Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Bang!"

There was an explosion.

Antetokounmpo slammed the basketball into the basket.

"This guy......"

Zhuang Yu shook his head and greeted his teammates.

Coming to the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu ran back to get the ball, Brogdon rushed up, defended closely, waving his hands back and forth, pressing his body against Zhuang Yu, trying his best to put pressure on Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu was not afraid. He quickly retreated and then suddenly accelerated.

Brogdon turned around subconsciously, and because he couldn't block it and couldn't retreat in advance to block the position, he could only turn around and chase, calling on his teammates to help defend.

Antetokounmpo moved forward quickly, but this time Zhuang Yu did not move forward. Just when Brogdon turned around and prepared to chase, Zhuang Yu dribbled the ball from behind, suddenly pulled the ball back, tapped the floor with his toes, and retreated beyond the three-point line.

"not good."

"Oops."

Brogdon and Antetokounmpo's faces changed, and both wanted to pounce on Zhuang Yu, but it was too late.

Brogdon wanted to adjust his steps, but Antetokounmpo was too far away, so he could only watch Zhuang Yu jump outside the three-point line. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball flew out.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

The score became 3:4.

"nice shot."

"Haha, Zhuang Yu is awesome."

The home fans roared with excitement.

Zhuang Yu turned around and retreated to his own half.

Coach Scott on the sidelines couldn't help but smile. The opponent scored two goals in a row, and they needed someone to stand up. Zhuang Yu was always able to do it, even if the opponent's defense was very targeted.

In the next few rounds, the two sides exchanged blows, and the Bucks had a slight advantage.

Mainly relying on Antetokounmpo.

The Bucks also know that the No. 4 position is the Lakers' defensive weakness, so they always let the others move away and let Antetokounmpo single out Anderson.

The Lakers either help defend or double-team, and once Antetokounmpo passes the ball, others have a chance. Antetokounmpo is not the only one who can score on the Bucks. Bledsoe, Brogdon, and Middle can all score and have outside shooting ability.

What made Coach Budenholzer a little regretful was that the Bucks were not able to limit the Lakers well on the defensive end.

Their defense against Zhuang Yu was very targeted, but Zhuang Yu had a strong passing ability and was always able to pass the ball.

In addition to him, Lopez, Holiday and Korver can all score.

The Bucks do not have any advantage in these positions, especially in terms of Lopez. Mark is obviously no match for Lopez.

After a few rounds, the score became 13:10, with the Bucks leading by 3 points.

"Requesting a substitution."

Coach Scott requested a substitution, replacing Korver and Anderson with Cunningham and Nance Jr.

The purpose of this substitution is obvious, which is to improve defense.

Replacing Korver was a regular rotation, while replacing Anderson was because Anderson could not withstand Antetokounmpo and his physique was still a little thin.

After the substitution, Coach Scott gestured to Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu understood.

......

Lakers offense.

After Zhuang Yu came to the front court, he took a quick look at the situation on the court, then ran back to get the ball. Brogdon rushed over, and Zhuang Yu broke through and passed the ball. After the ball was passed, he moved quickly, circled along the inside line, and finally returned to the outside line.

Catch the ball, jump, shoot...all in one go.

Swish!

With a slight sound, the three-pointer went in.

Coach Scott smiled.

After this substitution, Korver and Anderson were no longer on the court, and Cunningham and Nance Jr. were responsible for defense, so they were not relied upon for offense.

Then, on the offensive end, Zhuang Yu needs to step up and score more points.

Just a moment after this three-pointer, Zhuang Yu made another three-pointer, which made the Bucks very depressed and the score was reversed.

Coach Budenholzer also frowned. It was not just that Zhuang Yu scored consecutively, the Bucks also encountered trouble on the offensive end.

After the Lakers replaced Cunningham and Nance Jr., there was further improvement on the defensive end, especially in restricting Antetokounmpo.

Of course, Nance Jr. can't defend Antetokounmpo either.

But with the addition of Cunningham and Nance Jr., the Lakers' overall defensive strength has been further improved. One person cannot defend Antetokounmpo, but several people may be able to do so.

Turning around, Antetokounmpo wanted to attack the basket with the ball, but the Lakers quickly tightened their defense. Cunningham, Nance Jr., and Lopez Sr. were all in the interior. When he saw that he couldn't get up, he had to pass the ball to Middleton.

Middleton was left open at this time. He received the ball and wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but a figure flashed in front of him and Zhuang Yu appeared in front of him.

Middleton hesitated and did not dare to make a move.

Because of this delay, the opportunity was gone and they had to reorganize the offense. However, they failed to score in the end. With a "bang", the basketball bounced out of the rim. Nance Jr. held Antetokounmpo tightly, and Lopez grabbed the rebound and passed it to Holiday.

Zhuang Yu was already running quickly to the frontcourt. Holiday pushed the ball to the frontcourt with both hands. Zhuang Yu reached out and grabbed the basketball. In front of him, besides the basket, there was only Bledsoe.

Bledsoe retreats quickly, but he is too short.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, calling a foul on Bledsoe, and the basketball spun around the rim and finally fell in.

This is a 2+1!

"Damn it." Bledsoe cursed frustratedly.

When Zhuang Yu stood on the free throw line and was about to make the extra free throw, coach Budenholzer exclaimed helplessly and made personnel adjustments.

The Lakers also made personnel adjustments, replacing Zhuang Yu and Lopez with substitute players...

