United Center.
This is Chicago's home stadium.
The arena was packed and bustling. On the field, the Bulls were facing the Timberwolves who came to challenge them on the road.
Both sides played very tough in the first quarter. Whether it was offense or defense, both sides adopted more tactical attacks, reducing the opportunities for many stars to play in isolation.
This move also made the performance of both teams very stable.
In the second quarter, after both teams made adjustments to their lineups, the individual performances of the stars were once again on display.
The Bulls, led by Jimmy Butler, maintained their offensive tactics.
Perhaps to prevent the ball from being taken away, the team's former core Derrick Rose was sent off to rest after the first quarter.
Without Rose sharing the ball on the court, Butler, as the core, is of course very happy.
It's the Bulls' turn to attack.
As soon as halftime passed, Butler received a pass from his teammate on the wing.
After getting the ball, he stood on the spot and observed the situation on the court, while Zhao Feiyang stood in front of him and put on a defensive posture.
The two have competed against each other before, but for the time being, there has not been any behavior that affects the team's offensive efficiency, such as confrontational singles.
"Hey, Jimmy, come on!"
"I've been waiting for you for a long time..."
Zhao Feiyang deliberately made a provocation.
Butler's face was sullen, showing no trace of joy, anger, sorrow or joy. After hearing Zhao Feiyang's words, he looked at him.
Suddenly, Butler launched an attack from the left, and Zhao Feiyang's body hit him in time. But what he didn't expect was that the opponent reacted quickly. After getting the ball, he turned around and shot in singles.
Zhao Feiyang originally thought that he would confront him, but unexpectedly, Butler had no intention of fighting hand-to-hand.
Uh-huh.
A single shot was successfully scored on a fade away shot.
The Bulls fans on the sidelines cheered, and many stood up and shouted for Butler's highlight moment.
Zhao Feiyang was not in a hurry and signaled to his teammates to serve, and then continued to transfer the ball to Ricky Rubio, who then dribbled the ball across the half court.
After halftime, Zhao Feiyang signaled Ricky Rubio to catch the ball and play singles.
But as soon as he made the move, Butler reacted quickly. He immediately stuck in front of Zhao Feiyang, clinging to Zhao Feiyang like candy, not giving Zhao Feiyang any chance to catch the ball.
"what's the situation?"
Zhao Feiyang's reaction was also very strong. He ran a few steps forward and used his physical advantage to knock Butler away and catch the basketball.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into Zhao Feiyang's hands.
Butler, who was hit, didn't look right, and seemed to have an expression of pain.
Zhao Feiyang didn't care so much when he got the ball. Faced with Butler's interference, he raised the basketball and suddenly retreated, and then threw a three-pointer toward the basket.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
Zhao Feiyang's relaxed and freehand style of play also made his teammates on the bench continue to applaud.
When the goal ended, more than a minute later, Butler picked up a rebound by chance and led the team to counterattack again.
"Walk!"
"Quick attack!"
Butler quickly rushed to the half court, dribbling the ball while observing the movement of his teammates. When he came to the penalty area, Butler threw the ball with a high throw.
I thought that the ball would reach the hands of his teammates smoothly, but unexpectedly, after the basketball was thrown, Zhao Feiyang jumped high and intercepted the ball with a slap in the air in front of everyone's astonished eyes.
Snapped.
The basketball rolled out.
It's a pity that the Timberwolves players failed to get the ball in time.
Bulls center Pau Gasol was lucky. He picked up the basketball and gave it to Butler again.
Butler once again chose singles.
After getting the ball, he withdrew to the three-point line with the ball. Facing Zhao Feiyang's pressing step by step, he suddenly jumped up and shot after shaking the ball continuously.
His shot was quite decisive, but it was a pity that it was predicted by Zhao Feiyang. The next second, Zhao Feiyang jumped high and slapped his ball away again.
This time the basketball rolled out of bounds.
There was an uproar outside the court, and even Butler himself was confused.
"Gift crab!"
"When did this guy become so defensive?"
The Bulls serve the ball on the sideline.
This time the basketball was released, and the outside player was given to center Pau Gasol. Gasol played a one-on-one with his back under the basket and threw the ball with a hook, but still failed to score.
boom.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
Teammate Gorgui Dieng picked up the rebound.
He threw the ball to Zhao Feiyang with a long pass. By the time Butler reacted, Zhao Feiyang had already thrown away him and rushed to the basket area on the other side of the half court.
Snapped.
After receiving a long pass, he raised the basketball and dunked with both hands.
boom.
The ball went in.
Zhao Feiyang is scoring more and more points and his performance is becoming more and more explosive. After confronting him for most of the quarter, Butler finally chose to give in.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The Bulls make a substitution.
With 2 minutes and 39 seconds left in the first half, Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg replaced Butler, the team's core player, and let another core player, Derrick Rose, rest for most of the quarter. Come on stage.
Seeing that Rose was about to play, Zhao Feiyang also hurriedly waved to Norman Thomas, the head coach who planned to replace him.
