The older superstars of the NBA

On the court, the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Portland Trail Blazers came to the final moments.The two sides entered the 11th minute of the fourth quarter, which means that there is only one minute left before the end of the game.

The field timer showed the point difference between the two sides, 93 to 96, and the Timberwolves were 3 points behind the Trail Blazers.

As the Timberwolves' home court, the fans never expected the game to be played like this, not to mention them, even Zhao Feiyang and others were somewhat surprised.

I thought that the Trail Blazers would be weak at the last moment, but Damian Lillard seemed to be on the hook. Even if he played for 40 minutes, there was always fuel in his "gas tank". Always shines.

This made the Timberwolves underestimate his ability and miscalculate the situation on the court.

At this time, the two sides entered the timeout time and sat on their respective team benches to rest.

For the Timberwolves, head coach Norman Thomas was also deploying the latest tactics. After picking up the tactical board and making gestures for a while, the timeout ended, the referee whistled, and the players reappeared.

"Remember, don't worry!"

"We still have time!"

Coach Norman comforted everyone.

The players all nodded.

Soon, the two sides took to the court.

Timberwolves offense.

It's still Zach LaVine with the ball.

As soon as he got the basketball, Lillard jumped in front of him and kept reaching out to steal it. LaVine was not intimidated by the opponent's aura. Although Lillard was always pressing him to play, LaVine was still dead. Protect the basketball.

After halftime, Zhao Feiyang went up from the wing to meet, and LaVine passed the ball to him.

Snapped.

Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, first feinted to catch up with CJ McCollum who was marking him, and then changed direction with the ball and entered the two divisions.

Originally, he planned to go directly to the basket to make a shot. Unexpectedly, the opponent's two inside big men double-teamed at the same time. Zhao Feiyang wanted to pass the ball to Dwight Howard, but the opponent couldn't respond at all. Adrian Ennis was also on the side. Concentrate on rebounding and don't have a proper chance to catch the ball.

Helpless, Zhao Feiyang could only take the first shot under the double-team.

boom.

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

Fortunately, Adrian at the basket found a chance to pick off the rebound.

After getting the rebound, he tried to play hard at the basket, but the opponent's center Mason Plumlee immediately defended him, and Adrian had to transfer the ball away.

The basketball was given to Andrew Wiggins on the wing. Wiggins didn't have a better shot, and it was given to LaVine on the outside.

Lillard, who was standing next to LaVine, reacted quickly. As soon as LaVine got the basketball, Lillard slammed up, almost causing LaVine to lose the ball this time.

At the critical moment, Zhao Feiyang stood up. He rushed to the three-point line in the left corner and waved to LaVine.

LaVine passed the ball into his hands immediately.

Zhao Feiyang, who got the ball, made another fake move to shake McCollum away, and then stood outside the three-point line and directly threw a three-pointer.

Swish.

The basketball fell firmly into the basket.

Zhao Feiyang finally scored at the last moment before the end of 24 seconds, which also relieved the Timberwolves fans watching the game from the sidelines.

96:96.

The two sides tied.

36 seconds left.

The Trail Blazers serve and attack.

Unlike the Timberwolves' caution, the Trail Blazers' serve went directly to Lillard.

Except for Zhao Feiyang, other players of the Timberwolves can also perform at a good level, but the Trail Blazers can only rely on Lillard now.

This state just made all the Trail Blazers players have a "last stand" mentality, and it also made Lillard rush to the half court with the ball almost without hesitation after getting the ball.

He went directly to the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and before he could stand still, he shot a three-pointer against LaVine's defense.

It was his familiar position and a familiar distance.

Swish.

A crisp three-pointer fell into the basket accurately.

This goal not only stunned the fans in the Target Center Arena, but also stunned the Timberwolves players. Only on the bench of the Trail Blazers, a group of substitute players excitedly shouted and screamed for their star .

99:96.

The Trail Blazers led by 3 points.

26 seconds left.

Now it's really the Timberwolves' turn to get anxious.

In such a passive situation, Zhao Feiyang, who is the core of the team, is no longer calm.Without any hesitation, he directly directed Adrian under the basket to send the ball, and then sprinted towards the half court with the ball.

The Trail Blazers players saw Zhao Feiyang rushing towards the three-point line, and immediately reacted to his actions. Lillard directly gave up marking LaVine, and went to double-team Zhao Feiyang with McCollum immediately.

Before the two officially double-teamed, Zhao Feiyang also came to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right side of the basket.

Under the watchful eyes of the fans, he jumped high and threw the ball directly against the defense of the two.

