Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

During this timeout, both sides rotated personnel.

There was not much time left in this quarter, so the Lakers basically replaced all their main players.

Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Zubac were all replaced, leaving only Anderson to serve as the organizer of the rotation lineup.

The Bucks also made substitutions, including Antetokounmpo and Middleton.

The Bucks are able to achieve the best record in the Eastern Conference, and their bench lineup is naturally not to be underestimated, including George Hill, Eric Bledsoe, Ilyasova, Connaughton and others.

In terms of lineup alone, both teams are not bad, but the Bucks have obviously studied the Lakers' games during this period.

After both teams replaced their rotation lineups, the Bucks focused their defense on Clarkson.

As soon as the Bucks saw Clarkson get the ball, they immediately came up to help defend.

Because they know very well that Clarkson is now the absolute core of the Lakers' rotation lineup. As long as they limit him, it is equivalent to defending the Lakers' rotation lineup.

The effect is indeed very good.

After several rounds, the Bucks' rotation lineup gained the upper hand, and the original 8-point difference was narrowed to 4 points.

"Clarkson was targeted by the opponent." Assistant coach Madsen said with a frown.

Coach Scott just hummed, not seeming surprised.

Clarkson performed very well in the previous few games, averaging almost 20+ points per game.

As long as the opponent is not stupid, he will definitely not let him continue to score like this.

But Clarkson is not Zhuang Yu after all, and does not have the same unstoppable scoring ability as Zhuang Yu.

Therefore, as long as the opponent studies him and makes targeted arrangements, they can effectively limit Clarkson's scoring.

There is nothing much to say about this. A basketball game is a reciprocating process in which you make a move, I counter it, you counter it, I change my move...

Now that the Bucks have successfully broken down their tactics, it's time for the Lakers to change their tactics.

Of course, not now. The first quarter is coming to an end, and any changes in tactics will have to be made in the second quarter.

......

End of Section 1.

The score was 31:29, and the Lakers were only leading by two points.

This made the home fans feel a little disappointed. The original score difference of 8 points was reduced to only points in just a few minutes.

Several Lakers players came to the sidelines. Clarkson lowered his head, looked very unhappy, and was a little depressed.

In these few minutes, he only made one of five shots and scored only two points.

For him, this performance was unsatisfactory, or even terrible.

"fine."

Zhuang Yu patted Clarkson on the shoulder and comforted him.

Coach Scott clapped his hands, called the players to him, then spread out the tactical board and made some new arrangements.

It is obvious that the opponent has done special research on their rotation lineup and made targeted defensive arrangements. Now Coach Scott must make some adjustments.

"Holiday, Clarkson, Hamilton, Korver, and Nance Jr., you guys come on in a moment."

"We need to pass the ball more and run more, we need to counterattack more, bring up the tempo, and try to control each attack within 15 seconds."

"Clarkson, you need to make more use of your teammates' screens and tactics. Don't just play one-on-one. That's too easy."

"In a word, get moving, run, and pass the ball..."

After some arrangements, the second quarter began.

Both sides returned to the court and used rotation lineups.

The Lakers sent out Holiday, while the Bucks also sent out Middleton, which can be said to be a tit-for-tat confrontation.

What the Bucks didn't expect was that the Lakers changed their previous rotation style in the first quarter. The offense and defense rhythm became very fast, and they no longer just played around Clarkson. Instead, every point could become a finishing point, and they took a lot of three-pointers.

At this time, whether it is Holiday, Clarkson, Korver or Hamilton, they can all shoot three-pointers. Only Nance Jr. does not have such shooting ability.

Nance's only role on the court is to fight for rebounds.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound.

Korver's three-pointer missed, but Nance grabbed the rebound and threw it back to the three-point line, giving it to Holiday. Holiday made a fake shot after receiving the ball, attracted the defense and passed the ball to Korver again.

Swish!

This time Korver made a three-pointer.

"As expected of a championship team, they react so quickly." Coach D'Antoni frowned and couldn't help but sigh at Coach Scott's quick reaction.

Obviously, the Bucks' previous defensive strategy is no longer applicable in the current situation.

However, Coach D'Antoni is not panicking. It doesn't matter if the defensive strategy is not applicable, they still have offense.

Isn't it for this that he sent Middleton to lead the rotation lineup this time?

Sure enough, when he arrived at the frontcourt, Middleton took the initiative to ask for the ball.

The person facing Middleton at this time was Hamilton. Middleton made a gesture to his teammates, and his teammates came over for a screen, and after the switch of defense, they faced off against Korver.

This is a defensive mismatch.

Middleton decisively played one-on-one, changed directions continuously, passed Korver and rushed into the inside to score a layup.

