Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"It doesn't matter, there's still the second half."

Halftime.

Coach D'Antoni cheered up the players in the locker room: "It's only a 9-point difference. As long as we play well in the second half, there will be no problem."

A group of players responded.

The 9-point difference is indeed not big. There is still time left in the second half, so they have enough time to make up for the difference, or even overtake the score and win the game.

But Coach D'Antoni himself knew that things were not that optimistic, otherwise they would not be trailing by 9 points at this moment, but leading by 9 points.

......

Soon the second half begins.

Before going on the court, Coach D'Antoni repeatedly reminded the players to defend Zhuang Yu well and not let him score recklessly.

In order to limit Zhuang Yu's scoring, he even instructed the players to double-team him if necessary.

Zhuang Yu scored 30 points in the first half alone, which was really too much.

You have to know that Harden and Westbrook each only scored a dozen points, and the combined score of the two was not much more than Zhuang Yu's.

Harden and Westbrook were also a little unhappy. They are both super stars. Could it be that the two of us together cannot beat Zhuang Yu?

cant.

impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

So, when the third quarter started, Harden and Westbrook were both eager to show themselves and prove that they were not inferior to Zhuang Yu.

When he came to the frontcourt, Harden still faced Zhuang Yu.

But this time Harden did not call for a pick-and-roll. Instead, he waved to his teammates, signaling everyone to move away, and he wanted to directly play against Zhuang Yu.

"Hey, is Harden going to single out Zhuang Yu?"

"Look at his gestures. He wants his teammates to move away. He's going to have a one-on-one fight with Zhuang Yu."

"That's it. Harden should have played like this a long time ago. What's there to be afraid of? With his scoring ability, what does it matter if Zhuang Yu is the best defensive player?"

Seeing this, the home fans immediately became excited and shouted towards the court, cheering for Harden.

But maybe they have forgotten.

When the two sides faced off in the playoffs, Harden also tried to play one-on-one against Zhuang Yu, but the effect was not good, and in the end he had to avoid Zhuang Yu.

But Harden can't care about that at the moment.

He first held the ball at his waist, looked at the basket, shook his shoulders, and suddenly his left shoulder sank, his arms also moving, as if he was going to break through to the left.

This fake move is very realistic.

For a moment, Zhuang Yu was actually unable to judge whether Harden was really going to break through to the left, but he did not move because Harden probably wouldn't dare to.

Sure enough, Harden did not break through to the left. It was just a fake move. He then hit the ball to the right.

"It really is......"

Zhuang Yu chuckled, quickly retreated and moved sideways, blocking Harden's breakthrough route and standing in front of Harden.

The next moment, their bodies were pressed together.

Harden frowned slightly. He was very good at confrontation, but he didn't gain any advantage. Zhuang Yu was also very good at confrontation.

He had to pause, take a step back, and lower the height of his dribble to avoid being snatched away by Zhuang Yu.

At this moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly said, "You know, sometimes it's a good thing to keep things simple."

What do you mean?

Harden was stunned.

In an instant, Zhuang Yu stretched out his hand to hit the basketball. Harden subconsciously turned sideways and pushed Zhuang Yu away with his hand, barely protecting the basketball, which was almost snatched away.

Harden glared at Zhuang Yu angrily: "I should have thought that you were trying to attract my attention so that you could steal the ball. You are so cunning."

Zhuang Yu said, "I didn't, you're talking nonsense. I was just reminding you... Never mind, it seems they are right, you are just too cunning."

Harden was confused by these words, and felt that Zhuang Yu was just talking nonsense to him, with the purpose of distracting him so that he could take the opportunity to steal the ball.

No, he was still wasting time.

Sly guy!

Harden was annoyed. A lot of offensive time had been consumed. He did not dare to delay and continued to dribble between his legs, then accelerated to break through again.

This time he did not plan to simply pass Zhuang Yu. Instead, he took a step forward, hugged the ball and leaned towards Zhuang Yu, actively seeking a physical confrontation. Then he slowed down, took a step sideways, used a European step to shake off Zhuang Yu and threw the ball with one hand.

Due to the physical confrontation, Zhuang Yu was unable to jump up in time.

Moreover, Harden's shot was a lob with a high arc, fast speed, and was very abrupt, so Zhuang Yu had no way to deal with it.

boom!

The basketball hit the basket, but the force was not strong enough. The basketball did not bounce high, but bounced twice on the basket and finally fell in.

"call......"

Harden breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and prepared to retreat, but then he heard Zhuang Yu's voice again.

"You really misunderstood."

"I misunderstood you." Harden snorted.

Zhuang Yu shook his head and wondered why people these days are like this?

I didn't lie to Harden. Harden just thought too complicatedly. If he had broken through to the left at the first try, he might have been passed by.

