Zhao Feiyang's strong performance in the first half surprised many people.
Waiting for the second half soon.
The Trail Blazers thought that Zhao Feiyang would choose to rest, but unexpectedly, Zhao Feiyang still appeared on the field with the substitute players.
This also made the Trail Blazers a little confused.
"Is he so physically strong?"
"This guy has already played the first half, does he have to play the second half as well?"
Damian Lillard shook his head when he saw Zhao Feiyang on the stage.
"No!"
He whispered, his expression full of worry and anxiety.
Soon the third quarter begins.
After Zhao Feiyang came on the stage, he continued to restrict Lillard. Lillard's performance was still the same as before, and it did not change because of a period of rest.
There were quite a few duels between the two on the court, but in most cases Lillard failed to take advantage.
In this way, the two sides fought until the last quarter.
Neither Zhao Feiyang nor Lillard took a break, they always insisted on leading the team on the court.
With three minutes left in the game, both sides were severely exhausted.
However, unlike Lillard who was constantly breathing heavily, Zhao Feiyang seemed to be in a much better mental state.
Lillard glanced at him and couldn't help but complain in his heart, "What kind of monster is this guy? He is obviously 30 years old, but I am only 26 years old. Why does it seem like he is in better physical condition than me?" many?"
The next second, the Timberwolves sent a sideline ball.
As soon as his teammates threw the ball, Zhao Feiyang rushed forward like a gust of wind to respond. Seeing that Zhao Feiyang was still in a highly motivated state, Lillard could only grit his teeth and quickly follow him.
The two met each other, and Lillard, whose physical strength was severely reduced, reacted much slower than before. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Zhao Feiyang made a cross step and changed direction and went straight to the basket.
Lillard really couldn't catch up and could only watch Zhao Feiyang enter the basket and shoot.
Uh-huh.
A two-point shot landed firmly in the basket.
100 to 86.
After this goal was scored, the Trail Blazers were stretched to 14 points.
The helpless Lillard really didn't want to think too much and could only give a signal to his teammates to send the ball quickly. When the basketball was released, Lillard quickly advanced with the ball.
After crossing half court this time, he planned to continue his previous style of play, standing at the familiar three-point line at the top of the arc and taking the first shot.
Zhao Feiyang rushed towards him.
Lillard was not blocked, but he failed to score the three-pointer he threw.
boom.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
The rebound was taken away by the Timberwolves.
Kevin Martin held the ball to half court. After Zhao Feiyang ran out of space, Martin gave the ball to him.
Zhao Feiyang held the ball and hit Lillard in singles. The two faced each other. After Zhao Feiyang tried one after another, he suddenly made a feint and then made a "worship" movement. Lillard was not expecting it and went straight towards him. Zhao Feiyang rushed forward.
He thought he could block Zhao Feiyang's shot, but in fact, Zhao Feiyang used a fake move to deceive him and then easily broke through to the basket.
boom.
The basketball thrown by Zhao Feiyang hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.
The ball went in.
The point difference between the two sides also widened to 16 points.
Seeing that there was less and less time left in the game, not only Lillard, but other players on the Trail Blazers also gradually chose to give up.
By the time the game entered the final minute countdown, the Trail Blazers' morale on the court had plummeted.
Lillard, who is the core of the team, was also replaced by Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts.
This move also represents the Trail Blazers giving up at the last moment.
Of course, they simply can't beat the Timberwolves without giving up.
Zhao Feiyang also walked off the court amid cheers from the scene.
Head coach Norman Thomas patted him on the shoulder, and the smile on his face could hardly be hidden. His teammates also took the initiative to high-five him and handed him towels and sports drinks, and the fans kept cheering and shouting.
Beep.
When the timer sounds, the game is over.
The score between the two sides was 107 to 93.
The Trail Blazers lost by 14 points.
Players from both sides walked onto the court and shook hands in a friendly manner.
Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to walk up to Lillard, who looked lonely, without any sarcastic words. He only patted him on the shoulder to express comfort.
After doing all this, Zhao Feiyang led his teammates towards the player tunnel. When passing by both sides of the channel, many fans stretched out their hands excitedly. They couldn't wait to say hello to Zhao Feiyang, and Zhao Feiyang responded one by one.
When they arrived in the locker room, their teammates could no longer contain their excitement and celebrated.
"we won!"
"Guys, this is a big win!"
"14 points! If we work hard at the last moment, I think the point difference can be widened to more than 20 points..."
The players were chatting away.
After losing the last game, everyone's mood can be said to be quite low. At that time, many players thought that they were not as good as the Trail Blazers. After this game, the players found that what Zhao Feiyang said was absolutely right. The Trail Blazers were not as good as them. It's not a threat at all.
Not only that, Zhao Feiyang's performance in this game was quite impressive. He had previously promised to get 40+ points, but he didn't expect that he actually did it in this game!
44 points!
This is the answer sheet Zhao Feiyang handed over!
Lillard, who was also marked by him, only scored 20 points! Although it is not a small amount, it is undoubtedly inferior to Zhao Feiyang's performance. The most important thing is that the opponent played almost the entire game but the team still lost.
In the sports news that night, the outside world was busy reporting on the battle between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers.
Those who had previously mocked Zhao Feiyang and the Timberwolves were temporarily blinded, as if they had not seen the result of the game and chose to turn a blind eye to it all.
On the other hand, fans on the Internet were talking a lot and expressed shock at all this.
"Zhao scored 44 points? Oh! Does this guy want to prove something? No matter what he wants to prove, at least so far he has done it..."
"Damien is indeed very strong! But I didn't expect Zhao to be so ruthless. The whole game was basically pressing Lillard... If Damien hadn't used pick-and-roll tactics for a while, I'm afraid he wouldn't have played in a row. It's impossible to get 20 points..."
"It seems that Zhao is very concerned about the defeat in the last game, otherwise he would not use this method to fight back against those people..."
Some fans expressed support, while others expressed opposition.
"One game can't prove anything! Damien can get 40+, Zhao Feiyang can also get it, this doesn't mean that the Timberwolves are definitely better than the Trail Blazers..."
"Yes, they have only played two games, let's see the results of the following games! I guess they may play 7 games. As for whether the Timberwolves can beat the Trail Blazers, I am not very optimistic... "
