The older superstars of the NBA

Just as the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, the records of the other two teams in the West also came out smoothly.

The first game of the semifinals between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder was also very intense. It can be said that there were a lot of friction and conflicts between the two sides, and they even almost fought in the game.

Even so, under such a difficult situation, the Warriors successfully won the first game at their home court, Oracle Arena.

The two sides scored 108 to 104.

A total of 7 players from the Warriors scored in double figures. Among them, Stephen Curry scored a team-high 28 points, and Klay Thompson scored the team's second-highest 15 points.

其他球员表现也都不错，德雷蒙德.格林拿到10分8篮板7助攻，安德烈.伊戈达拉砍下14分3篮板的数据，哈里森.巴恩斯也有11分6篮板入账。

For the Thunder, Kevin Durant played 35 minutes and scored a game-high 29 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. It can be said that he is the strongest leg of the Thunder.

Russell Westbrook played 31 minutes, scored 16 points and 1 rebound, but sent 12 assists.

Unlike the Warriors, except for the two of them, none of the others scored in double figures.

The situation in the West is like this. One day later, the Eastern Conference semifinals will start.

The results of the first game were not surprising.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks scored 104 to 93. The Cavaliers also showed a crushing posture in the first game. The Eagles were simply unable to resist the strong performance of the Big Three.

The other two teams in the Eastern Conference semifinals are the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat.

In the first game, the Raptors relied on the "Twin Stars" to keep scoring, but unfortunately they were defeated by the Heat led by Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at the last moment.

However, the points difference between the two sides was not big, and the game did not show a one-sided situation.

After the results of the first game of the Eastern and Western semifinals were announced, the league's celebrities and well-known hosts also began to discuss the battle situation.

For them, the focus is of course the Cavaliers and the Warriors. These two teams that fought in the finals last season will still be finalists for this year's finals in many people's eyes.

As for the highly anticipated Timberwolves, after the failure in the first game, it became the focus of ridicule by many people in the industry.

"No! I originally thought that Zhao was a superstar, but now it seems that he just performed well in the regular season! For a player who is promoted by the media, I can only say that he is still far from what I imagined... .”

"Boldly predict that the Timberwolves will be beaten 4-1 by the Trail Blazers. If there is no accident, they will stop in the second round this season..."

"There is a gap between Zhao and Damien. Damien has a big heart that no one can match. This is the key for him to lead the team to defeat the Timberwolves..."

It would be fine to talk about ridicule abroad, but at such a critical point, some self-media in China also began to mock Zhao Feiyang.

Many self-media began to write various articles and comments belittling Zhao Feiyang in order to gain enough attention.

"Zhao Feiyang can indeed occupy a place in the history of Chinese basketball, but he is just an ordinary guard after all! It is only because he is a Chinese talent that he was raised to such a high position, which originally did not belong to him... .”

"Some people used to say that Lowry was the 'King of the Regular Season' and the 'Bug of the Playoffs', but now it seems that Zhao Feiyang is not only not the 'King of the Regular Season', but has occupied the position of the 'Bug of the Playoffs' in advance …”

For such remarks, those fans who support Zhao Feiyang are of course extremely upset. They keep arguing with others on the Internet, trying to maintain their idol status.

It's just that, after all, the record is there, and Zhao Feiyang has no better record that can be achieved now, which undoubtedly makes the fans who support him feel a little bit emboldened in terms of right to speak.

"Zhao Feiyang almost led the team to overthrow the Warriors last year, and this season will definitely lead the team to the Western Conference Finals... He has no record now, that's because he has only been in the NBA for two seasons... .”

"If you are a rookie, you can achieve this kind of results in just two seasons in the NBA. Isn't it already amazing?"

"Please! He is already 30 years old. He has played in the CBA as a professional player for so long. Although his performance in the NBA is indeed okay, it is just okay! How many seasons does he have to play at his age?"

"Many times you think it's the beginning, but it's actually the peak. I don't think Zhao Feiyang's next season will be better than the past two years, and I even think this is his upper limit... Wait! Wait for him to arrive. At the age of 33, his physical condition will definitely not be good. At that time, let alone being a star, whether someone signs him is a big problem..."

When the outside world was discussing, Zhao Feiyang himself was not idle.

In the evening of the team's training day, after everyone's training was over, he specially called his teammates together.

Since losing the first game, the morale of the team has been slightly low.

After all, most players haven't played much in the playoffs. They have no experience in this kind of thing, and they will doubt themselves once they lose.

"Guys, we did lose Game 40, but it was just sloppiness...I know people are saying Damien scored [-] points! No, it's nothing, I can do it do..."

"The reason why I didn't do that before is because I hope we can play well together. The team is not my team alone. These honors are also created by all of us..."

