113 to 116.
There are only 36 seconds left in the game.
LeBron James' single made the Timberwolves' situation precarious.
Snapped.
Teammate releases the ball.
Zhao Feiyang personally dribbled the ball through half-court.
At this critical moment, all Zhao Feiyang can do is undoubtedly stand up and lead the team to victory.
As the team leader, such key goals should also be executed by him.
This is the value of a leader, the reason why a leader becomes a leader, and the reason why he can get so many years of salary as the leader of the team.
The ball passed half-court.
Zhao Feiyang stood at the top of the arc and chose to attack in singles. He gave other teammates signals to pull away. Seeing this, his teammates all opened up the space. Howard and Adrian under the basket were ready, ready to compete for possible rebounds at any time.
Irving also quickly stepped forward to have a one-on-one with Zhao Feiyang.
The two met each other, and Zhao Feiyang picked up the basketball and kept crossing paths to test. Irving did not stretch out his hand rashly. He had been observing Zhao Feiyang's dribbling movements.
The next second, Zhao Feiyang made another cross step. Seeing his body leaning forward, Irving immediately reacted and subconsciously fell backward.
However, when he pulled away, he suddenly realized that this was just Zhao Feiyang's fake move!
After deceiving Irving away, Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and took action directly.
Owen jumped up high and rushed towards him, but he was still a little too slow and failed to interfere with Zhao Feiyang's shot.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
Countless fans stood up, shouted and pumped their fists.
Zhao Feiyang threw this key three-pointer at the critical moment, successfully helping the team tie the Cavaliers.
116 to 116.
The two sides ended in a draw.
There are only 18 seconds left.
It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.
The Timberwolves didn't give them any chance and quickly interfered before they could serve. Irving was being closely watched by Zhao Feiyang, who was almost as close to the ball as he was defending, making it difficult for Irving to find opportunities to catch the ball.
Love was even more disturbed by Howard, and as a center, he had no intention of catching the ball in order to protect his own rebounds.
This time only LeBron is left.
Wiggins followed him closely. At first, he kept using his body to interfere with LeBron's response. But later, J.R. Smith took the initiative to help LeBron with a pick-and-roll, causing Wiggins to be thrown away by LeBron, who successfully rushed forward. Go to the basket and catch the basketball.
After getting the ball, LeBron directly signaled to others to take the ball.
He held the ball past half-court. After reaching half-court, Wiggins did not dare to neglect and hurriedly defended to try to force LeBron to throw the ball first.
Time flies by, and seeing that the time left is getting less and less, Wiggins is really anxious!
Taking this opportunity, LeBron deliberately raised the basketball and pretended to shoot a three-pointer. In fact, when Wiggins pounced on him, he bumped into Wiggins' hands.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Wiggins was assessed a defensive foul.
LeBron steps to the free throw line.
Because he stepped on the three-point line when he shot, he could only get two free throw opportunities. However, this is completely enough for the Cavaliers at this time.
There are only 5 minutes and 01 seconds left.
LeBron steps to the free throw line.
The fans at the scene booed, and all the Timberwolves substitute players sitting on the sidelines stood up.
Head coach Norman Thomas stood in front of the technical stage with his hands around his waist, a look of disappointment on his face.
He sighed helplessly, then shook his head.
On the field.
LeBron took the referee's pass and threw a free throw.
Uh-huh.
The first free throw was successfully scored.
Soon, it was time for the second free throw.
This critical moment, whether a penalty is scored or not, has a huge impact on both sides. Once the penalty is scored, the Timberwolves have every chance to counterattack. In the last 5 seconds, Zhao Feiyang is not unable to throw a winning goal.
Even if the difficulty is very high!
And if the free throw is missed, the Cavaliers must grab the rebound, otherwise, the situation will only be more unfavorable to them.
The hearts of all the fans in the audience were in their throats.
At this moment, LeBron became the only focus on the court.
boom.
LeBron throws the basketball.
Sure enough, he chose not to score the goal.
When the rebound bounced off the basket, the inside players on both sides standing under the basket almost went crazy.
Snapped.
The moment the basketball fell out, Howard was the first to reach out and touch it. But before he could hold it firmly, the basketball flew away with his other hand.
The basketball bounced into other people's hands, and Adrian jumped in to fight for it.
In the chaos, the basketball eventually fell out and fell right into the hands of Wiggins on the wing. Wiggins was overjoyed and rushed forward to grab the basketball.
Seeing that there was not much time left, Wiggins did not hesitate. He stood there and raised the basketball to take a shot.
Just as the basketball was about to come out of his hand, a tall and mighty figure rushed towards his door.
Snapped.
It's LeBron again!
