Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"not good."

"Hurry up..."

It was only then that people realized that Zhuang Yu had already left the others behind and rushed to the front court. The fans shouted loudly at the court, alerting the Raptors players.

There was no need for them to remind them, as the Raptors players had already reacted. Lowry and Danny Green were chasing after Zhuang Yu.

The two were a little slower than Zhuang Yu and were anxious. They knew that their speed was not as fast as Zhuang Yu and they could not catch up.

Zhuang Yu stepped into the three-point line, turned his head to look behind him, then took a step forward, put one foot into the three-second zone, and then took off into the air, holding the basketball in his right hand and waving it in the air, swinging his arm to draw a big circle, and dunking towards the basket.

"Oh..."

There was another uproar in the audience.

This is a beautiful windmill dunk.

Zhuang Yu's right hand holding the basketball was dancing in the air, like a windmill turning, drawing a big circle, and then dunking the ball into the basket.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the whole place was ignited again.

In less than a minute, Zhuang Yu performed two explosive slam dunks, which made the fans in the audience excited.

All kinds of sounds filled the stadium, like thunder.

"Shet."

"Damn, the score gap has widened again."

After a long while, the noise died down and the Raptors fans looked at the score in annoyance. Previously, thanks to Leonard's outstanding performance, the Raptors had narrowed the gap to only two points, but in a short while, the gap was widened to 6 points again.

Coach Nash on the sidelines also had a grim look on his face. He was hesitating whether to call a timeout to interrupt Zhuang Yu's scoring momentum.

But after thinking about it, he decided not to do so.

If a timeout is called at this time, it will inevitably weaken the Raptors' momentum.

Moreover, Leonard played very well in the previous period, and now he is still on the court, and Coach Nurse chose to believe in him.

.....

on the field.

The Raptors players came to the frontcourt, and Lowry immediately passed the ball to Leonard, and then pulled away. Leonard also knew that he needed to stand out at this time. He gestured to Gasol, signaling Gasol to come up for a pick-and-roll, and then got rid of it and moved to the right.

Lopez quickly stepped forward to delay and stood in front of Leonard, while the other members of the Lakers team contracted their defense line and prepared to encircle him.

However, this time Leonard did not choose to break through. He dribbled the ball between his legs, lowered his left shoulder, and made a gesture to break through. When Lopez subconsciously took a step back, he immediately retreated, then jumped up and chose a jump shot.

Swish!

The ball goes in, it's a long two points.

"Fortunately, Leonard is still very stable."

"It doesn't matter, it's only 4 points."

"Go Raptors!"

This ball made the Raptors fans breathe a sigh of relief.

Coach Nash also resisted the urge to call a timeout, but when he saw Zhuang Yu running back to the frontcourt and asking for the ball, he frowned again. Leonard on his side was still performing steadily and well, but Zhuang Yu on the other side was also unstoppable.

In the following rounds, Zhuang Yu scored another goal and also provided an assist, helping the Lakers maintain their lead.

Until the end of the second quarter, the Lakers still led by 2 points.

Although the Raptors generally had the upper hand in this quarter and caught up with a few points, they were still behind in the score.

This made Coach Nash a little helpless.

In this quarter, first it was Siakam and then Leonard. The surprise troops appeared and the heroes also stood up. It can be said that their performance in this quarter could not be better.

However, even in this situation, they only won the Lakers by a few points in this quarter.

During halftime, Coach Nurse called together several assistant coaches.

"The Lakers played great defense today."

"Yes, the Lakers' overall defense today was much better than in the previous few games. Although Siakam and Leonard scored a lot of points, it was all due to their personal abilities. Besides the two of them, the others didn't score much, and their efficiency wasn't high enough."

"I think we still need to strengthen our inside attack in the second half. If Gasol can play better..."

Several teaching assistants expressed their opinions.

Listening to the discussion among several people, Coach Nurse smiled bitterly. He felt helpless in his heart. Didn’t we play well enough in the first half?

But if they want to win this game, they must play better in the second half.

In fact, when both teams are playing extremely well, the head coach can play no role and can only pin his hopes on the players, hoping that the players will perform well enough on the spot.

......

Soon, the second half begins.

Entering the second half, both sides sent out their starting lineups.

The Raptors obviously strengthened their inside offense. At the beginning of the second half, they frequently gave the ball to Gasol Jr. and let Gasol play.

For the Raptors, if they want to win this game, it is not enough to have cavalry and heroes. More players must stand up and score.

