In the Target Center Arena, the game between the two sides has reached the second half of the third quarter.
The Golden State Warriors took the lead, but the point difference between the two sides was not widened at this time. Previously, the Warriors once led by double digits, but in the first half of the third quarter, the Timberwolves relied on Zhao Feiyang's stable three-pointer output to catch up to only 4 points.
At this time, there were 3 minutes and 50 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, and both teams began to let their stars play.
The Warriors attack.
After Stephen Curry held the ball for half the game, his substitute Tyers Jones, who came up to mark him, stretched out his hand to interfere. Curry did not rush to get past the opponent, but signaled Thompson on the side to come up to cover and cooperate.
The two met each other, and Thompson led Zhao Feiyang while helping Curry block Taylor. Curry also took this opportunity to pull away and shoot outside the three-point line.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-point shot.
This time when Curry took a shot, Tails had already jumped in front of him and almost touched his shooting hand. Unfortunately, she failed to block Curry's ball in the end.
It was the Timberwolves' turn to fight back.
Zhao Feiyang took the ball for a fast break and passed the ball to Andrew Wiggins after halftime. The latter rushed to the basket with the ball. The breakthrough failed, and the rebound was taken away by Serge Ibaka. He tried to end the battle with a dunk. Unexpectedly, Green was already ready. He jumped high and hit Ibaka with both hands. The dunk was pushed down.
Snapped.
The basketball falls out.
Adrian Ennis on the wing picked up the ball. He was planning to shoot, but after seeing Zhao Feiyang rush to the bottom corner, he quickly threw the ball into Zhao Feiyang's hands.
Zhao Feiyang caught the ball and raised the basketball to take action.
It was at this time that Zaza Pachulia, who was originally guarding the inside line, came out at some point. When he saw Zhao Feiyang lifting the basketball, Pachulia hurriedly moved towards the area where Zhao Feiyang was.
One...two...three times, just after Zhao Feiyang threw the basketball, Pachulia's feet seemed to be "unruly" and touched the area where Zhao Feiyang landed.
Fortunately, after throwing the basketball, Zhao Feiyang was keenly aware that something was wrong with the guy in front of him, so he quickly adjusted his center of gravity the moment he landed.
Uh-huh.
The three-pointer he threw fell steadily into the basket.
However, after landing, he almost lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.
Zhao Feiyang, who had a good temper in the past, was really angry this time. With all the fans watching, he stood up and pushed directly towards Pachulia. Not only that, he also punched Pachulia fiercely. .
boom.
Pachulia didn't expect that Zhao Feiyang would take action at all. It can be said that he took a punch from Zhao Feiyang with his whole body. If he hadn't been taller, it was probably his head that was hit.
call out.
Boo hoo hoo.
The referee's whistle was extremely sharp. It sounded immediately after Zhao Feiyang took action. All the fans were stunned. The cameraman at the scene hurriedly came nearby with the camera to take a close-up of the scene.
"what's the situation?"
"Why did Zhao take action? He has never been such a reckless person!"
"what's going on?"
The fans were confused.
In the close-up of the scene, they didn't know what Zhao Feiyang said. They just saw Zhao Feiyang standing there and roaring at Pachulia angrily, and kept saying some words in his mouth. Judging from the shape of his mouth, they should be Not a nice thing to say.
The referee was on the sidelines to dissuade him.
Pachulia also looked unhappy after being beaten. Even though he was being pulled by his teammates, he was still yelling at Zhao Feiyang. Not to be outdone, Zhao Feiyang was even more manic than Pachulia who was beaten, and kept spewing all kinds of words back.
"Pachulia, you bastard!"
"Come here if you have the guts! You can find a place at any time. If labor and management want to make an appointment with you... What else can you do besides stepping on the ground? You make me feel sick. I am actually on the same platform with an opponent like you. Athletics...Faq..."
"You bitch, you are a piece of shit, you are a disgrace to the Warriors! Green with a special code is much better than this bitch..."
Zhao Feiyang was really angry this time.
He knows all too well about that kind of stepping-on move. Once he steps on it, his career may be affected. If various small actions such as pushing people can be considered the category of basketball confrontation, then this little trick of stepping on someone's feet is definitely the most despicable and tasteless behavior.
The scolding continued, but after Zhao Feiyang cursed, Green, who was blocking Pachulia at the side, was also dumbfounded.
"WTF?"
"What does it have to do with me? Why should you compare me with this guy?"
The Timberwolves players off the court also noticed something was wrong. They had never seen Zhao Feiyang so angry, nor had they seen him take action in an official game.
