Derrick Rose's fall was too sudden, and there were many problems with the floor, but the physical collision could not be ignored. Before falling, Rose tried to make a difficult emergency change of direction. Unfortunately, his physical fitness no longer supports completing such an action.
The basketball rolled out and the referee's whistle sounded.
call out.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
The Timberwolves quickly discovered a more serious problem. Rose failed to stand up immediately after falling. He fell to the ground and pinched his ankle with a painful expression.
"It's over!"
Coach Thibodeau said something unexpectedly on the sidelines.
Other teammates were also nervous about Rose's situation.
Ibaka and others even gathered in front of Rose and took the initiative to ask about his condition.
"Derek, are you okay?"
"No...I twisted my ankle..."
There was a hint of panic in Rose's voice.
His career was really not smooth. He could have reached a very high level, but unfortunately injuries ruined everything. Since his time with the Bulls, he has experienced injuries such as a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, a torn meniscus, and a torn medial meniscus in his right knee. It can be said that his originally bright career has been completely ruined by repeated injuries. Buried away.
The injury not only destroyed his spirit and fighting spirit, but also made his physical condition worse than before.
After finally repairing last season, he played an unprecedented outstanding performance this season. After changing his playing style and style, Rose thought that his injuries would not strike as frequently as before, but the sprained ankle at this time has made him doubt whether he has yet to get over the curse of injuries. .
Seeing that Rose was not in good condition, his teammates hurriedly helped him up.
Rose cautiously jumped onto the team bench. Without any hesitation, he said directly to Coach Thibodeau, "Coach Tom, I need to go to the hospital for a checkup immediately."
Coach Thibodeau observed Rose's physical condition and did not immediately agree. Instead, he persuaded him, "Derek, are you sure?"
"It seems that there is nothing wrong with your ankle... If it is not serious, you can have it checked by the team doctor... It will be your loss if it affects the game..."
As soon as he said this, Ross, who had always been mild-tempered, became angry.
"Coach Tom, do you remember the game on April 28, 2012?"
"I haven't forgotten, I never have."
After speaking, Rose ignored Thibodeau's reaction and walked directly towards the player tunnel with the support of the staff.
This scene also left Thibodeau stunned on the spot.
Not only did Rose understand what he said, but other players also understood what he meant.
On April 28, 2012, Rose, who was still the core of the Bulls at the time, was experiencing a very special game in his life. The Bulls' head coach at the time was Thibodeau, and their opponent was the 76ers.
The reason why this game is special is not because of how powerful the opponent is.
But starting from this game, Rose's career began to decline. His former glory disappeared bit by bit, and injuries became a topic that he could never escape in his career.
In the last minute and a half of that game, when the team was already sure of victory, Thibodeau, as the head coach, didn't know if he was out of his mind, but instead of replacing Rose to rest, he insisted on letting him play out the final time. .
As a result, Rose tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee after jumping on a breakthrough. He was directly reimbursed for the season and missed the following 12 to 13 seasons.
This was originally his first season after becoming the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history.
Unfortunately, everything was ruined.
We can't all blame Thibodeau's operation, but it was undoubtedly a very stupid operation for him to let the star player continue to play on the court at the last moment!
His eyes returned to the field.
With Rose injured and leaving, the question that the Timberwolves need to face also arises, that is, who will execute the last-minute offense?
In fact, this is not a problem. In the eyes of all players, Zhao Feiyang is of course the executor at the last moment.
However, the team's coach is Thibodeau now. What if he doesn't let Zhao Feiyang play? This problem is more serious than the winning and losing problem facing the Timberwolves.
"Andrew, Serge, Dwight...and Zach, all of you come here."
"We don't have much time left!"
Before Coach Thibodeau officially spoke, Zhao Feiyang could not wait to take action. He directly called a few people together and briefly discussed the last-minute tactics with them.
This operation not only stunned the teammates, but also surprised Coach Thibodeau who had not yet recovered.
"What are you doing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the referee's whistle sounded.
The game goes on.
Zhao Feiyang ignored Thibodeau and directly led others on the court. Thibodeau tried to stop him, but except for Ibaka who looked back and hesitated, the others ignored him at all.
Compared with this airborne head coach, the players still have more trust in Zhao Feiyang, who led them to the championship last season.
It was the Cavaliers' turn to fight back.
Snapped.
The ball was released, and Irving quickly advanced with the ball.
LaVine went to mark Irving and continued to interfere with the opponent after halftime. Zhao Feiyang was staring at JR Smith while paying attention to Irving's actions. When he discovered that Irving was planning to break through, he made a decisive decision and gave up guarding JR to double-team Irving.
Irving was really surprised by the sudden double-team.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang had quick eyesight and quick hands, and took advantage of Irving's accidental move to slap his basketball away. The basketball rolled out, and Zhao Feiyang was the first to rush forward and pick up the ball.
After getting the ball, he signaled LaVine to sprint, made a long pass and threw the ball to the half court, and then he personally went up to help LaVine block Irving.
It was this moment that allowed LaVine to successfully enter the unguarded basket. After catching the bouncing basketball, LaVine dunked the ball into the basket.
boom.
The wonderful cooperation between the two caused the Timberwolves players on the sidelines to cheer.
However, Thibodeau had a complicated expression on his face, and did not show any happiness at all for such cooperation.
112 to 111.
The Timberwolves went ahead by 1 point.
There are only 50 seconds left in the game.
The Cavaliers continued to attack. This time Irving failed to hit a three-pointer after halftime, but the rebound was grabbed by Love.
After several transfers of ball rights, the basketball was finally given to LeBron, who chose to play singles on the right side of the basket. After forcing Wiggins away from him, he turned around and took a shot, helping the Cavaliers score a goal again.
113 to 112.
There are only 17 seconds left.
At this point in the game, Zhao Feiyang was no longer in a hurry. Before halftime, he asked LaVine to give him the ball.
Snapped.
After getting the ball, he quickly stood at the top of the arc and played singles.
One on one.
All the fans have stood up.
The Cavaliers also adopted a one-on-one defense, and it seemed that they had no intention of continuing to let the game remain stalemate.
Before the attack time was about to end, Zhao Feiyang jumped back and took a shot against JR's defense.
