The older superstars of the NBA

After losing two consecutive Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers finally returned to their home stadium, the Quicken Loans Center.

Soon, the third game of the finals between the two sides will start here.

Perhaps because of the lessons learned from the previous two games, this time, the Cavaliers played very strongly from the start. From LeBron James to Kyrie Irving, both of them used various methods to break into the Timberwolves The basket continued to score.

Kevin Love on the inside also changed his previous style of play, choosing to pull out from the outside to shoot a three-pointer from time to time.

His touch was average before, but this game was surprisingly good. He threw 4 three-pointers in the first half.

On the other hand, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who came to the Quicken Loans Center Arena, looked a little "unacceptable", especially in the first half, their state was not very good.

Zhao Feiyang's hand feeling was not bad at first, but since the second quarter, he gradually faced double-teaming from the Cavaliers' bench.

Others even more so.

The Cavaliers were unable to resist the Timberwolves' three-pointer before. This time the three-pointer rain went to the opponent's side, and the positions of the two sides were almost swapped.

Because of this, the previously sluggish Cavaliers performed outstandingly in this game. They pulled the score to 3 points with less than 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, which also allowed the Cavaliers to establish an early victory.

By the end of the game, the score was 116-109.

The 7-point gap ended the third game of the finals between the two sides.

Back at home, the Cavaliers finally tied the score to 1-2. Even though they were still behind the Timberwolves at this time, the Cavaliers fans had regained the confidence they had lost before.

Everyone didn't have to wait too long. After the third round, the fourth round came soon as scheduled.

Like the previous game, this time the Cavaliers played very proactively from the start.LeBron almost took on the heavy burden of the team's attack. He changed his previous style of play and took the initiative to dribble the ball to play Andrew Wiggins.

The two have had some "grievances" for a long time. Wiggins also tried his best when defending LeBron, but the gap between the two sides is difficult to make up in a short time. LeBron keeps hitting the basket with a strong body. Can't hold back.

The Timberwolves can't send other players to double-team. After all, there is Kevin Love assisting LeBron inside at any time, and there are all-star guards like Irving waiting for the opportunity outside. Therefore, they can only watch LeBron take the opportunity. The ball is scored.

After LeBron led the team to open the score, Irving followed suit and started singles.

This time Zhao Feiyang switched defenses with Zach LaVine himself, and he would mark Owen.

The two have also changed from the previous dislocation to a formal confrontation.

The defensive effect is still good. Although Owen still breaks through and scores with quick means from time to time, his offensive state is generally declining. Zhao Feiyang almost entangles him with close defense, which makes Owen in the second half. It was hard to play, especially the three-point shooting percentage almost plummeted.

Also taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Feiyang began to increase the number of shots. He asked LaVine to choose more opportunities to break through, while he played more off the ball, using his long-range shooting ability to attack the Cavaliers' basket.

This approach still has some effect.

It also allowed the Timberwolves to successfully catch up with the Cavaliers under the leadership of Zhao Feiyang. At the end of the third quarter, the scores of the two sides reached the same starting line again.

However, after the fourth quarter came, the Timberwolves did not save the situation as they expected.

As the team's super core, LeBron continues to play singles with the ball, even if the Timberwolves choose to double-team, it will be difficult to solve this problem.

After all, both Irving and the Love Timberwolves can find corresponding people to defend and limit their output, but it is really not easy for a player of LeBron's level.

The front line is the weak point of the Timberwolves. Except for Andrew Wiggins, they really can't find a better replacement.

Therefore, at the last moment of the game, the Timberwolves still failed to withstand LeBron's singles. In the end, the score between the two sides was 104 to 100. The Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves by 4 points and won another game.

After the big score was tied at 2-2, the venue of the game came to the Target Center Arena again.

The Timberwolves, who returned to the home court, were full of energy and tried to take this opportunity to win the game and win the match point.

Unexpectedly, within a few minutes of the game, Dwight Howard, the team's main center, was forced to leave the field due to an accidental sprained ankle.

The moment Howard was helped out of the player tunnel, the fans in the entire arena fell into panic.

Everyone knows that Howard is the most important part of the Timberwolves. If he retires due to injury, then a team lacking an All-Star center will definitely have big problems.

The opponent's Big Three were already difficult to deal with, and now one's own combat effectiveness has weakened, which is really a desperate thing.

The fact is exactly as the fans expected. Not long after Howard left, the Cavaliers kept sending the ball to the basket, deliberately creating opportunities for Love and Tristan Thompson.

The two also took this opportunity to bomb the inside of the Timberwolves in various ways, causing the Timberwolves to have continuous defensive loopholes for a period of time, and the Cavaliers seized the opportunity to open the score.

When the game came to the second half, the situation didn't get any better. In the end, the situation continued to rot as thoroughly as the first half.

Zhao Feiyang from the outside line continued to work hard to score and increase breakthrough opportunities, and even scored a difficult two-plus-one under LeBron's interference block, but he still couldn't save the team and still couldn't solve the team's internal problems.

By the time the game was about to end, the point difference between the two sides had widened to as much as 15 points. Kevin Love also scored 26 points, the most since the series, and Tristan also scored 14 points and 10 rebounds. It is said that the combined score of the two accounts for one-third of the Cavaliers.

Seeing that the Timberwolves had no hope of pursuing, the head coach Norman Thomas could only replace Zhao Feiyang and send all the substitutes on the court to waste the last garbage time.

Sitting off the court, Zhao Feiyang scored 34 points and 11 assists alone, and could only watch the team lose in the end.

beep.

When the sound of the end of the timer sounded, the game between the two sides ended, and the score was 117 to 103, and finally ended the game with a difference of 14 points.

Under the circumstances that all Timberwolves fans were looking forward to, the Timberwolves not only failed to save the situation, but also lost three games in a row, allowing the Cavaliers to win the match point at their home court.

After such a game, the approval ratings of the two teams almost reversed again, and the highly anticipated Timberwolves received more doubts than before.