Coach D'Antoni relaxed his brows and smiled. You are a championship team, I admit that you are strong, but we are also the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference and are equally strong.

Neither side was able to gain an advantage in the next few minutes.

After a few rounds, the score between the two sides remained tense.

After a few minutes, the Lakers were only leading by 1 point.

"Requesting a substitution."

Coach Scott looked at the time and requested a substitution, replacing Holiday with Zhuang Yu, Anderson, Zubac and Cunningham, while Clarkson remained on the court.

At this time, the Lakers' lineup on the field became Clarkson, Zhuang Yu, Cunningham, Anderson, and Zubac.

At the same time, the Bucks also made substitutions and began to replace other main players. Antetokounmpo, Matthews and Lopez Jr. all returned to the court, and the lineup became Bledsoe, Matthews, Middleton, Antetokounmpo and Lopez Jr.

As soon as Zhuang Yu got the ball, he encountered fierce defense from the opponent.

When Zhuang Yu called for a pick-and-roll, Matthews squeezed through and returned to Zhuang Yu's front, while Antetokounmpo also moved sideways a step, ready to provide backup defense at any time.

Seeing this situation, Zhuang Yu gestured to his teammates.

The others moved away, and Zhuang Yu played against Matthews alone, dribbling the ball between his legs continuously, and then suddenly accelerated. Matthews quickly retreated and turned sideways to try to stick to Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu suddenly stopped.

Matthews also stopped subconsciously, but Zhuang Yu accelerated again and passed Matthews with a change of rhythm, but Antetokounmpo was still behind him.

Seeing Zhuang Yu pass Matthews, Antetokounmpo quickly stepped forward to defend, bent over, stood in front of Zhuang Yu, raised his right hand high, with sharp eyes, trying his best to block Zhuang Yu.

After passing Matthews, Zhuang Yu held the ball and took a step to the right, but then he jumped sideways to the left, using a European step.

"Huh, do you think you can get past me like this? You think it's too simple." Antetokounmpo sneered in his heart and quickly adjusted his steps.

If it were an ordinary inside player, he would have been dribbled past by Zhuang Yu by now.

But Antetokounmpo reacted very quickly, adjusted his steps quickly, and still maintained his defensive posture and position.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu raised the ball and Antetokounmpo also jumped up.

However, just when he was about to block Zhuang Yu, he saw Zhuang Yu suddenly pass the ball with one hand.

Several Bucks players all turned their heads to look, and immediately thought to themselves that something was wrong.

Their attention was on Zhuang Yu, but they didn't notice that Clarkson had run to the left corner three-point line, with no one in front of him.

And Zhuang Yu passed the ball to Clarkson.

"It happened."

"We missed someone, hurry up..."

Some people shouted, and some Bucks players tried to jump on Clarkson.

But it was too late. Clarkson received the ball, adjusted slightly, then jumped up and threw the ball.

This was a very good opportunity, and Clarkson did not disappoint Zhuang Yu's expectations and successfully scored the ball.

With a slight sound, the difference between the two sides reached 4 points.

"This pass was so beautiful. I thought Zhuang Yu was going to shoot it himself, but I didn't expect it to be a pass."

"Clarkson finally got his touch back."

The home fans cheered excitedly.

Clarkson was also very excited. He played a little depressed in the first quarter, and he didn't play very well in the last few minutes. Although he scored, it was obviously inferior to the previous few games, and he didn't make a single shot from beyond the three-point line.

Now it’s finally open.

"Yes!"

Clarkson waved his arms excitedly.

This three-pointer gave him great encouragement and confidence. Zhuang Yu came over and high-fived Clarkson, saying, "I'll pass it to you later."

"Yeah." Clarkson nodded heavily.

......

Turning around, Antetokounmpo asked for the ball. He stood at the 45-degree elbow area on the left and made a fake shot, but Anderson ignored him.

Antetokounmpo also realized that Anderson was not defending his shot at all. He snorted in dissatisfaction and wanted to shoot one over Anderson's head, but he remembered that he had just returned from a timeout and the Lakers had just scored a goal.

This offense still had to be safe, so he gave up the idea of ​​a direct jump shot and took a step forward with a breakthrough.

Anderson quickly retreated and moved sideways, and was not passed by Antetokounmpo in one step.

But then Antetokounmpo did a half turn, from facing the basket to facing away from the basket, and used his broad back to hit Anderson, causing Anderson to stagger.

Now the opportunity arises.

Antetokounmpo accelerated again, shook off Anderson in one step, and was already within the three-second zone. Zubac jumped up to defend, but still failed to stop him.