The older superstars of the NBA

Dwight Howard's almost pleading tone finally struck head coach Norman Thomas.

"All right!"

"Dwight, I'll give you a quarter. If you don't perform well in this quarter, I will still replace you..."

Howard looked excited, "Of course, Coach Norman, I won't let you down!"

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Soon the second quarter will start.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made slight adjustments to the lineup. LeBron James was temporarily replaced by Richard Jefferson.

Kyrie Irving in position [-] was also replaced, and Maurice Williams stepped up for the time being.

The Minnesota Timberwolves replaced Zach LaVine at the second position, and Zhao Feiyang continued to play the first position to organize the team's offense.

The other positions remain unchanged except for Howard on the inside who replaced Gorgui.

The two sides started fighting.

The Cavaliers attack.

Williams dribbled the ball across the half, and Zhao Feiyang went up to mark it himself.

The two had been teammates before, but at that time Zhao Feiyang hadn't grown up to what he is now, and it hasn't been that long in the past, but the gap between the two sides is completely visible to the naked eye!

"Zhao, I never thought you would become the leader of the Timberwolves!"

"Morris, there are so many things you didn't expect! Come on! One on one with me, let me see if you have made progress..."

Williams is well aware of Zhao Feiyang's strength, and it is common for him to fight alone.

He always played singles when he was in the Timberwolves, and now he has returned to the Cavaliers and still has not changed his temper.

"bring it on!"

"I also really want to see how strong you are now!"

After halftime, Williams dribbled the basketball at the top of the arc with the ball.

Zhao Feiyang marked up, and Williams signaled to his teammates for singles.

He first opened up a distance, and then dribbled and swayed.Although his passing movements were still smooth, he couldn't deceive Zhao Feiyang at all.

After two consecutive attempts, Williams failed to get past Zhao Feiyang, but was almost intercepted by Zhao Feiyang.

"Oh! No!"

"Why are you so strong now..."

Williams looked a little downcast.

However, he did not continue to forcefully play, but quickly distributed the ball to jr. Smith on the wing position.

Snapped.

Jr who got the ball also adopted a singles strategy against LaVine.

The two met each other, jr held the ball and pretended to shoot, deceived LaVine with fake moves, and then suddenly dribbled the ball towards the basket.

Kevin Love on the inside line was ready, he threw off Howard and took the initiative to meet him, and when Jr was about to reach the penalty area, he helped him block LaVine who was chasing behind him.

After the pick-and-roll cooperation, jr tried to make a shot in the penalty area, but Howard rushed directly to him to defend.

At the critical moment, jr decisively chose to pass the ball to Love.

Snapped.

Love caught the ball and went to the basket, intending to dunk with both hands to end the fight.

What everyone didn't expect was that just as he picked up the ball in mid-air, Howard rushed towards him.

Completely different from Howard's absent-minded state before, this time Howard performed extremely hard.

He not only reacted immediately, but also jumped high to block Love's shot space.

Snapped.

Amidst the exclamation of the fans, Howard slapped Love's ball away.

Love failed to take off and dunk, and got a solid cap.

"Gift crab!"

"Dwight did this? Isn't this guy always sleepwalking?"

"Fack! This guy reminds me of when he was in his prime..."

Cavaliers fans exclaimed.

The Timberwolves players on the sidelines were also shocked.

The head coach Norman became excited at once. He stared at the scene on the field with a solemn face, and couldn't help muttering, "Oh! No! It would be great if this guy could be so serious every game... …”

"It's a pity! Such a talent is wasted on insignificant things, this guy... oh..."

On the field.

After Howard blocked Love, the basketball flew out immediately.

This time, it happened to fall into the hands of Williams.It's a pity that Zhao Feiyang slapped Williams off before he could hold the ball firmly.

"Depend on!"

"This bastard is too cunning..."

Williams cursed.

After the steal, Zhao Feiyang didn't care so much, he took the ball and ran towards the half court.

After starting to accelerate, Zhao Feiyang instantly threw away the defenders chasing behind him.Under the shocked eyes of the fans, he leaped high in the halfcourt and smashed the ball into the basket with a two-handed back dunk.

boom.

The ball is in.

Zhao Feiyang, who fell on the basket, also fell to the ground.

There was round after round of applause from the sidelines.

Some Chinese fans can be said to be quite excited. After seeing Zhao Feiyang score a goal, they stood in the stands and kept shouting and screaming.

It was the Cavaliers' turn to counterattack.

Williams dribbled the ball across half court and signaled to his teammates to cover, and Richard on the wing followed up with the pick-and-roll.Williams took the ball and rushed to the basket. Seeing that he was approaching the penalty area, Howard went up again.

His strong body and focused defensive attitude immediately made Williams choose to give up.

