After the Golden State Warriors scored 2 points, the Timberwolves continued to choose to attack.
His teammates gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang, and Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball again. As before, this time Zhao Feiyang was double-teamed by Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry as soon as the half was over.
As if they had been prepared for a long time, the two of them rushed forward to grab the basketball in Zhao Feiyang's hand at the same time.
This time, Zhao Feiyang was well prepared and did not rush to pass the ball. Instead, he took advantage of Curry's first move and suddenly changed direction. When Curry moved forward to adjust his center of gravity, Zhao Feiyang moved forward. A little distance away and then suddenly turned around and pulled away.
After passing Curry, Zhao Feiyang encountered Thompson, who was coming towards him. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang dribbled the ball behind his back and separated half of Thompson.
Just when he was about to sprint towards the two zones, Iguodala on the wing suddenly came up to double-team.
"Holy shit!"
"What are you doing?"
Zhao Feiyang immediately transferred the ball away, this time to the unmarked Andrew Wiggins.
Without Iguodala's interference, Wiggins sprinted directly to the basket. He encountered Green's defense near the penalty area. The two met in mid-air, and Wiggins threw the basketball into the opponent's face.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the rim and bounced out.
The rebound was grabbed by Adrian Ennis.
When he tried to pass the ball to Zhao Feiyang to reorganize the offense, he looked up and found that Zhao Feiyang was still trapped between Curry and Thompson.
The two of them turned into brown sugar at this moment, following Zhao Feiyang almost every step of the way, leaving Zhao Feiyang without any chance to catch the ball.
So Adrian had no choice but to take his own shot. He distanced himself from the basket and shot a shot from behind. Then he turned around and entered the basket for a layup.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Adrian's technical style of play also surprised the Warriors.
Even coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines couldn't help being surprised.
"Oh! This guy's feet are so nimble... If only Draymond had this skill..."
"It seems that we can find an opportunity for him to learn from that guy Olajuwon... But with Draymond's temper... I don't know if the other party is willing to accept him... ...I don’t have a million for him to squander..."
Although the Timberwolves' offense scored, their problems did arise!
On the defensive end, the Warriors offered both Thompson and Curry to Zhao Feiyang, and even let Shabazz Muhammad play for this reason. However, Muhammad has a mediocre touch. As a player who averages 10 points per game, his scoring ability Not too stable.
As a result, the restricted Zhao Feiyang was unable to find offensive opportunities, and Mohammed had offensive opportunities but was unable to score. The Timberwolves' offense began to have many problems.
On the other hand, after the Warriors took measures to double-team Zhao Feiyang on the defensive end, Thompson and Curry were not idle on the offensive end. They constantly chose to shoot three-pointers to help the team open up the situation.
So, by the time the first half of the game was about to end, the point difference between the two sides had been stretched to double digits.
47 to 59.
A 12-point gap puts the Timberwolves on the back foot.
To make matters worse, Zhao Feiyang, who played steadily on the first shot, performed mediocrely in this quarter. Under the double-teaming of Thompson and Curry, he only scored 6 points. Later, he realized the problem, reduced the number of shots, and increased the number of shots. Thanks to the assists from his teammates, he only got 6 assists.
However, this is still not enough for him as the team leader.
The only thing that is not too disappointing is that because Thompson and Curry focused most of their energy on Zhao Feiyang, their scores also decreased relatively.
Especially Curry. Under Zhao Feiyang's personal counterattack, Curry only scored 4 points in the second quarter, and failed to score in all his other shots.
Beep.
At the end of the half-time break, players from both teams returned to their respective locker rooms to rest.
The team's lagging situation left everyone speechless. Both Zhao Feiyang and Howard were a little silent. The team's head coach Norman also realized that something was not right in the atmosphere. When the players were depressed, he also made a special effort to Everyone cheered.
"Guys! Don't overthink it!"
"We still have two quarters, and we are only temporarily behind. We have encountered so many opponents before, and it is not that we have never been behind. This is nothing special..."
After that, considering the team's lineup issues, head coach Norman changed Rubio to the first position and asked Zhao Feiyang to continue to score at the second position.
Beep.
Soon, the second half begins.
The third quarter officially begins.
Timberwolves offense.
The Warriors finally made adjustments in this quarter. Thompson temporarily rested underneath while Curry continued to persist on the court.
Rubio advanced with the ball and was targeted by Curry just after halftime.
Zhao Feiyang went over from the wing to respond, but Leandro Barbosa, who replaced Thompson on the side, immediately moved over to interfere.
Leandro is different from Thompson. Compared with Thompson's offensive and defensive capabilities, Leandro was replaced entirely to guard Zhao Feiyang.
He seems to have only this one task, so he is very focused on Zhao Feiyang's defense. It can be said that he has been entangled in Zhao Feiyang from the moment he followed Zhao Feiyang.
However, if the opponent defends alone, Zhao Feiyang has never been afraid of anyone!
He quickly accelerated away from the opponent and passed behind Rubio to receive the pass. After receiving the pass, Zhao Feiyang entered a one-on-one stance. He tried to make a quick decision and directly dribbled the ball from the right side to the basket.
However, as soon as the ball came into his hands, Curry, who had been marking Rubio, directly chose to abandon Rubio and double-team Zhao Feiyang with Leandro.
The sudden double-team blocked Zhao Feiyang's offensive line.
Unwilling to be reconciled, he tried to struggle, but the double-teaming between the two was so aggressive that Zhao Feiyang had no choice but to transfer the ball away again.
Snapped.
Rubio gets the ball again.
This time he gave it to Wiggins on the wing. Wiggins singled out Iguodala. The two faced each other. Wiggins' shot was interfered by Iguodala. Although there was no big block, the basketball he threw was also ahead of schedule. He fell down and failed to hit the basket.
Snapped.
Wiggins's no-stick statement caused the entire audience to gasp in surprise.
Gorgi reacted quickly under the basket and slapped the ball into the hands of Adrian on the side. Adrian didn't have a suitable chance to take action, so he stood on the court and looked around, and found that Zhao Feiyang had rushed to the right corner.
boom.
Adrian threw the ball with a ground pass. Zhao Feiyang got the ball and planned to sneak attack the opponent and force a three-pointer.
But as soon as he raised the basketball and prepared to jump to take a shot, Leandro, who was catching up, and Iguodala, who was on defense, flew towards him at the same time.
