Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

The first quarter was just halfway through.

Zhuang Yu made 5 of 5 shots, with a hit rate of 14%, and has scored points.

"Zhuang Yu was so accurate today."

"Yeah, he didn't miss any. He made 4 of 4 three-pointers. He already had 14 points in just half a quarter."

"There are still a few minutes left in this quarter. If Zhuang Yu can make a few more three-pointers, he might be able to score 20+ in one quarter..."

During the break, fans in the audience were discussing Zhuang Yu's performance.

In fact, Lillard's performance in these few minutes was not bad, but no one cared because his brilliance was completely overshadowed by Zhuang Yu.

This made Lillard very unhappy. He came to the sidelines with a gloomy face, just like a rooster that ran away in fear after rushing out with high spirits to fight someone, but ended up being beaten to a pulp.

"Damien..."

McCollum called him and tried to comfort him, but Lillard interrupted him before he could finish his words: "It's only the first quarter. I won't give up so easily."

McCollum shrugged. All right.

Coach Stokes made substitutions, replacing McCollum and Harkless with Evan Turner and Al-Farouq Aminu to further increase the height of the lineup and to limit Zhuang Yu's scoring. McCollum is still at a height disadvantage against Zhuang Yu, and McCollum is not good at defense. Turner is 201 cm tall, so it should be better for him to defend Zhuang Yu.

After the substitution, Coach Stotts spread out the tactical board and made some tactical arrangements, mainly emphasizing defense.

Finally, he called Lillard and said, "Don't be anxious. Don't play too simply. You have many ways to score. You don't have to shoot three-pointers."

Lillard thought to himself, "But I just want to compete with Zhuang Yu in scoring," but he didn't say it out loud, he just responded in a muffled voice.

......

The pause ended quickly.

The Lakers also made substitutions. Coach Scott replaced Lopez with Nance Jr.

The game continued with the Trail Blazers attacking.

Coach Stokes' advice did have some effect. After Lillard came to the frontcourt, he did not attack directly, but passed the ball to Nurkic.

At this time, Lopez was not on the court, and Nurkic had the advantage in the matchup. After getting the ball in the low post, he immediately played one-on-one.

The Lakers quickly provided assistance in defense, Nurkic passed the ball to Turner, who then passed it to Aminu who made a successful jump shot.

Turning around, Holiday passed the ball to Zhuang Yu after reaching the frontcourt.

As soon as they saw Zhuang Yu holding the ball, the Trail Blazers players couldn't help but get nervous. Several people stared at Zhuang Yu. Turner lowered his center of gravity, stared at Zhuang Yu, and was ready for battle. Aminu, who was not far away, was eager to try and was ready to assist in defense at any time.

Zhuang Yu held the ball at his waist, he stood outside the three-point line, glanced at several Trail Blazers players, then put the ball on the ground, moved his arm from left to right, and stepped out with his right foot, pretending to make a forward breakthrough. Turner's eyelids jumped, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat to get a position first, but he held back in the end.

He was worried that if he stepped back, Zhuang Yu would immediately make a three-pointer.

Zhuang Yu's three-point shot was so accurate today, with a 100% hit rate, that Turner didn't dare to let it go at all.

"Haha, good defense." Zhuang Yu smiled at Turner.

Turner, however, had a stern face and did not dare to be careless at all.

At this moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly pushed the ball forward. There was a slight sound of friction between his sneakers and the floor, and he shot out in an instant like an arrow.

"right."

Turner reacted quickly. This time he did not hesitate and retreated immediately. However, it was still a little late because he was defending too far forward and Zhuang Yu was too fast.

"Aminu."

"rest assured."

At this moment, Turner could only call on his teammates.

Aminu reacted quickly. He had been staring at this side and moved closer the first time, standing in front of Zhuang Yu. He and Turner stood in front and behind, forming a pincer attack.

However, Zhuang Yu was not panicked at all, but smiled instead.

He slapped the ball and switched to his left hand, looking like he was going to break through to the left, but in fact it was just to attract Aminu to move sideways. At the moment when Aminu moved sideways, Zhuang Yu grabbed the basketball with his left hand and passed it behind his back, and the basketball flew past Aminu.

At the same time, Anderson cut along the baseline from the right side and just received the pass from Zhuang Yu, and then made a layup.

"what?"

It was not until the ball went in that Aminu reacted and looked at Turner in surprise. Turner smiled helplessly and looked at Vonleh who was responsible for defending Anderson.

Vonleh missed the ball.

Feng Lai touched his nose. His attention was drawn to Zhuang Yu. He did not notice Anderson disappearing from his side. By the time he discovered it, it was too late.

Of course, the key is that Zhuang Yu's pass was too confusing. It was very clever and the timing was just right. If it was earlier, it wouldn't have been passed, and if it was later, there might have been no chance at all.

In the next few rounds, Zhuang Yu did not take any shots, but just used himself to attract defense and create opportunities for his teammates.

