The older superstars of the NBA

After Zhao Feiyang scored a goal, the Minnesota Timberwolves quickly counterattacked.

Derrick Rose quickly advanced with the ball, and after halftime Tim Hardaway II came up from the wing to respond. Bang, the ball came to Hardaway II.

Faced with Zach LaVine's marking, Hardaway II used the pick-and-roll of his teammates to open up space, rushed into the two zones and then made an emergency stop jumper.

Swish.

A two-point ball hit the basket steadily.

As a famous NBA star father-son team, Hardaway II did not inherit the talent of his father. Although his father had high hopes, he has only shown his value as a main player in the future. As for whether he can grow into an all-rounder in the future Stars are unknown.

Of course, apart from his "Star II" aura, his own abilities are still pretty good.

He has sharp breakthroughs, strong shooting ability, and a "big heart" at critical moments. More importantly, he is only 26 years old. Even if he cannot grow into an All-Star player, it is still possible to serve as the team's championship puzzle.

The New York Knicks continue to serve.

Zhao Feiyang held the ball after halftime and handed the ball to LaVine.

After Hardaway II scored a goal, LaVine also planned to find himself back in the game. Therefore, after getting the ball, he directly signaled to other teammates that he wanted to play singles.

The two of them pulled away, one on one.

LaVine's passing action is simple and effective. He holds the ball and shakes it, then directly uses his body to rush to the basket. Even if Hardaway II sticks to his side, he still does not slow down his speed.

Seeing that he was approaching the penalty area, LaVine did not hesitate, raised the basketball and made a one-handed dunk.

boom.

LaVine scored two points for himself with an explosive dunk performance.

Hardaway II also jumped up during the defensive process. Unfortunately, he could not suppress Irving due to the physical confrontation, so even if the two did not distance themselves, he could not stop LaVine's dunk.

Both sides had a fierce battle on the outside, and it looked like the Knicks had the upper hand for the time being.

As the game progressed, the two sides began to compete fiercely inside.

However, the current Knicks are at the top level in the league and cannot be competed by the Timberwolves.

At 7 minutes and 19 seconds of the first quarter, the Knicks attacked and the ball was transferred from Zhao Feiyang to Adrian Ennis on the wing.

Adrian did not choose to play singles and passed the ball to Porzingis inside. Porzingis was one-on-one with the ball. Facing interference from Gorgui Dieng, Porzingis turned around and rushed towards the basket.

Serge Ibaka had been waiting for him to pounce, so he stepped in immediately. Unexpectedly, Porzingis had no intention of doing it himself. He made a wonderful pass and passed the ball to DeAndre Jordan on the wing. Jordan caught the ball and smashed the ball in with a two-handed dunk.

Quickly to the Timberwolves offense.

Ibaka also took the initiative to help cover his teammates in the high post. Rose, who broke into the inside with the ball, threw the ball with an empty pass. Ibaka jumped up and caught the basketball in mid-air.

He could have rushed directly to the basket and dunked, but after receiving the basketball, Porzingis jumped directly to interfere.

Ibaka tried to force his way to the basket, but as soon as he reached the basket and was about to take a shot, Porzingis slapped his ball away.

Snapped.

Fortunately, the ball still fell into Ibaka's hands.

Reacting quickly, he jumped up again, planning to score the ball while Porzingis didn't react. This time he jumped up again. As soon as he threw the basketball, Jordan came up to defend him, leaped high and picked his ball out of mid-air.

The whole place was in an uproar.

Ibaka himself was dumbfounded.

Timberwolves coach Eric on the sidelines was even more surprised.

"Oh! No! Is the Knicks' interior defense that strong?"

Jordan quickly threw the ball, but Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball. He took the ball and sprinted toward the half court, and LaVine followed behind him.

Rose and Hardaway II caught up at the same time to cover the defense.

Two against two.

It looks like the Knicks don't have much of an advantage here!

However, Zhao Feiyang dribbled the ball all the way into the two zones. When he was about to take action, Rose decisively chose to pounce on him to interfere.

"Hardaway, guard Zach!"

As a former teammate, Rose knew very well what Zhao Feiyang and LaVine would do, so he shouted to his teammate Hardaway II as soon as he marked them.