"Wait! We will definitely beat the Trail Blazers in the next game! I promise you, I can get 40 points too... So now we have to cheer up. It doesn't matter if we only lose one game. All we have to do is not lose in the next game..."

Regarding Zhao Feiyang's speech, the teammates also stood up to express their cooperation one after another.

Dwight Howard was the most excited in the team. He had reached the Finals with the Magic back then. As a veteran, he had more experience than Zhao Feiyang in such a situation.

Therefore, he showed his support for Zhao Feiyang on this issue.

"Don't doubt Zhao's words. I have seen too many opponents. In terms of our strength, the Trail Blazers are not our opponents at all. Our goal is super teams like the Warriors and the Thunder... .”

As the clock ticks, soon the next game day will come.

This time it is still the home of the Timberwolves.

Although they lost in the last game, there were still many fans who came to watch the game this time, and the atmosphere in the arena was also extremely lively.

beep.

The timer sounded and players from both sides stepped onto the court.

At the start of the last game, the Trail Blazers in the away game were very cautious from top to bottom. Their players seemed to be very worried about the outcome of the game, so the whole team was lifeless. Even Lillard didn't have too much trouble with others. comminicate.

This time is different!

The Trail Blazers, who had won a game, obviously had high morale. From the time they walked out of the player channel to the official start of the game, Lillard, the team leader, was very happy, and so were the other players.

Just judging from their every move, you can see the self-confidence they show.

"Zhao, don't lose this match!"

"If you lose again, you won't have another chance when you go to Portland..."

Lillard said to Zhao Feiyang jokingly.

Zhao Feiyang looked calm, and slowly responded, "You guys were lucky in the last game, and you won't be able to do it in the next game..."

"Really? Good luck then..."

As the leaders of the two teams, whether it is Lillard or Zhao Feiyang, both of them are full of energy in their hearts, so there is some tit-for-tat meaning implied in the dialogue with each other.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the two sides took their positions.

Snapped.

The referee threw the ball, and this time Howard was the first to catch the basketball. He slapped the ball and it fell into the hands of Zach LaVine.

Unlike before, LaVine did not dribble the ball across the half court, but handed over the ball to Zhao Feiyang.

The Trail Blazers also took note of the Timberwolves' adjustments on the floor.

"They asked Zhao to play number one?"

"Zach is going to play the second position?"

Regarding such a change, although the Trail Blazers were puzzled, they did not take it to heart.

Zhao Feiyang pushed forward with the ball, and it was Lillard who came up to mark him.

The Timberwolves made such an adjustment, and it was precisely for LaVine to mark CJ McCollum. The offensive and defensive duel in the last game has proved a problem, that is, LaVine does not take advantage of players like Lillard.

It can even be said that it can't restrain the opponent at all.

That being the case, it is obviously a better way to let LaVine switch to defend McCollum and let Zhao Feiyang personally mark Lillard.

After halftime, Zhao Feiyang organized the team to attack. While he was beckoning to others, Lillard kept sticking up and reaching out to interfere.

For Lillard's move, Zhao Feiyang planned to give in at first, but then suddenly became angry and directly signaled to other teammates to pull away.

"Everyone...pull away..."

It's obviously not a good idea to play singles as soon as you come up!But Zhao Feiyang still did it!

He pulled directly to the top of the arc, and Lillard also stuck up to mark it when he saw it.The two met each other, and Zhao Feiyang made a sudden change of direction.

Lillard unbelievingly stretched out his hand to steal it, he just stretched out, Zhao Feiyang directly pulled the ball back, followed by another change from left to right, such a quick movement directly shook Lillard away.

After swaying away, Zhao Feiyang rushed into the two divisions. Under the cover of Howard, he successfully broke through to the basket, and then jumped high and smashed the ball into the basket with a one-handed dunk.

boom.

The ball is in.

The first confrontation between the two in this game ended with Zhao Feiyang's dunk.

Of course Lillard was unconvinced.

Soon, he stood under the basket and signaled his teammates to send him the ball, but Zhao Feiyang's reaction was faster than him, and he went up to defend himself and didn't give Lillard a chance to catch the ball.

The teammates had no choice but to give the ball to McCollum.

McCollum dribbled the ball across half court. Under LaVine's marking, he chose to shoot a jumper in the two divisions, but unfortunately he missed it.

The rebound was taken off by Howard.

Howard threw a long pass to the half court, and Zhao Feiyang rushed to the Trail Blazers basket after receiving the basketball.

Lillard chased after him, Zhao Feiyang deliberately slowed down when he was approaching the basket, and when Lillard came up, he deliberately threw the ball to the basket against Lillard's hand.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded.

The basketball also fell steadily into the basket.

Two plus one.

The audience exclaimed.