Looking at the room full of people celebrating his birthday, Zhao Feiyang was moved for a moment. Although he had many teammates when he was playing in the CBA, at that time he was just a role player and didn't have that many close friends.
Although he occasionally celebrates with friends, it is rare for the entire team to celebrate his birthday.
Putting aside the different cultural atmospheres between the two sides, to a certain extent, the feelings between Chinese people are more subtle. In addition, CBA is full of sophistication, and the team will not care about these details. Naturally, this kind of thing rarely happens. .
"Thank you all..."
Soon, everyone was playing and celebrating together, and the team management also joined in. Even head coach Philip Saunders was given a piece of cake by the players.
No matter what happened before, at least at this moment, the atmosphere of the Timberwolves is very good, and the team is extremely harmonious.
Of course, fun is fun, celebration is celebration, the Timberwolves did not cancel the day's training.
At noon, under the leadership of head coach Philip Sanders, everyone trained for two hours and then moved to the conference room.
There, the relevant departments of the Timberwolves team had already sent the collected image data. Regarding the performance of the Golden State Warriors this season, relevant departments have also made various analyzes and edited the performances of the Warriors' core players one by one for the team's coaching staff to analyze.
"The Warriors will be a strong opponent... Their most threatening player is Stephen Curry. This young man's three-point shooting ability is too strong. It will be very difficult for us to limit him. ......."
"Besides that, there's Klay Thompson. His ability off the ball is very good. He also played a big role in the Warriors winning second place in the Western Conference. He can be said to be the second best player after Stephen Curry. core......."
"As for the inside of the team, we must also pay attention to the player Draymond Green. We can analyze it through the video. This guy plays a big role in the Warriors' system..."
Head coach Phyllis Sanders gave instructions while analyzing.
After he finished speaking, he asked the players to express their opinions. Zhao Feiyang was undoubtedly the first to stand up.
"I transferred from the Warriors, and I know how strong they are... Of course, this doesn't mean that we can't beat them and reduce our mistakes. This is what we need to do... .”
"Stabilize the situation while minimizing mistakes. Only by maintaining this situation can we find their weaknesses and counterattack..."
"Leave Stephen Curry to me. He will be the person I want to guard when the time comes. Don't try to steal it from me... If Clay is the case, you can let Kevin go, and so can Zach... ...The two of them can put certain restrictions on Clay..."
"As for Draymond, his position in the Warriors is to do dirty work and backbreaking work. I think we can find ways to anger him when necessary. It is best to get him kicked off the court. In this case, the Warriors There will definitely be problems with the system..."
Seeing Zhao Feiyang taking the lead in speaking, other players also took the initiative to speak up.
Everyone started to make various conjectures and strategic responses to the Golden State Warriors. Amid a lively discussion, the Timberwolves players ended their day.
In the next three days, the Timberwolves continued to formulate targeted tactics to ensure training intensity while also continuing to study the Warriors players.
A week has passed quickly and the playoffs are finally here as scheduled.
The Minnesota Timberwolves, ranked seventh in the Western Conference, will play against the Golden State Warriors, ranked second in the Western Conference, according to their ranking. The home game will be at the Warriors' Oracle Arena. The game format is 2-2-1-1-1.
According to the rules, two home games will be played first, then two away games, and finally one home game, one away game, and one home game. There will be a total of seven games. Whoever can win four games will advance to the next round. wheel.
Game day.
The Timberwolves finally made it to the playoffs again after 11 years. This is of course the most anticipated thing for the team management and fans.
Although the team traveled to Oakland to play away games, the Target Center Arena, home of the Timberwolves, also deliberately brought fans together to watch the game on a big screen.
Even though I couldn't be there, the atmosphere in the arena was still extremely warm.
What is more darkly humorous is that the Target Center Arena also ushered in the first full attendance of the season. Compared to other teams that were full, this time there was not even a team.
Inside Oracle Arena, it's a different scene.
The Warriors finally secured second place in the Western Conference, and the team's performance this season has been very good. This has fans in the Bay Area looking forward to it. Even if the championship still seems difficult, fans in the Bay Area also hope that the team can With this good luck, I successfully reached the finals.
With such hope, Bay Area fans entered Oracle Arena to watch the game.
call out.
In the stadium, the referee's whistle sounded, and players from both sides began to make final preparations.
Before the game officially started, Zhao Feiyang also walked to the Warriors' team bench to greet his former teammates.
"Coach Steve."
"Zhao, welcome back!"
"Stephen, Clay, I have completed what we agreed... Man, I will never let you take away the victory this time..."
"Really? Let's see who is more powerful!"
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are equally happy.
When meeting Draymond Green, Zhao Feiyang's expression obviously turned colder. However, he still reached out his hand, and Draymond Green was relatively calm and high-fived him.
"Draymond, play hard! This season is your contract year. It's not easy for undervalued players like us to stay in the league... I believe you can get what you want, man... ....."
As soon as Zhao Feiyang said these words, Draymond Green suddenly looked moved.
As a second-round pick, he was not favored at the beginning, but he finally got to where he is now. Not only did Zhao Feiyang not resent him because of what happened before, but he also showed understanding, which made Draymond Green feel... The feeling of sympathy.
"Zhao, I also wish you good luck..."
Beep.
The timer sounded and the match between the two sides officially started.
Snapped.
As soon as it came up, the Timberwolves took the lead in getting the ball.
Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball, and after halftime, he organized the team's offense at the top of the arc.
Zach LaVine came up from the wing, and Zhao Feiyang transferred the ball to him. Zach LaVine rushed towards the basket and passed to Andrew Wiggins in the corner after being double-teamed.
Andrew Wiggins held the ball and faced Andre Iguodala for a three-pointer.
boom.
The basketball hit the backboard.
Seeing that the first goal failed to be scored, the basketball bounced out of the basket. When Draymond Green was about to jump up to grab the rebound, Zhao Feiyang suddenly jumped up from behind him and hit Draymond Green. De Green stole the basketball one second before he touched it.
He took advantage of the situation and pushed the basketball into the basket in mid-air.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
The Timberwolves scored the first goal of the game.
