After Dwight Howard was blocked, the entire Target Center fans felt incredible. Everyone stood up from the stands and exclaimed.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded on the field.
Patrick Beverley's block sent the basketball in Dwight Howard's hand flying out of bounds.
The ball is still in the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but at this time, Dwight Howard has undoubtedly become the biggest laughing stock on the scene.
Dwight Howard, who was blocked, was also completely furious. Although he knew that there was nothing wrong with the ball, he almost lost his mind and still took the initiative to walk towards Patrick Beverley.
"Damn it! You hit my hand..."
"You bastard, why do you always play so dirty?"
"Referee, he hit my hand, didn't you see it?"
Dwight Howard was causing trouble for Patrick Beverley while yelling at the referee next to him.
Patrick Beverley was not timid at all and took the initiative to argue with Dwight Howard.
"Man, are you crazy?"
"When have I ever hit your hand?"
"Just because I blamed you...so now you are angry?"
Dwight Howard has always been relatively docile. Even if there is a conflict, he rarely becomes aggressive.
But this time, his mentality really exploded. Seeing Patrick Beverley chattering to him, Dwight Howard rarely reached out his hand and pushed him over.
It wasn't over yet. After pushing Patrick Beverley, Dwight Howard clenched his fist and swung at the opponent.
The sudden situation surprised everyone present.
Not to mention that the fans were surprised, even the Timberwolves teammates didn't expect it.
Everyone knows that Dwight Howard has a pretty good temper. He has never had a dispute with anyone in the team, and such an active fight has never happened.
So no teammates came up to dissuade him from the beginning. Everyone thought that Dwight Howard would quickly retreat after the quarrel.
This is especially true for Patrick Beverley. The two have been teammates for several seasons and know each other relatively well. Even if they don't have a close personal relationship, they still know each other's tempers relatively well.
"Oh! No!"
Fortunately, Patrick Beverley reacted quickly and dodged Dwight Howard's punch.
After dodging the first attack, Patrick Beverley also quickly distanced himself. After noticing that the other party was really preparing to fight, Patrick Beverly did not want to become the other party's punching bag.
At this time, players from both sides had rushed to the court. The Timberwolves players grabbed Dwight Howard in time, and even Zhao Feiyang joined them.
"Dwight, don't be impulsive...it's just a cap, nothing special..."
"Man, look at it a little bit, who's playing in this league and hasn't been blocked?"
Zhao Feiyang persuaded Dwight Howard while pulling him away.
Others were also exerting force, but Dwight Howard ignored him at all. Only Zhao Feiyang's tug could make him calm down a little.
"No, Zhao, that's different..."
"I am a former super center, someone who can play alongside LeBron. I will never be blocked by a guy like this...Never..."
Dwight Howard retorted with an angry and painful look on his face.
call out.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded again.
After a brief conflict, the referee on the scene quickly made a penalty, and Dwight Howard, who hit someone, was ejected directly without any accident.
There was an uproar.
Dwight Howard did not hesitate. The moment he saw the penalty result, he stood up and walked towards the tunnel.
Zhao Feiyang was afraid that this guy would not be able to think about it, so he said hello to head coach Norman Thomas and hurried towards the player tunnel.
"Hey, Dwight, wait for me!"
After entering the channel, Zhao Feiyang caught up with Dwight Howard.
At this time, the former "super center and happy boy" was squatting by the wall on one side of the passage. He looked extremely decadent, his head drooped and silent.
Zhao Feiyang said nothing and silently squatted down with Dwight Howard. He also motioned to the team staff who were following him not to disturb him.
Without the noise from the outside world, Dwight Howard finally calmed down.
"Zhao, do you think I will be suspended?"
Suddenly, Dwight Howard asked in a low voice.
"Well...it seems very possible...but you don't have to worry, we will all be waiting for you to come back..."
Zhao Feiyang replied.
After a while, the former spoke again, this time staring at Zhao Feiyang seriously, "Zhao, do you think my time has really passed?"
Zhao Feiyang patted Dwight Howard on the shoulder and comforted him, "Man, it's not just you, everyone's time will pass!"
"Even Michael Jordan can't escape it, right?"
Dwight Howard was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
On the court.
The game is back on track again.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were originally at a disadvantage, but now without Dwight Howard, a powerful insider, many problems have been exposed at once.
The Houston Rockets also seized this opportunity to continuously counterattack. By the time the game entered the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two sides had widened to double digits.
The score was 70 to 81.
The Minnesota Timberwolves trailed by 11 points.
The widening point difference is only one of the problems. The team originally lacked a core player like Zhao Feiyang to lead, and now it does not have a nominal team leader like Dwight Howard. In addition, the record in the past few games has been poor. The team's morale collapsed completely in the last quarter.
Zach LaVine, as the team's deliberately cultivated successor, also tried to awaken the team in this situation. Unfortunately, his ability and prestige are still relatively limited, and he really cannot save such a bad situation.
Beep.
The game is finally over.
The final score between the two sides was 100 to 116.
The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Houston Rockets at home.
Following the previous six-game losing streak, they lost another game and won a seventh-game losing streak.
This record is nothing special for the Timberwolves in previous seasons. After all, they lost more than this at that time, but for a Timberwolves team that wants to compete in the Western Conference Finals and even the Finals, this is already their record. The lower limit that can be tolerated.
After the game, the players left the arena in low spirits, and the fans on both sides of the tunnel were not as responsive as before. Many fans had no intention of greeting them at all, and basically walked out of the field after the whistle sounded.
Only a few fans stayed in place, and these people did not reach out to high-five, but shouted angrily at the players.
"What the hell are you guys doing? You've lost seven games in a row..."
"I drove all day to watch the game, not just to watch you lose..."
"With results like this, do you still want to reach the Western Conference finals? Wake up!"
