The older superstars of the NBA

After the Minnesota Timberwolves ended their first-round series early, the team began to rest.Considering the physical condition of the players, the team management specially gave the players two days off, but strictly ordered the players not to indulge themselves.

Of course, Zhao Feiyang and others readily accepted such an arrangement.

However, as the team's super center, Dwight Howard is undoubtedly a bit difficult.Although he has changed a lot, some things are still difficult to change in essence, and sometimes his energy as an athlete is too strong, so it is good to find a suitable way to release himself.

Howard originally planned to have a party at home secretly, and then call a group of girls over, as long as he didn't tell, no one would know.

It's a pity that he underestimated Zhao Feiyang's teammates. After the holiday started, Zhao Feiyang directly called Kevin Martin, Zach Lavin and other teammates together, and everyone started a barbecue party in Howard's luxurious villa.

In this regard, Howard, who knows well, can only silently give up his plan.

"Dwight, I know what you want to do, everyone knows what you want to do...but you can't do this now, the excess energy in your body can't be vented...wait! You will be needed for the next two rounds..."

"When the season is over, you can release yourself however you want..."

Zhao Feiyang patted Howard on the shoulder to express his comfort.

The other teammates also looked at Howard to watch the excitement.

In this regard, Howard really has a hard time in his heart.

Uncomfortable is uncomfortable, Howard did not blame Zhao Feiyang, even he was very grateful to Zhao Feiyang from the bottom of his heart.

Since he regained his form, the outside world's comments on him have almost reversed.

In the past, many people, whether fans or industry insiders, thought he was of little value, and believed that it was impossible for him to achieve decent results with such a temperament. However, since the start of the playoffs, his contribution and value to the team are visible to the naked eye.

Those who ridiculed him also chose to shut up wisely, and those who didn't believe him also began to change their minds.

In their view, if Howard continues to play like this, it is entirely possible to touch the championship again.

And the starting point of all these changes is because of the help of Zhao Feiyang and the team.

Howard missed Kobe before, and now he doesn't plan to miss Timberwolves and Zhao Feiyang again.

Like the Timberwolves, the entire Golden State Warriors team is relaxing, as is the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East.

All three of their teams have sweeping records, so there is enough time to buffer and restore the physical condition of the players.

Unlike the self-discipline of the Timberwolves, the relaxation of the Cavaliers is very simple, that is, to let all the players out and relax themselves, even the team boss LeBron, he brought a group of Cavaliers players to the nightclub Unfortunately, it was photographed by media reporters.

It's just that LeBron and his teammates don't care about such news at all, they don't care at all.

Likewise, the relaxed life of the Golden State Warriors is much the same.

Not to mention their whole team going to nightclubs, Draymond Green was photographed by the paparazzi taking two blonde girls back to his residence at night, and even Klay Thompson was photographed meeting a curvy figure in a nightclub lady.

In short, each of the three teams has different ways of relaxing, and they are all waiting for their opponents to come out of the bloody road.

A week later, the first round of the Eastern and Western playoffs finally came to an end.

The result did not exceed the expectations of the fans. In the West, the Los Angeles Clippers finally lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 3-4. Under the leadership of Mu, he advanced to the second round.

And their next opponent is the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Zhao Feiyang.

The other team that advanced was the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs fought in seven games and finally eliminated their opponents 4-3.

Their next opponent is the Golden State Warriors.

Two teams that have just played seven games against two teams that are waiting for work, this kind of game has already made the outside world feel the gap between the two sides.

In the East, the Atlanta Hawks played 4-2 with the Boston Celtics, and they ended up fighting in only 6 games.

The Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers both played very hard, and the two sides played until the seventh game to decide the winner.

4 to 3 is their final score.

The same is true for the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets, even though the former was led by Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, they still waited until Game [-] to end the battle.

The semifinal matchup in the Eastern Conference has thus become the Cavaliers against the Eagles, and the Raptors against the Heat.

Two days later, the East and West semifinals came as scheduled.

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Portland Trail Blazers at Target Center.

Before the game officially started, it had already attracted enough attention.Not only was the whole process broadcast live in the United States, but China Central Television on the other side of the ocean also specially selected prime time to broadcast the game.

In the Timberwolves locker room, players gather.Head coach Norman Thomas told various affairs while talking about the situation of the Trail Blazers, and the players listened while changing their clothes.

"For us, the two most important defensive points are Damien and McCollum... I have to send two people to mark them..."

"Zhao, you go to mark McCollum, I'll hand him over to you... Zach, you go to mark Damien..."

"Once necessary, you can choose to double-team! Wings and ready at any time, Damien is their offensive engine, as long as we completely limit him, it will be difficult for the Blazers to break through our defense..... .”

Soon after the players changed their outfits, the Timberwolves players gathered together. Before they officially walked out of the locker room and headed to the infield, Zhao Feiyang also called everyone to stop.

"Guys, this is a very new experience for us, this is the Western Conference semifinals... If we get past this round, we can make it to the Western Conference Finals..."

"Whether it's for honor or your own future, the stage of the Western Conference Finals can make you shine... Guys, come on! Let's kill them all in one go!"

"Today's game can only be won but not lost... As a team leader, I must lead by example. If I win the game, I will buy everyone a drink. If I lose the game, I will take the lead in training in the arena until the early morning. a little......"

"Hopefully we can have a drink together after the game...."