call out.
The referee's whistle sounded.
The game is suspended.
Zach LaVine, who fell out, suddenly became the focus of the audience. This time, even Thibodeau couldn't calm down. He quickly walked to the basket to check LaVine's condition, and gathered in front of LaVine with other Timberwolves players.
"Zach, how are you?"
Zhao Feiyang asked anxiously.
Raven never responded, but kept making painful howls, and even beat the ground with his right hand.
The team doctor came immediately.
After quickly checking LaVine's condition, he didn't say anything this time and directly asked the staff to carry the stretcher into the field.
"It seems that there is something wrong with his knee... The specific situation will not be known until he goes to the hospital for examination..."
"Send him out now!"
Tom Thibodeau did not stop him this time and allowed the staff to carry LaVine onto a stretcher.
The sudden injury almost put the entire arena into panic.
First it was Derrick Rose, then Dwight Howard, and now LaVine. The latter two were injured in the same game. If such a problem is not worthy of attention, then the Timberwolves are simply hopeless.
For a time, many fans questioned Thibodeau.
Especially fans watching the live broadcast on the Internet. Many people thought that there were problems with Thibodeau's coaching. Now three main players have suffered injuries and were taken out. If this is not a problem with Thibodeau, it really is. Strange!
"Look! I've said before that this will cause problems. This season's schedule is already very tight, and the main players have to be tortured like this. I don't know what he is thinking? He has coached so many games, what should he do? Don’t you understand this? Or maybe he doesn’t care at all, it’s not him who gets hurt anyway…”
"It's okay to be strict, but strict doesn't mean rigid! Now three core players are injured, and the Timberwolves' lineup is completely ruined!"
"No wonder the Bulls fired Thibodeau, no wonder some players are unwilling to play under him...Winning may be important, but the prerequisite must be to maintain healthy winning, rather than risk ruining careers. The victory..."
The situation on the field is unavoidable, and the game must continue.
The Timberwolves let substitute guard Tails Jones come on to replace LaVine.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The ball fell to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Chris Paul holds the ball.
Without LaVine's marking, substitute guard Tails is no match for Paul. The two met each other, and Paul accelerated quickly and threw away Tails. After rushing to the half court, Paul signaled Griffin to move up to the high post to cover.
The latter did as he was told and immediately helped Paul fend off the defender. Paul took the ball and entered the basket. Before he was about to take action, he was blocked by two players. He threw the ball high without any hesitation. Griffin followed up on the right and jumped up. The fans in the audience were shocked. Hit a two-handed dunk and slammed the ball into the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
103 to 99.
The Clippers lead by 4 points.
There are 3 minutes and 13 seconds left in the game.
The Timberwolves fought back.
Zhao Feiyang planned to go up and hold the ball directly. Before he could run out of position, the Clippers' Paul and JJ Redick suddenly double-teamed up. The two temporarily gave up tracking substitute defender Tails and focused all their attention on Zhao Feiyang.
boom.
The ball is released.
When Zhao Feiyang was unable to catch the ball, defender Tails naturally had to dribble the ball across half court.
However, Tails was really inexperienced. As soon as she passed by, Paul suddenly pounced on him from the side. Bang, the ball in Tails' hand was stolen directly by Paul.
After stealing the basketball, Paul ran towards the half court with the ball.
Zhao Feiyang was chasing after him, and when he was almost at the basket, Paul suddenly turned around and glanced behind him. Zhao Feiyang was secretly frightened, thinking that Redick who was following behind was planning to cooperate with Paul in the alley-oop, so his body subconsciously slowed down to stop the person behind him.
Unexpectedly, the next second Paul did not throw the ball into the air, but took advantage of the situation and threw the ball onto the backboard with a layup.
Snapped.
The ball went in.
Paul, who scored a goal, looked proud. When he walked past Zhao Feiyang, he patted him on the shoulder, "Man, how does it feel to be teased? You are still young... so I have to teach you how to play ball." ..."
Paul's words immediately angered Zhao Feiyang.
After defender Tails came to his side, Zhao Feiyang immediately directed Tails to serve.
Snapped.
After getting the ball, he personally took the ball across the half court this time.
After halftime, he was double-teamed by Redick and Paul. Zhao Feiyang is not stupid, and of course he will not choose to fight with two people, especially when he consumes too much physical energy.
"Redick, get out of the way, this is a grudge between me and Chris!"
Zhao Feiyang said to JJ Redick standing aside.
Paul also seemed to be interested, waving to Redick who was standing aside, "Man, get out of the way! He's mine..."
When Redick saw this, he ran to keep an eye on Tails.
Zhao Feiyang and Paul were one-on-one, with the two in an offensive and defensive posture at the top of the key. After noticing Paul's defensive posture and footsteps, Zhao Feiyang quickly picked up the basketball and shook it.
