Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

The first half was over in a blink of an eye.

At this time, the Lakers were leading by 18 points.

Although he knew that if he double-teamed Zhuang Yu, the other Lakers players would be missed, but seeing the score gap between the two sides getting bigger and bigger, Coach Schneider had no choice but to have the players double-team Zhuang Yu.

After entering the second half, both sides sent out their starting lineups, and the Lakers still sent Korver at the small forward position.

After returning to the court, the Jazz began to double-team Zhuang Yu.

"Sure enough, they started double-teaming."

"Zhuang Yu should have been double-teamed a long time ago. How many points did he score in the first half? 22 points, right? If he wasn't double-teamed, he would have scored 30+, or even 40+ today without any problem."

"I think if Zhuang Yu only gets 30+, the Jazz still have hope, but if Zhuang Yu gets 40+, the Lakers will definitely win."

"That's right. The score difference is so big. We have to double-team Zhuang Yu. Although this is a bit risky, it is better than watching the time run out little by little and being powerless in the end. Just think of it as a gamble."

In the auditorium, fans were discussing.

Even the home fans were somewhat pessimistic about the Jazz at this time, knowing that the Jazz's chances of a comeback win were not very high.

Everyone knows the Jazz are taking a gamble.

But at the same time, it was clear that they had no more choices. Either they were beaten by Zhuang Yu alone, or they double-teamed Zhuang Yu and saw what the other Lakers players were like...

"Double-team?"

"Ah......"

The Lakers players couldn't help but laugh when they saw the Jazz double-teaming them.

Who are you looking down on?

We are a championship team.

......

"Shh!"

With a slight click, Mitchell's step-back jump shot hit the target.

Although Mitchell had some difficulty playing against Zhuang Yu's defense before, he is still the Jazz's strongest scoring point. As long as Zhuang Yu is not in front of him, he is still very confident facing other players of the Lakers.

This time, after the defense switched, he faced Lopez's delay and chose to step back and shoot, and hit it in the air.

Lakers offense.

After Holiday pushed the ball to the frontcourt, he passed it to Zhuang Yu. As soon as the Jazz saw Zhuang Yu holding the ball, they immediately double-teamed him.

When the opponent came up to double-team him, Zhuang Yu smiled slightly, grabbed the basketball with one hand and threw it, then passed the ball directly to Lopez without looking at anyone.

The Jazz knew that Zhuang Yu would pass the ball, and they also knew that they would miss someone if they double-teamed him. So they were ready to make up for the defense. Gobert was moving towards Anderson, but they didn't expect that Zhuang Yu was looking at Anderson, but he passed the ball directly to Lopez.

The result was that Lopez grabbed the basketball and did a two-handed dunk.

"Hey, double-teaming still doesn't work. There's such an obvious gap."

"It's just the beginning, it's just one ball, at least Zhuang Yu didn't score..."

Some fans still have expectations, hoping that this is just a coincidence and that the strategy of double-teaming Zhuang Yu will be effective.

But they were soon disappointed.

......

Just one minute later, Zhuang Yu got the ball again, attracted the opponent to double-team him, and then he passed the ball.

This time the ball was given to Anderson. After getting the ball, Anderson made a fake shot, then broke through and passed the ball again to Korver, who received the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swish!

This time there is.

When Korver also hit a three-pointer, Coach Snyder's face on the sidelines couldn't help but frown. This was not a good sign.

Sure enough, in the next few minutes when they double-teamed Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu was always able to pass the ball to the player in the best position in time.

The Lakers played from multiple points, using Zhuang Yu to attract double-teaming and tie down the defense. Holiday, Korver, Anderson and Lopez all scored.

One to two to go.

The gap between the two sides has not narrowed and remains huge.

And at this moment, Coach Scott requested a substitution, replacing Korver with Kuzma.

After this substitution, Zhuang Yu used double-teaming to attract the defense, and then passed the ball to Kuzma. Kuzma took the ball and shot a three-pointer, which also hit the target.

Now the gap between the two sides has widened to more than 20 points.

Coach Schneider shook his head helplessly and could only call a timeout to make adjustments.

But when they came back from the timeout, they still double-teamed Zhuang Yu.

What made them feel helpless was that when they double-teamed Zhuang Yu, they would miss someone. Besides Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Anderson and Lopez on the field could all score.

And several people on the court can shoot three-pointers, including Kuzma and Lopez.

This also means that the Lakers' offense covers a large area and creates a lot of space, so the Jazz will not have enough time to switch defense to make up for the missed players caused by double-teaming.

Another point is that after Kuzma was brought on, Korver's defensive disadvantage no longer existed.

Kuzma's defensive ability is actually inferior to Cunningham's, but obviously stronger than Korver. After all, he is young, tall, and has long arms and physical fitness. As long as he has a positive enough defensive attitude, he will not be too bad.

For a time, the Lakers had a clear advantage both on offense and defense, and the gap between the two sides widened further, reaching 24 points before they knew it.

It was at this time that Coach Scott replaced Zhuang Yu, Anderson, Lopez, Holiday and others with a pure substitute lineup.

There is no need to let Holiday or Lopez lead the bench lineup because the current score difference is too big.

"There's nothing suspenseful about this game."

"It's only the third quarter, there's still a whole quarter left."

"But so what? The gap in strength between the two teams is just too big. Tell me how the Jazz can make up for such a big gap in the fourth quarter? How can they turn defeat into victory and make up for a gap of more than 4 points in a single quarter? What are you thinking?"

Seeing such a huge score difference, the home fans' mentality collapsed.

There was a quarrel in the audience.

The home fans were unwilling to accept this fact, but they had no way to refute it because the score difference was indeed too big. It was too difficult to catch up with a difference of more than 20 points in one quarter, and the Jazz were not a team like the Warriors that was crazy about three-pointers.

In fact, Coach Snyder was ready to give up the game.

When the third quarter ended, the Lakers still led by 21 points.

When entering the fourth quarter, Coach Schneider only replaced the main lineup and played for more than three minutes before replacing them one after another because the score difference between the two sides did not narrow.

The game has lost its suspense.

There were only a few minutes left and the score difference was 20 points. There was no point in continuing the game.

The last few minutes turned into garbage time, with both teams playing with full substitute lineups, and the Lakers always maintained a lead of more than 20 points.

Until the end of the game, the score was fixed at 128:106. The Lakers defeated the Jazz with a 22-point advantage, won the game, and got off to a good start in the 2019-20 regular season.

With a few minutes left in the game, the fans in the stands began to leave one after another. The home fans were obviously disappointed with the Jazz's performance. They knew the difference in strength between the two teams, but they didn't expect to lose by such a big amount.

In this game, Mitchell of the Jazz scored 27 points and played quite well. Ingles also scored 19 points and Gobert scored 15 points. As for the others, they did not score much.

Almost all in single digits.

As for the Lakers, Zhuang Yu did not play in the fourth quarter. He scored 28 points in three quarters, plus 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Lopez scored 18 points and 8 rebounds. Holiday scored 17 points, Clarkson scored 17 points, Rose scored 14 points and 6 assists, and Kuzma scored 13 points.