Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Zhuang Yu scored all three goals and got 7 points, while Harden got 4 points, including the two points from the interference shot.

The gap is actually not that big, but what appeared to the fans was that Zhuang Yu completely suppressed Harden.

After scoring the goal, Zhuang Yu did not turn around and retreat in a hurry. Instead, he looked at Harden and said to him, "I'm waiting for you to score a goal in return, just like I scored the goal in your way just now."

This is telling Harden that I will still defend you later and I will give you the opportunity to fight back in my way. It depends on whether you can do it.

Just now, Zhuang Yu used Harden's signature double step-back three-pointer and made the shot. Now, Harden, do you want to retaliate with a fadeaway jump shot?

can you?

This is not only a provocation, but also a contempt and disdain.

Harden opened his mouth but said nothing. He wanted to shout, "Just wait for me!", but his reason told him that he might not be able to do it.

There is no doubt about Harden's scoring ability and his excellent skills, but he also has his own technical characteristics and scoring methods.

Of course, he can also do a fadeaway jump shot, but it is almost impossible for him to do it like Zhuang Yu. For him, that is not his style.

But now he was eager to fight back and regain the situation.

"What should I do?"

For a moment, Harden was torn between two ideas. Should he be more rational and try to score the ball in his own way? Or should he fight back and finish with a fadeaway jumper as Zhuang Yu said?

If it works, that would be the best response.

But what if it fails?

The fadeaway jump shot is Zhuang Yu’s signature move, but it is not Harden’s signature move, so he felt a little unsure.

After weighing the pros and cons, Harden chose to be more rational.

It would be great to do a fadeaway jump shot like Zhuang Yu and score over his head. But if he failed, he would be laughed at.

At that time, the fans will say, if you can't do it, then forget it, but why do you have to be so stubborn and insist on using the same scoring method as Zhuang Yu, are you worthy of it?

Just thinking about it makes Harden feel that it is too embarrassing.

That must not happen.

So he forced himself to suppress the impulse in his heart and decided to be more rational and use the scoring method he was best at to finish the game and score the ball first.

After reaching the frontcourt, Harden still played one-on-one against Zhuang Yu.

He was also quite smart. He first pretended to break through, acting as if he was here to challenge and he would score in the same way as you.

But this was just to confuse Zhuang Yu.

After the breakthrough, Harden pretended to do a turnaround and lean back, but he actually did not shoot, nor did he even turn over to catch the ball. He just made a small movement, then accelerated again, took a step forward, and hugged the ball for a three-step layup.

But in the second step he suddenly slowed down, leaned towards Zhuang Yu, and sought physical confrontation to ensure that Zhuang Yu could not jump up to block him, and then he made a layup.

This time Harden was careful enough and his choice was correct. With a slight sound, the basketball fell into the net and scored another two points.

"Hey, this guy is not impulsive." Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, curled his lips at Harden, and said disdainfully: "Coward."

"I..." Harden opened his mouth and wanted to retort, but Zhuang Yu just gave him a disdainful look and turned away.

There was sparse applause from the audience.

Although Harden scored this ball, it was not really spectacular. He did not respond with the moves that Zhuang Yu was good at, nor did he make Harden's signature step-back three-pointer, or directly break through and perform an explosive slam dunk... The fans were somewhat disappointed.

......

When they turned around, the Western troops attacked.

Several players still moved away, allowing Zhuang Yu to play one-on-one against Harden.

This time, Zhuang Yu first lowered his center of gravity, pretending to break through, and then took a step back, creating a little distance and retreating to the three-point line, then took a three-point shot facing Harden's flying shot.

Swish!

Hit again.

Harden defended this ball very hard and rushed forward in time. His hand had already reached Zhuang Yu's face, blocking Zhuang Yu's sight.

Of course, he is not as tall as Zhuang Yu, and his jumping ability is not as good as Zhuang Yu. It is difficult for him to block Zhuang Yu's shot, and he can only interfere.

However, despite his interference, Zhuang Yu still managed to score the goal.

This made Harden feel helpless, but he was not surprised at all, because the three-pointer is one of Zhuang Yu's strongest killer moves. As long as he faces a player who is shorter than him, Zhuang Yu's move is basically unsolvable. He can ignore your defense and shoot.

"nice shot."

"Another three-pointer. Zhuang Yu has already scored 10 points."

"He was too strong. He didn't lose a single one. Harden had no way to deal with Zhuang Yu. He couldn't defend against him at all."

"This is the best in the league..."

The fans in the audience were amazed.

Not only did Zhuang Yu score more points than Harden, but each of his goals was also very exciting. The key was that he scored four goals in a row without missing a single one, and he made all four shots.

This hit rate and finishing efficiency are much higher than Harden's.

In fact, if it were in a normal game, Harden's scoring ability would not necessarily be inferior to Zhuang Yu.

Because in a normal game, he can use the screens and pick-and-rolls of his teammates and use tactics to get rid of them. He can reduce the matchups with Zhuang Yu. As long as he is not matched up with Zhuang Yu, he will be out of position against anyone else, so he has a great chance of winning.

Harden did the same in the game between the Rockets and the Lakers.

