Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

After the game with the Mavericks, the Lakers returned to the Staples Center and faced the challenge of the Suns after a day of rest.

The Suns failed to make the playoffs last season, but this season after Chris Paul came to the Suns, the team has undergone a qualitative change.

It seemed as if the Suns suddenly knew how to play basketball.

Several young players, including Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, MJ Bridges, etc., surround Paul and are obviously much more mature than last season.

The Suns have had a good record this season. In the fiercely competitive Western Conference, they are still ranked in the top eight and are in sixth place in the Western Conference.

no doubt.

This team has grown and become stronger.

Although the record is still not as good as the Lakers, the Suns are not bad, so the game was not one-sided.

Even after entering the second quarter, as the Lakers' touch cooled, the Suns took the opportunity to launch a wave of attacks and overtook the score in one fell swoop.

By the end of the second quarter, the Suns were leading by 7 points.

After entering the third quarter, Zhuang Yu started scoring mode, scoring points one after another on the offensive end, helping the Lakers to quickly equalize the score.

However, the Suns did not give up.

First, Paul hit a three-pointer, and then assisted Booker to hit a mid-range jump shot, helping the Suns stabilize the situation.

But soon Zhuang Yu once again directed a wave of offensive storms.

First, Zhuang Yu made an open cut, received a pass from his teammate and made a layup. He also caused Ayton to foul and made both free throws.

Afterwards, Zhuang Yu played a three-way match with Holiday and Lopez, assisting Lopez to dunk in the paint. Holiday was not idle either, breaking through and making a layup. The three of them combined to score 7 points, allowing the Lakers to overtake again.

Until the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides remained tense.

In the fourth quarter, the Suns replaced their main lineup early, hoping to widen the gap between the two sides.

However, the Lakers were not to be outdone. After only three minutes of the fourth quarter, Coach Scott sent Zhuang Yu up the field.

The next three minutes turned into a showdown between Zhuang Yu and Booker.

At this time, Zhuang Yu was not responsible for facing Booker.

This gave Booker more opportunities to hit the three-point line one after another, and Zhuang Yu was able to fight back on the offensive end.

Three minutes later, the Lakers called a timeout to make adjustments.

When both sides returned to the court, the Lakers not only replaced the starting lineup, but also the person defending Booker became Zhuang Yu.

Facing Zhuang Yu's defense, Booker was heavy-hearted and tried to play one-on-one, but failed. Instead, the Lakers seized the opportunity. Zhuang Yu turned around and hit a three-pointer.

When this three-pointer was made, Zhuang Yu's personal score had reached 35 points.

"It's already 35 minutes."

"Is he going to score 40+ again in this game?"

"That's crazy. Zhuang Yu has scored 40 points in three consecutive games. Is he trying to catch up with Kobe's record?"

"Why can't it be breaking?"

"Ugh, that's hard."

In the audience, the fans couldn't help but stand up.

People stared at the court without blinking.

To be precise, they were staring at Zhuang Yu. They were expecting Zhuang Yu to score again and to score 40+ points again.

I even secretly hope that Zhuang Yu can continue this hot form, catch up with Kobe's original record, or even surpass it.

A group of Suns players also realized that Zhuang Yu was about to score 40 points again.

Immediately, they began to guard Zhuang Yu strictly.

But at this time the score on the field was that the Lakers were leading, which did not allow the Suns to focus all their defense on Zhuang Yu alone.

Unless they don't want this game anymore.

......

"ball."

Zhuang Yu ran back and asked his teammates for the ball.

When he got the ball, the Suns immediately double-teamed him, forcing Zhuang Yu to pass the ball.

After several passes, the Lakers still couldn't find a good opportunity to shoot. With only two seconds left on the offensive clock, Holiday was just about to make a shot when he saw Zhuang Yu suddenly running towards him. He immediately passed the ball to him.

There is only one second left on the shot clock.

Zhuang Yu caught the ball, jumped up, his body floating in the air, and just threw the ball out without any time to adjust.

“This ball is too difficult.”

"Only one second left, a shot at the buzzer, this..."

Swish!

The next moment, accompanied by a slight sound, the basketball went through the net.

Wow...

The audience roared loudly.

The home fans all shouted excitedly. The screams and cheers filled the stadium and did not subside for a long time.

“This ball can actually go in.”

"Hey......"

Several Suns players looked helpless and could only sigh.

This kind of shot is too difficult, but Zhuang Yu still managed to make it.

After hitting this three-pointer, Zhuang Yu's personal score has reached 38 points, only two points away from 40 points.

Although the Suns guarded him closely, causing his shooting percentage to drop, they were ultimately unable to completely stop him from scoring.

"Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu..."

At this moment, the fans started shouting, asking Zhuang Yu to do one more.

As long as he scores one more goal, Zhuang Yu will reach 40+ today.

Zhuang Yu looked at the time and the score and was not in a hurry. In the next minute or so, he only shot one shot, but missed it. However, he did give an assist.

