Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"It's okay, you just have bad luck today."

Zhuang Yu comforted Lopez again, but the shooting percentage of 10 out of 2 in the first half was extremely low.

What's more, Lopez is a center. Even if a guard can achieve such a shooting percentage, it can only be described as miserable. For a center, such a shooting percentage is absolutely terrible.

Coach Scott then came over and comforted Lopez. He was mainly worried that Lopez was hit hard. If his body had not fully recovered to its best condition and he was traumatized mentally, that would be troublesome.

Lopez was not that fragile. He forced a smile at everyone, took a deep breath, and said, "I will help you grab rebounds in the second half."

Hearing him say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The offense requires form and touch, as well as a little luck, but the defense does not rely on these things.

Since Lopez said he would help them grab rebounds in the second half, it proved that he had gotten rid of his depression.

This is not bad, maybe getting a few more rebounds can help him regain some confidence.

......

The second half started quickly.

After entering the second half, the Warriors began to fight back, and the Lakers were still leading by 4 points at the end of the first half. But in the third quarter, the Warriors started to shoot three-pointers. First, Curry and Klay hit three-pointers from the outside, and then Cousins ​​also hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

Cousins ​​actually has very good shooting ability, and his shooting range can extend beyond the three-point line, but the Warriors' lineup obviously does not require him to shoot many three-pointers.

This three-pointer was a pleasant surprise.

at the same time.

Durant's individual singles also helped the Warriors score points.

However, in just a moment, the Warriors launched a 13:4 wave, not only overtaking the score, but also leading the Lakers by 5 points.

This forced Coach Scott to call a timeout to curb the opponent's momentum.

After the timeout, both sides returned to the court.

After the Lakers came to the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu ran back and asked Holiday for the ball.

When the ball came over, Zhuang Yu made a gesture, Lopez came up to screen, Zhuang Yu moved to the right, pretending to shoot a three-pointer, Green jumped up without thinking. However, Zhuang Yu did not shoot, but just bowed, then accelerated and rushed past Green.

Cousins ​​rushed forward to defend, and Zhuang Yu threw the ball into the basket.

A figure rushed in along the baseline from the left, grabbed the basketball in the air and did a two-handed alley-oop slam dunk.

It was Anderson.

From this ball, the Lakers began to explode.

First, Lopez blocked Klay's layup on the defensive end, and then the Lakers quickly counterattacked. After coming to the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu also waited for his teammates and directly made a three-pointer.

At this time, the Warriors players had just retreated to their own half and had not had time to set up their defense. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Yu came over and threw the ball directly, leaving them unable to react.

With a slight sound, the three-pointer also hit.

For a moment, the Lakers tied the score again, and then the two sides continued to take turns leading, and the score remained in a stalemate.

Until most of the third quarter had passed, both sides began to replace their main players with rotation lineups, and the score was still tense.

The Warriors replaced Cousins, while Lopez of the Lakers remained on the court.

Lopez didn't take many shots on offense in this quarter, only getting two points in the paint, but his effect on defense can't be ignored. In this quarter, he grabbed 4 rebounds, a block, and a steal.

However, the reason why Coach Scott kept Lopez on the court was not because of his outstanding performance on the defensive end in this quarter, but to allow Lopez to find his form.

Lopez is different from Cousins.

The reason why Coach Kerr limited Cousins' playing time was because Cousins ​​had previously suffered a serious injury of a ruptured Achilles tendon.

This type of injury is very troublesome. Many players cannot recover to their previous state after suffering this injury, and may even suffer consecutive injuries.

So even after returning from injury, you have to be careful.

Lopez's injury is much simpler, and there will generally be no sequelae after recovery, so there is no problem with him playing more time.

Entering the rotation time, Lopez still tried two personal attacks. This time he made 2 of 1 shots, with a decent efficiency.

Soon the third quarter ended with the Lakers leading by three points.

The home fans are still very satisfied with this score. The Warriors' lineup and strength are there, but the Lakers are still leading after three quarters, which is quite good.

However, when entering the fourth quarter, the intensity of the game further increased.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers' rotation lineup still had a slight advantage, but the Warriors soon began to replace the main lineup and quickly gained the upper hand, tying the score in a blink of an eye.

Coach Scott called a timeout and replaced the main lineup, but Korver was not on the court. Instead, Cunningham played at the No. 3 position.

As soon as they came on, Zhuang Yu completed a cooperation with Lopez.

Zhuang Yu moved to the left with the help of a pick-and-roll, and Lopez cut to the basket after blocking the opponent. Zhuang Yu made a clever ground pass to Lopez, who made a layup and caused Green to foul. He made one of two free throws.

To be honest, Lopez's touch was really not that good today, even his shooting percentage at the free throw line was not high.

Turning around, the Warriors quickly retaliated.

This time the score came from Curry.

Curry broke free from the defense after using a cross screen, then returned to the three-point line to receive the ball and shot immediately. With a slight sound, the three-pointer hit the target accurately.

The Warriors lead by two points.

For a period of time afterwards, Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Anderson from the Lakers were all scoring, but the Warriors were also scoring.

And not only Curry and Durant of the Warriors were scoring, but Klay, Green, and Cousins ​​were also scoring. They played in multiple areas and maintained the lead in the score.

