Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Entering the fourth quarter, coach Budenholzer replaced Antetokounmpo after only two minutes of playing. Antetokounmpo was also very angry. After coming on the court, he dunked, then flexed his biceps and roared at the audience.

The home fans were not used to him and immediately burst into loud boos.

In the next two rounds, Antetokounmpo played decisively, attacking the basket one after another. One ball was passed out, and the other was pulled down by a foul.

"Coach." Assistant coach Madsen called out in a low voice.

"Yeah." Coach Scott knew what he meant and nodded, "Prepare for a substitution."

The opponent naturally wanted to catch up with Antetokounmpo when he came on, and he did catch up with a few points. The difference between the two sides came to single digits, so it was time to make a substitution.

After Antetokounmpo finished his free throws, the Lakers called a timeout and replaced Holiday and Anderson with Rose, Kuzma and Nance Jr.

However, the Lakers still failed to gain any advantage.

First of all, they can't defend Antetokounmpo, and even if they use double-teaming and shrinking the defense, they will miss other Bucks players.

If the other Bucks players didn't have a good touch from the outside, the Lakers' defense wouldn't have been a problem, but the Bucks players actually had a pretty good touch from the outside.

Secondly, the team encountered trouble on the offensive end and lacked an absolute strong point.

Although Holiday and Rose can both attack with the ball, they are obviously not as good as Zhuang Yu, and the opponent has Antetokounmpo to provide backup defense, so they cannot open up the situation.

Before we knew it, the difference between the two sides was only 1 point.

The score difference turned from ten points to one point, and Coach Budenholzer smiled. It was just as he thought. As long as he replaced Antetokounmpo in advance, he would be able to gain the upper hand.

"Requesting a timeout."

The Lakers called a timeout.

Then a substitution was made, replacing Nance Jr. and Kuzma with Zhuang Yu and Zubac, and the lineup on the field became Rose, Holiday, Zhuang Yu, Anderson and Zubac.

Although this lineup has a center Zubac, it is still not easy to defend Antetokounmpo. However, Coach Scott's goal is not to improve defense, but offense.

As soon as he came onto the court, Zhuang Yu asked his teammates for the ball.

As soon as the Bucks saw Zhuang Yu asking for the ball, they immediately started to double-team him. Zhuang Yu scored a lot of points today.

"Humph."

Zhuang Yu snorted coldly, passed the ball to Rose, and began to move, crossing positions with Anderson. Anderson set a screen for Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu took the opportunity to get rid of the defense, and Rose also passed the ball to him.

Several Bucks players' hearts skipped a beat and they subconsciously pounced on Zhuang Yu.

Antetokounmpo also rushed forward, jumped up, and tried his best to block Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu did not choose to shoot a three-pointer, but passed the ball without looking at anyone. He flicked the ball with his left hand and directly put it into the basket and gave it to Zubac.

Zubac jumped up from the ground. At this time, he was already open and everyone's attention was on Zhuang Yu. After he jumped up, he directly did a two-handed dunk.

Antetokounmpo looked back and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

At this time, the Bucks' lineup on the court was Bledsoe, Brogdon, Middleton, Mirotic, and Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo was the one facing Zubac. He rushed forward to block Zhuang Yu, and the inside line was completely missed.

Coach Budenholzer frowned and shouted to the court: "Be careful not to miss anyone."

Antetokounmpo knew that he was being talked about. He nodded silently and ran to the frontcourt. After arriving at the frontcourt, he opened his hand to ask for the ball.

Bledsoe passed the ball and then pulled away to allow Antetokounmpo to play alone, but the Lakers immediately double-teamed him.

Antetokounmpo frowned and had no choice but to pass the ball.

After two more passes, the ball was passed to Middleton, who tried to single out Zhuang Yu, but failed.

At this time, seeing Antetokounmpo suddenly run back and cut, Middleton immediately passed the ball. Antetokounmpo grabbed the basketball, jumped on one foot, stretched his arms in the air like a gibbon. It seemed that he was still far away from the basket, but his arms had almost sent the basketball to the side of the basket. He jumped lightly with his fingertips.

The ball goes in.

Zubac was a little helpless.

It would be okay for him to defend some traditional inside players who rely on their weight to push into the inside, but he has no way to defend against an inside player like Antetokounmpo who can run, jump and rush, because he can't keep up with the pace.

"fine."

Zhuang Yu waved his hand and turned to look at the scoreboard.

At this time, the difference between the two sides was only one point.

......

Come to the frontcourt.

This time, Zhuang Yu did not take the ball to attract the defense, but made a gesture to Rose and then started moving quickly.

Rose broke through and passed the ball to Anderson, who passed it to Holiday. Holiday took a look outside the three-point line but did not shoot, instead keeping his eyes on Zhuang Yu.

