Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

If they only rely on one-on-one defense, it is obvious that neither George nor Leonard can limit Zhuang Yu's scoring.

After all, Zhuang Yu doesn't play every ball directly one-on-one. He also relies on his teammates' screens and pick-and-rolls to get better opportunities and score more easily.

Such as this time.

When Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt, he gestured to his teammates. Lopez came up to screen and Zhuang Yu took the opportunity to move to the left and quickly got rid of George.

However, the Raptors were mentally prepared. When they saw Zhuang Yu call for a pick-and-roll, Ibaka from the Raptors immediately rushed forward to delay the defense.

At the same time, George quickly bypassed Lopez and returned to Zhuang Yu. The two did not simply delay, but rushed towards Zhuang Yu together and launched an oppressive defense.

"Oh my goodness, are they starting to double-team already?"

"The game has just begun, and the Raptors are trying to double-team Zhuang Yu..."

In the audience, the fans couldn't help but be surprised. They didn't expect that the Raptors would choose to double-team Zhuang Yu at this time.

This would be understandable if it were any other team, but the Raptors have excellent defensive players, such as Leonard and George.

Both of them have excellent individual defensive capabilities, so people thought that the Raptors would let one of them defend Zhuang Yu alone.

However, I didn't expect that it was not just one-on-one defense, but a double-team.

Of course, if Zhuang Yu hadn't used the pick-and-roll to get rid of the opponent, the Raptors wouldn't have double-teamed him immediately. They would have continued to wait for the opportunity.

And now is the opportunity. George and Ibaka surrounded Zhuang Yu from both sides, waving their four arms back and forth, interfering with Zhuang Yu and trying to steal the ball.

Zhuang Yu frowned slightly, but he was not panicked. He quickly stepped back and swung the ball with one hand. It was a very abrupt pass. The basketball almost brushed Ibaka's ear. Ibaka turned his head subconsciously and saw that the basketball was in Anderson's hands.

"Oh..."

There was an exclamation in the audience.

Ibaka was also surprised. He didn't expect that Zhuang Yu could pass the ball under such circumstances and accurately pass it to Anderson.

Since Ibaka and George double-teamed Zhuang Yu, Anderson was left open. After getting the ball, he hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to break through and pass the ball to Clarkson. Clarkson was much more straightforward than Anderson, and immediately shot a three-pointer after receiving the ball. However, his chance was not particularly good at this time, as Lowry was standing in front of him.

There was a "bang" sound and the basketball bounced out of the hoop.

Gasol grabbed the rebound and the Raptors quickly launched a counterattack.

After Lowry advanced the ball to the frontcourt, he took a quick look and found that the Lakers were retreating quickly. He was not in a hurry. He gestured to his teammates, signaling everyone to slow down and fight a positional battle.

The Raptors' lineup at this time was not suitable for quick counterattacks, so they were not in a hurry. Lowry gave the ball to Leonard again.

This time Leonard did not pass the ball, but chose to pull up himself. He took a step forward and shot directly against Cunningham's defense.

Swish!

The ball was scored and the score was 4:0.

In the next few rounds, when Zhuang Yu used the pick-and-roll to get rid of the opponent, Ibaka from the Raptors would rush forward immediately and then wait for George to come and double-team him.

Facing the opponent's double-team, Zhuang Yu quickly passed the ball, but his teammates' shots were not firm after the pass.

"Anderson and Cunningham are still reluctant to shoot." Assistant coach Madsen frowned and said to Coach Scott.

"Suddenly asking them to shoot three-pointers is indeed a problem." Coach Scott nodded.

In these rounds, Anderson and Cunningham both had the opportunity to shoot three-pointers from outside, but they did not dare to shoot. They chose to pass the ball to their teammates. As a result, Clarkson shot two three-pointers, but none of them went in.

At this moment, the Lakers were clearly at a disadvantage.

After several rounds, Zhuang Yu did not score, Clarkson made 2 of 0 shots, and Lopez did not make a single shot under the basket. Currently, the Lakers still have 0 points.

On the other hand, Ibaka scored one for the Raptors, Leonard scored one, and Lowry took advantage of the opportunity when Leonard and George attracted the defense and left it open to hit a three-pointer.

Suddenly, the score on the field became 7:0.

This made the home fans depressed. They would not underestimate the Raptors, but they also did not expect such a start. They were beaten 7:0 by the Raptors.

However, Coach Scott did not call a timeout. He chose to trust his players.

......

Lakers offense.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu did not call for a pick-and-roll, but directly played against George, dribbling the ball between his legs continuously. He suddenly lowered his left shoulder and pretended to break through to the left. Then he changed direction, switched the ball to his right hand, and broke through to the right.

George adjusted his steps quickly, but it was too late for him to get in position first. He could only turn sideways and try to stick to Zhuang Yu so as not to be completely thrown away by Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu only took one step forward before suddenly stopping and jumping up.

"Not good." George cried out inwardly and quickly raised his hand.

At the same time, Ibaka, who was preparing to help George with defense, also rushed over, but neither of them could touch the basketball.