With more than two minutes left in the game, the Warriors were still leading by 6 points.

The Lakers called a timeout to reorganize.

After the timeout, Coach Scott made a substitution, replacing Cunningham with Rose, letting Rose play the No. 1 position, Holiday play the No. 2 position, and Zhuang Yu play the No. 3 position.

Rose made a contribution right from the start, breaking through the pick-and-roll and passing the ball to Zhuang Yu, assisting Zhuang Yu in making a jump shot.

But then Curry turned around and made a wonderful pass to Cousins, putting the ball directly into Cousins' hands under the basket. Cousins ​​bumped Lopez with his butt and then hit the rebound.

Neither side was able to score in the next two rounds, but time was passing quickly and the Lakers were still behind.

"ball."

Zhuang Yu ran back and asked Rose for the ball.

When the ball came into his hand, Zhuang Yu immediately raised the ball and made a fake shot.

At this time, Durant was facing Zhuang Yu. He did not jump easily. After all, he had the advantage of height and arm span. He just raised his right hand high and placed it horizontally above Zhuang Yu's head.

Zhuang Yu didn't care. He pushed the ball forward and accelerated.

Durant quickly retreated and moved sideways, but Zhuang Yu suddenly stopped, grabbed the basketball with his right hand and pretended to dribble the ball back behind his back.

However, halfway through the move, he suddenly twisted his wrist while holding the basketball with his right hand, no longer moving it behind him, but forward, and pushed the ball forward. He then accelerated again, using a fake move and a change in speed to pass Durant.

Cousins ​​rushed over quickly.

Several Warriors players also tightened their defense, but before they could form a circle, Zhuang Yu had already jumped up, holding the basketball in his right hand, and with a gentle shake of his wrist, he threw the ball into the basket with one hand.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

"nice shot."

"Zhuang Yu has so many ways to score. His lob shot is also a unique one. You can't guess whether he is going to pass the ball or lob it."

"The key is to be very accurate..."

The home fans cheered excitedly.

Coach Kerr looked at the time. There was only a little over a minute left in the game and the Warriors were still leading by 4 points. He thought about it and didn't call a timeout.

Several Warriors players came to the frontcourt and the ball was given to Durant again. The others moved away and Durant played against Zhuang Yu alone.

He first broke through, but failed to pass Zhuang Yu. Then he half-turned, from facing the basket to backing up, protecting the ball with one hand and dribbling with the other, posing a back-to-basket singles posture, lowering his center of gravity and rushing to the basket. After two steps, Durant suddenly retreated to the outside, took a step outside with his left foot, and did a one-legged Golden Rooster Stand, with a backward jump.

Zhuang Yu had no way to deal with this ball.

With Durant's height and wingspan, it would be impossible for him, not even Yao Ming, to block this move.

Swish!

Still going in.

The score difference became 6 points again.

Zhuang Yu frowned, and after coming to the frontcourt, he gestured to his teammates, ran back to get the ball, broke through and passed it, then moved quickly along the baseline, got rid of it with the help of his teammates' cover, and returned to the three-point line to receive the ball again.

Without hesitation, he shot immediately after catching the ball.

And this time he also made a hit, narrowing the gap to three points, but there were only a few dozen seconds left in the game.

Coach Kerr called a timeout.

Several players came to the sidelines and he made some new arrangements.

At the same time, Coach Scott of the Lakers also emphasized defense. Now they are still three points behind, and they must defend to have a chance to tie or even surpass the score.

......

When the timeout ends, players from both teams return to the court.

The Warriors were on offense. Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and called for a pick-and-roll. He then passed the ball back to Green. Green moved to the right while Durant moved to the left. The two of them ran in cross positions, and Green passed the ball hand to hand to Durant.

It seemed that Durant was going to play one-on-one, but the Lakers were well prepared and quickly provided help defense.

It's just that the Warriors have too many scoring options.

When Durant passed the ball to Klay, almost all the Warriors players were on the outside, which also stretched the inside.

Klay passed the ball directly to Cousins ​​under the basket.

Cousins ​​jumped up after receiving the ball, pushed Lopez away and scored the ball. He frowned, spread his hands, and complained to the referee why he didn't give him 2+1.

The referee ignored it, but even so, the gap between the two sides was widened to 5 points.

Lakers offense.

After arriving at the frontcourt, the ball was given to Zhuang Yu. However, the Warriors' defensive focus was on Zhuang Yu. Durant even pounced in front of Zhuang Yu, only about one meter away from Zhuang Yu, with his arms raised high, not giving Zhuang Yu a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

Zhuang Yu frowned and chose to break through, then passed the ball to Anderson, who passed it to Holiday, who took a three-pointer.

boom!

However, he failed to make the shot. Lopez positioned himself under the basket, grabbed the rebound and tried to tip the ball in, but it still missed.

In the end, the Warriors got the rebound and the game lost its suspense.

"Damn it."

Lopez was so frustrated that he was jumping up and down. If they had made the tip-in, they would have had a chance to drag the game into overtime.

But he failed to score.

The home fans sighed.

This game has a chance to be won if Lopez can perform better...