Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

With Rose scoring 7 points in a row, the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to only 1 point.

This made Coach Scott frown. They were leading by 6 points before, but in a short while, there was only one point left.

He didn't expect Rose to explode at this point, and he didn't expect Rose to score 7 points in a row.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Scott called a timeout, and after the players came off the court, he made another substitution, replacing Anderson and Lopez with Kuzma and Nance Jr. Among the starting players, only Zhuang Yu was left on the court to lead the bench lineup.

It's also time for rotation.

Although the score difference was narrowed to only one point, Coach Scott did not panic and continued to make substitutions according to the normal rotation rhythm.

However, he had guessed that the Cavaliers would most likely let James play the entire quarter, so he left Zhuang Yu on the court to fight against James.

Coach Scott then spread out the tactical board and made some new arrangements, mainly focusing on defense, defense against James and defense against Rose.

After some arrangements, the timeout ended and several players returned to the court.

Assistant Coach Madsen came to Coach Scott and whispered, "After all, Rose is no longer the Rose of the Bulls. Are we a little too..."

Before he could finish, Coach Scott interrupted him and said, "No, this is not an exaggeration. Rose is indeed no longer the MVP he once was, but a player who can win the regular season MVP is definitely not an ordinary player. Did you notice that Rose played well in the regular season this season, but there are many players in the Cavaliers' lineup who play better than him, such as Kevin Love and Isaiah Thomas."

"Of course, Isaiah Thomas only played a dozen games before he was out for the season. But before Isaiah Thomas was out for the season, he was playing better than Rose."

"There was even a time when Jeff Green and Rodney Hood played better than Rose and had better stats."

"However, as the regular season progressed, especially after Thomas was ruled out for the season, it was not players like Jeff Green, Rodney Hood, or JR Smith who stood out, but Rose. And Rose's performance is getting better and better."

"In the end, throughout the regular season, he averaged 16.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, second only to James and Love."

"What does this mean?"

Assistant Coach Madsen was stunned.

They had studied the Cavaliers' lineup before the game, so he naturally knew about Rose's performance this season.

But he didn't understand what Coach Scott meant by this.

Coach Scott didn't keep it a secret, saying, "This shows that Rose's condition is warming up. He may never be able to return to the season when he won the regular season MVP, or even to the Bulls. But he has gradually adapted to his new role and replaced the role previously played by J.R. Smith."

Assistant Coach Madsen thought about it and nodded.

This is indeed the case.

In fact, Rose performed even better than JR Smith in the previous two seasons.

At this time, Coach Scott continued: "Whether in terms of performance or personal data, Rose has surpassed J.R. Smith in the previous two years. Especially in the playoffs, his performance is catching up with Kevin Love, and his data is almost the same as Kevin Love."

"why?"

"This is because Rose is a former regular season MVP. Under the premise of staying healthy, after he has rediscovered his personal position, in some key games, such as the playoffs, his ceiling is unmatched by players like JR Smith."

Assistant Coach Madsen raised his eyebrows and finally understood what Coach Scott meant. He also knew that Coach Scott was not exaggerating when he emphasized the importance of defending Rose during the timeout.

After all, Rose is a former regular season MVP and All-Star level player.

Even though times have changed and he is no longer in his former form, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. He can do what players like JR Smith can do, and he can also do what players like JR Smith cannot do.

That's the difference!

......

on the field.

It was already rotation time, and the Cavaliers had replaced almost all of their main players, leaving only James.

Lakers possession of the ball.

At this time, Zhuang Yu was in position 1. He got the ball in the backcourt and advanced quickly.

The Lakers have Zhuang Yu, Clarkson, Gerald Green, Kuzma and Nance Jr. on the court.

The Cavaliers' lineup at this time was Rose, Hood, James, Jeff Green and Channing Frye.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Hood rushed towards Zhuang Yu.

The Cavaliers did not use Rose to defend Zhuang Yu because Rose was not as tall as Zhuang Yu, and with his current physical condition, it would be difficult for him to defend against Zhuang Yu.

Hood is 203 cm tall, the build of a small forward. At least he is tall enough to defend Zhuang Yu and can better limit Zhuang Yu's shooting.

After taking a quick look at the situation on the field, Zhuang Yu made a gesture to his teammates.

The others all moved away, and Zhuang Yu directly attacked Hood. He first lowered his left shoulder and pretended to break through to the left, then suddenly changed direction in front of his body and burst into speed, instantly passing Hood by half a body length.

Hood cried out inwardly that something was wrong and subconsciously prepared to retreat, but Zhuang Yu suddenly stopped and Hood had to stop as well.

But then Zhuang Yu accelerated again, switching between stillness and movement so easily that Hood couldn't react and was left behind by Zhuang Yu.

At this time, the Cavaliers' lineup did not have height inside.

Therefore, Zhuang Yu chose to break through directly. After entering the inside, he jumped up against Frye's defense, stayed in the air for a while, avoided the block and made a layup.

......

Cavaliers attack.

Rose advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and immediately felt a strong defensive pressure. It was obvious that the Lakers had strengthened their defense against him.

Rose frowned slightly and called a pick-and-roll first, trying to test the waters.

Sure enough, the Lakers' delay was very fast.

Rose did not force the shot, but passed the ball to James. After James got the ball, he played one-on-one, first dribbling between his legs and pretending to attack the basket. Gerald Green subconsciously stepped back, fearing that he would be passed by James in one step.

However, this time James did not choose to break through, but instead took a step back jump shot...

"Shh!"

The ball goes in.

In the next few rounds, Zhuang Yu and Clarkson of the Lakers took the lead in offense, but the Cavaliers also had James and Rose.

Previously, James was responsible for attracting defense and passing the ball to his teammates, while Rose scored one after another. Now, Rose is responsible for attracting defense and passing the ball, while James switched to scoring mode, scoring points with breakthroughs and shots...