Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Shh!"

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

When the free throw was made, the Trail Blazers called a timeout.

After several players came off the court, the Trail Blazers coach clapped his hands and said to his players, "Relax a little. The Lakers obviously don't have much in mind for this game today. Zhuang Yu should be replaced soon, so don't be too nervous."

Several players nodded in agreement, feeling that they were a little too nervous.

In fact, the Trail Blazers coach called this timeout so that the Lakers could make substitutions, because according to the time, it was time for the Lakers to substitute Zhuang Yu.

Lillard's move just now was a bit dangerous, which is definitely something Coach Scott doesn't want to see. If Zhuang Yu gets injured at this time, they will suffer a great loss.

So after calling a timeout, the Lakers will most likely replace Zhuang Yu, and there is a high probability that Zhuang Yu will not be allowed to play again in the future.

Meanwhile, on the Lakers side.

A group of players came to the sidelines. Coach Scott frowned slightly. He was indeed frightened just now, fearing that Zhuang Yu might be injured. He was ready to call a timeout to replace Zhuang Yu, but the Trail Blazers called a timeout first, which was quite sensible.

Such a game has no impact on the Lakers' record ranking. Everyone knows it tacitly and just pretends to be happy. It's good for both of us.

But what Lillard did just now was indeed a bit too much.

"Let's make a substitution later..." Coach Scott waved his hand and prepared to make a substitution.

However, before he could finish his words, Zhuang Yu said, "Coach, I want to continue playing."

Ok?

Coach Scott couldn't help but be stunned. He frowned and looked at Zhuang Yu, thinking that Zhuang Yu was a little unhappy about what Lillard did just now, so he didn't want to come down. He wanted to stay on the court and teach Lillard a lesson before he would feel comfortable.

After organizing his words, Coach Scott said, "Zhuang, the outcome of this game is meaningless to us. There is no need to..."

As soon as he heard Coach Scott say this, Zhuang Yu knew that he must have misunderstood.

In fact, the reason why Zhuang Yu wanted to continue playing was because at the moment of the free throw just now, he suddenly had a familiar feeling. That was the feeling when his three-point shooting ability completed its transformation, and that was more than a year ago.

After so much time had passed, that feeling was somewhat familiar and yet somewhat strange to Zhuang Yu, but he knew clearly that it was that right feeling.

What does this mean?

This means that his fadeaway jump shot may be undergoing a transformation.

He has been seeking to improve his fadeaway jumper, wanting to take it to the next level so that his strength can be further improved. But what makes him depressed is that after working so hard for so long, his fadeaway jumper is always stuck at a critical point.

Now that he finally sees the hope of transformation and has the possibility of moving to a higher level, he naturally won't let it go. He needs to stay on the court and continue to look for that feeling.

Maybe there is hope to complete the transformation today.

But this matter was so mysterious that he didn't know how to explain it to Coach Scott. Since the coach had the wrong idea, he might as well go along with it.

Zhuang Yu's face turned cold, and he deliberately made an angry expression and said, "Coach, let me stay on the court. I have to teach Lillard a lesson."

Coach Scott secretly said "Sure enough", couldn't help but smile bitterly, and advised: "This is the last regular season game, and the playoffs are coming soon. There is really no need to fight for pride."

"No." Zhuang Yu's tone was decisive and firm. "Coach, just let me continue. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"This..." Coach Scott hesitated.

Naturally, he didn't want Zhuang Yu to go on. There was no point in engaging in such a battle of loyalty. Moreover, he was afraid that the two sides would get angry and the other party would hit Zhuang Yu hard. If Zhuang Yu was injured, it would be a big loss.

But looking at Zhuang Yu's expression, it was obvious that he had to go.

After hesitating for a long time, Coach Scott finally sighed. After all, he is still young. If Zhuang Yu is not allowed to play, he may not be able to swallow this anger.

Forget it.

Coach Scott finally nodded, but immediately reminded him: "You must be careful and pay attention to safety."

Seeing that Zhuang Yu had to go up, he had no choice but to secretly decide in his heart that if Zhuang Yu was in a bad mood or the movements of both sides were too big, he would replace Zhuang Yu immediately. Even if Zhuang Yu was unhappy, he had to replace him. He must not take any risks.

In fact, the reason why Coach Scott agreed was because Zhuang Yu was the team's ace player, the absolute core, and had great say.

The second reason is that Zhuang Yu has always been very sensible and plays basketball very smartly, so he has always been very confident in Zhuang Yu.

"I understand, thank you coach." Zhuang Yu thanked with a smile.

Coach Scott just smiled bitterly, then he spread out the tactical board and made some arrangements. At the end, he couldn't help but remind Zhuang Yu again: "Try to shoot from the outside. Your height and wingspan are an advantage over Lillard. There is no need to rush into the inside."

Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will just shoot all the balls, I won't make any layups."

Soon, the pause ends.

Both sides returned to the court, and the Lakers' lineup became Rose, Clarkson, Zhuang Yu, Kuzma and Zubac.

