Minneapolis.
Target Center, home of the Timberwolves.
Half an hour before the game started, tens of thousands of fans showed up around the arena. They were all excited, holding signs cheering for the team, wearing uniforms with the same color as the team, and many of them wore Zhao Feiyang's jersey.
Today is the sixth game of the Western Conference semifinals. Timberwolves fans know very well that once they win this game, the Timberwolves will successfully defeat the Warriors and advance to the next round.
By then, it may not be difficult to win the Western Conference championship.
Although the Spurs are strong, can they be better than the Warriors? The Timberwolves even defeated the Warriors, who are ranked first in the Western Conference. What else can stop them then?
"Promotion."
"We will definitely win the game."
"This is a great moment for the Timberwolves!"
The fans outside the stadium kept shouting loudly under the camera interview, and ESPN, which was responsible for the broadcast, also specially broadcast the game during prime time.
The same is true for CCTV Sports in China. Almost all other programs have been adjusted to make way for this game.
Before the players officially took the field, in the Timberwolves locker room, a group of players were very excited, as if they were in a state of excitement, constantly dreaming about the upcoming game.
"Hey, Zach, we can definitely win the Warriors! I guess we can beat them by more than 10 points... then we can win the Spurs 4-0 or 4-1, don't even think about it. This year we will definitely be the championship again..."
"Adrian, if we win the championship, then I will have two championship rings! God! I have only been in the league for a few years and I can get such an honor. Maybe I can enter the Hall of Fame in the future. !”
"You guys, are you thinking about entering the Hall of Fame before the game starts? Why don't you think about where to celebrate if we win the Warriors tonight? I know a great nightclub, and I guarantee that the girls there are It’s great….Who wants to go with me?”
It's not surprising if other players are excited. What's really surprising is Derrick Rose, who has always been relatively low-key in the past.
Rose has a relatively reserved personality and rarely talks in the team, but today is different from usual. He has been chatting non-stop with others, and his words also show his expectation and joy for victory.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Feiyang, as the team boss, can understand it very well.
Rose has never been able to win a championship for so many years, and he has never even played in the finals. Now as long as the team defeats the Warriors, there is a high probability of winning the Western Conference championship and entering the finals. So how can Rose be unhappy? ?
Although it is not his achievements as the boss of the team, at least he is also a part of it.
How many superstars have reached the end of their careers, let alone reaching the finals, and may not even be able to touch the floor of the conference finals!
Regarding the enthusiastic atmosphere within the team, the team's head coach Eric Stotts did not interrupt.
He was relieved that after all, it was definitely not a bad thing for the players to stay excited before the game.
"Guys, the game is about to start! Tonight's game is very different for us. We fought back when we were behind, and now we have to use the last game to kill our opponents..."
"So you must never fail..."
Coach Eric took the initiative to extend his hand, and the Timberwolves players also put their hands together under his leadership.
"victory!"
"victory!"
The players shouted wantonly, and after finishing all this, they walked out of the locker room one after another.
Beep.
The timer for the live match sounded, and the two sides were about to start.
Compared with the high morale performance of the Timberwolves, today's Warriors look a lot weaker. From the moment they entered the stadium, Timberwolves fans gave them the highest treatment - greeting them with endless boos.
The boos in the away game naturally have an impact on the team. Coupled with the constant losses before, the Warriors naturally lost the energy they had at the beginning of the series.
Even Draymond Green, who was the most restless before, was much calmer today and stopped talking trash to Adrian before the game started.
Snapped.
The referee threw the basketball and the Timberwolves got the ball first. Adrian slapped the basketball away from Green, and the ball fell into the hands of Derrick Rose.
Rose advanced with the ball and organized the team's offense after halftime.
The Warriors didn't dare to show any signs of neglect this time. As soon as Klay Thompson came up, he stuck closely to Zhao Feiyang, as if he didn't intend to let him catch the ball at all.
Zhao Feiyang was not in a hurry and pretended to go over to help, but in fact communicated with Rose through gestures.
The next second, Rose seemed to be about to pass the ball to Zhao Feiyang, and Zhao Feiyang also ran to Rose to help him, but in fact the two met each other, Zhao Feiyang directly helped Rose to block Curry in the pick-and-roll, and Rose took advantage of the opportunity to dribble the ball all the way to the basket. .
Green came up to defend as he approached the penalty area. Rose seemed to take a floater, but in fact he deceived Green's defense with a difficult pull-up layup.
Snapped.
When he hit the ball into the basket with a pull rod, the fans at the scene couldn't help but cheer and scream.
At this moment, the confidence Rose showed made many fans see the "Windy City Rose" they once were.
It's the Warriors' turn to attack.
Stephen Curry advanced with the ball, and soon encountered Rose's marking after half-court. Curry was not in a hurry to take action, but instead signaled his teammates to come up and cover.
Green quickly moved from the low post to the high post, and after helping Curry fend off Rose, Curry rushed towards the basket. Unfortunately, Adrian's defense on the Timberwolves' side was very timely and blocked Curry's shooting space, forcing Curry to transfer the ball away.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into Durant's hands.
After getting the ball, Durant chose to play singles with the ball. After getting rid of Andrew Wiggins one-on-one, he rushed to the basket. However, he missed a layup at the last moment. The basketball bounced and fell out of the basket and failed. Successfully scored.
"Damn it!"
Durant shook his head helplessly.
The Timberwolves fans at the scene did not take it too seriously and deliberately booed Durant.
The rebound was taken away by the Timberwolves.
Zhao Feiyang held the ball for a fast break. After halftime, he was very decisive and shot a three-pointer directly towards Thompson.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
"nice shot!"
"Well done!"
The whole audience burst into wild cheers.
The Warriors didn't expect that Zhao Feiyang would feel so good!
It was their turn to fight back again.
This time Curry seemed to have lost the patience he had before. After halftime, he ignored Durant's request for the ball and directly raised the basketball outside the three-point line on the right side.
Snapped.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
The bad touch made Curry shake his head and sigh with a look of despair.
