The game came to the second quarter. With the previous score difference gradually widening, the situation faced by the Timberwolves was even worse. Not only did the team fail to catch up with the score they lost in the first quarter, but they were also led by the Warriors on a 10-0 spurt in the second half of the second quarter.
This also forced head coach Eric Stotts to call two timeouts in a short period of time to adjust the team's tactics.
But even so, with less than 3 minutes left in the second quarter, the Timberwolves on the field could no longer stop the powerful Warriors.
The Warriors' performance in the previous games was a bit stretched. Perhaps it was because they didn't play well enough before, but they finally found their form in this game.
Without Zhao Feiyang, the Warriors seized the opportunity to bombard the Timberwolves' basket. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson even had the best touch since the series. The two teamed up to score a total of 10 three-pointers in the half.
The Timberwolves who contrast them are completely different.
Zach LaVine can occasionally score three-pointers, but Derrick Rose's touch is completely disabled. He can only choose to break through as much as possible to increase his number of mid-range shots.
But this style of play is also somewhat ineffective. When the Warriors strengthened their defense, Rose's repeated breakthroughs obviously also caused big problems.
Seeing that the first half was about to end, the Timberwolves had been stretched to a 17-point deficit, and the two sides were tied at 40-57. At this point in the game, the Timberwolves players were really anxious.
On the field.
The Warriors attack.
Curry held the ball and advanced to the half-court side, and after half-court, he dribbled the ball into the basket. Gorgi, who came up to defend, directly interfered. Curry passed the ball while running, and the ball was given to Draymond Green.
When Green was about to hold the ball for a single, Gorgi flew up and slapped Green.
Snapped.
This slap was not light, it hit Green's hand directly.
The referee whistle sounded.
Green also groaned in pain after being beaten. He stared at Gorgi unhappily. He planned to go up and argue with him, but saw the coldness in his eyes.
"Hey man, this isn't rugby... you don't need to work so hard..."
Green thought over and over again and finally spoke to persuade him.
However, Gorgi had no idea of giving in. He even walked up to him and started taunting him face to face, "Oh, really? You, a sissy in a one-piece suit, do you know it hurts now?"
"If you don't accept it, do you? If you don't accept it, you can have a fight! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Looking at the angry Gorgi, Green also realized that the other party really wanted to fight! Although he usually does bad things, he is still very cunning on the court, at least not stupid, and will not deliberately anger the opponent in this situation.
Fortunately, the referee came and stopped the two in time, so that the matter did not go further.
call out.
Head coach Cole saw the situation on the court and quickly replaced Green, and also replaced Curry. At this time, the Warriors have a big lead, and the situation on the court does not look good. Coach Cole is not Thibodeau, and he will not really use his players, especially core players, to death.
The game continues after substitutions.
After Green left the game, Thompson quickly had a little friction with LaVine on the court.
Thompson accidentally bumped into LaVine during defense. Although Thompson seemed to be unintentional, he did not apologize. LaVine also considered this to be Thompson's provocation, so the two quickly began to take action in defense. The movements were not large enough, but they were enough to attract the referee's whistle.
call out.
Another whistle sounded, and when the referee rushed to the two men, LaVine and Thompson's hands were already entangled.
Fortunately, the two of them had no conflicts before, so they seemed to be quite restrained.
"Hey, Zach, listen, I bumped into you by accident before...I didn't mean to..."
"Really? Did Pachulia step on Zhao on purpose? Clay, I respected you in the past. At that time, I thought the Warriors were strong because of your concerted efforts. It was true team basketball... .But now I don’t think so. You guys are all sanctimonious hypocrites. Of course, that guy Pachulia is a real villain..."
"Even if you can win the championship this season, you won this championship through dishonorable means..."
When LaVine mentioned the matter of stepping on his feet, Thompson didn't know what to say for a moment.
After all, there is indeed a big problem with what Pachulia did in this matter. What's more terrible is that, whether it is from the standpoint of teammates or interests, after the game, as members of the Warriors, they all expressed their belief in the media. Pachulia means.
From a profit perspective, it may be understandable, but from a sportsmanship perspective, I'm afraid no one in the NBA is willing to let someone like Pachulia become his opponent.
Even the current Warriors.
Of course it's good to be a teammate. Anyway, it's good for the team. When the time comes, it will be his own fault. But once you become an opponent, it means that your career can be ruined at any time! This is no longer just a matter of winning or losing the game, but a bet on your own future.
There was not much time left in the second quarter, and soon the timer sounded.
Beep.
The score between the two sides was 50 to 66. The 16-point gap made the game that originally seemed to have some suspense become almost not suspenseful.
If the Timberwolves cannot recover these 16 points in the second half, then they will lose the life-and-death battle of the series, and all the efforts they have put in this season will be in vain.
During the halftime break, many fans watching the game on the big screen at the Target Center Arena in Minneapolis were disappointed. Many people saw that the team had lost so many points, but they really didn’t feel like it. If you want to continue reading, just choose to leave early.
At first, only a few people left, and then more and more people were affected. When the second half was about to begin, only the last one-third of the fans watching the game were left.
Such a scene also made the team's general manager Sam Mitchell sigh.
"It seems that this season is over... If this continues, we should still encounter the Warriors next season... Kevin Durant is something we will find difficult to overcome. Obstacles..."
"So...the team has to make some changes!"
Zhao Feiyang, who was lying in the hospital ward, was also watching the life-and-death battle between the team and the Warriors in real time. After watching the second quarter, he sat there and sighed for a long time.
"It's over! Everything is over!"
"The team is probably going to lose!"
At this time, the second half between the Timberwolves and the Warriors arrived on time.
