D-League game day.
At 12:50 local time in Los Angeles, the game between the South Bay Lakers and the Stockton Kings is about to begin.
Domestic media paid attention to this game early on, so even though it was already early in the morning in China, relevant sports forums still broadcast the game for fans.
Unfortunately, there were not too many fans watching the game. The live broadcast started half an hour early, and the number of online viewers was only over 100,000.
Contrary to the situation in China, the scene at the South Bay Lakers arena is much more lively than before.
The local Chinese fans had heard the news a long time ago, and in order to support Zhao Feiyang, they bought tickets and came to the scene.
Previously, some fans were reluctant to buy tickets for the Lakers' home games. After all, tickets for the Lakers, a wealthy team, are not cheap.
But things are different now. Tickets for the South Bay Lakers are not expensive. As one of the teams in the Development League, even if it has "Lakers" in its name, it is essentially just a reserve team.
The low tickets attracted many Chinese fans to come, and they occupied almost half of the seats in the arena.
This scene also surprised some Development League players at the scene.
The game starts soon.
Zhao Feiyang had just arrived. Although he was delegated, he did not gain the trust of South Bay Lakers head coach Raul Green. He did not appear in the starting lineup, but continued to sit firmly on the bench.
The fans were undoubtedly a little disappointed when they saw that he failed to start.
The tactics of the Development League are not complicated, and the head coach will not give much guidance. You can only rely on yourself for everything.
The players worked very hard on the court, both defensively and offensively. Even if they were just sitting off the court, Zhao Feiyang could fully feel the hard work of these players.
"Beep!"
"The system prompts that there are points that can be redeemed."
A voice woke up Zhao Feiyang, and he quickly entered the system to check. When I looked at it, I realized that my score could be redeemed for two minutes of experience card time.
"exchange!"
"Ding! Redemption successful."
This time, Ray Allen's experience card time has been increased to 14 minutes.
The game on the field went very quickly, and the first quarter came to an end in the blink of an eye. When the second quarter arrived, South Bay Lakers head coach Raul Green finally waved to Zhao Feiyang.
"Zhao, it's your turn!"
As soon as Zhao Feiyang stood up and took off his coat after getting playing time, there was a burst of cheers from the audience on the sidelines.
All the Chinese fans present screamed with excitement, and many held up signs cheering for him and cheered.
At the same time, fans in China who stayed up late to watch the live broadcast finally woke up.
"Holy crap! Zhao Feiyang finally appears!"
"I almost fell asleep!"
"I really love Zhao Feiyang. In order to watch his live broadcast, I stayed up until now. What will happen if Mader has to go to work tomorrow..."
Inside the arena.
The second quarter begins.
Zhao Feiyang continues to play the second position.
It was the South Bay Lakers' turn to attack, and guard Chris Timm held the ball across half court.
As early as when he first reported to the team, Zhao Feiyang had heard the name of Chris Timm. He was the core of the South Bay Lakers team and the best performer on the team.
There was once a hope of being summoned by the home team, but unfortunately for some unknown reason, it failed.
Zhao Feiyang ran across the half court first to look for opportunities. He thought that his teammates on the flanks would help fend off the players chasing him in the middle. But in fact, the defensive players worked harder than he expected, and his teammates also worked harder than he expected. The middle one is more indifferent.
What's better is that the opponent's physical fitness is not strong enough. Zhao Feiyang saw that he could not get rid of the defensive player, so he directly blocked the opponent with his body and tried to go up to meet Chris Thiem.
However, Chris Thiem, who had the ball past half-way, had no intention of passing the ball. Seeing Zhao Feiyang step forward, he instead used a pick-and-roll motion to signal him to approach the screen.
Zhao Feiyang did not hesitate and immediately went up to help Chris Thiem fend off the defense.
As it turned out, this was just a feint shot by Chris Timme. His action caused Zhao Feiyang and the defensive player to misjudge at the same time. Just when Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to step forward, the Stockton Kings defensive player also diverted some of his attention. force.
Chris Thiem took the opportunity to get to the basket. He was very fast and passed two defensive players in the blink of an eye. Before the Stockton Kings' big man came up to defend, Chris Timm took the first step and successfully hit the ball with a throw.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
After scoring the goal, Chris Thiem looked proud and slapped his chest and shouted at the fans on the sidelines, seeming to show off his performance.
What's interesting is that when he walked past Zhao Feiyang, he actually showed a proud look towards Zhao Feiyang, which made Zhao Feiyang a little confused.
The game goes on.
It was the Stockton Kings' turn to fight back.
The opposing player holds the ball through half the court, encounters a marker and then transfers the ball to the wing, trying to get inside from a different angle.
However, this attempt failed. After being blocked, the opponent had to pass the ball again.
It was this opportunity to transfer the ball to the outside that was noticed by the keenly observant Zhao Feiyang. He suddenly rushed out from halfway and directly intercepted the opponent's pass.
Snapped.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
After the steal, Zhao Feiyang went straight to the basket. He was very fast and did not slow down at all after halftime. He rushed into the penalty area and made a layup to score the ball.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Zhao Feiyang scored for the first time in his Development League career.
In the first quarter, the Stockton Kings and the South Bay Lakers were locked in an inseparable battle. The strength of the two sides seemed to be about the same, and the situation on the court was basically balanced.
But starting from Zhao Feiyang's appearance in the second quarter, the strength of the South Bay Lakers suddenly changed.
After just over 3 minutes of play, the Nanwan Lakers quickly opened up the gap with Zhao Feiyang's shot, extending the score advantage to 6 points.
And these 6 points were exactly the two three-pointers thrown by Zhao Feiyang in more than 3 minutes.
"Oh! God! The players on the NBA team are really much better than the players here!"
"That's for sure. Zhao is a man who can score 40+ points in the NBA. The game here is simply a dimensionality reduction blow for him..."
The players on the sidelines were talking a lot, obviously very satisfied with Zhao Feiyang's performance.
Soon it was the South Bay Lakers' turn to attack.
This time, Chris Thiem was intercepted while holding the ball. Fortunately, Zhao Feiyang snatched it back halfway. He chose a fast break and drove to the basket from the left. Seeing that he was double-teamed by two Kings players, Zhao Feiyang immediately transferred the ball to Chris Timm.
Chris Thiem took the ball and rushed to the basket, but at this time, the opponent's inside line was all under the basket, which was not a good time to force a breakthrough.
Snapped.
Chris Thiem was slapped by the opponent's big man and the basketball flew away.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
The basketball bounced off the backboard, and coincidentally, the ball fell into the hands of Chris Thiem.
At this time, the opponent's two big men were still very close to him, and Zhao Feiyang in the left corner was unguarded. He stood at the familiar three-point line and waved to Chris Thiem.
"Chris, pass it to me!"
Zhao Feiyang shouted.
Chris Thiem glanced at him when he heard the sound, but did not give him the ball. Instead, he faced the opponent and chose to force a throw.
Snapped.
Another terrible bloody cap.
The basketball was slapped out of bounds.
Zhao Feiyang shook his head in disappointment when he saw this scene. At this moment, he finally understood why Nick Young told him that before.
"The Development League is a selfish place. Everyone there is selfish. They don't care about winning or losing the game. They just want to play good numbers!"
“That’s a place where you don’t need a team!”
