Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Okay, let me tell you..."

Coach Brown shook his head, spread out the tactical board, and made new arrangements.

Embiid turned his head and looked at the Lakers. He was still unwilling to give up. He grabbed Coach Brown and said, "Coach, give me another chance. I will definitely score this time."

Coach Brown said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance. If Zhuang Yu takes the initiative to defend you in the low post, and the defense is switched, you should decisively single him out."

"Uh..." Embiid was speechless, thinking to himself, are you kidding me? How could Zhuang Yu, a guard, take the initiative to defend me in the low post?

He's not a fool.

Coach Brown waved at Embiid, signaling him to go on the court quickly. Zhuang Yu is certainly not a fool, so you are still thinking about naive things.

Hey, for such a big and strong man of seven feet, can't you be more mature?

Coach Brown felt very sad.

Ben Simmons refused to shoot. He said, "Even if you can't make the shot, I will forgive you, but you had better shoot for me." What does it mean that you don't even dare to shoot?

Embiid is a 7-foot strong man, but he prefers to play like a guard. Is this a unique way of doing things because he wants to create a new position on the court?

As the head coach, I am really worried.

......

On the court, the game continues.

The Lakers made their regular rotation, replacing Cunningham with Kuzma.

When they returned to the court, Embiid and Simmons played a pick-and-roll.

This time, Embiid did not make any moves on the line. Instead, he walked to the inside after the play, positioning himself with one hand and raising the other hand to ask for the ball.

Simmons immediately passed the ball to Embiid, who grabbed the basketball and pushed Zubac towards him. He then half-turned around, faced the basket with his back to it, and jumped up for a two-handed dunk.

This shot was hit pretty hard.

Zubac just felt a little uncomfortable and smiled bitterly. He really couldn't beat Embiid. He was not as strong, not as healthy, and his skills were not as good as Embiid.

"It's okay." Zhuang Yu comforted him.

Lakers offense.

Although Embiid scored one goal after the timeout, the Lakers still led by 14 points.

After coming to the frontcourt, Holiday was not in a hurry. He first played a pick-and-roll, then passed the ball to Anderson. Anderson broke through and passed the ball to Zhuang Yu again.

At this time, Kuzma and Holiday both ran to the three-point line to create space, while Zubac moved to the low post on the left, waiting for an opportunity.

After receiving the ball, Zhuang Yu first made a fake shot, then broke through and got into the free throw line. Embiid had already rushed forward to defend.

But Zhuang Yu suddenly slowed down, used a European step to shake off Embiid, and then made a low layup.

"hateful."

Embiid roared, he had been dribbled past, but he was not willing to accept it.

Even though he had no defensive position left, he still jumped up regardless, waving his big hand like a palm-leaf fan and slapping Zhuang Yu in the face.

Snapped!

beep!

Thug, whistle blows.

Embiid's palm hit Zhuang Yu's arm hard, making a crisp sound.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and gave Embiid a foul.

This foul was extremely fierce. Zhuang Yu lost his balance due to the huge force and fell from the air, with his body hitting the ground with a bang.

"Wow..."

The audience was in an uproar.

All the home fans stood up, their eyes were bloodshot, they were angry.

"Asshole, are you going to kill someone?"

"Can't stand losing, huh? If you can't stand losing, then you have to play dirty tricks. Damn it..."

"Fuck, you despicable bastard, I'm going to kill him, don't stop me."

This ball was obviously not a normal defensive action. The home fans were all angry and cursed at the court and greeted Embiid's family.

Anderson rushed over.

He, who usually has a good temper, was extremely angry. He pushed Embiid back several steps, waving his fists and trying to rush forward again, but was stopped by Simmons and others.

Anderson failed to break through the obstruction of Simmons and others, but Kuzma seized the opportunity to bypass Simmons and others and kicked Embiid in the waist, causing Embiid to stagger.

Embiid was now furious. He steadied himself and wanted to seek revenge on Kuzma, but Holiday, Zubac and others also rushed over.

"Fuck."

"not good......"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the three referees rushed over and pulled hard. It took a lot of effort to separate the players from both sides and prevent further conflict.

The verbal abuse from the audience continued. The three referees gathered together to discuss how to make the penalty, while the Lakers players came to Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu did not stand up. He sat on the floor and shook his head at his teammates. His face did not look good because he found that his right hand seemed to be a little weak.

After a slight movement, I found that there was no problem with my arm and the flexion and extension of my fingers, so the problem was with my wrist.

"Damn it." Zhuang Yu couldn't help but swear.

When he landed just now, he subconsciously used his right hand to support himself. He felt that he was in trouble at that time, but he didn't expect that he would really get injured.

