Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Entering the second quarter, the Celtics first sent Brown to play with several substitute players.

The Lakers put Lopez on the field.

Brown is still very strong. Although he can't score 30+ or ​​even 40+ like Tatum often, Brown plays very steadily. His personal score is above 20 points in almost every game. He doesn't often explode, but he rarely performs poorly either.

As the leader of a team, he may not be explosive enough, but as the second-in-command of the team, he is definitely the most reassuring.

At this time, his value is well demonstrated by him leading the substitute lineup.

On the offensive end, he can use his personal abilities and physical advantages to score points, and he plays very smartly. He doesn't have the option of shooting against defensive players, but his efficiency is very high.

Fortunately, the Lakers not only have Lopez on the court, but also Anderson is responsible for organization and supplying ammunition to Clarkson and Lopez.

So after a few minutes, neither side was able to gain an advantage.

"Requesting a substitution."

The Celtics requested a substitution.

The head coach stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, his eyes fixed on the court, his brows slightly frowned, but there was no panic on his face.

Although they were still 4 points behind at this time.

But the score difference was not big, which meant that two goals would be enough to catch up or even overtake, and the game had only entered the second quarter.

Even though the Lakers are leading by 4 points now, they are lacking in lineup and bench depth, so they can only increase the playing time of their main players.

Then there is no doubt that the main players will consume more physical energy.

"A temporary lag is nothing. In the second half, as your physical energy consumption increases, the situation will turn to our side." The Celtics coach said to himself and began to replace the main players one after another.

Here, the Lakers also started to make substitutions.

Anderson and Lopez were both substituted, and Holiday and Cunningham were substituted.

The lineup on the court became Holiday, Clarkson, Cunningham, Nance Jr., and Howard.

When players from both teams return to the court, the game continues.

Celtics have the ball.

They replaced Smart and Theis, and after coming to the frontcourt, Smart passed the ball to Brown and then moved away.

Theis stepped forward to screen for Brown, who took the opportunity to break free, accelerated his breakthrough, attracted the defense, and then passed the ball to Smart.

Smart took a three-pointer as soon as he received the ball.

With a slight sound, the ball hit the target.

The gap between the two sides was narrowed to just one point.

The ball changed and the Lakers attacked.

After Holiday dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he first glanced at the defensive situation and then made a gesture to his teammates.

Howard came up to screen and Holiday used the screen to get rid of it, looking at Clarkson, pretending to pass the ball to Clarkson. But he didn't pass it to Clarkson, but after attracting the defense, he stuffed the ball to the basket. The ball was passed to Howard who cut in, and Howard first faked it, then jumped up and threw the ball into the basket.

During this period, Howard has been very active on the court and in good shape, and it seems that he will have a second spring in the Lakers.

Originally, Howard came to the Lakers thinking he would just play a supporting role, but he did not expect that he would be reused and become the team's second center.

This made him very excited.

It seems that my chance has come.

So he was very active during this period, and there were many people on the Lakers who could pass the ball. Although Howard could only dunk, he ate a lot of them.

After a period of time, his average points per game were in double digits.

You know, many people's expectation for Howard is that he can grab six or seven rebounds in a game, and can give opponents a certain defensive deterrence on the defensive end, and provide rim protection support when Lopez is not on the court. This is good.

But now it seems that Howard's role is obviously greater than they expected.

The difference is 3 points.

In the next few rounds, the two sides exchanged blows and the game was evenly matched, but the Celtics still had a slight advantage.

After all, the Lakers' current lineup has limited scoring points, and they still rely mainly on Holiday and Clarkson. Once Clarkson's outside shooting is inaccurate, there will be some trouble.

That's how it went in these few rounds.

Holiday played well, Howard was a small surprise, but Clarkson had a cold touch and missed two three-pointers from the outside.

After a few rounds, the score difference between the two sides was tied.

"Requesting a timeout."

The Lakers called a timeout.

After several players came off the court, Coach Scott made substitutions, restored the starting lineup, and spread out the tactical board to make some arrangements.

When they returned to the court, both sides had already changed back to their starting lineups.

There were sharp gleams in the eyes of several Celtics players. They had already tied the score, and the next step was to suppress the Lakers and take the lead.

......

On the field.

Lakers offense.

After coming to the frontcourt, Holiday passed the ball to Zhuang Yu.

Brown immediately rushed forward, keeping a certain distance, with one hand raised and the other at his side, staring at Zhuang Yu with a solemn expression.

"I can definitely defend well. I can do it."

Brown told himself silently in his heart to cheer himself up.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu lowered his left shoulder and tilted his body to the left, as if to break through to the left. Brown felt conflicted but chose to move sideways to the left.

Zhuang Yu hit the ball to the left, but Brown's timely lateral move prevented him from passing the ball.

"call......"

Brown secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could react, Zhuang Yu suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, hooked the basketball with his left hand, switched the ball to the right, tapped his toes on the floor, and took a step sideways like a jumping elf, creating a certain distance between him and Brown.

Brown cried out "Oh no" and stopped hurriedly, but it was too late.

Zhuang Yu grabbed the basketball with his right hand and burst out at high speed, passing Brown directly.