Lillard was almost able to interfere with Zhao Feiyang, but McCollum covered Zhao Feiyang's sight. Even so, neither of them could stop Zhao Feiyang from throwing the ball into the basket.

Swish.

When Zhao Feiyang's three-pointer also fell into the basket, all the fans present stood up and exclaimed.

99:99.

The two sides drew again.

There are still 11 seconds left in the time.

The players on the Timberwolves have taken full-court marking measures, and the Trail Blazers players are also constantly picking and rolling, trying to get the team's core Lillard to go up and receive the pass.

Under successive covers, Lillard finally got the ball smoothly.

He played the same way as before, without any hesitation, he sprinted towards the half court without any hesitation.

Regarding such a situation, the Timberwolves coach Norman Thomas on the sidelines was very anxious. He kept yelling at LaVine, who was marking Lillard on the field, "Zach, foul quickly! Quick!"

Hearing this, LaVine also reacted quickly, but unfortunately he was a step late. Lillard, who rushed to the half court, also heard it. The shooting action actually threw a three-pointer towards the basket against LaVine's hand.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded.

LaVine's foul was whistled.

However, no one expected that Lillard threw the basketball out of his hand into the basket with a seemingly unintentional throw.

Swish.

When the basketball smashed into the basket, let alone LaVine who was marking him, even the fans on the sidelines were stupid!

"wtf?"

"This is also possible?"

"Damien is so lucky..."

Seeing the goal scored, Zhao Feiyang, who was resting on the spot, couldn't help sighing. He knew that this game might be hopeless!

Amid the boos of the audience, Lillard walked to the free throw line, and after he received the referee's pass, he made a free throw in the eyes of everyone.

Swish.

The ball is in.

103:99.

The Timberwolves trailed by 4 points.

With only the last 3.6 seconds left, it seemed almost impossible to turn defeat into victory!

call out.

The Timberwolves called a timeout.

Players from both teams return to their respective team benches.

Head coach Norman Thomas gathered everyone together, and wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, he had nothing to say.

If it's only 3 points away, it's easy to handle. Now that the opponent is 4 points behind, the opponent can completely let go and not defend, so even if the Timberwolves score into the Timberwolves, there will not be enough time to regain the defeat.

"For the last attack, give the ball to Zhao......"

Coach Norman said.

call out.

Soon the referee's whistle sounded, and the two sides reappeared.

At the moment of the final decisive battle, the morale of both sides has undergone earth-shaking changes.The Trail Blazers have begun to celebrate the upcoming victory, while the Timberwolves are all depressed.

Timberwolves serve.

Under the interference of the Trail Blazers, the ball was still sent to Zhao Feiyang.Zhao Feiyang got the ball without hesitation, seized all possible time, dribbled the ball across the center line, ran up and threw the basketball.

Swish.

A beautiful ultra-long three-pointer hit the basket.

The game is still not over at this time, and there are still 0.7 seconds left, but this is meaningless. The Timberwolves did not defend at all, and let the Trail Blazers send the ball, and then consume the last bit of time.

beep.

The sound of the timer ending sounds.

The game is declared over.

103:102.

The Trail Blazers finally defeated the Timberwolves by 1 point.

There was mourning at the scene.

Countless Timberwolves fans were in disbelief.

"Oh! No! How can such a game be lost?"

"This is probably the most confusing game since the start of the playoffs...Our lineup is no worse than them..."

"Zhao scored 27 points, LaVine scored 10 points, Dwight scored 21 points and 11 rebounds ... and everyone else scored well, but we just lost ... "

"This guy Damien scored 40 points all by himself...well! I have to admit, this guy's performance exceeded our expectations...."

The fans talked a lot and left disappointed.

The Trail Blazers players took the initiative to shake hands with the Timberwolves players, and then a group of people left the court amid excited shouts.

Zhao Feiyang and his teammates watched the other party leave, and couldn't help sighing, "This time we really underestimated the enemy!"

It was also on that night that the results of the game were broadcast.

Originally, many people in the outside world believed that the Timberwolves could win, but they were killed by Lillard at the last moment. This undoubtedly surprised many people.

The media reacted unanimously to this, almost all of them praised Lillard, and some of them stepped on Zhao Feiyang by the way to gain ratings, and found all kinds of imprecise data to support their rhetoric.

"Oh! Is this a superstar? It seems that Zhao's performance is not very good... As we all know, there are many so-called stars who are very good in the regular season, but once it comes to the playoffs, their The real level will show up..."

"Also an older rookie, it seems that the gap between Zhao and Damien is not so big...Damien scored 40 points..."