The older superstars of the NBA

Oracle Arena.

Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.

There are huge crowds of people in the arena, and there is a yellow and white color everywhere.The Warriors fans wore uniforms and cheered for the home team. This time, even many Chinese fans who liked Zhao Feiyang did not stand up and cheer for him.

For the fans in Oakland, the championship is obviously more important than anything else, and this is the honor of the whole city.

call out.

After the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

The starting lineups of both sides took to the field.

The lineup of the Golden State Warriors is the same as before. The backcourt of the team is handed over to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Raymond Green and Andrew Bogut.

For the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team's No. [-] position is played by Ricky Rubio, the No. [-] position is naturally the leader Zhao Feiyang, and the No. [-] position is still handed over to Andrew Wiggins. Derian Ennis and Dwight Howard are in charge.

Compared with the previous lineup comparison, the Timberwolves are not much weaker than the Warriors in the starting lineup. However, in the substitute lineup, without Zach LaVine and Kevin Martin, they are undoubtedly much weaker of.

Snapped.

The referee tosses the ball high.

Howard and Bogut jumped up at the same time to compete for the ball.

Snapped.

Howard did not disappoint the Timberwolves, and this time he slapped the basketball first.The ball fell into the hands of Zhao Feiyang. After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang immediately handed over the ball to Rubio, and he pushed the ball to the half court.

The game officially started, the fans also temporarily quieted down from the cheers, and players from both sides also put on offensive and defensive postures.

After halftime, Rubio passed the ball under Curry's defense. Zhao Feiyang, who ran from the wing to catch the basketball, was very calm. After getting the ball, he was not in a hurry to play alone, but observed the situation on the court.

Seeing Howard stuck at the basket and reaching out for the ball, Zhao Feiyang immediately dropped the ball into his hands.

Snapped.

Howard, who got the ball, played hard at the basket. He kept hitting Green, who was marking him behind him, with his body.

Although Green's physical fitness is not as good as Howard's, Howard is no longer at his peak, and Green's defense is also very hard, which caused Howard to fail to find a suitable opportunity to make a shot for a while.

boom.

Howard couldn't make a strong pass and passed the ball to Wiggins on the wing.

Wiggins stood in the right corner and pretended to make a three-point shot. A feint sent Barnes, who was marking him, flying out, followed by Wiggins holding the ball and rushing into the two divisions. Before the defense came up, he threw the ball with a mid-range shot.

Swish.

The ball is in.

The Timberwolves bench players on the sidelines cheered.

It's the Warriors' turn to attack.

Curry advanced with the ball, and Rubio was with him from the start.After halftime, Green suddenly mentioned a high position to cover, and Curry took the opportunity to rush towards the basket.

Rubio, who was marking Curry, was blocked, and Howard, who was originally defending Green, had to make up the defense.

Curry rushed into the two divisions and failed to find a suitable shot. When he was approaching the penalty area, he chose to split the ball. At this time, the ball was given to Thompson on the wing.

As soon as Thompson got the basketball, Zhao Feiyang quickly stuck it in front of him.

When the two met each other, Thompson originally planned to break through forcefully, but Zhao Feiyang was physically stronger than him, so he couldn't resist Zhao Feiyang during the breakthrough.

Seeing that there was not much time left in the attack, Thompson did not choose to be reckless, but gave the ball again to Curry who was standing outside the three-point line.

Curry caught the ball smoothly.

At the moment of making the shot, Rubio lunged at him too.

However, even Rubio has covered Curry's eyes, but still can't interfere with his shot.

Swish.

Curry's [-]-pointer, as usual, looked easy and went to the basket.

There was applause in the arena, and Warriors fans screamed and shouted for their team to score.

The Timberwolves continued to fight back.

This time, after the ball passed halftime, Zhao Feiyang deliberately made a detour to meet behind Rubio.Rubio pretended to pass the ball to Zhao Feiyang, but actually attracted the opponent's attention.

In the next second, he suddenly dribbled the ball to the basket by himself.

Howard on the inside had expected it a long time ago, and went directly to help him with the pick-and-roll.This move blocked Thompson who followed up to defend Rubio, but Green, who was marking Howard, also defended at this time.

Rubio confronts Green's defense.

The two met each other, and Rubio tried to end the battle with a throw, but as soon as he reached out, Green jumped up and slapped his basketball away.

Snapped.

The basketball rolls out.

Seeing that he was about to rush out of bounds, Rubio quickly flew over to save the ball.The moment he threw the basketball back, he turned his head and saw Zhao Feiyang rushing towards the three-point line in the bottom corner.

Snapped.

Rubio threw the ball directly into Zhao Feiyang's hands.

Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, didn't hesitate, he raised the basketball and made a three-pointer before Curry came up to defend.

Swish.

The ball scored steadily against Curry's defense.

The Timberwolves just scored an offense here, and before the players could celebrate, Green at the basket quickly sent the ball.

His tacit understanding with Curry and Thompson is indeed very high. After just one glance at the two, the two will immediately sprint towards the half court.

boom.

Green made a super long pass and threw the ball directly to the half court. Thompson got the ball first, but he didn't choose to play it himself. Instead, he threw the ball into Curry's hands, and he helped Curry by the way. Blocked Rubio who was chasing after him.

Facing the unguarded basket, Curry did not hesitate, raised the basketball and rushed to the basket to score an easy layup.

Swish.

The ball is in.

The game went on minute by minute, and throughout the first quarter, the performance of the Timberwolves completely exceeded the expectations of the Warriors.

When the two sides played the series last season, the Timberwolves really had too many problems. If it wasn't for Zhao Feiyang's incredible performance, they probably wouldn't be able to play the seventh game.

However, this season's Timberwolves are completely different.

The team's inside line has been greatly improved, and it is not much different from the Warriors.

Needless to say, Zhao Feiyang's strength on the outside line, if not for LaVine and Martin's temporary inability to play, the Timberwolves might not be weaker than the Warriors in the backcourt.

The same is true for the degree of running-in of the team.

If the Timberwolves relied entirely on Zhao Feiyang last season, then the Timberwolves have changed a lot this season.

Of course they still rely on Zhao Feiyang, just like the Warriors rely on Curry, but Zhao Feiyang can play more easily on the court, instead of having to play every attack in person like before.

beep.

The referee's whistle sounded.

The first quarter ends for both sides.

During this period, both the Warriors and the Timberwolves played very well, and neither side exposed too many weaknesses. Except for Rubio, the first position of the Timberwolves, who suffered a bit against Curry, the rest basically Nothing went wrong.

The same is true for the Warriors. Compared with the Timberwolves, their lineup has already been perfectly run-in.

The score between the two sides was 30 to 31.

Although the Warriors lead by 1 point, the Timberwolves are still on the same starting line as them.

During the break, players from both sides took the time to rest.

For the Timberwolves, head coach Norman Thomas also tried to switch to other lineups.When he planned to replace Zhao Feiyang, Zhao Feiyang hesitated again and again, but stood up to express his thoughts.

"Coach Norman, I can't go down."

"The team needs me to play now... Our lineup is already lacking, so I hope I can lead the team to win the first game, which will definitely improve our morale..."

"If I choose to rest more, with the strength of the Warriors, I'm afraid we will be gradually pulled apart..."

Zhao Feiyang expressed his concerns.

Coach Norman was also in a tangle. After a long time, he nodded in agreement with Zhao Feiyang's idea.However, before the start of the second quarter, he asked Zhao Feiyang to go to the No. [-] position to organize the team's offense, so as to save his energy and reduce the probability of injury that may be caused by too many breakthroughs.

On the second position, Shabazz Muhammad came off the bench again, and he replaced Zhao Feiyang to mark Thompson.

At the fifth position, the team's super center Howard was also temporarily replaced to rest, and Gorgui Dieng replaced him as a substitute to enter the inside.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the two sides started the second quarter.

As expected by the Timberwolves, the Warriors did not make too many adjustments to the team lineup. Except for replacing Ennis on the front line and letting Andre Iguodala play, the other positions have not changed.

Curry and Thompson are also on the court.

The game continues.

It's the Timberwolves' turn to serve.

Zhao Feiyang took the ball across the half court.

This time was very different from before. He had just taken the ball over the half court, and Thompson on the side immediately came up to defend and double-teamed him with Curry.

The two-team limit caught Zhao Feiyang by surprise, and he could only quickly transfer the ball to Muhammad.

Muhammad observed the situation on the field and found that there was no better opportunity inside, so he simply stood outside the three-point line and shot.

boom.

His hand feeling is not very good, and the basketball he throws also bounces out of the basket.

Muhammad shook his head helplessly.

The rebound bounced out, and Adrian was about to go up to snatch it. Gorgui on the side failed to block Green, and Green seized the opportunity to jump up and grab the basketball first.

After getting the rebound, Green rarely passed it to Curry or Thompson, but to Iguodala on the wing.

Iguodala counterattacked quickly with the ball. His speed was very fast, and halftime passed in a blink of an eye.Zhao Feiyang tried to go up to defend, but was blocked by Thompson and Curry. Their screens also helped Iguodala seize the opportunity. After crossing the half court, he quickly entered the basket and dunked.

boom.

The ball is in.

The Warriors scored another 2 points.