Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Soon, the Lakers rushed to the away game and faced the Spurs, Jazz and Pacers one after another.

All three games were away games, including a back-to-back game, but the Lakers had 3 wins and 0 losses in the three games, which is still an excellent record.

Zhuang Yu's performance in these three games was also outstanding.

Against the Spurs, Zhuang Yu scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, a double-double, and a shooting percentage of 60%.

However, he failed to score 30+ in this game, which made the fans feel a little disappointed. In the past period of time, Zhuang Yu scored more than 30 points in almost every game. His personal average points per game has surpassed Damian Lillard and ranked third in the league. The gap with Bradley Beal, who is second, is not far.

Fans are looking forward to Zhuang Yu's continued 30+ performance and want to see how many consecutive games Zhuang Yu can play with 30+ points.

But Zhuang Yu did not insist on this point.

In the game against the Spurs, he was only two points away from 30 points, but he did not deliberately pursue 30+ points.

What's more, although he didn't score 30+, statistics like 28 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists are already impressive enough.

In the game against the Jazz, Zhuang Yu scored 31 points, plus 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and scored 30+ again.

The Lakers played averagely in the game against the Pacers and almost lost to them. The outcome was not decided until the last minute.

In the end, the Lakers only led by 3 points.

In this game, Zhuang Yu scored 34 points and 7 assists, but also grabbed 13 rebounds, which surprised the fans. It was another double-double.

After three games, the Lakers' record has further improved, surpassing the Clippers and returning to first place in the Western Conference.

And they are two wins ahead of the Clippers.

As the data skyrocketed during this period, Zhuang Yu's average points per game has reached 31.2 points. But perhaps feeling threatened, Bradley Beal has also played very well during this period. His average points per game has also increased to 31.4 points, still slightly ahead of Zhuang Yu.

But the gap is not big.

After three away games, the Lakers returned to their home court and faced a strong team - the Boston Celtics.

Although Kyrie Irving left the Celtics, the Celtics signed former Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker. Their lineup is still gorgeous, including Kemba Walker, Gordon Hayward, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and others.

The Celtics have had a good record this season and are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, making them definitely a strong team.

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The competition officially started at 7:30 in the evening.

From the beginning of the game, the Celtics played very aggressively on the offensive end.

Facts have proved that even without Lopez and Rose, the Lakers' interior defense has only declined, and their offense is still strong.

Especially the point about Zhuang Yu, which is simply unsolvable.

Therefore, the Celtics did not expect to win the game by defending Zhuang Yu from the beginning.

Their strategy for today's game is to play well on offense. As long as they can score more points than the Lakers, they will be able to win the game.

There is a reason why the Celtics dare to compete with the Lakers in offense.

This season, the two young players of the Celtics have grown further and have become the "new twin stars" of the Celtics.

Last season, Jayson Tatum averaged 15.7 points per game, while Jaylen Brown averaged 13.0 points per game.

This season, Jayson Tatum's average points per game has risen to 23.5, and Jaylen Brown's average points per game has reached 20.4 points. Both of them have made significant progress. The average points per game of both of them have reached 20 points. They have grown up and are of great use.

It won't be a problem for him to make the All-Star team in the future.

In addition, Kemba Walker also averaged 21.0 points per game.

Although not as good as when he was with the Hornets, but considering that the Hornets and the Celtics are not on the same level, his tactical position in the Celtics cannot be compared with that in the Hornets, so this score is still very good.

A team has three players averaging 20+ points per game, which shows how strong the Celtics' offense is.

What's more, besides them, there is also a former All-Star player Gordon Hayward.

Although he was affected by injuries and kept playing on and off, his foundation was still there, and he also averaged 17.2 points per game this season.

In addition, another young player, Marcus Smart, has also made significant progress compared to last season.

Last season, Smart averaged only 8.9 points per game, but this season his average points per game has risen to 13.5 points.

That is to say, the average points per game of these five players added up to a terrifying 5 points. It is rare for several players in the same team to achieve such a scoring performance, which is enough to show that the Celtics have many people who can score.

That’s why the Celtics want to beat the Lakers on offense.

After only a few minutes of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Lakers by 1 points with a score of 14:7.

But soon the Lakers had a small climax.

Zhuang Yu and Holiday made consecutive three-pointers, helping the Lakers to narrow the gap to just one point, forcing the Celtics to call a timeout to make adjustments.

