Zhao Feiyang was not in a hurry to give his answer. In his opinion, all decisions before the end of the season are relatively reckless. Therefore, after Zach LaVine asked, he expressed his thoughts tactfully.
Fortunately, LaVine is not working as a lobbyist for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before Zhao Feiyang officially made a decision, as a good brother, although he hoped that Zhao Feiyang would return, he was also willing to respect any choice of Zhao Feiyang.
The next game day is coming soon.
The fourth game of the finals is also the most critical game.
Before the game officially starts, various ceremonies for the championship ceremony have begun to be arranged in advance in the Quicken Loans Center Arena. When the Cavaliers players walked through the tunnel and saw all this, they couldn't help but feel very frustrated.
As the core, LeBron James looks even less energetic today. Compared with the eagerness he showed in previous games, he looks very sluggish today, and his frustration is reflected in every move.
Beep.
The on-site timer sounded, and the game between the two sides was coming soon.
As before, both sides sent their main lineups. Zhao Feiyang's return is certainly a good thing for the Cavaliers, but with the Cavaliers' low morale, such a return did not cause much reaction.
There were still so many Cavaliers fans watching the game in the arena. Even though the team was likely to lose the last game, they did not give up on their home team and still chose to enter the arena to support them.
The main players of both sides came on the court and prepared to jump the ball.
Before the referee throws the basketball, players from both teams gather together. Stephen Curry, who stood next to Zhao Feiyang, looked very excited and took the initiative to say hello to Zhao Feiyang.
"Zhao, it seems that we are sure to win the championship this time!"
"If you ask me, why don't you wait until the end of the season to join us! As long as you are willing to reduce your salary, it will not be a problem to come to the Warriors and win the championship with us..."
Hearing Curry's words, Zhao Feiyang couldn't help laughing for a while.
He shook his head and responded to Curry, "Stephen, not everyone will join you to win the championship... not to mention that I can also lead the team to win the championship..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Draymond Green slapped the ball out.
Snap, the ball fell into the hands of Klay Thompson. After getting the ball, he planned to pass it to Curry. But just as he was about to pass the ball, he found that Curry was being stared at by Zhao Feiyang.
After a rest, Zhao Feiyang was full of energy and was in a desperate state to guard against Curry.
Seeing that Curry was being stared at and unable to escape, Thompson had no choice but to give up and pass the ball to Curry.
He carried the ball across half court himself.
After arriving at half court, Thompson handed the ball to Kevin Durant on the wing. The person tracking Durant at this time was LeBron James. The two faced each other, and Durant suddenly stepped back and raised the basketball.
LeBron's defense didn't seem to work hard enough. In the past, he was able to block Durant's sight, but this time he failed to block the opponent.
Uh-huh.
A long-range mid-range shot was scored steadily.
Durant helped the Warriors score 2 points.
It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.
Kevin Love gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang, and Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, held the ball across half court. After encountering interference from Curry, Zhao Feiyang did not give in and directly used his body to push away Curry and carry the ball across the half court.
After reaching the half court, Zhao Feiyang signaled others to move.
He noticed a gap on the left side of the basket and gave LeBron a signal. However, LeBron didn't react at all when he stood on the right side of the corner. He even stood on the three-point line with his hands on his hips to watch the show.
Of course, Zhao Feiyang was very angry about such a scene.
Unhappy, he simply stopped passing the ball and held the ball in person to face Curry in singles. The two met each other, Zhao Feiyang deceived Curry with a feint, and then seized the opportunity to take the lead in raising the basketball.
Uh-huh.
A three-pointer hit the basket steadily.
The Warriors continued to serve.
This time the ball passed half court, and Thompson rushed to the left with the ball under the screen. J.R. Smith, who was teased by him many times in the last game, looked very angry this time. When faced with Thompson's breakthrough, he directly pressed against Thompson and used his body to block it.
call out.
His action quickly drew the referee's whistle.
Although the referee did not give a technical foul, he also gave JR a warning.
Before the opponent served again, Zhao Feiyang also came to JR to comfort him, "Man, don't worry! Now if we want to make a comeback, we have to play steadily! If Clay's shooting percentage is good, let him score. You keep consuming. His physical fitness is enough, but he must not foul..."
With Zhao Feiyang's comfort, although JR was still angry, he was much better than before.
Snapped.
The Warriors issued an onside kick.
The ball fell into Curry's hands, and Curry faced Zhao Feiyang's interference and shot a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
Zhao Feiyang's defense was hard enough, but he still couldn't stop Curry from throwing this ball.
It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.
This time Zhao Feiyang got the ball and found a fast break opportunity. He passed the ball to LeBron with a long pass. LeBron successfully received the basketball, and he rushed across half court with the ball as before. However, this time he failed to score the ball after entering the basket.
Perhaps due to a change in mentality, LeBron did not end the battle with a dunk, but threw the ball with a pull-up layup.
At the critical moment, Draymond Green interfered with him, causing the layup to bounce out.
Snapped.
The rebound fell to the Warriors.
The Warriors also chose to counterattack with a fast break.
The ball was thrown into the hands of Durant, who rushed across the half court and passed it directly to Curry. Curry deliberately attracted Zhao Feiyang outside the three-point line, forming a 2-on-1 situation with Durant.
When Zhao Feiyang rushed to interfere with him, Curry threw the ball directly to the basket. Durant followed up, leaped high, caught the basketball in mid-air and dunked the ball into the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
The Warriors scored 2 points again.
For the remainder of the first quarter, the Warriors' performance was extremely stable. Whether it's Curry or Durant, their shooting percentages are not bad.
The defensive action between Thompson and JR was a little big, but neither of them lost their minds. Although there was some controversy, it did not escalate the situation further.
For the Cavaliers, LeBron, as the super core, is in extremely bad shape. Not only did he have no energy, his performance on the court was also like sleepwalking. He made mistakes that he shouldn't have made whether it was three-pointers or breakthroughs.
His performance on the defensive end was not good enough. He was able to restrict Durant most of the time before and failed this time.
Not only failed to block Durant, but he even let the opponent dunk on top of his head!
The team's performance was sluggish, but fortunately Zhao Feiyang was in pretty good shape.
His three-pointers and mid-range shots are very stable, and he can always find opportunities for breakthroughs. Although he lacks the help of LeBron, Zhao Feiyang has been trying to connect with Love, trying to let Love create more threats under the Warriors' basket.
This style of play was not enough to help the Cavaliers take the lead, but it maintained the point difference without being opened up too much by the Warriors.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 27-33.
The 6-point gap is not much, at least it is not the way fans imagined that the Cavaliers would collapse as soon as they came up.
Break time.
On the team bench, Zhao Feiyang also sat next to LeBron and started chatting with him.
"Hey LeBron, I gotta tell you something!"
"Um?"
"Your performance was very bad today! I know saying such words may make you unhappy, but I still want to say..." Zhao Feiyang looked at LeBron, who also gave him a complicated look. .
Even so, Zhao Feiyang did not back down.
"You're the superstar of the team, and this is not how you should behave...and, man, this is Cleveland, this is your hometown, not mine...even if I behave No, the fans here are just laughing..."
"What about you? You are different. If you don't play well, many people will be disappointed. If you are leaving the Cavaliers at the end of this season, then I think you should play well...even if this series We can't win the game, but at least we have to let the fans know that we tried our best..."
"What kind of impression do you want to leave to the fans in Cleveland? A LeBron who is afraid to play? Or a LeBron who tries his best to win? Maybe this is really the last moment of your career. Played for the Cavaliers once..."
