Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

“It actually failed.”

"The Lakers defended so well. The defensive intensity was so terrifying."

"Why didn't the referee call a foul? That ball just now was clearly a foul."

In the audience, fans whispered.

This result was beyond the expectations of many fans. They did not expect that the score between the two sides would remain tense until the third quarter, and the Warriors did not gain any advantage at all.

Some fans shouted at the referee to be stricter, but the referee ignored them.

This is the playoffs, so it cannot be judged by the standards of the regular season, not to mention that this is the Lakers' home court.

In fact, NBA whistles are controlled to a certain extent by the league.

For example, the Warriors were doing very well in the past few seasons, and the league also intended to support the Warriors, so the whistles would often favor the Warriors.

Another example is James Harden of the Rockets, who has played very well in recent years and has become very popular, so the whistle will be biased towards him, commonly known as the "star whistle."

However, this year the league began to control the Warriors' whistles because Durant's joining broke the balance and made the Warriors too strong.

This kind of monopoly is not what the league wants to see.

Since your Warriors team's lineup is so strong, there is definitely no need for the referee to favor you, so the "elevator door tactic" will be called, and some physical confrontations will not be called, especially in the playoffs.

The Warriors have such a lineup, and if the referee still favors them, it would be unfair to other teams.

......

In a blink of an eye, the third quarter was halfway through.

The difference between the two sides was only 4 points, with the Warriors taking the lead.

Even though the Warriors were leading, Coach Kerr frowned. The third quarter should have been their time to widen the score. They didn't need to widen the gap by too much, just enough to widen the gap to ten points, and the Lakers would have no hope of turning the game around.

But the result was only a 4-point lead, which was obviously not what Coach Kerr wanted.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Kerr called a timeout, made substitutions, and then spread out the tactical board to make some personnel rotations, starting with the substitute lineup, and emphasized defense: "Our defense needs to be more aggressive, just like the opponent, it doesn't matter if the moves are a little bigger."

The Lakers' defense was very aggressive in the last few minutes. There's no reason why only the Lakers can do it and they can't.

As for fouls...it doesn't matter if the substitute players commit more fouls when the lineup is replaced at this time, because they are not the main players.

Sometimes, the substitute lineup is there to commit fouls.

For example, some teams used the "Hack the Shark" tactic at the beginning, and the "Hack the Warcraft" tactic later. It is impossible to always let the main players commit fouls. Don't let the main players foul out six times, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

Generally, it is the substitute players who go up to execute the "foul tactics". After all, it doesn't matter if you foul out six times. The last few minutes must rely on the main players, not the substitute players.

After the timeout, the Lakers also made substitutions, but Zhuang Yu continued to stay on the court and play with Clarkson and the substitute players.

Because Zhuang Yu was on the court, even though the Warriors replaced their lineup with a bench lineup, they still kept Durant on the court to offset Zhuang Yu's effect.

The Warriors attack.

After reaching the frontcourt, the ball was given to Durant, who played one-on-one.

"Double-team."

The Lakers immediately double-teamed.

Durant frowned, passed the ball, and then started running. Several teammates broke through and passed the ball. Finally, the ball came back to Durant. Durant took the ball and shot a three-pointer. He is tall and has long arms and excellent shooting. He can be used as a high artillery platform, so he is a perfect match for the Warriors.

Swish!

With a slight sound, the ball hit the target.

Gerald Green was a little helpless as he rushed forward. He had already rushed forward at the first moment, but still failed to defend it.

However, when he turned around, Zhuang Yu fought back. He asked for the ball on his own initiative, then played one-on-one, changed directions continuously, and finally broke through suddenly with a European step. Not only did he cause McGee to foul, he also scored the ball and got three points.

In the next few minutes, Zhuang Yu and Durant were tit-for-tat and started the "unlimited singles" mode. No matter whether it was double-teaming or assisting defense, no matter who was standing in front of them, both of them played singles decisively, and the strength of the scoring champion was undoubtedly revealed.

"Shh!"

There was another soft sound, and Durant made a mid-range jump shot.

This time it was Nance Jr. who rushed over to defend him, but there was nothing he could do given Nance Jr.'s height.

Turning around, Zhuang Yu got the ball and the Warriors doubled him. Zhuang Yu passed the ball and started running quickly. After making a circle, he caught the ball and took a long three-point shot.

This fast and long three-pointer made the Warriors players helpless. They had already rushed forward, but were still a beat too slow and could only watch the basketball fall into the net.

......

In the next round, Durant ran back to get the ball, then ignored the double-team and jumped up against it. His height, long arms and backward movement made it impossible to stop him.

boom!

The basketball bounced on the rim and finally fell back in.

The ball still went in.

"It's in again."

"KD is still amazing. This shot is amazing. He shot it despite the defender, oh no, despite the double team, and it still went in."

"With KD's height and his fade away, it's impossible to block the shot. Even Lopez can't do it. We can only pray that KD misses the shot."

In the audience, the fans were amazed and impressed.

At this time, the third quarter was coming to an end and the Warriors were still leading by 5 points.

"There are only a dozen seconds left."

Zhuang Yu glanced at the timer, took the ball from the backcourt and advanced to the frontcourt. He was not in a hurry to attack, but passed the ball to Clarkson first, then moved to the right and pulled the opponent away.

It seems that the last ten seconds will be given to Clarkson.

However, with only a few seconds left, Zhuang Yu suddenly started, ran back from the right corner, and came to the right 45-degree three-point line and stretched out his hand to ask for the ball.

Clarkson immediately passed the ball to Zhuang Yu.

"Pounce on him."

"quick......"

On the Warriors side, Iguodala rushed forward immediately and jumped up without hesitation, because there were only a few seconds left and Zhuang Yu would probably not pass the ball again, as there was no time to pass the ball.

Obviously, Zhuang Yu wanted to play this ball by himself.

However, Zhuang Yu did not shoot from beyond the three-point line. There were only two seconds left, but he remained calm and unhurried, not rushing to shoot the three-pointer.

This caused Iguodala's diving attempt to miss, and Zhuang Yu accelerated, took two steps forward, and Durant pounced on him.

These were the last few seconds, and everyone understood that Zhuang Yu could not pass the ball again, so he dived very resolutely. With Durant's height and arm span, his reckless dive was truly overwhelming, blocking out almost all of Zhuang Yu's shooting space.

At this moment, Zhuang Yu also jumped up, holding the basketball in his right hand, and shot against Durant's block...but it was just a fade away!