Snapped.

The basketball was divided again, and after several conversions, the ball fell into the hands of jr who was standing at a 45-degree angle.

Jr stood still and made a three-pointer.

Snapped.

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

This time it failed again.

Howard, who was standing under the basket, was also very witty, keeping Love behind him before the basketball fell.

"Adrian, rebound."

Howard yelled.

Adrian reacted very quickly, as soon as Howard's voice fell, he swooped up and grabbed the rebound in his hands.

After getting the rebound, Adrian threw the ball with a long pass without hesitation.

The basketball was thrown into Zhao Feiyang's hands, and he and LaVine dribbled the ball across the half court.The two faced Williams' defense in two-on-one at the half court. Zhao Feiyang rushed to the basket first, fended off Williams, and then threw the ball high.

LaVine, who followed up behind him, received a basketball in mid-air and changed hands and dunked under his crotch.

boom.

The ball is in.

There was a commotion at the scene.

LaVine's change of hands and dunks made the fans excited, and many people thought of the previous slam dunk contest.

Even LeBron, sitting in front of the Cavaliers' bench, couldn't help sitting there shaking his head and making exaggerated expressions.

"Oh! No!"

After scoring the goal, LaVine reached out to give Zhao Feiyang a high five.

After the Timberwolves played consecutive defensive counterattacks, the Cavaliers also had to adjust their strategy.The head coach of the team, Tyronn Lue, immediately replaced Williams and let the rested Irving onto the court again.

The game continues.

After Irving came on the field, he began to play singles with the ball.

After halftime, he confronted Zhao Feiyang one-on-one.The two met each other, Owen suddenly dodged with a feint, and Zhao Feiyang couldn't prevent Owen from passing him in time.

Seeing Irving dribbled the ball into the basket, at such a critical moment, Howard once again came up from the basket to defend.

Irving didn't panic. After seeing Howard jumped up and stretched out his hand to block the block, he raised the basketball and threw the ball high.

Unexpectedly, Howard's bounce was even better than he imagined!

The moment the basketball was thrown, Howard's fingertips touched the basketball.Although it was not a block, Howard's interference succeeded in making Irving's throw go wrong.

boom.

The basketball bounced off the rim.

Adrian behind him got another rebound.

This time the Timberwolves failed to make a fast break, and the Cavaliers had already taken precautions, rushing back to the half court with 3 players at the fastest speed to mark.

Therefore, Zhao Feiyang chose to advance with the ball.

After halftime, he organized an offense at the top of the arc, and Owen planned to come up to snatch his ball.Zhao Feiyang took his time and pretended to control the ball to prepare for singles, but actually signaled to Howard on the inside, who suddenly moved to a high position.

Owen was blocked by Howard, and Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation to sprint to the basket.

Seeing that Zhao Feiyang came to the penalty area and was about to make a shot, Love from the inside came up to defend him. The moment he stretched out his hand, Zhao Feiyang threw the ball with a high toss.

Howard, who followed up, easily received the basketball in mid-air and smashed the ball in with a dunk.

boom.

The ball is in.

The Timberwolves bench cheered and screamed.

Howard's brilliant performances one after another also impressed his teammates.

After the goal was scored, Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to reach out and give Howard a high five, "Dude! Well done! If you can play like this every game, then this year's championship will definitely be ours... ..."

As time went on, the Timberwolves kept closing the gap in the second half of the second quarter.

Irving's play did not turn the situation around. His singles helped the Cavaliers score some points, but unfortunately it did not help much in the situation between the two sides. The Timberwolves relied on Howard and Zhao Feiyang's internal and external cooperation to perform better.

Until the end of the first half, the Timberwolves finally overtook the Cavaliers, and the two sides scored 59 to 56.

Although it was only a 3-point gap for the Timberwolves, the team's overall performance in the second quarter also gave them a little hope.

It seems that the Cavaliers are not as difficult to beat as they imagined.

call out.

The two sides entered the rest period.

This time, after everyone returned to the locker room, the relationship with Howard eased a lot.His outstanding performance in the first half of the game made the head coach Norman find him specially.

Coach Norman called him outside the locker room and waited until there was no one around before asking, "Dwight, what are you thinking now?"

"Do you want to leave the Timberwolves?"

Howard hurriedly shook his head and explained, "No, Coach Norman, of course I don't want to leave here... It was my problem before. I ignored the game, ignored everyone's feelings, and failed to shoulder my responsibility as a star player. responsibility, but I promise, from now on it will not be..."

"This time the trade turmoil made me realize that I am really not young enough... Timberwolves is a good place for me, at least here I can be respected..."

"Coach Norman, I hope you can communicate with the team management. I want to stay here and help the team achieve more victories..."