After stealing Jeremy Lin, Zhao Feiyang rushed towards the half court with the ball. Originally, Jeremy Lin was not slow. When he first entered the league, he started faster than John Wall. Unfortunately, injuries continued, and now Jeremy Lin can no longer catch up with Zhao Feiyang.
Almost in an instant, Zhao Feiyang opened up with Jeremy Lin. After he rushed to the half court and dunked the ball in, Jeremy Lin belatedly rushed to the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
The first confrontation between the two ended with Zhao Feiyang's steal.
Jeremy Lin was not to be outdone, and of course he was still very concerned about being intercepted. Although the gap between him and Zhao Feiyang is already obvious, as an NBA player, no one wants to be beaten.
Even if the other party's overall strength is still very strong, you still have to let the other party know that you are not something that can be manipulated at will.
Therefore, Jeremy Lin soon asked his teammates to pass the ball.
This time after halftime, he signaled a pick-and-roll screen to his teammates on the wing. Zhao Feiyang tried to interfere, and Jeremy Lin took the opportunity to use the pick-and-roll to pull away. When his teammates blocked Zhao Feiyang, Jeremy Lin made a decisive three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
The Brooklyn fans at the scene also applauded him.
When fans on the Internet saw this scene, although they were happy for Jeremy Lin, everyone already understood that Jeremy Lin could no longer pose a threat to Zhao Feiyang.
Sure enough, in the following time, Jeremy Lin reduced his confrontation with Zhao Feiyang, and the two occasionally had one-on-one situations. However, Jeremy Lin failed to stop Zhao Feiyang, and instead suffered a lot from Zhao Feiyang's defense. deficit.
When the game entered the second half, there was basically no suspense for both sides.
The Timberwolves performed well overall and opened the score to about 17 points. The Nets tried to counterattack at first, but their performance became worse and worse later on, so the Nets simply gave up.
Basically there is no pursuit from top to bottom. Even though Jeremy Lin occasionally leads the team to counterattack, everyone else looks like they are in ruins.
It was only a matter of time before the Timberwolves saw the team win the game. Zhao Feiyang once again suggested that assistant coach Eric Stotts replace the substitutes and let the main players take a rest.
Assistant coach Eric readily adopted Zhao Feiyang’s suggestion.
Therefore, in the final time of the game, the Timberwolves' substitute players got a lot of exercise, and the main players also got more rest time.
Previously, core players such as Zhao Feiyang played more than 37 minutes, sometimes even reaching about 40 minutes. It cannot be said that there is no rest time, but there is basically not much left.
Now that Thibodeau is not here, assistant coach Eric is a coach who is considerate of the players, and the game is going smoothly, so coach Eric has made adjustments to the players' playing time.
Core players such as Zhao Feiyang basically only play about 30 minutes. The better the situation, the less playing time. The substitutes have improved to varying degrees in different positions.
This also gave fringe players who had never had a chance to show up before finally a chance to play.
It can be said that everyone is happy, and everyone is very satisfied with the arrangement and results.
Beep.
The timer sounded, and the score between the two sides was 104 to 116. The two sides finally ended the game with a 12-point gap.
Although it was not as exaggerated as the previous game, winning by 30 points. But everyone can see that the Timberwolves played very easily from top to bottom in this game, and the players are still in solid condition.
In the scoring statistics after the game, Zhao Feiyang ranked first in the team with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Ranked second is Ibaka. As the core of the team, he scored 16 points and 13 rebounds. It can be said that he is a vital link in the Timberwolves' defensive system.
The substitutes also performed well, with many scoring in double figures. Although they were not as impressive as the core players like Zhao Feiyang, their data had a huge change compared to their previous performance of no scoring.
Winning two games in a row, this achievement is not remarkable, but it makes Thibodeau increasingly embarrassed when he leaves the team.
Not only fans are talking about it, but ESPN programs are also discussing it.
Famous player Shaquille O'Neal said he likes the current Timberwolves team very much.
"Oh! Yes, I do like them."
"Didn't you notice? When Tom was here, the team was very depressed from top to bottom. No one was in such a relaxed state. They all seemed to be in an aggrieved atmosphere... When Tom left, Over a period of time, the team has changed from top to bottom..."
"Especially Zhao, he will help many young people get more playing time, which will definitely be helpful for the future of the Timberwolves... For this reason, I think Zhao is better than Thibodeau. !”
Charles Barkley on the side also rarely agreed with O'Neal's views this time.
"That's right. I saw something different from them... Thibodeau hopes to build the team into a team that can quickly win the championship, while Zhao Feiyang hopes to build the team into a team that has the ability to win the championship. Playoff evergreen…”
"There is no absolute right or wrong in what the two did. I even think that the reason why Thibodeau did this has something to do with the team management. But the players don't think so. They are the ones who really play the game. They stand on the third floor. The front line...First of all, you have to respect them, their opinions are very important..."
"I personally agree with Zhao's approach. It's not that Thibodeau's method doesn't work, it's just not suitable for this Timberwolves team. They have already won a championship and have found their own path... Thibodeau The place where Du should go is to a team that has stars but is scattered, so that he can use his method to achieve results in the fastest time..."
After the team won two consecutive victories, general manager Sam Mitchell also found an opportunity to call Thibodeau.
"Tom, I know you want to help the team win. Everyone wants to...but one thing you can't ignore is that the substitute players all want to get playing time. Although the team hopes that you will lead the team to win as soon as possible. I want to win a second championship, but I also hope that the team can develop more potential players..."
"Why don't you reconcile with Zhao! This will definitely not hurt you! Otherwise, I'm afraid that once the team's performance gets better and better, your position as head coach may be even more precarious..."
Mitchell thought Thibodeau would consider his suggestion, but unfortunately, Thibodeau directly denied and questioned his statement.
"No, this is my style! It's the reason why I can succeed with the Bulls!"
"I don't need these players to teach me how to do it! You know? It's funny! It's like teaching your coach how to drive when you take your driver's license test..."
"They have won two games, but these two games were against weaker opponents. The real test for them has not yet come. Let's wait until they meet a strong team! Don't think that they have won a few weak teams. You can forget about it..."
Of course, Mitchell and Thibodeau still failed to reach an agreement.
After he continued to take time off, the Timberwolves' games came one after another. After winning two consecutive games, the Timberwolves faced their opponents one after another, from the Detroit Pistons to the Indiana Pacers to the Memphis Grizzlies. The next three consecutive opponents were all successfully defeated by the Timberwolves.
Among them, the stronger Western Conference opponent, the Grizzlies, was defeated by the Timberwolves with a buzzer-beater. Yes, it was Zhao Feiyang who made the buzzer-beater.
He saved the team with a three-pointer in an extremely unfavorable situation and also contributed to the team's five consecutive victories.
After this five-game winning streak, no one outside the world doubted Zhao Feiyang's leadership ability. Timberwolves fans almost completely gave up their support for coach Thibodeau and put their hope in acting head coach Eric Sibo. On Totus.
Under this situation, Thibodeau, as the team coach, was really anxious.
The most embarrassing thing in the world is undoubtedly when you deliberately leave a certain position, thinking that your value will be irreplaceable, only to find that the position will run better without you.
This is undoubtedly the case for Thibodeau. He used his departure to let the fans see his value clearly, and at the same time, the team management saw the significance of his existence!
