Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Coach D'Antoni made some arrangements and made personnel rotations, replacing Tucker with Tyson Chandler and letting Capela play the power forward position.

The purpose of this is to increase the height of the inside line.

When the defensive players rush forward to limit Zhuang Yu's three-point shot, it is easy for Zhuang Yu to pass him, and at this time someone in the interior needs to be able to do a good job of defense.

In the previous few minutes, the only one who had real height in their interior was Capela, but he was not able to effectively limit Zhuang Yu's scoring after the breakthrough.

Therefore, Coach D'Antoni plans to add Tyson Chandler to form a double tower inside, turning the three-second zone into a restricted area to further restrict Zhuang Yu.

The pause ended quickly.

After watching the players go on the court, Coach D'Antoni sat down on the sidelines, picked up the tactical board and started writing and drawing, still thinking.

He believes that two things need to be done well to win the game today.

The first point is the defense of Zhuang Yu. In the absence of Lopez and Rose, it is obvious that the team that can defend Zhuang Yu can defeat the Lakers.

The second point is offense. Not only does Harden need to play a good enough and efficient offense, but Westbrook also needs to do so.

The reason has been explained.

It won’t work just by relying on Harden, as his offensive efficiency is much lower than Zhuang Yu’s, so Westbrook needs to play his star value.

Just before going on the court, Coach D'Antoni once again reminded several players to pass the ball and to implement the tactics and not to play it too simply.

The obvious meaning is to tell Harden not to always hold the ball alone, but to delegate power and give the ball to Westbrook.

at the same time.

The Lakers also made substitutions. Anderson was replaced by Kuzma because Kuzma can shoot three-pointers.

After the previous two games, Coach Scott decided to give more opportunities to players such as Kuzma, Nance Jr., and Zubac who are still on rookie contracts.

So he made some adjustments in the deployment of his troops.

Now the Lakers' lineup rotation will be more flexible than before.

This is an example. The five players on the court are Holiday, Zhuang Yu, Cunningham, Kuzma and Zubac.

Cunningham's main task is defense, while Kuzma's task is to shoot three-pointers and cut to the basket. Anderson can actually do the same thing as cutting to the basket, but Anderson's outside shooting is unstable and his three-point shooting is far worse than Kuzma's.

In order to create space for Zhuang Yu, facilitate his breakthrough and the next tactical execution after the breakthrough, the Lakers obviously need a three-point shooter.

During the period last season when Lopez was absent, Korver was the three-point shooter, but now it is difficult for Korver to take on such a task.

So Kuzma is needed.

In fact, Clarkson can also shoot three-pointers, and his three-pointers are no worse than Kuzma's, or even better.

It’s just that Clarkson, as the team’s sixth man, needs to support the rotation time; secondly, although Clarkson’s offense is good, his defense is a disadvantage.

Another point is that Clarkson is a player with a distinct "sixth man" style and is the "core of the rotation lineup." He needs to attack with the ball and needs to be given a great deal of tactical support to allow him to play freely.

If he were to play with the main lineup, with Zhuang Yu and Holiday, he would not be able to fully display his talents.

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on the field.

The Rockets attack.

After Harden reached the frontcourt, he called for a pick-and-roll first, and then passed the ball back to Capela.

At the same time, Westbrook moved to the top of the arc and made a hand-to-hand pass with Capela.

Capela passed the ball to Westbrook and set a screen for Westbrook to block Holiday.

Westbrook moved to the left and the Lakers switched defense, and Kuzma pounced on Westbrook.

At this time, Westbrook chose to attack by himself. Instead of shooting, he used his speed and explosiveness to pass Kuzma and attack the basket.

Snapped!

beep!

Thug, whistle blows.

The referee pointed at Zubac and gave him a hand foul, indicating that Westbrook should stand on the free throw line to take two free throws.

Westbrook shook his head, feeling a little regretful that the ball failed to become a 2+1, but he successfully caused Zubac to foul, which was also a gain.

This time, Westbrook paused for several seconds when he stood at the free throw line, and adjusted himself carefully before starting to shoot free throws.

The effect was good, both free throws were made.

......

When they turned around, the Lakers attacked.

When the ball was given to Zhuang Yu, Harden from the Rockets still rushed forward to defend, forcing Zhuang Yu to break through. After Zhuang Yu broke through, he had to face the twin towers of Capela and Chandler. The two burly men stood in front of him, and the pressure was still very strong.

Even the two players' positions were in order, with Capela one step ahead and Chandler staying under the basket.

This way, Capela can move forward a little and defend Zhuang Yu's mid-range jump shot and his lob shot from a little inside the free throw line.

