Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

“It’s actually leaning back.”

Durant was a little helpless. Looking at the familiar movement, he couldn't help but think of Kobe. He really looked too much like Kobe.

Just as elegant, just as picturesque.

Swish!

A slight sound came from behind him, and Durant knew that the ball had gone in.

And it was a buzzer-beater. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 3 points.

Zhuang Yu landed, and his eyes collided with Durant's in the air, as if invisible sparks were splashing, and then they turned around and walked to the sidelines.

At the same time, fans in the audience were still discussing.

"Tsk tsk, it's really unsolvable. KD is unsolvable, Zhuang Yu is also unsolvable, they are both 'scoring champions', their scoring abilities are really too strong."

"KD's jump shot is unstoppable. Most people can't reach it, and those who can reach it can't keep up. But Zhuang is also helpless. His three-point shot is too fast, and it's different from the speed of Curry and Klay. She also has a fadeaway jump shot that was passed down by Kobe. It's really unstoppable. Even KD can't defend against him."

"This game really can only be decided in the last few minutes."

"Before, I thought the Warriors would definitely win, but now it seems that's not necessarily the case. The Lakers are indeed very strong."

In this quarter, Zhuang Yu and Durant were at loggerheads, going back and forth, neither willing to fall behind, especially in the last few minutes, when there was no shortage of direct confrontations. Durant scored against Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu could also score in front of Durant.

One is a four-time scoring champion, and the other is a two-time scoring champion. In terms of scoring ability, both are top players in the league and are evenly matched.

Over here, the Warriors dugout.

Coach Kerr glanced at the score, looked away, and said to his players, "It doesn't matter. We still have the advantage in the last quarter."

A group of players didn't quite understand.

If you ask them whether they have confidence in winning the game, of course they do, after all, they are the defending champions, but looking at the current situation, they don't seem to have any advantage.

Despite leading by three points, both teams will definitely send out their substitute lineups in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors' substitute lineup is actually slightly inferior by one point.

In the first three quarters, both sides let their star players rotate to lead the substitute players.

Klay has led the Warriors, Curry has led the team, and Klay and Draymond Green have also led the team.

The Lakers' Holiday, Lopez and Zhuang Yu have also led the rotation lineup respectively, and the star players have all taken turns. So in this final quarter, it is highly likely that both sides will not send out star players during the rotation time, but will use a full bench lineup to allow the star players to have enough time to rest so that they can play with all their strength in the last few minutes.

If we only talk about substitutes, the Warriors are actually not as good as the Lakers.

Because the Lakers have Clarkson, the "best sixth man".

Although the Warriors also have Iguodala, who was selected into the All-Star team during his peak period, but that was his peak period. Now he is 34 years old and is no longer the little AI.

The Warriors' current main lineup is indeed extremely strong, but the bench lineup is not that strong, and is even inferior to that of the Lakers.

Therefore, if the Warriors do not send out their main lineup during the next rotation, they will likely fall into a disadvantage. The players don’t understand, how can this be called an advantage for me?

Coach Kerr smiled and said, "This game will definitely not be easy. It will probably be decided in the last few minutes. We have not only Stephen, but also Klay and KD."

The players were confused again.

The other team also has Zhuang Yu, both are scoring champions. From the last quarter, KD didn't get any advantage...

Understanding the players' thoughts, Coach Kerr explained: "Although Zhuang Yu played very well in the last quarter, almost as well as KD, you overlooked one point. KD is the only one who can be truly unstoppable. Although Zhuang Yu has a strong scoring ability, he is not unstoppable."

If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely not understand what I mean.

But there were professional players in front of them, and they immediately understood what the coach meant.

When it comes to the most critical moment, players need to have truly unstoppable scoring ability to dominate the game. This ability is possessed by only two people in the entire league, one is LeBron James and the other is Kevin Durant. Even Curry does not have it.

Indeed, Curry is also a superstar and has won the scoring title, but he does not have that kind of unstoppable ability.

Because Curry's physical talent is not top-notch, his three-point shooting is indeed powerful, but he needs the help of his teammates' screens and pick-and-rolls, and cannot ignore the defenders and play one-on-one indiscriminately.

For example, when facing Zhuang Yu, he couldn't ignore the defense and play one-on-one.

Curry can't do it, but Durant can. He has the height for an inside player and outstanding skills among outside players. Even when facing the best defensive player like Zhuang Yu, he can play one-on-one without restrictions. This is unsolvable.

As for another unsolvable player, LeBron James, it is because his physical fitness is so outstanding.

Durant has both height, wingspan and skills.

