Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

“He scored again.”

"Damn, he already has 45 points."

"Are we going to let him get 50+ today?"

The home fans are already a little numb.

Who could have thought that Zhuang Yu would score so many points in today's game? He had almost scored 50 points before the game was over.

The only consolation for the home fans was that the difference between the two sides was only three points at this time.

And when the ball changed, Westbrook also responded, going straight to the basket after the pick-and-roll, throwing himself into the air before making his move.

Although the ball was not scored, it caused the Lakers to foul. Westbrook only made one of two free throws, but it was considered a response.

However, Zhuang Yu's scoring performance continued...

A moment later, Zhuang Yu held the ball and played alone again.

This time the Rockets chose to double-team, and Zhuang Yu passed the ball, first wandering along the three-point line, and then suddenly cutting into the air.

Anderson passed the ball, Zhuang Yu grabbed the basketball, rushed into the three-second zone and jumped towards Capela. The two confronted each other in the air and Zhuang Yu was bounced away.

But this was the effect he wanted. With the reaction force, his body bounced back, increasing the distance between him and Capela. The physical confrontation also forced Capela to be unable to take the next step. He could only watch Zhuang Yu throw the ball with one hand.

Swish!

The ball went in.

After that, Zhuang Yu threw another three-pointer, but this time he missed. However, it still scared the Rockets players and fans.

Coach D'Antoni was also startled and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the time. At this time, 4 minutes had passed in the 5th quarter. He thought about it and finally decided not to wait until 6 minutes.

"Requesting a substitution."

The Rockets requested a substitution.

Originally, Coach D'Antoni planned to wait until there were only 6 minutes left before substituting Harden, but now he decided not to wait and subbed Harden in advance.

at the same time.

The Lakers also made substitutions and returned to the starting lineup.

At this moment, the five players on the Rockets court are Harden, Westbrook, Tucker, Capela, and Chandler.

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

......

The Rockets have the ball.

Now it was Westbrook's turn to hold the ball. After he came to the frontcourt, he called for a pick-and-roll, then broke through, tearing apart the Lakers' defense, and then passed the ball out.

However, the Lakers' defensive lineup on the court was excellent at that time, and the Rockets were unable to get any chances after several passes, and the basketball returned to Harden's hands.

There was not much time left for the attack and Harden could only attack on his own.

At this time, the person in front of Harden was Zhuang Yu. Facing Zhuang Yu's defense, Harden frowned, but still broke through decisively.

He first changed his stance continuously, then held the ball and squeezed forward, actively seeking physical confrontation, knocking Zhuang Yu off balance, and then threw the ball with one hand.

Harden is a very smart player. He knows that if he wants to play one-on-one against Zhuang Yu, he has to find a confrontation first.

In this way, even if Zhuang Yu could predict his next move, he would not be able to take any action. Just shooting after the confrontation would test a player's stability.

"Shh!"

The ball goes in.

Harden is still very strong.

The ball was still scored, which made the home fans breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Harden and Westbrook were both on the court, and the two seemed to have put aside their conflicts and began to cooperate with each other.

But the Lakers' defense was excellent, making every attack difficult for the Rockets.

Moreover, on the defensive end, the Rockets still cannot defend against Zhuang Yu.

When the Lakers attacked, the ball was given to Zhuang Yu, and the Rockets immediately double-teamed him, so Zhuang Yu passed the ball.

But then Zhuang Yu ran quickly to get rid of the defense, and then to the left corner outside the three-point line. His teammate passed the ball to him and Zhuang Yu raised the ball.

"not good."

"Can't let him vote..."

People shouted loudly to alert the Rockets players.

At this time, the Rockets were already in a panic and became nervous when they saw Zhuang Yu catching the ball.

So when the ball was given to Zhuang Yu and when Zhuang Yu raised the ball, Tucker, who came to defend, jumped up without thinking and flew towards Zhuang Yu.

However, when he jumped up, he found that Zhuang Yu did not jump. Zhuang Yu did not jump until he was about to pounce on him.

"Oh no." Tucker's face turned pale. It was too late to dodge. He bent his waist into a C shape but still couldn't avoid it.

Zhuang Yu leaned towards Tucker and threw the ball.

beep!

The referee blew the whistle and called a foul on Tucker, signaling Zhuang Yu to stand on the free throw line. This was a three-point foul, so he had to take three free throws.

Tucker looked depressed and helpless. He put his hands on his hips and gasped, unable to say anything. He had no choice but to pounce.

If he really didn't pounce on him, Zhuang Yu would have really shot a three-pointer. Who knows whether he would have made it?

Considering Zhuang Yu's offensive state today, the probability of him making the shot is still very high, so Gordon dared not not to jump for it.

"It's okay, let him go to the free throw line. He may not be able to make all three free throws." Harden came over to comfort Tucker.

