Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Swish!

There was another soft sound, and the basketball went into the net.

Zhuang Yu scored another 3 points and the score became 5:2.

Now Horford couldn't find any words to comfort Brown.

"I'm fine, I'm fine..." Brown comforted himself in his heart, "It doesn't matter, his three-point shooting is already very strong, I just need to be more careful next time. Well, it's impossible to prevent him from scoring any points, but it's enough to limit him and reduce his hit rate."

After comforting himself in this way, Brown mustered up his courage again, but his confidence had been half gone.

Zhuang Yu is too strong.

This is the truth.

The Celtics continued to attack. After reaching the frontcourt, Irving still played one-on-one. His scoring ability is really strong, and Holiday was passed again.

But the Lakers are not the Celtics. Lopez stepped forward immediately and stood in front of Irving. In addition, Anderson also tightened his defense to help Lopez with assisting defense, with his long arms raised high, which made Irving frown.

However, he did not choose to pass the ball, but instead used a left-handed lob, hoping to catch the opponent by surprise.

This ball did avoid being blocked, but Lopez and Anderson had blocked the best shooting space. Although he barely shot the ball, he failed to hit it. The basketball bounced out of the basket. Anderson grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack.

In the blink of an eye, the Lakers reached the frontcourt. Their counterattack was too fast.

Before the Celtics could complete their retreat, the Lakers' players Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Korver had already reached the frontcourt.

It was not surprising that Zhuang Yu and Holiday reacted quickly, but the Celtics players were surprised that Korver could rush to the frontcourt so quickly.

For a moment, no one rushed to Korver.

At the same time, Anderson pushed the ball with both hands and passed it to Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu looked at Holiday, but did not pass the ball. Instead, he threw it backhanded.

"what?"

"not good."

The Celtics players were surprised that Zhuang Yu actually passed the ball to Korver, who was standing outside the three-point line with no one in front of him.

It's empty!

This was an absolutely open opportunity, and since Zhuang Yu passed the ball to him, it allowed him to shoot a three-pointer.

Swish!

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

Another three-pointer, the score became 8:2.

"nice shot."

"Korver is still so accurate, he is worthy of being a sharpshooter..."

The home fans cheered again.

......

The Lakers had the upper hand in the next few minutes.

On the offensive end, Zhuang Yu made the Celtics helpless. Brown tried very hard to defend, but he still couldn't stop him. He couldn't stop Zhuang Yu's breakthrough, nor could he limit Zhuang Yu's shooting, even if he defended closely, because Zhuang Yu could play without the ball.

He ran back, interspersed, and shot as soon as he caught the ball, not giving Brown any chance to pounce on him at all. Everything was done in an instant.

After a few minutes, Zhuang Yu had already scored 11 points, and the first quarter was not even halfway through.

Fortunately, Irving of the Celtics also played well, making 5 of 3 shots, including a 2+1, and scored 7 points, but he was still a lot worse than Zhuang Yu.

As for the other Celtics players, they did not contribute much in scoring because the ball was almost entirely in Irving's hands. Brown, Tatum, and Horford hardly got the ball, let alone Baynes.

"Requesting a timeout."

Celtics head coach Brad Stevens called a timeout.

When several players came off the court, he frowned and said, "Regarding Zhuang Yu's defense..."

"coach."

At this time, Tatum suddenly volunteered: "Coach, let me defend Zhuang Yu later. Please believe me, I will do a good job."

Brown's face turned black. I can't defend you, so you can do it?

Brother, you are a little inflated.

Tatum pretended not to see Brown's expression. As a rookie, although he was the third pick in the first round, he did not think he was inferior to the first and second picks. He believed that he was the best player in this draft.

This is what young people are like. They are fearless and ambitious. Brown cannot defend against Zhuang Yu, but he wants to try.

"it is good."

Coach Stevens raised his eyebrows, admiring Tatum's courage in volunteering. Anyway, the previous few minutes had proved that Brown could not defend Zhuang Yu, so let Tatum try.

Even if you fail, it doesn’t matter. You are young, especially a first-year rookie. It’s not a bad thing to practice more.

"Jason will defend Zhuang Yu later." Coach Stevens made the decision immediately and ordered Tatum to defend Zhuang Yu later.

Then he spread out the tactical board and made some arrangements.

......

The timeout ended quickly and players from both sides returned to the court.

The Celtics still started with five players, while the Lakers replaced Korver with Gerald Green.

As soon as he returned to the court, Irving played one-on-one against Holiday, and with a series of gorgeous moves, he suddenly accelerated and passed Holiday by half a body length. The Lakers quickly made up for the defense, but Irving did not slow down at all. When he was about to hit Lopez, he suddenly turned with the ball and threw it with one hand.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

Lakers offense.

When Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt, Tatum quickly came forward, stood in front of him, opened his arms, with excitement in his eyes, staring at Zhuang Yu without blinking.