Therefore, the players who realized something was wrong immediately stood up.
The most excited person is Zach LaVine. He is still recovering from his injury. Although his ankle is mostly healed, he is still not ready to play.
But when he saw the conflict between Zhao Feiyang and Pachulia, especially when the other party seemed to want to fight back, LaVine couldn't care less and rushed out with the substitute players immediately.
"Brothers, follow me!"
"This is our home court!"
In an instant, everyone on the Timberwolves bench rushed to Zhao Feiyang's side regardless of the rules. Everyone reacted quickly, not only standing in front of Zhao Feiyang, but also "considerately" surrounding Pachulia and others.
Pachulia, who was still shouting a second ago, saw Ibaka and Adrian staring at him, and his whole body immediately became excited. Not only did he no longer dare to say harsh words, but he also pulled him Holding his Green, he pushed forward.
The Greens were dumbfounded.
"Wang Defa? Why are you pushing me? It's not me who is fighting?"
With his teammates standing in front of him, Zhao Feiyang gradually calmed down. Especially when he saw LaVine limping over, Zhao Feiyang hurriedly pulled LaVine aside.
"Zach, what are you doing here?"
"Man, don't mess around... Your ankle has just healed a little bit. If something happens, it will be terrible... Go back quickly..."
Seeing Zhao Feiyang's concerned attitude, Raven smiled indifferently, "Zhao, what are you talking about? We are brothers! Do you remember when others pushed me? You were the first one to rush forward. Help me fight..."
"How can I be left out in such an occasion now?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, and their brotherly love melted in each other's high fives. Although no one said anything else, both of them already understood the meaning.
The referees also quickly intervened.
After pulling Pachulia and others away, the atmosphere at the scene was finally under control. Zhao Feiyang also told the referee why he took action. After the referee heard that Pachulia had deliberately stepped on the ball, he also started to play back the previous video with the help of the technical table.
Soon, under the gaze of all the fans, everyone saw the scene of Pachulia stepping on the ball in slow motion.
For a moment, the whole place was in an uproar.
Not to mention the Timberwolves players and fans, even Green, who was standing in front of the team bench, couldn't help being surprised.
"Oh! Damn... What did this bastard do before playing in the NBA? Why is he dirtier than me?"
"I just used all kinds of little moves and bad words in the confrontation, but I never thought about actually hurting others... If Zhao hadn't avoided Pachulia's kick, I guess he would have lost it this season. The Timberwolves can't even make the playoffs..."
Other Warriors players on the sidelines were obviously surprised by this scene.
Although Durant, who defected to the Warriors, is relatively introverted and sensitive, he has always been very upright on the court and did not say that he used various tricks to win the game.
From this point of view, Du Xiaoshuai's character is absolutely fine. Precisely because he would not do this, Durant couldn't help but complain after seeing Pachulia being so gloomy.
"Damn! Why is this guy dirtier than Green?"
By coincidence, Durant's words were heard by Green who was strolling aside.
Green immediately asked, "Kevin, what did you just say? What does it mean to be dirtier than Green? You must explain it to me..."
Unfortunately, Green overheard it on the spot. Durant looked embarrassed and quickly explained, "Oh! No! No...Draymond, I mean he is not as tough as you... ..."
After the live video was replayed, the three referees also gathered together to discuss the punishment for this matter.
After all, Zhao Feiyang took action. No matter what the reason was, he could not escape punishment at this point. But if he were to be sent off directly, the fans at the scene would definitely not agree.
Coincidentally, the referee is an Asian referee.
If it were purely from a fair standpoint, then he would definitely punish Zhao Feiyang. But there are a lot of unfair things in the NBA. Many referees are full of personal preferences in making penalties, especially the previous penalties made by some referees against Jeremy Lin. It is simply incredible.
The reason is simply because of his identity as a Chinese player.
Therefore, the Asian referee who has the decision-making power at this moment will of course choose to favor Zhao Feiyang. As a result, the next penalty results were quickly released.
Zhao Feiyang hit someone and was called for a technical foul! The Warriors get two free throws!
When the penalty result came out, all the Timberwolves fans at the scene burst into boos. Obviously, fans were dissatisfied with the result.
However, soon all the Timberwolves fans started screaming and applauding again. Because Pachulia violated sportsmanship by stepping on his feet, he was directly ejected from the field by the referee.
"No!"
"That's not fair!"
Of course the Warriors didn't want the team's main center to be ejected, so Coach Cole hurried over to appeal.
The Asian referee just shook his head in rejection.
"You can complain to me, but that's after the game... Right now, at this moment... I still rule this guy out..."