When Zhuang Yu ran along the baseline, using Zubac's screen to get rid of Middleton and came to the three-point line in the left corner, Holiday immediately passed the ball to him.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu jumped up after receiving the ball, and with a flick of his wrist, the basketball obediently went into the net with a slight sound, making a three-pointer.

The score difference widened to 4 points.

In the next few minutes, the two sides fought back and forth, and the result was evenly matched.

The Lakers still have some headaches for Antetokounmpo. Even if they double-team him, when Antetokounmpo receives the ball in the paint, the Lakers are too late to double-team him. In addition, the Bucks' other players have good outside shooting skills. Bledsoe, Brogdon, Middleton, Mirotic, all of them can shoot.

This is also the reason why Budenholzer did not send Thorn-Mark.

Fortunately, the Bucks couldn't defend Zhuang Yu.

Although they used double-teaming, once double-teaming, they would miss people, and Zhuang Yu could play without the ball, so he could shoot directly after receiving the ball without waiting for them to form a double-team.

This move made the Bucks feel helpless.

After a while, there were only two minutes left in the game, and the Lakers were still leading by 4 points.

Coach Budenholzer called a timeout. He frowned and glanced at Zhuang Yu, then retracted his gaze, spread out the tactical board and said, "We still have to focus on defending Zhuang Yu. He must have physical problems after playing for such a long time. Defend him well."

"And offense, we must pass the ball."

"Giannis, you need to set more screens for your teammates, go inside with the pick-and-roll, and don't give the opponent a chance to double-team you. Don't be in a hurry, foul if you can, the opponent's foul count has reached the limit, Zubac and Anderson both have 4 fouls."

"As for the rest..."

After some arrangements, Coach Budenholzer put away the tactical board and clapped his hands vigorously: "There are still two minutes left. We have enough time. Play well and come on."

A group of Bucks players chanted in unison, “Yes.”

......

The pause ended quickly.

Both sides returned to the court. There was no change in the Bucks' lineup, while the Lakers' lineup included Holiday, Zhuang Yu, Cunningham, Anderson, and Zubac.

Seeing the Lakers change to this lineup, Coach Budenholzer immediately understood that the other side wanted to focus on defending Antetokounmpo and Middleton. Because Antetokounmpo and Middleton are the two best players of the Bucks today.

Antetokounmpo has scored 27 points, plus 11 rebounds, and Middleton also scored 25 points.

However, in this case, the Lakers can only rely on Holiday and Zhuang Yu on the offensive end.

This allows the Bucks' defense to be more targeted.

On the court, the Bucks attacked.

After coming to the frontcourt, the ball was still given to Antetokounmpo. The Lakers wanted to attack from this point. The Lakers quickly double-teamed him, and Antetokounmpo passed the ball...

After several passes, the ball was finally passed to the three-point line. Middleton jumped up and was about to shoot a three-pointer, but was interfered by Cunningham.

boom!

The ball didn't make the target.

However, Antetokounmpo grabbed the rebound and scored on the second attack.

There was only a little over a minute left in the game. When Holiday of the Lakers pushed the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Zhuang Yu, the Bucks also started to double-team him.

Zhuang Yu passed the ball and then moved quickly.

With the Lakers' lineup on the field at that time, Zhuang Yu naturally took the lead at this time. He made a circle along the inside line and then returned to the three-point line.

However, the Bucks switched defense very quickly, because their key defense was Zhuang Yu. Someone switched defense immediately and blocked Zhuang Yu. After Zhuang Yu got the ball, he made a fake shot and then broke through quickly.

Antetokounmpo immediately rushed over and stood in front of Zhuang Yu. He raised his hands high with a cold light in his eyes.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu jumped up, holding the basketball in his right hand and threw it into the basket. Antetokounmpo also jumped up subconsciously. His jumping and explosive power were excellent. He jumped very high with his arms raised high.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably have blocked it.

However, Zhuang Yu made a lob shot with an arc that was frighteningly high, even exceeding the top of the basket.

No one would be able to handle such a height.

The basketball flew over Antetokounmpo's head, then began to fall and finally fell into the net.

Because the arc was so high, it fell almost straight down and didn't even touch the net much, nor was there any sound of the basketball going through the net.

This made Antetokounmpo a little uncertain. He turned his head suddenly with a confused look in his eyes: "Did this ball...go in?"

However, he quickly reacted.

Because the home fans in the audience were already cheering loudly.

Antetokounmpo cursed "Damn it" in his heart. He was really annoyed and helpless. He really wanted to block Zhuang Yu once, even just once, but he couldn't succeed.

On the offensive end, Antetokounmpo took off directly after receiving the pass from his teammate, causing Chubac to foul and scoring the ball.

Coach Scott frowned on the sidelines. Zubac already had five fouls, but he did not plan to make a substitution as there was only a little over a minute left in the game.

never mind.

The reason he frowned was that Antetokounmpo scored 2+1, and the gap between the two sides was once again narrowed to only one point.