Western Conference Semifinals.
Game 5 of the series.
Oracle Arena.
The Golden State Warriors host the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The match between the two sides was very intense, and they were involved in a fierce battle from the first half. Adrian Ennis and Draymond Green in the paint were fighting hand-to-hand, and both of them played tricks on each other. The trash talk was constant from beginning to end.
The inside line is so intense, the outside line is not much better!
Andrew Wiggins has not been having a good time since the beginning of the series. He is responsible for guarding Kevin Durant and he is really complaining. Originally, he just wanted to play casually, but now that he is staring at Durant, he can no longer relax.
Not only must he devote all his energy to guarding Durant, but he must also find ways to perform better on the offensive end. This is simply an extremely demanding challenge for Wiggins.
Not only him, Zhao Feiyang also had a difficult life.
After two consecutive strong performances, the Warriors used double-team defensive measures against him from time to time. It's okay when Stephen Curry is on the court. Once substitute guard Shaun Livingston is replaced, he will always try his best to target Zhao Feiyang.
Although Zhao Feiyang's defense was still unable to keep an eye on him, it still made him feel extremely unhappy.
Fortunately, after the second half of this game, the situation gradually developed in the direction favorable to the Timberwolves. No one could have imagined that after the game started, Derrick Rose, who used to have a mediocre three-point shooting touch, actually made four three-pointers today.
Zach LaVine's three-point touch is already good, so he successfully made 5 three-pointers.
Zhao Feiyang was heavily guarded this time and didn't have that many shooting opportunities at all, but he also sent out double-digit assists, made three difficult three-pointers, and helped his teammates attract The defensive attention of other players.
The Timberwolves' three-point rain also caught the Warriors off guard. The Warriors had never encountered such a situation before. Because usually they defeat the opponent by shooting three-pointers. When will it be the opponent's turn to use this attack method to hurt them?
But this time it really happened.
Even the Timberwolves players themselves didn’t expect it.
When the game entered the final quarter, the Timberwolves, relying on the "three-point rain", led the Warriors by as many as 11 points. This also made the Warriors extremely anxious, especially since Green was still on the team bench. There was a conflict with Durant over passing the ball.
The reason is that Green grabbed a rebound during an offense. He should have passed it out when he got the ball. The best position on the court was Durant standing outside the three-point line. If he got the ball and attacked alone, Then there is a high probability that this goal can be scored.
But Green did not do this, and Curry was not on the court at this time. Therefore, no matter what Durant shouted, Green chose to ignore it. In the end, he took the ball and sprinted towards the half court.
I thought I could launch a one-stop attack, but as I was approaching the basket, I was slapped by Adrian who was catching up. The ball also fell into the hands of the Timberwolves, who also seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Green was reprimanded by Coach Cole for this goal, but Coach Cole did not hold on to the matter and just said it and stopped talking.
But later it became the cause of the conflict between Green and Durant, especially when the team gradually fell behind. As the leader of the team, Durant was very dissatisfied with Green's random behavior.
"Draymond, you are an inside player, dribbling the ball across the half court and breaking through the opponent's interference to score in the chase is not what you can do... You should pass the ball out early instead of choosing yourself. beat......"
As soon as Durant opened his mouth, Green immediately became furious.
"What does my choice have to do with you? Even if I pass the ball, I won't pass it to you! Kevin, who do you think you are? The super leader of the Warriors? No, you are just a pathetic person who surrendered for the championship. Our wretch, remember, you have no right to order me..."
Green's response also allowed Durant to immediately break through the defense.
The already sensitive Durant dislikes the most when someone mentions his joining the Warriors. Even if everyone likes it, no one will ever talk about it. Now Green has put these words out in the open. , naturally caused Durant's dissatisfaction.
"Fake Redmond! Please remember your identity, you are just a second-round pick! And you are not the one who defeated me, you are nothing to me... You didn't even let me I don’t even have the qualifications to take action! The Warriors defeated the team I used to be in, but you are just a bug in the Warriors team, and you have no right to flaunt yourself..."
"I'm not qualified! But what can you do? Do you think this is your territory? Man, look who will listen to what you say? You are just an outsider. To us, you are just an outsider who is not accepted by us. It’s nothing more than a surrender to the enemy..."
The two became more and more noisy, and they started fighting on the bench.
This scene was also captured by the live camera, and the fans in the audience were in an uproar. Although I know that Green and Durant have some minor conflicts, it is really ugly that it has actually come to this.
"What happened to them?"
"It doesn't look good!"
"Draymond is such a big mouth, he must have said something mean again!"
Teammates also rushed over to pull the two away. Coach Cole rarely got angry and scolded both of them. After finally getting the situation under control, the timeout on the spot ended and the game started again.
There isn't much time left, and it doesn't look like the Warriors have no chance at all.
Unfortunately, with little time left, the Warriors failed to seize the opportunity to counterattack. Durant and Green acted very strangely after they came on the court again. The two no longer even directly cooperated in passing the ball. This gap certainly affected the Warriors' tactics.
However, what is worse is that in the little time left, Zhao Feiyang and LaVine threw three-pointers one after another, and even Adrian on the wing also hit two three-pointers.
After a burst of three-pointers, the Warriors were stretched to 16 points. At this time, there were only the last 30 seconds left before the end of the game, and there was no possibility of a reversal for the Warriors.
Time passed quickly, and soon the sound of the timer stopping sounded.
Beep.
The whole game is over.
The score between the two sides was 126 to 113, and Game 5 of the series ended with a 13-point gap.
The Timberwolves won three consecutive games after originally falling behind. While winning the match point, they also got one step closer to the Western Conference Finals.
