Derrick Rose's explosive performance scared everyone.
In particular, the wonderful moment when he knocked down Curry was immediately forwarded by many fans who supported him outside the court.
Many old Chicago Bulls fans burst into tears after seeing the video online, and they rushed to Rose's personal social media account to leave messages.
"Derek, I knew you could do it!"
"The boy who lost his talent... finally found everything that belonged to him one day... I applaud your performance in this game..."
At the same time, Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean were also excited.
Rose's explosive style of play was sought after by many Chinese fans. Although injuries later caused his physical condition to deteriorate, in the memories of many fans, this man is different after all.
After seeing Rose knock down Curry, those die-hard fans who supported him suddenly became excited. It's not because he lost the hottest super defender in the league, but because fans saw shadows of the past in him.
Compared with him who is wandering around, it is good to see Derek playing healthy and playing in his previous state is simply a luxury!
"I thought of the line from Ma Ma in the movie "A Better Tomorrow": I have been waiting for three years just for an opportunity. I want to fight for it. I don't want to prove that I am great. I just want to tell people that I have lost You must get your things back! For Rose, he finally got this opportunity at the end of his career..."
"Fortunately, he is only 30 years old now, and he still has plenty of time to enjoy the rest of his career..."
A die-hard fan left a message on Rose's official website.
At the same time, inside the Oracle Arena, the second quarter of the game was over.
After Rose broke out, the Minnesota Timberwolves once extended their lead to 9 points under his leadership.
In order to prevent the point difference from being widened too much, the Warriors decisively switched to the main lineup at the beginning of the third quarter.
Stephen Curry also temporarily went down to rest, and Nick Young was replaced by head coach Cole, who was responsible for going up to consume Rose's physical energy.
In other positions, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant are already in place.
The Timberwolves did not dare to be careless when they saw this. Head coach Eric Stotts made an emergency substitution of Adrian and Andrew Wiggins.
However, he did not send LaVine up, not because he was reluctant, but because he would take up the ball on the court.
Rose is in good condition at this time, and it is a good idea to let him continue to play as the team's main attack point. This can not only solve the problem of ball possession, but also allow LaVine to continue to rest and replenish his strength.
The third quarter started quickly.
Rose's fiery form remains the same, and when he gets the ball, he keeps attacking the Warriors' basket. Different from his peak performance in the past, now he can not only play alone, but also use himself to attract double-teams from the opponent at critical moments, and then create opportunities for his teammates to complete the cooperation.
This style of play is too threatening to the Warriors.
In addition, Nick Young could not stop Rose's offense at all, so after more than 6 minutes in the third quarter, the Warriors had to replace Curry again.
The pressure brought by the defensive end forced the Warriors to take the initiative. Coach Kerr concentrated more of the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant, allowing Durant to seize the opportunity to play singles with the ball, especially attacking the Timberwolves' wings.
The fight between the two sides continued.
Until the game entered the final quarter.
The Timberwolves still held the lead, while the Warriors trailed.
Durant, who used to be the most threatening to the Timberwolves, failed to perform exceptionally today. Curry and Klay have average long-range touch. The worst thing is that with the Timberwolves' strong inside lineup, the Warriors have fewer breakthroughs than before, and the threat they pose has also declined.
On the other hand, for the Timberwolves, Adrian continued to get whatever he wanted in the paint, and both Howard and Ibaka restricted Green well.
On the outside, Zach and Rose's successive outbursts made it difficult for the Warriors to guard against.
Especially Rose, even Curry suffered in front of him, let alone other players.
With one minute left in the game, the score between the Warriors and the Timberwolves was 116 to 122. The 6-point gap put the Warriors into an extremely passive situation.
Curry held the ball through half court.
This time he did not hand the ball to Durant, but held the ball in singles. Draymond Green mentioned the high post to help him cover, and Klay Thompson on the side also looked for opportunities to help him attract defenses from the wing position.
Curry, who seized the opportunity, lived up to the expectations of them and all the Warriors fans, and threw a key three-pointer in the face of Rose's interference under everyone's astonished eyes.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
Oracle Arena went crazy at this moment.
All the Warriors fans stood up and cheered and screamed. In their view, the Curry who threw all kinds of key goals in the impression was still there, and all he had to do was to reverse the situation in the little time left. War situation.
This scene is not uncommon and has appeared again and again on the stage of the finals.
Today, it looks like it will be no exception.
Timberwolves serve.
The ball came to Rose. After halftime, Rose did not play alone, but gave the ball to LaVine. LaVine deliberately made a singles gesture to signal others to pull away, but after two dribbles of the basketball in front of Clay, he suddenly made a wonderful pass and passed the ball to Adrian under the basket.
Adrian caught the ball and turned around and threw a hook.
Green didn't even react before he saw Adrian send the ball steadily into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
124 to 119.
Seeing that the Timberwolves scored again, the Warriors were really anxious. As soon as the ball was given, Curry immediately threw the ball to Durant. Durant ran with the ball and accelerated, sprinting all the way towards the half court.
When they were approaching the basket, both Ibaka and Adrian stepped up to defend. Under the strong double-teaming of the two, Durant actually slammed the ball into the basket with a one-handed dunk.
boom.
This explosive dunk caused the fans in the audience to scream.
But the players on the field had no time to celebrate.
There was not much time left, only the last 16 seconds before the end of the game, and the score difference was still 3 points.
The Timberwolves gave the ball away.
The entire court was in chaos. The Warriors started full-court marking mode. Curry and Clay went up to double-team Rose, who was holding the ball.
Rose threw the ball decisively to prevent a mistake. LaVine just made a dribble after catching the basketball and was double-teamed by Clay and Iguodala who were chasing him.
Snapped.
LaVine had no choice but to continue passing the ball.
The ball came to Adrian, and he could not escape the fate of being double-teamed. But in this case, the Timberwolves didn't rush to take action.
Time is in their favor. As long as they persist until the end of the game, the Timberwolves can successfully win the game. If you take a risky shot and fail to score, the Warriors' counterattack is likely to tie the game.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
When the Warriors saw that the Timberwolves were protecting the ball but not playing, Iguodala decisively grabbed Adrian and chose to foul.
Side kick.
There are only 6.1 seconds left.
Ibaka stood on the sidelines to serve. After receiving the referee's pass, the Timberwolves players on the court started running wildly.
But after Ibaka's observation, the situation on the field was not good for the Timberwolves. Both Rose and LaVine encountered interference from the opponent at this moment. In this case, there is a high possibility of a passing error.
what to do?
Ibaka hesitated for a long time and suddenly turned his attention to Howard aside.
Perhaps everyone knows that Howard's shooting touch is not very good, so the Warriors also chose to weaken the restrictions on him. As a result, Howard stood outside the three-point line on the right side in the chaos.
Snapped.
Ibaka threw the ball decisively.
The next second, Howard, who received the basketball, also looked confused.
"what's the situation?"
However, before he could react, Warriors players were already rushing towards him. In this case, Howard had no other choice. He decisively stood on the three-point line and raised the basketball to shoot.
The moment he threw the basketball, Iguodala flew towards him. In the close-up of the live camera, everyone saw that Howard's shot was just a little short of being blocked by Iguodala.
Uh-huh.
When the three-point ball fell firmly into the basket, everyone in the Oracle Arena was stunned.
Not only the Warriors, but also the players of the Timberwolves, including Howard himself who threw the three-pointer!
"Wang Defa?"
"Can we get in here?"
