After the big score was tied 3-2, there was basically no suspense in the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies.
The last game between the two sides was held at FedEx Arena, the home of the Grizzlies.
In order to motivate the team to counterattack their opponents and win the crucial sixth game, Grizzlies fans are using all kinds of tricks. Many people held up slogans mocking Zhao Feiyang, trying to break the superstar's mentality from his off-court behavior. Others stood directly opposite the backboard, wearing various funny costumes, trying to defeat the Timberwolves. Players disrupt their form when shooting free throws.
These are not the most outrageous things. The most outrageous thing is that when the Timberwolves stayed at the hotel again, not long after they checked in, a girl took the initiative to call LaVine and other players.
Although the other party really gave it, this move undoubtedly hoped to affect the state of LaVine and others.
LaVine, who had already suffered a loss, dared not do anything anymore and could only sternly refuse in this situation.
No external interference could affect the Timberwolves players, and the key battle has arrived. Only the first quarter of this game was pretty good. At least during this quarter, the Grizzlies players maintained an extremely stable state and their defensive attitude on the court was also very positive.
However, starting from the second quarter, the Grizzlies gradually went awry. First, Marc Gasol argued with head coach Tom Thibodeau during a timeout, and then Chandler Parsons argued with Mike Conley. When the live camera captured this scene, fans were also disappointed with the poor situation within the Grizzlies.
Zach Randolph, who left previously, also confirmed that his old injury has recurred and is basically impossible to play in the remaining games.
The team's lineup is missing, there is internal chaos, and there seems to be some discord between the coach and the main players. When this series of problems wrap around the Grizzlies' necks, their reversal has completely disappeared.
After entering the second half, Zhao Feiyang continued to lead the team to attack the Grizzlies' basket.
This time it only took them one quarter to pull away. By the end of the third quarter, the gap between the two sides had widened to about 15 points.
Not only did the Grizzlies fail to counterattack, but they also made constant mistakes. The core of the team, Mike Conley, seemed to be angry with someone and would seize the opportunity on the court to play singles, even if there was no way to score.
Head coach Thibodeau was very dissatisfied with his behavior and replaced him to rest. He was placed on the team's bench and never replaced again.
Gasol's defense on the court has become less active. He was too physically exhausted and even looked defensive. Coach Thibodeau was also very dissatisfied with this. Unfortunately, he did not dare to replace Gasol because He has no better cards in his hand to expend.
When the game entered the second half of the last quarter, coach Eric of the Timberwolves replaced Zhao Feiyang and other core players, and the substitutes came on to continue maintaining the situation.
As they expected, the Grizzlies failed to catch up until the end of the game.
When the timer stopped, the entire Timberwolves team rushed together to celebrate the victory.
The fans at FedEx Arena had already foreseen the Grizzlies' defeat, so one by one they left before the game was over. When the game was completely over, only two-thirds of the fans were left in the entire arena. Arriving fans.
"Bad game! Bad season!"
"Waste of my tickets! Damn it! I really hope to move out of this city... No, these unworthy guys should be let out..."
"Another season that wastes everything! I don't understand why the team loses so many games in a row?"
Fans talked a lot and left with dissatisfaction and anger.
In the arena, the players from both sides also shook hands in a friendly way. No matter what happened on the court before, now that the series between the two sides is over, all the grievances are over!
Zhao Feiyang walked up to his former head coach Thibodeau as usual. He did not ridicule or question, but calmly high-fived and hugged him.
"Coach Tom, see you next season!"
Coach Thibodeau can still afford to lose, but he still seems a little unconvinced, "Definitely. I don't know what your next opponent will be! But I'm sure that the Warriors will be your biggest threat... ..”
"Young people, I look forward to you playing against the Warriors..."
Regarding Coach Thibodeau’s toughness, Zhao Feiyang did not tolerate it, but said in a sly tone like him, “I’m also looking forward to playing against the Warriors... In fact, I think you’re a good fit for the Warriors.” Team coach! But I guess Coach Cole won’t agree..."
The two separated after having sex with each other.
The Timberwolves, who finished the first round of the series, also returned to Minneapolis.
On the way back, the players were not as tired as they imagined. On the contrary, they were all excited and seemed to be full of expectations for the future. A group of players not only talked and laughed, but also played cards and had entertainment activities on the plane.
