Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Holiday immediately passed the ball to Zhuang Yu. Beverly rushed forward, waving his hands up and down to interfere, while still spewing trash talk: "I don't believe you dare to shoot. Aren't your three-pointers very powerful? If you have the guts, just shoot like this."

"Haha, you don't dare, right? You still have to be the scoring champion."

"You still want to break through, right? You think I can't stop you. I let you pass on purpose. There's Jordan behind you. He will give you a hot block. If you don't believe me, try it..."

Beverly kept provoking Zhuang Yu's mentality, trying to make him lose his composure, but his methods were too crude.

Zhuang Yu pouted secretly, but pretended to be angry, and said to Beverly: "Humph, I can get past you in one step, you are a clown."

Upon hearing this, Beverly laughed in his heart, thinking that you are still young after all, and can't stand the teasing. I just want you to break through, as long as you break through, my goal will be achieved.

He subconsciously took half a step back.

But at this moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly jumped up, pulled up directly, and shot a three-pointer facing Beverly.

"What?" Beverly was stunned, looking surprised.

Aren’t you going to break through? Why did you invest?

However, it was too late for him to pounce on him. He was only 185 cm tall, more than ten cm shorter than Zhuang Yu. Therefore, he could only defend closely, using oppressive defense and madly biting and entangled like a wild dog to interfere with Zhuang Yu.

But the half step he took back just now meant that he was destined to have to watch Zhuang Yu take action.

This half-step space is enough for Zhuang Yu to make a move calmly.

Swish!

A slight sound came from behind him, and Beverly knew the ball had gone in.

His face turned black, and he stared at Zhuang Yu fiercely. However, at this moment, there was no trace of anger on Zhuang Yu's face. Instead, he smiled and said to him, "See, I was right, you are a clown."

Beverly gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath: "Fuck."

On the sidelines, Coach Rivers frowned and shouted at the court: "Go forward, don't retreat, don't retreat."

......

Clippers offense.

After Teodosic came to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Griffin, and then several Clippers players started running. Griffin still tried to play one-on-one. However, Zhuang Yu's help defense was very fast, forcing him to pass the ball and continue to press towards the basket.

In this case, it won't be just Anderson who will face him, and there will be no need for Zhuang Yu to assist in defense. Lopez can assist in defense, making it even more difficult for Griffin to play against him.

boom!

With a dull thud, Griffin missed the shot.

Jordan Jr. showed his rebounding ability, grabbed the rebound and passed it to Beverly. Beverly made a fake shot and then accelerated to break through, trying to pass Zhuang Yu.

He succeeded.

But the next moment, just as he jumped, Zhuang Yu caught up and nailed Beverly's ball on the backboard with a snap.

Zhuang Yu landed and quickly jumped up again. After grabbing the rebound, he threw the ball with one hand and made a long pass to the front court.

A figure was about to come down, it was not Holiday, but Anderson.

He and Zhuang Yu have a good understanding. When he saw Zhuang Yu bending over and falling behind Beverly, he knew that this would most likely be a block, so he prepared in advance and moved quickly.

After Zhuang Yu got the ball, he looked up and saw Anderson, and immediately threw the ball to him, so he no longer needed to run to the front court.

He turned his head to look at Beverley, stretched out a finger, imitated Mutumbo, shook his finger at Beverley, and said in Chinese: "Clown, you are too weak."

Beverly had a gloomy face and fierce eyes, but he couldn't scare Zhuang Yu at all. Zhuang Yu was not angry at all because he didn't take Beverly seriously.

In fact, Beverley is not stupid, he is very smart. What he is best at is to irritate his opponents with the desperate entanglement like a wild dog, and use trash talk to make his opponents lose their calm and create some physical conflicts. He is not afraid even if they both receive technical fouls.

Because he often defends the opponent's star guard.

For example, at this moment, he was defending Zhuang Yu. Even if a conflict occurred and both of them received technical fouls or were both sent off, it would still be a win for the Clippers.

It was a pity that Zhuang Yu turned around immediately after making a sarcastic remark and didn't bother with him at all. Beverly could only grit his teeth secretly and muttered in his heart: "Just wait, there will always be a chance."

Anderson scored two points with a one-handed dunk.

The Clippers had a difficult time in the next few rounds. The Lakers' defense made them a little breathless. Except for Griffin, the other players had no chance at all.

Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Anderson and Lopez are all very strong in defense, only Korver is a little weaker. However, Gallinari, who is facing Korver, is a shooter type player and is not good at singles with the ball.

Of course, Anderson was at a disadvantage against Griffin, but the Lakers' assist and backup defense were very quick.

Zhuang Yu can let Beverly go to help Anderson with defense. Beverly's scoring ability is not that good anyway, so it's okay to let him shoot one or two shots from outside occasionally.

If Griffin pushes inside, he won't be needed to assist in defense.

There is Lopez in the interior.

On the other hand, the Lakers' offense was very sharp, making it difficult for the Clippers to defend.

