Beep.
The live competition officially begins.
The absence of Draymond Green forced the Golden State Warriors to adjust their lineup. Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala temporarily moved into the paint as the fifth and fourth positions to make up for Draymond. The vacancy Green emerged.
The third position is filled by Harrison Barnes.
After the lineup was adjusted, the Warriors players appeared.
Jump ball from both sides.
Zhao Feiyang once again stood beside Stephen Curry.
"Stephen, why didn't that guy Draymond show up today?"
Zhao Feiyang asked in a low voice.
Of course, Stephen Curry would not disclose the internal conflicts of the team, so he just shook his head to express his ignorance.
"Oh, really?"
"I remember you had a very good relationship... Is that Draymond guy suspended? Or is he deliberately not attending the team's games? According to my understanding, the reason behind should be very big... ....."
"If I remember correctly, that guy's contract expired at the end of the season. It seems like he was dissatisfied with the contract, right?"
Stephen Curry and everyone are stupid.
"Zhao, how do you know so much?"
boom.
The referee threw the ball out, and the basketball was caught by a Timberwolves player first. Taking advantage of Stephen Curry's distraction, Zhao Feiyang jumped up and intercepted the ball.
After getting the basketball, he quickly advanced with the ball. As soon as half-court was passed, he raised the basketball at the three-point line and took a shot.
Uh-huh.
A crisp opening three-pointer fell smoothly into the basket.
"nice shot."
On the Timberwolves' bench, a group of substitute players stood up and applauded Zhao Feiyang's opening performance.
The ball came to the Warriors.
Stephen Curry dribbled the ball across half court. After passing, he faced Zhao Feiyang's defense and chose to break through with the ball. Andre Iguodala on the inside pulled up to cover, the two of them started a pick-and-roll, and Stephen Curry successfully rushed to the basket.
Upon seeing this, Kevin Garnett immediately stepped forward to defend. Seeing that Stephen Curry might be double-teamed, the next second he threw the ball towards the wing.
The basketball was not thrown to Andre Iguodala on the right side.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang came out from halfway and intercepted the pass with a steal.
There was an uproar.
Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala were stunned for a moment. The former turned his attention to the latter, and Stephen Curry discovered that Andre Iguodala was not where he should be to follow up.
In the past, when he and Draymond Green worked together to cover, Draymond Green would immediately follow up and get into position.
The tacit understanding between the two is still very high.
Compared with Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala's chemistry with Stephen Curry is obviously not that good.
Zhao Feiyang, who stole the basketball, ran wildly with the ball. Before the Warriors players could catch up, he rushed into the basket and threw the ball for a layup.
Snapped.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
Stephen Curry, who was catching up, jumped high and tried to block the ball. Unfortunately, his bounce was still poor and he was unable to interfere with Zhao Feiyang's shot.
The Warriors serve again.
This time, Stephen Curry was much more cautious than before. After he brought the ball across the half court, he first passed and received the ball with Klay Thompson.
After Klay Thompson seized the opportunity and entered the basket, Stephen Curry immediately stood at the top of the arc.
boom.
Klay Thompson threw the ball.
The basketball hit the rim, and Iguodala in the paint seemed a little unresponsive. When he was supposed to grab the ball, he thought Klay Thompson would cover and cooperate with him, so he rushed to the left side in advance to wait.
As a result, this movement prevented him from getting to the basket in time to grab the rebound.
Snapped.
The rebound was picked off by the Timberwolves.
Kevin Garnett threw the ball to Zhao Feiyang, who called out to Zach LaVine before running wildly with the ball. The two rushed to the half court one after another. Facing Klay Thompson's one-on-two situation, Zhao Feiyang threw the ball with a high throw.
Snapped.
Zach LaVine caught the basketball in mid-air.
When Klay Thompson subconsciously turned around to cover Zach LaVine, the latter was already leaping high. Immediately afterwards, with all the fans watching, Zach LaVine made a flying dunk in mid-air.
boom.
The whole audience exclaimed.
This time, even fans in the Bay Area were stunned by Zach LaVine's dunk!
Many fans couldn't help but exclaimed at this moment.
"WTF? How the hell did this guy do that?"
"No wonder this guy can win the slam dunk title! Such a dunk is so shocking..."
"Why aren't people like this a player on our team?"
The exclamations at the scene lasted for a moment, and not long after, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr called a timeout.
The team continues to make mistakes, which proves that there are some problems with the Warriors' lineup.
If it were the regular season, then the Warriors would still have time to adjust, but now it is the crucial sixth game of the first round of the playoffs, and it is impossible for the Warriors to have time to adjust.
"Andre, you'd better go back to position three..."
"Maris, you go to the fourth position of the team... Guys, you must be focused when attacking... We have never fallen behind at the beginning..."
Coach Steve Kerr kept talking.
Soon, the game resumed.
However, from this moment on, the problem of Draymond Green's absence has never been resolved. No matter how the Warriors choose to make substitutions or make up for it at the fourth position, they can't solve this biggest trouble.
The Timberwolves also took this opportunity to seize the Warriors' flaws and continue to counterattack. Therefore, during the first half, the Warriors continued to fall behind, while the Timberwolves continued to expand their score advantage.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the first half of the game was over.
The two sides tied at 51 to 41, with the Timberwolves maintaining the lead with a 10-point gap.
Half time.
Head coach Steve Kerr couldn't help it anymore and took out his phone to call Draymond Green again.
"Draymond, I know you want to stay with the Warriors. We can find a way to deal with the contract issue, but if you don't come to the game quickly, I guarantee you that even if you stay with the Warriors, I will definitely do it in the future. I won’t reuse you..."
"My patience has its limits..."
At the same time, at Draymond Green's home, he also heard a voice message from head coach Steve Kerr.
Regarding coach Steve Kerr's words, Draymond Green just laughed it off and didn't take it seriously at all.
"What's so great? The Warriors don't lack a coach, and it wouldn't be a problem for me to switch to someone else..."
"But if the Warriors can't meet my contract requirements, then it's impossible for me to stay here... What's the value of threatening me..."
