As time passed, the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the second half. After a fierce battle in the first half, the Timberwolves bit the Cavaliers' tail and did not let the score open too much.
In the second half, the Cavaliers also tried various methods to widen the point difference. Especially in the third quarter, LeBron James did not hesitate to reduce his rest opportunities and personally played singles to help the team score. Even so, he could not make up the point difference. Too much pull.
The game also came to the last quarter amidst everyone's expectations.
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Feiyang was like an iron man in today's game. There was no rest at all from beginning to end. Except for the gap time and timeout at the end of each game, Zhao Feiyang was on the court all the time.
Although he will also reduce unnecessary running to save energy, and even reduce the number of shots, actively looking for opportunities to help his teammates cover, but after playing for such a long time, the physical fitness of an average player would have been unable to withstand it.
call out.
After a whistle sounded, a short timeout called by the Timberwolves ended, and players from both sides appeared again.
At this time, there were more than 3 minutes left in the game, and the score between the two sides was 90 to 97. The Timberwolves were 7 points behind the Cavaliers.
After taking the field, the Timberwolves had the offensive ball.
Snapped.
Teammate Kevin Martin gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang, who carried the ball across half court. On the Cavaliers side, Kyrie Irving took the initiative to guard.
Irving tried to reach out to steal Zhao Feiyang, but as soon as he reached out, Zhao Feiyang dribbled behind him and quickly moved away from him.
After reaching the Cavaliers' three-point line, Zhao Feiyang didn't wait for Irving to come over to guard him, directly raised the basketball and threw the ball first.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer was scored steadily.
93 to 97.
It was the Cavaliers' turn to fight back.
Not to be outdone, Irving took the ball from his teammates and sprinted with the ball. He was very fast and rushed to the half court in a blink of an eye.
Zhao Feiyang kept following closely, and when Irving rushed to the basket and was about to take a shot, he immediately pounced to block Irving's shot space.
As he expected, Irving made a lever action in mid-air. Although Zhao Feiyang failed to stop his shot, he blocked Irving's view and caused his layup to go awry.
Snapped.
The basketball bounced off the rim.
The rebound was grabbed by Kevin Love.
Love held the ball and planned to dunk with both hands, but the moment he raised the basketball, Adrian Ennis, who was standing behind him, jumped high and slapped his dunk down.
boom.
The basketball falls out.
Seeing that it was about to go out of bounds, Kevin Martin had quick eyesight and quick hands and flew to save the ball. The ball fell into the hands of Zhao Feiyang, who took the ball and sprinted toward the half court.
Irving followed him and tried to stop him, but Zhao Feiyang directly competed with Irving for speed. Both of them advanced very fast and had very strong explosive power. After their speed surged and they were able to get away from the others, Zhao Feiyang and Irving went all the way to the Cavaliers' basket.
Irving saw that Zhao Feiyang was about to throw the ball, so he rushed in front of Zhao Feiyang and tried to block it. Zhao Feiyang did not intend to end the battle with a layup. Instead, he looked at the right time to push away Irving, jumped up high, and hit Irving's head with a one-handed shot. Split buckle.
boom.
Zhao Feiyang slammed the ball into the basket with his right hand.
The whole audience exclaimed.
Irving was also a little stunned when he was dunked. It took him a moment to realize that Zhao Feiyang had won the All-Star Dunk Contest this season, which made him feel a little better.
However, Irving would not be immersed in his previous state. After Zhao Feiyang scored, he reacted immediately, stood at the basket and threw the ball with a long pass.
Snapped.
The basketball flew into the hands of LeBron on the other side of the half court. At this time, he was standing in the two-zone position. After receiving the pass, he rushed into the basket and caught the Timberwolves off guard. He raised the basketball with both hands and dunked easily to score two points.
The offensive power returned to the Timberwolves again.
Facing the Cavaliers' fierce offensive, Zhao Feiyang simply concentrated all the ball rights in his own hands. When others were unable to step up and shoulder the burden, he decided to help the team reverse the situation.
After the ball was released this time, Zhao Feiyang signaled Adrian to go up to a high position to help him cover.
The Cavaliers thought Zhao Feiyang was going to break through and planned to double-team in the inside area. After Adrian helped Zhao Feiyang fend off Irving, Zhao Feiyang directly seized the shooting space, raised the basketball and threw a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
Basketball was once again a solid score.
Zhao Feiyang's consecutive scoring also made the Timberwolves jubilant. They thought that the team could not catch up with the score, but now Zhao Feiyang told them with his strength that this is not impossible.
They haven't lost yet!
Time passed by, and the game between the two sides finally came to an end. With 57 seconds left before the end of the game, the score was 111 to 113.
The Timberwolves trailed by 2 points.
The ball is in the Cavaliers' hands.
Pause time.
Both sides listened to the coach's final arrangements in the team bench.
For the Cavaliers, the new coach Tyronn Lue, who only took over the team in the middle of the season, called everyone together and laid out tactics while gesticulating with a tactical board.
"Let Irving dribble the ball first... Irving plays first. If Irving can't play, give the ball to LeBron..."
"LeBron can choose to drive in from the wing, which is where their defense is weak..."
After the team's tactical arrangements were completed, the timeout was not over yet, and the players gathered together to rest and wait.
On the bench, Matthew Dellavedova, the main substitute who has performed stably in the series, looked at the performance of head coach Tyronn Lue and couldn't help but complain in a low voice to his teammates beside him.
"Lou is good at everything. As a coach, he is very kind and has a good relationship with the players, but he is also too funny..."
"Hey, give it to LeBron...man, give it to Kyrie...if they can't make it, give it to Kevin... .”
Dellavedova deliberately imitated Tyronn Lue and acted weirdly.
"I don't know what's on his tactical board! I'm just curious why he doesn't give the ball to LeBron or Irving... If Kyrie leaves in the future, then Lu can't give it to The ball should only be given to LeBron..."
The teammates on the side also laughed from ear to ear because of these words.
call out.
The pause time is over.
Players from both sides appear again.
The Cavaliers have the right to attack, and Irving holds the ball across half court.
After advancing to the half court, Irving looked for opportunities to attack at the top of the arc. Zhao Feiyang stood in front of him and opened his arms to guard, seemingly not intending to give him any chance to attack.
"Kairi!"
LeBron stood on the wing and reached out to try to catch the ball.
Irving originally didn't plan to play alone, but he was so competitive that when he saw LeBron like this, he simply faced Zhao Feiyang one-on-one.
The two faced each other, and Irving suddenly pulled away after dribbling, and then threw a three-pointer into Zhao Feiyang's hand.
