"His condition is not very good. I suggest he be sent to the hospital for a checkup immediately..."
"Okay! Send him away quickly!"
After being diagnosed by the team doctor, Thibodeau, as the head coach, also had to accept the fact that Dwight Howard was injured. So, with all the fans watching, Howard was carried off the field.
His injury immediately caused panic among the Timberwolves.
Of course, the most important thing is the main players.
After all, they are the ones who are being squeezed the most under Thibodeau. On the contrary, the substitute players will not suffer that kind of suffering and torture.
The game continues.
Without Howard, the Timberwolves had to rely on Serge Ibaka and Adrian Ennis on the inside. As for the original third position, Andrew Wiggins was once again replaced.
In the rest of the second quarter, the Timberwolves, who originally took the lead, were gradually caught up by the Clippers until they took the lead.
The team's morale has almost plummeted, and even Zhao Feiyang's touch is not as good as before.
Beep.
The first half is finally over.
The Timberwolves and Clippers tied 44-55.
The Timberwolves trailed by a full 11 points.
These 11 points are not many for the Timberwolves, but compared to their strong performance in the first quarter, they simply did not look like the same team in the second quarter.
In the locker room, Thibodeau, as the head coach, did not take this time to reflect on himself or encourage the players. Instead, he continued to reprimand and even ridicule the players for their problems on the court.
"Zach, are you sleepwalking?"
"You shouldn't have played like that in the 7th minute of the second quarter...Chris guarded your left side, yes, he was deliberately guiding you to the right...that In this case you can take a shot..."
"Or just pass the ball out... If you don't feel good, don't shoot. I don't need you to perform like Derek..."
Thibodeau squirted at LaVine.
LaVine's face was very ugly, but he remained silent and ignored any of Thibodeau's inquiries.
After LaVine is finished, it will be Wiggins' turn.
Thibodeau has always disliked Wiggins. Now that he finally caught Wiggins' problem, Thibodeau did not give him any face.
"Andrew, I think you are not suitable for the NBA...or, you are not suitable for any sport under the age of 60...I can't understand how a young man in his twenties can perform on the court. Do you have to be as slow as my grandpa?"
"Do you think this is ballet dancing? Does it require you to be elegant? Does it require you to act very casual? Oh! Please, can you be more serious? I don't want to see you continue to be lazy on the court. If you do that again If so, I might as well call my grandfather who is over a hundred years old, I think he is stronger than you..."
"At least his desire for victory is greater than yours..."
Wiggins was stunned by this outburst.
But as one of the team's main players, he did not express his position. After all, LaVine just endured being criticized in the past. How could he stand up against Thibodeau alone?
After spraying Wiggins, what comes next is really unexpected.
This person is none other than Adrian, who came on the bench.
"Adrian, your defense is so bad! What did you do before? If I were the team owner, I would fire you directly... Even I can easily get past your defense now, What does such a bad defense mean to the game?"
Adrian was a little dissatisfied, and after Thibodeau finished speaking, he retorted, "Coach, I only played for a few minutes... Although I am sorry, I still want to say that my playing time is too little. , I can’t adapt to the opponent’s offensive rhythm so quickly...”
Thibodeau's eyes widened, "You mean... I gave you too little time to play?"
"If you weren't so bad, would I reduce your playing time?"
The last one was Zhao Feiyang’s turn.
After all, Zhao Feiyang is the core of the team. After what happened before, Thibodeau's attitude towards Zhao Feiyang is somewhat cautious. Therefore, Thibodeau's attitude was not as fierce as before, but his tone was still relatively cold.
"Zhao, you made several poorly placed shots. I don't think you should..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Feiyang suddenly stood up in front of everyone's astonished eyes, "Sorry, Coach Tom, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach and want to go to the toilet."
After saying that, Zhao Feiyang ran away in a flash, leaving Lavin and others sitting there in confusion.
"Fake! Why didn't I think of doing this just now?"
"This guy Zhao is too cunning..."
Raven complained crazily in her heart.
Zhao Feiyang waited until the beginning of the second half. When the players were reminded to enter, he came out of the bathroom. After coming out, he didn't even enter the locker room and walked straight out of the players' tunnel.
When everyone arrived at the team bench, Zhao Feiyang was already sitting there replenishing water.
Raven quietly approached Zhao Feiyang and lowered his voice and said to him, "Zhao, you are so uninteresting! How could you leave us and run away?"
Zhao Feiyang looked elsewhere, with a slight smile on his face, and his voice almost squeezed out of the corners of his mouth, "It's not my fault! You didn't leave on your own!"
"I'd rather hear someone fart in the bathroom than hear Coach Tom fart in the locker room!"
Beep.
The second half comes.
The Timberwolves' lineup remains unchanged, while the leading Clippers did not replace all their main players. On the contrary, they temporarily replaced Griffin and Paul, allowing JJ Redick, Crawford and others to play. On the court.
In the third quarter, the Timberwolves relied on Zhao Feiyang's long shots to recover some points. Coupled with the unity and cooperation of the main players, they finally narrowed the score to 3 points at the end of the third quarter.
However, at this time, the main players of the Timberwolves have already played too much time, especially Zhao Feiyang and LaVine, who almost never get off the court alone to rest.
Such a high-intensity confrontation also made the two show some fatigue after the fourth quarter.
The Clippers also replaced all their main players in the last quarter, especially super core players like Griffin and Paul, which put huge defensive pressure on the Timberwolves.
The defensive end is under great pressure, and the offensive end is not easy either.
Zhao Feiyang would enjoy the treatment of being double-teamed from time to time at the last moment, while LaVine felt the tricks of Paul as an "old gunner" player.
With less than 4 minutes left in the game, during a fast break by the Timberwolves, LaVine rushed to the Clippers basket with the ball, preparing to catch the opponent off guard.
When he rushed into the two zones, he collided with Paul. Surprisingly, Paul made an active move to face LaVine.
Snapped.
The basketball thrown by LaVine was interfered with.
Originally, this ball should have been called a foul, but the referee's view was blocked and he did not notice such details at all.
The ball fell into Paul's hands, and Paul, who got the basketball, immediately counterattacked with the ball. When he was about to reach the half court and rush to the basket, LaVine, unwilling to accept it, pounced from behind.
He originally thought it would interfere with Paul's shot, but Paul was careful. He noticed LaVine flying up before taking off, so he simply made a feint.
LaVine couldn't dodge and flew directly into Paul and fell out.
