Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

It has to be said that the Warriors' tactical quality and strength are very high. Just as Coach Kerr expected, after Zhuang Yu was replaced, in the last few minutes of rotation time in the third quarter, although the Lakers kept Holiday on the court, they still fell into a disadvantage.

After a few minutes, the Warriors not only made up the 6-point gap, but also surpassed the score.

Fortunately, Clarkson broke through and scored successfully in the last attack of the third quarter, which tied the score between the two sides.

"The score is tied again."

"Yes, both sides are back to the same starting line. The fourth quarter is the key. I just don't know if Coach Scott will let Zhuang Yu play the entire fourth quarter."

"It probably depends on how the Warriors deploy their troops. Looking at the current situation, it is very likely that the Warriors will replace their main lineup in advance, so the Lakers will have no choice but to send Zhuang Yu on the court in advance."

Rest time between sessions.

The fans in the audience were discussing that after three quarters, the two sides were back on the same starting line, so the fourth quarter would be the key.

Some fans were also discussing with great interest the performances of Zhuang Yu and Curry in the previous three quarters.

In the first half, Zhuang Yu scored 33 points, and in the third quarter he scored 3 points. His personal score has now reached 7 points, in addition to 40 rebounds and 8 assists.

Curry's performance was also quite good. His statistics at this time had reached 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Although not as good as Zhuang Yu, he is also very outstanding.

In addition to Curry, Klay Thompson of the Warriors has also scored 21 points.

On the Lakers side, except Zhuang Yu, the individual scores of other players were less than 20.

This is also one of the reasons why the Lakers did not take the lead in the score even though Zhuang Yu had scored 40 points.

The fourth quarter began amid the fans' discussions.

Seeing the players from both teams walk onto the court, there was a roar from the audience.

"They actually sent both Curry and Green up there."

"The Lakers also sent out Zhuang Yu and Lopez. My goodness, are they going to let Zhuang Yu play for the entire quarter?"

"Obviously, both sides wanted to take the lead and take the initiative in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. However, both sides sent out two main players, but I don't know which side will have the upper hand..."

On the court, players from both sides looked at each other with fierce eyes flashing.

The fourth quarter begins.

Lakers possession of the ball.

At this time, the five people on the court were Zhuang Yu, Clarkson, Bembry, Nance Jr., and Lopez Sr.

Zhuang Yu dribbled the ball forward in the backcourt, and when he reached the frontcourt, Pascal rushed up and stood in front of Zhuang Yu.

At this time, in addition to Curry and Green, the other three players of the Warriors are Jordan Poole, Pascal, and Rooney.

In this lineup, Pascal should be the No. 3 position, but on the defensive end he was arranged to face off against Zhuang Yu, because defense is not the strong point of both Curry and Poole, and their height is at a disadvantage compared to Zhuang Yu, making it difficult to defend Zhuang Yu.

Pascal is 198 cm tall and has a strong body. His job on the court is defense.

Glancing at Pascal in front of him, Zhuang Yu lowered his center of gravity, dropped his left shoulder, and pretended to break through to the left. Then he did a crossover, switched the ball to his right hand, and instantly burst into speed, passing Pascal by half a body length in one step.

Draymond Green behind him immediately stepped forward to provide defense.

Draymond Green's defensive ability is still very good and he made the save in a timely manner.

At the same time, Pascal quickly turned around and started chasing, and he and Drummond flanked Zhuang Yu from the front and the back.

However, Zhuang Yu did not plan to shoot himself. He stared at the basket and swung the ball with his right hand to Clarkson in the left corner.

Clarkson shot immediately after receiving the ball.

However, the ball did not hit the basket and bounced out. Rooney was stuck in position, allowing Draymond Green to grab the rebound and launch a counterattack.

The Lakers quickly retreated.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Curry gestured to his teammates.

First, Green came up for a screen and Curry moved to the left and passed the ball back to Green, then started running quickly and returned to the three-point line to receive the ball and attract the defense.

At this time, there was a gap in the Lakers' inside line, and Curry passed the ball to Rooney. Rooney received the ball, faked a move, jumped up randomly, and made a two-handed dunk.

The Warriors regained the lead by two points.

In the next few rounds, the Warriors continued to defend Zhuang Yu tightly.

As soon as they saw Zhuang Yu was about to play one-on-one with the ball, they immediately double-teamed him, forcing Zhuang Yu to pass the ball.

But when Zhuang Yu passed the ball, the Lakers were unable to seize the opportunity.

Clarkson missed both of his three-point shots, and Lopez also missed a small layup in the low post.

Suddenly, the situation turned against the Lakers.

Coach Scott frowned, hesitating whether to call a timeout.

At this moment, Zhuang Yu stood up again. After he came to the frontcourt, he was double-teamed. He first passed the ball, then moved along the three-point line, pretending to receive the ball and shoot a three-pointer.

However, he then suddenly ran back, cut to the basket, and pointed above the basket.

His teammates understood what he meant and threw the ball towards the basket, while Zhuang Yu jumped up quickly.

Due to continuous switching of defenses, Rooney under the basket was pulled out, and the person guarding the basket became Jordan Poole.

Seeing Zhuang Yu jump up, Jordan Poole also jumped up. However, there were differences in their jumping ability, height and arm span. Zhuang Yu's arms were much higher than Jordan Poole's. He caught the flying basketball in the air and paused for a moment, then pressed Jordan Poole and dunked towards the basket.

Bang!

There was a loud bang and the whole audience was shocked.

This ball is so beautiful.

An explosive individual alley-oop slam dunk, there is no doubt that this ball will be selected as one of the top ten plays.

