If the Golden State Warriors didn't care about the Cleveland Cavaliers' performance before, then after Zhao Feiyang's three-pointer, the core of the Warriors had to pay attention to this issue.
The reason is also very simple.
If you don't pay attention to them, you will lose!
It was the Warriors' turn to serve.
Stephen Curry advanced with the ball, and this time Klay Thompson helped him cover on the wing. While attracting the defensive attention, Thompson was also looking for a good shooting position.
Kevin Durant on the other side was also looking for opportunities. He kept pushing away Jeff Green, who was defending him, and tried to catch the ball for a single.
Zhao Feiyang didn't give Curry much time to hesitate. He immediately followed Curry as soon as he passed halftime. The same pressing defense as before made it impossible for Curry to organize the offense with peace of mind.
Snapped.
Curry still passed the ball to Durant.
Durant played Jeff one-on-one, and the two faced each other. Durant shook the ball and rushed into the basket. Jeff was easily passed by him, and Durant did not slow down after entering the two zones. He used his advantageous wingspan to rush to the basket and threw the ball with a layup.
Kevin Love stepped in immediately, but still couldn't interfere with Durant's shot.
boom.
The basketball board falls into the basket.
The ball is back to the Cavaliers.
At this time, the Warriors were also on guard. After Zhao Feiyang got the ball, Thompson and Curry immediately double-teamed him. Zhao Feiyang also noticed their actions, so he quickly passed the ball as soon as he caught the ball and threw a long pass to JR Smith.
"JR, fast break!"
Zhao Feiyang shouted.
JR picked up the basketball and sprinted quickly, and soon he reached the half court. Facing the Warriors who had not yet stabilized, JR rushed into the basket from the left with the ball. When he was approaching the penalty area, he was interfered by Draymond Green who came up to defend him. Fortunately, JR reacted quickly and threw the ball before landing. Love's hands behind Green.
boom.
Love caught the ball and hit a dunk.
There was constant applause from the sidelines, and many fans stood up excitedly.
The Warriors are really anxious at this time! Everyone from Curry to Thompson to Durant became extremely excited. The core players did not dare to continue wandering, and they used all their strength to guard both the offensive and defensive ends.
Time passed by, and the final moment of the game came with the struggle between the two sides.
With 30 seconds left before the end of the game, the Cavaliers called the last timeout. The team's head coach, Tyronn Lue, gathered the players together to lay out tactics.
"The score on the court is now 136 to 134, and we are 2 points ahead. Now the offensive ball is in the hands of the Warriors. This time we must prevent their shots... I think the focus is on Kevin and Stephen. The two of them pose the greatest threat..."
"So wait a minute, Jeff, you must keep an eye on Kevin. If you have a chance, Love, you can also double-team Kevin..."
"If they score this goal, then we have a chance! If we attack for the last time, give the ball to Zhao and let him organize the attack..."
Zhao Feiyang was a little surprised by Tyronn Lue's arrangement.
He originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the team's current situation, he knew he couldn't refuse. Who else in the entire team besides himself can step up and control the situation?
Love is not a leader, not to mention that as a forward, he cannot organize an offense. JR's scoring ability is okay, but his performance is not stable enough, and his performance at critical moments cannot be decisive.
Not to mention the others! Those young players don't have the ability to shoot key shots, especially if they shoot under the interference of the Warriors, it is even more impossible!
"Okay, leave it to me!"
"Guys, it's time to decide the outcome! This is our home court, and we can't let those arrogant guys take away the victory..."
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and both sides took the stage again.
Under the nervous eyes of the fans in the audience, the referee gave the ball to Thompson. Thompson sent the ball on the sideline, and Curry successfully received the ball. While taking the ball to the top of the arc, he motioned for Green to come up and cover.
Green quickly moved to the high post and used a pick-and-roll to help Curry fend off Zhao Feiyang. Fortunately, JR was already prepared and immediately stepped up to interfere with Curry.
Even so, Curry dribbled the ball into the basket, and just as he reached the penalty area, he suddenly threw a long pass to Durant on the other side.
At this time, Durant had already thrown away Jeff and rushed to the basket. After receiving the pass while running, he jumped up and dunked toward the basket.
Love originally wanted to go up and block, but at the critical moment he realized that he could not foul in this situation, so he withdrew his hand in time to prevent Durant from causing a two-plus-one situation.
boom.
The ball went in.
136 to 136, the two sides tied.
There are only 13 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Cavaliers wanted to serve. Although they reacted quickly, Curry and Thompson immediately double-teamed Zhao Feiyang.
The fierce double-teaming made it impossible for Zhao Feiyang to free his hands to catch the ball. Jeff, who was standing under the basket and serving, looked at JR on the side. At this time, he was also tightly entangled by Green and could not catch the ball at all for a while.
Snapped.
Jeff had no choice but to give the ball to Love as time was running out.
Love, who got the ball, had no time to hesitate and rushed towards the half court with the basketball. Fortunately, Jeff was smarter. After serving the ball, he went up to help Zhao Feiyang cover, allowing Zhao Feiyang to escape successfully.
After he rushed to the half court, Love quickly transferred the ball to him.
Time passed quickly. After a while, there were still 4.7 seconds left. Zhao Feiyang had no extra time to organize an attack.
"Depend on!"
After swearing angrily, Zhao Feiyang raised the basketball and took action decisively.
boom.
This time his touch was not very good, and the basketball he threw hit the basket and bounced out. The fans at the scene were sighing, and many people had disappointed looks on their faces.
Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue on the sidelines shook his head repeatedly.
"Oh! No!"
"Once it goes into overtime, there's no way we can win..."
Curry and others on the Warriors also breathed a sigh of relief.
However, what no one expected was that after Zhao Feiyang threw the basketball, he did not stop where he was, but accelerated towards the basket.
When the basketball bounced out, he had already rushed to the penalty area. Coincidentally, the distance from which the basketball bounced was also in the penalty area.
Zhao Feiyang immediately adjusted his direction and flew forward. The moment he jumped up and got the basketball, the game time was about to reach zero. Zhao Feiyang did not take a shot after landing, but used the power of his body to throw the ball in mid-air.
Beep.
The moment he let go of the basketball, the on-site timer sounded on time.
