There are only 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the game.
The score was 105 to 106.
The ball was in the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. At this extraordinary moment, the ball fell directly into the hands of Zach LaVine after halftime.
As an outstanding young generation of the Timberwolves, he was previously trained by the team as "the next team leader after Zhao Feiyang". Now that Zhao Feiyang has left, the Timberwolves are gradually supporting LaVine.
After getting the ball, he suddenly rushed out with the ball in the face of JR Smith's interference. The two faced each other. JR subconsciously moved his steps. LaVine pretended to take a shot, but in fact used a pause to interfere with JR's defensive rhythm.
Seeing that LaVine had entered the two zones, taking advantage of JR's dazed moment, LaVine suddenly raised the basketball and shot a pull-up jump shot.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
LaVine's stable performance at critical moments won the cheers of the Timberwolves fans present.
108 to 105.
The remaining time is still decreasing.
The basketball fell into Zhao Feiyang's hands, and he held the ball across half court.
Before halftime, he suddenly saw LeBron James rushing to the other side of the halfcourt. Zhao Feiyang without any hesitation immediately threw the ball into LeBron's hands with a wonderful pass.
Snapped.
LeBron jumped up smoothly to catch the long pass.
After getting the basketball, he slammed into the basket. Although Serge Ibaka took the initiative to interfere, he still couldn't withstand LeBron's attack and allowed LeBron to enter the basket and end the battle with a one-handed dunk. .
boom.
The ball went in.
107 to 108.
There are only 55 seconds left.
At this time, the players on both sides of the field became restless. There is no doubt that the final decisive moment has arrived. The Timberwolves continue to hold on to their slim advantage, while the Cavaliers need to seize the opportunity to come back and win.
If both sides make any mistakes, they may hand over the victory of this game to the other side.
The Timberwolves continued to attack.
This time the ball was transferred to the basket. Howard singled out Kevin Love in the penalty area. The two faced each other. Howard tried to push Love away, but unfortunately his body didn't have much effect, so he simply turned around and took advantage. The steps avoid Love's interference.
Snapped.
The basketball he threw missed and hit the backboard and bounced out.
Ibaka and Tristan Thompson under the basket jumped up to compete for the rebound at the same time. Both sides hit the basketball in mid-air. As a result, the basketball fell out and fell into the hands of Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins picked up the basketball. There was no hesitation and he took a quick shot before LeBron came up to defend.
Unfortunately, his shooting percentage was not high enough. He made another mistake at a critical moment, and the basketball hit the backboard and bounced out again.
The two sides once again fell into a chaotic battle for rebounds.
This time, the basketball fell into the hands of Zhao Feiyang on the outside after several bounces. Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, observed the defensive formation in front of him and made a judgment in the shortest possible time.
He deliberately made a shooting motion and raised the ball high. When Rose flew up, he deliberately jumped towards the opponent.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Rose was fouled by Zhao Feiyang and got two free throw opportunities.
"Oh! No!"
In the Timberwolves' team bench, head coach Eric shook his head helplessly and sighed. He didn't blame Rose, but was surprised by Zhao Feiyang's choice.
"This guy is getting smarter and smarter!"
"Although he has lost his previous speed and explosiveness, he is still playing with his brain and experience, which many players cannot do..."
With all the fans watching, Zhao Feiyang stood on the free throw line.
Completely different from other Cavaliers players' free throws, after Zhao Feiyang received the referee's pass, there were no boos at the scene.
Under normal circumstances, visiting team players will be booed wildly when they make free throws, and many fans will even deliberately make various exaggerated actions in the audience to disturb the free throw players' mentality.
But Zhao Feiyang has not encountered any of this.
The Timberwolves fans just waited quietly for him to kick the ball away.
First penalty.
Snapped.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
There were still no boos from the fans at the scene, and there was even a lot of encouraging applause. Only the Cavaliers' team bench was filled with sighs.
Soon came the second free throw.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, Zhao Feiyang first adjusted his breathing this time, and then threw the ball.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
108 versus 108.
There are only 31 seconds left in the game between the Cavaliers and the Timberwolves.
Timberwolves serve.
At the last moment, the ball was directly given to LaVine, and he quickly passed the half court after getting the basketball. After Rose covered for him, LaVine rushed to the right corner.
The defenses in both zones were already in place, and there were only two choices before him at this time. One is holding the ball and sprinting in, while the other chooses to shoot from the three-point line.
After a moment of hesitation, LaVine pretended to dribble forward to break through, but the next second he took advantage of the situation and stepped back to pull the ball back to the three-point line.
Uh-huh.
LaVine took a shot and once again put the basketball firmly into the basket.
Unfortunately, he stepped inside the three-point line when he threw the basketball, so the ball could only be counted as a two-pointer.
110 to 108.
Although it was just a mid-range shot, the Timberwolves' 2-point lead still pushed the Cavaliers to a dead end. There are only 10 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Cavaliers serve.
This time, of course, the ball was given to LeBron.
LeBron personally controlled the ball through half court. After reaching the half court, he decisively raised the basketball and shot early in the face of Wiggins' interference.
I thought that the three-pointer would be scored steadily, but the basketball thrown by LeBron bounced directly away.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
Many Timberwolves fans thought their team was going to win.
However, the next second, Love actually grabbed a rebound at a critical moment. Before he could fully react after getting the ball, he saw LeBron outside rushing into the basket.
Love threw the ball directly into his hands. LeBron caught the ball while running. He was about to lift the basketball and hit the basket for a flying dunk. At the critical moment, Howard suddenly stepped up to fill the position. His strong body was here. Time came into play again, and he just hit LeBron who was running.
The two met in mid-air. LeBron's one-handed dunk met Howard's two big hands, and he was slapped out hard at the moment of contact.
Snapped.
The whole audience exclaimed.
The fans who had already stood up from the team seats were overjoyed. After all, not everyone can block LeBron, especially at this critical moment that determines victory or defeat.
The Timberwolves' team bench was filled with excitement, and some players had already started cheering and celebrating, as if they had won the final victory.
The Cavaliers team bench was in panic. The moment they saw LeBron's dunk blocked, many players felt that the game might be lost.
The basketball rolled out, and under the eyes of countless fans in disbelief, this time the basketball happened to fall into Zhao Feiyang's hands.
The moment he picked up the basketball, Zhao Feiyang's body reacted subconsciously. He took a big step back with his left foot and stood outside the three-point line. Then his body suddenly rose up and the basketball in his hand was thrown out at the next moment.
Beep.
The moment the basketball came out, the sound of the on-site timer reaching zero sounded.
Amid the confused and surprised eyes of countless people, the basketball thrown by Zhao Feiyang drew a perfect arc in mid-air and hit the net with precision.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
111 to 110.
Killer!
The scene was quiet for only 0.5 seconds, and then all the Cavaliers players rushed to the court to cheer and celebrate. LeBron and Love excitedly jumped on Zhao Feiyang and hugged him tightly.
Head coach Tyronn Lue clapped his hands vigorously, shouting happily while clapping and pumping his fists.
"we won!"
"Kill!"
"We managed to beat the Timberwolves!"
Compared to the excitement of the Cavaliers players, the atmosphere in the Target Center Arena was relatively deserted. Although many die-hard Zhao Feiyang fans expressed their congratulations to Zhao Feiyang with applause, more fans fell into silence.
Including the Timberwolves players and coaching staff.
What everyone has in mind is pretty much the same.
"Why? Why did the stupid management want to trade Zhao? He is ours!"
"Such a winning goal should belong to us..."
"But now we're the victims... Damn it! We killed the best guy in the history of our franchise... What does that count?"