More importantly, in the recent period of time, the Lakers have fallen into a scoring drought, allowing the Warriors to widen the gap to 8 points.

And Zhuang Yu's dunk was so crucial.

Not only did it narrow the score gap, but it also broke the team's scoring drought.

For the Lakers, the lineup on the field at this time was not actually at a disadvantage, but everyone seemed to have no touch. At a time like this, they really needed a goal that could boost morale.

Moreover, after completing this alley-oop slam dunk, Zhuang Yu did not stop there. Just a few dozen seconds later, he made another step-back three-pointer facing Pascal from outside the three-point line.

Pascal's hand almost covered Zhuang Yu's face, but there was a swish sound behind him and the ball went in.

Zhuang Yu scored two goals in a row, which made Coach Kerr on the sidelines frown. He looked at the time, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to make substitutions, sending Klay and Oubre up.

Of the starting players, only Wiseman is still on the sidelines.

Seeing the other side make substitutions, Coach Scott raised his eyebrows and immediately sent Holiday and Anderson up. The lineup on the court became Holiday, Zhuang Yu, Clarkson, Anderson, and Lopez, while Cunningham was still on the sidelines.

After the substitution, Klay of the Warriors immediately hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, widening the gap between the two sides to 6 points.

However, when he turned around, Zhuang Yu took advantage of the opponent's double-team to attract the defense and assisted Holiday to hit a three-pointer in response.

At this time, the lineups of both teams on the field are mainly offensive.

The Warriors' outside shooting is still very sharp, but the Lakers have obviously regained their form. Every time the Warriors hit a three-pointer, there is always someone on the Lakers who can stand up and fight back.

Not only Zhuang Yu, but Holiday and Clarkson also made three-pointers one after another. The two sides fought back and forth and the score was always deadlocked.

Seeing this situation, the coaches on both sides frowned.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Coach Scott called a timeout.

In addition to rearranging the tactics and replacing Clarkson with Cunningham, it also allowed Zhuang Yu and Lopez to take a break and catch their breath.

After all, the two of them have to play the entire quarter.

When the timeout ended and the teams returned to the court, both teams changed back to their starting lineups.

"There's still half a quarter left, it's time to decide the winner."

"Coach Scott replaced Cunningham, which is obviously to strengthen the defense against Curry and Klay and limit the Warriors' three-pointers. But it may be difficult, after all, the Warriors' current lineup actually has many points that can score, not just Curry and Klay."

"We may not be able to stop the Warriors' offense, but don't forget that the Lakers' offense is also strong. Zhuang Yu has already scored 45 points."

"Tsk tsk, it looks like Zhuang Yu is going to get 50+ today."

Before we knew it, Zhuang Yu's personal score had reached 45 points, and he was only 5 points away from 50+. The fans couldn't help but look forward to it.

......

On the court, the Lakers attack.

Holiday pushed the ball forward and looked at Zhuang Yu when he came to the frontcourt. The fans in the audience had already started shouting loudly: "Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu..."

Zhuang Yu ran back and asked Holiday for the ball.

When the ball was passed, Holiday pulled the opponent away and Lopez came up to screen and roll.

Zhuang Yu used the pick-and-roll to get rid of the opponent, but the Warriors delayed very quickly. Draymond Green rushed up immediately and stood in front of Zhuang Yu, while Wiseman still stayed in the inside as the last line of defense.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Warriors players all stared at Zhuang Yu, and they all thought that Zhuang Yu would play the ball alone.

However, it does not.

Seeing Green rushing over and Wiseman falling into the inside, Zhuang Yu quickly passed the ball to Anderson.

At this time, Anderson was left open. After receiving the ball, he took a look first, and then threw it out. With a swish, the ball hit the target and it was a long two-pointer.

The score difference came to 4 points.

For a period of time afterwards, Zhuang Yu did not take shots frequently. He only shot one from beyond the three-point line, but missed.

This made the fans a little disappointed. With 50 points just around the corner, Zhuang Yu seemed reluctant to shoot.

Of course not.

For Zhuang Yu, it’s not like he hasn’t scored 50+ in a single game before, so the appeal is not that great. He cares more about whether he can win this game.

Don't worry about personal gains and losses, focus on the competition.

His teammates did not disappoint him. When Zhuang Yu attracted the defense and created opportunities for his teammates, his teammates seized them well.

After a few minutes, although Zhuang Yu only made one three-pointer and failed to hit it, Anderson, Holiday, Lopez and others supported the Lakers' offense, fought back and forth with the Warriors, and even narrowed the gap.

"ball."

On the court, Zhuang Yu ran back to ask for the ball.

He then accelerated and broke through, but his eyes were looking at the left corner, as if he was about to pass the ball.

Just when the Warriors thought he was going to break through and pass the ball again, Zhuang Yu retracted his passing action, took another step forward, and was already inside the three-second zone.

"not good!"

Wiseman secretly cried out in his heart that something was wrong, and subconsciously jumped up, waving his arms and fanning the basketball.

However, Zhuang Yu dodged in the air and avoided Wiseman's block. Wiseman's hand fell on Zhuang Yu's forearm, and Zhuang Yu lost his balance in the air, but he forced himself to stabilize his body and threw the ball out.

beep!

The referee blew the whistle and gave Wiseman a defensive foul.

The basketball bounced on the rim a few times and finally fell into the net.

"nice shot."

"2+1! Well done!"

The home fans jumped up and cheered loudly.

Not only did Zhuang Yu score the goal, he also caused Wiseman to foul and had to stand on the free throw line to take the extra free throw.

When Zhuang Yu made the free throw, the Lakers had successfully reversed the score and were leading the Warriors by one point.