He was right. Zhuang Yu only made two of the three free throws he made, and he missed the last one.

But even so, Zhuang Yu's personal score has reached 49 points.

"It seems that Zhuang Yu has a good chance of breaking his own single-game scoring record today."

"There are still more than five minutes left in the quarter. It's entirely possible."

"The key is that he not only scores a lot of points, but also has a high efficiency. His hit rate is over 60%, which is really terrifying."

"Is this Zhuang Yu's true scoring ability? As expected, he didn't try his best to score in the previous period of time, otherwise his average score would have reached 30 points long ago."

At this moment, the fans couldn't help but sigh that Zhuang Yu's scoring ability was really strong.

Harden and Westbrook looked at each other, both feeling a little depressed and anxious.

If Zhuang Yu continued to score like this, it would be difficult for them to catch up with the score, because every time they scored a goal, Zhuang Yu would always be able to hit back.

This makes it difficult to narrow the gap.

"We still have to attack him from both sides."

“We have to play good offense at the same time.”

Harden and Westbrook both know what to do.

After coming to the frontcourt, the two played another tactical cooperation.

When Harden broke through, Westbrook cut along the baseline from the right side, received the pass from Harden, and jumped up for a huge two-handed dunk, which drew loud cheers from the fans in the audience.

Today, Zhuang Yu made several top ten shots, but it was rare to see one on the Rockets side, and it finally came.

This goal boosted the Rockets' morale.

In the next few rounds, the Rockets played very well. They double-teamed Zhuang Yu on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, Harden and Westbrook continued to attack the Lakers' defense, tearing up the Lakers' defense, either scoring themselves or creating opportunities for their teammates.

Of course, at this time, the Rockets' lineup still relies mainly on Harden and Westbrook for scoring.

But when the two of them cooperate with each other, it becomes more difficult for the Lakers to defend them, and they always lose one while focusing on the other.

As time went by, the game time passed quickly.

With only two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Rockets narrowed the gap to just one point.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Scott called a timeout.

After the players came off the court, he spread out the tactical board, made some new arrangements, and said to the players: "There are only two minutes left. What we have to do is to defend Harden and Westbrook and not let them rush into the inside easily. Let them shoot from the outside. I have observed that they have consumed a lot of physical energy, and the stability of their outside shooting will not be very high."

"Also, Cunningham will come down to rest later, Kuznets will be right there."

"We need to break through more and pass the ball more often, and shoot three-pointers when we have the chance..."

After some arrangements, the suspension is over.

When they returned to the court, the Lakers played a breakthrough pass. Holiday broke through and passed the ball to Zhuang Yu, who took the ball and attracted the defense to pass it again to Kuzma. Kuzma took the ball and immediately shot a three-pointer, but unfortunately the three-pointer failed to hit.

Chandler grabbed the rebound and passed it to Harden.

The Rockets launched a counterattack, and when they reached the frontcourt, Harden frowned. He found that the Lakers had tightened their defense and it seemed more difficult to break through.

However, Harden still tried it, and the result was just as he expected. Once he broke through, the Lakers began to siege him. He could only pass the ball. After two passes, they still had no chance. Westbrook also tried to break through and attack the basket, but failed.

Seeing that the offensive time was getting less and less, the ball was finally given to Tucker, who shot a three-pointer but missed.

Afterwards, Harden himself took a step-back three-pointer, but still missed.

Just as Coach Scott expected, by this time, Westbrook and Harden had both consumed a lot of energy, and the stability of their outside shooting further decreased.

Turning around, Zhuang Yu got the ball and was double-teamed. He passed the ball to Kuzma again. Kuzma raised the ball and was about to shoot a three-pointer when he saw Zhuang Yu suddenly run back to the basket. Kuzma's mind moved, and suddenly he had an idea and threw the ball into the basket.

Zhuang Yu jumped up and grabbed the basketball in the air before Capela and Chandler could react.

"not good."

"It happened."

At this time, Capela and Chandler realized that Chandler was a little slow and it was too late for him to do anything. But Capela stretched out his hand and slapped the basketball without thinking, but he failed to block it and hit Zhuang Yu's arm instead.

There was only a snap and the referee blew the whistle immediately.

While Zhuang Yu lost his balance, he threw the ball into the basket based on his feeling.

Amid the stunned eyes of the fans, the basketball spun twice on the rim and finally fell in.

"Fake."

Capela cursed under his breath, looking depressed. If he had known earlier, he would have done nothing.

This time, not only did Zhuang Yu score the goal, but he also committed a foul.

Zhuang Yu stood on the free throw line, took a deep breath, and then made the free throw, making it 2+1, and the difference between the two sides was widened to 4 points.

"Requesting a timeout."

The Rockets called a timeout again. At this time, the score was 115:119 and the Rockets were trailing by 4 points, with only about forty seconds left in the game.