Beep.
The timer sounded, and the third quarter between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies officially began.
On the Grizzlies side, with the command of the team's head coach Tom Thibodeau, they focused all their defensive attention on Zhao Feiyang after coming on the court.
Timberwolves offense.
Derrick Rose advanced with the ball and looked for opportunities to break through after halftime. Zhao Feiyang went to the left position and was ready to respond, while Andrew Wiggins in the right corner came up to cover.
With the help of the cover, Rose quickly rushed into the two zones, but the Grizzlies were well prepared and came up directly in the penalty area. Rose could not find a suitable shot opportunity and could only transfer the ball to Zhao outside the left three-point line. Flying in hands.
After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang did not rush to take action, but observed the situation on the court.
He kept a little distance and waited for the opportunity. He was planning to take advantage of the situation to break through to the two zones, but Mike Conley and Tony Allen who were marking him directly double-teamed him.
The sudden double-team surprised Zhao Feiyang. Instead of forcing a shot, he quickly gave the ball to other teammates.
Snapped.
Ibaka, who was under the basket, got the ball and went for a single, then threw the ball in the face of Marc Gasol's interference.
boom.
The basketball failed to score.
The rebound was quickly taken away by the Grizzlies.
After getting the ball, they chose to counterattack quickly and threw the ball into Conley's hands with a long pass. Conley took the lead and rushed to the basket with the ball. Just when he was about to lay up, Zhao Feiyang swooped up behind him and planned to slap him. Flying his basketball.
Conley also sensed the danger. At the critical moment, he passed the ball without looking and smashed the ball behind him. Tony, who followed up, caught the basketball and threw it for a layup.
Unfortunately, he was a little panicked and the basketball he threw failed to hit. Instead, it bounced off the rim and fell out.
Tony jumped up again, and quickly picked off the rebound with quick eyes and hands. But when he jumped up again to take a shot, Zhao Feiyang jumped up high and flew up like lightning, and slapped the basketball in his hand far away.
Snapped.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
No one expected that Zhao Feiyang could suppress Conley and Tony in this situation, and even contributed two wonderful blocks!
"well!"
Coach Thibodeau on the sidelines couldn't bear to watch anymore. He covered his forehead with his hands and looked elsewhere. His face was filled with disappointment.
The basketball that was slapped fell out, and Rose rushed up and successfully grabbed the ball.
After getting the ball, he quickly counterattacked with the ball. After halftime, he faced Zach Randolph's interference and threw the ball with a difficult lever. Unfortunately, this time the opponent's defense was too good, and he couldn't Achieve the perfect layup like when you were young, so the basketball fell out.
Gasol, who was under the basket, was about to wait for the basketball to fall into his hands. As he was waiting, a figure rushed over from behind him. The opponent came so fast as if a gust of wind was blowing. Before Gasol could turn his head, he was high. Leap and fly to the top of his head.
boom.
Zhao Feiyang jumped up and took the rebound and made a violent tip-in while the fans in the audience were shocked.
The basketball hit the basket hard.
After this goal was scored, the entire Timberwolves players went crazy.
Whether on or off the court, their morale at this moment was simply too high to suppress.
"Well done!"
"Damn! This is the perfect goal!"
Despite being constantly double-teamed and taken care of by the opponent, Zhao Feiyang still played an extremely strong performance. From the beginning of the third quarter, he kept running and fighting. He can be said to be the busiest player in the game.
Relying on his speed and accurate judgment, Zhao Feiyang successfully helped the team score many goals, which also made Conley and Tony who were marking him miserable.
Especially after Zhao Feiyang led Rose to have a mid-range shooting feel, Conley had to choose to give up double-teaming Zhao Feiyang and continue to return to Rose.
Even though Rose has lost his previous speed and explosiveness due to injuries, he is still not to be underestimated.
call out.
When the referee blows the whistle, the third quarter is officially over.
The two sides scored 89 to 85.
With Zhao Feiyang's outstanding performance in this quarter, the Timberwolves not only maintained their advantage, but also opened the point difference to 4 points.
4 points is not much, but for the Timberwolves, these 4 points are enough to support their confidence and their hopes.
Break time.
After Zhao Feiyang returned to the team bench, his teammates all made room for him. Everyone showed great admiration. Even head coach Eric Stotts specially handed him a towel and While saying comfort, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Zhao Feiyang was so tired that he kept panting, and his face was covered with sweat. After receiving the sports drink from his teammates, he kept sipping it.
Everyone can see that Zhao Feiyang is really tired!
"Zhao, how about you rest for a few minutes before going up?"
Coach Eric feels sorry for his players.
"No, Coach, I can do that."
"I'll tell you if I get tired, but for now...I'm okay..."
