The older superstars of the NBA

By the end of the first half, the score between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Portland Trail Blazers was 51 to 41.

After the Trail Blazers played a quarter on the bench, they were forced to a double-digit point difference.

For such a situation, during the halftime break, the Timberwolves players were not worried at all.

From team head coach Norman Thomas to team leader Zhao Feiyang, to the team's substitute members, no one was worried about losing the game.

After all, compared with the Houston Rockets they fought fiercely before, the strength of the Portland Trail Blazers is not as strong as they expected.

Lillard and McCollum are really good, but there are only two of them.

What's more, McCollum didn't play well in the first quarter. He was defended closely by Zhao Feiyang. It can be said that he played very aggrieved.

call out.

Soon the second half will come.

The main players of both sides made their debut again.

This time the Trail Blazers made adjustments, McCollum was replaced by other players, leaving only Damien Lillard as a super core on the field.

It was the Blazers' turn to attack.

Lillard, who got the ball, held the ball across half court. After reaching the half court, he met Zach LaVine who came up to mark him.

In the previous contest, LaVine's defense failed to restrict Lillard too much.However, this does not mean that his defense is poor, but that Lillard is playing well, and his general defensive performance is indeed difficult to limit him.

For such a situation, the Timberwolves adopted double-teaming measures.

As soon as Lillard dribbled the ball to the left at the top of the arc and was about to break into the basket, Zhao Feiyang next to LaVine suddenly double-teamed him.

The double-teaming between the two was too sudden, and the basketball was almost snatched from Lillard's hand.

At the critical moment, Lillard did not insist and chose to transfer the ball.

Snapped.

The basketball was given to Harkless, who was on the wing. Harkless received the ball and made a feint, avoiding the interference of Andrew Wiggins, and then went to the basket.

The moment he raised the basketball to make a shot, it was Dwight Howard who made up the defense in time.

For most defenders, Howard, who is strong and mighty and has outstanding bounce, is undoubtedly like a thick wall. Not only is the line of sight completely blocked, but the thrown ball is also easily capped.

The same is true in the eyes of Harkless. He threw the ball with a high toss. Although he avoided Howard's hand, he failed to hit the basket.

boom.

The basketball bounced off the backboard.

The one who gets the rebound is Adrian.

Adrian took advantage of the situation and made a long pass, intending to throw the ball into Zhao Feiyang's hands, and Zhao Feiyang would take the ball and play a fast break.

Unexpectedly, at the moment he threw it out, Lillard suddenly rushed out from the halfway. He seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and directly intercepted Adrian's pass from it.

Snapped.

After the steal, Lillard came to the bottom corner, raised the basketball and threw a three-pointer directly without defense.

Swish.

A three-pointer fell firmly into the basket.

Lillard's style of play surprised the Timberwolves.

This kind of "lone hero" performance based on personal ability is really admirable, but it is also sympathetic. After all, a team that relies too much on a star to compete for victory will definitely have side effects.

The game continued.

What the Timberwolves didn't expect was that in the next few minutes, Lillard scored one after another.

His three-pointer feels good. He made 3 of 2 shots from the top of the arc, and even threw in a ball with LaVine's hand hard.

This style of play with its own violent attributes also allowed the Trail Blazers to tie the score under unexpected circumstances.

When the two sides entered the end of the third quarter, the leading Timberwolves was once again wiped out of the lead and stood on the same starting line as the Trail Blazers.

call out.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides returned to the team bench to rest.

Until this time, the Timberwolves still didn't take their opponent seriously, especially when they saw that the opponent had to be led by a superstar to recover the game, the Timberwolves didn't think such an opponent was too much of a threat.

Zhao Feiyang did not perform too amazingly during this period of time.

One is to save one's physical energy; the other is that other people are performing well, and you can help your teammates create opportunities; Constantly restraining Zhao Feiyang in various ways, every move made Zhao Feiyang feel extremely uncomfortable, and his state was indeed affected.

call out.

The last quarter starts.

In the first few minutes, the Trail Blazers did not let Lillard play.Lillard, who played for too long, was put on the bench to rest, and it was McCollum who replaced him and took control of the team.

After playing, the Trail Blazers attacked, and backup guard Allen Crabbe took the ball across half court.

McCollum went up to ask for the ball, and when he got the ball, he stood at the top of the arc to observe. Just when Zhao Feiyang stepped forward to defend, McCollum suddenly opened the distance and followed his teammate Mason Pula Muli suddenly mentioned the high pick-and-roll, and McCollum took advantage of the situation to drive the ball to the basket.

McCollum did not rush to break into the basket, but chose to throw a shot at the free throw line.

Howard, who was going to make up the defense, rushed to nothing.

Swish.

A two-pointer fell firmly into the basket.

It's the Timberwolves' turn to serve.

LaVine took the ball across the half court, and when he got to the half court, he signaled that he was playing singles. Zhao Feiyang went up to help him pick and roll after exchanging gestures with him.

LaVine took advantage of the situation and entered the two divisions from the left. Seeing him break through, the Trail Blazers immediately shrank the inside defense to block LaVine's attack.

Seeing that the breakthrough failed, LaVine distributed the ball to the wing, and Andrew Wiggins on the wing received the ball and planned to shoot.

Unfortunately, this time Wiggins was a step slower, and his shot was blocked by the opposing striker Harkless.

The basketball falls out.

Harkless quickly slapped the ball back and handed the ball back to Lillard. Lillard chose to dribble the ball straight to half court.

Zhao Feiyang and LaVine ran over to defend at the same time, and they were about to catch up with Lillard. Unexpectedly, Lillard did not intend to go to the basket to shoot, but chose to shoot directly at the top of the arc from the three-point line.

Swish.

A crisp three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.

Lillard threw the basketball at his most familiar position, catching Zhao Feiyang and LaVine by surprise.

After the goal was scored, the score was tied at 77-75.

The Trail Blazers finally overtook the Timberwolves.

Seeing that Lillard's condition is still stable, and the Trail Blazers' score is also higher than their own, Zhao Feiyang and his teammates gradually became a little anxious.

"Guys, we have to work harder... Damien guy played better than we thought today...."

"With less than the last 5 minutes left, we must quickly widen the point difference and not give them any chance to win..."