The first is Zhuang Yu. Beverly can't defend Zhuang Yu, and Coach Rivers doesn't expect him to defend Zhuang Yu alone. He only hopes that he can limit Zhuang Yu's outside shooting, force Zhuang Yu to break through, and then his teammates will help to defend.

It’s just that Zhuang Yu is very good at passing the ball. After passing Beverly, the Clippers need to make up for the defense. Once they do, Zhuang Yu will pass the ball. Besides him, Holiday, Korver and Lopez can all score. Anderson’s outside shooting is unstable, but he has a tacit understanding with Zhuang Yu, and timely cuts can also cause damage.

For a moment, the gap between the two sides widened rapidly, and the Lakers took an 8-point lead after just a few minutes.

"Requesting a timeout."

Coach Rivers called a timeout and said, "Beverley off, Lou Williams on."

This substitution is to solve the offensive problem. There are too few scoring points besides Griffin, so Lou Williams needs to be substituted to make him another scoring point to share the scoring pressure with Griffin and also attract defense for Griffin.

Afterwards, Coach Rivers spread out the tactical board and made some tactical arrangements, mainly defense: "We must not let the opponent shoot three-pointers, let them play to the basket, we have an advantage in the interior, understand?"

Several players responded.

The pause ended quickly.

The two sides came back and the Clippers attacked.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Teodosic first called for a pick-and-roll, then passed the ball back to Jordan Jr., who then passed the ball to Lou Williams and turned sideways to provide a screen for Lou Williams, allowing Lou Williams to break through Zhuang Yu and rush towards the basket.

boom!

He still failed to score this time, but at this time Lopez was delayed by Lou Williams and only Anderson was left in the interior. He failed to steal the ball from Griffin, allowing Griffin to get the rebound and perform a slam dunk.

The difference is 6 points.

The Clippers' offense did improve after Lou Williams came on. He has a strong scoring ability, and after he came on, he also attracted some defense for Griffin, allowing Griffin to start to explode. Once Griffin was open, other points also had opportunities.

Suddenly, the Clippers came alive on offense.

Although we still couldn't stop the Lakers' offense on the defensive end, we were able to finally fight back.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers made substitutions, replacing Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Korver with Deron, Clarkson and Gerald Green.

The Clippers also made a substitution, and Griffin was replaced.

After this substitution, the Lakers gained the upper hand again. The Lakers had Clarkson and Lopez on the court, while the Clippers only had Lou Williams, and obviously had no way to compete with the Lakers.

However, Lou Williams performed very well, and by the end of the first quarter, the Clippers were only trailing by 9 points.

During the intermission, Griffin encouraged his teammates: "It doesn't matter, the lag is only temporary, we will catch up later."

"Ah."

Everyone responded, but they were obviously not as confident as before.

You don’t know until you play against them. Only after playing against them will you understand the gap between us and the Lakers.

......

The second quarter began quickly, and both sides used rotation lineups. The Lakers sent out Holiday, Clarkson, Nick Young, Kuzma, and Nance Jr.

This lineup was still stronger than the Clippers, and soon the difference between the two sides was widened to more than ten points. The Clippers quickly made a substitution and replaced Griffin.

Seeing the other team replace Griffin, Coach Scott just smiled faintly and said to Assistant Coach Madsen: "Without Paul, the Clippers can only rely on Griffin."

Assistant coach Madsen said: "Griffin is still very strong, but without Paul, they not only lose a strong scoring point, but also an excellent organizer. Teodosic can't fill Paul's position, and he has only joined the Clippers for a short time, so the tacit understanding between him and his teammates is not very good."

"Yeah." Coach Scott nodded.

Moments later, the Lakers requested a timeout.

At this time, the score difference between the two sides returned to single digits, mainly because Griffin played very well and scored a lot of points.

However, Coach Scott was not panicked at all. He still smiled and said, "Let's change players later. Zhuang and Anderson will come on, and Clarkson and Kuzma will come off. Zhuang, you will defend Teodosic later. The others should also pay attention to cutting off the connection between Teodosic and his teammates. We need to make it difficult for the opponent to move the ball and form a good tactical coordination."

Zhuang Yu smiled and narrowed his eyes, instantly understanding the coach's intention.

Teodosic's ability cannot be compared with Paul's. It is difficult for him to transfer the ball reasonably in offense like Paul to make the team's offense smooth. Once the Lakers strengthen their defense against Teodosic, the Clippers' offense will become even more chaotic.

The Clippers used to be one of the top teams in the Western Conference, and the reason they were able to enter the playoffs year after year was because of the combination of Paul + Griffin + Jordan Jr. + Redick. With two All-Star players, Griffin and Paul, plus Redick's three-pointers, Jordan Jr.'s rebounding and defense, and through the effective connection of Paul, the master of organization, they formed a strong team.

But now Paul and Redick are missing, and three of the starters are new players. Teodosic is the "European Magician", but his strength is obviously no match for Paul. It can be said that the Clippers themselves have many problems.

And now, Coach Scott is going to add fuel to the fire for the Clippers and cause this barely cohesive team to fall apart.