After two consecutive attempts to change directions to the left, Zhao Feiyang suddenly took the ball and rushed out to the right. Paul was not shaken away and immediately adjusted his body weight to follow. However, the moment he rushed out, Zhao Feiyang pulled the ball back behind him by some strange trick.
Paul's body center of gravity changed again, and his defensive steps were messed up at this time. The next second, Zhao Feiyang directly faced Paul and made a "worship" gesture.
Paul was completely unprepared and subconsciously jumped high. After he was knocked away, Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and opened the distance and shot a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
This shot was truly wonderful, causing countless fans at the scene to cheer and scream.
"Well done!"
"A battle between two top guards! It seems that Zhao is not losing to Paul at all, and is even better than Paul in some places..."
"Zhao is not as skillful in playing basketball as Paul, but Paul's ability to organize and attack is indeed stronger than Zhao, but Zhao is better than Paul in leading the team. After all, he has led the team to win the championship with his own ability..."
On the field.
After scoring, Zhao Feiyang also responded to Paul. He chuckled and patted Paul on the shoulder, "Chris, now it's my turn to teach you!"
"Man, you're old! Your time has long since passed!"
The last sentence is simply heartbreaking.
Paul's face became very unhappy after hearing this, but he could not deny what Zhao Feiyang said. After all, his era seemed to be coming to an end.
"its not right!"
"Isn't this guy only one year younger than me?"
Just when Paul looked frustrated, he suddenly thought of this problem.
"Damn! This bastard is deliberately trying to mess with my mentality..."
The game goes on.
The score between the two sides was locked until the last 30 seconds.
This time the ball fell into the hands of the Clippers. Paul and Jordan successfully cooperated in the pick-and-roll and once again hit an alley-oop dunk.
This goal made the score between the two sides become 122 to 120.
Only 8 seconds were left for the Timberwolves.
At the last moment, the Clippers were man-marking frantically and adopted a full-court press strategy. Zhao Feiyang wanted to catch the ball but was blocked. Fortunately, Ibaka came over to help him block the ball at the critical moment, allowing Zhao Feiyang to successfully receive the ball.
After getting the ball, he didn't dare to hesitate and quickly dribbled the ball across the half court.
The Clippers also knew that Zhao Feiyang would definitely execute the final attack, so Paul and Redick went up to double-team again. After Adrian noticed this situation, he took the initiative to help Zhao Feiyang fend off Paul who was following him.
Zhao Feiyang faced Redick alone. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang dribbled away from the opponent with a behind-the-back dribble.
Just when he rushed to the three-point line, there was not much time left on the scene. Zhao Feiyang, who was tired and panting, had no time to even take a breath, and had to forcefully jump up and take a shot under the pressure of time.
boom.
A moment later, the basketball bounced out of the basket.
Zhao Feiyang's winning goal failed.
The whole audience was in mourning.
After witnessing many of Zhao Feiyang's "miracles", the fans were obviously a little disappointed with his performance of missing the winning shot.
Beep.
122 to 120.
The Los Angeles Clippers finally succeeded in defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, ending the game with a 2-point difference.
The moment the timer sounded, Zhao Feiyang was already exhausted and sweating profusely. He didn't even shake hands with the opponent, he went straight to the bench and sat down to rest.
The substitute members on the side also saw that Zhao Feiyang was tired and hurriedly handed him a towel and sports drink.
The live camera also gave a close-up of Zhao Feiyang after the game. Many fans couldn't help but feel distressed when they saw Zhao Feiyang sweating and panting.
Even the commentators and guests in the studio expressed their understanding of Zhao Feiyang.
"Oh! Poor guy... Even though he didn't make the game-winning shot, I don't think it's his fault... Do you know how long he played today? He played 48 Minutes... damn, what kind of player can play a full game at this intensity?"
"Even if LeBron comes here, he won't last long! This guy Thibodeau is getting more and more outrageous... He is really willing to let his core play on the court for so long..."
"That's right! The amazing thing is that Zhao was not injured after playing for so long and scored 44 points! If it weren't for the excessive physical exertion in the second half, I think Zhao's performance was more than that..."
While many people expressed sympathy for Zhao Feiyang, the team's head coach Thibodeau left the team bench one step ahead of schedule.
He didn't even ask Zhao Feiyang.
What's even more interesting is that when he walked into the player tunnel, he quickly met the TV reporter who came to interview him.
"Coach Tom, do you have anything to say about this game?"
Thibodeau took the phone with an indifferent expression.
"This was a game that we shouldn't have lost! But we lost... This is a shame! I feel ashamed... If I were a player, I would lose such a game , I will definitely practice all night on the court..."
