The older superstars of the NBA

Once Dwight Howard is off the court, the Timberwolves' inside line will no longer be able to pose a threat to the Cavaliers.Soon, the Cavaliers chose to fight back.

At this time, there are only two giants, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, on the court, and LeBron James is sitting off the court to rest.

Although LeBron James is missing, Kyrie Irving has more possessions.

call out.

The Cavaliers serve.

After halftime, Kyrie Irving looked for an opportunity at the top of the arc.

Facing Ricky Rubio's defense, Kyrie Irving swayed the ball directly, and the two met each other. Kyrie Irving pulled away with a change of direction and rushed into the two divisions from the right.

The Timberwolves players tried to step forward to defend, but were suddenly blocked by Kevin Love. Kyrie Irving took this opportunity to directly send the ball into the basket with a pull bar.

Swish.

The ball is in.

The Timberwolves fought back.

Ricky Rubio drives the ball across half court and Andrew Wiggins comes up on the wing.He tried to break into the basket and seemed to have shaken off the defender in front of him, but just as he was about to make a shot, Kevin Love suddenly jumped up and blocked him.

Although Andrew Wiggins was not blocked, the ball he threw failed to fall into the basket smoothly.

boom.

The basketball bounced off the rim.

The rebound was taken away by the Cavaliers again.

The Cavaliers launched a fast-break counterattack, and the ball fell into the hands of Kyrie Irving again.He accelerated to the half court with the ball, played Ricky Rubio one-on-one in the penalty area, and the two faced each other. Kyrie Irving easily swayed the opponent and scored with a pull bar.

With the end of Dwight Howard, the situation on the court has become more and more unfavorable for the Timberwolves.

Soon, the first half is over.

The morale of the trailing Timberwolves was low, and most of the players walked back toward the player channel with their heads downcast.Only Dwight Howard still seems unaffected.

He talked to his teammates as he walked back, and reached out to greet the fans when he walked to the entrance of the stands.

"Hey guys, have fun....it's just one game, the season is still long! We've got plenty of time..."

"There is no need to be sad about winning or losing a game, this is not what we should do... I believe in a point of view, that is to enjoy yourself in time..."

Dwight Howard chattered with his teammates.

Even though no one paid him much attention, he still looked very happy.

Everyone returned to the locker room, and the head coach Norman Thomas didn't reprimand anyone, but took advantage of this time to analyze the situation on the field.

"We have too many problems on the offensive end. The bad touch is the biggest problem... The defense is also very bad. We couldn't hold a single point against the Big Three..."

"There is no way to play like this, so we have to adjust in the second half..."

Head coach Norman Thomas was talking seriously, but Dwight Howard, who was sitting in front of the locker, didn't seem to care. He kept whispering something to his teammates, although the voice was not very loud, but such The whispering still affected others.

Especially his laughter from time to time was so piercing to the ears of some teammates.

"Dwight, can you be quiet for a moment?"

Zach LaVine finally couldn't bear it anymore, and took the initiative to say something to Dwight Howard.

His attitude was fairly good, and his tone was milder, sounding more like advice than an order.

But even so, this sentence made Dwight Howard's smile freeze on his face. He ignored the reactions of head coach Norman Thomas and other teammates, and refuted Zach LaVine loudly, "Hey, Zach, I know you want to be the cornerstone of the team... but no matter what you think, you have no right to stop me from saying...."

"Coach Norman didn't say anything, who are you?"

"You ask the rest of the locker room, who do you think I'm affecting? I just don't want this low mood to infect the team and make everyone more depressed.  … What's wrong with me?"

"Everyone has a different way of leading, that's how I am as a team leader... You can hate it, but please don't interrupt. …"

After Dwight Howard finished speaking, the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became tense.

Everyone was dumbfounded, even the head coach Norman Thomas didn't expect the two to quarrel in the locker room.

Zach LaVine himself was also stupid. He didn't reprimand Dwight Howard in any way. He just hoped that he could calm down, but he didn't expect the other party to have such a big reaction.

"Dude, what the hell are you talking about?"

"I just think your voice is affecting me...I can barely hear Coach Norman...does that have anything to do with your approach to leadership?"

"And don't always think of yourself as the leader of the team. I admit that you are a superstar, at least once very good...but now, Zhao is the leader of the team. In my mind, he is the only player on the team. leader, no one can replace him...."

