Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

In the eyes of outsiders, a seven-game winning streak is enough to represent the Lakers' strong strength.

However, in Coach Scott's opinion, this is not the Lakers' best form.

Although the Lakers' main lineup has not changed much this season, there are some more players, such as Rose and Cunningham, who are now regular rotation players of the team.

With their joining, the team's lineup has changed and the tactical system has also changed.

Old players need to adapt to the new tactical system, and new players also need to adapt to the new team system and their teammates.

The team's new lineup system was finalized not long ago, and it seems to be working well now, but Coach Scott believes there is still room for improvement.

Once Cunningham and Rose are fully integrated into the team and the team's tactical system becomes more complete, their strength will become even stronger.

After a seven-game winning streak, the Lakers went on the road and faced a strong opponent - the Rockets.

Last season, the two sides fought for several games in the Western Conference Finals. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets, won the Western Conference championship, successfully made it to the finals, and finally won the championship.

This made the Rockets very depressed. They had the best regular season record in the history of the Rockets and entered the playoffs with the best record in the league. They thought they had a great chance of winning the championship this time, but they lost to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

This made the Rockets very unwilling, and they also regarded the Lakers as a thorn in their side.

Now the two sides meet again, although it is not the playoffs, the Rockets are still determined to win this game.

They want revenge for their loss in the Western Conference Finals.

"Although we lost to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, we are now stronger and we will definitely be able to beat the Lakers this time."

"Yes, we will definitely beat the Lakers this time."

A group of Rockets players were shouting loudly in the locker room, and their voices were so loud that they could be heard outside the locker room.

At this time, the Lakers players just arrived, and when they passed by the locker room, they heard the shouting coming from inside.

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

You are just defeated generals. Who gave you the courage?

......

7 pm.

The game hasn't started yet, but the stands are already full of people.

This is a focus battle. Many fans are looking forward to the rematch of the two teams in last season's Western Conference Finals.

"Which side will win?"

"It's definitely the Lakers. If it was at the beginning of the regular season, the Rockets might still have a chance to win. But the Lakers have adjusted during this period. A seven-game winning streak is enough to prove their strength. The Rockets are still a little behind after all."

"That's not necessarily the case. The Rockets are also very strong. They have retained the main lineup from last season, and now have Carmelo Anthony."

"Forget it. What has become of Carmelo Anthony now? He can only play as a substitute in the Rockets and only scores a few points in a game. Can you count on him? Do you think he is still a giant?"

"Although Anthony is no longer in his prime, he still played well for the Thunder last season. He may not be an All-Star now, but he should be no worse than Tucker Gordon, right? If he is in good shape."

"Haha, the Rockets have reinforcements, but don't the Lakers have any?"

"I think Anthony is not as good as Ross now."

Amid the discussions of the fans, players from both teams came out and began to warm up.

A group of Rockets players came onto the court with sharp eyes and expressions of deep hatred. They started dunking the ball, as if they wanted to vent all their anger on the Lakers' basket, while also showing their attitude.

But the players on the Lakers team just smiled faintly and didn't say anything, as if they ignored the angry looks of the Rockets players.

This made the Rockets players even angrier. They stared at the Lakers players viciously, as if they wanted to eat them.

"You really only remember to eat but not to be beaten. It's only been a few months and you already think you're capable again."

Zhuang Yu shook his head and opened his arms to his teammates, who immediately passed the ball to him. Zhuang Yu patted the floor twice, then started a sprint from two meters outside the three-point line. After a few steps, he jumped directly from the free throw line, his body gliding in the air, with the basketball held high in his right hand.

The fans in the audience were stunned by this scene.

A group of Rockets players couldn't help but widen their eyes and stare at Zhuang Yu. At this moment, Zhuang Yu's body seemed to have escaped gravity, flying in the air towards the basket.

The flying figure seemed like a god of war descending from the sky, and it easily crossed the distance of four meters.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the basketball was slammed into the basket by Zhuang Yu.

In an instant, the audience seats were boiling, fans were exclaiming, screaming, and shouting... They were venting their inner shock and excitement in different ways.

"It's crazy."

"Oh my god, Tom, did you see that? It was a free throw line jump, a dunk from the free throw line, what just happened, am I hallucinating?"

