Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

When the ball was given to Jokic, the other Nuggets players started running. They believed that as long as they ran out of opportunities, Jokic would pass the ball to them.

Jokic raised the ball, glanced at Lopez in front of him, then raised the ball and made a fake shot. Lopez didn't jump, and Jokic didn't care. He slapped the ball forward, dribbled one step, and then took three steps with the ball, but he didn't want to make a layup, because not only did Lopez retreat, but other Lakers players also contracted their defense.

With Jokic's speed, the Lakers had already surrounded him by the time he rushed into the inside, so he just swung the ball with one hand and passed it while moving.

This was a pass without looking at anyone, and Jokic didn't even glance at him, but the ball was accurately delivered to Barton's hands.

It’s a pity that Zhuang Yu was too fast and quickly retreated, standing in front of Patton again.

Barton was very afraid of Zhuang Yu and did not dare to shoot directly. Instead, he passed the ball to Harris.

Harris was determined enough. He jumped up immediately after getting the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swish!

With a slight sound, the ball hit the target.

"nice shot."

"Well done."

The home fans cheered.

When the Lakers attacked, Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt and got the ball again.

However, this time the Nuggets' defense was obviously more cautious. In addition to Barton, Murray also rushed over to help Barton defend.

Zhuang Yu smiled calmly, without any hurry, and passed the ball to Holiday, then winked at his teammates.

Several people moved quickly, and Zhuang Yu suddenly cut into the air, made a circle along the inside line, got rid of it with the help of Lopez's cover, and then went to the three-point line in the right corner.

At this time, several teammates pulled everyone to the left, and only Anderson stood outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right. When Zhuang Yu arrived, Anderson pushed with both hands.

Zhuang Yu caught the ball, jumped up, and flicked his wrist.

Swish!

Go in again.

The home fans were immediately discouraged.

"Shit, be more defensive."

"It's just the beginning, how come he scored two goals in a row?"

"Defense, defense..."

The home fans shouted loudly towards the field.

Several Nuggets players looked at each other, and their expressions became more serious.

Before the game, Nuggets head coach Mike Malone reminded them to defend Zhuang Yu well, especially his three-point shots.

As we all know, Zhuang Yu's three-point shooting is very powerful, not inferior to Curry. If he is allowed to shoot, he will be unstoppable.

Who would have thought that Zhuang Yu would score two goals at the beginning.

Coming to the frontcourt, Jokic stepped forward to screen for Murray, then turned around and cut to the empty field, waving at Murray. Murray made a ground pass to Jokic. Jokic raised the ball but did not really shoot. It was just a fake move.

Lopez jumped up subconsciously, but after jumping he knew he had been tricked, but it was too late.

When Lopez jumped, Jokic did not jump either. He just stood on tiptoe, grabbed the basketball with his right hand and made a small hook shot. His feet did not leave the ground, but his touch was very soft.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

"Jokic is still the best."

"This touch is so soft that it doesn't seem like a center, haha..."

The home fans cheered again.

Zhuang Yu's eyebrows also jumped. Jokic's hand skills were indeed very good, unlike a center. He looked big and even a little fat, but he was not bloated at all. On the contrary, he was very flexible and his wrist was incredibly flexible, more flexible than many guards.

One of her little hook fingers is as smooth as if she had eaten Dove chocolate.

After the ball went in, Jokic did not stop there. He quickly asked for the ball in the low post, then faced Lopez with his back to the basket. He took two steps back and then half-turned from facing the basket with his back to the basket. He raised the ball with his right hand and pretended to make another hook shot.

Lopez jumped up.

This move of Jokic is really useful for centers.

With Jokic's height, he doesn't even need to jump, just stand on tiptoe and hook the ball. If the defender doesn't jump, he can't reach it at all, because the hook shot is a one-handed shot with the release point on the side of the body, not like a regular two-handed shot with the release point in the middle of the body.

Therefore, if the defender wants to block the shot, he must jump, and even if he jumps, he may not be able to block it.

This time Lopez chose to jump forward, otherwise the shot would not be blocked at all. However, he naturally could not go straight forward, as that would result in a foul.

Lopez jumped forward sideways so as not to fall on Jokic, so he would not be called for a foul.

But in the end Jokic did not shoot. Instead, he took the ball back, turned sideways, stepped forward with his right foot, bent slightly, stepped past Lopez's feet, and at the same time switched the ball to his left hand, raised the ball with his left hand, and made a left-handed layup.

"pretty."

“This step is amazing.”

The fans cheered loudly and were very excited.

Jokic did not rely on his soft touch for this ball, but on his flexible footwork, which had a bit of a "dream footwork" flavor.

"This guy..." Zhuang Yu couldn't help but praise him secretly.

When Zhuang Yu first played against this fat guy on the court, he knew that Jokic was no ordinary player. But just two or three years later, Jokic had already become an All-Star player.

The reason why he was optimistic about Jokic in the first place was, firstly, because this fat guy had a high basketball IQ and played very smartly; secondly, this guy had good hands and a very flexible wrist.

Looking back now, Jokic not only plays smartly and has flexible wrists, but also has excellent footwork.

Such flexible footwork is rarely seen in centers after Yao Ming.

Many centers have learned the "Dream Footwork", but very few can learn it well and use it well in the game.

For example, Howard, the Beast, also specifically sought out Olajuwon to learn, but have you ever seen him use the "Dream Footwork" in a game?

This thing also requires talent.

"With a very high basketball IQ, soft wrists, and beautiful footwork, even if Jokic's athletic ability is not top-notch, he is definitely a killer in the low post." Zhuang Yu thought to himself and said to his teammates, "Pay attention to assisting Brook in defense."

"Ah."

"it is good."

Several people responded.

Here, Jokic retreated to his own half, without any joy on his face, and he didn't seem happy at all for scoring two goals in a row.

In fact, he usually doesn't score at the beginning. He prefers to pass the ball to create opportunities for his teammates to score. It's not that he has any special preference for passing the ball, but he just thinks it's easier and less tiring to play that way.

It's just playing basketball, why are you so tired?

Of course, we will do it as simple and easy as possible.

So Jokic couldn't understand why playing basketball was so strenuous.

Especially when he saw some players relying on their bodies to fight back, he was even more speechless and wanted to ask, don't you use your brain when you play basketball?

The reason why he scored two goals in a row was not because he wanted to score a lot, but because he knew that it might be difficult for him to defend the protagonist.

Then it depends on offense, so he has to score more points.