At this moment, his right wrist had lost its strength. He could still move it, but when he exerted force, he felt a sharp pain. He didn't know if it was a simple bruise or something more serious.

The teammates soon learned of the situation, their faces turned ugly, and they looked towards the 76ers fiercely.

If looks could kill.

At this time, Embiid was already in tatters.

Zhuang Yu is the leader of the Lakers and the absolute soul of the team. It’s okay if Lopez and Rose are injured, but if he is injured, it will be a big problem.

"Team doctor, team doctor..."

Coach Scott quickly called the team doctor and asked him to examine Zhuang Yu.

At the same time, the fans in the audience also noticed the situation here. They saw the team doctor examining Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu's expression seemed to be somewhat painful, with his brows furrowed. They couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts.

You won't be hurt, right?

Don't!

The home fans prayed silently for Zhuang Yu.

However, after checking, the team doctor shook his head at Coach Scott and said, "Based on my experience, there should be no structural damage, but the contusion is quite serious, and the wrist is already noticeably swollen. The specific situation can only be known after the MRI is done."

Coach Scott's heart trembled, and he secretly clenched his fists, but he still tried to keep his voice calm and asked Zhuang Yu gently: "How do you feel?"

Zhuang Yu moved his right hand again and said with a wry smile, "I can move it, but I can't exert any strength."

Coach Scott sighed frustratedly and told the team doctor to take Zhuang Yu back to the locker room for some simple treatment.

Zhuang Yu can't play in this match.

Damn Embiid!

Watching Zhuang Yu and the team doctor walk into the player tunnel, Coach Scott felt heavy in his heart and blocked. Lopez and Rose were injured, and now Zhuang Yu was also injured. What should the team do?

"What's going on? Zhuang Yu went back to the locker room?"

"It's over. It looks like he's really injured, and it's serious, otherwise he wouldn't have returned to the locker room."

"Will Zhuang Yu come back?"

"It looks like his wrist is injured. Even if he comes back, he probably won't be able to play in this game. Damn Embiid, I'll fuck his whole family..."

Seeing Zhuang Yu walk into the player tunnel, the home fans immediately realized that something was wrong and their mood became gloomy.

They only knew that Zhuang Yu might have been injured in his right wrist, but they didn't know the extent of the injury, whether he could still fight, or...

All the unknowns bring fear and terror.

They are really afraid that after Lopez and Rose are sidelined due to injuries, Zhuang Yu will also be absent due to injury, and then the Lakers will really fall apart.

......

Here, the game continues.

Coach Scott took a deep breath and tried to adjust his emotions.

But he found that no matter how he adjusted his mood he could not calm down. He punched the chair in frustration, then he felt a little better and began to greet the players.

A group of players stood in front of Coach Scott, looking dazed, and obviously finding it hard to accept all this.

Coach Scott said solemnly: "Every great team will encounter difficulties, setbacks and hardships on the road to greatness."

"Zhuang Yu is injured."

"It's a sad thing, but we have to cheer up. This is a test from fate and the bumps we have to go through on the road to achieving three consecutive championships. We have encountered difficulties and there may be more difficulties in the future."

"But I believe we will not fall down. Nothing can defeat us. It will only make us more resilient and stronger."

After that, without paying attention to the players' reactions, he spread out the tactical board and began to arrange: "Holiday, Clarkson, Cunningham, Anderson, Zubac, you guys go up..."

Without Zhuang Yu, Clarkson has to take over.

It is obvious that Clarkson cannot replace Zhuang Yu's position, let alone replace Zhuang Yu's position in the hearts of his teammates and his tactical position.

So after returning to the court, the Lakers quickly fell into a disadvantage, and their original lead of more than ten points was quickly eroded.

In just a few minutes, the score difference was narrowed to only 4 points.

Coach Scott did not blame the players for this, but simply adjusted the lineup again, gradually replacing the main players with the rotation lineup...

......

In a blink of an eye, the third quarter ended.

Originally, the Lakers were leading by more than ten points, but after Zhuang Yu was injured, the Lakers fell into a complete disadvantage.

They couldn't defend on the defensive end, and they couldn't fight back on the offensive end. The disadvantage in the interior was too great. Clarkson was inefficiently defended by Simmons and missed shots one after another.

In just a few minutes, the lead of more than ten points was reduced to only one point.

"It's okay, we're still one point ahead."

"Go Lakers!"

The home fans were still cheering for the Lakers, comforting themselves that they were still leading by one point.

But everyone knows that without Lopez and Rose, and now without Zhuang Yu, the Lakers have reached rock bottom both in terms of lineup and morale.