"Zach, cover for me."
On the court, Derrick Rose was being double-teamed by the Golden State Warriors. Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala swooped in, entangled Rose and grabbed the ball from his hands. .
Zach LaVine on the side saw this and rushed up to pick and roll. Rose used this screen to seize the opportunity and dribble into the two zones.
Seeing that it was not Draymond Green but Zaza Pachulia who came up to defend under the basket, Rose directly chose to throw up one step ahead of time.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
The ball went in.
At this time, there were only 7 minutes left in the game, and the point difference between the two sides further narrowed to only 10 points.
Rose had a jaw-dropping performance at the start of the final quarter, and for a moment, many Timberwolves players felt like Zhao Feiyang was back.
Although Rose is not Zhao Feiyang, he was once the youngest regular season MVP in the NBA. For this reason, his teammates are willing to believe in him and support him at this critical moment.
The previously low morale also improved due to Rose's counterattack.
At the same time, in the hospital ward in Minneapolis, Zhao Feiyang was also watching the live broadcast of the game. Regarding Rose's sudden rise, Zhao Feiyang was really very happy in his heart.
He shouted excitedly in the ward and was reminded several times by the nurses who came over.
"Well done!"
"Derek, this is your moment! Man, don't miss it... I hope you lead the team to defeat the Warriors and reach the Western Conference Finals..."
Not only Zhao Feiyang, but also the fans of the Timberwolves.
Many of them were watching the live broadcast in the arena. Under the big electronic screen, the few remaining fans were ready to leave, but they became excited because of Rose's performance in a short period of time. A group of people stood in the arena. He screamed and shouted excitedly, and at a certain moment, hope was ignited again.
In China on the other side of the ocean, the fans originally watched Zhao Feiyang. After Zhao Feiyang was injured, many fans no longer had hope for the game.
Now that they see Rose leading the team to perform brilliantly at the last moment, these fans can't help but recall that familiar figure.
"Fuck! Ross exploded! This is how he should be beaten!"
"Damn it... As long as Rose is not injured, he and Zhao Feiyang will directly defeat the Warriors... Now I don't expect Rose to play at his peak level, I only hope that he will try his best to lead the team to win the game. ....We must not lose to the Warriors!"
"The roses are blooming again! Where is Labor's No. 1 jersey? It's a pity that I can't be there, otherwise I will shout my voice hoarse..."
His eyes returned to the field.
It was the Golden State Warriors' turn to fight back.
Livingston held the ball across half court, and when he crossed the midline, he was marked by Rose. The two faced each other, and their teammates came up to cover. Livingston successfully passed the ball.
However, after halftime, he was just about to look for an opportunity to rush into the two zones, but the next second LaVine and Rose double-teamed him at the same time. The sudden interference made Livingston panic.
Snapped.
LaVine slapped the basketball away from him in the back.
Before Livingston could go up to grab the ball, Rose had already rushed forward to grab the ball. He and LaVine accelerated towards the half court.
Livingston went two-on-one.
He is in the middle, Rose is at the front, and LaVine is at the back. Seeing the three of them reaching the basket, Livingston chose to pounce on Rose at the critical moment.
However, his choice was wrong.
The moment Rose saw him rushing forward, he threw the ball high behind him. LaVine, who followed up, also understood the situation and leaped high to catch the ball with one hand and dunk it with one hand amidst the exclamations of the fans in the audience.
boom.
The two men's alley-oop cooperation was completed.
This scene left many people in a trance.
"Oh! Wonderful alley-oop dunk!"
"It feels like déjà vu! Do you remember LeBron and Wade on the Heat? At that time, Wade always threw the ball behind him like this and LeBron jumped for dunks!"
"No wonder this scene seems familiar to me!"
After this goal was scored, the point difference narrowed to only 8 points.
Seeing that the game time is getting shorter and shorter, the Warriors finally can't sit still. Soon, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry came on the stage at the same time. Kevin Durant, as the final trump card, did not come up at the same time, but temporarily sat on the court to prepare.
As soon as the Warriors replaced the substitutes, the fans on the sidelines were also excited. They shouted at the Timberwolves, "Poor guys, our main lineup is here, you will lose this game completely soon." Competition..."
"Kill them! We are the champions!"
"Don't give them any chance! The Warriors can have no sympathy for anyone!"
The fans were incredibly noisy.
On the field.
The Warriors gave the ball away and Curry held the ball through half court. Rose continued to guard as before. Although his physical fitness had declined, he still tried his best to defend himself.
However, once the half was over, Iguodala from the wing position directly came up to screen the ball. Taking advantage of this pick-and-roll opportunity, he stood outside the three-point line and took a decisive shot.
boom.
The basketball failed to score.
It seems that Curry's "miracle" has temporarily failed.
However, the rebound was quickly taken away by Green. After getting the ball, he did not attack himself, but transferred the ball to Thompson on the left.
Snapped.
Thompson caught the ball smoothly and then decisively raised the basketball to take a shot.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
The score difference widened to 11 points again.
It was also from this moment that the Timberwolves' newly ignited hopes were once again extinguished by the Warriors. Not long after Thompson scored, Curry hit a super long three-pointer with the ball.
The score difference gradually widened from then on, and it never narrowed to single digits until the last minute of the game.
When the timer flew by and there were only a few seconds left, the fans at the scene were all on their feet. The Warriors players also gave up attacking. Curry stood still holding the ball, and all other Warriors players did not move.
The score between the two sides was fixed at 100 to 116.
16 points is also a score that the Timberwolves simply cannot surpass.
Faced with this situation, even Rose, who had never given up before, could only silently choose to compromise. This was especially true for Raven and others. Watching the time slip away little by little, they could only stand there and shake their heads helplessly.
Beep.
The moment the timer rang, the Warriors fans cheered loudly.
On the court, the Warriors players also planned to shake hands to express their goodwill. Unfortunately, except for a few players such as Ibaka and Rose who were willing to shake hands, most of the old Timberwolves players such as LaVine and Gorgui refused to shake hands with the Warriors. team shaking hands.
Amidst the exclamations of all the fans, LaVine and his team directly chose to leave the field.
