Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"The score difference has been widened again."

"Damn, the score difference has been widened to 8 points at this time. The situation is not good."

"There's only a little over a minute left. It's going to be hard to catch up to 8 points..."

The home fans all frowned.

When the difference was only three points, everything was possible and there was still great hope. However, with a three-pointer and a slam dunk by Zhuang Yu, the difference between the two sides quickly became eight points, and dozens of seconds of game time were consumed.

This is very disadvantageous for the Rockets.

......

"Requesting a timeout."

The Rockets called another timeout.

Coach D'Antoni frowned, staring at Zhuang Yu, and sighed helplessly. When several players came off the court, he spread out the tactical board and said, "There is only one minute and eighteen seconds left. The situation is not good now. We must hurry up and get a three-pointer."

As he said this, he hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to replace Capela and directly send out a five-small lineup, which would be able to open up more space and allow all five players on the court to shoot three-pointers.

But if they switch to a five-small lineup, there will definitely be problems on the defensive end and in protecting the rebounds.

never mind!

In the end, Coach D'Antoni did not make any substitutions because that might not be worth the effort. Besides, besides Capela, the other four players on the court could also shoot three-pointers. They actually did not lack three-point shooting points. The only problem was whether they could make the shot.

"Wait, let's do this..."

Coach D'Antoni assigned a three-point tactic to the players.

As for the Lakers, Coach Scott's arrangement is relatively simple.

There is only one way, and that is to defend the opponent's three-pointer. As long as you don't let the opponent make the three-pointer, you can drag the opponent to death when there is not much time left.

Of course, the Lakers also have to try to score the ball again on the offensive end, which would be safer.

Coach Scott is not worried about the offense, just leave it to Zhuang Yu!

......

"With just over a minute left, the eight-point deficit was too difficult."

"We have to make a three-pointer. If we can make it, then there is still hope..."

At this moment, all the home fans stood up, their hearts were lifted, praying that the Rockets would score this time, and it would be a three-pointer.

It has to be a three-pointer. Getting two points won't solve the problem at all.

This puts the Rockets in a very passive position. They have to take three-pointers, and the Lakers also know that they will definitely shoot three-pointers, so their defense is very targeted.

When the Rockets' offense reached the frontcourt, the Lakers spread out. Except for Lopez, several people defended outside the three-point line.

In other words, they would rather let the Rockets break through than give them a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

Because if the Rockets break through, Lopez will be there to provide backup defense. If he fails to do so and lets the Rockets get a two-point shot, that's not unacceptable.

By then, the score difference will be 6 points, the ball will return to the Lakers, and another 24 seconds will be consumed. The time left for the Rockets will definitely not exceed 50 seconds.

With 50 seconds left and a 6-point lead, the Lakers couldn't say they could sit back and relax, but at least they had already won more than half of the game.

"really......"

Paul frowned.

This situation was expected. He quickly passed the ball to Harden, then waved his arms to direct his teammates to run and move quickly.

Capela stepped forward and made a screen for Harden. The Lakers quickly switched defense. Lopez did not stay in the interior, but rushed directly towards Harden. It was not a simple delay, but he rushed directly in front of Harden to prevent Harden from shooting a three-pointer.

In this situation, Harden naturally had no chance to shoot towards Lopez, so he chose to break through. However, after passing Lopez, he did not rush to make a layup. Instead, he observed the position of his teammates to see if they had any three-point opportunities.

However, the Lakers defended too well.

There was no chance for other Rockets players to shoot three-pointers.

Harden was a little helpless, and Lopez had turned around and chased him, so he could only choose to layup and get two points first.

After this two-point shot, the difference between the two sides became 6 points. It seemed that the difference had narrowed a little, but in fact the situation became increasingly unfavorable for the Rockets.

"Defense, defense..."

In the audience, the home fans shouted loudly towards the court, asking the Rockets to defend the ball well, and also tried to use their voices to disrupt the Lakers' offense.

On the field.

The Rockets launched a full-court press, trying to force the Lakers to make mistakes, but they were unsuccessful. The Lakers' backcourt had Zhuang Yu and Holiday, and both of them were not afraid of this kind of tight defense.

After reaching the frontcourt, the ball was given to Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu was not in a hurry. He glanced at the timer and then wandered outside the three-point line.

at the same time.

The Rockets discovered that except for Lopez, the Lakers' players including Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Kerr and Kyle Anderson were all outside the three-point line, forming the same offensive formation as they had just done.

The fans couldn't help but be stunned.

The Rockets had to grab a three-pointer, and the Lakers are still leading by 6 points. What's going on?

"I understand. This is to create more space so that Zhuang Yu can play one-on-one."

"Yes, that must be the case. Several players are standing outside the three-point line. The Rockets will definitely not leave it alone. If someone makes another three-pointer, then everything will be over. And if the Rockets' defense expands, the inside space will become larger, making it easier for Zhuang Yu to break through."

