call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The starting lineups of the two teams have officially debuted.
Snapped.
The two sides jumped the ball, and the Timberwolves took the lead in winning the ball.
His teammates gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang, who carried the ball across half court. After halftime, Zhao Feiyang continued to look for opportunities at the top of the arc. If it had been before, he might have chosen to play alone.
But this time, he didn't do that.
Seeing Kevin Martin running out of space from the wing, he transferred the ball to Kevin Martin. Kevin Martin didn't mess around when he got the ball, but instead screened in a pick-and-roll with Kevin Garnett inside.
After the two screened, they successfully entered the basket. Kevin Martin made an empty pass and threw the ball into the hands of Kevin Garnett. The latter jumped up and made up the ball in mid-air.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
The perfect scoring of the first goal not only made the fans happy, but also made Zhao Feiyang very happy.
A team cannot always rely on one or two people to play, it still needs other people to cooperate. If there are a few more people to cooperate, it will also relieve him a lot of pressure.
It was the Denver Nuggets' turn to fight back.
The opponent brought the ball across half court, and guard Ty Lawson broke through with the ball at the top of the arc. He drove all the way to the basket and finally made a successful mid-range shot.
After scoring the goal, Zhao Feiyang immediately shouted to his teammates to serve.
The Timberwolves originally played at a slow pace, but now under his leadership, they have gradually picked up the pace and moved in a more focused direction.
Zhao Feiyang got the ball and quickly passed the half court. When he saw Kevin Garnett walking to the high post, he thought the opponent was going to cover him.
After making a gesture to the other party, Kevin Garnett walked towards him as expected.
Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball to the basket. However, just when he tried to pass the opponent through Kevin Garnett's pick-and-roll screen, Kevin Garnett suddenly retreated.
His retreat left the opponent completely unimpeded, forming a double-team with the inside line.
In an emergency, Zhao Feiyang had no choice but to transfer the ball away.
The basketball fell into the hands of Kevin Martin, who continued to attack the basket this time. Kevin Garnett still went up to help him cover, but compared to the previous action of covering for Zhao Feiyang, this time Kevin Garnett actually helped Kevin Martin stop his opponent.
Uh-huh.
Kevin Martin used the pick-and-roll to make an easy shot under the basket.
The ball went in again.
Although Kevin Garnett's pick-and-roll screen confused Zhao Feiyang, Zhao Feiyang still didn't take it seriously. He didn't regard it as intentional by the opponent, only thought it was an accident.
The game goes on.
In the next few minutes, the Timberwolves performed pretty well, but Zhao Feiyang's cooperation with others on the court was not tacit.
On the contrary, Kevin Martin and Kevin Garnett continued to cooperate and produced the only passable performance during this period.
With less than 3 minutes left in the first quarter, head coach Philip Sanders also replaced Zhao Feiyang to rest.
"How does it feel?"
"Is this lineup not suitable for your style of play?"
Philip Sanders asked Zhao Feiyang with concern.
"If you feel bad, then we can continue to try new lineups...You go to the second position and let Morris organize the team's offense..."
Zhao Feiyang couldn't explain this strange feeling, but considering that the team really needed constant matching to be effective, he decisively agreed with head coach Philip Sanders.
Soon, the first quarter was over.
Before the break, head coach Phyllis Sanders once again made adjustments to the team's lineup.
This time, Maurice Williams plays the No. 1 position and is responsible for organizing the team's offense. Zhao Feiyang replaced Kevin Martin and played at the second position he is most familiar with.
Other positions have not changed much. Kevin Garnett is still in charge of the team's interior.
call out.
The second quarter begins.
Timberwolves serve.
Maurice Williams attacks with the ball.
Just after halftime, Zhao Feiyang kept running away from the defensive players behind him. His attitude is quite positive and he is focused on cooperating with his teammates.
However, as soon as he ran out of space, Maurice Williams passed the ball directly.
Snapped.
Kevin Garnett inside gets the ball.
His position at this time is not very good, and there are defensive players behind him staring at him. Passing the ball to him is undoubtedly a very outrageous move.
Kevin Garnett didn't refuse. He picked up the basketball and hit it with his back, then threw the ball with a hook.
boom.
The basketball hit the rim.
The rebound was quickly taken away by the Denver Nuggets.
The Nuggets counterattacked with a fast break, and Zhao Feiyang rushed to the half court first to wait. However, after he passed halftime, others who were supposed to catch up did not make any moves, especially Maurice Williams, who was in a better position than Zhao Feiyang.
Maurice Williams saw that Zhao Feiyang had already passed halftime, and he just stood there without moving much, pretending to be watching a show.
The Nuggets players took advantage of the situation and went over with a fast break. When they got to the basket, they saw only Zhao Feiyang. The opponent chose a two-on-one pass to avoid Zhao Feiyang.
boom.
A dunk hit the basket hard.
Zhao Feiyang was already guarding very hard, but he still couldn't stop the cooperation of the other two players.
After the goal was scored, Zhao Feiyang walked up to Maurice Williams with an angry look on his face, "Morris, what are you doing? Go back to defense, do you understand?"
"As a veteran of the alliance, don't you even understand this?"
Maurice Williams deliberately acted like a scoundrel in response to Zhao Feiyang's questioning, "Oh, really? Then I'm sorry..."
"Don't be angry, isn't it just a goal? It's nothing special..."
Zhao Feiyang wanted to say something more, but Maurice Williams stopped listening to him.
Soon the Timberwolves continued to serve.
This time, after the ball passed half-court, Maurice Williams ignored Zhao Feiyang's request for the ball and gave the ball to Andrew Wiggins on the wing.
Andrew Wiggins had been paddling. Although he occasionally scored goals, he was generally in a state of water.
Now Zhao Feiyang wants the ball, but Maurice Williams passes the ball to him, which makes Andrew Wiggins quite nervous.
Especially when he saw Zhao Feiyang's cold eyes, he instantly felt that the ball in his hand was a little hot.
Snapped.
The panicked Andrew Wiggins hurriedly made a long pass and gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang.
After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang did not rush to attack. Instead, he picked up the basketball with his arm and made a timeout gesture to the referee on the sidelines.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Live competition suspended.
Zhao Feiyang's action of calling a timeout caused confusion on the scene.
Head coach Philip Sanders was also very confused until he heard Zhao Feiyang come down and say, "Coach, I want to replace Morris and Kevin..."
As soon as these words came out, Maurice Williams and Kevin Garnett became anxious.