For example, Lowry and Gasol Jr.

In the past few games, Lowry's performance can only be described as average. After all, he is facing Holiday. Lowry is at a disadvantage in physical condition, and his competitive state is not as good as it was a few years ago. He is a little stretched in defending Holiday.

However, Gasol Jr. has performed very well in the past few games.

Although he is no longer facing Zubac, Nance Jr. and others, but Lopez Sr., he has performed very well in the previous few games and there is still room for improvement.

Gasol Jr. got the ball in the low post. He took two steps back, then turned around and raised the ball. Lopez Sr. jumped up subconsciously.

However, this was just a fake move by Gasol Jr., and then he kept his pivot foot still and made another half turn, using the change of footsteps to gain space, and then threw the ball with one hand.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

"nice shot."

In the audience, Raptors fans cheered excitedly.

They also know that more players need to step up and score at this time, and the goal scored by Gasol Jr. is a signal.

Sure enough, in the next few rounds, Gasol played very resolutely, making 4 of 2 shots in the low post. His efficiency was not very high, but not bad either.

At least it can score.

Originally, the Lakers were consciously strengthening their defense against Leonard and Siakam. If no other Raptors players stepped up, the two of them would face great pressure on the offensive end. When Gasol scored the ball one after another, the pressure on the two of them was also relieved a lot.

After a few rounds, the Raptors gained the upper hand and the gap between the two sides was quickly narrowed to only two points.

At this time, Coach Scott called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Korver with Cunningham and regained their strongest defensive lineup.

After Holiday took the ball from the backcourt and advanced to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Zhuang Yu. It seemed that he still wanted to take advantage of Zhuang Yu's positional advantage.

However, unexpectedly, Zhuang Yu called for a pick-and-roll, broke through after getting rid of the opponent, but did not finish the shot himself. Instead, he passed the ball back to Lopez.

After the pick-and-roll, Lopez did not cut into the inside, but stayed outside the three-point line. After receiving the pass from Zhuang Yu, there was an empty space in front of him because the Raptors players had subconsciously contracted their defense to block Zhuang Yu.

There was no one two meters in front of him, so Lopez raised the ball.

"This is......"

"No way? He's not going to shoot a three-pointer, is he?"

In the audience, the fans opened their mouths wide, somewhat stunned.

Sure enough, Lopez took a look at the basket and threw the ball.

No one expected Lopez to suddenly shoot a three-pointer. The Raptors players didn't react either and just stared blankly at the basketball flying towards the basket.

However, the next moment, the basketball went through the net with a slight sound.

"Oh..."

The audience was in an uproar.

The home fans were overjoyed and jumped up excitedly. They didn't expect Lopez to shoot a three-pointer and make it.

This three-pointer made the score difference become 5 points.

Coach Nash's face turned dark and he cursed in his heart, "Damn it, we were just one ball away from catching up with the score, but who knew Lopez would suddenly make a three-pointer."

And he fucking got in.

On the court, several Raptors players looked at each other, speechless, but did not take it too seriously.

Just a coincidence.

After all, Lopez didn't perform very well on the offensive end in the first half, so this sudden three-pointer was definitely luck.

But they thought wrong.

Just a few dozen seconds later, Holiday from the Lakers broke through and passed the ball to Lopez again, while Zhuang Yu moved towards Lopez. Lopez turned sideways and made a hand-to-hand gesture, as if he was going to pass the ball to Zhuang Yu.

When the Raptors players were paying attention to Zhuang Yu, Lopez took back the ball and then accelerated towards the basket.

This caught the Raptors off guard. By the time they reacted, Lopez had already rushed to the inside and jumped up...

"Damn it."

"hateful......"

For a moment, the Raptors players were unable to react, and only Siakam remained in the interior. He subconsciously jumped up and tried to block Lopez.

However, the referee blew the whistle and gave Siakam a hand foul.

"pity......"

Lopez looked at the basket with some regret that the ball could not be scored, but he could stand on the free throw line and take two free throws.

When Lopez stepped up to the free throw line and made both free throws, the score difference widened further.

"Requesting a timeout."

The Raptors called a timeout.

Several Raptors players came to the sidelines. No one spoke, but the word "depressed" was written on their faces.

Coach Nash also looked depressed.

Gasol Jr. did a great job and did not disappoint him. He really stood up and shared the scoring pressure with Leonard and Siakam.

But who the hell knew that Lopez would score consecutively?