Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Shh!"

With a slight click, Embiid scored.

In the audience, the home fans booed loudly.

"What kind of center is this? Rubbish."

"A guard didn't shoot, and a center was trying to break through. These two are really weird. They were put together."

"He's so slow. He's lucky this time. He'll definitely be intercepted next time..."

This is the Lakers' home court, so Embiid is naturally not going to be treated well. Huge boos echoed in the stadium, as if to drown him.

Embiid was unhappy and pouted at the audience, but he didn't dare to do anything else, for fear of being caught by the referee and called for a technical foul.

The score became 2:0.

“These two guys are really interesting.”

Zhuang Yu smiled, came to the front court and ran back to ask for the ball.

After Holiday passed the ball to him, he made a gesture, signaling Zubac to come up for a screen, and after the switch of defense, Zhuang Yu was facing Embiid.

Although Embiid is often injured, his strength is beyond doubt. He has been selected to the All-Defensive Team for two consecutive seasons, the All-NBA Team for two consecutive seasons, and the All-Star for two consecutive seasons... He is definitely an All-Star level player.

But even so, when he faced Zhuang Yu, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He stared at Zhuang Yu and his mind worked rapidly, trying to judge how Zhuang Yu would fight.

There are so many ways for Zhuang Yu to score by beating the bigger team with the smaller one.

Zhuang Yu lowered his center of gravity and dribbled the ball between his legs continuously, his shoulders swinging, making it difficult for Embiid to judge which direction he wanted to break through.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly accelerated and broke through to the right.

Embiid quickly turned sideways. He knew that his speed was too slow compared to Zhuang Yu, and it was impossible for him to move sideways to block the position.

However, just as he turned sideways, Zhuang Yu suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, switched the ball to his left hand, and moved a step to the left.

"Not good." Embiid said inwardly.

At the same time, Simmons moved over here, wanting to come over to help Embiid defend.

However, before he could pounce on him, Zhuang Yu had already jumped up and made a beautiful sideways step backward, leaving Embiid helpless.

There was only a "swish" sound, and the target was hit.

"nice shot."

"So handsome!"

"Zhuang Yu is awesome, come on Zhuang Yu!"

In the audience stands, the home fans shouted loudly, cheering for Zhuang Yu.

Embiid's face looked a little ugly, but he was not unprepared mentally, as he knew it would be difficult for him to defend against Zhuang Yu.

He turned to Simmons and said, "Come over earlier to help with defense."

Simmons nodded, took the ball at the baseline and launched an attack.

In addition to Embiid and Simmons, the 76ers have another strong point, that is Al Horford at the 4th position.

Al Horford was still on the Celtics last season, but he left the Celtics this summer and signed with the 4ers for $1.09 million over four years.

At this time, the Lakers still had a regular starter.

Holiday, Zhuang Yu, Cunningham, Anderson, and Zubac mean that the Lakers are at a disadvantage at the 4th and 5th positions.

So in the next few rounds, after Simmons pushed the ball to the frontcourt, he either gave it to Embiid for a one-on-one or made a tactical pick-and-roll, and then looked for opportunities to feed the ball to Embiid and Horford.

This is the tactical strategy of the 76ers today, which is to focus on the Lakers' current weak inside line. It just so happens that the 76ers' inside line is strong, so what else can they attack if not this point?

The effect received was indeed good.

After several rounds, Embiid and Horford both scored.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, calling a defensive foul on Anderson and signaling Horford to go to the free throw line for two free throws.

When Horford made both free throws, the score came to 10:6, and the 76ers led by 4 points.

"Very good, that's how you play."

76ers head coach Brett Brown shouted from the sidelines, clapping his hands.

This caused another round of boos from the audience, but Coach Brown didn't care. He was not a player and didn't have to play on the court. You can boo as much as you want, it won't affect him.

......

"boom!"

With a dull thud, Anderson's shot missed.

Horford grabbed the rebound and passed it to Simmons, and the 76ers quickly launched a counterattack. After reaching the frontcourt, Simmons and Embiid played a hand-to-hand match. Simmons pretended to pass the ball to Embiid, but in fact he was confusing the defense, and then he turned around and broke through.

Although Simmons' outside shooting is a huge weakness, his physical fitness, athleticism, defense, and passing are all excellent.

When he first participated in the NBA draft, his draft template was LeBron James, and he was defined as a point guard with the physique of a small forward.

The fact that he can use LeBron James as a template shows how amazing his physical fitness is.

He is 208 cm tall, can run and jump, has excellent height and wingspan, and has a good overall view and basketball IQ.

The only weakness was outside shooting, but at that time it couldn't be said that he was completely unable to shoot. He could still shoot, but it was very unstable.

However, the NBA draft looks first at physical talent and then at skills.

Most scouts believe that a player's shooting can be developed.

Given Simmons' physical talent and basketball IQ, even if he can't reach the top level in outside shooting, it would be enough as long as he can reach the general level of the NBA.

But the problem is, this guy can't even reach the average level.

But we have to say that he has some stuff. Although he has no three-point shot and can't even shoot from mid-range, he still averages 16.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. As a guard, this is unparalleled.

"Bang!"

