Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"This ball..."

"Nance's size is too disadvantageous against Cousins. Especially under the basket, he was knocked away by the opponent."

"In the past, the Warriors' inside player was Rooney, and apart from grabbing rebounds, Rooney was not a big threat on the offensive end. But now that Cousins ​​has been replaced, it's completely different. By the way, why didn't Coach Scott let Lopez start? Nance is obviously no match for Cousins. If Lopez is replaced, maybe he can hold up."

It is obvious that it is difficult for Nance Jr. to withstand Cousins ​​in the interior, as he is far behind in both personal strength and body size.

Last season, when the two teams faced off in the playoffs, the Warriors' inside line suffered a loss, but this time it was the Lakers' inside line that suffered a loss.

Coach Scott heard some discussions, but he didn't care.

Lakers offense.

Holiday dribbled the ball forward and when he reached the frontcourt he saw Zhuang Yu reaching for the ball, so he immediately passed the ball to him.

As soon as they saw Zhuang Yu holding the ball, several Warriors players became nervous and their eyes all fell on Zhuang Yu. They saw Zhuang Yu first made a tentative step facing Klay's defense, but Klay was not fooled. He kept one hand raised and his feet firmly nailed to the floor.

But Zhuang Yu didn't care. He immediately slapped the ball forward with his left hand and broke through from the left side. Clay quickly retreated and moved sideways. Then Zhuang Yu changed direction in front of his body at a very fast speed. After changing direction, his speed exploded instantly, which was three points faster than when he broke through to the left just now.

"Too fast." Clay was a little helpless.

Originally, his speed was not as good as Zhuang Yu's, much slower than Zhuang Yu's. In addition, in order to guard against Zhuang Yu's outside shooting, he had to defend further forward. As a result, he did not have enough reaction distance, and when he saw Zhuang Yu break through, he was helpless.

Fortunately, there were teammates behind him to provide backup defense, and Draymond Green immediately left Anderson behind and rushed forward.

This is also the Warriors' defensive strategy.

In their lineup, if Cousins ​​came up to defend, he would be slower, and Zhuang Yu might have already shot before he could get in front of him. Even if Cousins ​​jumped in time, there would definitely be someone missing under the basket, and Zhuang Yu's passing was very good, as long as he stuffed the ball into the inside, he could assist his teammates to score.

Green came up even faster.

And because Anderson's outside shooting is not stable, Green can let him go.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the Warriors still use a three-layer defense strategy. The first layer of defense is Klay, who mainly defends Zhuang Yu's three-point shooting from outside. The second layer of defense is Green, who mainly defends Zhuang Yu's mid-range jump shot after the breakthrough. The third layer of defense is Cousins.

Ever since Zhuang Yu started at UCLA, many teams have tried to use three-layer defense to deal with him, but the effect is often not good.

However, now that the Warriors have Cousins, their starting lineup is no longer just strong on offense but weak on defense. While their offense is strong, their defense has also improved, and they can achieve three-layer defense to further restrict Zhuang Yu.

"Huh......"

Green pounced quickly and appeared in front of Zhuang Yu almost instantly, which surprised Zhuang Yu a little.

Looking at Cousins ​​in the interior, although he is standing in the interior at the moment, his eyes are also on his side, ready to make up for the defense at any time.

A quick glance at Zhuang Yu revealed that the Warriors were using a three-layer defensive strategy.

The Warriors' three-layer defense was executed beautifully this time. Klay's defense was excellent, and Green's defense was also excellent. As for Cousins, it was relatively easy in the interior. Unless Zhuang Yu passed Klay and then passed Green again, he would not be needed.

In this situation, continuing to play one-on-one was not a good option. Zhuang Yu made a quick decision and passed the ball to Anderson. After Anderson received the ball, he took a step forward and then made a one-handed throw. With a swish, the basketball fell into the net.

This is the kind of scoring Anderson excels at.

Although the Lakers scored this goal, the Warriors did not change their defensive strategy. In the next round, when the Lakers attacked and the ball was given to Zhuang Yu again, the Warriors used three layers of defense, forcing Zhuang Yu to pass the ball.

But this time when Zhuang Yu passed the ball, his teammates were unable to score.

In fact, the Warriors' defense is not just a simple three-layer defense, which is only to limit Zhuang Yu. In addition, they also have excellent switching and backup defense.

In the past, the Warriors' defense mainly relied on unlimited switching, because they often played with a small lineup. When facing the opponent's offense, it was easy for them to be misplaced or miss people because of the opponent's pick-and-roll and screen.

Therefore, they have to switch defense endlessly, using quick switching and assisting defense to make up for the height disadvantage of the lineup.

They still retain this defensive system today.

When Zhuang Yu was targeted by the opponent's three-layer defense and had to pass the ball, the Lakers actually only had a moment to shoot.

