Tony Parker's style of play surprised Zhao Feiyang.
Or to put it further, the Spurs' passing and receiving made him a little uncomfortable.
Compared with the teams they encountered in the playoffs, the Spurs passed and received the ball faster, the players did not stick to the ball, and they cooperated with each other quite well. This made the Heat's defense greatly improve to some extent. Invalid.
The game lasted for several minutes, and the Spurs used this "quick pass and quick shot" tactic to maintain the offensive rhythm. On the other hand, on the Heat's side, except for LeBron James, who was in good condition, everyone else was not feeling very good.
This is especially true for Zhao Feiyang.
His three-pointers are quite famous, and the Spurs have also taken special care of him. Not only will veteran Tony Parker guard him from time to time, but No. 2 Danny Green will also double-team him from time to time, and even sneak attacks from behind.
This put great pressure on Zhao Feiyang and restricted his shooting space.
At 6 minutes and 11 seconds into the first quarter, the referee's whistle sounded and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called a timeout.
During the timeout, Zhao Feiyang was replaced and Norris Cole continued to play in his place.
"Zhao, please take a rest first."
Zhao Feiyang had no objections to head coach Erik Spoelstra's arrangements.
As a rookie, he is indeed a little uncomfortable with the Spurs' offensive and defensive rhythm. This will take time.
Norris Cole's scoring ability is not as good as his, but he has an advantage over Zhao Feiyang on the defensive end.
The pause ended quickly.
The game goes on.
It was the Spurs' turn to attack.
The ball passed half-court, Tony Parker was looking for an opportunity at the top of the arc, and Norris Cole went up to mark him. The two met each other, and Tony Parker suddenly rushed towards the basket.
The Heat immediately shrank inside, intending to block Tony Parker's attack.
Unexpectedly, Tony Parker entered the two zones without any entanglement, and passed the ball directly to Tim Duncan. Tim Duncan was blocked by Chris Bosh at this time, and it was difficult to find a suitable shot opportunity for a while.
He didn't stick to the ball and distributed it to the wing again.
From the wing position, Manu Ginobili successfully caught the ball and shot.
Everyone thought he was going to take a three-pointer, but in the next second, he feinted and flew away Mario Chalmers, who was rushing towards him.
After the ball flew away, Manu Ginobili did not hesitate and sprinted towards the basket with the ball.
Tim Duncan took the initiative to help him block Chris Bosh. This move also caused Chris Bosh to make a misjudgment. He did not fight for the rebound and chose to cover up subconsciously.
However, when he jumped in front of Manu Ginobili, Manu Ginobili directly hit the ground and passed the ball, and the ball fell into the hands of Tim Duncan under the basket.
The latter caught the ball and dunked directly against the unguarded basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
The Spurs' varied tactics once again showed their effectiveness.
The Heat tried to fight back.
As soon as Mario Chalmers got the ball, Manu Ginobili came up to harass him. After halftime, LeBron James received the ball and was about to play singles. Kawhi Leonard appeared in front of LeBron James.
The two met each other, and LeBron James swayed directly, intending to rush into the basket from the left.
Unexpectedly, Kawhi Leonard clung to him like candy, making it difficult for LeBron James to take an easy shot.
Fortunately, Chris Bosh stepped in at the critical moment and helped LeBron James block Kawhi Leonard.
Seizing the gap, LeBron James rushed into the basket and made a backhand layup to score the ball.
The first quarter ended quickly.
The score between the two sides was 36 to 26.
The San Antonio Spurs lead by 10 points.
Soon after the second quarter started, Zhao Feiyang appeared again. Together with Ray Allen, he led the team's second team to continue to play against the Spurs.
The Spurs also put on their own bench. This time it was Spurs defender Patrick Mills who was marking Zhao Feiyang.
When he saw that the opponent was only 1.83 meters tall, a head shorter than himself, Zhao Feiyang thought it was time to counterattack.
The Heat serve.
Ray Allen held the ball across half court.
Zhao Feiyang was ready to respond at any time in the half court. After Ray Allen reached the top of the arc, Zhao Feiyang quickly ran out of the space to catch the ball.
Snapped.
The ball was given to Zhao Feiyang.
Patrick Mills rushed to guard him. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang changed direction and rushed straight to the basket.
He didn't move Patrick Mills too far, and the latter followed him into the basket. However, considering that the two of them were already separated by one body, Zhao Feiyang judged based on experience that it should be impossible to be blocked.
Therefore, after breaking through to the basket, Zhao Feiyang took action decisively.
What he never expected was that in the next second, Patrick Mills jumped up high and slapped him hard.
Of course, the opponent failed to block Zhao Feiyang, but his hand hit Zhao Feiyang's wrist accurately. The force was so strong that Zhao Feiyang was in pain. Even the camera on the sidelines captured the crisp slap. .
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Patrick Mills fouled and Zhao Feiyang was sent to the free throw line.
"Holy shit!"
"What the hell? Is this a beating or a ball game?"