And if Zhuang Yu continues to attack the basket, there will still be Chandler guarding the basket.

Seeing this situation, Zhuang Yu frowned slightly, then smiled again.

"Whoosh..."

He just passed the ball with one hand and directly to the three-point line in the right corner.

At this time, Kuzma was standing outside the three-point line in the bottom corner. He was playing the No. 4 position on the court and should be facing Capela, but Capela stayed in the three-second zone to defend Zhuang Yu.

At this time, there was a space in front of Kusma.

Kuzma received the pass from Zhuang Yu and adjusted himself slightly, then jumped up and threw the ball out. With a slight sound, the ball hit the target.

"Yes!"

Kuzma pumped his fist excitedly.

He hit a three-pointer right at the start, which gave him great confidence.

He knew that the coach sent him on the field at this time because he valued him and it was also a test. If he played well, he would get more opportunities and would be reused, but if he played poorly, that would be another matter.

So he needs to seize the opportunity, preferably plug and play, and perform well right from the start.

"Well done."

"That's it. Take decisive action when you have the chance."

Zhuang Yu and Holiday both came over to high-five Kuzma and give him encouragement.

However, the Rockets immediately responded. After Harden reached the frontcourt, he broke through and passed the ball. After two passes, the ball was passed to Westbrook.

Westbrook didn't play well in the previous few minutes, holding back his energy.

At this time, when he got the ball, he rushed to the inside.

But he is not a fool. Seeing that the Lakers tightened their defense and the inside was too crowded, he did not force his way forward but passed the ball.

Westbrook's passing is also excellent.

Although many people say that he is just padding his stats in the Thunder, even if he is just padding his stats, he must have the ability to do so.

The ball fell into Tucker's hands, assisting Tucker to hit a three-pointer.

In the next few rounds, both sides played well on the offensive end.

On the Lakers side, Zhuang Yu encountered the Rockets' key defense, but he was always able to pass the ball to his teammates.

His teammates also performed well. Kuzma, Holiday, Zubac, and everyone except Cunningham scored.

However, the Rockets' offense also played very well. In the previous few minutes, Harden was mainly responsible for scoring, but in these rounds, Harden was more responsible for organizing the offense, and Westbrook was more responsible for scoring. With Harden and Westbrook restraining the defense, Tucker and Capela also got opportunities to score.

After a few rounds, the score difference between the two sides remains the same.

Most of the first quarter had passed and the score was 25:23, with the Lakers leading by 2 points.

At this time, both sides began to rotate their lineups.

However, the Rockets have always rotated seven or eight players, and they do not have a complete rotation lineup.

At this time, Westbrook and Tucker continued to stay on the court, paired with Eric Gordon, Tyson Chandler and Daniel House.

The Lakers have Clarkson, Korver, Anderson, Kuzma, and Nance Jr. Only Anderson is a starter, and his role on the court is to organize.

......

"Shh!"

Clarkson made a jump shot.

Westbrook turned around and retaliated by directly attacking Clarkson, forcing Clarkson away and making a layup.

"This guy......"

Clarkson was a little helpless. He knew Westbrook very well and they trained together in the summer. He really couldn't defend Westbrook.

When he came to the offensive end, Clarkson wanted to return an answer ball.

However, this time it did not succeed.

Westbrook grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack. He rushed to the frontcourt and went straight to the basket. He scored against Nance Jr.'s defense and caused Nance Jr. to foul.

Swish!

Westbrook stepped up to the free throw line and made the extra free throw.

This 2+1 helped the Rockets overtake the score.

“Finally overtook.”

"Russell is still very good. As long as he is given enough ball rights, he can perform very well."

"Unfortunately, the two can only use it separately..."

The home fans cheered excitedly, but at the same time they felt a little disappointed. Westbrook and Harden were indeed incompatible, and even they could see it. Even if the two were on the court at the same time, it was usually only one of them who performed well, and it was difficult for them to perform together.

And if both of them want to fully demonstrate their strengths, they can only lead the team with one core, and everything revolves around this person.

For example, at this time everything on the court revolved around Westbrook. He played the way he wanted, which had a good effect and led the Rockets to overtake the score.

Seeing the score reversed, the players on the Lakers bench were a little depressed.

Zhuang Yu just smiled calmly: "Overtaking? It doesn't matter. This is what makes it interesting. The game has just begun."

......

In a blink of an eye, the first quarter ended.

The score is 32:29, with the Rockets leading by 3 points.

The score difference is not big, but it still makes the home fans very happy.

After all, the Rockets are leading at the moment.

Judging from the situation, they can still gain the upper hand. The worst that can happen is that they can separate Harden and Westbrook.