Simmons broke into the inside and slammed the ball, showing off his explosive physical fitness to the fullest.

The score became 12:6.

"Shit, the score difference has widened to 6 points."

"This guy can't even shoot well. Guard him better and don't let him get to the inside..."

In the audience, the home fans shouted in dissatisfaction.

Change of possession.

Lakers offense.

When Holiday arrived at the frontcourt, he looked at Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu nodded at him, ran back to get the ball, and then Holiday moved to the other side and waved his hand to signal his teammates to move away.

This time, Zhuang Yu did not call for a pick-and-roll, but instead faced Simmons directly and started a one-on-one game.

Coach Brown did not ask the players to double-team Zhuang Yu, but only arranged Simmons to defend Zhuang Yu, hoping to limit Zhuang Yu with Simmons' physical talent, height, wingspan, and defensive ability.

He also didn't expect Simmons to be able to completely defend Zhuang Yu. Even Kawhi Leonard couldn't do it, let alone others.

He just hoped to cause some interference to Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu doesn't care who is standing in front of him, whether it is Embiid or Simmons, it is the same to him.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu lowered his center of gravity and suddenly took a tentative step forward with his right foot. Simmons kept one hand raised, bent over, and was ready for battle.

Seeing Zhuang Yu's actions, he subconsciously moved his left foot back a little bit, but did not retreat directly. His defense was considered very good.

However, the next moment, Zhuang Yu hit the ball, and the original tentative step turned into a forward breakthrough. His speed exploded instantly, and he passed Simmons by half a body length in a whoosh.

It was too late for Simmons to get into position.

He quickly stepped back, turning sideways to get as close to Zhuang Yu as possible.

At the same time, Horford stepped forward to help Simmons defend.

Zhuang Yu took two steps forward, Simmons defended well and stayed close to him, while Horford also approached. Just when the two were about to form a double team, Zhuang Yu suddenly hooked the basketball and turned back with his left foot as the pivot.

"not good."

Simmons and Horford felt a pang in their hearts.

The two of them pounced on Zhuang Yu together, but they were too close to each other, and after jumping up they became a distraction to each other.

In the end, they could only watch Zhuang Yu throw the ball.

A soft sound came from behind them, and the two knew that the ball had gone in.

There was another burst of cheers from the audience.

"This guy is really good." Horford whispered.

"I'll defend better next time." Simmons looked unhappy.

Horford smiled and joked, "Why don't you play against him one-on-one later."

Simmons' face twitched, but he was young after all, so he stiffened his neck and said, "I'll hit him if I can. I'm not afraid of him."

Horford just smiled and didn't point it out. He believed Simmons when he said he would defend better next time. Simmons' defense was excellent and he had the advantage of height and wingspan. But he didn't believe Simmons could answer the ball on the offensive end.

After all, Zhuang Yu is a two-time best defensive player, and Simmons' shortcomings on the offensive end are too obvious. Even with his height advantage, he cannot beat Zhuang Yu.

But he didn't expect that Simmons really wanted to give an answerball on the offensive end.

After reaching the frontcourt, Simmons did not pass the ball to others, but broke through directly towards Holiday.

"Oh, you really want to return one. I thought he was joking." Horford raised his eyebrows, "But this is not a one-on-one match against Zhuang Yu."

On the defensive end, Simmons was responsible for defending Zhuang Yu, but the Lakers did not let Zhuang Yu defend Simmons, but Holiday.

So at this time Simmons is facing Holiday.

Although Simmons wanted to return one, he was not stupid. He knew that he could not gain any advantage in a one-on-one fight with Zhuang Yu, but he was still confident in fighting Holiday.

Seeing that Simmons wanted to play one-on-one with him, Holiday raised his eyebrows and immediately took a step back.

"Uh......"

Simmons was a little depressed.

This is clearly a sign of looking down on yourself. I haven't even broken through yet and you've retreated so far. Do you believe that I will vote for you?

Anderson really didn't believe it and looked at Simmons with disdain. If you have the ability, just shoot. I'm going to take a gamble with you. If you make the shot, you'll be considered awesome.

Since he had to return an answerball, Simmons naturally had to find a way to score the ball. He had no confidence in his shooting, and ultimately did not dare to shoot directly, but chose to break through.

He first accelerated to the right, then changed direction in front of his body to switch the ball to his left hand, and took the initiative to lean towards Holiday.

A huge force hit him and Holiday couldn't help but take a step back. He was a little surprised and thought to himself, this guy is so damn strong.

There is a big difference in height and weight between the two.

Although Holiday is also very strong, he was still at a disadvantage and was knocked away by Simmons.

However, just when Simmons thought he could complete a layup by knocking Holiday away, he found Zubac standing in front of him.

"Humph."

Simmons snorted coldly, with no intention of retreating. He was not afraid of Zubac. He took another step forward and jumped directly towards Zubac.

It's still a head-on collision.

The two bodies collided in the air, confronting each other.

It has to be said that Simmons' physical talent is indeed excellent. Even when confronting Zubac, he did not lose out, making it impossible for Zubac to block him. And just after the confrontation, Simmons raised the ball and wanted to make a small floater.

However, just as the ball left his fingertips, an arm suddenly appeared from behind Zubac and slapped the basketball.