basketball myth

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, which was already powerful and shocking enough. Therefore, when they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first game of the second round, it was even more surprising.

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However, this situation also shows that the Timberwolves' ability to win against the Spurs is not entirely due to luck, youth and tactics. Their own burst of strength is indeed quite strong.

Of course, the most important hero for the Timberwolves to win the game is still Li Feng. No one will deny this, even if that person is a determined Li Fenghei.

With 40 points like a private duel with Durant, plus more than ten assists, Li Feng showed the Thunder that not only did they have a superstar with super scoring ability, he also gradually became one, and he also

Can successfully win the game.

And throughout the playoffs, including this showdown with the Thunder, Li Feng's personal playoff average score has remained above thirty points, which is terrifying and amazing enough. So far, it seems that there has not been any

A rookie in the playoffs can perform as amazingly as he did.

Naturally, all kinds of public opinions about him came overwhelmingly like an endless torrent.

As a result, the suspected internal strife in the Thunder team was covered up by his light, and it actually did not have any more impact on public opinion among the Thunder.

Then, just after a day's rest, the second playoff game between the two sides came again.

The new competition between the two sides started again in a very strong confrontational atmosphere.

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They should have dealt with the conflicts that arose in the first game internally in time, so they resolved them quickly. Russell Westbrook didn't have a very obvious wave of shots and strong play, but he suddenly changed during the game and became

An excellent point guard who is almost normal and pays attention to the overall situation. He also takes into account scoring but does not go overboard.

Such an unexpected situation caught the entire Timberwolves by surprise.

Russell Westbrook has rarely changed his temper and stopped playing randomly. This will be very good news for the Thunder. But it is not good news for the Timberwolves.

Therefore, in this second game, the Timberwolves played much harder than the first game.

However, this is not the only disadvantage for the Timberwolves.

During a subsequent offense, Kevin Love strained his thigh muscle due to too many turning movements and was quickly taken off the field for treatment.

Whether he can continue to play in the remaining playoff games, only God knows.

Kevin Love is a core and support point inside the Timberwolves. His presence is very important to the Timberwolves. Not only does he maintain the team's highest rebounds, he is also the team's second-leading scorer.

Losing it suddenly is simply a big bad news.

But there is no way, the game is like this, injuries are inevitable, and the Timberwolves players have to continue to play.

And Li Feng had no choice but to work hard to shoulder more responsibilities and try to contribute more to continue to save the team.

But maybe, this night really didn't belong to the Timberwolves.

In the second half of the game, they gradually got into trouble with the referee on the spot.

The referee's whistle suddenly became a lot harsher on the Timberwolves players, and the home whistle was very obvious.

For example, at a critical moment in the middle of the third quarter, Ridnour made a very beautiful three-pointer from the corner.

As a result, I was blown away by the three referees tonight and was called for stepping on the line, and the goal did not count!

As a result, the Timberwolves not only failed to tie the score in time, but instead allowed the Thunder to take the opportunity to respond with a three-pointer, which continued to widen the score.

Then, not long after, Li Feng passed the ball to Beasley.

Beasley made a breakthrough and hit a basket in front of Durant.

He was about to celebrate, but the referee immediately called him another offensive foul, which made him confused for a moment.

In addition, similar unfavorable whistles continued to be heard, which quickly and seriously affected the mood of the entire Timberwolves players.

Moreover, Li Feng was inexplicably called for several mistakes and fouls, which prevented their team's momentum from being successfully completed and was constantly interrupted by the referee.

As the head coach of the Timberwolves, Rambis was about to explode off the court, but he still couldn't have any influence on the referee. This was the Thunder's home court, and this unfair whistle seemed normal.

Despite this, the Timberwolves still played hard and did not let the Thunder end the game early. Until the end of the game, the Thunder's score was still in a position to catch up.

With two or three minutes left before the end of the game, Li Feng took the basketball and charged at the Thunder again, trying to score again and get a chance to make a comeback at the last moment.

He faced Sefolosha, shook his body slightly, and then started dribbling the basketball, trying to use fake moves to deceive the opponent first.

His dribbling posture was very graceful and swift, which soon made Sefolosha somewhat unpredictable.

Just when Li Feng saw the right moment and was about to quickly take the ball and break through, the referee's whistle sounded again.

The referee immediately pointed at Li Feng and then turned his wrist, indicating that Li Feng had made a mistake and violated the rules.

At that moment, Li Feng almost went crazy. He felt his head was hot, countless blood surged through his body, and his whole body was shaking.

He and the Timberwolves had suffered similar unfair treatment countless times before, which made him almost unable to suppress the anger he had been accumulating. Now, the referee continued to tell lies with his eyes open.

He immediately rushed in front of the referee and yelled at him angrily: "Wrist flip? My hand has never been upward at all, how can I flip my wrist?"

However, the referee was not only unmoved by his protest, but decisively gave him a technical foul!

When he saw the technical foul gesture, Li Feng moved his arms and was ready to rush forward to argue again. If possible, he even wanted to question the referee.

He remembered very clearly that there was absolutely no turning of his wrist in the dribbling action just now, not even a suspicious situation. He couldn't stand this confusing situation, it was so annoying!

But at this time, Ridnour hugged him from behind and pulled him back, not wanting him to be too impulsive.

But at the same time, Timberwolves head coach Rambis, who was standing on the bench, finally couldn't hold back and cursed loudly, becoming even more unhappy with the referees.

Of course, Rambis could not escape the referee's super biased whistle tonight. He was quickly whistled for two technical fouls in succession and was ejected directly!

Faced with such an unfavorable and disgusting situation, Li Feng was really rare in this season. He almost wanted to rush forward to greet the referees. No matter how much he had the home field advantage, he would not do this.

Yes!

Several of his teammates continued to hold him back by force, preventing him from getting into more trouble. After all, there was still a game ahead, so don't be too reckless, or you might end up returning home for revenge.

On the other hand, the Thunder fans at the scene welcomed such a situation on the court and kept cheering for the referees, enjoying the benefits of the home whistle.

Subsequently, Kevin Durant made three consecutive technical foul free throws, all of which were successful, easily taking a huge advantage.

The Timberwolves' point-chasing momentum at the critical moment was once again curbed, and they paid more price.

Although the performance of Li Feng and the Timberwolves in the next two minutes was still wonderful, they were still unable to take away the victory in the second game.

They failed, not entirely because of their personal performance, nor entirely due to the injuries to Wesley Johnson and Kevin Love. In this game, they mainly lost because of the referees who became more and more annoying in the second half.

The referee's home whistle was like the most disgusting obstacle, which made them regret losing the game.

When the full-time whistle ended, Li Feng kicked away the basketball not far in front of him, gave the three referees a thumbs-up, and then left the scene with a livid face.

He finally held back his extremely depressed mood and did not choose to act irrationally or do something worse.

However, he will never let these three unfair referees off so easily. He will appeal to the media and the league to directly amplify the three referees' biased calls and completely discredit them.