The older superstars of the NBA

In the first half of the third quarter, James Harden seemed to be on the hook. He played more and more smoothly on the court. Whether it was a breakthrough or a three-pointer, his touch was very hot.

The Houston Rockets also noticed his situation. Under the arrangement of head coach Bickerstaff, the Rockets quickly concentrated the ball to Harden.

Therefore, under Harden's wonderful performance, the score of the Minnesota Timberwolves was gradually opened, and the two sides gradually went from single digits to double digits.

With 5 minutes and 39 seconds left in the third quarter, the Timberwolves had already been led by the Rockets by 14 points.

Such a huge score gap finally made Zhao Feiyang, who was resting on the sidelines, unable to sit still.

"Coach Norman, I want to go up!"

Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to apply to play.

Coach Norman Thomas stopped him, looking confident, "Don't worry, wait a little longer..."

"Why? There's not much time left in the third quarter now... If you go up late, what if the score is too wide?"

"Zhao, don't worry. The Rockets are simply not as strong as us. Even if James played well in this game, they can't beat us..."

"What we have to do now is to continue to consume James. After his physical fitness seriously declines, it will be your turn to lead the team to chase points..."

Zhao Feiyang didn't know whether Coach Norman's tactics would work, but since the head coach had made arrangements, he could only stand on the sidelines while warming up and wait for the call at any time.

Seeing the time passed, the Timberwolves were stretched to 16 points, and Martin, the team's most stable output player, also temporarily failed.

Andrew Wiggins, who scored the most points on the front line, also fell into a scoring drought, and his shooting percentage dropped severely.

On the Rockets side, although the performance of other players is also very average, Harden has always maintained a stable output.

He tries his best to run and hit almost every ball. Even if he can't attack with the ball, he will find a way to help his teammates run.

This style of play really allowed the Rockets to continue to lead.

call out.

When there were only 3 minutes and 11 seconds left in the third quarter, the Rockets finally called the next timeout.

What is more surprising is that the Rockets did not make any mistakes at this stage, but the opposing coach Bickerstaff still did so.

"Okay! It's time!"

The head coach Norman finally got excited, "Zhao, wait a minute and I will let the others cooperate with you and try our best to play, understand? It is up to you whether you can recover the score...I believe in you. …”

Zhao Feiyang nodded excitedly.

At the same time, on the Rockets' team bench, Harden, who had just come off the court, didn't even have the mood to talk, so he just sat down on the chair of the team bench.

His sweat had already wet his jersey, and his forehead was covered with sweat.Teammates sent towels, Harden wiped them for a while, and after wiping, he took the sports drink handed over by his teammates and drank it all in one gulp.

As if one drink was not enough, he took the initiative to ask the other party for another drink.

After his teammates brought it again, Harden drank it in one gulp.After finishing the drink, he leaned back on the chair panting with tiredness.

Head coach Bickerstaff noticed this situation and called a timeout. He seized all the time to let Harden rest, and then gathered other players in front of Harden to start arranging tactics.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded.

When players from both sides appeared on the field again, the Rockets were surprised to find that the Timberwolves' lineup had changed.

Dwight Howard, who had been resting in rotation before, reappeared. He played a lot of time, but he had Adrian Ennis and Gorgui Dieng as replacements, so he still retained a certain amount of physical strength.

Kevin Martin and Zach LaVine on the outside were replaced, Ricky Rubio went to the first position to organize the team's offense, and Zhao Feiyang continued to play his second position.

After resting for enough time, Zhao Feiyang's physical strength is quite abundant at this time.

Because of this, when he stepped on the court, not only the Rockets players felt threatened, but even the Rockets fans watching the game couldn't help screaming.

"Oh! No!"

"This is the end of us... I thought Zhao was injured just now, but now it seems that this is exactly the Timberwolves' tactic..."

"I hope James can withstand the pressure! But he is so tired, I can feel his fatigue on the court..."

Harden couldn't help sighing when he saw Zhao Feiyang in high spirits. Although the head coach Bickerstaff signaled for Beverly to go up to defend Zhao Feiyang, Harden waved his hand and rejected the opponent's offer.

call out.

The game continues.

The Timberwolves served and Rubio attacked with the ball.

After several rotations, although Beverly also took a lot of rest, his defensive concentration was too high and there was a lot of physical confrontation, which really consumed a lot of energy.

Therefore, when marking Rubio, Beverly can only reduce the previous oppressive defense and slow down the speed to restore his state.

After the ball passed halftime, Rubio did not look at Zhao Feiyang, but organized his teammates to run decently on the field.

Zhao Feiyang didn't go up to respond either, but stood outside the three-point line on the left and pretended to be waiting.

Harden thought that Zhao Feiyang and Rubio would not deal with each other one second ago, but in the next second, he saw Zhao Feiyang speeding up from the bottom corner to the right bottom corner. Rubio did not hesitate at all, and directly hit The quick pass was thrown into Zhao Feiyang's hands.

Zhao Feiyang, who got the basketball, held it high and made a three-pointer from the corner.

Harden rushed forward with all his strength, but unfortunately he was a step too late, and could only watch Zhao Feiyang throw the ball into the basket.

"nice shot!"

There was applause from the Timberwolves team bench.

It's the Rockets' turn to fight back.

Harden didn't have the physical strength to dribble the ball, so he let Beverly go to organize the offense first.After he reached the half court, the possession of the ball has been transferred twice. The teammates relied too much on Harden's performance before, causing them to feel very bad.

Snapped.

The ball returned to Beverly's hands again.

Seeing that others dare not play, Harden can only take the initiative to catch the ball.Tired, he suddenly pushed Zhao Feiyang away, and the next second he took the initiative to go forward to meet him.

However, the moment Beverly threw the basketball, Zhao Feiyang behind Harden suddenly started.

The physical fitness of the two at this time is not in the same state at all, so before Harden reached out to touch the basketball, Zhao Feiyang rushed forward and slapped it down.

Snapped.

The scene exclaimed.

After Zhao Feiyang steals the ball, he dribbles the ball towards the half court.His speed is extremely fast, and he rushed to the Rockets' basket position smoothly in the blink of an eye.

He could have dunked, but he didn't choose to dunk this time.

In order not to waste his energy, he first glanced behind him and found that no one was chasing him, so he made a three-step layup and easily sent the ball into the basket.

Swish.

The ball is in.