After the timeout, the Celtics still wanted to exert their strength on the offensive end.

It’s just that the two No. 2 picks are still young and their performance isn’t stable enough. They played pretty well in the first few minutes, but played worse after the timeout.

The offense is supported only by Kemba Walker.

On the other hand, Coach Scott of the Lakers replaced Cunningham with Kuzma, giving the Lakers an additional three-point shooting point.

Zhuang Yu also began to break through and pass the ball, creating opportunities for his teammates...

After a few rounds, the Lakers took the lead.

At this time, most of the first quarter had passed and both sides began to replace their players with substitutes.

The Celtics have many players who can score and many young players, so they kept Brown on the court during rotation time, along with Marcus Smart, Enes Kanter, Semi Oladiger and Daniel Theis.

The effect is not bad.

At this time, Zhuang Yu and Holiday were not on the court, and Clarkson supported the Lakers' offense, but apart from him, others did not perform well on the offensive end.

Korver's three-pointers missed one after another, Hamilton's breakthrough was intercepted, Nance could only grab a rebound, and Kuzma never got any chances, and finally threw a three-pointer but it didn't go in...

In just a moment, the Celtics caught up with the score.

The Lakers called a timeout, but Coach Scott still sent Holiday up. The rotation really needed an organizer and another scoring point. Although Clarkson played well, why didn't anyone else score except him?

But Holiday's condition didn't seem to be good today. He made two consecutive shots and both ended up missing. However, he did give out one assist.

However, when the first quarter ended, the Lakers were still behind.

......

After entering the second quarter, the Lakers sent out Anderson and several substitute players.

Anderson did pass a few good balls, but his teammates were not able to seize the opportunities and convert his passes into points.

After just over three minutes, the score difference between the two sides was approaching double digits.

At this time Coach Scott had to call another timeout. He thought about it and replaced Zhuang Yu.

Seeing Zhuang Yu return to the court, several Celtics players exchanged glances.

When Zhuang Yu got the ball, the Celtics players immediately stepped forward to double-team him.

At this time, Zhuang Yu's only purpose of returning to the court was to score points. Because his teammates were not in good condition today, the Celtics dared to double-team Zhuang Yu directly.

Facing a double-team, Zhuang Yu first passed the ball, then went to the low post on the right side, blocking with one hand and asking for the ball from his teammates with the other.

When his teammates passed the ball to him, Zhuang Yu used his shoulder to push Jaylen Brown, not giving the Celtics a chance to double-team him, and simply rolled over and leaned back.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

This is just the beginning.

Dozens of seconds later, Zhuang Yu used his teammates' cover to get rid of the defense, returned to the three-point line, received the pass and shot directly, the basketball hit the target steadily, and he scored another three points.

Moreover, in the next few rounds, Zhuang Yu performed another beautiful pull-up layup. Under his leadership, the Lakers turned the situation around and narrowed the gap.

At this time, the Celtics called a timeout and replaced their starting lineup, and the Lakers also replaced all their main players.

However, the teammates are still not in good condition.

Zhuang Yu frowned slightly, and then started to score with all his strength.

Three-pointers from the outside, fadeaway jump shots, lobs after breakthroughs, layups, 2+1s on fast breaks...a series of crazy scores that made the Celtics numb.

In just one quarter, Zhuang Yu scored 21 points, helping the Lakers not only tie the game but also overtake by two points before the end of the second quarter.

"God!"

"21 points in a single quarter, this is Zhuang Yu's strength. I feel like Zhuang Yu is going to score 40+ again today..."

In just the first half, Zhuang Yu's personal score was close to 30 points. Even if he scored a little less in the second half, it would not be a big problem to get 40+ points.

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After entering the second half, the Celtics launched a tight defense against Zhuang Yu while at the same time exerting force on the offensive end. Several players stepped up to score and made multiple breakthroughs.

However, their defense on Zhuang Yu did not work. Zhuang Yu continued to score, and his teammates' touch also improved.

For a while, the two sides were evenly matched.

The score remained tense until both sides began to replace their main lineups with rotation lineups.

In the first half, the Lakers were at a disadvantage in rotation time, but in the second half the players' condition improved and the Lakers' rotation lineup did not suffer.

But I didn't get much advantage.

The Lakers have Clarkson and the Celtics have Jayson Tatum, and the two of them put on a big show, which was very exciting for the fans to watch.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led by 2 points.