On the court, the third quarter between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors was in a fierce battle.
The Warriors attack.
After the ball passed halftime, Stephen Curry suddenly made a move under the cover of Draymond Green. Zhao Feiyang was already very hard at guarding. The moment he rushed towards Curry, he blocked Curry's eyes. Even though In this way, Curry's three-pointer still fell into the basket smoothly.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
The Timberwolves tried to fight back.
This time the ball was released, and Zhao Feiyang was targeted by Curry. Zhao Feiyang didn't panic, but before he could get very far after dribbling the basketball, Iguodala immediately came over to double-team him.
The sudden situation forced Zhao Feiyang to transfer the ball. LaVine quickly received the ball and attacked in the half court.
He dribbled the ball all the way to the basket. When he was about to take a shot in the penalty area, he encountered interference from Green. LaVine's shot failed to score.
boom.
The rebound fell out, but unfortunately it was grabbed by Andrew Bogut, and the Warriors quickly launched a counterattack.
The ball was given to Curry, who ran towards the half court with the ball. Zhao Feiyang followed him and refused to give up.
However, when he was approaching the Timberwolves' basket, Curry suddenly threw the ball with a feint. After deceiving Zhao Feiyang, the basketball flew into the air. Andre Iguodala, who followed behind him, jumped high into the air. , smashed the ball into the basket with a one-handed dunk.
boom.
The ball went in again.
The Warriors' continuous fast-break counterattacks have exhausted the Timberwolves. Especially today, Curry continued to score under pick-and-roll screens, which made the situation on the court begin to change.
As time went by, the Timberwolves' score gradually widened. They were originally leading but were led by the Warriors by 6 points at the end of the third quarter.
When the last quarter began, Curry no longer took a break as before, but chose to stay on the court.
He played almost the entire first three quarters of the game. Except for a 3-minute break in the second quarter, he was on the court all the time. This kind of playing time was also a key factor in the Warriors' ability to open up the score.
The Timberwolves did not give up because of this, and still chose to chase points in this situation.
The two teams continued to attack and counterattack until the last 39 seconds of the game. The score between the two teams finally reached 100 to 101.
The Timberwolves are 1 point behind.
Fortunately, they have the offensive ball.
After Zhao Feiyang brought the ball across the half court, he directly signaled to others that he was playing singles. Teammates also know very well that such a critical moment really requires a core like Zhao Feiyang to come forward.
On the court, his teammates all spread out, and Zhao Feiyang stood at the top of the key and was one-on-one with Curry.
After all the fans stood up, Zhao Feiyang suddenly dribbled the ball from the left to a breakthrough, and Curry's body center of gravity also shifted.
But the next second, Zhao Feiyang suddenly pulled the ball back. Curry didn't expect it. By the time his body reacted, Zhao Feiyang was already standing on the spot, raising the basketball and shooting.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer was scored.
Zhao Feiyang's performance won cheers from the audience.
103 to 101.
There are only 24 seconds left.
The Warriors serve.
This time, the Timberwolves started to guard the whole court, and the Warriors only had one last chance to attack. As long as they couldn't score, the team would win!
But once they score, the Timberwolves are likely to lose.
Fans throughout the arena became nervous.
Curry advanced with the ball, and Zhao Feiyang changed his previous defensive attitude and this time directly stepped forward to interfere.
His movements also made Curry constantly choose to deal with it sideways.
After halftime, Green directly moved up to the high post to help Curry cover.
Zhao Feiyang had also noticed their actions long ago and immediately bypassed Green to cover up the defense. The same was true for his teammate Adrian on the side, leaving Curry with no way to open up the shooting space.
In this case, Thompson from the wing suddenly rushed up to catch the ball.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into his hands. When he stood there and seemed about to raise the basketball to shoot, LaVine flew toward him.
However, Thompson's action was just a feint.
The next second, after knocking LaVine away, he quickly distanced himself and rushed directly to his familiar position in the bottom corner.
Under the panicked eyes of the fans in the audience, Thompson stood still and raised the basketball to take a decisive shot.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
A crisp three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
104 to 103.
There was a sigh of relief at the scene, and countless Timberwolves fans felt bad.
"Oops!"
"It's over! Now we're really done!"
"Damn! Why did you score a key three-pointer at such a time? No...it seems like we are definitely losing this game..."
There are only 1.9 seconds left before the end of the game.
Zhao Feiyang was directly double-teamed by Curry and Iguodala. Howard, who was standing under the basket, had no way of getting the ball to him. LaVine on the side also rushed to respond, trying to get the ball by himself and throwing it around. try.
However, Thompson also stuck to him and didn't give him any chance.
In the end, it was Andrew Wiggins who ran out of space, and Adrian had to give the ball to him.
Wiggins didn't have any time to hesitate. He got the ball and threw it out with a super long three-point shot.
Unfortunately, this kind of ball is not what he is good at. The basketball he threw flew directly out of bounds without even touching the basket.
Beep.
The sound of the live timer ending sounded.
Countless fans sighed in disappointment, the Timberwolves players also looked helpless, and Zhao Feiyang and others on the court shook their heads.
The Warriors' side was different. With Thompson's key three-pointer at the last moment, they finally took the lead at the most dangerous time.
At this time, the Warriors players also gathered together to cheer and celebrate.
Thompson became the team's hero, walking to the tunnel surrounded by all Warriors players.
The Warriors are gone!
The next game will be back at Oracle Arena, their home court. For them, they will have a greater probability of winning the final game.
The Timberwolves, who were originally leading, had to face reality because of this narrow defeat.
Regardless of their previous performance, they and the Warriors will have no retreat. Both sides have only one last chance. No matter who loses or wins, the entire series will be over.
On the night of the loss, Zhao Feiyang, who was the core of the team, was not blamed. After all, he scored 30+ statistics by himself, and there was really nothing to criticize.
LaVine, whose performance was not stable enough, has undoubtedly become the target of criticism from fans, especially his performance at the last moment. He caused a defensive error due to being swayed by Thompson, allowing the opponent to throw in that crucial three-pointer.
Many fans in Minneapolis took aim at him, constantly criticizing LaVine's performance on social media, and some even threatened to trade him.
