boom.
Kyrie Irving's shot once again missed the basket.
The basketball bounced away.
Kevin Love and Gorgui Dieng jumped up at the same time to fight for the rebound. The two fought for the ball in mid-air. The basketball rolled out and fell into the hands of Andrew Wiggins.
Wiggins gets the ball and sprints with the ball.
Zhao Feiyang rushed ahead.
The situation on the court immediately changed, and a group of people ran towards the half court.
Seeing that Zhao Feiyang had reached the basket, Wiggins threw a long pass to the backboard, and the ending was just as he expected. Zhao Feiyang leaped high to catch the ball in mid-air and dunked the ball with both hands. scored.
boom.
The ball went in.
113 to 113.
There are 28 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Cavaliers struck again.
The two sides have tied, and the situation is very tense now, both for the Timberwolves and the Cavaliers.
This time Irving continued to hold the ball for half the game, but LeBron didn't seem so reassured and stood not far from him, ready to respond.
Irving was obviously not happy when he saw LeBron's move, so he gave up the idea of playing steadily and quickly rushed the ball across the half court.
After halftime, Zhao Feiyang stuck to him and tried to stop his attack. This time Irving reacted quickly and distanced himself from Zhao Feiyang with a change of direction.
Immediately after he threw away Zhao Feiyang and sprinted towards the basket, the Timberwolves players also rushed to cover up the defense. Gorji stretched out his hand to block it at the critical moment.
The two met each other in mid-air, and Irving easily avoided the opponent's lever and found room to shoot.
Snapped.
The basketball thrown by Irving hit the backboard and fell into the basket smoothly.
The ball went in.
Irving, who scored a key goal, was also very tough, even beating his chest and shouting at the fans.
The fans on the sidelines were also very happy and kept screaming and applauding Irving.
There was not much time left, only the last 15 seconds, and the Cavaliers led the Timberwolves by 2 points.
115 to 113.
"Give me the ball."
This time Zhao Feiyang directly shouted to his teammates.
Snapped.
Kevin Martin reacted quickly and gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang.
After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang also signaled Martin to stay and helped him cover the half court.
Sure enough, the Cavaliers immediately pressed the defense after seeing Zhao Feiyang possessing the ball. J.R. Smith even double-teamed Zhao Feiyang with Irving.
In order to pass the ball smoothly, Martin came up to help Zhao Feiyang block Irving. Zhao Feiyang rushed out with the ball. Facing JR who came up to fight for it, Zhao Feiyang made a change of direction and feinted past the opponent.
After he successfully brought the ball to the half court, there were only the last 6 seconds left in the game.
Time is passing quickly, and all the fans have stood up and are waiting for the last moment. The Cavaliers also choose to defend in position, with JR switching defense to keep an eye on Zhao Feiyang, and Irving is ready to double-team at any time.
Zhao Feiyang looked at the timer that was about to return to zero and no longer dared to hesitate. When he reached the top of the arc, he directly signaled to others that he wanted to play singles.
Everyone knows that this is the moment that determines victory or defeat!
If Zhao Feiyang can score this goal, then the Timberwolves will still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. If Zhao Feiyang fails to score this goal, then the Timberwolves will lose the entire series, and the championship will belong to the Cavaliers.
Not only was the atmosphere in the arena extremely tense, but so was the fans watching the live broadcast on TV.
At this moment, everyone in the United States and China stood up excitedly.
"Zhao Feiyang wants to hit the buzzer-beater? Can he score?"
"This guy is so brave! I hope I can score..."
"Can the Cavaliers win the championship? It depends on the next goal..."
On the court.
Zhao Feiyang was one-on-one with JR, and before time completely passed, he finally made an offensive move.
First, he pretended to break through and sway, deceiving JR's body center of gravity, and then Zhao Feiyang suddenly pulled away with a step back.
By the time JR reacted, it was already too late.
Zhao Feiyang jumped up high and threw a three-pointer toward the basket under the watchful eyes of all the fans.
The moment he threw the basketball, the sound of the timer stopping also sounded.
Beep.
The hearts of the fans in the audience were in their throats, and the eyes of all the players on both teams' benches were also focused on this shot.
A moment later, a "swish" sound broke the tension in the Quicken Loans Center arena. Countless fans let out sighs and lamentations. Countless fans held their heads and looked incredibly disappointed. On the Cavaliers' team bench, a group of substitutes The players shook their heads repeatedly, looked ugly and depressed.
Only on the bench of the Timberwolves, a group of young players cheered wildly. From the team's head coach to the substitutes, the emotions were quickly transmitted like burning flames.
"Won!"
"we won!"
The same was true on the court. After Zhao Feiyang made the winning shot, all his teammates shouted excitedly. Martin immediately rushed to Zhao Feiyang's side, rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.
The same was true for Adrian. He was more excited than anyone else and rushed over to hold Zhao Feiyang and Martin tightly in his arms.
The same is true for other players. At this moment, Zhao Feiyang became the focus of the field and the focus of the eyes of his teammates. If the head coach Norman Thomas had not warned him in advance, I am afraid that the players would have lifted Zhao Feiyang directly in order to celebrate.
The last-minute buzzer-beating goal undoubtedly shattered the Cavaliers' dream of winning the championship at home.
Irving and LeBron both looked disappointed, as did most of the other Cavaliers players.
However, he is the number one player in the league after all. Although he narrowly lost to the Timberwolves in this game, LeBron's emotional intelligence is still very high.
He took the initiative to walk up to Zhao Feiyang, give him a high five and hug him, congratulating him on his victory in the game.
"Zhao, your winning shot was great! Congratulations on winning the game!"
"I know you won't leave Minneapolis easily, but I still hope... that I will have the opportunity to join forces with you again on a wealthy team in the future..."
This time Zhao Feiyang said nothing, nodded and smiled at the other party.
"See you next time!"
Irving also took the initiative to come over, but after fighting with Zhao Feiyang, Irving did not show the state of LeBron.
As a young man, of course he is quite energetic, so it is inevitable that he feels quite unconvinced by this defeat.
"Zhao, wait! There is one last game... This time we are just a little bit unlucky..."
"The championship will only belong to us! I look forward to continuing to compete with you..."
Regarding the young Owen, Zhao Feiyang also knew his temperament, so he was not angry. Instead, he told him formally, "Kyrie, I am also waiting for the last chance to fight you!"
