Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

This was not the effect Coach Kerr wanted. He quickly called a timeout and replaced Durant and Draymond Green.

Among the starting players, only Pachulia did not play, and his position was replaced by McGee.

The reason why we don't use a five-small lineup is because of the inside line.

The Lakers will also make substitutions after this timeout, and will definitely put Lopez back on. In view of Lopez's outstanding performance in the first quarter, Coach Kerr thinks it is a bit too risky to use a small lineup, so he decided to be conservative and send McGee up.

Sure enough, when the timeout ended, Lopez returned to the court.

At this time, the Lakers' lineup on the field was Lopez, Anderson, Gerald Green, Clarkson, and Zhuang Yu.

Both teams used a lineup of one big and four small players. The Lakers kept passing the ball to Lopez, but with the Warriors' current lineup, it was not so easy for Lopez to score at the basket.

Neither McGee nor Draymond Green alone can defend Lopez, but when the two of them are combined, plus Durant, whose height and wingspan are not inferior to those of inside players, it is not easy for Lopez to score directly whether he gets the ball in the low post or in the inside.

But the Lakers also have Zhuang Yu and Clarkson.

Today, not only did Lopez play well, Clarkson also performed well. The Warriors had to focus on defending Lopez and Zhuang Yu, so they naturally didn't have more energy to limit Clarkson, which gave Clarkson an opportunity.

"Shh!"

With a slight sound, Clarkson made a three-pointer.

After this shot, the Lakers were already leading by as many as 15 points.

The Warriors attacked, Curry passed the ball to Durant after reaching the frontcourt, and signaled others to move away. Draymond Green came forward and made a pick-and-roll for Durant, Durant moved to the left, and Draymond Green went inside.

At this time, Durant passed the ball to Draymond Green, but Lopez of the Lakers was standing under the basket, so Draymond Green had no chance to score directly. He took a step forward and then passed the ball to Thompson.

Seeing Drummond pass the ball to Thompson, Zhuang Yu immediately pounced on him, and Clarkson also pounced over subconsciously.

But this time Curry was missed.

Thompson pushed with both hands and passed the ball to Curry, who caught the ball and shot.

"Shh!"

The ball goes in.

There was a cheer from the audience.

Zhuang Yu frowned and called Clarkson: "Don't rush over, guard Curry well, remember, it's better to let him break through than to let him shoot a three-pointer."

Clarkson nodded heavily.

In the next few minutes, the Lakers' defense all rushed to the three-point line, focusing on limiting the Warriors' three-point shots, and not letting them shoot three-pointers even if they were allowed to break through.

Of course, it’s not that the Warriors are incapable of breaking through, nor that they can’t score after breaking through.

Both Curry and Durant have strong breakthrough abilities, and their finishing abilities after the breakthroughs are also strong. In addition, Thompson and Draymond Green will also cut to the basket from time to time.

In general, the Lakers failed to defend the Warriors and still allowed the Warriors to score a lot of goals, but fortunately they were all two-point shots, not three-point shots.

The difference is not just reflected in one more point or one less point, but more importantly, the Lakers did not allow the Warriors to play at their favorite game rhythm.

Even if the Warriors keep scoring, as long as there is no three-point rain and no wave of attacks, the Lakers will be able to fight back and forth with the opponent and even gain the upper hand.

......

Before we knew it, the first half was over and the Lakers were leading by 12 points.

"I didn't expect the Lakers to play so well today. They actually kept suppressing the Warriors throughout the first half."

"The Lakers played very good defense today, especially on three-pointers. Compared to the last game, the Warriors' three-pointers were much worse today."

"And the Lakers' offense is also very good, especially Lopez, who has already scored 21 points."

In the audience, fans were discussing it again.

The Lakers did a great job on both offense and defense today. They limited the Warriors' three-pointers on defense, and the "three core players" played well on offense, especially Lopez.

Lopez scored 1 points in the first quarter and 14 points in the second quarter. Although not as explosive as in the first quarter, scoring 2 points in the first half was already very impressive, and his personal score ranked first in the game.

......

Soon, the second half begins.

After entering the second half, Durant took the lead and scored consecutive singles, forcing the Lakers to change their defense. Once the defense was changed and the defense on Durant was strengthened, the defense on Curry, Thompson, and other players would naturally be weakened.

This is also the effect that Coach Kerr wants, to use Durant's personal ability to open up the situation and achieve the goal of revitalizing the entire team.

After a few minutes, the Warriors' offense had improved significantly compared to the first half. Not only was Durant scoring, but Curry and Thompson were also scoring, each hitting a three-pointer.

This is trouble for the Lakers.

Zhuang Yu was the first to step forward, first breaking through and scoring 2+1, and then making a fadeaway jump shot, scoring 5 points in a row.

He then attracted the defense and created opportunities for his teammates. He first assisted Lopez to score at the basket, then broke through and passed the ball, assisting Gerald Green to hit a three-pointer.

Although the Warriors caught up a little after a while, the Lakers still led by 8 points.

Later, both sides began to make substitutions and gradually changed the rotation lineup. Coach Scott kept Lopez on the court to lead the bench lineup with Clarkson.

The Warriors replaced both Curry and Durant, leaving Draymond Green and Thompson on the court.

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on the field.

The Warriors missed the shot, and the Lakers grabbed the rebound and counterattacked. After coming to the frontcourt, Clarkson passed the ball to Lopez who was asking for the ball in the low post on the left side, and then pulled the player away.

At this time, Lopez's personal score had reached 27 points. He could be said to be in great form today and completely blew up the Warriors' inside line.

Facing Lopez in this state, Pachulia was pushed back step by step.

"Assist in defense."

"Go over and help defend..."

The home fans cheered loudly.

Draymond Green quickly went up to help defend, but Lopez did not pass the ball. Instead, he hugged the basketball and turned half way close to Pachulia, using his back to push Pachulia away, while holding the basketball high, giving Draymond Green no chance to cut the ball.

Now Drummond had no choice but to watch Lopez jump up and shoot off the rebound.

"Shh!"

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

However, there was another scream of pain, and Lopez fell to the ground...