The older superstars of the NBA

At the end of the first half, the difference between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers was not too big.After the intermission, the second half of the two sides came, and the two teams fought together again.

However, what is surprising is that in the third quarter, the talented head coach of the Cavaliers Tyronn Lue made a bold decision. He replaced Kyrie Irving and let Matthew De Lavidova came off the bench to play the first position.

Without Irving, LeBron James is undoubtedly the only core of the Cavaliers on the court.

The subsequent games were indeed like the arrangement of the Cavaliers. The team's tactical offense was all built around LeBron.

After 1 minute and 30 seconds into the third quarter, the Cavaliers advanced.

Dellavedova dribbled the ball to the half court. He played completely differently from Irving. Once half court passed, he took the initiative to dribble the ball to find LeBron's position.

LeBron quickly came up from the wing, ran to Dellavedova and took the ball.

After getting the ball, Kevin Love suddenly appeared on the wing. LeBron took advantage of the situation and broke through to the basket. Love's mention of the high position also affected the judgment of the Timberwolves players. The opportunity rushed into the restricted area.

Dwight Howard rushed over to block the shot, and LeBron didn't back down and rushed forward to meet the opponent.

The two met each other, and just as Howard's hand touched LeBron, LeBron took the lead in throwing the ball toward the basket.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded.

The basketball also fell into the basket smoothly.

LeBron scored two plus one.

Howard, who was fouled, shook his head helplessly, while LeBron stood calmly at the free throw line and made a free throw.

Swish.

The ball is in.

The Timberwolves fought back.

After Zach LaVine held the ball, Dellavedova rushed forward and continued to interfere.

Unlike Irving, Dellavedova, as the team's substitute, finally got such an opportunity to play. Naturally, he tried his best on the court and did not dare to relax in the slightest.

His defense did have a certain effect. LaVine was afraid of losing the ball and did not force a breakthrough, but gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang.

Zhao Feiyang played singles with the ball. Facing Jr. Smith's marking, Zhao Feiyang pulled away and made a clean three-pointer.

boom.

This time the basketball bounced off the backboard.

After two consecutive quarters with a strong touch, Zhao Feiyang's outside shooting percentage finally showed a downward trend in this quarter.

Fortunately, there is Adrian on the inside. He jumped high and took off the rebound. After being stopped by Tristan Thompson, he decisively threw the ball to the other side of the rebound.

Howard has long noticed his move. When the basketball rebounded, Howard jumped high and grabbed Love's putback dunk and smashed the ball into the basket.

boom.

The ball is in.

The Cavaliers attacked again.

This time their choice is still LeBron.

Before halftime, Dellavedova gave the ball to LeBron.LeBron, who was advancing with the ball, was not fast at first, but when he came near the three-point line, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket.

Andrew Wiggins, who was marking him, reacted a step slower, and could only watch LeBron pull away and rush into the basket.

He entered the penalty area as easily as if he was in no man's land. Before the Timberwolves players could react, he passed three people in a row, and then raised a two-handed dunk high in the penalty area and smashed the ball in.

boom.

The ball went in again.

Relying on LeBron's trump card, the Cavaliers' original score was tied again.In the second half of the third quarter, the Timberwolves were finally surpassed by the Cavaliers again because of their overall performance.

The high and low positions of the two sides changed again, and the Timberwolves' offense was also struggling.

call out.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was tied at 79-85.

The Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Minnesota Timberwolves by 6 points.

The last section.

After the fierce battle in the first three quarters, both sides have consumed too much physical energy.Whether it was the Big Three on the Cavaliers side or the main lineup of the Timberwolves headed by Zhao Feiyang, everyone's condition was not as stable as before.

Before the start of the game, Timberwolves head coach Norman Thomas made a decision. He temporarily put Zhao Feiyang off the court to take time to rest, and let Martin and LaVine take charge of the offense on the court.

On the Cavaliers' side, LeBron, who is the strongest core of the team, also took a break. Irving, who didn't play much in the third quarter, became the tactical core of the Cavaliers and began to dominate the Cavaliers' offense.

The two sides continued to fight.

Irving, who is still physically strong, started the singles mode without LeBron, constantly looking for opportunities to single out LaVine at the top of the arc.

LaVine's defense is not serious, but in the face of Irving's superb ball control and singles ability, LaVine still failed to defend the opponent well.

Fortunately, LaVine is not a reckless man. With super physical fitness, he chooses to consume Irving constantly and increases the difficulty of Owen's breakthrough every time he defends. This makes even if Irving can score, the physical consumption he pays is more than before. .

In addition to increasing the intensity on defense, LaVine also concentrated more possessions in Martin's hands on the offensive end.

Although Martin's physical strength is not as good as before, he has rich experience as a substitute, especially good at using various techniques such as foul making, so that some defensive players dare not get too close to him to defend.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Martin made a decisive three-pointer.

His three-pointer has also become a key factor for the Timberwolves to maintain the score without Zhao Feiyang.

beep.

The Cavaliers called the next long timeout, and the players of both sides went to rest.

At this time, the game finally came to the final moment, and there was only 1 minute and 09 seconds left before the end of the game. Zhao Feiyang had already appeared on the field, and LeBron also stepped onto the court after Zhao Feiyang entered the field to continue to control the offense.

The score was tied at 100 to 100, and the two teams finally tied after a fierce collision.

There is not much time left, no matter who can score one more goal, the probability of winning the game will be one more point than before.

beep.

After the break, both sides played again.

The Timberwolves own the offensive ball.

The field lineup resumed again. This time, Zhao Feiyang personally went to the first position to hold the ball and advance.

Snapped.

As soon as his teammates sent the ball into his hands, Zhao Feiyang was surrounded by jr. Smith who rushed forward. Jr focused on his dribbling, as long as Zhao Feiyang made a slight move, jr would react immediately.

Under such marking, Zhao Feiyang passed the halftime smoothly.

Seeing that the others on the court did not run out of a better position, Zhao Feiyang decided to play singles by himself.One second, he was exchanging gestures with his teammates to signal them to move, and the next second, he suddenly raised the basketball and made a step-back three-pointer.

Jr. Smith rushed over in a panic, but unfortunately only Zhao Feiyang's ruthless intervention was waiting for him.

Swish.

A crisp three-pointer was scored steadily.

103:100.