, scoring one goal as well, a 2+1, which was considered a tit-for-tat.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 10 points.

This was very unfavorable for the Lakers. In the fourth quarter, coach Scott sent out his main players early to catch up.

Seeing the Lakers catch up a few points, the Warriors immediately called a timeout and began to replace their main players.

Durant made a mid-range shot right at the start, and then Curry attracted the defense and assisted Iguodala, who was cutting in, to make a layup, helping the Warriors stabilize the situation.