If there is a slight delay, the Warriors' unlimited switching defense will be in place, and the Lakers will lose the opportunity to shoot and can only reorganize the offense.

"boom!"

There was another dull thud, this time it was Zhuang Yu's shot that missed.

This was not a good scoring opportunity. After breaking through and attracting the defense, Zhuang Yu passed the ball to his teammates, but his teammates did not shoot at the first time.

So he could only reorganize the offense, but the offense time was quickly consumed, and the ball finally returned to Zhuang Yu's hands with only three seconds left, so Zhuang Yu had to shoot quickly.

So the shot was missed.

“Not in again.”

"Yeah, even Zhuang Yu has started to forge iron, this situation is not good."

After a few minutes, the Lakers fell into a disadvantage, and the Warriors quickly widened the gap to 9 points.

One reason is that the Warriors' offense was excellent and they had too many scoring points.

Curry and Durant's super personal abilities, plus Thompson the three-point shooter, and Cousins ​​in the interior.

Today, the Warriors' offense almost all started from Durant, taking advantage of Durant's personal ability advantage over Korver.

If the Lakers don't provide assisting defense or providing backup, they will just have to watch Durant play one-on-one against Korver.

Once the Lakers go up to assist and make up for the defense, they will inevitably miss people. As long as Durant passes the ball, whether it is to Curry or Thompson, he can disrupt the Lakers' defense and open up the offensive space on the court.

At this time, the Lakers naturally could not watch Curry or Thompson shoot from beyond the three-point line, after all, the three-point threat from the two was too great.

But once they attack these two people, the inside will be vacant, and the ball will be passed to Cousins ​​in the inside, and the Lakers can only watch Cousins ​​score.

In fact, after suffering a serious injury, Cousins' condition is not as good as last season.

If he is allowed to play like he did with the Pelicans last season or with the Kings, the Lakers are actually not afraid.

Now Cousins' athletic ability has declined a lot, and his threat in ball-handling offense is not that great.

But the problem is that the Warriors have Curry, Durant and Klay on the outside to contain the defense, so the Lakers' inside line is a bit empty, which also allows Cousins ​​to receive the basketball near the three-second zone or even inside the three-second zone. He does not need to hold the ball to attack, he just needs to use his tonnage advantage and excellent finishing ability to launch an attack near the basket.

In this way, Cousins' efficiency is naturally very high.

After all, the closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score.

Another point is that the Lakers' offense was not very good.

Zhuang Yu was targeted by the opponent's three-layer defense, and when he passed the ball in time, his teammates did not seize the opportunity well and shot the ball in the first time Zhuang Yu passed the ball. Once they were delayed for a while, the Warriors' unlimited switching defense would be in place, making them lose the chance to shoot and reducing the Lakers' offensive efficiency.

In just a few minutes, the Warriors had established a 9-point lead.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Scott frowned and called a timeout.

He was actually mentally prepared for the team to fall into a disadvantage.

After all, the Warriors' strength is there, and as the fans said, he did not let Lopez start, so he will definitely suffer in the interior. At the No. 3 position, Korver will also suffer against Durant.

However, Coach Scott did not expect that the Warriors were not only sharp on offense, but also did so well on defense, which was obviously much better than last season.

When several players came off the court, Coach Scott first made a substitution, replacing Nance Jr. and Korver with Lopez Sr. and Cunningham.

The purpose of this is naturally to improve defense.

In the last few minutes, the ones who were really at a disadvantage on the Lakers' defense were Nance Jr. and Korver. Now that both of them have been replaced, Lopez will face Cousins ​​and Cunningham will face Durant. The defensive effect will definitely be better than before.

He then spread out the tactical board and made some arrangements for the offense.

"The opponent's defense is obviously targeting Zhuang Yu, and what we need to do is to seize the opportunity when Zhuang Yu passes the ball and throw the ball out, and make the shot."

"Anderson, when Green goes up to delay, you need to cut to the basket and get closer to the basket. This way, when Zhuang Yu passes the ball to you, you can attack the basket immediately."

"Others have to move too. Brooke, you have to get in front of Cousins ​​as much as possible so that Zhuang Yu can pass the ball directly to you. You can also block Cousins ​​for Anderson when Zhuang Yu passes the ball to Anderson, allowing Anderson to attack the basket directly."

"And Holiday and Cunningham, you also have to run actively and look for outside shooting opportunities. If Anderson and Brook don't have a chance, Zhuang Yu will give you the ball, and what you have to do is to seize this opportunity and shoot the ball."

Finally, he looked at Zhuang Yu and said, "Zhuang, if your teammates are not in good form, you should give the ball to Holiday or Anderson and let them organize the game. You should play without the ball. Don't give the opponent a chance to form a three-layer defense. Use your teammates' screens and pick-and-rolls to get rid of the defense and then shoot from the outside."