The Trail Blazers have their starting lineup.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Lillard advanced with the ball, and when he crossed the center line, Zhuang Yu stepped forward and stood in front of Lillard.

Since he said he wanted to teach Lillard a lesson, he must show it, so Zhuang Yu took the initiative to switch defense with Rose, and he was the one defending Lillard.

Seeing that the Lakers did not replace Zhuang Yu during the timeout, Lillard already had a bad feeling.

When he arrived at the frontcourt and found that Zhuang Yu was actively defending him, Lillard frowned.

"This guy is coming for me."

Suddenly, Lillard's heart sank.

However, he was fearless and instead of hiding, he gestured to his teammates, signaling them to move away so that he could play against Zhuang Yu alone.

Several players from the Trail Blazers looked at each other, feeling a little helpless, because this was not the arrangement the coach had just made.

But Lillard is the absolute core of the team. Since he has signaled to move away, the others had to move away and let Lillard play alone.

Lillard first wandered outside the three-point line, constantly making fake moves, trying to mobilize Zhuang Yu's footsteps and take the opportunity to break through.

He is only 191cm tall, much shorter than Zhuang Yu, and his arm span is also not as good as Zhuang Yu, so it is not easy to shoot facing Zhuang Yu. He still wants to use his speed to break through.

However, his fake moves had no effect on Zhuang Yu, who looked at him coldly with a sneer on his face. Lillard felt helpless. This was not the first time he had played against Zhuang Yu, but he always felt powerless.

It is not easy to shoot towards Zhuang Yu, and it is equally difficult to pass Zhuang Yu.

Firstly, his fake moves could hardly confuse Zhuang Yu. Secondly, although he was very fast, Zhuang Yu was also very fast.

After hesitating for a while, Lillard finally chose to shoot. He first lowered his right shoulder and pretended to break through to the right. Then he suddenly retreated, pulled the ball back to his left hand, tapped his toes on the floor, retreated to the three-point line, and immediately jumped up to take a three-point shot.

In order to avoid defense, Lillard also used a fade away on this ball.

When he jumped up, Zhuang Yu also jumped up.

Lillard threw the ball, and at the moment he threw the ball, Zhuang Yu's hand reached out and almost blocked the ball, which made Lillard's heart tremble. He secretly thanked himself for being careful enough and using the fadeaway.

But then there was a bang and the basketball hit the basket.

"Shit."

Lillard was a little annoyed.

Although it was not blocked, the ball was not scored.

Zubac grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Rose. The Lakers counterattacked. Rose quickly advanced to the frontcourt and saw Zhuang Yu reaching for the ball, so he immediately passed the ball to him.

After Zhuang Yu got the ball, he didn't rush to attack. He stood outside the three-point line with the ball at his waist, glanced at the Blazers' defense, and then gave Rose a look. Rose understood and quickly moved to Zhuang Yu's side, making a pick-and-roll for Zhuang Yu, while Zhuang Yu moved to the left. The Blazers had to switch defense, and now Lillard was defending Zhuang Yu.

"Hey, we really need to single out Lillard."

"Didn't you see that Zhuang Yu switched defense with Rose and took the initiative to defend Lillard? He must be targeting Lillard. It's Lillard's fault for not playing well just now."

"Now there's something good to watch."

The fans were not surprised by this. Their eyes were shining, and they stared at the court without blinking, watching Zhuang Yu play one-on-one against Lillard.

In fact, for Zhuang Yu, it doesn’t matter who is defending him, but he just puts on a show, and he is really unhappy with Lillard.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu took a tentative step forward with his right foot.

Lillard raised one hand, always on guard against Zhuang Yu's three-pointer, but he quickly moved back and sideways to avoid being passed by Zhuang Yu in one step.

However, Zhuang Yu did not break through to the right, but quickly retracted his foot, then lowered his left shoulder, hit the ball with his left hand, and broke through to the left.

"left."

Lillard reacted quickly, adjusting his steps quickly, taking a small step back with his right foot, leaning his body to the right, and actively sticking to Zhuang Yu to confront him.

Zhuang Yu took a step forward, then paused for a moment, took the initiative to lean towards Lillard, looking for a physical confrontation, then stepped back a little and jumped up.

"Humph."

Lillard snorted coldly. Zhuang Yu's confrontation just now forced him to take a small step back, but he quickly adjusted his body center of gravity, and quickly jumped up and flew towards Zhuang Yu, with his right hand raised high. He did not expect to be able to block Zhuang Yu, and stretched out his hand to Zhuang Yu's face, trying to block Zhuang Yu's sight and interfere with Zhuang Yu's shot.

However, Zhuang Yu's body leaned backwards.

This was a fadeaway jump shot, and Zhuang Yu's body was almost tilted 60 degrees from the ground. Lillard's height and wingspan were not as good as Zhuang Yu's, so it was difficult for him to block Zhuang Yu's sight at this moment. He watched Zhuang Yu helplessly as his wrist trembled.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and finally went through the net with a swish. The crisp sound came from behind him and Lillard's face turned black.