Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

With a loud "bang", Zhuang Yu dunked the basketball into the basket. The net was shaking, the basket was trembling, and the photographer outside the baseline opened his mouth wide.

There was silence in the audience.

This was the Mavericks' home court, so they naturally wouldn't cheer for Zhuang Yu, but they were so shocked by the dunk that they couldn't boo, and there was only silence.

Several seconds passed before the silence was broken.

There were cheers. Those were the fans supporting the Lakers who reacted and started cheering loudly, cheering for Zhuang Yu.

This was a beautiful block + fast break dunk, and it was a block on Doncic.

For a moment, the morale of the entire Mavericks team was a little low. After Zhuang Yu turned around and retreated to the center line, the Mavericks players returned to their own half to prepare to serve.

Doncic's face looked a little ugly. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. However, he was still a young man who had just entered the league. When he held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt again, facing Zhuang Yu's defense, he chose to play directly one-on-one, trying to get back the advantage.

This time he became more cautious and changed directions continuously, but he still couldn't get past Zhuang Yu. He gritted his teeth, chose to hold the ball and force a three-step layup, actively looking for physical confrontation, and then shot under the confrontation.

boom!

There was a muffled sound, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

Coach Carlisle frowned. Doncic's shot was obviously not calm this time. It was not a good opportunity, nor was it a reasonable way to shoot.

He could understand Doncic. If he had scored the goal, it would have been fine, but now that he didn't, it was another matter.

Coach Carlisle stood up, clapped his hands and shouted to the court: "Retreat quickly, defend better, don't miss anyone."

Since Doncic failed to score this ball, he must defend it on the defensive end. Otherwise, if he can't score on the offensive end and can't defend it on the defensive end, it will hurt morale even more.

The Lakers' attack came and the ball was given to Zhuang Yu.

As soon as they saw Zhuang Yu get the ball, the Mavericks immediately became nervous. Zhuang Yu had not taken many shots in the first quarter, but looking at him now, it seems that he is about to start exerting his strength.

After getting the ball, Zhuang Yu stood outside the three-point line. He was not in a hurry to attack. He glanced at the defensive situation and then made a gesture to his teammates.

The teammates came over for a pick and roll, and the defense switched, so it became Zhuang Yu and Doncic facing each other. The two looked at each other, Zhuang Yu smiled slightly, and suddenly accelerated to break through to the right. Doncic immediately retreated sideways with his arms open, and then he changed direction in front of his body at a very fast speed.

Doncic's heart skipped a beat and he quickly adjusted his steps, while subconsciously stepping back. He knew that he was not as fast as Zhuang Yu, and in this situation, a simple lateral move would hardly stop Zhuang Yu's breakthrough.

But just as he was stepping back, Zhuang Yu suddenly paused, tapped his toes on the floor, quickly retreated outside the three-point line, and immediately jumped up.

"not good."

Doncic cried out inwardly, but it was too late for him to pounce on him.

He could only lunge forward as far as he could and stretch out his arms to interfere.

However, Zhuang Yu's attack speed was too fast and his interference did not have any effect.

The basketball flew out from Zhuang Yu's fingertips. Doncic subconsciously turned his head to look at the basket, and saw the basketball go through the net with a "swish".

The ball went in, and it was a three-pointer.

Doncic looked unhappy and depressed.

He was able to score against Zhuang Yu in the first quarter, so why can't he do that now?

The shot was blocked and the forced attack on the basket also missed.

On the contrary, Zhuang Yu scored points one after another. Not to mention the dunk just now, this time he directly targeted him and scored over his head.

This feeling is very bad.

Doncic gritted his teeth secretly, wanting to get it back in the next round.

However, at this moment, Coach Carlisle called a timeout.

Doncic turned his head and looked at Coach Carlisle, his eyes seemed to be questioning why Coach Carlisle called a timeout at this time and why he didn't let him get back on track?

Coach Carlisle had a stern face, but his eyes were looking at the other players of the Mavericks.

Doncic was very smart. He reacted immediately and looked at his teammates. He found that his teammates were walking to the sidelines in silence with frustrated expressions on their faces. It was obvious that not only he was hit, but also his teammates.

What they lost in these two rounds was not only the score, but also their morale.

The Lakers' morale is high at the moment, while the Mavericks' morale is low. Coach Carlisle called the timeout at a very timely moment, because if he didn't call a timeout, the situation might get worse.

Coach Carlisle came up, patted Doncic on the arm, and said earnestly: "Luka, you need to calm down."

Doncic glanced at Zhuang Yu unwillingly, but still nodded obediently: "Sorry, coach, I was a little impulsive just now."

Coach Carlisle smiled with relief: "It's okay. The fact that you can say that proves that you have calmed down."

He pulled Doncic and said, "Zhuang Yu has been observing you in the first quarter. He is observing your game habits and technical characteristics. He is a very good defensive player. The more he knows about you, the harder it will be for you to single him out. Luka, do you know what to do?"

