Kyrie Irving had just scored a goal, and Zhao Feiyang quickly asked his teammates to give the ball away. He is not a person who will give in. Facing Irving's strong attack, even if it is not for himself but for the team's morale, he must make a strong counterattack.
Zhao Feiyang brought the ball across the half court, and Irving quickly followed up.
The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang suddenly pulled away and made a "worship" movement. As a first-class point guard, Irving was not deceived by such a shaking, but the next second, Zhao Feiyang rushed out with the ball to the right.
Irving subconsciously moved his steps to interfere. Unexpectedly, Zhao Feiyang suddenly changed direction and took the ball back.
The sudden change of direction stunned Irving, and Zhao Feiyang took this opportunity to decisively raise the basketball and shoot a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
When he threw the ball steadily into the basket, Irving stabilized his body and rushed towards him.
Unfortunately it's too late.
"nice shot!"
"Well done!"
Timberwolves fans on the sidelines were excited.
Everyone liked Zhao Feiyang's performance in singles against Irving without falling behind, especially those fans who had doubted Zhao Feiyang before, now no longer had the same doubts.
"I said Zhao can definitely do it! This guy has won the MVP in the All-Star Game!"
"Of course Kyrie is very good, Zhao's comprehensive ability is definitely better than him! As a team leader, Kyrie can't lead a weak team into the playoffs..."
On the field.
After the drama of Zhao Feiyang's singles against Irving ended, the two sides did not stop there. The confrontation between the Timberwolves and the Cavaliers continues.
Waiting for the next offense, LeBron James singled out from the right three-point line.
After seeing that Andrew Wiggins was marking him, LeBron held the ball and hit Wiggins with his back, and the two bodies were constantly in contact.
Just when everyone thought LeBron was going to end the battle with a shot, he suddenly dribbled the ball from the wing and rushed into the basket. Wiggins struggled to resist, but his physical fitness could not stop LeBron at all.
LeBron rushed to the basket like a bulldozer, and the Timberwolves' inside line couldn't guard him at all. Adrian was knocked away by LeBron just as he stepped forward.
Snapped.
Seeing that no one could defend him, LeBron forcefully threw the ball in the penalty area.
The basketball finally hit the board and fell into the basket.
A two-point field goal was scored.
There was constant applause from the sidelines.
Although this is the away game of the Cavaliers, a league-wide superstar like LeBron will basically have fans wherever he goes.
Therefore, it is not surprising that there were applause and cheers from the sidelines.
The Timberwolves continued to fight back.
Wiggins seems to have a problem with LeBron's isolation! After Zhao Feiyang advanced to the half court with the ball, he began to reach out and signal to Zhao Feiyang.
"here."
"Pass the ball to me..."
Wiggins kept shouting.
Zhao Feiyang thought for a moment and realized why Wiggins was so excited! He was originally selected by the Cavaliers. As the third No. 1 pick selected by the team in four years, I have to say that his status is somewhat embarrassing.
The team already has a core like Irving, as well as an under-promised "parallel import No. 1 pick" Ben Nate, plus newcomers like him.
Obviously, there are some problems within the Cavaliers' team, and how to get along with the seniors is also a problem that needs to be solved.
Of course, this is not the worst. The worst thing is that the man chose to return! The moment he decided to return, Wiggins, who was the team's bargaining chip, was put on the trade shelf.
Although the opponent is a superstar in the league, Wiggins is still angry!
Why do you have to be traded? Why should I sacrifice myself for that man?
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang quickly gave the ball to Wiggins.
Wiggins looked indifferent and singled out LeBron on the wing.
The two met each other, and Wiggins didn't have too many fancy changes of direction. He directly started his body and rushed out from the left side and hit the basket.
LeBron followed closely. Seeing that Wiggins was about to throw the ball outside the penalty area, LeBron jumped high and hit Wiggins with a big shot.
Of course, Wiggins also noticed LeBron's actions. He tried hard to twist his body to avoid LeBron's interference.
Snapped.
Wiggins' avoidance didn't work, and LeBron still slapped his ball away with a big block.
The basketball fell to the wing. Kevin Martin stood on the three-point line to receive the ball. He faced JR. Smith's defense and threw the ball.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the rim and failed to score.
When the rebound popped up, Adrian jumped up first and tried to take it off, but as soon as his body got up, Kevin Love rushed up and snatched the basketball away before it fell into his hands. basketball.
boom.
Love, who picked off the rebound, quickly transferred the ball away.
He passed a long pass to Irving. Irving took the ball and sprinted towards the half court. When he was approaching the basket, Irving glanced behind him and found that after LeBron followed up, he threw the ball into the air with a back throw. .
LeBron jumped high in the air, caught the basketball and slammed the ball into the basket with a two-handed dunk.
The ball went in.
There was another round of cheers.
The Cavaliers' defensive counterattack speed really overwhelmed the Timberwolves, and the tacit understanding of the Big Three was beyond their comparison.
Therefore, after the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves fell behind without surprise.
34 to 27.
The Timberwolves trail the Cavaliers by 7 points.
Break time.
The players sat on the team bench while head coach Norman laid out new tactics. Coach Norman also sees very clearly the problems that exist in the team.
The team will not suffer from the outside now. Whether it is Zhao Feiyang or Kevin Martin, there will be no problem for the two of them against Irving and JR.
The opponent on the front line is LeBron, and some gaps are normal. However, Wiggins defended very actively from beginning to end, so this is not a big problem.
The only problem was with the team's insiders.
Neither Adrian nor Gorgui can maintain their deterrence against Kevin Love.
In terms of rebounding, the two can't compare to Love. In terms of offense, there is a gap between the two and Love.
In this case, if we don't solve the inside problem, I'm afraid the team will continue to lose points in the second quarter!
Coach Norman's eyes slowly moved to the team bench and looked at Dwight Howard, who was sitting there in silence.
Howard seemed to sense something. When his eyes met Coach Norman's, he quickly stood up and walked over.
"Coach, do you need me to appear?"
"I have a lot of energy now, and I have been working hard on my physical strength and shooting recently... My condition is fine, and there will never be any problems like in the previous game..."
"I promise I will never..."