Brown yelled "help defend", and his teammates quickly contracted the defense line. Theis stepped forward to block Zhuang Yu, but after passing Brown, Zhuang Yu did not attack the basket. Instead, he stepped on the brakes and then made a quick stop and jump shot, not giving the Celtics a chance to encircle him and score the ball.

The Lakers lead by two points.

"hateful."

Brown felt somewhat unwilling.

When he arrived at the frontcourt, he took the initiative to ask for the ball and tried to play one-on-one with Zhuang Yu.

He knew that he was not as fast as Zhuang Yu, and it would be difficult to pass Zhuang Yu by speed, and Zhuang Yu's defensive awareness was extremely outstanding, the best in the league. This was not the first time the two sides had fought, and he knew very well that his fake moves would have no effect on Zhuang Yu.

Therefore, if he wants to fight Zhuang Yu in singles, he can only rely on his own body.

Brown first took a tentative step, then hit the ball to the right, accelerated violently, and Zhuang Yu quickly moved sideways to get in position first.

Brown did not expect to pass Zhuang Yu in one step, but instead took the initiative to lean towards Zhuang Yu, looking for a physical confrontation, trying to push Zhuang Yu away.

When the two bodies collided, Brown felt a strong force coming at him and frowned slightly, but he was confident in his ability to fight back. He paused for a moment, then leaned towards Zhuang Yu again.

This time he used greater force and believed that he would be able to knock Zhuang Yu away.

However, at this moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly retreated, preventing Brown from getting close. Instead, he stumbled and almost lost the ball.

"not good."

Brown's face changed, and he quickly stabilized his body and hugged the basketball tightly to avoid being cut off by Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu secretly said "what a pity", Brown's reaction was still very fast, and his strong physique effectively delayed Zhuang Yu's grab for the ball.

However, Zhuang Yu had already come close, waving his hands back and forth to cover Brown. Brown had no way to force a shot and could only pass the ball.

However, just as he passed the ball, a figure suddenly appeared and cut off the ball. It was Anderson.

"Damn it."

Brown was annoyed and tried hard to catch up.

Anderson and Brown came to the Celtics' half one after another. Anderson turned his head to take a look, then took the ball and took three steps, preparing to make a layup.

Brown gritted his teeth and chased after him. He bent down, jumped up and was about to block Anderson's shot.

However, Anderson did not make a layup in the air, but instead stuffed the ball behind his head.

"It happened."

Brown knew immediately what he was going to do.

But he was in the air and had no time to change his movements. He just subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him, and saw a figure soaring into the sky, grabbing the basketball in the air and dunking it towards the basket.

It’s Zhuang Yu!

With a loud "clang", Zhuang Yu slammed the basketball into the basket. His body swung due to inertia and hit Brown. Brown, who had not yet stood firmly, could not help but run forward two steps and almost fell on the cameraman.

The scene looked very embarrassing, and Brown looked at his teammates with an unpleasant expression.

Several teammates could only smile bitterly, thinking that it was not their fault. We chased him, but Zhuang Yu’s speed was just too fast.

After a few rounds, the Lakers led by 4 points.

The Celtics head coach on the sidelines frowned, clapped his hands towards the court, and asked the players to play better and control the tempo.

Several Celtics players came to the frontcourt. Brown had an annoyed expression on his face, but he did not impulsively take the ball to play against Zhuang Yu again. He was not an impulsive person. He knew that it was not easy to play against Zhuang Yu one-on-one, so he had to wait patiently for the opportunity.

Brown didn't get a chance this time, but Walker broke through and made a layup, narrowing the gap to two points.

Neither side scored in the next round.

When the ball returned to the Celtics, Brown finally got his chance.

The right side was stretched open, revealing a huge gap in his crotch. He stretched out his hands to ask for the ball in the low post on the right side, then started to play one-on-one against Zhuang Yu with his back to the basket. After taking two steps back, he suddenly turned around and made a jump shot.

Swish!

The ball went in.

"Yes!" Brown waved his fist excitedly, finally venting some of the frustration in his heart.

But when he turned around, Zhuang Yu immediately retaliated.

He ran back to get the ball and then made a shooting gesture. Brown didn't jump up in a hurry, and Zhuang Yu didn't care. He pushed the ball forward and broke through to the left.

Brown quickly retreated and moved sideways, locking his position with his eyes fixed on Zhuang Yu. However, the next moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly dribbled the ball from behind and switched it to his right hand.

This made Brown's heart skip a beat and he quickly adjusted his steps.

However, before he could adjust his steps, Zhuang Yu had already retreated outside the three-point line. Brown gritted his teeth and pounced, but it was too late.

Zhuang Yu's shooting speed was so fast that after he stepped back, his heels did not even touch the ground, and there was almost no sinking movement. The ball was always placed above his lower abdomen, close to his chest, and he immediately jumped up and threw the ball.

This made Brown very helpless.

Zhuang Yu's movements were too fast, and even if he responded immediately, he still couldn't catch up. It was impossible to block the step-back three-pointer without sinking the ball.

He could only pray in his heart that the ball would not go in.

However, the next moment, there was a "swish" sound behind him. Brown's heart skipped a beat. He turned back without giving up and saw the net shaking. The basketball fell to the floor and bounced up, and the referee raised three fingers, indicating that it was a three-pointer.