But Harden obviously didn't think so. This was not the first time he and Zhuang Yu had played against each other. He knew clearly how strong Zhuang Yu's defense was and how abnormal Zhuang Yu's predictive ability was. He didn't think that a simple fake move could get past Zhuang Yu.

This is like seeing a snake in the cup.

However, Harden finally scored the goal, but when the Lakers attacked, Zhuang Yu got the ball after reaching the frontcourt and then played one-on-one.

At this time, the person facing Zhuang Yu was Westbrook.

Coach D'Antoni was helpless.

Harden has tried to defend Zhuang Yu, and House has also tried to defend Zhuang Yu. As for Tucker, it has been tried before.

Just as useless.

Now he simply let Westbrook defend Zhuang Yu. Westbrook's defensive ability is naturally not that good, but he can't defend him anyway. What's more, Westbrook is not defending alone, his teammates will also help him defend, or even double-team him.

He also heard that Westbrook and Zhuang Yu had a very good relationship and they trained together every summer. Westbrook must be very familiar with Zhuang Yu, so maybe letting him defend Zhuang Yu could produce unexpected results.

"Brother, you shouldn't come to defend me." Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "You should know that defense is not your strong point. I don't mean anything else, it's just..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhuang Yu suddenly started.

However, Westbrook reacted quickly, retreating and moving sideways immediately to block Zhuang Yu's breakthrough route, and said unhappily: "I knew you were dishonest, but I'm not as stupid as Harden."

Harden: “…”

Zhuang Yu didn't care that he couldn't get past Westbrook because Westbrook was too familiar with him.

In fact, Zhuang Yu did not intend to attack the basket. If he really passed Westbrook, he would probably pass the ball after attracting the defense. Because at this time, the Rockets had a double tower combination on the court, with Capela and Chandler standing inside.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu half turned around, from facing the basket to backing up, and was about to play one-on-one against Westbrook.

Facing Westbrook, Zhuang Yu had the advantage in height. After taking a step back, he saw a Rockets player coming to help Westbrook defend. Zhuang Yu pushed Westbrook again, then made a turnaround jump shot with a slight fade away.

Swish!

The ball went in and Westbrook had no way to stop it.

In the next few rounds, Zhuang Yu continued to attack with heavy punches.

The game turned into the same cycle as before. Harden hit one, Zhuang Yu hit one; Westbrook hit one, Zhuang Yu hit one again...

This was obviously not what Coach D'Antoni wanted to see. He rubbed his temple and gestured to the court: "Forget it, double-team."

It can only be double-teaming.

Double-teaming was also necessary because Zhuang Yu had already scored 36 points.

What a joke! If this continues, Zhuang Yu will probably score 40+ in three quarters. How bad will that be?

......

In the next round, when Zhuang Yu got the ball again, the Rockets directly double-teamed him.

Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows and quickly passed the ball.

He was not surprised. He had scored so many points. On the contrary, he would be surprised if the Rockets could resist double-teaming him.

In the next few rounds, Zhuang Yu did not play or take a shot. When he was double-teamed, he passed the ball and let his teammates shoot.

For a moment, the home fans couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But they didn't know that Zhuang Yu had no intention of giving up.

He has been looking forward to today's game for a long time. It is a rare opportunity to play against Harden and Westbrook. He feels inexplicably excited. He hasn't felt this way for a long time.

So, he will try his best to score today!

......

"boom!"

With a dull thud, Holiday's three-pointer missed.

Chandler and Capela were like two human walls in the interior, blocking Zubac and Anderson and preventing them from competing for rebounds.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly flashed, rose from the ground, and appeared in the sight of Chandler and Capela, making both of them tremble in their hearts, and they couldn't help but secretly say "not good", but it was too late to make any move.

The man was seen flying in the air, stretching out his arms, grabbing the bouncing basketball with one hand, and then dunking it towards the basket...

Bang!

At this moment, the whole place was silent.

The home fans were all silent. Some had their eyes wide open, some had their mouths open, and some had expressions of shock on their faces...

This was an explosive dunk from Zhuang Yu.

"Damn it, why is it Zhuang Yu again?"

"Can anyone tell me where he flew from?"

When the home fans realized what was happening, they were annoyed that Zhuang Yu was allowed to make the tip-in, and that was when Chandler and Capela were both in the paint.

This is a bit too inappropriate.

Several Rockets players on the court were stunned for a moment, then turned their heads to look at Westbrook, because Zhuang Yu was the person Westbrook was defending.

Apparently, he failed to keep an eye on Zhuang Yu, allowing him to rush into the paint and complete this explosive dunk.

Westbrook's mouth twitched. He wanted to explain, but this time he really couldn't explain. However, he was also very depressed. He was just distracted for a moment, and then Zhuang Yu disappeared.