Oracle Arena.
The game entered the final quarter, and the two parties involved were the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors.
The score between the two sides was 97 to 99, with 2 minutes and 36 seconds left before the end of the game.
The situation has reached this point, and the Timberwolves' performance has somewhat exceeded the Warriors' expectations.
Originally, they thought that the Timberwolves could last until the third quarter at most, but no one expected that the Timberwolves could survive their offense until now without being pulled away.
On the field.
The Timberwolves attack and Zhao Feiyang advances with the ball.
After halftime, faced with defensive interference from Stephen Curry, Zhao Feiyang pretended to break through and rush to the basket, but in fact he suddenly took a step back and reached the three-point line.
Curry reacted well this time and pounced in time to block Zhao Feiyang. The two met each other in mid-air, but Curry was unable to block Zhao Feiyang's shot.
Uh-huh.
The basketball still fell steadily into the basket.
100 to 99, the Timberwolves finally took the lead.
Zhao Feiyang's strong offense helped the team score another 3 points. His personal score also reached the level of 34 points. He was the highest scorer on the entire court in today's game. No one.
Even Curry, who performed equally well and had the highest statistics for the Warriors, only scored 27 points today.
Soon the Warriors struck back.
Curry hit a three-pointer after halftime, but unfortunately he missed the ball. After the basketball popped out, Curry once again took the ball to organize the team's offense.
Zhao Feiyang didn't give him any time to hesitate at all, and kept guarding him with his hands to interfere with Curry's movements.
Curry was forced to have no choice but to transfer the ball to Klay Thompson.
Faced with the interference of Zach LaVine, Klay Thompson also chose to throw a three-pointer after dribbling twice.
boom.
The basketball still failed to score.
After the rebound fell out this time, Draymond Green was about to pounce on it, but Gorgui Dieng in front of him blocked him.
Adrian squeezed out his position and went up, but Andrew Bogut, who he was marking, didn't give him any chance. He knocked him away and tried to get into the basket and forcefully grab the rebound.
Three or four players jumped up at the same time. The basketball did not fall into anyone's hands, but was bounced out immediately by a hand.
In the chaos, Andrew Wiggins grabbed the basketball.
Without any hesitation, he threw a long pass to the half court. Zhao Feiyang has already rushed into the opponent's three-point area.
Snapped.
After receiving Wiggins' pass, Zhao Feiyang rushed towards the basket.
This time Thompson and Curry caught up together. Just as the three of them were approaching the basket, Thompson and Curry planned to block Zhao Feiyang's shot.
"Stephen, come on!"
"Even if it's a foul, we have to block the ball..."
Thompson said.
Curry also nodded. Of course he knew very well how much impact the missed goal would have on the morale of both parties!
The two jumped left and right, and just when they were about to block Zhao Feiyang, Zhao Feiyang suddenly jumped high, raised the basketball, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
The two men's blocking was ineffective. Their defensive choices were good, but unfortunately they couldn't stop Zhao Feiyang's strong dunk.
boom.
The ball went in.
Zhao Feiyang once again helped the team score 3 points.
At this time, the Timberwolves finally took the lead, and the Warriors, who had always been unimpressed before, gradually became anxious.
As the game time shortened, the situation between the two sides became increasingly tense.
When there were only 30 seconds left in the game, the score between the Timberwolves and the Warriors was 110 to 108.
The Timberwolves lead by 2 points.
In this situation, all the fans present stood up. They stood in the stands and watched the situation on the court excitedly. Whenever the Warriors attacked Curry with the ball, they would stand up and shout "MVP" loudly.
The Warriors attack.
In the last 30 seconds, they had another offensive possession, which was an opportunity and a challenge for them.
Curry dribbled the ball across half court, holding the ball at the top of the arc to organize the offense.
Zhao Feiyang stepped forward to guard and kept reaching out to interfere with Curry.
In this case, Curry either passed the ball or played alone, and as the core of the Warriors, he made the choice with almost no hesitation.
He quickly opened up a one-on-one situation and began to beat Zhao Feiyang in singles amidst the exclamations of the fans in the audience.
First, the dribble started to sway, and when Zhao Feiyang was not careful, Curry suddenly changed direction and rushed to the right. When Zhao Feiyang's center of gravity also shifted, Curry dribbled the ball behind his back and pulled away suddenly.
Zhao Feiyang did not stumble, but pounced on him.
Unexpectedly, the real killer move was Curry's feint. When Zhao Feiyang thought Curry was about to shoot, Curry feinted to avoid him, then stood a little farther away from the three-point line before taking the shot. .
Zhao Feiyang, who made a miss, looked back after landing. After the basketball flew out of Curry's hands, it drew a perfect arc in mid-air and then landed accurately in the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
110 to 111.
The Warriors went ahead by 1 point.
The scene was filled with cheers and all the fans went crazy. Curry, who scored the key goal, looked even more proud.
"Oh! God! He really put it in! Stephen is our God! He saved us..."
"How many people besides Stephen could make such a ball? God! Thanks to the management who signed him, we have our championship..."
"Awesome! Stephen is so awesome! The Warriors can't be defeated..."
There are only 5.7 seconds left in the game.
From an outside perspective, it is impossible for the Timberwolves to successfully counterattack in such a little time.
Although the Warriors are also defending seriously, they don't have much hope for such a ball.
After all, Curry is on their side.
There was not much time left, so Zhao Feiyang also hurriedly signaled to his teammate LaVine.
Sure enough, when Zhao Feiyang tried to catch the ball, he was double-teamed by Warriors players. Adrian under the basket had already gotten the hint and hurriedly gave the ball to LaVine.
LaVine got the ball and rushed across half court. When the Warriors saw that the Timberwolves were not following the routine, they quickly sent people to chase LaVine.
However, just when they turned their attention to LaVine, Zhao Feiyang had already accelerated towards the half court.
LaVine was intercepted halfway and encountered a deadly double-team from the Warriors just after running halfway. But the next second, Zhao Feiyang rushed past him like a gust of wind. By the time the Warriors players reacted, the explosively fast Zhao Feiyang had already rushed into the penalty area.
Without any hesitation, LaVine threw a long pass toward the basket.
In the shocked eyes of the fans in the audience, this basketball flew above the basket, and Zhao Feiyang did not even land again. He jumped up in mid-air, received the pass from LaVine, and then dunked the ball into the basket. .
boom.
The ball went in.
Beep.
The sound of the timer reaching zero sounded, signaling the end of the live game.
112 to 111.
The Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Golden State Warriors by 1 point.
