Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Here, Zhuang Yu was sitting on the sidelines.

He and Coach Scott exchanged glances, and they both understood each other. It was obvious that Durant did not play due to physical reasons, and Coach Kerr was protecting him.

Of course, this is a great opportunity for the Lakers.

On the court, the Lakers fielded Rose, Clarkson, Kuzma, Nance Jr., and Lopez Sr. They had Rose and Clarkson on the outside, Kuzma who could shoot three-pointers on the front line, and a combination of Lopez Sr. and Nance Jr. in the inside. Their lineup was clearly stronger than that of the Warriors.

So just a few minutes into the fourth quarter, the gap between the two sides had already widened to 4 points.

At this time, Coach Kerr could only shake his head helplessly and request a substitution, substituting Curry and Green, but still not Durant.

The Warriors' offense improved after Curry and Green came on the court. Curry even made two unreasonable three-pointers in a row on the offensive end to help the team narrow the gap.

"almost."

Coach Scott muttered to himself and called a timeout.

At this time, a few minutes had passed in the fourth quarter and the gap between the two sides had narrowed, but the Lakers were still leading by 4 points.

After several players came off the court, Coach Scott replaced Lopez with Holiday, Zhuang Yu, and Anderson.

Coach Scott then spread out the tactical board: "The other team will most likely make a substitution later, and they might replace Durant. Zhuang Yu should defend Durant, and the others should pay attention to defend Curry and Klay's three-pointers, don't let them shoot easily from the outside, and force them to break through..."

There was only a little more than half a quarter left in the game, and even if Coach Kerr wanted to protect Durant, he had enough time to rest.

What's more, the Warriors were still trailing by eleven points at that time.

The Lakers have already started sending out their main players, and the Warriors also have to send out Durant and put out their strongest lineup.

Without Durant, it would not be easy for the Warriors to catch up with the 11-point gap.

really......

When the timeout ended and both sides returned to the court, the Warriors sent Durant on the court and did not replace Klay.

At this time, they have Curry, Klay, Durant, Green and Rooney on the court.

The Lakers team includes Holiday, Clarkson, Zhuang Yu, Anderson and Zubac.

Lakers possession of the ball.

Holiday pushed the ball forward, passed it to Zhuang Yu after reaching the frontcourt, and then ran. Zhuang Yu called a pick-and-roll, moved to the left, broke through and passed the ball to Clarkson. Clarkson took a three-pointer as soon as he received the ball, but unfortunately he failed to make the shot.

Turning around, the Warriors attacked.

After Curry arrived at the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Green and quickly moved inside. Rooney set a screen for Curry, and Curry ran back to the left three-point line. At this time, Green passed the ball to Durant, who made a fake shot after getting the ball and then accelerated to break through, but still did not rush to the basket, but broke through and passed the ball back to Curry.

Curry took a three-pointer as soon as he received the ball, but he failed to make it...

In the next few rounds, the offensive efficiency of both sides was not very high.

The Lakers' teammates had poor shooting, and although they had opportunities, they didn't seize them well.

The Warriors didn't have a good chance. The Lakers' defense was the same as in the third quarter. Zhuang Yu was responsible for defending Durant, focusing on Durant's shooting. The others focused on limiting Curry and Klay's three-pointers and forcing them to break through. The final situation was the same as in the third quarter. Although the Warriors were also scoring, the efficiency was not high.

After three minutes, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 9 points.

It seemed as if the Warriors had the upper hand in these three minutes, but Coach Kerr frowned because they were far behind.

This speed of catching up is obviously not feasible.

......

The game continues.

Both sides made substitutions again, with the Lakers replacing Clarkson and Zubac with Korver and Lopez.

The Warriors replaced Rooney with Cousins.

At this time, the Warriors were on offense. Curry pushed the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Green. Green moved to the right and Durant moved to the left. Then Green passed the ball to Durant, and then pulled the players apart, signaling Durant to play one-on-one.

Durant held the ball at his waist and first made a fake shot. Zhuang Yu was unmoved. Durant then took a tentative step forward with his right foot.

Zhuang Yu was still not fooled by him. He kept his feet on the ground and one hand raised up in front of Durant's face, preventing Durant from shooting directly.

Seeing this, Durant had no choice but to break through, retract his right foot, push the ball forward with his left hand, and break through to the left.

Zhuang Yu quickly retreated and moved sideways, keeping his body close to Durant.

Although this kind of oppressive defense can limit Durant's shooting and prevent him from pulling up on the spot, it obviously cannot prevent Durant from breaking through.

Durant took a step forward and then changed direction, switched the ball to his right hand and accelerated again.

This time he had passed Zhuang Yu by half a body length.

But when Durant took another step forward and finally left Zhuang Yu behind and was about to shoot, Zubac had already pounced in front of him.

Durant hesitated for a moment, but still passed the ball.

"Damn it, just go for it."

Green yelled angrily, very dissatisfied with Durant's choice to pass the ball instead of going for a layup towards Zubac.

Durant opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but in the end he sighed helplessly, turned around silently and ran towards his own half.

He could understand Green's feelings. The ball just now should have been forced. After all, the person standing in front of him was Zubac, not Lopez.

only......

In the next round, when Green passed the ball to Durant again, Durant still did not attack the basket, but chose to break through and shoot. However, Zhuang Yu was always sticking to him with his hand covering his face.

With a bang, the basketball bounced out of the hoop.

After these two shots, Green seemed to have lost confidence in Durant and no longer passed the ball to Durant. He would rather hold the ball in his hands and slowly wait for Curry to run out of opportunities.

However, the result is that Durant is almost useless, and the team can only rely on Curry and Klay on the offensive end, which is too easy.

This style of play means it is difficult to be efficient.

Although Curry was very capable and continued to score, even hitting two extremely difficult three-pointers, every time he made a shot, Zhuang Yu would immediately return one, and it was also a three-pointer, so Curry could not gain any advantage at all.

After a few rounds, the score between the two sides remained tense, but the game time was passing quickly and the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for the Warriors.

......

Before we knew it, there were only two minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors were still trailing by 4 points.

Coach Kerr called another timeout.

Several players walked off the court. Green came to the sidelines and kicked a chair angrily, yelling at Durant: "What the hell are you doing? Why don't you attack the inside? What are you afraid of? Softie."