Seeing that the time left before the end of the game was getting shorter and shorter, the Memphis Grizzlies did not open up the score as expected. On the contrary, they were suppressed by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
With 1 minute and 23 seconds left in the last quarter, the score between the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies was 116 to 112. The 4-point gap made the Grizzlies panic.
On the court, it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack.
Derrick Rose was replaced due to excessive physical exertion at this time, and the person who came up to control the ball was Ricky Rubio. After bringing the ball across half court, he handed the ball directly to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, also started a one-on-one at the top of the arc.
Mike Conley and Tony Allen switched defenses, and the former personally came up to defend Zhao Feiyang personally. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang decisively chose a pull-up three-point shot in the face of Conley's interference.
Uh-huh.
The three-point ball thrown by Zhao Feiyang fell steadily into the basket.
The Timberwolves' team bench cheered.
119 to 112.
The Grizzlies continued to fight back.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau could no longer calm down. He stood on the sidelines and kept shouting instructions. Even when the referee signaled him not to stand too far forward, Thibodeau ignored him.
"What are you doing?"
"Damn! Where's our defense?"
"Oh my God! Why did I lead a group of imbeciles to play ball? Have you forgotten what I taught you in training?"
On the field.
After the ball passed half-court, Conley held the ball and played singles. He experienced many situations where he was suppressed by Zhao Feiyang. Therefore, at the last moment of the game, Conley also wanted to compete head-on with Zhao Feiyang. It was best to score under his interference. This would not only regain the field, but also help the team catch up with the score.
The two met each other, and Conley dribbled the ball toward the left. Just when he thought he could successfully shake Zhao Feiyang away, Zhao Feiyang suddenly slapped the basketball out of his hand.
Snapped.
The basketball rolled out.
Conley wanted to pounce to save the ball, but Zhao Feiyang was faster than him. He picked up the basketball first and ran towards the half court.
Conley chased after him, trying to catch up with Zhao Feiyang and give him a big shot. Unfortunately, he was a little slower. Zhao Feiyang accelerated and threw him away. When the basketball was put into the basket, Conley He arrived late in the penalty area.
121 to 112.
There is not much time left in the game, only the last 43 seconds.
But the point difference between the two sides has widened to 9 points. Under this situation, it is basically impossible for the Grizzlies to win.
As a result, the Grizzlies players on the field were very frustrated at the last moment, and they chose to give up when they saw that they could not catch up.
Beep.
When the timer sounded at the end of the game, the Timberwolves players at the scene all hugged and celebrated excitedly.
Zhao Feiyang was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
After high-fiving his teammates, he turned and returned to the chair in the team bench. He sat down and rested for several minutes before taking a towel to wipe his sweat and drinking another bottle of sports drink, which made him feel better.
After the two sides shook hands in a friendly manner, Zhao Feiyang followed his teammates and walked towards the player tunnel.
As for the Grizzlies players, they walked towards their locker room with their defeat. The Grizzlies fans on the sidelines were somewhat disappointed, but they only lost one game. Most people's emotions were relatively stable, so they didn't say anything and just walked out of the arena one after another.
Coach Thibodeau happened to encounter a reporter when he walked into the player tunnel. The other person came to him with a camera and stopped him, "Coach Tom, do you have anything to say about this game?"
Thibodeau looked at the camera, was silent for a few seconds, and then slowly responded, "It's just a loss in one game! We have more opportunities! We will win the next game, that's it... ..”
After saying that, Thibodeau left.
the other side.
Zhao Feiyang, who returned to the locker room, also received interviews from the media, especially China's CCTV Sports, who were waiting outside for him to be interviewed.
After cleaning up, Zhao Feiyang also walked to the area where the other party was and answered the other party's questions.
"Feiyang, you played 40 minutes in tonight's game and scored a game-high 44 points... Do you have anything to say about this game?"
"Actually, before this game started, many people thought you couldn't win the final victory! But you still won! Is this luck or strength? What do you think?"
Regarding the reporter's question, Zhao Feiyang thought for a few seconds.
"It is actually normal to win the game with our strength. Although our lineup has changed a lot, we were the championship last season. As a championship team, it is difficult to win the playoffs like the Grizzlies. The racing team is not surprised..."
"I believe this game is just the beginning, and we will win all the subsequent games!"
Everyone from the Timberwolves team who won the game also took the bus back to their hotel.
When everyone went back, Dwight and Howard were still sitting in the living room of the suite. After seeing the team win the game, the happiest people were undoubtedly Zach LaVine, Adrian and others. LaVine walked up to Zhao Feiyang and gave him a high-five.
"Zhao, it's thanks to you that we won this game!"
"Man, it's 1 to 2. As you said... we can't lose in the next game! I also promise you that I won't make any mistakes in the next game..."
Not only LaVine stood up, but Adrian and veteran Gorgi also stood up and apologized to everyone. They also apologized in front of Coach Eric.
"The stupid things we did before will never happen again!"
"We're really sorry!"
Most of the players accepted their apology through actions. After all, the next game still needs the main players to continue playing, and everyone will gain and lose. A real conflict will not be beneficial to anyone.
However, it was also that night that the team management called. Regarding internal punishment, the team first fined four people in varying degrees. Of course, Howard was fined the most. After all, this guy took the initiative to cause trouble. , and for the three Lavins, it was more of a warning.
"Eric, send someone to send that guy Dwight back right away! He is really annoying... I'm afraid that if he continues to stay there, he will lead to more players being ruined. ....."
"That's right! I said immediately... act quickly after I hang up the phone..."
Team general manager Sam Mitchell took the initiative to call team coach Eric and said.
Eric could only make arrangements and send Howard away from Memphis overnight.
After this crucial game for the Timberwolves was won by them, the Timberwolves, which had been unsuccessful before, finally began to turn around the situation.
