Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Swish!

The ball goes in.

This goal made the home fans cheer excitedly.

"Awesome."

"Haha, Zhuang returned one right away, well done."

Coach Stotts on the sidelines didn't look very happy.

Before the game, he particularly emphasized the need to pay attention to defending Zhuang Yu's three-pointers. As a result, Zhuang Yu made one just as the game started. Is this justifiable?

Coming to the frontcourt, Lillard called a pick-and-roll and repeated the same trick, but this time Lopez didn't fall for it and kept a certain distance. He only needed to delay for a moment, and Holiday immediately bypassed Nurkic and returned to Lillard's front.

Lillard passed the ball to Harkless, who passed it to CJ McCollum.

McCollum glanced at the basket and first made a fake shot, but Zhuang Yu didn't move at all, not even stretching out his hand, which made McCollum feel helpless.

"You didn't even extend your hand. Aren't you afraid that I would really vote?"

McCollum thought to himself, but looking at Zhuang Yu's half-smile, he didn't dare to shoot directly, but instead made an accelerated breakthrough.

Zhuang Yu retreated and positioned himself in advance, so McCollum was unable to break through. He dribbled between his legs and tried to change direction, but still failed to get past Zhuang Yu.

Now McCollum had no choice but to pass the ball to Vonleh.

Vonleh is 208cm tall. Although he is a power forward, he does not have much scoring ability. He is mainly responsible for defense and rebounding. He cannot get the upper hand against Anderson. When the ball is given to him, he is not allowed to play one-on-one, but the ball is passed to Nurkic after a transition.

Nurkic played one-on-one against Lopez, sticking his butt out and pushing towards the basket, then after two steps, he turned around and hooked the ball into the basket.

In fact, the Trail Blazers' scoring mainly depends on the backcourt combination of Lillard and McCollum, as well as center Nurkic.

Last season, Lillard averaged 27 points per game, McCollum averaged 23 points per game, and Nurkic averaged 15.2 points per game. The three of them accounted for more than half of the team's total points.

The Trail Blazers' offense is the two stars + Nurkic playing one-on-one. After Lillard plays, McCollum plays. If neither of them plays, Nurkic plays.

Lopez certainly wouldn't let it go after letting Nurkic take the lead.

On the offensive end, Lopez asked for the ball in the low post, then signaled others to move away as he wanted to single out Nurkic.

It was also a post-up play, just like Nurkic just now.

Nurkic's strength is not bad, but he is still much inferior to Lopez. The two are about the same height and weight, but Lopez's skills are much stronger than Nurkic's.

Lopez first took two steps back, and then suddenly half turned around, not backward, but forward, from facing the basket to facing the basket. He was already close to the basket. Nurkic saw him lift the ball and subconsciously jumped up to block it.

However, this was just a fake move by Lopez. He waited for Nurkic to jump before jumping and deliberately leaned towards Nurkic.

"beep......"

The referee blew the whistle and gave Nurkic a defensive foul.

And Lopez deceived a foul and then scored the ball with a hook shot.

This is a beautiful 2+1.

"Humph."

Lopez snorted coldly at Nurkic.

Nurkic hit him once, and he hit him once again, a 2+1.

When Lopez stepped up to the free throw line and made the free throw, the score became 6:5 and the Lakers led by one point.

The Pacers failed to score in the next two rounds. McCollum had some difficulty facing Zhuang Yu's defense. He originally had very good ability to play one-on-one with the ball, but he could not bring out his ability against Zhuang Yu, and he was at a disadvantage in one-on-one situations.

After all, he is at a disadvantage in terms of height, jumping ability and speed, and Zhuang Yu is almost completely immune to fake moves. At least McCollum's fake moves are difficult to fool Zhuang Yu.

Nurkic in the interior also fell into a disadvantage. Apart from scoring one at the beginning, he later tried to single out Lopez, but ended in failure.

On the other hand, on the Lakers side, Zhuang Yu attracted the defense and Holiday made a layup, and the score between the two sides became 8:5.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound.

Harkless's jump shot missed, and the Lakers got the rebound and counterattacked. After reaching the frontcourt, Holiday cooperated with Zhuang Yu and Anderson. Holiday passed the ball to Anderson who was cutting to the basket. Anderson attracted the defense and passed the ball to Zhuang Yu, who made a three-pointer.

The score became 11:5.

At this time, Coach Stotts on the sidelines frowned. They had failed to score several goals.

Lillard's expression was serious and his brows were slightly furrowed. After arriving at the frontcourt, he decided to do it himself. As the team's star player, when the team fell into a scoring drought, he must stand up.

Immediately, he did not call for a pick-and-roll, but signaled his teammates to move away, and then singled out Holiday, first changing direction continuously, and then suddenly taking a step back and shooting a three-pointer.

Swish!

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

Holiday was a little depressed. He had already pounced on the ball and his hand almost touched the basketball, but it was just a little bit short. In the end, Lillard still made the shot.

After scoring the goal, Lillard's face was tense. He raised three fingers and made a "three-point" gesture, but his eyes were looking at Zhuang Yu, full of provocation.

"Ah......"

Zhuang Yu chuckled. He was not angry at all, but a little excited. Did Lillard want to compete with him in three-point shooting? There were not many people who could be his opponent in three-point shooting, but it seemed that Lillard was in good shape today, so he might as well play with him.

I wonder if Lillard can help me take that step...Zhuang Yu thought to himself, then shook his head, most likely not.

Lillard is still not strong enough.

......

Coming to the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu stretched out his hand to ask for the ball.

Holiday immediately passed the ball to Zhuang Yu, and then pulled him away. McCollum's heart skipped a beat, and he smelled something unusual. He immediately lowered his center of gravity and stared at Zhuang Yu.

Not far away was his teammate Harkless. He didn't feel anything unusual, but just kept a certain distance, ready to help McCollum on defense at any time.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu dribbled the ball between his legs, swung his shoulders, and stared at the left side, as if he was going to break through. McCollum subconsciously retreated, and Harkless was still hesitating whether to go over to help defend, when Zhuang Yu suddenly jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

McCollum's heart trembled, and he rushed forward quickly, but he was not as tall as Zhuang Yu, and his jumping ability was not as good as Zhuang Yu, so he took a step back.

How is it possible to block it?

Even the interference is extremely limited.

Hearing the sound of the basketball going through the net from behind him, McCollum smiled helplessly, thinking that he knew he was a good three-pointer but he still retreated. If he had known earlier, he would rather let him pass by and he would have rushed forward...