A slap in the face at such a critical moment completely destroyed the last hope of the Timberwolves.
Beep.
After being blocked, the sound of the on-site timer returning to zero also sounded on time.
Wiggins' buzzer beater failed!
117 to 116.
The Minnesota Timberwolves ultimately lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by 1 point.
competition is over.
The Timberwolves lost, and the players were somewhat depressed.
As the core, Zhao Feiyang was also a little depressed. Although the score difference between the two sides was not big, it was the team that lost after all, which undoubtedly caused a sense of frustration.
"Zhao, you are very powerful! Frankly speaking, if we meet in the finals, I really don't know if we can beat you..."
LeBron walked to Zhao Feiyang and patted Zhao Feiyang on the shoulder to express comfort.
Zhao Feiyang also high-fived and hugged LeBron.
"LeBron, you are really strong!"
"However, it seems that the gap between us is not as big as expected... I hope there will be a chance to play against each other in the finals!"
"We won't lose again then..."
The two exchanged a few words and walked away.
Timberwolves players also left the game one after another.
Although the game was ultimately lost, the players played very hard and performed well. Therefore, when the players passed both sides of the stands, many fans who did not leave stretched out their hands to high-five the players.
Even Howard, who was not favored before, received such treatment.
"Hey, Dwight, play hard! Man, if you can exert your full strength, we can definitely reach the finals..."
"Dwight, don't waste your career anymore! Don't waste Zhao's expectations for you anymore..."
Fans greeted Howard one after another.
Howard also had a complicated look on his face. He didn't know what to say in response. He just stretched out his hands and kept high-fiving the fans on both sides of the stands in response.
When Zhao Feiyang walked through both sides of the stands, he was greeted with applause and cheers.
"Zhao, you are the MVP of Minneapolis!"
"You are our city hero! We all look forward to the day we enter the finals with you!"
"Man, I will always follow you..."
After everyone returned to the locker room, their mood gradually improved. Many people started talking and laughing, and some were talking about where they could go to relax in the evening!
Wiggins, who was blocked on the key ball, looked unhappy and sat in the corner changing clothes silently.
Zhao Feiyang looked at him like this and walked to him specially.
"Hey, Andrew, why are you like this? Everyone is discussing where to go to relax later? Do you want to go together?"
"No, Zhao, I'm not going..."
Wiggins looked disappointed.
"Are you like this because of the game? Andrew, it's just a key goal. Who has never made a mistake? It's not a big deal, don't take it to heart..."
Zhao Feiyang comforted.
"No, not just because of key ball mistakes, but also because LeBron...that guy started suppressing me from the first day I entered the NBA. The Cavaliers did not hesitate to trade me in order to welcome him back. Now this guy is hating me on the court again..."
"I always suffer when I play against him...The most disgusting thing is that I am very careless, but I still get blocked on the last shot..."
"Is this guy born to be my nemesis?"
Wiggins looked close to tears.
Zhao Feiyang didn't know why this guy suddenly became so fragile! Suddenly I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
His smile aroused Wiggins' dissatisfaction, but fortunately Zhao Feiyang quickly explained to him.
"Andrew, too many people have lost to LeBron! When he was with the Cavaliers, didn't the Raptors, Pacers, and Bulls all lose to him? Then he went to Miami, and those teams in the Eastern Conference didn't Are you also being suppressed by him?"
"There's nothing to be sad about. For us, this is a challenge... We can lose to our opponents, but we can't give up... Now you should cheer up and set our goals." When it comes to the finals, if you want revenge, I think that's your best chance for revenge..."
Wiggins hesitated for a while after hearing this.
After a while, he seemed to finally understand!
"Zhao, what you said makes sense!"
"From now on, my goal is to kill LeBron. If we can reach the Finals, I will definitely beat him..."
"Of course. But the premise is to throw away your thermos cup first..."
Zhao Feiyang muttered softly.
"Huh? What?"
"It's nothing! I'm saying hurry up and clean up! Let's relax later..."
This losing night passed quickly.
And at noon the next day, after the players finished training, a large number of people suddenly poured in outside the team management's office.
The players stood at the door and entered general manager Sam Mitchell's office one after another.
The first person to enter was Zhao Feiyang.
"Manager Sam, I'm here to plead for Dwight. I know he has done many wrong things in the past, but I believe this time he is really willing to change..."
"Look at our game last night! He scored 19 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks. I think he is still valuable..."
After Zhao Feiyang finished speaking, the second person who came in was Zach LaVine.
"Manager Sam, I'm also here to plead for Dwight!"
"To be honest, I don't like this guy, but I believe in Zhao. If Zhao is willing to support him, I will support him..."