"Hey, it's Tatum's turn?" Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head to look at Brown, and saw Brown's face was very ugly.

Ah......

Zhuang Yu retracted his gaze, glanced at Tatum again, then ran back to get the ball, and signaled others to pull away from him and play against Tatum directly.

Seeing this, Tatum raised his eyebrows, his eyes became more and more fiery, and he growled in his heart: "Come on, so what if you are the scoring champion, I am not afraid of you."

Tatum is very talented, with a height of 203cm and excellent athletic ability, but he is a little overconfident.

If Brown can't defend against Zhuang Yu, can he?

The next moment, Zhuang Yu lowered his center of gravity and took a step forward with his right foot, pretending to break through to the right. Tatum subconsciously took a step back, but Zhuang Yu did not break through, but quickly retracted his foot and pulled it up directly.

"not good."

Tatum's face changed, and he hurriedly wanted to rush forward to block the shot, but he had already taken a step back, and by the time he adjusted his steps to rush forward, it was too late.

The basketball flew out from Zhuang Yu's fingertips, drew a beautiful arc, and finally went through the net with a swish.

The ball goes in!

Amid the cheers, Tatum froze in place.

He thought Zhuang Yu would break through, or make a series of moves, and then take a step back jump shot, but... no, not at all. He just took a tentative step, and then jumped up and shot, without paying any attention to his defense at all.

This is blatant contempt.

"Damn it." Tatum felt annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.

On the other side, Brown breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved in his heart because he couldn't defend Zhuang Yu, and neither could Tatum.

That's okay.

In the next few rounds, Tatum tried hard to defend Zhuang Yu, but he failed. Zhuang Yu not only had advantages in technology and speed, but also had experience that Tatum, a first-year rookie, could not match.

For example, in the first ball, Zhuang Yu just took a tentative step and Tatum retreated without even raising his hands. He did not expect Zhuang Yu to suddenly pull up.

After that, Zhuang Yu was about to make another pull-up shot, but Tatum jumped up without even thinking, and was dribbled past by Zhuang Yu...

As time went by, the gap between the two sides further widened.

The first quarter wasn't even over yet and the Celtics were already trailing by as many as 12 points.

"hehe......"

Coach Scott smiled. At this time, most of the first quarter had passed, and he began to make substitutions, replacing the main players with substitutes.

Zhuang Yu was also substituted, but he had already scored 19 points at this time.

19 points in a single quarter, and extremely efficient!

With Zhuang Yu's scoring performance, it is no surprise that the Celtics fell behind.

Soon, Coach Stevens also made substitutions, replacing Brown and Tatum together. He smiled bitterly in his heart and did not blame the two of them. He only blamed himself for taking things for granted.

Although Brown and Tatum are both very talented, they are still too young after all. How can they be a match for Zhuang Yu?

"But...Zhuang attacked very resolutely today, while Holiday didn't shoot much." Coach Stevens keenly noticed the abnormality.

After this substitution, Zhuang Yu, Lopez and Anderson were all replaced, and Holiday stayed on the court and played with the substitute lineup.

Holiday had previously focused on defense and organization, and he adjusted quickly, quickly switching back to the style of play before the All-Star vote. However, the experience during this period and the increase in ball possession have unleashed his scoring ability, and when he switched to the rotation lineup, Coach Scott told him to allow him to attack more.

So in the last three minutes of the first quarter, Holiday's personal offense became more frequent, and he and Clarkson carried the Lakers' offense together, making it impossible for the Celtics to resist.

In fact, the Celtics' bench lineup is not bad. Players such as Marcus Morris, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart, and Greg Monroe are all strong.

It’s just that the backcourt combination of Holiday and Clarkson played too well on the offensive end, making it impossible for the Celtics to resist and the score difference was further widened.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Celtics by 36 points, 20:16.

This result was hard for Coach Stevens to accept.

Not surprisingly.

Firstly, Zhuang Yu was very efficient today, scoring 19 points in a single quarter, so the Lakers scored a full 36 points in a single quarter.

Secondly, the Celtics had too few scorers, and the ball was basically in Irving's hands. Seeing that Zhuang Yu played so well, Irving naturally wanted to show himself and not let Zhuang Yu alone. However, Holiday's defense and the Lakers' overall defensive ability were poor, and Irving did not pass the ball much, so his play was a bit too simple. Although he also scored 10 points, his efficiency was not high.

The gap is so big because one side gains while the other loses.

"Looks like we have to double-team Zhuang Yu..."

After one quarter, Coach Stevens realized that the Lakers had changed their style of play and were again focusing on Zhuang Yu's scoring as the core of their tactics.

Then limiting Zhuang Yu's scoring becomes the key, but relying on single defense is obviously not enough, so he can only rely on double-teaming.