Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

When the timeout ended, both sides changed their rotation lineups, but like the Lakers, they kept their star players on the court.

The Warriors retained Draymond Green and Klay, while the Lakers retained Holiday.

In the next few minutes, the two sides were evenly matched.

The Lakers' rotation lineup now usually consists of an All-Star player, one of Zhuang Yu, Lopez, and Holiday, plus Clarkson, the "best sixth man".

With such a lineup configuration, the Lakers' rotation lineup will be competitive enough no matter what team they meet, ensuring that they will not lose to any team's rotation lineup.

Of course, the best effect is naturally Zhuang Yu + Clarkson.

But at this time, Holiday + Clarkson, plus Gerald Green, Nance Jr., and Kuzma, played well.

The Lakers' bench depth this season is much better than last season.

One is the growth of young players, such as Nance Jr., Zubac, and Clarkson. The other is the newly joined players, including rookie Kuzma, as well as Tyreke Evans, McCaw and others.

However, not all of them can be used. Jodie Meeks and Edmond Sumner did not perform well. In addition, Deron and Nick Young's status has also declined seriously. Deron was still the starter of the Lakers last season, but now he has less playing time in the rotation.

There is no way. With his age and declining physical fitness, Deron can only play a role in organization. However, the rotation time of the Lakers is a star + substitute mode. When Zhuang Yu and Holiday are in charge, they are naturally in charge of organization. When Lopez is in charge, Coach Scott will send Anderson to organize the team, and Deron will not be used.

What's more, there is McCaw, who is also a point guard.

"Beep..."

Soon, the first quarter was over.

The score is 33:27, with the Lakers leading by 6 points.

However, after entering the second quarter, Coach Kerr first sent Curry on the court and let Curry play with the substitute lineup, and it was a "small five lineup".

This lineup is fast, with fast counterattacks, fast ball movement, and fast player movement. Every player is on the move, and they take action as soon as they get the ball, never stick to the ball, and shoot when they have the chance. If they don't have the chance, they pass the ball immediately to their teammates to shoot.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the Lakers to keep chasing Curry.

Moreover, Curry's unreasonable three-pointer also came.

"Follow."

"Be careful with Curry, don't let him catch the ball..."

In the audience, the fans shouted loudly.

Curry on the court first moved to the right, then suddenly ran back, using his teammates' cover to get rid of him. Anderson from the Lakers immediately rushed over, but was still a little slow. Curry ran back to get the ball, then changed direction, but instead of moving forward, he retreated to a position more than a meter outside the three-point line, and then made an ultra-long three-pointer.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Swish!

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

"Be careful."

"Keep an eye on him..."

The home fans frowned, reminding the Lakers players to defend better.

But once Curry gets his touch, it's hard to stop him.

......

After a while.

With a bang, the Lakers' shot missed and the Warriors counterattacked. After Curry reached the frontcourt, he actually shot directly in the logo area. The Lakers had no time to pounce on him. Who could have expected that Curry would directly shoot a three-pointer from such a long distance?

The key is that this ball also went in.

Anderson and Clarkson looked at each other, feeling helpless.

How to prevent this?

At this time, the five players on the court were Clarkson, McCaw, Anderson, Kuzma, and Lopez. On the offensive end, Anderson and McCaw organized the team, and Clarkson and Lopez scored, so there was no problem. However, the defense was obviously not as good as the starting lineup.

"Coach, we need to make a substitution," said assistant coach Madsen.

"Yeah." Coach Scott nodded.

The problem now is that the Lakers can also score, but their efficiency is not as good as the Warriors. Curry's three-pointers are hitting one after another, and the score is rising rapidly.

Curry scored two goals, and the Lakers had to score three.

In addition, Curry made three-pointers one after another, and the Lakers' defense had to expand further. The defense of the rotation lineup itself was not as good as the main lineup, so defensive loopholes were inevitable, giving Iguodala, Livingston, McGee and others the opportunity to score.

"Requesting a substitution."

The Lakers made a substitution, replacing Lopez with Zhuang Yu.

As soon as he returned to the court, Zhuang Yu hit a three-pointer to help the Lakers stabilize the situation, and on the defensive end he took the initiative to defend Curry.

It’s just that Curry’s three-point shooting touch really came out, and it couldn’t be stopped. Even when Zhuang Yu was defending him, he still shot and made the shot.

......

"Shh!"

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

Another three-pointer from Curry.

This time, Zhuang Yu had already pounced in front of Curry, almost sticking to Curry. If he moved a little further forward, it would be a defensive foul, and his hand even touched the basketball, although only a little bit.

But in the end the ball went in.

"If we only talk about three-point shooting, Curry is indeed better than me. At least now I am not as good as Curry." Zhuang Yu thought to himself. Unless he can break through that bottleneck and take three-point shooting to a higher level, he will still be a little behind Curry.

Of course, it was just a three-pointer.

On the offensive end, Zhuang Yu quickly retaliated, using a pick-and-roll to get rid of the opponent, then broke through directly, attacked the basket, jumped towards McGee, and made a layup in the air. Not only did he score the ball, but he also caused McGee to foul.

Standing on the free throw line, Zhuang Yu made the free throw.

2+1 was successful, once again offsetting Curry's three-pointer.

Coach Kerr began to frown, and then made substitutions, gradually replacing the main players.

The Lakers also made substitutions. Holiday, Korver and Lopez all returned to the court and returned to the starting lineup.

"It seems that the winner will depend on the main lineup."

Coincidentally, the same words came to the minds of Coach Kerr and Coach Scott.

After changing to the main lineup, the two sides were still evenly matched.

At this time, Curry's three-point shooting started to get better, and he became the Warriors' strongest offensive point. Klay and Durant were supporting players, while the Lakers had Zhuang Yu. The game turned into a mutual explosion between Zhuang Yu and Curry, and both of them were unstoppable.

"It's crazy, Curry is so accurate."

"Zhuang is also very accurate, with his three-point shots and fadeaway jump shots, which are simply unstoppable."

In the audience stands, the fans were amazed and sighed.

This is a super star. You may be able to defend him for one or two quarters, but it is difficult to defend him for an entire game. Once he finds his touch and his game form, scoring becomes as easy as taking candy from a sack, leaving the defender helpless.

For the home fans, although the Warriors have Curry, fortunately they also have Zhuang Yu on the Lakers...