Lin Ying also smiled and pointed at Caruso after dunking.

Before he traveled through time, Caruso was not very good and only relied on defense to gain a foothold in the Lakers.

So he was elected to let the Nets sign Caruso, which is the same as signing Dillon Brooks or Dorian Finney-Smith, just because he knew that this person was playing in the NBA and could give it a try.

After all, many NBA players are successful not only because of their strength and hard work, but also because of their opportunities.

But now it seems that Caruso is underestimated.

This is a player who will never become a superstar or even an All-Star, but he has a chance to become that kind of top role player.

Just like Tucker.

This kind of player can be as effective as a star player in some cases!

It's not entirely a bad thing to see Bradley being poached at this time.

Because Bradley is here and the team signed Stephenson, Caruso will sit on the bench most of the time like last season.

But now, the Nets' predicament has given him a chance to show himself!

At the critical moment, it was Davis who stood up for the Lakers.

He hit Tucker with his back from the high post, and then turned around and hit the hook with a long stride.

It's very difficult to completely guard against Davis' talent.

58 to 64, still a 6-point difference.

The game has a tendency to enter a stalemate.

At this time, Lu had already gotten up from the bench and went to the sidelines.

Although the current situation is better than he expected, it has already been like this. Of course, he hopes that the team can do better.

However, in the next few rounds, both sides intensified their defensive intensity, and each side failed to score twice.

The game has officially entered a stalemate stage.

It was the Nets' possession of the ball again. Lin Ying was flanked by three people as soon as he caught the ball. He quickly distributed the ball, but Crabbe still failed to make a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Once the intensity of the on-court confrontation increases, it becomes very difficult to score.

Lin Ying had the ball in a good position and was about to rush for the offensive rebound, but before him, a figure jumped into the air.

The reflection of the light on the back of the head was extremely dazzling.

It's Caruso!

This guy is simply second to Barry, and the height he can jump is incredible.

"Bang!"

What’s even more incredible is that after this guy took off in the air, he grabbed the rebounding basketball and completed the putback dunk!

The moment the ball was smashed in, the Lakers fans at the scene were stunned.

Their inner reaction at this time, besides beeping, beeping, was...this is okay?!

Because of Rick Barry, fans know that "white people can fly", but the NBA has such a long history, how many white people can fly?

Caruso has abruptly added himself to this handful of ranks!

The first ones to react were the teammates on the Nets bench. Stephenson was the first to jump from the bench to the sidelines, and then directly played his "guitar" celebration.

Generally speaking, this is his own exclusive celebration, but Caruso's buckle is so amazing!

Other members of the Nets also jumped up one after another, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. The way Zhou Qi held his head in his hands was also eye-catching.

But what's more interesting is that Caruso was very excited after completing the dunk. He rushed out of the baseline and stood upright looking at the audience.

This should be his celebration, not exaggerated, but very touching!

The fans at the scene were restless after they came to their senses.

This bald guy really brought them too many incredible feelings!

Lu was already standing on the sidelines, with a smile on his face.

Caruso not only completed the defensive tasks assigned to him excellently, his offense really surprised you!

Perhaps, tonight is an opportunity for Caruso to win the starting position of the Nets for himself!

Of course, the happiest person at this time was Walken Dean sitting in the audience.

Originally he was still worried about the lineup, but Lu seemed to have solved it for him!

The game continued, and the Nets took advantage of the victory and evened the point difference in one breath.

In this wave of offense, Lin Ying even deliberately created opportunities for Caruso and assisted the latter to complete an alley-oop dunk.

Caruso can't run away from these five best goals today.

However, the Nets failed to go any further after tying the score.

McMillan called a timeout, and when the timeout came back, the Big Three of the Lakers began to work together.

The dual-core team of the Nets also responded quickly, and the two sides once again entered a stalemate.

At this point, McMillan stopped pacing on the sidelines.

Although the score being tied was beyond his expectation, it also made him feel annoyed.

But as long as there is a stalemate, the situation will still be beneficial to the Lakers.

Because the Lakers opened the score in the first half not through a contest in the starting phase, but in the transition period between substitutes. The Lakers can always keep a superstar on the court, and that is their biggest advantage.

In the last three minutes of the quarter, the two teams were tied at 78, which was considered evenly matched.

At this time, both sides began to rotate.

Lu's side substituted Lin Ying and Jokic.

In the third quarter, the Nets chased a full 12-point deficit. Caruso scored 7 points. The three goals were amazing, but they were only 7 points. The remaining scores were basically scored by Lin Ying and Yockey.

Oddly enough, both of them were physically exhausted.

At this time, the lineups of the two teams, the Nets side: Rose, Crabbe, Gay, James Johnson, Zhou Qi.

Lakers: Payton Jr., Seth Curry, James, Kuzma, Zubac.

In order to ensure the intensity on the court during this period, McMillan directly arranged for James to play these few minutes.

James was also quite impressive. In the first round after the substitution, he directly broke through Johnson and scored a flying dunk!

If he can't beat Lin Ying, he can't beat Johnson?!

McMillan also adjusted his sitting posture when he saw this scene.

Lu's adjustments are indeed wonderful, but the gap in the lineup cannot be made up by such adjustments.

"Defend! Defend!"

Lakers fans were ignited by James' dunk, and they cheered for the home team in unison.

Encouraged by the fans, the Lakers' defensive intensity on the field is not low.

Rose's breakthrough after the pick-and-roll was flanked and he was forced to pass the ball to Gay.

After Gay received the ball, there was not much time left to attack. He directly faced James' sudden stop and shot.

The difficulty of this ball is not small. Considering Gay's state this season, if the Lakers can defend this ball, it will basically be considered a success...

"Whoa!"

To everyone's surprise, Guy actually made the shot!

Something surprising happened again!

And such surprises continue.

In these three minutes, the Lakers relied on James to score one after another, but Gay and Rose on the Nets also fired one after another, still helping the Nets maintain the situation. In the end, Crabbe even made a three-pointer after catching the ball.

Let the Nets take the lead to end the third quarter!

Many fans at the scene found it difficult to understand.

The Nets players are still the same ones in the first half, those who only scored 10 points in total. Why are they all different in the second half?

Not only the fans at the scene, but also many fans in front of the TV were unable to react.

"Lou is really a very good and courageous coach."

Over at the commentary box, Kenny Smith, as the analyst, came out to commentate at critical moments.

Caruso's performance should have been unexpected by the Nets coaching staff, because what Lu expected was for Caruso to defend well and then let the two cores work hard to chase points.

But this substitute transition period was actually part of Lu's plan.

A question that Rich Paul has thought about before, and other fans should also think about, is this group of people in the Nets really bad?

The answer is no.

Although Durant, Kobe, Ariza and Bradley are all very important players, the players added should never be so bad that they feel like they can't play in the NBA.
To be continued...