Make full use of tactics and cooperation between teammates to avoid direct confrontation with Zhuang Yu.

Because if he were to face off directly against Zhuang Yu, Harden would be at a disadvantage in terms of height. Facing a best defensive player like Zhuang Yu, his scoring efficiency would be limited.

This is the case at this time.

If it was a normal game, Harden felt that he would not lose to Zhuang Yu, but now that everyone was separated and they were forced to face off one-on-one, the situation was completely different.

Under this situation, Zhuang Yu's advantages in height, wingspan, speed and jumping ability are obvious, making it difficult for Harden to defend Zhuang Yu.

But on the other hand, Zhuang Yu's outstanding defensive ability caused Harden a lot of headaches on the offensive end.

"boom!"

With a dull thud, Harden's three-pointer missed.

After Zhuang Yu hit a three-pointer, Harden turned around and shot a step-back three-pointer, trying to return the favor.

This time, Zhuang Yu failed to block the shot, but Harden himself failed to make the shot. Facing Zhuang Yu's defense, he was under too much pressure.

"Damn it." Harden himself was also very upset and felt that his luck was a bit bad.

He actually had a good chance to score on this ball, but he failed to control his strength when shooting, and the ball went slightly off target, causing it to bounce out of the frame.

If it happens in a normal game, this is actually nothing. It is a very normal phenomenon. No one can guarantee a 100% hit rate in a game.

But again, the current situation is that everyone is watching the two of them fighting one-on-one, which is obviously not a normal game.

So the fans will not treat this as a normal game, and will not think it is normal that you failed to make the shot, because Zhuang Yu did not miss a single shot.

What's more, Zhuang Yu turned around and scored the ball again.

This time it was neither a three-pointer nor a fadeaway jump shot, but it made Harden even more depressed because Zhuang Yu actually pressed down to the low post on the right side and directly launched a back-to-the-basket single play.

Seeing Zhuang Yu’s move, the players of the Eastern team were stunned.

Antetokounmpo was standing near the penalty area, very close to Zhuang Yu's position, but Zhuang Yu seemed not to see him and treated him as air. He did not consider whether he would come to help Harden defend. He just played against Harden with his back to the basket and pressed towards the inside step by step.

In fact, Antetokounmpo was struggling inside. His instinct drove him to go over and help Harden defend, but his reason told him that it was inappropriate to go over there.

Even though he had wanted to block Zhuang Yu for a long time.

But this is obviously not the right time.

Everyone is watching Zhuang Yu and Harden's one-on-one duel, why are you going over to join in the fun?

So Antetokounmpo didn't move, just watched Zhuang Yu press into the inside against Harden.

"asshole."

Harden was annoyed. He never expected that Zhuang Yu would do this. He neither shot a three-pointer nor broke through, but relied on his height advantage to play one-on-one with his back to the basket. It was so shameless.

If this happened in a normal game, Zhuang Yu would never have such an opportunity, because once he gets close to the three-second zone, Harden's teammates will definitely come over to assist in defense and will not watch him back-to-back against Harden.

Of course, Harden was not at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation. He gritted his teeth and used his chest to push against Zhuang Yu, trying his best to fight against Zhuang Yu and prevent Zhuang Yu from pushing into the inside.

However, Zhuang Yu did not necessarily have to press down to the basket to take down Harden. After pushing a little closer to the inside, he shook his shoulders and pretended to make a turnaround jump shot.

Harden's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously wanted to block the shot, but in the end he forced himself to hold back.

Sure enough, Zhuang Yu did not make a turnaround jump shot. Instead, he leaned towards Harden again, half turned to the left, changed from back to face, and raised the ball.

"Humph."

Harden snorted coldly, and was glad that he didn't jump in a hurry. Seeing Zhuang Yu raise the ball, he jumped up with all his strength and wanted to block the shot.

However, Zhuang Yu suddenly changed his hands in the air, causing Harden's block to miss. The ball failed to hit the basketball, but hit Zhuang Yu's right forearm instead. Zhuang Yu grabbed the basketball with his left hand and threw it lightly towards the basket.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and gave Harden a hand foul, and the basketball bounced off the rim and finally fell in.

"Haha, I'm lucky." Zhuang Yu said with a smile.

Harden looked frustrated.

I thought I could block Zhuang Yu this time. Even if I couldn't, I could at least interfere with Zhuang Yu's shot and there was a great hope of defending him.

But unexpectedly, Zhuang Yu made a left-handed jump shot after changing hands in the air, not only scoring the ball, but also causing him to commit a foul.

Now it becomes 2+1.

In fact, Harden's hit did affect Zhuang Yu's stability to some extent. Fortunately, the ball was close enough to the basket and the force was not strong, so the basketball did not bounce very far. It just bounced lightly on the basket and fell into the frame again.

When Zhuang Yu stood on the free throw line and made the free throw steadily, he had already scored 13 points, and coach Budenholzer of the Eastern Team called a timeout.

It’s not that he didn’t give Harden face and didn’t allow Harden to continue to duel with Zhuang Yu, but he felt there was no need.

Harden has already lost.