Seeing Zhao Feiyang's persistence, Coach Eric said nothing more.
The other players watched all this silently, and Zhao Feiyang's behavior also affected them subtly.
the other side.
In the Grizzlies team bench, Coach Thibodeau's face darkened once again.
He didn't reprimand the players, but there were some complaints in his mouth.
"Look what we did in this quarter? I promised you to double-team that guy Zhao Feiyang... Why did he still score so many points?"
"Originally, it was a game that we were sure to win, but now it seems that it may not be possible anymore! Oh! God! I just have nothing to say... You ask, are you satisfied with this performance?"
"Okay! We still have time for the last quarter. I have no other requirements at this time. Mike and Tony, you must keep an eye on Zhao Feiyang! As for Derek, Jermichael on the wing can make up for it... ....”
"If he really wants to shoot, let him shoot! No one in the entire Timberwolves team except Zhao can really threaten us... Now we can only take a gamble..."
call out.
Soon the whistle sounded and the final quarter arrived.
The Grizzlies continued to implement Coach Thibodeau's tactics and made Zhao Feiyang their key defensive target from the start. Therefore, when Rose advanced again with the ball, he was surprised to find that Conley, who was marking him, completely ignored him, and instead focused on Zhao Feiyang on the side.
Rose immediately had a bold plan, so he pretended to give the ball to Zhao Feiyang, but in fact the next second he suddenly dribbled the ball into the two zones.
His strategy worked. Conley didn't catch up at all, allowing him to drive all the way to the basket.
However, Jemichael on the wing still came over to defend, and Rose still didn't stop after assessing the opponent's distance. When he rushed into the penalty area, Gasol came over to defend in time and stretched out his hand to interfere.
Faced with such a defense, Rose decisively chose to throw the ball.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the rim and failed to score.
There was a sigh of relief on the Timberwolves bench.
Ross himself shook his head helplessly.
If it were in the past, such a ball would either be dunked, or else it would never be missed!
Fortunately, the rebound was picked off by Ibaka. After getting the rebound, he originally wanted to play in isolation, but when he found that Randolph and Gasol were interfering, he passed the ball decisively.
Snapped.
This time the basketball finally came to Zhao Feiyang.
Facing the double-teaming of Conley and Tony, Zhao Feiyang did not hesitate. Taking advantage of their positions, he first dribbled away from Tony with a behind-the-back dribble, and then followed up with Conley and quickly turned away from him.
After passing two people in succession, Zhao Feiyang came outside the penalty area. At this time, Gasol had already pounced over. Zhao Feiyang jumped up at the same time as him. After meeting each other in mid-air, Zhao Feiyang used a pull rod to increase the basketball. Thrown out from under Thor's arm.
Snapped.
The basketball board falls into the basket.
The whole audience exclaimed. Such a difficult goal really amazed the fans. Even though Zhao Feiyang was not theirs at this time, it still aroused the "love for talent" among many fans.
"Damn it! Why isn't this guy our core?"
"If he was in Memphis, I think we would definitely win the championship next season!"
"It would be great if he could come, but the prerequisite is to trade Thibodeau first! Thibodeau may be the only coach in the league who does not have an experience card for using Zhao Feiyang..."
Zhao Feiyang scored such a difficult goal, which also made Thibodeau angry on the sidelines.
He originally wanted to yell at the players on the court and call a timeout to reprimand them, but considering what happened before, he suppressed his anger temporarily.
"God! Why do I always have to play with a bunch of idiots like this?"
"If I can lose like this, then I really have nothing to say anymore..."
The game goes on.
The Grizzlies' double-teaming remained unchanged. The next time he served, Rose continued to attack with the ball. He quickly broke through to the opponent's two zones and chose to throw before the opponent's players came up to defend.
Snapped.
This time the shot hit the mark again.
The rebound was picked off by Randolph.
Randolph threw a long pass to Conley, but was caught up by Rose during Conley's fast break counterattack. He used close defense to interfere with Conley's dribbling, forcing Conley to give up the offense and pass the ball to others.
In the end Tony threw the ball under Zhao Feiyang's one-on-one defense.
Snapped.
The basketball failed to score, and Rose rushed to the basket first to grab the rebound.
After getting the ball, he decisively threw it to Zhao Feiyang. Zhao Feiyang stood there and took a look, then threw a long pass directly to Wiggins on the other side of the court.
Wiggins was originally lazy and planned to pass the half slowly, but he happened to run into this fast break. Therefore, when Zhao Feiyang's long pass fell into his hands, the Grizzlies defensive players were unable to react at all.
With no one marking him, Wiggins rushed to the basket and smashed the ball in with a two-handed dunk.
