Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

“This game is going to cost you.”

"The gap between the two sides is too big, how can we fight them?"

“So how did the Pelicans win?”

"The Pelicans have two All-Star players in Cousins ​​and Davis, as well as Rondo. What do the Jazz have? Not even one All-Star player. And Holiday's performance in the last game was too bad, otherwise the Pelicans might not have won. Looking at Holiday's performance today, it's like he's a completely different person."

in the audience.

Many fans were shaking their heads, knowing that the Jazz had no hope in this game.

It’s not entirely because of the huge score difference. The most important thing is the strength gap between the two sides. As long as the Lakers play normally, it will be difficult for the Jazz to beat them.

What's more, the Lakers played very well today.

Soon, the second half begins.

After entering the second half, the Jazz made some adjustments to the lineup and sent Mitchell on the court at the beginning of the third quarter to make up for the shortcomings on the offensive end.

Mitchell played very well in the first half. Although he is still a freshman, he has shown extraordinary talent and personal ability.

But the person facing him at this time was Zhuang Yu.

Hood's performance was a bit bad under Zhuang Yu's defense before, and the situation was similar after Mitchell was replaced. Under Zhuang Yu's defense, Mitchell's offense became difficult and he even made more mistakes.

After all, he is still a freshman. When things go well for him, he is naturally full of energy and enthusiasm. But when things go badly, he is inevitably impatient. He was first intercepted by Zhuang Yu, and then blocked by Zhuang Yu.

Both turnovers were turned into counterattacks by the Lakers.

For a moment, the gap between the two sides further widened.

Coach Schneider smiled bitterly and shook his head, and had to call another timeout.

However, calling a timeout would not change anything. The strength of both teams was there, and with such a big gap between them, the Jazz no longer had any fighting spirit.

When they returned to the court again, the Jazz began to collapse.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers led by 3 points.

Coach Scott smiled and replaced the main players with the substitutes because the rest of the game was already garbage time.

In the 4th quarter, Zhuang Yu, Lopez, Holiday and Korver did not play. Among the starting players, only Anderson played for a few minutes, and the rest of the time was played by the bench lineup.

But the result did not change. Mitchell of the Jazz played well in the fourth quarter, but it only helped the Jazz narrow the gap a little.

It's irrelevant to the overall situation.

"drop......"

最终全场比赛结束，比分116:100,湖人队以16分的优势击败爵士队,战绩来到6胜1负.

Of course, there was no suspense for the Lakers to win this game. Compared with this, what was more important was Holiday's recovery.

In this game, Holiday recovered and scored 17 points, plus 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Zhuang Yu focused on defense and scoring, scoring 32 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals and a block.

Lopez, Anderson, Korver, Clarkson, Nance Jr. and others also scored points...

The Jazz's top scorer was not one of the starters, but backup guard Donovan Mitchell, who scored 24 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. Rubio made three three-pointers, scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 9 assists, and Ingles scored 16 points. As for the others, their scores were all in single digits.

After the game, back in the locker room, Coach Scott also praised everyone.

......

After the game with the Jazz, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles to rest for two days before their next game.

This time, the Lakers played at home and faced the challenge of the Grizzlies.

In this game, the Grizzlies' starting guard Mike Conley was absent due to injury, and the team could only rely on All-Star center Marc Gasol.

The Grizzlies in this state were obviously no match for the Lakers. The Lakers were leading the Grizzlies from the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Grizzlies launched a counterattack and even overtook the score at one point. However, Zhuang Yu soon made two three-pointers and overtook the score again.

The Grizzlies continued to try to fight back, but they were no longer able to threaten the Lakers.

When the game ended, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 120:109.

In this game, Zhuang Yu once again scored 30+, got 34 points, plus 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Including the previous games against the Pelicans and Jazz, he has scored 30+ in three consecutive games. His personal average points per game has also reached more than 30 points, second only to James Harden, ranking second in the league.

Holiday performed well, scoring 16 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists...

One day later, the Lakers faced the Wizards.

The Wizards played very well in this game. The score between the two sides was very close until the last few minutes.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Wizards 113:108. After losing to the Pelicans, they won three consecutive games.

In this game, Zhuang Yu once again scored 30+ and got 31 points, while Holiday played his best performance so far this season, scoring 21 points and 10 assists.

After three games, Coach Scott was so happy that his mouth was almost stretched to his ears.

"What is a chemical reaction? This is a chemical reaction."

Coach Scott was very happy.

When Zhuang Yu found him and suggested that he give Holiday more authority and more ball possession, he was actually a little hesitant, because it's not that he hadn't given Holiday opportunities before, but Holiday's performance was not satisfactory.

Looking back now, Zhuang Yu's suggestion was obviously correct. It finally activated Holiday and allowed him to perform like a "quasi-All-Star player" should.

Moreover, this allows Zhuang Yu to focus on offense and further unleashes his scoring ability.

In the three games, Zhuang Yu scored more than 30 points in each game.

"Yeah." Assistant coach Madsen was also very happy and agreed, "Before, I was wondering whether I should let Zhuang Yu return to the No. 1 position. Now it seems that letting Holiday play the No. 1 position is the right choice. In this way, Holiday is responsible for organization and Zhuang Yu is responsible for scoring. The two have a clear division of labor, which can also save their physical energy and ensure their performance on the defensive end."

"That's right." Coach Scott nodded.

If Zhuang Yu plays the No. 1 position, he might not be worse than Holiday, or even better.

However, this all-encompassing "ball-holding core" style of play will consume a great deal of Zhuang Yu's physical energy, and his investment on the defensive end will be reduced.

Now Zhuang Yu can save a lot of energy by just focusing on scoring, and he can also better display his strength as the "best defensive player" on the defensive end.

From another perspective, the team's defense has also been improved.