Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, the Lakers were already leading by 9 points, and the gap between the two sides further widened.

At this time, the Nuggets' ball was still in Jokic's hands. Jokic singled out Zubac in the low post. He first took a step back and then tried to turn around and hook. However, just as he was about to turn around, Zhuang Yu suddenly rushed over to help Zubac defend, disrupting Jokic's offensive rhythm.

However, Jokic reacted quickly, lifting the ball quickly to prevent Zhuang Yu from cutting the ball, and found Murray outside the three-point line and passed the ball to him.

Murray received the ball and shot directly from outside the three-point line, but the ball missed the target. With a bang, the basketball bounced out of the basket.

"Oh..." Jokic sighed helplessly.

Murray was also upset and stamped his feet in frustration.

Murray's performance this season is still very good. When facing other players, his scoring ability can be reflected, but it has been Zhuang Yu who has been defending Murray during this period. Facing the best defensive player like Zhuang Yu, Murray is completely unable to display his abilities.

One reason is that Murray has no physical advantage over Zhuang Yu. Whether in speed, strength or explosive power, he is not as good as Zhuang Yu.

The second reason is that his skills are not mature enough and are far from the level of Irving and Harden. In front of Zhuang Yu, his fake moves have no effect at all.

In this situation, if Murray wanted to take a shot, he could only force a shot against Zhuang Yu, and the result was predictable, he just missed the target one after another.

After a period of time, Murray's self-confidence was greatly affected.

In fact, Murray is a player with a big heart.

In a game, he may not perform well in most of the previous half, but at the critical moment he is extremely reliable and can always score some difficult goals.

However, when facing Zhuang Yu today, he did not have the confidence he had before, which also affected his three-point shot this time.

This is the real reason why Murray feels frustrated.

He found himself afraid.

This was a terrible feeling, Murray shook his head vigorously, trying to drive this feeling out of his body and regain his former confidence.

Meanwhile, the Lakers had already grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu and Holiday ran alternately. Holiday passed the ball to Zhuang Yu and turned sideways to provide a screen for Zhuang Yu, blocking Barton. Murray quickly switched defense and stood in front of Zhuang Yu.

However, Murray was depressed to find that although he wanted to shake off his fear of Zhuang Yu, when Zhuang Yu stood in front of him, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He felt that things were completely out of his control and he had no confidence in defending Zhuang Yu.

While staring at the basket, Zhuang Yu glanced at the positioning of other Nuggets players, then retracted his gaze to look at Murray and couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

Murray's nervous expression and evasive eyes told him that this guy had given up.

Zhuang Yu dribbled the ball from his hips to his left hand, then lowered his left shoulder, pretending to break through to the left. Murray subconsciously retreated, and Zhuang Yu changed direction in front of his body to switch the ball to his right hand. Murray secretly said "bad" in his heart, thinking that he would be passed, and quickly turned sideways to catch up.

However, Zhuang Yu did not rush forward at all. After changing direction in front of his body, he suddenly took a step back, retreated to the three-point line and jumped up to shoot directly.

"It's over."

Murray had no time to pounce on the ball. He didn't even raise his hands. There was only one thought in his mind, that the ball was over.

For some reason, the moment Zhuang Yu jumped up and threw the ball, Murray had a feeling that the ball would go in.

"Fake."

Murray cursed in frustration, he hated himself a little.

Why do you have no confidence in your own shot, but are so confident in Zhuang Yu's shot that you think it will go in as soon as he takes the shot?

No, it may not get in. I am just scaring myself.

However, the next moment, there was a "swish" sound behind him. Murray turned his head to look at the basket, only to see that the net was still shaking.

At the same time, there was enthusiastic cheering from Lakers fans in the audience.

There is no doubt that the ball went in!

"I......"

At this moment, Murray opened his mouth but could not make any sound. He felt his throat was a little dry and his mouth was filled with a bitter taste.

This ball...actually went in.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Malone quickly called a timeout. When Zhuang Yu made the three-pointer, the difference between the two sides had reached 12 points, and the situation was very unfavorable for the Nuggets.

Several players came off the court. Jokic had a serious expression on his face, while Murray was dejected, like an eggplant hit by frost. The other three players were not much better.

Seeing the expressions of the players, Coach Malone sighed inwardly. He thought Jokic played so well today that he had a chance to beat the Lakers. But now it seems that he was too optimistic. Although Jokic did play very well, the Lakers also had Zhuang Yu, who played even better.