This was also the arrangement made by Coach Scott during the timeout just now. Zhuang Yu was in very good shape today, especially his three-pointers were 14% hit. He scored points in half a quarter. The Trail Blazers will definitely further strengthen their defense against him.

That way others will have a chance.

First, Anderson scored a layup, followed by Nance Jr. and Holiday. Although Lopez was replaced and Zhuang Yu did not take a shot, the Lakers' offense continued.

As for the Trail Blazers, Lillard reduced his three-point shots and used more breakthroughs to score or create opportunities for his teammates.

"Requesting a substitution."

Soon the Lakers made substitutions, replacing Clarkson, Gerald Green and Kuzma with Zhuang Yu, Korver and Anderson.

At this time, most of the first quarter had passed, and the Trail Blazers quickly replaced Lillard and other main players with a rotation lineup.

After changing to the rotation lineup, the Trail Blazers were still at a disadvantage because the Lakers still had Holiday and Clarkson on the court.

After a few rounds of fighting, the Lakers led by 1 points at the end of the first quarter.

This situation is obviously not good for the Trail Blazers. They came here to beat the Lakers today, but if they had known, they would have fallen behind by so much in the first quarter.

"We still have to rely on offense." Coach Stokes whispered to himself.

In the first quarter, he repeatedly emphasized defense, but the effect was not good.

Firstly, the Trail Blazers are not a team that excels in defense; secondly, the Lakers' offense is too sharp, especially Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu was in great shape today. His 100% shooting rate directly disrupted the Trail Blazers' defense, forcing them to be led by the nose.

Moreover, even if they changed to a rotation lineup, the Trail Blazers were still at a disadvantage as the Lakers had too many points to score.

......

Soon the 2th section begins.

This time, Coach Stokes sent McCollum up early and asked him to play with the substitute lineup. The Lakers have the best sixth man Clarkson and Lopez. If they don't even have a strong scoring point, how can they play against them?

Already trailing by 12 points, he doesn't want the gap to widen further.

McCollum is still very strong, and there is neither Zhuang Yu nor Holiday on the court at this time, so the back line's defense is not as strong as before.

This gave McCollum his opportunity.

He scored points one after another on the court, and with a few substitute players, he actually fought back and forth with the Lakers...

"It's no coincidence that the Trail Blazers have achieved such results this season." Coach Scott said to himself, and then changed players, "Zhuang, you go."

When Zhuang Yu returned to the court, it became difficult for McCollum to play against him because the defender he was facing was Zhuang Yu.

McCollum was silent for the next two minutes and the Lakers regained the upper hand.

Seeing this situation, Coach Stokes had no choice but to send Lillard and Nurkic on the field together.

At this time, the Lakers' lineup on the field was Clarkson, Zhuang Yu, Gerald Green, Nance Jr., and Lopez Sr., and Clarkson was facing Lillard. Knowing that Clarkson's defense was weak, Lillard came up and played one-on-one, and scored a three-pointer with a step-back.

After scoring the goal, he gave Zhuang Yu a provocative look, as if to say it’s not over yet, I’m doing it again.

......

Lakers offense.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Zhuang Yu got the ball, McCollum immediately rushed forward, Zhuang Yu broke through and passed the ball, ran a three-point tactic, and returned to the three-point line to receive the ball and shoot immediately.

However, this time it missed.

"It won't go in." Lillard smiled.

After coming to the frontcourt, Lillard wanted to single out Clarkson again, pretending to shoot a three-pointer, but in fact it was a breakthrough. After passing Clarkson, he attracted Lopez to make up for the defense, then threw the ball into the basket and assisted Nurkic to make an alley-oop dunk.

He made a three-pointer and gave an assist right away, and Lillard's eyes became brighter.

While running to the backcourt, he was also directing his teammates to defend better.

But soon he became depressed again.

Zhuang Yu advanced to the front court with the ball and gestured to Clarkson. Clarkson understood and moved across with Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu passed the ball to Clarkson. McCollum and Lillard immediately switched defenses, with Lillard defending Zhuang Yu.

At this time, Clarkson passed the ball back to Zhuang Yu, then waved at the others and pulled them away.

"Damn it." Lillard's heart was pounding.

Now it was Zhuang Yu who was fighting him alone.

Defense is not Lillard's strong point. Facing Zhuang Yu, he was really unsure and could only bite the bullet and prepare for the battle.

The next moment, Zhuang Yu pushed the ball to the left, pretending to break through from the left side. Lillard immediately moved sideways and retreated. However, Zhuang Yu immediately dribbled the ball from behind, switched the ball to his right hand, adjusted his steps, and made a change of direction breakthrough.

"Not good." Lillard said inwardly.

However, just as he was about to move sideways, Zhuang Yu did not move forward, but took a step back to the three-point line and quickly jumped up.

Lillard's face changed instantly.

Damn, this is another three-pointer!