The older superstars of the NBA

Snapped.

As soon as the referee threw the basketball, Andre Drummond slapped the ball away. The basketball fell into Zhao Feiyang's hands, and he directly accelerated and dribbled the ball across the half court.

When he was approaching the basket, Serge Ibaka came up and stretched out his hand to interfere with Zhao Feiyang's layup. Zhao Feiyang didn't show any mercy because the opponent was a former teammate. He directly faced him with a lever action to avoid interference, and threw the ball toward the backboard just before landing.

Snapped.

The basketball bounced off the backboard and fell into the basket.

The entire arena burst into applause.

It was the Minnesota Timberwolves' turn to fight back.

Defender Jeff Teague held the ball across half court and reached the top of the key, signaling for his teammates to cover. Teammates came up from the wing to respond, and after a pick-and-roll, Teague successfully dribbled the ball into the two zones.

Ibaka also came out to cover at this time, pretending to catch the ball but actually stepped forward to help Teague block Derrick Rose who was chasing behind him.

After fending off Rose, Ibaka rushed back decisively. Teague had already attracted Adrian Ennis under the basket.

Snapped.

Of course, he did not choose to hit it hard, but threw an air pass. Ibaka jumped up high and dunked the ball in an alley-oop.

The cooperation between the two made the Timberwolves fans outside the court cheer. The team lineup is so stretched, but the two can still perform such a tacit understanding, I have to say that it is a comfort to the fans.

"Jeff and Serge are the last glory of the championship team...and Gorgi! I didn't expect that most of the original championship team would leave...Does this guy Locke have any pursuit? None? A championship can satisfy him? And it’s not even the championship he got from buying the team..."

"To be honest, I wish these three guys could leave! As a fan, I can leave Minneapolis and go to New York, but as players, they can only devote their short youth here... ..”

Fans on the sidelines were talking a lot.

On the court, the game continues.

Facing opponents like the Timberwolves, the Knicks expended little effort. The team played very easily from the beginning. After all, this starting lineup alone is already comparable to most teams in the league!

The Timberwolves are just a weak team, how can they put any pressure on them?

The game time passed little by little, and when it was discovered that the Timberwolves really couldn't win, the Knicks head coach Norman Thomas also chose to make substitutions. He put the substitutes on to mix with the main players, allowing players like Zhao Feiyang and Adrian The main players are temporarily off the field to rest.

Not long after the game, at the end of the first quarter, the score was 34-26, with the Knicks leading by 8 points.

Section 2.

The Timberwolves continued to field their core lineup, while the Knicks continued to replace their bench lineup.

This time, all substitutes can be substituted, especially substitute strikers like Tristan Thompson. Coach Norman saw that this guy was finally willing to work hard and planned to try to form the team's second team, so he gave him more time.

With Drummond's presence, Tristan no longer dares to be arrogant! He showed a completely focused attitude on the court, and grabbing rebounds was like risking his life.

Although the offense is still not very good, his performance on the defensive end is definitely outstanding. Even when facing Ibaka, Tristan didn't give in at all. He directly pushed away the opponent and stood under the basket to compete for rebounds.

This performance really impressed his teammates.

Of course, it also made Locke, the boss in the VIP box, even more unhappy.

General manager John Daniel sat next to him. The latter wanted to say something several times, but was stared back by boss Locke.

"John, I know what you want to say!"

"If you are trying to persuade me not to torment them, then don't speak! I don't want to hear those words..."

Locke said.

Daniel looked helpless. He hesitated for a moment, and then said after thinking for a moment, "Boss, I think this is really not the right thing to do! We can make things difficult for them on the court, but doing things in private will not do us any good... ..”

"If Zhao and the others call the media, once this matter is exposed, the fans will only question us, and the league may even issue a fine..."

Locke shook his head indifferently.

He sneered, "I don't care, I have plenty of money!"

Now it was Daniel's turn to be speechless!

"Boss, actually... I think we should have spent the money on players. If we hadn't considered so much at the beginning, we could have kept the team headed by Zhao... Maybe, last season's The championship is ours..."

"It might have been ours last season! In that case, we might have won three consecutive championships now..."

Locke looked disdainful.

"So what about the championship? I don't care! I only care if these guys are obedient enough! That's all the money I gave them! I gave them so much money, they can do whatever they want... They all must listen to me..."

Daniel couldn't bear it anymore.

"Sorry! Mr. Locke, you are thinking like a slave owner... The players just signed with the team and did not sign a contract of sale... If you want to make more money through the team , we still have to build a super lineup. Only when the team’s record gets better and better can the team earn more money..."

"enough!"

Locke obviously didn't want to continue listening to Daniel's persuasion, "You don't have to teach me what to do here! You are just one of my employees... Please put yourself in your position..."

Having said all that, Daniel really had nothing to say.

He quickly stood up and planned to walk out of the box that made him feel suffocated. Unexpectedly, just as he reached the door, Locke spoke again.

"Remember, wait until halftime is over and tell those guys that whoever can score a point on that Chinese boy today, I will reward him with 10,000 dollars... Blocks and steals count as one... .....I will pay them immediately after the game..."

"Mr. Locke..."

"Get out of here!"

General Manager Daniel shook his head helplessly and then left the VIP box. Although he really didn't want to do such a thing, he had to say that after all, he did rely on Locke's appreciation for his livelihood.

Of course, before doing this, he must say hello to the team staff as soon as possible and ask them to clean up the Knicks locker room.

beep.

The first half of the game is over.

The score between the two sides was 66 to 51, and the 15-point gap made the outcome of the game no longer in doubt. Although both sides still have time in the second half, for the Timberwolves whose strength gap is too large, there is a high probability that they will not be able to come back in the remaining two quarters.

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, the Knicks players rushed to their seats. Under the leadership of Zhao Feiyang, everyone picked up their backpacks and ran towards the player tunnel.

The same was true for the Timberwolves, and the players rushed back in a panic.

Such a dramatic scene left the fans at the scene a little confused, and for a while the fans couldn't help laughing.

"Wang Defa?"

"What are they going to do? Hahaha...Are they rushing to fight?"