As time passed, Zhao Feiyang's successive goals helped the Minnesota Timberwolves take the lead. When the game entered the second half of the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams was 93 to 91.
After not taking the lead for a long time, they finally took the lead by 2 points this time.
The Golden State Warriors were rattled.
Head coach Steve Kerr no longer cared about sitting in front of the team table. Instead, he stood up and walked to the sidelines to shout to the players, "Stephen, Klay, you go up and double-team Zhao!"
"Don't give him any chance to make a move!"
The two nodded.
The next time the Timberwolves attacked again, as soon as the basketball reached half court, Zhao Feiyang was immediately double-teamed by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
The two seemed to have given up on Zach LaVine and focused directly on Zhao Feiyang, clinging to him and not giving him any chance to catch the ball.
"Zach, fight it yourself!"
Seeing that he couldn't get out of the open space, Zhao Feiyang could only shout to Zach LaVine.
Zach LaVine reacted quickly after receiving the instructions. He did not rush to take action. He first observed the situation on the court and found that everyone else was locked up. Only then did Zach LaVine finally decide to do it himself.
Seeing that it was difficult to break through the crowd inside, he stood on the three-point line at the top of the arc and raised the basketball to shoot directly.
boom.
The three-pointer failed and the basketball bounced out.
Zach LaVine waved his fist in frustration.
The next moment, Thaddeus Young, who was under the backboard, was lucky enough to pick up the rebound.
After getting the basketball, Thaddeus Young was originally going to give it to Zhao Feiyang, but under his gesture, he passed it to Zach LaVine again.
The ball came into his hands again. Zach LaVine did not risk another shot, but instead screened Andrew Wiggins on the wing.
He entered the basket from the right side through the opponent's pick-and-roll and passed the defender smoothly at first. But just when he reached the penalty area and was about to take a shot, Draymond Green suddenly stepped up to defend.
The opponent's raised hands blocked Zach LaVine's line of sight. Zach LaVine could no longer distribute the ball to others, so he could only forcefully raise the basketball and take a shot in this situation.
boom.
The basketball hit the backboard again.
This time there was no such good luck. The Warriors successfully grabbed the rebound and then launched a fast break to pass the half.
Stephen Curry was unable to show another miracle of his because he was closely followed by Zhao Feiyang.
However, the ball fell into the hands of Klay Thompson. He and Andre Iguodala quickly broke to the basket and finally scored the goal with an alley-oop.
"Oh! The Warriors are starting to work hard. They have determined a new defensive strategy, which is to double-team Zhao Feiyang... At present, it seems that their defensive strategy is effective... .”
"Without Zhao Feiyang's performance, it seems difficult for the Timberwolves to rely on others to perform better..."
"It seems that the hope of the entire team lies in Zhao..."
The host and commentator in the studio also commented on the situation on the field after the goal was scored.
The Warriors fans on the sidelines were also paying attention to the situation on the court. After discovering that Zhao Feiyang was double-teamed, the fans believed that the victory of this game belonged to the Warriors.
His eyes returned to the field again.
Zhao Feiyang, who was double-teamed, did not rush, but calmly waited for the opportunity.
When the Timberwolves served again, he rushed directly from the three-point line to the basket and asked Thaddeus Young under the basket to quickly pass the ball to him.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into his hands.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were half a beat behind, especially Klay Thompson, who came up to double-team. After being deliberately blocked by Zach LaVine, he immediately lost his defensive position and was thrown away by Zhao Feiyang.
"Quick attack!"
Zhao Feiyang shouted, took the ball and sprinted towards the half court.
Most of the players on the field started running, and the next moment, Zhao Feiyang rushed across the half court. Just when he was about to break into the basket on a fast break, he found that his teammates were restricted and could not find the right time to occupy a favorable position.
Thinking that the opportunity had slipped away, Zhao Feiyang quickly slowed down and started a positional battle.
Just like this, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson came up to double-team him again.
Zhao Feiyang did not flinch this time. He picked up the basketball and opened a distance. Just when he was about to take action, he suddenly dribbled the ball from the right side and Klay Thompson also moved his center of gravity.
Zhao Feiyang was waiting for this moment, taking advantage of him to move and distance himself, and block Stephen Curry on the other side.
This style of play allowed Zhao Feiyang to successfully seize the shooting space. The moment he stood on the three-point line, he lifted the basketball and threw it out without any hesitation.
Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry both pounced at him. Unfortunately, the two were too close and their bodies touched each other, which hindered their defensive speed and therefore failed to interfere with Zhao Feiyang's shot.
Uh-huh.
A three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
Zhao Feiyang's behavior of scoring even in a one-on-one game made the entire Oracle Arena fans couldn't help but exclaim.
Soon the Warriors struck back.
This time, Stephen Curry made a mistake when holding the ball across half-court. Zhao Feiyang intercepted it. After getting the ball, he tried to dribble the ball for a fast break. After half-time, he successfully got rid of Stephen Curry who was chasing him. , but when he was about to enter the basket, Draymond Green suddenly pounced towards Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang only took one look at the opponent's actions and knew that Draymond Green was going to do something bad.
As expected, Draymond Green went directly towards Zhao Feiyang and swooped up to pull Zhao Feiyang down.
Such an action was extremely dangerous, and the fans at the scene couldn't help but sweat when this scene happened.
The referee also blew the whistle in time.
call out.
But the next second, Zhao Feiyang, who was being pulled, stabilized his center of gravity and threw the ball before landing at the last second.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang, who couldn't stand firm after landing, fell to the ground, but the basketball hit the backboard and bounced before falling into the basket.
Two plus one.
But this is no ordinary two plus one.
The referee gave Draymond Green a technical foul!
"Warriors player No. 23 committed a technical foul while defending...two additional free throws!"
The referee pointed his hand toward the technical table.
The whole place was in an uproar.
Draymond Green pretended to be innocent and went up to the referee to explain with gestures.
Unfortunately, the referee ignored Draymond Green and resolutely implemented this penalty.
Zhao Feiyang stepped to the free throw line.
Uh-huh.
The first two-plus-one free throw.
Then, the basketball fell into his hands again. Amid the excitement in the audience, Zhao Feiyang withstood the pressure and successfully threw the two additional technical foul free throws into the basket.
At this time, there are only 1 minute and 30 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Timberwolves have led the Warriors by as many as 6 points.