After the first round of the campaign, the Timberwolves' next opponent was the Golden State Warriors, who swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4-0.
Everyone knows that the Golden State Warriors are stronger than ever this season.
Everything only comes from the joining of one person.
Although this matter caused a lot of fuss during the offseason, the result was finally announced to everyone's surprise.
Who would have thought at that time that the star of the just-defeated Thunder, a superstar who could rival LeBron James and Stephen Curry, would directly choose to join a championship-level team?
Even if he was ridiculed by Draymond Green in the process of joining, and even if the other party directly said, "We were the championship long before you," he still couldn't resist the disastrous defeat that had already worn away his spirit. Durant's "compromise."
Doubts from the outside world have made the already sensitive Durant even more suspicious. He believes that although the Warriors have become stronger than ever with his help, he must have been unable to sleep for many nights.
During the regular season, Durant averaged 25.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. As the most embarrassing role in the Warriors, he used his strength to tell everyone what his value is!
It is precisely because the team has Durant's help and the smooth running-in between the two sides that the Warriors finally won first place in the Western Conference with 67 wins and 15 losses.
Of course, it is not as good as the 73 wins last season, but 73 wins still failed to win the championship. So, winning a few more games does not seem so important. Winning the championship is the most important thing.
During the regular season, the Warriors and Timberwolves also met several times, with both sides winning and losing. It seemed that the balance of strength was not too unbalanced.
Although the Warriors are a challenge for the entire league, after all, they were so strong last year and were defeated by the Timberwolves.
Therefore, for many Timberwolves players, the Warriors are not as scary as they imagined.
They weren't the only ones who thought so, but so did the fans in Minneapolis. After the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies, fans knew clearly that the home team's opponent in the semifinals was the Warriors.
"Oh! It's the Warriors again! We beat them last year... We will never lose this time! Last year we tied 4-3, and this year I think 4-2 is totally fine. ..."
"Kevin Durant is indeed very good, but the Warriors are by no means as stable as everyone thinks! Who is the core of the team, Stephen or Kevin? This question is not so easy to answer! As long as we If there is no problem with performance, then I think a united Timberwolves team should be better than a Warriors team full of internal crises..."
"The Warriors are very powerful! But what's different about them is that this team needs to keep winning games. When things go smoothly, every player benefits from it, and the stars can be very harmonious, but once they encounter If they lose, the Warriors will definitely fall apart. At least Durant and the Warriors cannot coexist..."
Most fans almost believe that the Timberwolves have a chance to win the Warriors.
This also made Warriors fans on the Internet very unhappy. They started scolding wars on various forums to refute the remarks of Timberwolves fans.
"Shit! We have won most of our games in the Western Conference this season! The Timberwolves can't even beat the Grizzlies, so why are they confident of beating us?"
one Warriors fan commented.
A Timberwolves fan’s rebuttal quickly appeared below.
"We were the championship winners last season, not you!"
"Last season is a thing of the past! Now we are completely different from last season. We have superstars like Kevin and Steph, as well as Klay and Draymond, and what about you? Derek doesn't look like that. It’s easy to use. His glass-like attributes cannot carry the entire team. Where is Dwight? Isn’t that guy clamoring to kill us? Where are the others?”
Another Warriors fan commented.
"We were the championship winners last season, not you!"
This Timberwolves fan directly copied and pasted.
"Is this guy a robot? What else can he say besides this? Our Stephen was the MVP last season. His scoring ability is top-notch in the league. The same is true for Kevin. Maybe we still have some things we haven't Solve the problem, but you will never be able to hinder us... We will sweep you away..."
Another Warriors fan who couldn't stand it spoke up to retort.
However, the classic quote soon reappeared.
"We were the championship winners last season, not you!"
This sentence directly broke the defense of the Warriors fans, and a group of people who had previously planned to be reasonable began to curse wildly below.
"Fake Squid! You Bichi, what else can you do besides saying this?"
"Damn bastard! I'm going to fly to Minneapolis to kill you! You'd better not let me find you, otherwise I will make you die miserably..."
"You and your Timberwolves are bullshit! This time we will beat the shit out of you..."
