Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

The game officially begins.

The Warriors still have Zaza Pachulia, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry on the field.

First the jump ball.

Lopez rushed the ball to the backcourt, Zhuang Yu reached out and grabbed the basketball and threw it to Holiday, and the Lakers began to attack.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu glanced at the Warriors' defense. After Holiday arrived at the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu exchanged glances with Holiday, and the other ran back and asked for the ball.

Holiday passed the ball and then pulled away.

This is to let Zhuang Yu play alone.

In the audience, the home fans were all excited and stared at Zhuang Yu.

At the same time, several Warriors players exchanged glances, and in addition to Klay, Draymond Green also rushed over.

"Hey, are we going to double-team now?"

"The game has just begun. Do we have to double-team Zhuang Yu right from the start?"

People were surprised.

It is not surprising that the Warriors double-teamed Zhuang Yu, but it was somewhat unexpected that they double-teamed Zhuang Yu at the beginning. How afraid of Zhuang Yu were they?

Seeing the opponent double-teaming him, Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, but was not in a hurry. He took a step back and waited for Draymond Green to completely rush over before passing the ball.

This can be considered as a result of one's great skill and courage.

Most people would pass the ball as soon as they see a double team, because once a double team is formed, it is likely that they will make a mistake if they want to pass the ball. However, Zhuang Yu has excellent passing ability, and he is not afraid of confrontation now. Even if a double team is formed, he has the confidence to pass the ball.

Moreover, when Draymond Green completely rushed over, Anderson was completely left open.

Whoosh!

Zhuang Yu passed the ball, a bounce pass, and the basketball flew through the gap between people and went straight to Anderson. Anderson got the ball and immediately rushed to the basket, took two steps forward and then took three steps. He did not pass the ball, and his steps were a little weird, a slow three-step, very slow, almost hovering on the edge of traveling, which made Pachulia, who was defending, very uncomfortable. He felt pain just looking at this rhythm.

For a moment, Pachulia was nailed to the spot. He was unsure of Anderson's rhythm, so he didn't dare to jump rashly.

However, at this moment, Anderson threw it with one hand.

Swish!

A layup went in.

"Shit." Pachulia cursed inwardly in annoyance.

The score is 2:0.

There was a cheer from the audience. The fans were a little surprised. They didn't expect that the first goal would be scored by Anderson.

Coach Scott on the sidelines smiled. He had specifically reminded the opponent before the game that they would definitely focus on defending Zhuang Yu, so when Zhuang Yu passed the ball, others must attack resolutely if they had the chance.

Anderson is usually not very aggressive on the offensive end, but today was obviously different.

......

The Warriors attack.

After Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, he passed it to Draymond Green, then started running, using tactics and screens to get rid of the defense.

In this attack, Draymond Green did not give the ball to Durant, allowing Durant to play one-on-one with Korver. He waited for Curry to run out of opportunities and then gave the ball to Curry.

boom!

With a dull thud, Curry's three-pointer missed.

The three-pointer missed, but Curry soon shot another one, and this time it was successful. With a "swish" sound, the basketball went into the net.

Zhuang Yu frowned: "It seems that the Warriors want to feed Curry's three-point touch first, rather than letting Durant play alone."

Letting Durant play one-on-one means that they are watching the score and are unwilling to fall behind; letting Curry shoot three-pointers means that they would rather fall behind in the score first and let Curry shoot the three-pointer.

This is different from the regular season matchup.

That time, the Warriors let Durant play one-on-one first, because the Lakers had the perimeter defense combination of Zhuang Yu + Holland, who focused on limiting the Warriors' three-point shooting.

The Lakers' defensive strategy today was actually the same, still focusing on defending three-pointers, but the Warriors did not choose to give the ball to Durant and let Durant play alone.

"Switch defense quickly and don't miss anyone." Zhuang Yu shouted to his teammates.

Several players responded.

On the offensive end, the Lakers did not rely on Zhuang Yu. Since the opponent double-teamed Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu used the opponent's double-team to distract the defense and passed the ball to his teammates, letting them attack.

Several teammates did not disappoint Zhuang Yu. Anderson scored first, and then Lopez, Holiday and Korver also scored one after another.

After a period of time, among the Lakers' starting five, only Zhuang Yu did not score.

"I don't quite understand today's game."

"I don't quite understand it. The Warriors kept shooting three-pointers, and the Lakers focused on limiting three-pointers. Why didn't they give the ball to Durant and let him play one-on-one? Korver was defending him, so isn't that a mismatch?"

"And the Lakers, after playing for a few minutes, Zhuang Yu didn't score a single point, but the other four players all scored. It's really strange."

After a few minutes, the way the two sides played surprised the fans. It was completely different from what they expected and they said they couldn't understand it.