After both sides replaced their rotation lineups, the Bucks regained the upper hand because Antetokounmpo remained on the court and coach Budenholzer did not replace him.

The Lakers' rotation lineup is not strong in defense but in offense, so they naturally cannot limit Antetokounmpo's scoring.

After a few minutes, the Bucks regained the lead.

However, Coach Budenholzer did not let Antetokounmpo play the entire quarter and replaced him with one minute left.

When the first quarter ended, the score was 32:32 and the two sides were tied.

“The Bucks are still very strong.”

"Antetokounmpo is strong, not the Bucks."

"Ha ha......"

In the audience, some fans were discussing.

Although the Lakers did not have the upper hand in the score at the end of the first quarter, the home fans were not worried. Everyone could see that the reason why the Bucks were able to tie with the Lakers was that Antetokounmpo played almost the entire quarter and performed well enough.

But can he play like this for four quarters?

Coach Budenholzer is also thinking about this problem. It is impossible to let Antetokounmpo play for so long, so he must find other ways.

......

Soon, the second quarter begins.

The Lakers sent out Lopez, Rose, Clarkson, Hamilton and Kuzma.

Hamilton rubbed his hands, feeling excited because he finally had the chance to play.

However, he made a mistake right after he came on the court, and was extremely upset, but fortunately Coach Scott did not care.

The Bucks also fielded a rotation lineup. Antetokounmpo, Bledsoe, and Middleton were not sent to play. Only Brogdon played with Ersan Ilyasova, Nikola Mirotic, Pat Connaughton, and Tony Snell as substitutes.

Brogdon's performance was outstanding. Not only was he good at outside shooting, but he could also break through and pass the ball. Under his leadership, the Bucks' rotation lineup played quite well.

Of course, we are still at a disadvantage.

Because the Lakers have a stronger lineup, Rose, Clarkson, Kuzma and Lopez can all score.

After a few rounds, the Lakers began to widen the gap.

"It still doesn't work." Coach Budenholzer shook his head and requested a substitution, replacing Middleton.

Middleton scored consecutively after coming on, first hitting a three-pointer from the outside, and then cutting in and receiving a pass from Brogdon for a layup.

Coach Scott narrowed his eyes and watched the court with interest, then made a substitution, replacing Anderson.

Anderson is not good at scoring, but he can do a lot of things. Without Antetokounmpo on the court, Anderson can display his abilities.

Anderson took the ball, then made a change of direction, raised the ball with one hand, and threw it with one hand towards the player who was defending.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

A moment later, Anderson gave another assist to his teammate. After breaking through, he passed the ball through the defender's armpit and into Lopez's hands.

Bang!

Lopez dunked with both hands.

Coach Budenholzer shook his head helplessly and looked at the bench, but Antetokounmpo had already stood up and was ready to play.

"Giannis, you go in," said Coach Budenholzer.

Antetokounmpo had a serious expression, with a burning fighting spirit in his eyes, and nodded at Coach Budenholzer.

Soon, Antetokounmpo was substituted in.

As soon as Antetokounmpo came on the court, he attacked the basket and slammed the ball against Lopez's defense, making Lopez's face look a little ugly.

Coach Scott also began to prepare for substitutions.

......

Turning around, the Lakers attacked.

After coming to the frontcourt, Lopez asked for the ball in the low post and then played a one-on-one game with his back to the basket. After Antetokounmpo came up, the No. 5 position of the Bucks became him.

After being dunked by Antetokounmpo just now, Lopez was ready to return the favor. When Antetokounmpo came up to him, he immediately played a one-on-one with his back to the basket and pushed towards the inside with his butt sticking out. However, Antetokounmpo defended well, but Lopez had more than that.

After taking two steps back, Lopez made a half turn, confronted Antetokounmpo, and then raised the ball with his right hand.

"Humph."

Antetokounmpo snorted coldly, and after the confrontation he was able to jump up quickly, raising his arms high, trying to block the shot.

However, Lopez is a hook shot.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

“That’s a beautiful hook shot.”

"Brooke is still very good and plays very steadily."

The home fans cheered.

However, Antetokounmpo turned around and retaliated, asking for the ball in the low post, and then took the initiative to confront, causing Lopez to stagger. Antetokounmpo then jumped into the air and wanted to make another dunk.

However, Lopez was no pushover. He jumped up quickly, taking advantage of his height and stretching his hand across the front.

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang, but the ball did not go in as it was interfered by Lopez, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced high.

Although Middleton finally picked up the basketball and made a jump shot, Antetokounmpo still felt very unhappy.

Especially the laughter from the home fans was harsh.

When he came to the defensive end, Antetokounmpo took the initiative to step forward and face Lopez. Lopez asked for the ball in the low post, then played one-on-one with his back to the basket. After taking two steps back, he half turned around, from facing the basket with his back to the basket, and then raised the ball and made a fake move, making Antetokounmpo jump. Then he jumped up, created a time difference, grabbed the basketball with one hand, and dunked towards the basket.

"Bang!"

With a bang, the basketball was dunked into the basket by Lopez.

Coach Budenholzer frowned on the sidelines and thought to himself, "Giannis is a No. 4 player. He is at a disadvantage in terms of weight and height when fighting against Lopez in the low post. He is also young and needs to accumulate experience."

At this moment, a cry of pain was suddenly heard on the field.

Coach Budenholzer was awakened and subconsciously turned his head to look. He saw Lopez lying on the floor, holding his left ankle with one hand and screaming in pain.