Zhuang Yu not only stopped suddenly, but also leaned back, tilting his body backwards to avoid blocks and interference, and then shook his wrist.

Swish!

There was a soft sound and the ball was scored.

After this shot, the Lakers finally broke their scoring drought and the score between the two sides was changed to 2:7, but the Lakers were still behind by 5 points.

Although still trailing by five points, Coach Scott standing on the sidelines smiled. He knew that as long as Zhuang Yu was there, the situation could be handled without his intervention.

Once the scoring drought is broken, things will be easy.

Sure enough, after breaking the scoring drought, the Lakers' offense gradually returned to normal.

First, Zhuang Yu attracted the defense and then passed the ball directly to the basket, giving it to Lopez, who assisted Lopez to hit the rebound.

Clarkson then hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Lakers soon scored 7 points, but the Raptors were also scoring, so the Lakers were still behind.

......

Before I knew it, the first quarter was already halfway through.

At this time, the Lakers were still trailing by 4 points.

Zhuang Yu glanced at the time, came to the frontcourt, gestured to his teammates, and used the pick-and-roll to get away.

When the Raptors double-teamed him, Zhuang Yu passed the ball to Anderson and winked at him.

Anderson understood and took the ball to the right, while Zhuang Yu suddenly ran back and cut to the basket. Anderson immediately passed the ball to him, and Zhuang Yu jumped up after receiving the ball, changed hands in the air, and scored with a left-handed throw, and the score difference between the two sides became two points.

Coach Nurse frowned. At the beginning, they beat the Lakers 7:0, but now the Lakers narrowed the gap to only two points.

The situation is changing...

"ball."

George ran back and asked for the ball.

This time he did not choose to give the ball to Leonard and let Leonard initiate the attack, but chose to single out Zhuang Yu.

He first dribbled the ball between his legs continuously, then suddenly accelerated, took a step forward but instead of moving forward, he stepped back and made a jump shot.

Zhuang Yu was prepared and jumped up immediately, but George also leaned back to avoid Zhuang Yu's block.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

"nice shot."

"What a beautiful shot."

On the Raptors' bench, a group of players stood up and cheered loudly towards the court, applauding George for this shot.

Leonard was on the attack in the previous few minutes, while George focused more on defense, responsible for defending Zhuang Yu.

However, when Zhuang Yu started to exert his strength on the scoring end, George could not help it.

After scoring the goal, George looked at Zhuang Yu and snorted at him.

Zhuang Yu rolled his eyes and thought, come on, you still want to mess with my mentality? I know you too well.

Seeing that Zhuang Yu was not angry at all, George felt a little depressed, but when he came to the defensive end, he still opened his hands seriously and tried his best to defend.

This time, Zhuang Yu did not call for a pick-and-roll, but directly played against George.

Zhuang Yu first dribbled the ball between his legs, switched the ball to his left hand, and pretended to break through to the left. He then dribbled the ball behind his back, pulled the ball back, and quickly moved one step to the right to further increase the distance between him and George, then jumped up with his feet outside the three-point line.

"Huh, I knew it would be like this."

George also knows Zhuang Yu well.

After all, they trained together every summer. He predicted Zhuang Yu's moves and pounced on him immediately.

It’s just that Zhuang Yu’s move was too fast.

Before George could pounce on Zhuang Yu, he had already thrown the ball. George subconsciously turned his head and saw the basketball go through the net and hit the target.

"Shit." George was a little depressed.

On the sidelines, Coach Nurse frowned and gestured towards the court.

In the next round, when Zhuang Yu came to the frontcourt, the Raptors team directly launched a double-team without waiting for him to call for a pick-and-roll to get rid of him.

Moreover, when Zhuang Yu passed the ball and used a back-run to get the ball again, the Raptors still did not relax their defense against him. Leonard rushed to Zhuang Yu at the first time and defended him directly, waving his long arms back and forth, and sticking his body to Zhuang Yu, confronting Zhuang Yu physically.

Under such circumstances, Zhuang Yu still chose to play singles.

He first pushed Leonard with his shoulder to expand his moving space, and then suddenly moved to the right. Leonard also immediately moved sideways, waving his arms and trying to steal the ball.

However, Zhuang Yu immediately hooked the basketball with his right hand, turned around with the ball, avoided Leonard's attempt to steal the ball, and bypassed Leonard, accelerating into the inside.

"Humph."

"court death."

Ibaka and Gasol Jr. jumped up together and formed a human wall in front of Zhuang Yu. Both of them raised their arms high, blocking Zhuang Yu's shooting space.

at the same time.

Leonard also turned around and chased after him, jumping up behind Zhuang Yu, and the three of them surrounded Zhuang Yu.

At this moment, the orange basketball suddenly flew out from between the crowd, causing the fans in the audience to exclaim in surprise.

"what?"

Leonard, Ibaka and Gasol were also surprised. They turned their heads and saw the basketball fly outside the left three-point line and fall into Anderson's hands.

This made them feel relieved. Fortunately it was Anderson, as his three-point shooting was not accurate.

The next moment, Anderson jumped up and chose to shoot a three-pointer. The basketball flew towards the basket in a high arc...