While various rumors are pouring in from the outside world, no matter what Dwight Howard, who is the focus of the game, thinks, in short, Zhao Feiyang, as the leader of the team, has taken this matter seriously.
The Timberwolves' game against the Nets was not a big problem. The Timberwolves took the lead from the first quarter, and after the first half, the Timberwolves led the opponent by double digits.
This strength gap also reassured the Timberwolves players and made Zhao Feiyang start thinking about how to solve the team's problems in the future.
During halftime, Zhao Feiyang sat in the locker room playing with his mobile phone.
This time, he rarely communicated with his teammates. He just sat there and constantly flipped through the news on the Internet, while inquiring about various news about Howard from his agent David Stock.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Feiyang finally recovered.
He knows very well that Howard has become a time bomb for the team, and he has no confidence that he can solve the opponent's problems.
After all, the opponent was once a super center. Not only did he have a high status and qualifications, but his strength was also one of the best in the league.
How could such a person not be arrogant?
Therefore, it is not easy to persuade the other party! Besides, if he could be persuaded, I'm afraid Howard would have changed a long time ago and wouldn't have to end up in this situation!
"The second half will start soon, and the Timberwolves can go out..."
A staff member came to remind you.
Coach Norman nodded and called the Timberwolves players to go outside. Everyone walked outside the locker room one after another.
Zhao Feiyang sat there feeling depressed. He was still thinking about what had just happened and did not notice that everyone had gone out. It was not until his passing teammate Adrian Ennis called him that he woke up from his daze.
"Zhao, let's go!"
"What are you doing in a daze? The second half has begun..."
Adrian said to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang, who came back to his senses, looked at the latter's kind face and suddenly had a bold plan in his heart.
"That's right! Since it's unreliable to find foreign aid, why not train it ourselves? This may be more effective..."
"I think Adrian is very good! He is a candidate that can be considered..."
Zhao Feiyang looked at Adrian while thinking.
The latter's face gradually showed a look of panic. He first looked at himself and found that there was nothing abnormal about him. Then he went to the mirror at the door of the locker room and took a look. However, he still found no problem.
Adrian was undoubtedly a little panicked now.
"Zhao, can you stop looking at me like this..."
"Man, if I hadn't known that you had a girlfriend, I would have thought that your behavior just now was the same as G... Frankly speaking, I'm scared of the look in your eyes..."
Adrian's words made Zhao Feiyang couldn't help laughing.
"Brother, don't think too much!"
"Even if you become a woman right now, I will never be interested in you... Hahaha..."
The two walked out of the locker room while chatting.
The second half started quickly.
Because the team was in the lead, Coach Norman did not let Zhao Feiyang continue to play for the time being.
However, in the inside position, Gorgui Dieng consumed too much physical energy, so head coach Norman asked substitute players like Adrian to take his place.
After Adrian came on the field, Zhao Feiyang also sat on the team bench and observed carefully.
The Nets serve.
Joe Johnson dribbled the ball forward, and after halftime, he dribbled the ball at the top of the arc for a single. His teammates came up to cover, and Joe Johnson broke through with the ball and entered the penalty area.
When he came to the basket, Adrian, who was responsible for guarding the team's interior, also came up to defend.
His attitude was quite positive. When he saw Joe Johnson was about to take action, he immediately stretched out his hand to block the opponent's sight. While interfering, he watched for the right opportunity to block the shot.
boom.
Joe Johnson can indeed make the shot.
Adrian rushed back to the basket to fight for the rebound.
The opponent's main center Brook Lopez was already ready. Adrian saw that the opponent had jumped up and was in a better position, but he still did not give up.
After Lopez jumped up, Adrian also jumped up quickly. To everyone's surprise, he clearly jumped faster than Lopez. The basketball had already fallen into the opponent's hands, and he was still caught. Adrian stopped him halfway.
Snapped.
Adrian intercepted the basketball that fell into the opponent's hands with a slap.
"Good board!"
"Well done!"
Outside the court, the Timberwolves players on the team bench kept applauding. Zhao Feiyang, who had been observing silently, also happily stood up and shouted for Adrian.
After the ball was firmly in his hands, Adrian quickly glanced around the court and immediately threw the ball to Zach LaVine on the outside.
Zach LaVine received the basketball and sprinted with the ball. He quickly rushed to the half court and successfully scored a fast break layup.
Although he grabbed a key rebound, Adrian did not lose himself. He just high-fived his teammates to celebrate, and then immediately returned to his previous serious attitude and continued to put on a defensive posture to block the opponent in the paint.
The game goes on.
Soon it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack again.
This time after halftime, LaVine organized an attack at the top of the key. After several passes, seeing a hole in the Nets' inside line, Wiggins, who was in control of the ball, immediately lobbed the ball into the hands of Adrian, who was already stuck in position.
After playing for so long, Adrian finally had the opportunity to attack with the ball alone.
After getting the basketball, he stood there, hit it with his back twice, then turned around and threw the ball with his hook.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the backboard hard.
When he saw this scene, Zhao Feiyang, who was standing on the team bench, couldn't help but sigh. He had trained with Adrian a lot in the past, and he knew a little bit about Adrian.
This teammate who plays very hard has a very good professional attitude and physical fitness, but unfortunately, his skills are very rough.
As an inside player, his advantages are good jumping, active defense, and hard work in all kinds of fights. His disadvantage is that he does not have flexible feet and has relatively few offensive methods. Most of the time, he can only do blue-collar work.
Not surprisingly, the upper limit of a player like him is not high.
The basketball thrown by Adrian failed to score. Just when everyone thought that the ball was going to be taken away by the opponent, Adrian jumped up again, followed by him in the astonished eyes of the fans in the audience. Another rebound.
boom.
This time he took advantage of the opportunity to dunk and smashed the popped basketball directly into the basket.
The ball went in.
Adrian scored his first two points of the game after just over 6 minutes on the court.
