Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

George has a good attitude.

However, when he came to the frontcourt, he took the initiative to ask for the ball, and then played against Zhuang Yu. He was very familiar with Zhuang Yu and knew that fake moves were not very effective, so he went straight to the elbow area and made a turnaround jump shot. He had the advantage in height, and he also leaned back, so Zhuang Yu could do nothing.

"boom!"

However, the ball bounced out of the frame.

George: "Shit."

This is very depressing.

I was planning to play an answerball, but I didn't score.

The home fans were also a little embarrassed. They were ready to cheer for George, but the ball didn't go in. The cheers were suppressed, which was sad.

However, Zhuang Yu did not stop scoring.

Dozens of seconds later, Zhuang Yu got the ball again.

This time George defended very seriously and squeezed through the pick-and-roll in advance, preventing Zhuang Yu from getting rid of him. The two faced each other again, and Zhuang Yu did not call any tactics.

"Oh, you are too persistent." Zhuang Yu shook his head.

"Hmph." George snorted arrogantly, but at this moment he was on high alert. He knew very well how strong Zhuang Yu was, so he didn't dare to take it lightly.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu changed direction and accelerated, breaking through to the left. George quickly retreated and moved sideways, blocking the position, while Zhuang Yu hooked the basketball with his left hand and turned with his right foot as the axis. George's heart skipped a beat and he quickly adjusted his steps.

However, Zhuang Yu only turned halfway with the ball. He suddenly twisted his wrist while holding the basketball in his left hand, and the basketball passed under his crotch and flew to the left with a spin.

At the same time, Zhuang Yu adjusted his steps and broke through to the left again.

Seeing this scene, the audience was in an uproar again.

Zhuang Yu's movements were so gorgeous.

The series of movements were like juggling. Not only was George dizzy, but even the fans in the audience were stunned.

"Damn it." George was annoyed and hurried to chase after him.

However, Zhuang Yu had already shaken him off, hugged the ball and rushed towards the basket. Facing Gasol's defense, he changed hands in the air and made a layup with his left hand.

George glared at Zhuang Yu angrily: "You won't say this is also a joke?"

Zhuang Yu grinned: "Don't be angry, I'll let you show off later, isn't it okay for me to be your background today?"

George laughed, an angry laugh.

The key point is that when George was playing against Zhuang Yu alone, Zhuang Yu didn't cooperate with him. They say good brothers are lifelong. You are a good brother, so you shouldn't be polite, right?

Of course, George was still very strong. After missing two shots in a row, he finally managed to score a goal over Zhuang Yu's head.

This excited George.

However, when he turned around, Zhuang Yu showed off again, pretending to make a jump shot in front of him, but it was actually a pass, assisting Anderson who was cutting to the basket to make an alley-oop.

in the audience.

The home fans couldn't stand it anymore.

"How about changing someone to guard Zhuang Yu?"

"We need to change someone. I'm not saying George can't play, but maybe Zhuang Yu is too familiar with him, and it's not good for him to always be a background for Zhuang Yu. Why not let Leonard defend Zhuang Yu? That should be better."

If it wasn't for the fact that George defended very seriously and his expression was obviously angry after Zhuang Yu scored consecutively, the home fans would have wondered if he was an undercover agent.

This is all due to Zhuang Yuxiu and others.

Each one is one of the top ten goals.

The head coach of the Raptors also felt that George was not a good defender, so he would have to let Leonard defend Zhuang Yu later.

Of course, let’s forget about this section.

......

In a blink of an eye, most of the first quarter was over.

Both sides began to replace their starters with substitutes.

The Raptors' bench lineup this season is rather average. Only VanVleet is decent, and the others are not so good.

So the Raptors only replaced Leonard, Lowry, Gasol Jr., and Anunoby, leaving George on the court.

At this time, the Lakers also replaced Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Zubac.

Cunningham was replaced three minutes ago, and the lineup became Clarkson, Korver, Anderson, Kuzma, and Nance Jr.

After Zhuang Yu's return, the Lakers' lineup can barely be rotated normally.

But George and VanVleet of the Raptors played too well.

Especially George.

......

In the previous few minutes, George did not play well against Zhuang Yu, and it could even be said that he was completely at a disadvantage. But at this time, there was no Zhuang Yu or Leonard on the court.

On the defensive end, George does not need to waste so much energy defending Zhuang Yu. On the offensive end, he is the only core on the court at the moment. He can play freely and has unlimited firing rights.

With the combination of these two factors, George demonstrated his All-Star level strength.

First he made a layup after a breakthrough, and then a mid-range jump shot.

This was not the end. A moment later, George hit another three-pointer from outside the three-point line against the defender and scored 7 points by himself.

Before when Zhuang Yu was substituted, the Lakers were still leading, but now the Raptors are leading.

Coach Scott couldn't help but frown and looked around at the players, but finally he resisted the urge to make substitutions.

There's not much time left in this section.

Fortunately, Clarkson scored successfully in the last attack, changing the score to 29:32, and the Lakers were only three points behind.

The Raptors head coach was very satisfied with George's performance in the past few minutes, but he secretly decided in his heart that he would have to make a substitution in the second quarter and let Leonard defend Zhuang Yu.

