It was the Timberwolves' turn to fight back.
The ball fell into the hands of Ricky Rubio.
He had just dribbled the ball past half-court when Kevin Martin ran up from the wing to meet him.
At this time, Kevin Martin was stared at by the opponent's defender and had no suitable chance to catch the ball, but he still kept asking Ricky Rubio for the ball.
Snapped.
Ricky Rubio hesitated for a moment and passed the ball to Kevin Martin.
Unexpectedly, Kevin Martin took action directly after receiving the ball.
boom.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
His shot was a little forced, and it wasn't surprising that he didn't score.
The rebound happened to fall into the hands of Andrew Wiggins on the wing. At this time, there was only one big player in front of him to mark him. If he forced a breakthrough, he might not be able to score.
However, Andrew Wiggins only counted the ball and passed the ball directly.
Snapped.
The ball was given to another striker, Thaddeus Young. Thaddeus Young did not cooperate with others, but played alone with the ball.
After playing behind the basket several times, he turned around and threw the ball away.
boom.
The basketball bounced out of the basket again.
This time, good luck did not fall into the hands of the Timberwolves again, and the rebound was picked off by Ray Gil Ibaka of the Thunder.
After the opponent gets the ball, it is passed directly to Kevin Durant.
Kevin Durant held the ball and rushed towards the half court. He was double-teamed by the Timberwolves at the basket. Kevin Durant did not give in and forced his body to knock away the defender and dunk.
boom.
The moment the basketball hit the rim, the entire Target Center arena let out deafening exclamations.
The Timberwolves still had no reaction.
Head coach Philip Saunders looked very calm, but occasionally showed a hint of helplessness and depression on his face. He did not stand up and keep yelling at the players. The whole performance could be said to be quite Buddhist.
The game goes on.
In the remaining first quarter, the Timberwolves' overall performance was chaotic. No matter who got the ball, the players would choose to play in isolation. Unless they couldn't score, they would consider avoiding mistakes and passing them to other teammates.
This situation became more serious after Maurice Williams came on the scene.
"Mo Bu Chuan" also showed that his reputation was not unearned. After coming on the stage, he kept beating opponents in singles, and even faced off against Russell Westbrook. The confidence he showed was really surprising, but the results were inevitably not ideal. .
It would be better if he were younger, but his age problem is too prominent at this time, his physical condition has long since lost its former peak, and his performance will naturally not be much better.
Compared with the Timberwolves' individual battles, the Thunder undoubtedly played in a more organized manner.
The team has Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook as the core, and the two of them continue to launch attacks, bombarding the Timberwolves' interior.
Russell Westbrook's performance was explosive, and his super athletic ability completely made the Timberwolves players unable to parry.
Kevin Durant's personal ability is even more outstanding. Compared with the Timberwolves' various singles, his singles are undoubtedly more harmful, especially he will always open one-on-one at the three-point line. This style of play The Timberwolves suffered repeated defeats.
By the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves had been stretched to 10 points.
The two sides tied 39 to 29.
The Thunder looked comfortable.
Entering the break, the atmosphere of the Timberwolves was not so solemn. On the contrary, many players also focused on the cheerleading dance on the court, especially individual substitute players, who were discussing with their teammates which cheerleader was on the court. Players are in better shape!
Such a state made Zhao Feiyang even more disappointed.
call out.
The second quarter arrives.
"Zhao, warm up and get ready to play!"
"You go and play the second position!"
"There is really no shortage of people in position one..."
Head coach Philip Sanders spoke.
Zhao Feiyang understood that position 1 was indeed crowded, but he didn't ask for anything more. Soon, he followed his teammates onto the court.
At this time, the Thunder also made adjustments. Kevin Durant took a rest, and Russell Westbrook remained on the court to lead the bench.
The ball is in the Thunder's hands.
Snapped.
After the basketball was released, Russell Westbrook held the ball across half court.
As soon as he dribbled the ball, newcomer Zach LaVine immediately followed him.
Russell Westbrook didn't seem to be in a hurry, and even wanted to play with the newcomer, so he took the ball and started a one-on-one fight at the top of the arc.
Russell Westbrook pulled away with a change of direction, and Zach LaVine's body also moved. But the next second, Russell Westbrook suddenly changed direction to the left, and passed Zach LaVine with a quick change of direction.
Then he dribbled the ball and ran towards the basket, looking like he was ready for a dunk.
At this time, other Timberwolves players chose to avoid. Even if they were standing inside the basket, they did not go up to defend. However, Zhao Feiyang did not believe in evil and suddenly rushed into the inside from the wing and jumped high to block Russell. In front of Er Westbrook.
The two met in mid-air.
Russell Westbrook didn't take it seriously at first. It wasn't until the basketball in his hand was completely intercepted that he realized that the Chinese face in front of him was not simple.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang slapped down Russell Westbrook's dunk with all the fans watching.
When the basketball fell and no referee blew the whistle, everyone realized that Russell Westbrook's dunk failed.
"Damn it! He actually blocked Russell?"
"Incredible! How did he do it?"
"Is this guy a Chinese player? If it weren't for his skin color, I think his athletic ability is not inferior to the top black players..."
The fans in the stands were talking a lot.
On the field.
The basketball rolled out, and before it fell out of bounds, Zhao Feiyang flew to save it.
He didn't throw the ball too far, so he retrieved the basketball as soon as he entered the court again.
"Fast attack."
Zhao Feiyang shouted, intending to lead the team in a defensive counterattack.
But others didn't react much and didn't even move much.
He himself did not slow down because of this, but his speed skyrocketed like lightning in a short period of time. Russell Westbrook was not convinced when the shot was blocked, so he let go and chased after Zhao Feiyang.
Both are very fast.
Zhao Feiyang was the first to reach the basket, and just as he was about to raise his right hand for a layup, Russell Westbrook pounced directly on him, intending to counterattack with a blood cap.
However, just a second before Russell Westbrook was about to touch the basketball, Zhao Feiyang suddenly changed hands in mid-air.
He successfully avoided Russell Westbrook's block with his left hand and threw it towards the basket the moment it fell.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the basket, bounced and fell into the basket smoothly.
The ball went in.
The whole crowd cheered.
The Timberwolves fans seemed to wake up from the world of ice and snow for an instant. They stood up and roared, excited for this rare and wonderful scene.
"nice shot!"
"Oh! God! Damn goal...it's so beautiful..."
"I haven't seen my players perform like this in many years..."