There is no doubt that Jokic's performance today was wonderful, even amazing. His scoring, rebounding and assist data were all gorgeous, as if he could do everything.

However, Zhuang Yu's performance was even more outstanding. He was not only omnipotent, but also completely unstoppable.

"The difference is 12 points." Coach Malone felt a headache.

Although there is more than one quarter left in the game, the situation on the field now shows that the Lakers have completely gained the upper hand.

Not only in terms of score, but also in terms of morale.

Coach Malone took a deep breath, tried to stay calm, encouraged the players, and then spread out the tactical board and made some new arrangements.

During the halftime break, Coach Malone emphasized that he hoped other players on the team could step up and score in the second half to help Jokic share the pressure, and it would be best if he could score from multiple points.

Because only in this way can they hope to gain the upper hand.

However, the reality went against his wishes. The players were not able to perform as he wanted. When Murray was defended by Zhuang Yu, Coach Malone knew that what he wanted might not happen.

So what to do now?

There is no better way, we can only hope that the players can perform well, preferably in multiple areas. It is definitely not enough to rely on Jokic alone.

......

Soon, the pause ends.

Both sides returned to the field.

There was just over a minute left in the quarter and the Nuggets had the ball.

After Murray reached the frontcourt, he played a pick-and-roll with Jokic and passed the ball back to Jokic. Then he ran quickly, used his teammates' screens and pick-and-rolls to get rid of Zhuang Yu's defense, and returned to the three-point line to receive the ball.

Murray was seen holding the ball up, pretending to shoot a three-pointer, but it was just a fake shot. He then broke through, took a step forward and made a quick stop jump shot.

This time there is.

However, turning around, Zhuang Yu passed the ball to Holiday again. Holiday covered for Zhuang Yu, and the defense switched, and it was Zhuang Yu against Murray again.

Just now, Zhuang Yu had already seen that Murray was a little bit scared, so naturally he continued to single out and attack him...

"Shh!"

With a slight sound, Zhuang Yu shot the ball into the net against Murray.

Now Murray's confidence, which had just been restored, was gone again.

In the next two rounds, neither side was able to score. With only 10 seconds left in the game, the Nuggets had the ball. After Murray advanced to the frontcourt, he did not dare to shoot a three-pointer himself, but passed the ball to Jokic, who shot directly from outside the three-point line.

The arc of this ball was very high and looked a bit exaggerated, but it actually hit the target in the end, which made the home fans a little unhappy. Damn, this luck was too good.

This ball narrowed the gap to 9 points.

......

The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 9-point lead.

In the rotation time of the fourth quarter, the Lakers sent Holiday to play with Holiday and Clarkson and three other substitutes. They soon gained the upper hand and once again widened the point difference to double digits.

Coach Malone had no choice but to make a substitution, replacing Murray.

Jokic performed very well today, but at the same time he also consumed a lot of physical energy.

So at this time Coach Malone did not plan to send Jokic, but sent Murray first. Now is rotation time, and he thinks Murray can still play.

However, when he replaced Murray, the Lakers immediately replaced Holiday with Zhuang Yu.

"this......"

Coach Ma Long only felt a tightness in his chest and almost vomited blood.

This is definitely a deliberate act. It's only been less than three minutes in the fourth quarter. What are you planning on doing by substituting Zhuang Yu so early?

Murray, who had just been substituted in, also wanted to curse. It was such a bully.

I've been avoiding Zhuang Yu, just wanting to show off during rotation time. Don't you even give me this little chance?

Yes, the Lakers didn't even give the Nuggets this chance, they just wanted to suppress the Nuggets and maintain a double-digit lead.

After this substitution, the Lakers still had the upper hand because of Zhuang Yu, and Murray was suppressed by Zhuang Yu again.

In fact, at this time Murray had adjusted his offensive style, avoiding matchups with Zhuang Yu as much as possible, using his teammates' screens and pick-and-rolls to get rid of the mismatch and then play one-on-one, or using off-ball running and shooting immediately after receiving the ball.

However, as long as Zhuang Yu was on the court, Murray could not feel relaxed. His heart was tense and even his movements were tense and he could not perform freely.

After just a few rounds, the Lakers widened the gap to 15 points.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Malone had no choice but to call a timeout and send all the main players including Jokic up the field. Tactically, he also gave up his previous plan. It was unlikely that they would be able to score from multiple points, and they could only rely on Jokic.

Jokic returned to the court and performed well. However, every time he scored a goal, Zhuang Yu would return one...