Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

In a blink of an eye, one third of November has passed.

In the past few days, the Lakers played three away games, including a back-to-back game, with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the three games, and the loss was in that back-to-back game.

After three away games, the Lakers returned home.

This time we can rest for two days, so that everyone has enough time to recover.

in the apartment.

Zhuang Yu curled up on the sofa, holding his mobile phone and making a video call with An Xin.

On the other end of the phone, An Xin had her hair casually tied up in a bun, her face was much rounder than before, her face was full of maternal radiance, and her eyes had become different.

The biggest change is my belly.

It is now November and An Xin has been pregnant for half a year. Her belly is already very obvious and it is still clearly visible even though she is wearing loose clothes.

"Honey, look, the baby is kicking me." An Xin lifted her clothes and pointed at her belly and said to Zhuang Yu.

"He's so naughty, it must be a son." Zhuang Yu said with a smile. In fact, he didn't see the baby do anything. He immediately added, "It would be better if it's a daughter. People say that daughters are their fathers' little cotton-padded jackets. I like daughters."

Hearing this, An Xin's slightly furrowed brows quickly relaxed, and she smiled, "How can you be like that? You favor girls over boys. I think it's a boy, but he's so naughty. And I like to eat sour food when I'm pregnant. My mom said sour boys and spicy girls, so if a pregnant woman likes to eat sour food, it must be a boy."

Pregnant women are particularly sensitive.

Many pregnant women lose their temper even when their husbands are by their side. They do it for no reason and lose their temper over trivial matters. Medically, this is an endocrine problem. Anyway, no matter what the reason is, a pregnant woman is like a giant panda, and she is still cute even when she loses her temper.

Zhuang Yu is not with An Xin now, so he pays special attention to An Xin's emotions.

Hearing An Xin say this, Zhuang Yu immediately smiled and said, "It would be great if it's a son. He will definitely be as good-looking as you."

This made An Xin smile, but the woman's emotions came and went quickly. After a while, she said again: "Honey, I miss you, I want to see you."

Zhuang Yu said quickly, "I miss you and the baby, too. But you've been pregnant for more than six months, so you can't run around. Stay at home and take care of the baby. I promise I'll be back before you give birth. I have to watch our baby being born."

An Xin said aggrievedly: "It's still so long."

Seeing An Xin like this, Zhuang Yu felt a surge of guilt.

At this time, Xi Juan came over with a bowl of soup. She put the soup on the coffee table and said to An Xin, "This is the old hen soup I asked Sister Zhang to cook. Drink it while it's hot."

Seeing his mother-in-law, Zhuang Yu hurriedly greeted her. Xi Juan was still very open-minded. Knowing that Zhuang Yu was busy with the competition, she comforted him and told him not to worry about family, and that she would take good care of An Xin.

With her mother around, An Xin naturally felt embarrassed to act coquettishly towards Zhuang Yu again.

After chatting for a while, they hung up the video call.

Putting down his phone, Zhuang Yu counted on his fingers: "According to the time, An Xin's due date should be around February. I don't know if it will be before or after the All-Star Game. No matter what, I have to go back anyway."

This is his first child, the fruit of his love with An Xin. Even if he has to take leave, he has to go back. He has not been by An Xin's side during her pregnancy. If he cannot even be with her during childbirth, he would be an incompetent husband.

......

In the afternoon, Zhuang Yu and Yang Jinsong came to Staples.

Some teammates have already arrived and are training freely.

After saying hello to his teammates, Zhuang Yu changed into his jersey and started training.

Soon, the coaching staff arrived...

After a day of training, the players dispersed. Zhuang Yu, Nance Jr., Clarkson, and Kuzma stayed behind to practice more.

Zhuang Yu’s additional training items are still three-point shots and fadeaway jump shots.

He was standing outside the three-point line, Kuzma was standing under the basket passing the ball to him, and he first made 100 regular shots, that is, five points on the court, the bottom corners on both sides, the 40-degree angles on both sides, and the top of the arc, and he made 20 three-pointers at each point.

This is the most basic training, but Zhuang Yu added a time limit to himself. It must be completed within a certain period of time, which increases the difficulty a lot.

However, after 96 shots, Zhuang Yu still hit of them, with a hit rate of an astonishing percent.

Clarkson, Nance Jr., Kuzma and others have become accustomed to it.

But if other people saw it, they would definitely be surprised, because this is not just a simple spot shot, there is a time limit.

Even under time limits, Zhuang Yu can still shoot 96% from three-point range, which is terrifying.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuang Yu's three-point shooting became more difficult.

This time it is no longer a simple fixed-point shot, but a moving shot, including shooting after catching the ball while running, and shooting while moving with the ball.

The first one is still Kuzma passing the ball, but he does not pass the ball to wherever Zhuang Yu is. Instead, he passes the ball to wherever Zhuang Yu runs to.

For example, if Zhuang Yu first moves to the right corner and then suddenly runs back to the 45-degree angle on the right, Kuzma must pass the ball to him immediately, or even pass the ball in advance, and Zhuang Yu must shoot immediately after receiving the basketball, simulating the state of shooting three-pointers without the ball in the game to the greatest extent.

In this case, shooting is naturally more difficult because the player is moving and has to catch the ball, adjust, and shoot the ball in an instant.

The second type is that Zhuang Yu holds the ball himself, simulating a one-on-one game with the ball, using various technical moves, such as fade away, step back, and rebound, etc., and shooting when someone is defending him.

This time there is no time limit.

But the difficulty is much higher than the previous fixed-point shooting.

"Shh!"

With a slight sound, Zhuang Yu ran back and caught the ball, then shot immediately and hit the target steadily.

When he catches the ball after running back, both feet are jumping, which is equivalent to jumping in the air to catch the ball, or catching the ball with one foot on the ground. This makes it convenient to adjust his steps later. He can complete the adjustment before landing, and he can also complete the adjustment before the other foot lands, so that both feet are facing the basket and he can shoot quickly.

Although Zhuang Yu's three-point shots are all without sinking the ball, the adjustment of footwork is essential, because it is related to the stability of the body and the stability of shooting.

Some good off-ball three-point shooters, such as JJ Redick, Kyle Korver, and Klay Thompson, are very good at running and are also good at adjusting in the instant of running and catching the ball.

"Shhhh..."

Then the second, the third...

Zhuang Yu varied his movements, either completing a shot the instant he received the ball, or stepping back sideways after receiving the ball, dribbling one step and then stepping back, or leaning back...all kinds of technical moves came to his mind and were presented one by one in his hands, which made Clarkson and the others very satisfied.

This was not the first time they had seen Zhuang Yu’s training scene, but they were inevitably shocked every time they saw it.

This kind of training is difficult, but Zhuang Yu is very accurate!