"WTF? Why should you replace me?"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Maurice Williams and Kevin Garnett both looked angry, especially Kevin Garnett, who not only stared at Zhao Feiyang with gritted teeth, but also looked like he was ready to beat him.
At the critical moment, it was head coach Philip Sanders who stepped forward and patted Kevin Garnett on the shoulder, whispering in his ear, "Kevin, go down and rest for now! Just treat it like this." For the sake of the team...there are so many fans here now, do you really want them to leave with disappointment?"
What else was Kevin Garnett going to say? Philip Sanders spoke again, "Not every fan can afford tickets! Some people may come only once in their lives... ..”
As soon as these words came out, Kevin Garnett fell silent.
Having lived in Minneapolis for so many years, he certainly knows what the general environment here is like. As Philip Saunders said, there are indeed those extremely poor fans.
As the former "Wolf King" of the Timberwolves, he has never forgotten the fans' support for him.
"All right!"
Kevin Garnett nodded and walked off the court.
Maurice Williams was frightened when he saw Kevin Garnett, and he felt a little unsure. Head coach Philip Sanders walked up to him and said, "Maurice, you should also take a rest!"
"There will be time for you to continue fighting..."
Philip Saunders' majesty forced Maurice Williams to sit on the bench.
However, before leaving, Maurice Williams still glared at Zhao Feiyang fiercely.
After solving the two troubles, Zhao Feiyang also took the initiative to ask for help from head coach Philip Sanders. At the point guard position, newcomer Zach LaVine will take over, while the vacancy inside will be taken over by Nikola Pekovic.
After the lineup is adjusted, the timeout ends.
The Timberwolves are at it again.
Snapped.
The ball is released.
When Zach LaVine received the basketball, he originally planned to pass the ball to Zhao Feiyang, but Zhao Feiyang indicated that he could choose to break through by himself.
Zach LaVine understands the situation and puts into a singles stance.
Zhao Feiyang came up from the wing and suddenly helped him deflect the defender. Zach LaVine took advantage of the situation and rushed to the basket. Zhao Feiyang hurriedly ran to the three-point line in the corner and waited.
Zach LaVine rushed all the way to the basket, Thaddeus Young came up to respond, and Zach LaVine threw the ball.
The two were planning to cooperate in an alley-oop, but unexpectedly, the Nuggets players on the side suddenly double-teamed them. In order to prevent the ball from being taken away, Thaddeus Young decisively threw the ball.
Zhao Feiyang in the bottom corner caught the ball.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-point shot.
The tacit cooperation helped the Timberwolves score again.
Soon it was the Nuggets' turn to counterattack.
The Nuggets took the ball across half court and then set up a pick-and-roll screen at the top of the key.
Zhao Feiyang had quick eyes and quick hands. He took advantage of the opponent's pass and slapped the basketball away. After the basketball rolled out, he accelerated and sprinted towards the half court.
The other Timberwolves players also followed suit, instead of standing still and watching the show like before.
When he was approaching the basket, Zhao Feiyang glanced at the two defensive players chasing after him. This time he did not choose to hit hard, but threw the ball with a back throw.
Zach LaVine, who was following behind, was already ready. He leaped high and caught the ball in mid-air with a one-handed dunk.
The wonderful dunk instantly ignited the audience.
"Oh! God!"
"Such a dunk is too explosive..."
"He's just a rookie..."
"Wonderful cooperation, I am very optimistic about the combination of him and Zhao..."
Even head coach Philip Sanders couldn't help but stand up and applaud.
Only Maurice Williams and Kevin Martin on the bench looked a little uncomfortable.
"Tch! What's so big about it?"
"Don't worry, just wait! All this guy's efforts are in vain..."
"Who is he? He is just a Chinese player. What qualifications do he have to lead the Timberwolves to change?"
On the field.
The situation gradually developed in the direction that was beneficial to the Timberwolves, especially as Zhao Feiyang and Zach LaVine's cooperation became more and more tacit, which made the score that was previously open continue to get closer, until the last few seconds before the end of the first half. Zhong finally achieved a comeback.
Beep.
The first half came to an end.
When the second half came, head coach Philip Saunders tried to mix the main lineup and the substitute lineup. Also to appease Maurice Williams, Kevin Garnett and others, they appeared again and continued to participate in the game.
However, after these two people came on the stage, their cooperation on the court was gone, and they completely turned into their own style of play.
Maurice Williams, in particular, once again showed his "pass all" court style.
This style of play also changed the situation that was originally leading.
The Nuggets seized this opportunity to counterattack, causing the Timberwolves to fall behind again.
Head coach Philip Saunders was also very worried. He simply replaced Maurice Williams and let Kevin Martin be the main offensive firepower on the field.
Unexpectedly, after Kevin Martin came on the court, he did something even more exaggerated than Maurice Williams. No matter how his teammates passed the ball, he would choose to take action when he got the ball.
However, his touch is not very good either. Such repeated shots caused the team's score to quickly widen.
By the time the third quarter was about to end, the Timberwolves had been stretched to double digits. The originally harmonious situation on the court was not only destroyed, but the offensive and defensive ends were in a mess.
Kevin Martin completely adopted a "defensive look" attitude, allowing the opponent to attack his own basket and score a dunk.
Coach Philip Sanders really had nothing to say.
In the last quarter, Kevin Martin and Maurice Williams were simply put on the bench, completely cutting off their chance to play again.
After holding down these two players, coach Philip built the team completely around Zhao Feiyang.
Therefore, in the last ten minutes or so, Zhao Feiyang continued to lead the team to counterattack. If he could shoot, he would shoot. If he couldn't, he would use himself to attract double teams from the opponent and help his teammates create opportunities.
In this way, the team gradually recovered the score, and finally used a 1-point advantage to overtake the opponent at the last moment.
Eleven seconds before the end of the game, the Timberwolves, led by Zhao Feiyang, held on to the opponent's last attack. The Nuggets failed to score the winning goal and ultimately lost to the Timberwolves by 1 point.
Although it was only a narrow victory, this game also made the Timberwolves fans at the Target Center extremely excited.
Zhao Feiyang's performance of scoring 30 points and providing 10 assists also made him a person in the eyes of fans who can truly lead the team out of the trough.
