Beep.
The timer sounded, and the second half between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors began.
After the Cavaliers players walked out of the tunnel, this time they were surprised to find that almost a third of the fans were missing from the stands. What's worse is that the remaining fans are also leaving one after another. Many of them come with their families and some hold signs.
It seemed that many people were extremely disappointed with their performance, otherwise they would not have chosen to leave the game with two quarters left.
Such a scene dealt another blow to the Cavaliers' already low morale.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the third quarter officially started.
The Cavaliers have the ball, with Zhao Feiyang taking the No. 1 position. JR Smith was temporarily replaced after playing one quarter, and was temporarily replaced by George Hill.
In other positions, Kevin Love was replaced, while Tristan Thompson stayed off the court to rest.
The Warriors still have an all-substitute lineup. It seems that they don't take such a Cavaliers team to heart at all, even if the point difference between the two sides is not big at this time.
Snapped.
The basketball was given to Zhao Feiyang and he dribbled the ball across the half court.
He was not in a hurry when he got the ball. After discovering that the team had the intention of ruining the game, Zhao Feiyang really had nothing to say. Therefore, as soon as the half was over, he lifted the basketball and threw it out as if out of anger.
When he saw Zhao Feiyang about to take a long three-pointer, head coach Tyronn Lue sitting on the team bench was shocked.
"No!"
Tyronn Lu stood up immediately.
"What does Zhao want to do? This guy is too casual!"
Like Tyronn Lue, so did many fans on the sidelines.
They were shocked when they saw Zhao Feiyang playing like this. After all, he had never been so reckless before and would be very cautious in any attack choice.
However, in the next second, Zhao Feiyang's seemingly casual three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
This shot shocked everyone, including Zhao Feiyang himself. He originally really wanted to shoot casually, but he didn't expect that he would score like this!
"Holy crap! Is this okay?"
"It's all about riding horses! Anyway, you can hit them casually...I can also throw them away...it doesn't matter..."
Zhao Feiyang, who has a bad temper, doesn't care about that much.
It was the Warriors' turn to fight back.
It was Nick Young who advanced with the ball. After getting the ball, he organized his teammates to attack at the top of the arc. Zhao Feiyang stood in front of him and put on a defensive posture. It seemed that Zhao Feiyang was quite absent-minded, so Nick Young didn't pay much attention to him.
However, the next second, when Nick Young raised the basketball and planned to pass the ball to his teammate West on the wing, Zhao Feiyang suddenly stretched out his hand and intercepted his pass.
Snapped.
The basketball was intercepted by Zhao Feiyang.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
Nick Young was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Zhao Feiyang's defense to be so sudden. By the time Nick Young reacted and caught up, Zhao Feiyang had already reached the half court.
The two of them reached the basket one after another. The moment Nick Yang flew up, Zhao Feiyang faced him with a pull rod and backhanded the ball into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Cavaliers fans on the sidelines stood up and applauded.
The reaction from the Warriors is still not big. Although the Cavaliers are narrowing the score gap, for the Warriors' main lineup, this small gap is nothing. They can play and open the score at any time as long as they want.
Therefore, in the Warriors' team bench, the players headed by Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant continued to chat, and coach Cole was also sitting there talking to an assistant coach.
No one is anxious, and no one cares.
The game continues on the field.
The Warriors continued to attack.
This time the ball passed to Iguodala after half court. After getting the ball, he played singles under the basket, but unfortunately he was interfered by Love's defense.
The basketball bounced out of the basket and Iguodala jumped up to grab the rebound. Soon he raised the basketball again and took a shot. This time he was still interfered by Love's defense.
Snapped.
The basketball bounced away.
This time the ball fell into the hands of the Cavaliers.
Zhao Feiyang got the ball.
As before, he still chose to take his time through half the game.
The Warriors players planned to quickly return to defense. When they saw Zhao Feiyang's behavior, they thought he was also failing, so they all slowed down to save energy. Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Feiyang's foot crossed the center line, he suddenly accelerated towards the two zones.
The Warriors players were taken aback by him, especially Nick Young who was marking him.
He immediately caught up to cover up the defense, but when he got past him, he realized that Zhao Feiyang did not enter the two zones, but instead took the ball to the three-point line in the right corner.
"Is this guy going to shoot a three-pointer?"
Nick Yang flew over in panic.
Zhao Feiyang took action before he pounced on him.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The three-point ball thrown by Zhao Feiyang fell steadily into the basket, and he also got a free throw opportunity due to Nick Young's foul.
Uh-huh.
Zhao Feiyang, who stood on the free throw line, received the referee's pass and scored a free throw.
Three plus one!
There was applause outside the court, and the Cavaliers fans were quite happy. After all, it is definitely a good thing for the team that Zhao Feiyang can perform like this.
But on the Warriors side, a group of main players still didn't take it seriously. Durant and Curry were talking and laughing together. When they saw this scene, they just glanced at it and made no move to play.
As time went by, the Cavaliers gradually recovered the point difference in the third quarter.
Zhao Feiyang's seemingly random shooting became very powerful with the blessing of high shooting percentage, and the team also enjoyed a 7-0 spurt because of him.
With 1 minute and 34 seconds left in the third quarter, the Cavaliers finally tied the Warriors, and the score was 81-81.
It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack again.
This time, after halftime, Zhao Feiyang signaled his teammates to cover. After Jeff on the wing came up to help him block the defender, Zhao Feiyang dribbled the ball from the right side into the two zones.
He did not choose to engage in close combat with the Warriors players, but instead took advantage of the gap and shot directly in the mid-range.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in again.
His fiery touch really surprised the remaining fans at the scene.
It was also from this moment that the Cavaliers finally overtook the Warriors in score.
Not long after, the buzzer sounded at the end of the third quarter. The score between the two sides was 90 to 84, with the Cavaliers leading the Warriors by 6 points.
Zhao Feiyang made an astonishing 5 three-pointers during this period, and also scored several fast breaks and mid-range shots, scoring a total of 27 points.
Such a high efficiency surprised all the fans present, including those within the Cavaliers who did not expect that he would be in such good condition.
Of course, all this is still not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Warriors' main players.
"Oh! It's only 6 points! We'll catch up soon when we get on the court..."
"27 points? Does he have good touch? I wonder if he can withstand our defense?"
"Don't worry about the score lost, everything will turn around after we get on the court...The Cavaliers without LeBron are nothing..."
