Both sides entered the final quarter.
Because the point difference narrowed, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves both fielded their strongest lineups.
Soon, the two teams were fighting fiercely.
The Knicks serve.
Zhao Feiyang held the ball through half the court.
After resting for a whole quarter, he was in excellent condition. Facing Derrick Rose's marking, Zhao Feiyang directly chose to take a one-on-one shot.
Uh-huh.
A three-pointer hit the basket steadily.
The Timberwolves fought back.
When Rose passed the ball to Tim Hardaway II across the half court, he was intercepted by Zhao Feiyang. He suddenly rushed out from the middle and intercepted the pass from both sides. After seizing the ball, he launched a fast break and rushed towards the half court. .
After he encountered a close pursuit, Zhao Feiyang decisively gave the ball to LaVine, who was following up from the wing.
This time LaVine chose to take a three-point shot, and the basketball he threw almost hit the ball. When the basketball rebounded, Zhao Feiyang saw the right opportunity and took the first step, tipping the ball directly into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
With Zhao Feiyang's outstanding performance, the Knicks not only recovered the point difference in a short period of time, but also widened the gap between the two sides again.
Regarding this situation, Timberwolves fans can only sigh helplessly.
Their newly raised hopes were dashed almost instantly.
Seeing that the game time has entered the second half of the fourth quarter, the point difference between the two sides has widened to double digits. At this time, the Timberwolves had to make a decision.
Head coach Eric sent Rose and Hardaway II to double-team Zhao Feiyang, and at the same time asked the wing players to pay attention to his offense at all times.
The Knicks serve.
After Zhao Feiyang got the ball again, Rose and Hardaway II double-teamed him. In this case, he still did not choose to pass the ball, but forced the two men.
Zhao Feiyang first changed directions and shook Rose away, and then turned around to avoid Hardaway II. After he successfully crossed the half court, he successfully reached the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left through LaVine's pick-and-roll.
Andrew Wiggins did not hesitate to abandon his defender and rush to defend Zhao Feiyang.
The two jumped up almost at the same time. Zhao Feiyang threw the ball towards Wiggins. Wiggins also fell to the ground with Zhao Feiyang because he failed to stand firm.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Wiggins' move to overpower Zhao Feiyang was called a foul.
At the same time, the basketball thrown by Zhao Feiyang at the last moment also fell into the basket smoothly.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Two plus one.
There were exclamations outside the venue.
Under the watchful eyes of Timberwolves fans, Zhao Feiyang walked to the free throw line and after receiving the basketball from the referee, he easily put the ball into the basket.
It was the Timberwolves' turn to fight back.
This time Rose cooperated with Hardaway II after halftime. The two rushed to the basket and passed the ball successfully. Hardaway II scored a layup.
But not long after they scored, Zhao Feiyang immediately counterattacked with the ball.
After rushing through the half court, he still didn't pass the ball after being surrounded by Wiggins and Rose. Not only that, he also threw a super long three-pointer from outside the three-point line.
Uh-huh.
When the basketball fell steadily into the basket, the Timberwolves players on the court could no longer block Zhao Feiyang's strong attack.
The score opened up bit by bit.
The Timberwolves, which originally seemed to have hope, completely lost hope after Zhao Feiyang broke out!
Team owner Locke, who was sitting on the sidelines, was very dissatisfied with the current situation, but even if he kept shouting on the court, nothing could be changed.
Finally, before the end of the game with three minutes left, owner Locke left the infield in despair.
The Timberwolves on the field became increasingly decadent as a result.
When the time entered the final 30-second countdown, the score between the two sides was 127 to 107, with the Timberwolves trailing the Knicks by 20 points.
Such a score difference made the rest of the game meaningless.
Beep.
The timer end beep sounds.
The Timberwolves players were somewhat relieved.
The two sides fought hand in hand in a friendly manner.
After doing all this, they walked towards their respective player tunnels.
When leaving the tunnel, the Timberwolves fans on both sides of the stands stood up and waved to Zhao Feiyang. Seeing how enthusiastic these fans were, Zhao Feiyang couldn't help but throw his arm guards into the stands. After that, he took off his sneakers, took out the insoles and gave them to a little boy who was watching the game with his father.
"Zhao!"
"Zhao!"
Amidst countless shouts, Zhao Feiyang left the crowd.
On the night the battle ended, the local media in New York also reported on the game. In this battle, Zhao Feiyang scored a game-high 31 points, Zach LaVine scored 17 points, and Adrian Ennis scored 16 points.
The three of them can be said to have become the veritable three cores of the Knicks, and they alone can get half of the team's score.
If Porzingis and DeAndre Jordan are added, the team's starting lineup accounts for two-thirds of the total points.
New York fans are also ecstatic about the Knicks' two-game winning streak.
"Well done! We won the Warriors in the first game and the Timberwolves in the second game... I'm curious about how many strong teams we can defeat..."
“The season when the Warriors won the championship, they also defeated most of the teams in the league, especially the super strong teams, and almost all of them were defeated... It looks like we will repeat this scene. ..."
"I'm very curious about what kind of result the team can have with the Lakers... LeBron went to the Lakers this season. It seems that the Lakers will definitely rise in the last two seasons! He is a championship The most powerful competitor is also an obstacle on our way to winning the championship..."
Amid the expectations of the fans, the Knicks soon ushered in the next game.
In the third game of the regular season, they faced the Chicago Bulls in the East.
Since Derrick Rose left Chicago, the Bulls have almost gone from bad to worse. Although Jimmy Butler helped the Bulls rise briefly, it was only short-lived.
After Butler was traded away, the Bulls' last hope was gone. In the past, they could at least make the playoffs, but in the past two seasons, they couldn't even make the playoffs.
Last season they finished third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, not much better than the Knicks!
The Bulls suffered a losing streak in the two games after the start of this season, and their record was completely disastrous.
Against such a weak team, the Knicks spent almost no effort. The game ended in just three quarters, with the final score being 120-90.
Not long after the season started, there was a huge score difference of 30 points. This result undoubtedly surprised the entire league.
But for the Knicks, starting from this game, they officially started their season winning streak.