Zhao Feiyang looked at the bright red mark on his wrist and complained unhappily.
He has not seen this kind of reckless behavior in the professional arena for a long time, but he did encounter it many years ago when playing wild ball. Generally speaking, when the skills are at a certain level, it is rare to make such a direct slap defensive mistake. .
Unless it was intentional!
Zhao Feiyang didn't care so much. He stood on the free throw line. After the referee threw the ball into his hands, bursts of boos came from the arena.
This is a special treatment for away players.
It is also a common behavior among home fans to interfere with free throw shooting.
Uh-huh.
A free throw was successfully made.
Zhao Feiyang withstood the pressure and threw the ball.
Soon came the second free throw.
Zhao Feiyang had just lifted the basketball when a strange scenery suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He glanced subconsciously and was quickly surprised by the "scenery" directly in front of him.
I saw a group of female fans in the auditorium facing the past behind the backboard, wearing extremely cool decorations, making some "bold" dance moves.
Without exception, they all came for Zhao Feiyang!
In other words, it was coming towards the player who was taking a free throw!
The extremely impactful picture made Zhao Feiyang tremble violently. It was precisely this slight change that caused the basketball thrown by Zhao Feiyang to deflect and hit the edge of the basket and fall directly.
"Depend on!"
Zhao Feiyang shook his head helplessly.
Originally, he could have made the free throw.
There were also many cheers and applause at the scene, happy that Zhao Feiyang failed to score the free throw.
On the sidelines, on the Heat's bench, a group of teammates were also helpless.
They did not blame Zhao Feiyang. After all, compared to Zhao Feiyang, they were probably even more unable to resist such a visually impactful picture.
On the other side of the ocean, in China, countless fans also saw this scene in the live broadcast. Fans also started talking about Zhao Feiyang's missed free throw.
"Oh! Young people really can't resist the temptation! Are you distracted by this? If it were me, I would try dozens of times more and I wouldn't react..."
"Brothers in front of you had better go and check it out. You're not even responding to this fucking provocation. There's something wrong with you!"
"You LSPs... Zhao Feiyang is already very good! It's just a little interference... If you were to become a star like him and have so much money, I'm afraid in those days when there are no games I don’t even want to get out of bed…”
Inside the venue.
The Spurs quickly launched a counterattack after getting the ball.
The ball passed half court, and Kawhi Leonard attacked with the ball. His singles play was still effective. Taking advantage of the Heat's defensive mistakes, he rushed into the two zones from the left and was about to rush into the penalty area to take action.
At the critical moment, Zhao Feiyang, who was in the left corner, planned to cover up and help his teammates stop Kawhi Leonard.
However, as soon as Zhao Feiyang rushed into the crowd and was about to stop Kawhi Leonard, the latter's teammate Patrick Mills suddenly stood up to cover.
The position where he stood happened to be in front of Zhao Feiyang.
As soon as their bodies came into contact, the moment Zhao Feiyang pushed forward, Patrick Mills flew backwards.
In fact, Zhao Feiyang didn't use too much force, but from the perspective of others, it looked like Zhao Feiyang deliberately pushed Patrick Mills away.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Before Zhao Feiyang realized what was going on, he saw the referee running to the technical table to make a penalty.
"Heat player No. 13 Zhao Tuiren committed a foul...the ball was awarded to the Spurs...a throw-in..."
"Um?"
After hearing the referee's penalty, Zhao Feiyang was stunned.
He stepped forward and tried to reason with the referee.
"I didn't do anything...he bumped into me..."
"If you don't believe it, you can watch the game video. This is an unfair penalty..."
The referee did not respond immediately and seemed to be considering whether to watch the replay.
However, what was unexpected was that Patrick Mills actually got up at this time. He held his stomach and looked a little uncomfortable. He walked up to the referee and took the initiative to "please".
"Sorry! I was not careful just now..."
After speaking to the referee, Patrick Mills turned to Zhao Feiyang and whispered, "Zhao, I won't blame you... I am a player from other countries who came to play in the United States just like you. I am from Australia." People are actually not that far away from China..."
"I understand how difficult it is for overseas players to be here... Even if you hit me, I can understand..."
Patrick Mills looks "understanding".
Interestingly, when he mentioned that he was Australian, the referee looked at him specifically.
But these remarks made Zhao Feiyang furious.
"What did you say?"
"What on earth are you thinking? I didn't bump into you at all, you rushed in front of me... What does it have to do with me?"
The next second, the referee's whistle sounded again.
Just when everyone was confused, the referee rushed to the technical stage and made another gesture. This time, the person who was punished was still Zhao Feiyang.
"Heat player No. 13 hit someone badly and received a technical foul..."
"Um?"
"what's the situation?"
This time, all the Heat players on the sidelines stood up. They were as dumbfounded as Zhao Feiyang on the court. No one knew why the referee made such a penalty!
Such an outrageous scene was as if Tim Duncan, who was sitting on the bench, was ejected by the referee because he smiled.