Unfortunately, Hardaway II didn't react at all. When he thought of going up to cover up LaVine, who was following up, LaVine had already jumped high and rushed towards the basket. Zhao Feiyang threw the ball behind him with an air pass. Wen caught the ball in mid-air and dunked.

boom.

The ball went in.

Perfect alley-oop!

This time, the Timberwolves fans on the sidelines really couldn't help but stand up.

"nice shot!"

“Wonderful cooperation!”

"Same as before... What a pity..."

Timberwolves fans were in awe.

Back then, Zhao Feiyang and LaVine were both members of the championship team. If it weren't for the team management's mess, this scene should belong to the Timberwolves now.

If Zhao Feiyang doesn't leave, with the lineup that the Timberwolves have put together, even if they failed to win the championship last season, there is a high probability that they can win the championship this season!

Unfortunately, everything was ruined!

The people who originally belonged to them are now on the Knicks' side!

The first quarter ended quickly. When the referee's whistle sounded, the score was 36 to 26. The Knicks led the Timberwolves by 10 points.

Among them, Zhao Feiyang scored the most, with 11 points by himself, and LaVine scored 8 points.

For the Timberwolves, Rose scored 6 points, Hardaway II scored 6 points, and Andrew Wiggins was the highest scorer on the team. He scored 10 points and performed pretty well on the wing.

Fast forward to the second quarter.

Both sides fielded substitutes.

The Knicks naturally have the backcourt combination of Jeremy Lin and Dennis Smith Jr., but this time the inside is stronger than before. Dwight Howard and DeMarcus Cousins ​​entered the inside at the same time. One is responsible for the fifth position, and the other goes to the fourth position. For the Timberwolves whose bench lineup is relatively average, it is simply a cooling blow.

This is indeed the case.

Soon the second quarter begins.

The Knicks serve.

Jeremy Lin, who had the ball, advanced with the ball. After halftime, he directed his teammates to cover. Cousins ​​didn't seem very convinced by the Chinese player holding the ball, so he didn't react much.

But Howard is different. After being conquered by a superstar like Zhao Feiyang, Howard also has a better impression of Chinese players like Jeremy Lin.

Therefore, he took the initiative to help Jeremy Lin cover the high position.

Jeremy Lin took advantage of the situation and drove to the basket.

At this time, Ty Gibson, the Timberwolves big man on the inside, noticed the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two. After Jeremy Lin and Howard separated and entered the inside together, Gibson decisively chose to rush in front of Howard.

In his opinion, Jeremy Lin will definitely transfer the ball to Howard, and the two sides will take this opportunity to better cooperate.

However, Gibson's judgment was still not accurate enough.

When Jeremy Lin noticed Gibson's move, he decisively gave the ball to Cousins ​​on the right side of the basket. The sudden pass stunned Cousins ​​for a moment, but he quickly reacted, grabbed the basketball and rushed towards the basket.

boom.

A two-handed dunk that firmly smashed the ball in.

Jeremy Lin's clever pass also brought applause from the Knicks' bench.

"Hey Jeremy, why don't you pass it on to me?"

"Someone's interfering with me, but you can throw it higher... I can do it, man... I'm an All-Star..."

Howard couldn't help but complain.

Jeremy Lin could only smile and shrug, "Dwight, just wait! I will pass it to you next time..."

Timberwolves serve.

After the ball was given, defender Jeff Teague advanced with the ball.

After arriving at half court, Teague organized the offense at the top of the key. Soon there was space on the wing. He gave the ball to his teammate Robert Covington. Robert changed direction with the ball and rushed to the basket. His movements were very fast and he seized the opportunity very well. At this time, the area under the basket was completely open. Space to take action.

Under normal circumstances, this goal can definitely be scored.

However, the moment he lifted the basketball for a layup, Howard and Cousins ​​made up defense at the same time. The hands of the two did not interfere with him, but the pressure brought by the two All-Star centers caused Robert to make mistakes in panic.

Snapped.

The basketball hit the rim and bounced out.

The whole place was in an uproar.

Such a low-level mistake that should not have made countless fans shake their heads and sigh.