The game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves quickly entered the second half.
Many home fans thought that the Warriors, as last season's championship, would be able to perform extremely threateningly, but in fact, the Warriors' performance in the first half was not very good.
Of course Kevin Durant is still so stable, but Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson's playing time has dropped a lot compared to before.
It's not that the two of them also adopted a "health regimen", but that they also suffered injuries of varying degrees.
Among the playoff teams in the league, among the stars who need to play more than 35 minutes, especially those who have the ability to lead the team and help the team enter the second round many times, how many of them are free of injuries?
The difference is simply size.
Some stars have explosive physical fitness and therefore have fewer injuries, while those stars with relatively weaker physical fitness, or those who are not born with such strong bodies, will suffer from some occupational diseases to some extent.
There is no way around this!
Although the two injuries were not serious, the Warriors still did not let them play for too long. Because of this, the Warriors' offensive firepower is not as fierce as before, and Durant alone cannot drive the entire team.
After falling behind in the first half, the Warriors tried to chase points in the second half.
Coach Kerr puts more ball rights in Durant's hands.
Originally, this tactic was very suitable, just arrange for Durant to play, but Draymond Green is not worried at all. He always competes with Durant for the ball on the court, even if his shooting percentage is not the same. It's not high, but he's not willing to throw the ball away.
The emotion of "not convinced by Durant" was almost written on his face.
After the Warriors won the championship last season, their attitude towards Durant also changed somewhat. Including Durant himself.
In the past, he could endure many things for the sake of the championship, but now that he has won the championship, he will have no regrets in his career even if there is no second championship in the future. Therefore, those who could endure it before do not need to endure it now, or He said he didn't have the patience to endure it any longer.
In the second half of the third quarter, Durant and Green got into an argument over a pass. The two were at odds with each other, and Green even made provocative moves. This scene shocked Timberwolves fans. They are really a feast for the eyes of a group of melon-eaters.
Precisely because of the Warriors' state, the Timberwolves encountered no decent resistance at all in the fourth quarter. With the team already taking the lead, Zach LaVine and Adrian Ennis continued to work hard. The two combined to score 24 points in the last quarter, helping the Timberwolves completely secure the victory.
Beep.
When the game timer ended, the score was 109-96, and the Timberwolves finally defeated the Warriors with a 13-point gap.
It is a fact that Curry and Thompson were injured, but it is also a fact that the Timberwolves cooperated tacitly in this game. Therefore, after the game, the Timberwolves players received cheers from all the home fans.
"champion!"
"champion!"
"champion!"
The fans shouted with great excitement, as if this moment was the last moment of the Finals, as if the game they just defeated the Warriors was the last one.
While the team won the game, in the Timberwolves' VIP box, owner Locke and team general manager John Daniel couldn't help but chat after watching the game.
"It looks like our team has great potential! If we keep playing like this, will we win the championship?"
Boss Locke's physical performance in middle school was quite average, and he didn't know much about basketball, especially the NBA. In fact, he doesn't care about basketball itself, he just hopes to make more money through this acquisition.
General Manager Daniel understood the boss's thoughts and responded quickly, "Don't worry, boss! The team's start to the season is really great. Now we are ranked first in the Western Conference. If we can continue to maintain it, I think we will enter The finals are just a matter of time..."
Mr. Locke nodded.
"What about the Chinese player named Zhao? When can he come back?"
"Zhao is still recovering from his injury, but it looks like he will be back in action soon."
"Frankly speaking, I have never seen Chinese people play...it all looks a bit unreal! The NBA is a world for blacks and whites, and only they can gain a foothold here..."
Daniel was not sure what his boss meant, so he did not answer the boss's question.
Unexpectedly, the boss asked again, "How much is Zhao's contract? I remember that he seems to be quite old... When Taylor talked to me that time, he said... NBA Players should start to decline after they reach the age of 30, right?"
General Manager Daniel did not expect that the boss would say this. After a slight hesitation, he quickly informed the boss of the information in his memory, "The contract Zhao originally signed with the Timberwolves was for 3 years, with a total amount of 72 million. By this season, he will be the third Last season, he could have jumped out of the contract early, but he did not do so. After the end of last season, he stated that he would continue to stay in the team..."
"His age... is 32 years old now and will be 33 in a few months..."
"What?"
When he heard Zhao Feiyang's age, boss Locke was shocked, "This guy doesn't look that old. I thought he was 27 or 8 years old at most... It seems like his career may not be that old." It won’t be long…”
"24 million a year is a lot of money. If we have this money, most of the league's stars should be able to sign it, right?"
General manager Daniel was really anxious now.
Although he has not made any professional achievements yet, he has been involved in these circles before, and of course he understands the value of Zhao Feiyang and the team's operating logic.
Boss Locke's words were obviously unprofessional, but Daniel was afraid that the boss would be really stupid, so he quickly explained, "Boss, although Zhao is a bit old, his performance has always been pretty good... If a star like him Put it on the market, even if you bid 30 million, there will definitely be teams rushing to get it..."
"Moreover, for the Timberwolves, he is the absolute core and the guarantee of the team's popularity! With him, our team will be more cohesive..."
Boss Locke didn’t want to hear that much and interrupted Daniel before he could finish speaking, “I don’t understand basketball, but from a profit perspective, he is depreciating as a team asset... .Furthermore, I heard that some players can no longer perform once they are seriously injured... Can he still remain competitive enough in his current situation?"
"I think the current lineup is very good. Even without him, the team defeated the strongest team in the league..."
"I'll give you a week to figure out these problems. If he can no longer produce value to the team, then there is no need to keep him... Before he has completely devalued, it is better to use him to exchange for some Valuable players come over..."