Seeing the game time getting less and less, the fans couldn't help but get nervous. There were only two points left. Could the game not reach 40 points?

At this moment, the Lakers missed a shot, Zhuang Yu rushed into the inside quickly, grabbed the rebound, and was fouled as soon as he raised the ball.

beep!

The referee blows the whistle.

Booker looked depressed and somewhat regretful. He should have known not to foul earlier. It would have been uncertain if Zhuang Yu had made the shot.

But in the situation just now, Zhuang Yu was under the basket, and he reached out subconsciously.

When Zhuang Yu stepped onto the free throw line, the audience fell silent.

"Shh!"

The first free throw was successful, and the audience was boiling with cheers, but they quickly quieted down because there was a second free throw.

Every fan prayed in their heart.

This kind of free throw was a sure win for Zhuang Yu, but he still adjusted himself slightly and paused for a few seconds before shooting the free throw.

Swish!

Go in again.

The fans began to cheer, shouting excitedly and cheering for Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu’s personal data for today was also displayed on the big screen: 40 points, plus 8 rebounds and 9 assists, which is already 40 points.

The waves of cheers that reached the ears of the Suns players were like a devastation to them, a silent blow.

There was still some time left, but the game had lost its suspense.

In order to prevent Zhuang Yu from scoring again, the Suns focused their defense on Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu did not take any more shots, but he did get one more assist.

When the game ended, the score was 116:107. The Lakers defeated the Suns by 9 points and won another victory, tying the Clippers' record.

In this game, Zhuang Yu scored 40+ again, with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the fourth consecutive game that he scored 40+.

......

For a time, the outside world was full of praise.

"He scored 40+ in four consecutive games, and I don't see any suspicion of him cheating. Every 40+ point score was real, which is rare."

"I think scoring 40+ in four consecutive games is not the most difficult thing, because for a scorer of Zhuang Yu's level, it is not difficult to score 40+ in a game. Zhuang Yu once scored 60 points in a game. What is really difficult is that while scoring 40+ in four consecutive games, he also had at least 8 rebounds and 8 assists. This is crazy."

"Yes, with an average of 40+ points per game, he also has at least 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks. This is incredible. Zhuang Yu is not only a strong scorer, but also extremely comprehensive. Moreover, the Lakers have won these games. Not only has he played extremely dazzling personal data, but he can also bring victory to the team."

"Since Kobe, no other player has given me the same shock as Zhuang Yu. It's amazing."

"I hope Zhuang Yu can continue this performance and score 40+ again in the next game, or even surpass Kobe's nine consecutive games with 40+."

Whether it is the media reporters or the fans, all they can do at this moment is admire.

Even when Harden averaged 36 points per game, the shock he brought to people was not as exaggerated as that of Zhuang Yu. No one has achieved 40+ points in a row for many years.

It's not just about scoring, but also rebounds, assists, steals, etc...Zhuang Yu was impeccable in every aspect.

......

at the same time.

Some teams had to re-study the Lakers' games and Zhuang Yu's games, and they felt a headache - how should they deal with such a Zhuang Yu?

At this point in the regular season, no team would be naive enough to think that the Lakers would be worse than last season without Kuzma and Zubac.

Game after game has proved that the Lakers are still strong.

Even after Rose was injured, the Lakers were still very strong because their star player Zhuang Yu seemed to be continuing to grow and he seemed to have become stronger again.

It's unbelievable.

A player who is already at the top of the league today and is already the best in the league, how can he get stronger when he reaches this level?

But after Rose was injured, Zhuang Yu's personal data did improve a lot, and he was almost drastically ahead of everyone else.

......

At this moment, a piece of news suddenly came out.

Some media revealed that the Nuggets have reached a deal with the Magic. The Nuggets will send some players to get Aaron Gordon from the Magic.

It caused heated discussions outside for a while.

Some teams even rushed to contact the Magic, wanting to get more information, wanting to know whether the two sides had really reached a deal and whether they could still get involved.

However, on the second day after the news broke, the Nuggets announced that they had completed a deal with the Magic, sending Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first-round pick to the Magic in exchange for Aaron Gordon and Gary Clark.

This caught many teams by surprise.

Especially some teams that were already interested in Gordon expressed regret.

Originally, many teams believed that Gordon would not be traded so soon, even though there had been rumors before, but the Magic might wait for a good price and the result would not come until before the trade deadline.

I didn’t expect the deal to come out at the end of December.

"It seems that they felt the fear of the Lakers, so they couldn't wait to make trades to strengthen the team."

"The Nuggets have played well this season, but it is clear that their current lineup cannot compete with a team like the Lakers, so reinforcement is inevitable. Now with Gordon, the front line has been greatly strengthened, and with Jokic and Murray, the Nuggets are really strong."

"Now the competition in the West is even more intense."

There is no doubt that the Nuggets' lineup has improved, and their strength may also be improved to a certain extent, which means that the competition in the Western Conference has become more intense.

Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Nuggets, Rockets...

For a time, the situation in the West was turbulent and became increasingly confusing.