"No, Jerry, you read it right, that was a slam dunk from the free throw line, it was incredible."

Some people were shouting excitedly, with horror written all over their faces.

Some people looked horrified but remained stubborn, muttering quietly, "We have clearly crossed the line."

This was a stunning dunk from the free throw line, but one foot was indeed right on the free throw line.

But you have to know that this is the free throw line, which is 4.225 meters away from the basket. Even if one foot is on the free throw line, it is still 4 meters away from the basket. You have to fly over a distance of 4 meters and dunk the ball into the basket.

Is this something that ordinary people can do?

Even in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, it is rare to see such a wonderful slam dunk. In the thrilling duel between Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon in the Slam Dunk Contest, LaVine performed a slam dunk from the free throw line, shocking everyone.

However, at that time he still jumped from the free throw line, instead of actually jumping from outside the free throw line to dunk.

And when LaVine dunked, his running distance reached the backcourt.

Zhuang Yu started his run-up from two meters outside the three-point line. It can be said that the difficulty was even greater than LaVine's dunk from the free throw line.

A group of Rockets players all looked pale, and they suddenly felt that they were very childish.

Whether they were glaring at the Lakers players or dunking to show off their momentum, it all seemed so childish. In front of Zhuang Yu's stunning dunk from the free throw line, they were like a group of clowns.

Suddenly, a group of Rockets players became depressed.

No more glaring, no more dunking.

Even when shooting the ball, he seemed listless, as if he hadn't eaten, and his main feature was that he didn't say a word.

The home fans also fell silent.

Some fans were scratching their hair in frustration. Just now they were shouting and screaming for Zhuang Yu's dunk. Only then they realized that they were fans of the Rockets.

How can you cheer for your opponent?

But he quickly found a reason for himself. Such a dunk was so great that anyone who saw it would have to cheer, right?

Well, that's right, I didn't surrender to the enemy, I just respected my opponent.

There were also some Lakers fans in the audience, and at this moment they were still discussing excitedly: "Wow, this is so explosive."

"He jumped from the free throw line. It was such a long distance, and he just flew over like that."

"It's a pity that Zhuang Yu never participated in the dunk contest. It's such a shame. Just look at this dunk. If he participated in the dunk contest, he would definitely win the championship as long as LaVine didn't participate."

"Oh, so what if Raven participates?"

......

Soon, the warm-up was over.

The players from both teams returned to the sidelines. Coach Scott glanced at the Rockets and couldn't help but smile, but his smile was a little cold. He said to the players, "We need to win today's game. You've seen the Rockets' performance. Ha, they think they can beat us after a summer. What should we do, guys?"

"Kill them."

"Kill them."

Coach Scott nodded: "Go ahead, let's wake them up."

On the other side, coach Mike D'Antoni was also making arrangements.

His expression was solemn and he felt a little depressed.

Everyone was in high spirits today, but Zhuang Yu's slam dunk turned them all into helpless jerk.

"Let me tell you something." Coach D'Antoni took a deep breath, "First of all, we have to do a good job of defense, especially the defense against Zhuang Yu..."

First, we made some arrangements for defense, but everyone understood that they could not beat the Lakers by relying on defense. They had already tried it in the Western Conference Finals last season.

At that time they also had defensive stalwart Trevor Ariza, but now Ariza has left the Rockets.

Of course, even if Ariza was still there, he couldn't defend Zhuang Yu.

The only way to beat the Lakers is to rely on offense.

Fortunately, their offense is still excellent this season, and they are still a powerful three-point team. Harden's performance is better than last season, and there is also Carmelo Anthony.

A group of people were thinking about this in their hearts, and some of them subconsciously looked at Anthony, and then felt helpless, but Anthony was no longer the offensive kaleidoscope he used to be.

"On offense..."

Coach D'Antoni made some arrangements for the offense.

Their lineup has not changed much this season, and their tactics have not changed much. They still rely on three-pointers from the outside, and their three-point shots still account for half of the team's total shots.

So there are not many changes in offense, just slight adjustments, such as Harden's ball possession has increased further and he has more shots than last season.

Of course, Harden has the ability, he can always score the ball.

After some preparations, several Rockets players walked onto the court and the game officially began...