Doncic frowned and thought for a moment, then replied: "Coach, I understand. I will play smarter."

Coach Carlisle nodded, very satisfied with Doncic's understanding.

The team really struck gold this year.

......

During the timeout, Coach Carlisle made some adjustments, instructing the players to strengthen their defense against Zhuang Yu. He also made some substitutions and returned to the starting lineup.

When the timeout ended and both sides returned to the court, the Lakers also made substitutions, replacing Rose with Holiday, but did not replace Kuzma.

Kuzma performed well on the court in the past period of time, and Zhuang Yu was obviously about to start the "scoring mode", so the five-small lineup could create better space for him.

The Mavericks attack.

After Doncic pushed the ball to the frontcourt, he still faced Zhuang Yu's defense. At this time, his eyes had calmed down a lot. He gestured to his teammates and tried to get rid of him with the help of his teammates' cover, but he failed. He was not in a hurry, but passed the ball to Matthews.

After passing the ball, Doncic ran quickly, made a circle in the interior, and finally got rid of Zhuang Yu with the help of his teammates' cover. He returned to the three-point line to get the ball, pretended to shoot, and then made a breakthrough and passed the ball to Barnes after attracting the defense.

Swish!

Barnes made a three-pointer.

There was applause from the audience.

Coach Carlisle also smiled and was very satisfied with Doncic's performance.

This young man was very savvy and played more maturely than his age. Not only did he calm down quickly, but he also played smarter when facing Zhuang Yu's defense again. He did not just want to score points to regain the advantage, but attracted the defense and created opportunities for his teammates.

Of course, this is the characteristic of Doncic's game. His passing ability is excellent.

What’s depressing is that the Lakers immediately responded with a three-pointer from Zhuang Yu.

After reaching the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu and his teammates played a three-point tactic, got rid of the opponent with the help of his teammates' screen, and then returned to the three-point line to receive the ball and shoot directly, which hit the target steadily.

Doncic took a deep breath, and after reaching the frontcourt, he still tried to get rid of Zhuang Yu, wanting to create a mismatch before playing. However, this time the Lakers stared at him very closely and did not give him any chance. As long as someone delayed a little, Zhuang Yu would immediately reappear in front of him.

This made Doncic very helpless.

He failed to find a good opportunity to attack for two or three rounds in a row. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and chose to attack Zhuang Yu.

This time Doncic chose a turnaround jump shot after a breakthrough. He has enough height, and it is difficult to defend against a turnaround jump shot after a confrontation. However, Zhuang Yu's jumping and jumping speed are very good. Although he failed to block Doncic's shot again, he still successfully interfered with it.

boom!

The basketball bounced out of the frame.

Anderson got the rebound and launched a counterattack. Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Cunningham, and Kuzma all ran to the frontcourt, and several Mavericks players also hurriedly retreated.

Before crossing the center line, Anderson pushed the ball to Holiday with both hands. Holiday grabbed the basketball and rushed to the basket, forcing the Mavericks to tighten their defense. Then he passed the ball to Zhuang Yu outside the three-point line.

"not good."

"Don't let him shoot threes."

In the audience, home fans shouted loudly, reminding the Mavericks players.

I saw Zhuang Yu standing outside the left three-point line, holding the ball up.

At this moment, a figure flew over from behind him. It was Doncic who had caught up with him. He jumped up with all his strength and stretched out his arms, trying to block Zhuang Yu's shot.

However, Zhuang Yu seemed to have eyes behind his head and took back the ball that he had raised. Doncic missed the ball and flew past Zhuang Yu.

"Damn it, I got cheated."

Doncic was annoyed and turned his head subconsciously, just in time to see Zhuang Yu jumping up with a smile on his lips and shaking his wrist.

The basketball flew out from Zhuang Yu's fingertips, drew a beautiful arc, and finally fell into the net accurately, making another three-pointer.

Doncic was filled with helplessness and could only smile bitterly.

Although he is still a freshman, he has been able to play with ease against many well-established stars in the league and is not inferior to them.

But today when I met Zhuang Yu, I just felt humiliated, which was really discouraging.

"Is this the strength of a two-time scoring champion?" Doncic sighed. He had to admit that Zhuang Yu was indeed too strong.

Whether it's defense or offense, it's too strong.

Doncic played very depressed for a period of time afterwards. On the offensive end, he was very uncomfortable being defended by Zhuang Yu, and on the defensive end, he would be singled out by Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu could defend him, but he could not defend Zhuang Yu. The matchup between the two could be said to be a clear winner.

This made the home fans feel a little uncomfortable. In the first quarter, Doncic played well against Zhuang Yu. Why did he suddenly fail?

Coach Carlisle on the sidelines knew very well what was going on. In the first quarter, Zhuang Yu was just observing Doncic and did not really exert any effort.

When Zhuang Yu had enough understanding of Doncic and he started to exert his strength, the gap in strength between the two became apparent, and Zhuang Yu was still stronger.

"Well, just think of it as paying tuition."

Coach Carlisle sighed helplessly.