Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Shh!"

The ball went in and Zhuang Yu made a fadeaway jump shot.

At this time, the Lakers were trailing by 6 points with only two minutes left in the game.

The Warriors did not call a timeout. Curry took the ball and advanced in the backcourt. After reaching the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Durant, then ran himself to pull away from the opponent.

At this time, Durant was more reliable and he did not disappoint Curry. After getting the ball, he first wasted some time and then played against Gerald Green.

At this time, the five players on the Lakers were Lopez, Anderson, Gerald Green, Zhuang Yu, and Clarkson.

Gerald Green was defending Durant, moving directly forward with one hand raised high, waving in front of Durant to prevent him from pulling up for the shot.

Seeing this, Durant first broke through and took a step forward. The Lakers quickly stepped forward to assist in defense, and Lopez also stepped forward, ready to make up for the defense at any time.

However, Durant did not really break through. He suddenly turned half-way, from facing the basket to backing up, giving Gerald Green a physical confrontation, and then used Nowitzki's "One-legged Stand".

Swish!

The ball was scored and the score difference was 8 points.

There was applause from the audience.

Coach Scott frowned and called a timeout. After the main players came off the court, he spread out the tactical board and made some new arrangements. He said, "Kyle (Anderson), you will defend Durant later. Remember, it is better to let him break through than to let him shoot."

"Brooke, once Durant breaks through, you must immediately step forward to defend."

"Zhuang, you still have to keep an eye on Curry..."

After the arrangement was completed, Coach Scott clapped his hands and encouraged the players: "There is more than a minute left. We still have time. Come on."

Zhuang Yu and his companions responded in unison and walked towards the court.

The players from both teams returned to the court, the Lakers attacked, Zhuang Yu took the ball in the backcourt and advanced, and after reaching the frontcourt, he called for a pick-and-roll.

Lopez went up to the line to set a screen for him, and Zhuang Yu moved to the left. The Warriors switched defense very quickly because they knew that the Lakers would definitely give the ball to Zhuang Yu at this time, so in addition to Thompson who defended Zhuang Yu, several other players also kept their eyes on Zhuang Yu.

Noticing that the Warriors players' eyes were on him, Zhuang Yu frowned slightly, but still decisively chose to attack.

After the pick-and-roll, the defense switched to Curry. Zhuang Yu lowered his center of gravity and was about to move when Iguodala of the Warriors rushed over and double-teamed him together with Curry.

really......

Zhuang Yu was not surprised and quickly passed the ball to Anderson. Anderson rushed to the inside, took a slow three steps to attract Durant's defense, then passed the ball to the basket and gave it to Lopez.

Lopez jumped up and was ready for a dunk, but was pulled down by Draymond Green who was chasing him.

This was a tactical foul, which would rather send Lopez to the free throw line than let him score a dunk.

Fortunately, Lopez made both free throws, narrowing the gap to 6 points.

However, when the Warriors turned around, Durant still had the ball and played one-on-one. This time, Anderson defended Durant. His height and wingspan were better than Gerald Green.

It’s a pity that he still couldn’t defend Durant.

This time Durant did not choose to shoot. Instead, he made a series of crossover steps, changed direction, passed Anderson, rushed into the inside and made a layup.

The score difference became 8 points again.

This makes Lakers fans very depressed. It’s not that the Lakers are not strong enough, but that Durant is too unstoppable.

Whether it was Gerald Green or Anderson defending him, it was ineffective. It was a completely indiscriminate one-on-one attack and it was the same no matter who came.

"Ah..." Coach Scott sighed.

I'm afraid the effect will be better only if Zhuang Yu defends Durant, but if Zhuang Yu defends Durant, what about Curry?

This is what's scary about the Warriors.

Last season they only had one absolute strong point, and that was Curry.

At critical moments, as long as we find a way to limit Curry, use help defense or double-teaming to force Curry to pass the ball, and let other Warriors players play, the threat will be greatly reduced.

So in the Western Conference Finals last season, whenever the series between the Lakers and the Warriors reached a critical moment, it was the Lakers that had the advantage.

But now the Warriors not only have Curry, but also Durant.

Both of them are super scorers. It is impossible for the Lakers to limit both of them at the same time. No matter whether it is help defense or double-team, you will always miss one of them.

There was only one minute left in the game. Coach Scott called another timeout and told the players, "Double-team Durant."

At this point, we can only try our best to save the situation.

After the timeout, Zhuang Yu returned to the court and made a three-pointer, shooting towards the defender, which was also unreasonable, and the score difference became 5 points.

The Warriors attacked and gave the ball to Durant, while the Lakers directly double-teamed him, forcing Durant to pass the ball.

For the Warriors, they now have an absolute advantage and are not in a hurry to play. Durant passed the ball and then crossed with Curry. Durant turned sideways to set a screen for Curry, blocking Zhuang Yu. Curry took the opportunity to get rid of it and took a three-pointer directly after receiving the ball from Draymond Green.

With a slight sound, the ball went in.

The score difference is 8 points!

"There's no time."

"It's too unsolvable. One Durant and one Curry. One of them will always score the ball. The game is over."

There were only a few dozen seconds left in the game, and Zhuang Yu did not give up. He was ready to grab a three-pointer. However, he was double-teamed as soon as he reached the frontcourt. He could only pass the ball. Clarkson immediately took a three-pointer, but missed.

The three-pointer bounced out of the basket and the game completely lost its suspense.

"drop......"

At the end of the game, the score was 124:116. The Warriors defeated the Lakers by eight points and won the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

In this game, Zhuang Yu scored 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Lopez scored 20 points and 9 rebounds, Clarkson scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. The performances of the three players were good. Not only them, but also Gerald Green and Anderson also performed well.

It's just that the Warriors' offense was too strong.

Durant scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Curry made 7 three-pointers, scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Thompson scored 18 points.

In addition to these three, Iguodala, Draymond Green, Ian Clark, Matt Barnes and others also made three-pointers.

The Warriors are still better in outside shooting.