Some fans raised their eyebrows, feeling that they had sharp eyes and could see through the Lakers' intention at once. They shouted at the court, asking the Rockets players to be careful of Zhuang Yu's breakthrough.

However, their expressions soon turned into astonishment.

With only 24 seconds left in the 6-second offensive time, Zhuang Yu finally started to move. He lowered his center of gravity, dribbled between his legs, and swung his shoulders back and forth, pretending to break through. Then he suddenly accelerated to break through to the left. Tucker quickly retreated, but Zhuang Yu dribbled between his legs in the opposite direction, pulled the ball back, tapped his feet on the floor, and retreated to the three-point line.

"not good."

"he......"

People couldn't help but exclaim.

They all guessed wrong. They thought the Lakers were going to create space for Zhuang Yu to break through, but they didn't expect that Zhuang Yu would actually choose to step back and shoot a three-pointer.

Tucker didn't expect it either.

Who would have thought of this?

Aren’t the Lakers setting up this offensive formation just to create space?

Moreover, the Lakers were leading by 6 points at that time. Normally, Zhuang Yu should have broken through and attacked the basket. Even if he failed to score, he would have a chance to commit a foul.

There's no reason to shoot three points.

However, they don’t know that the three-point shot is now Zhuang Yu’s biggest killer move.

If it were the Warriors at this time, and Zhuang Yu was replaced by Curry, would Curry choose to break through or shoot a three-pointer?

By the same token, Zhuang Yu’s three-point shooting ability is strong enough, and when he saw Tucker retreating, it was too late for him to rush forward immediately, so why didn’t he shoot a three-pointer?

Of course you have to vote.

So Zhuang Yu invested.

Tucker widened his eyes and stared at the basketball blankly. The basketball flew over his head. He turned his head and saw the basketball fall into the net.

"Shh!"

A soft sound.

This moment was particularly clear because all the fans in the stadium were silent.

It was a step-back three-pointer, and it went in without a hit, widening the gap between the two sides to 9 points, with less than 50 seconds left for the Rockets to attack.

"It's over."

"It turned out to be a three-pointer. I actually guessed wrong."

"It's okay if you guessed wrong. What's wrong is that the score gap has widened again. Now we are running out of time."

"Who would have thought of this?"

In the audience, the home fans were all dumbfounded.

The game had already lost its suspense. With less than 50 seconds left, it was simply impossible to make up for the 9-point gap.

Don’t talk about the McGrady moment, there is only one such moment in the entire history of the NBA.

"Hey......"

Coach D'Antoni sighed and looked at Zhuang Yu deeply again. He felt deeply depressed and envious. He envied the Lakers for having such an outstanding player.

In the last two minutes, Zhuang Yu scored 8 points alone and completely dominated the game. He was so strong that people felt deeply helpless.

He shook his head and composed himself.

Coach D'Antoni still spread out the tactical board and made some new arrangements. Although there was basically no hope, he still had to try his best...

When the timeout came back, the Rockets still grabbed three points.

This time the Rockets replaced Eric Gordon, but the one who shot the three-pointer was not Harden or Eric Gordon, but Chris Paul. He shot backwards facing the defensive player, and the basketball finally went through the net and hit the target accurately.

It's just that this three-pointer came a little late. Even if it was made, the difference between the two sides was still 6 points, and there were only 30 seconds left in the game.

The Rockets didn't even have time to defend again and could only use foul tactics immediately.

However, with Holiday standing on the free throw line and making both free throws, the game completely lost its suspense...

"drop......"

When the whistle sounded to signal the end of the game, the score was fixed at 124:116. After the foul tactics, the Rockets still tried to grab a three-pointer, but failed to make it, so in the end they lost to the Lakers with an 8-point disadvantage.

The home fans all sighed and left with disappointment.

I had hoped that the Rockets would win the first game of the series at home, but I didn't expect them to lose in the end.

"In fact, it was only a few points away..."

"Yeah, it's a pity that Paul's three-pointer came a little late, otherwise..."

The game is over, and saying more is just to comfort myself.

The fans began to leave the stadium, and players from both sides also left one after another.

Today, Harden of the Rockets scored 31 points and Paul scored 26 points. They played quite well, but the Lakers were obviously better.

Zhuang Yu scored 34 points, Lopez scored 21 points, Holiday scored 19 points, Clarkson scored 16 points, and Korver scored 10 points... 5 players on the team scored in double digits. Both the individual performance of the stars and the overall performance of the team were outstanding.

Of course, when it comes to the best player of the game, it is undoubtedly Zhuang Yu.

Especially in the last two minutes, he scored 8 points by himself and dominated the game, which left a deep impression on all the fans.