At this time, a commentator analyzed: "Today, the Warriors did not play KD at the beginning. I think it should be because they learned the lesson from losing to the Lakers in the regular season. KD played very well in that game and scored many singles, but the Warriors' three-point shooting was not very good. Except for Curry, the others did not shoot well and eventually lost the game."

"Coach Kerr obviously wanted the players to shoot three-pointers first today. KD's one-on-one ability is unstoppable. He can do it at any time, and it's best to save it for the last quarter."

"If Curry and Klay can make three-pointers in the first three quarters, the Warriors can at least tie with their opponents. Wait until the last quarter for KD to stand out and dominate the game with his unstoppable singles ability. This is the best way for the Warriors to play."

After he finished speaking, the fans at the scene nodded one after another.

At this time, another commentator also agreed: "Yes, this is indeed the best way for the Warriors to play. But the Lakers obviously have a targeted response. Since the Warriors double-teamed Zhuang Yu, he will use the double-team to create opportunities for his teammates and play more."

"This is actually the same idea as the Warriors. Although Durant and Zhuang Yu are super scorers, the game is a five-person game. We can't rely too much on them. Others must also get involved."

The analyses of both commentators are very thorough, but not all.

In fact, there is another reason why the Warriors and the Lakers play like this, which is to allow the players to allocate their physical energy as reasonably as possible.

Today's game will definitely not be easy. Both head coaches are aware of this and are mentally prepared for a fierce battle.

Therefore, the team's ace cannot go all out at the beginning. Even if that would allow them to lead the opponent in the score, consuming physical energy too early means that physical problems may arise in the final decisive stage, which would not be worth the loss.

......

"Shh!"

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

However, when he turned around, Zhuang Yu was double-teamed and passed the ball to Anderson. After Anderson broke through, he threw the ball into the basket and assisted Lopez to slam dunk.

After a few minutes of the first quarter, the score between the two sides remained tense. At this time, the score was 13:12, with the Lakers leading by one point.

"Requesting a substitution."

Coach Kerr requested a substitution, replacing Pachulia with Iguodala, and he still used the "small five" lineup.

Pachulia and Lopez were at a disadvantage in the matchup, and the Warriors wanted to double-team Zhuang Yu, which would result in missing someone. Pachulia's movement speed was too slow, and there was no one on the court to form an "unlimited switching defense", so the opponent would always find opportunities to score.

So Coach Kerr replaced him.

But there was no need to call a timeout because the Warriors actually played well, at least on the offensive end, with Curry and Klay both making three-pointers.

"The Warriors switched to a small lineup."

A commentator shouted: "Is this going to reverse the score?"

Another commentator countered: "That may not be the case. I still remember that during the regular season, the Warriors also used a five-small lineup, but they were not able to gain the upper hand."

"Haha, let's wait and see."

Seeing the Warriors change to a small lineup, everyone became excited and wanted to know whether the Warriors' small lineup would still work this time.

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on the field.

The game continues and the Warriors attack.

After Curry came to the frontcourt, he did not immediately pass the ball to Draymond Green. Instead, he made a gesture, indicating that Draymond Green should come up for a screen. Then Curry took the opportunity to break through, but he did not attack the basket himself, but broke through and passed the ball.

The ball was passed to Iguodala, who broke through and passed the ball. At this time, Draymond Green suddenly cut to the basket. Iguodala passed the ball to Draymond Green, who pretended to rush towards the basket.

The continuous breakthroughs and open cuts caused the Lakers to subconsciously shrink their defense, and opportunities appeared on the outside at this time.

Draymond Green passed the ball to Klay.

Swish!

Klay hit a three-pointer.

This is the strength of the Warriors' "five-small lineup". Several players can shoot, break through, and handle the ball. By constantly breaking through and passing the ball, they force the defense to shrink its line, which naturally creates three-point shooting opportunities on the outside.

Continuous breakthroughs, fast running, passing the ball... at this time the defense is often exhausted and unable to keep up with the rhythm, and can only watch the Warriors players shoot.

Of course, the key is that you have to be able to shoot, especially from outside.

This is something the Warriors excel at.

"Wow, the five-man lineup has an effect as soon as it is put on."

"The ball moved so fast, it was dizzying and I couldn't keep up."

In the audience, the fans were all amazed.

On the Lakers side, Coach Scott frowned, but did not call a timeout to make adjustments. He had already made arrangements before the game.

Coming to the frontcourt, Holiday passed the ball to Zhuang Yu. The Warriors still double-teamed him. Zhuang Yu passed the ball and then moved quickly, but he no longer just pulled people away from his teammates. Instead, he went around the inside line, used his teammates' cover to get rid of the defense, and returned to the three-point line.

"ball."

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

The teammates immediately passed the ball to the Warriors, and they quickly switched defense. Because their five-small lineup was not tall enough on the defensive end, they relied on unlimited switching and active assisting defense.

However, when the man rushed over, Zhuang Yu had already jumped up and threw the ball out.