Target Center Arena.
The game between the two sides came to the final moment, and the timer showed that there was only the last 51 seconds left.
The score between the two sides was 110 to 112.
The Minnesota Timberwolves trail the Portland Trail Blazers by two points.
The ball is in the hands of the Trail Blazers.
Because the team was in the lead, Damian Lillard, who got the ball, was not in a hurry to pass halftime, but deliberately dribbled the ball while delaying time.
Zhao Feiyang went up to press the defense, and the next second Lillard gave the ball to teammate CJ McCollum.
McCollum was not in a hurry to take action, but continued to give the ball to others.
After transferring the ball several times in succession, the Trail Blazers finally chose to take action. The ball was given to Lillard, who again raised the basketball at the top of the arc and threw a three-pointer.
boom.
Under Zhao Feiyang's interference, Lillard's three-pointer failed to hit the basket.
There was a cry of regret from the Trail Blazers bench on the sidelines.
Dwight Howard grabbed the rebound.
There are 30 seconds left.
The ball was given to Zhao Feiyang. As soon as he got the ball, Lillard and McCollum came over to double-team him. The two men's attack made it difficult for Zhao Feiyang to move. In order not to get rid of the ball, Zhao Feiyang quickly chose to pass the ball. In the hands of Andrew Wiggins.
Wiggins held the ball past half-court. After reaching the half-court, he rushed to the basket and forced a breakthrough. The ball he threw hit the backboard and failed to score.
The rebound was picked off by Adrian Ennis who followed up.
After getting the ball, Ennis did not rush into the opponent's basket and take a shot. Instead, he dribbled the ball and stood on the wing and waited.
Not just him, other Timberwolves players are also waiting.
In the stands, tens of thousands of fans all stood up. The game has reached the final moment. Whether the Timberwolves can overtake depends on the final performance of the Timberwolves. In the eyes of the fans, the only person who can determine the outcome is Zhao Feiyang.
After Zhao Feiyang passed halftime, Howard also took the initiative to help him cover. After opening his position, Zhao Feiyang finally received the ball.
After getting the basketball, he stood at the top of the arc. This time he motioned for everyone to pull away.
One on one.
Lillard went to the top of the arc to mark Zhao Feiyang, and Zhao Feiyang faced him with the ball in singles.
The two met each other, and Zhao Feiyang suddenly changed directions and started to shake. Lillard kept adjusting his center of gravity, but the next second, Zhao Feiyang still feinted away, followed by a step back and shot directly.
Lillard threw himself at Zhao Feiyang with all his strength, but unfortunately he still failed to touch the basketball in Zhao Feiyang's hand.
Uh-huh.
A three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.
The ball went in.
The whole audience burst into wild cheers.
However, the game is not over yet, and there is still a look of worry on the Timberwolves' bench.
The team's head coach Norman Thomas stood up with a serious face and watched every move on the court.
113 to 112.
There are only 13 seconds left.
For both sides, the game has reached a life-or-death moment.
When the Trail Blazers served the ball, the Timberwolves directly adopted full-court coverage. Under their strict defense, the Trail Blazers were unable to successfully serve the ball to Lillard for a while.
Lillard was stared at by Zhao Feiyang, and seeing that he couldn't catch the ball, he asked McCollum to step up.
Snapped.
The Trail Blazers finally gave the ball away.
McCollum didn't hesitate and took the ball and sprinted towards the half court.
Seeing that he successfully passed the half court, he was already standing on the three-point line and ready to take action. Muhammad, who was guarding him, appeared in front of him in time. Adrian, who was catching up from the side, also double-teamed to prevent McCollum from taking action. .
McCollum, who was unable to shoot, had to pass the ball. After he saw Lillard rushing out from the left, he threw the ball towards Lillard with a ground pass.
"No!"
Lillard yelled at McCollum to try and stop it, but it was too late.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang came out from halfway and directly intercepted McCollum's pass. His speed was as fast as lightning and he appeared when everyone was unprepared.
After stealing the ball, Zhao Feiyang rushed towards the half court.
At this time, Lillard's reaction was quick enough. He immediately pounced to stop Zhao Feiyang. Although he knew the outcome of the game was decided, he still did not give up.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Feiyang had no intention of rushing to the half court. He only ran across the midline, then raised the basketball and shot a three-pointer from a long distance.
Beep.
The sound of the timer ending sounded.
At the same time, Zhao Feiyang's super long three-pointer also hit the basket steadily.
The whole audience was shocked.
Countless fans screamed and shouted.
116 to 112.
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Portland Trail Blazers by four points.
Although this ultra-long three-pointer did not affect the outcome of the game, such a goal still caused a sensation in the audience.
Zhao Feiyang's steal at the last moment also completely shattered the Trail Blazers' last hope.
"we won!"
"Well done!"
"MVP! MVP!"
The fans in the audience shouted loudly.
The Timberwolves players present also gathered together to cheer and celebrate.
The only ones who are sad are the Trail Blazers.
From Lillard to McCollum to the opponent's head coach Stotts, everyone looked downcast.
Zhao Feiyang did not become conceited just because he won the game. Instead, he took the initiative to walk up to Lillard and strike hands with the opponent.
"Man, I'm very happy to fight against opponents like you! I'm also very happy to win against you... I hope you still have a chance to fight against you..."
Lillard forced a smile out of his mouth, gave Zhao Feiyang a hug, and then left.
Regarding McCollum, Zhao Feiyang did not hesitate to be friendly. He took the initiative to walk up to him and express his thoughts to him, "McCollum, no matter what happens on the court, I hope we can still be friends off the court... .At least, not an enemy..."
McCollum also learned a lesson about Zhao Feiyang's strength. In a league like the NBA, whoever is strong will be respected, and whoever is weak will be bullied. No matter how friendly he is, being weak is sometimes a sin.
Obviously, Zhao Feiyang's strength has awe-stricken McCollum.
"Zhao, don't think too much. I'm very happy to play against a team like yours... Remember to greet Zach for me. I didn't mean it before..."
"I will, don't worry!"
The Trail Blazers players left quickly.
The Timberwolves players were in no hurry to go to the tunnel, and the same was true for the fans at the scene. Everyone was celebrating this hard-won moment.
Many Timberwolves fans were even moved to tears. They had been waiting for this moment for too long!
This city has not gotten beyond the second round of the playoffs for too long!
And today is the day for their dreams to come true!