"No, don't replace me just yet..."
"I want to finish this section..."
"Derek is on the court and I want to fight him..."
Coach Norman was helpless and had no choice but to agree to his request.
In order to compete with Rose, Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to switch defenses with Ricky Rubio.
"Ricky, let me keep an eye on him!"
"Man, let me feel sorry for you first..."
Ricky Rubio didn't dare to say anything about his grievances to the core of the team. He nodded readily and went to keep an eye on other Bulls players!
call out.
The game begins again.
The Bulls serve, and this time, the person in charge of the ball is replaced by Rose.
The moment he advanced with the ball, Zhao Feiyang felt a sense of trance.
He seemed to have seen the No. 1 with explosive performance, the young man who amazed the entire league.
It's a pity that the "rose" blooms for too short a time!
Everyone thought it was the beginning, but it turned out to be the peak.
After halftime, Rose organized the team's offense at the top of the key. Zhao Feiyang didn't want him to pass the ball, so he kept irritating Rose.
"Hey, Derek, don't pass the ball!"
"Man, challenge me to a duel! I want to challenge you..."
"If you are a man, come on..."
Ross acted very calmly in response to Zhao Feiyang's provocation. If it had been before, I'm afraid he would have taken the ball and started fighting alone with Zhao Feiyang.
However, this time, Rose did not do this, but sent the ball to a teammate in a better position.
Snapped.
The ball was given away by Rose.
Zhao Feiyang was somewhat disappointed when he saw this scene.
Although he is happy that Rose is getting better and better at organizing the team's offense and his mentality is getting calmer, he still misses the man who was unstoppable in the sky and on the earth.
That is the real "Windy City Rose".
After the basketball was passed, Rose's teammate caught the ball and broke through from the wing to the basket. Unfortunately, the timing was wrong and he was double-teamed in the penalty area. The opponent did not pass the ball to reorganize the offense, but forcibly threw the basketball toward the basket. .
Snapped.
The basketball failed to score.
The rebound was taken away by the Timberwolves.
"Give me the ball."
Zhao Feiyang gestured to his teammates, and Gorgi, who took off the rebound, understood it. After giving him the ball, he quickly moved towards the half court.
Soon, Zhao Feiyang dribbled the ball and appeared at the top of the arc.
Rose, like before, put on a defensive stance to interfere with Zhao Feiyang.
Facing Rose's defense, Zhao Feiyang had no intention of passing the ball. He directly signaled his teammates to pull away under the watchful eyes of all the fans.
"Everyone... pull away!"
"I'm going to single Derek!"
As soon as these words came out, not only the players on the field were shocked, but also the teammates on both sides off the field were surprised.
Some fans guessed what Zhao Feiyang said through the close-up on the big screen, and couldn't help but be surprised by his actions.
"Zhao wants to challenge Derek?"
"He's already jumping on it...it seems like this guy really values Derek..."
"I wonder who can win? Derek's condition is not what it used to be..."
Fans are buzzing.
At the same time, countless Chinese fans watching the live broadcast on the other side of the ocean also stood up from the screen at this moment.
Countless people were extremely excited.
"Fuck! What is he going to do? Single up Rose?"
"This kid is awesome! Rose was a super defender back then. It can be said that he was extremely explosive in the entire league. Now even if the injury has a great impact, he is still a first-class defender..."
"It's a pity that Rose is not in his peak state. Otherwise, I really want to see who is more powerful among these two..."
His eyes returned to the court.
The moment Zhao Feiyang challenged Rose, many people stood up. Players from both sides could no longer suppress their expectations and stood on both sides of the bench to cheer for their teammates.
Ross also realized that Zhao Feiyang was serious, so he stood in front of Zhao Feiyang in a very serious manner.
One on one.
Zhao Feiyang suddenly started dribbling. He tested the left side and found that Rose's body was not moving at all. He quickly dribbled towards the left side.
Unexpectedly, Ross reacted very quickly, and at the next moment he urgently adjusted his body weight and pressed on.
Zhao Feiyang did not panic, but was secretly frightened.
After Rose got close to him, he suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back and pulled the ball back to the right. Then there was a cross step. This time Rose was in a panic and subconsciously stretched out his hand to interfere. Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and changed direction from right to left to shake the opponent away.
The whole audience exclaimed.
When the fans noticed that Zhao Feiyang passed Rose and reached the basket, Rose, who stayed on the court, had no time to cover up.
Zhao Feiyang, who passed Rose, also successfully entered the basket. Facing Pau Gasol, who came up to defend, Zhao Feiyang made a difficult lever action in mid-air, avoiding the opponent's block and easily sending the ball into the basket. in the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
The scene completely exploded.
The Timberwolves players were extremely excited, and a group of people cheered with incredible looks on their faces.
The fans on the sidelines were shaking their heads, disappointed and shocked.
"Gift Crab! That was Derrick Rose! He got past him so easily..."
"This guy was an older rookie last season, a fringe player who was cut by the team..."
"What is his talent? Does it get stronger as he gets older?"