Zach LaVine's previous words were okay, but the last few words directly made Dwight Howard break through.

Originally, he was very concerned about the position of the team leader, and he would just turn a blind eye and close his eyes on weekdays, but now that he was publicly said, this undoubtedly made him feel a little embarrassed.

So Dwight Howard stood up suddenly, and under the nervous eyes of everyone, he walked to Zach LaVine with an indifferent look.

Not to be outdone, Zach LaVine stood up at the same time.

The four eyes met, and the eyes of both of them were extremely sharp.

"Zach, you have the guts to repeat what you just said!"

Dwight Howard said coldly.

Zach LaVine was not cowardly, and directly responded to the other party, "Is it necessary? Look at everyone sitting here, do you think they will listen to your command?"

"Please, open your eyes and see, everyone here only regards Zhao as the leader of the team, not you..."

"He took us from a big team to a playoff team and took us to seven games against the Warriors ... And you? What do you have? You're only late for practice, you're only playing Happy basketball, always put on that superstar airs...man, your time is over...."

Hearing these words, a trace of disappointment appeared on Dwight Howard's face.

When he turned his gaze to the others, he also noticed that these teammates were all staring at him.It's just that no one stood up to help him refute Zach LaVine's words.

Silence is sometimes a kind of recognition.

What happened in the Timberwolves locker room was ultimately out of control.

Head coach Norman Thomas sent someone to pull away Dwight Howard and Zach LaVine. Although the two sparred each other fiercely, they still kept the bottom line and did not do anything.

However, this quarrel between the two in the locker room also caused the Timberwolves' originally harmonious situation to show signs of rupture for the first time.

beep.

Both players return to the field.

The second half of the game begins.

The Timberwolves once again replaced their core lineup, and they tried to use this method to recover the point difference.However, after experiencing the "locker room incident", Dwight Howard's state changed drastically at this time. Not only did he lose his previous enthusiasm on the court, he also no longer cooperated with his teammates.

Not only that, once he gets the ball, he will choose to play singles, completely ignoring the cooperation of his teammates.

Although this move allowed him to score some goals smoothly, it also made him have constant problems with the team's cooperation.The Cavaliers successfully cut off Dwight Howard's connection with the perimeter without much effort.

Seeing that Dwight Howard's attitude became more and more negative, the team coach Norman Thomas also replaced him after the third quarter.

However, the Timberwolves, who had been stretched to 15 points at this time, were no longer able to chase the Cavaliers.

When the game entered the final quarter, the Timberwolves tried to rely on the counterattacks of the defenders to chase points.But without the cooperation inside, the guards of the Timberwolves will be tightly restricted once they enter the basket. It is difficult for Gorgui Dieng to open the inside situation alone, and even rebounds cannot be guaranteed.

The guards couldn't play well, and no one could stand up and score. Kyrie Irving on the Cavaliers continued to succeed in singles.

The gap between the two sides has been completely widened.

With less than 4 minutes left in the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers simply gave up and let the main players appear.After a whistle, all the main players were replaced, and all the substitutes played singles.

During the spicy chicken time, the Timberwolves still did not give up, trying to narrow the score gap, but unfortunately there is not much time left for them.

In the end, the two sides ended the battle 84 to 104.

Not only did the Minnesota Timberwolves lose the game, they also lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by as much as 20 points.Such a result also made the fans watching the game extremely dissatisfied, and they even booed their own team.

Especially in the third quarter, when the game was slack, Dwight Howard, who also sat on the sidelines and watched the fun in the last quarter, did not appear on the stage.

"Bad game! Is that how you lead the team?"

"Fack! Dwight! I drove more than four hours to the scene to watch this game. Is this what you did to me?"

"What kind of bullshit superstar, didn't he lose 20 points against the Big Three? Without Zhao, you are nothing..."

The fans' scolding and ridicule fell into Dwight Howard's ears.

In response to this, he did not respond with any performance, but changed his previous "happy boy" appearance and became silent.

He didn't even pay attention to his teammates who took the initiative to talk to him after returning to the locker room.

"Oh! Damn it!"

"How could it be like this?"

As the head coach, Norman Thomas saw the tense atmosphere in the team's locker room, and it was a headache for a while.

"It seems that we must find time to talk to Dwight..."