James has both height, speed and strength.

As the saying goes, one force can defeat ten skills. When James rushes, no one can stop him. Even the inside players will be knocked away, not to mention the guards and forwards. Moreover, James is tall enough. Although his outside shooting is not particularly strong, his ability to finish near the basket is very good. His layups are very beautiful and he rarely misses them.

Therefore, Durant and James can play one-on-one without restrictions whether facing guards, forwards, or inside players.

Even if these two people face off, the final result will most likely be a mutual explosion. You can't defend against me, and I can't defend against you.

"Zhuang Yu from the other team is also a two-time scoring champion, but he doesn't have the height and wingspan of KD, nor the strength of LeBron. He relies more on his skills, outstanding shooting, and sharp breakthroughs. In terms of skills alone, he has almost no shortcomings."

Coach Kerr continued.

The players nodded one after another. They had to admit that Zhuang Yu's skills were indeed outstanding. His three-point shooting was accurate, his mid-range jump shot was excellent, and after breaking through, he had extremely stable shots that made it impossible for inside players to react. His passing was also excellent.

Technically, Zhuang Yu does not have any shortcomings.

"However, Zhuang Yu does not have absolute physical talent," Coach Kerr said. "He is very fast, but not as fast as Allen Iverson. He has a good height and wingspan, but not as good as KD. In the past two or three seasons, his confrontation ability has always been a shortcoming, but this season his confrontation ability has obviously improved a lot and is no longer a shortcoming. But in terms of strength, he is obviously not as good as a player like LeBron James, or even some forwards who are good at strength."

"So, we can actually defend against Zhuang Yu, but it will cost a lot."

"But when it comes to the final stage, the crucial moment, we will do whatever it takes. At that time, we can defend Zhuang Yu, but the opponent can't defend KD, so the advantage is on our side, and we will definitely win in the end."

After listening to Coach Kerr's analysis, the players nodded in agreement.

This is indeed the case.

At the most critical moment, it is the superstars who are relied upon. The reason why LeBron James has been able to reach the finals for many consecutive years and overcome some unfavorable situations is that his role is too obvious at the critical moment.

For example, the buzzer beater against the Pacers.

And KD's role is the same as LeBron James.

The reason why the Warriors became so powerful after KD joined is because of this.

Although the Warriors were very strong before, they were limited by Curry's physical talent, which was not top-notch. At times, he could not play singles without any solution, and he might not be able to stand up and solve the problem at the most critical moment of the game. The arrival of Durant perfectly solved this problem.

This is what makes the Warriors so powerful.

Before Durant came to the Warriors, when the Warriors and the Cavaliers met in the finals, James could dominate the game at critical moments, but Curry found it difficult to do so.

That’s why the Warriors can’t beat the Cavaliers (the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers to win the championship in 15, which was inseparable from the injuries of Irving and Love of the Cavaliers).

In Coach Kerr's opinion, the Warriors at this moment are like the Cavaliers back then, and the Lakers are like the Warriors before Durant joined.

The Lakers are indeed strong, but they lack a player who can play unlimited one-on-one and make the final decision, so they cannot beat the Warriors.

"All right."

Coach Kerr waved his hand, spread out the tactical board and made some arrangements, then said, "Go ahead. It doesn't matter if the other team catches up with the score, as long as the score gap is not widened."

He was prepared for the team to fall behind during rotation time.

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Section 4 will begin soon.

Both sides sent out pure substitute lineups.

The Lakers have Deron, Clarkson, Gerald Green, Kuzma, and Nance Jr.

The Warriors sent out Livingston, Jordan Bell, Iguodala, David West and Kevin Rooney.

With the lineups of both teams, the Lakers naturally had the advantage, especially Clarkson. Although the Warriors sent Iguodala to defend Clarkson, they still couldn't completely limit Clarkson's scoring. The Lakers quickly caught up with the score and surpassed it.

The home fans cheered and were excited.

However, Coach Kerr didn't care. He just looked at the time from time to time. After 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, Coach Kerr started to make substitutions, replacing the main players one after another.

The first to be substituted were Curry and Draymond Green.

"I have already replaced Curry, do you want to replace Zhuang Yu?" Coach Kerr looked at Coach Scott with interest.

If the Lakers do not replace Zhuang Yu, but send Lopez or Holiday, then they will definitely not be able to compete with the combination of Curry + Draymond Green.

But if the Lakers replace Zhuang Yu, it will increase Zhuang Yu's consumption, and Durant can rest for two more minutes, then he will have more advantage against Zhuang Yu.