In fact, both Leonard and George performed well in the first quarter. Leonard played well in the first few minutes, while George performed well during the rotation time.

However, Zhuang Yu's performance on the Lakers side was also outstanding.

In the first quarter, Zhuang Yu didn't take many shots, but his hit rate was very high, and he scored 1 points by himself.

After entering the second quarter, Leonard and George were both off the court, and the Raptors sent Anunoby to play with VanVleet and several substitute players.

The Lakers sent out Holiday and asked him to play with Clarkson, Hamilton, Kuzma, and Nance Jr.

Logically speaking, the Lakers have an advantage against this lineup, but the Raptors' VanVleet was a surprise weapon today.

He played well during the rotation time in the first quarter, and at this time he took over George's offensive banner and scored consecutively on the offensive end.

For a while, the two sides were in a stalemate and neither side gained the upper hand.

A few minutes later, Coach Scott called a timeout, replaced Holiday, and sent Zhuang Yu, Cunningham and Zubac on.

Seeing the Lakers make substitutions, the Raptors head coach also made a personnel rotation, sending Leonard, Lowry and Gasol Jr. together.

George had played the entire first quarter, so the Raptors head coach was not in a hurry to send him on in this quarter, allowing him to rest for a while.

......

After the timeout, the Lakers attacked.

At this time, Zhuang Yu returned to the No. 1 position, responsible for holding the ball and advancing. After reaching the frontcourt, he saw Leonard coming up to him and standing in front of him in a defensive posture.

"It really is......"

Zhuang Yu was not at all surprised by this change and was mentally prepared.

"Pick and roll."

Zhuang Yu made a gesture, Zubac came up for screen and Zhuang Yu tended to move to the right.

Leonard reacted quickly, quickly bypassing the screener and returning to Zhuang Yu's front. However, before he could stand firm, Zhuang Yu immediately changed direction, switched the ball to his left hand, and burst into speed.

Leonard raised his eyebrows and quickly retreated, but Zhuang Yu had already gathered the ball and stepped forward. Leonard could only turn sideways and try to stick to Zhuang Yu.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu lifted the ball, and Leonard jumped up, waving his big hands like a palm leaf fan to try to block the shot.

However, he was on the right side of Zhuang Yu's body at this time, but Zhuang Yu did not choose to shoot with his right hand normally, but instead grabbed the basketball with his left hand and threw it into the basket with one hand.

This is the benefit of left-right hand coordination.

Even if many people break through to the left side, they still need to use their right hand to finish, and the defender is on his right side and it is possible to block him.

But if at this time you don’t use your right hand to end it, but your left hand.

Then the distance between the ball and the defender's arm will become larger when finishing, and it will become more difficult for the defender to block the shot.

So when a player reaches a certain level, the coach will tell him that when you break through from the right side, it is best to layup with your right hand, and when you break through from the left side, it is best to layup with your left hand. Both hands must be able to do this.

Zhuang Yu is not only able to do layups with both hands, but he can also throw a left-handed shot, and even complete a difficult fadeaway jump shot.

Swish!

The ball went in.

Leonard shook his head, looking somewhat helpless.

However, on the offensive end, he immediately fought back, using his strong body to push away the defender and then making a mid-range jump shot.

This is what makes Leonard so strong. He is not only excellent on defense, but also very good on offense. Even if he cannot defend against Zhuang Yu, he can still fight against Zhuang Yu.

Of course, George's scoring ability is also very strong, but George's style of play is more gorgeous, or in other words, his technical movements are more complicated.

This would be an advantage if facing other people, but when facing Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu could predict many of his complex technical moves.

One is that Zhuang Yu has special abilities; the other is that the two are very familiar with each other.

If it comes to a one-on-one match against Zhuang Yu, a player with simple skills like Leonard would have more of an advantage.

Leonard doesn't have any fancy dribbling skills. He hardly dribbles the ball. After getting the ball, he only dribbles it two or three times at most. He relies entirely on his height, wingspan, and strength to single out Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu didn't have any good way to deal with this kind of one-on-one situation. Even if he could predict Leonard's movements in advance, it would be difficult to defend against him.

Just like Leonard is difficult to defend even if you can guess what he is going to do.

Can't reach the ball.

In this situation, if you want to defend well, you can only interfere with the opponent as much as possible and destroy the opponent's stability.

Only players who have reached the level of Zhuang Yu and Leonard have very high finishing stability.

For a while, the two of them started to compete with each other. You scored one and I returned one. You scored another and I returned one...

After several rounds, neither of them gained any advantage.

On the sidelines, Coach Scott frowned slightly. He was wondering whether he should replace the entire lineup with the main players, otherwise it would seem difficult for them to gain the upper hand.

At this time, Zhuang Yu came to the front court, first called a pick-and-roll, then broke through and passed the ball, then quickly moved, with the help of his teammates' cover, got rid of Leonard's defense, and returned to the three-point line. His teammates passed the ball to him, and Zhuang Yu made a fake shot after receiving the ball. Anunoby, who came to defend, jumped up subconsciously, but Zhuang Yu did not shoot.

He waited for Anunoby to fly past him before he took a step to the side, created a little distance, and then jumped up for a three-pointer...