basketball myth

() Before the game, no one may have expected that the Timberwolves and Thunder would play overtime in the fifth game.

However, when the game really went into overtime, it instantly became more attractive and full of exciting and fierce temperament. This kind of game is like a classic blockbuster, and it has reached its climax.

Partially.

In the overtime, there was no combat-type attrition between the two sides, so naturally they once again sent their main lineups to the field to target each other.

On the Thunder side, they still have Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Kentrick Perkins.

The Timberwolves, on the other hand, used the main force they were accustomed to in these games, an offensive and defensive lineup composed of Li Feng, Wesley Johnson, Matt Barnes, Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic. They continued to need

Contribute energy in overtime.

As for Michael Beasley and Ricky Rubio, they will serve as backup for the time being.

Soon, it was Perkins and Pekovic who jumped the ball in front of each other, and then Pekovic won again.

Although Nikola Pekovic is a European player, under the long-term influence of many talented players in the Timberwolves, his jumping reaction is also very strong, and it is obviously better than the slightly bulky Perkins. The opening jump

He has already done a very good job with such small skills as playing ball.

As a result, Li Feng immediately had a basketball in his hands and could continue to charge for the Timberwolves.

At the end of the regular season, the score between the Timberwolves and the Thunder was tied at 103. Now at this critical moment of overtime, it depends on who can change the score earlier and who can take the advantage.

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Because the players' physical condition and willpower during overtime have definitely dropped to a very low level, it will be difficult for them to score high scores and perform again. Therefore, if the team can score more points than the opponent

, in fact, it is already a small victory.

At this moment, Russell Westbrook of the Thunder continues to assume the responsibility of facing off against Li Feng, but he also seems a little tired. He is not as energetic as usual, and he seems to be too lazy to talk trash.

Li Feng faced Russell Westbrook, who had seemed much quieter. He suddenly shook his body while holding the ball, and immediately adopted a forceful stance.

Russell Westbrook continued to retreat like a conditional reaction, and then quickly prepared a strong defensive blocking posture.

However, Li Feng came immediately and did not continue to push hard, but used a new move of feinting and moving laterally, which once again forced Russell Westbrook's body to move laterally.

After Li Feng's two consecutive fake breakthrough attempts, Russell Westbrook really had a defensive vulnerability.

Li Feng saw the opportunity and quickly drilled into the hole, getting closer to the Thunder's basket.

At this time, James Harden, Russell Westbrook's teammate, naturally immediately and subconsciously moved towards the inside position, wanting to come over to help defend at the same time, and implemented the strategy of flanking Li Feng.

It has to be said that James Harden's choice was quite good, at least it blocked all the routes for Li Feng to move further towards the Thunder's basket.

However, Li Feng is not a one-dimensional player, and this breakthrough test does not necessarily end with a layup or a shot.

When he was being defended by the Thunder, he made a decisive move with his hand raised and backswing, and instantly completed a pass without looking at anyone!

With a swish of the basketball, it flew directly into Wesley Johnson who happened to be in a vacant position and opened up the space. It was like the basketball itself had a navigation system. It was so accurate!

As soon as Wesley Johnson got the ball, the entire Thunder team was shocked again. At this moment, Kevin Durant couldn't help but immediately moved his body laterally, opening his body and arms to face Wesley

Lee Johnson pounced, not wanting him to successfully complete the shot.

Wesley Johnson was used to being around Li Feng for a long time, and he was also very smart. He immediately transferred the basketball out and handed it directly to the new Timberwolves Matt Barn, who had just rotated and got an open opportunity.

In Si's hand.

The two transfer passes of the Timberwolves were actually very fast, with almost no pause in between. To many spectators, it was only a moment, and the pass was very beautiful.

Soon, Matt Barnes had obtained a very favorable shot space, and immediately threw a perfect shot opportunity created by the team from outside the three-point line.

"Whoosh!"

Matt Barnes, who is also very capable from beyond the three-point line, really easily changed the score between the two sides and gave the Timberwolves an advantage in overtime.

When the Thunder turned around, they played with the tactics for a while, obviously trying to prepare like the Timberwolves to complete the offense more rationally and save the players' physical strength and energy as much as possible.

Unfortunately, the Timberwolves' current defensive capabilities have improved a lot compared to the past, and they still show a certain power on the current court. The Thunder, whose physical strength has declined, do not have a smooth shot.

Later, the Thunder handed the basketball to Kevin Durant, and Kevin Durant relied on his height and arm length to suddenly complete a forced shot.

Maybe his touch is really good now, and he actually scored a goal successfully. Although it was only a two-point goal, it was still very important to the Thunder.

Next, the Timberwolves continued to be calm and unhurried. Li Fengcao controlled the basketball and continued to look for good offensive opportunities for a while.

However, the Thunder's defensive lineup was deployed from the inside out, and it still formed a certain sense of defensive hierarchy, leaving no obvious loopholes for the Timberwolves to implement direct individual singles or sneak attacks.

Therefore, Li Feng turned to prepare to cooperate with his teammates again. He conducted continuous pick-and-roll tactics with two teammates respectively.

First, Matt Barnes stepped forward to help him with a small block, and then Kevin Love quickly helped him block the second time.

Just when everyone on the Thunder team thought he was going to take the opportunity to get into the Thunder basket again, he unexpectedly made another deft turnaround pass, and then gave the basketball to Kevin Love, who was suddenly in a good position.

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After Kevin Love completed the second pick-and-roll with Li Feng, he couldn't help but break up the Thunder's entire defensive system, thus allowing him to quickly get an open opportunity. Li Feng was naturally the first to do so.

So I gave him the basketball again.

In fact, in this round, the Timberwolves were originally trying to get such an offensive opportunity. Now they have successfully completed their goal. Kevin Love faces the Thunder's basket, and there is no need to be polite anymore.

Standing just one step away from the Thunder's three-point line, Kevin Love gently moved the basketball in his hand toward the Thunder's basket.

"Whoosh!"

The same beautiful voice still proves that the Timberwolves' team score has now reached 108 points.

Then, their opponent, the Thunder, failed to score again in their next attack, which unfortunately ended in a blackout.

It seems that the chance of winning has come to the Timberwolves' side again. If they continue to score more points, they can take a greater advantage.

The Timberwolves fans, who were going crazy throughout the game but still tireless, started cheering loudly when they saw this, trying to add their own strength and condition to the Timberwolves players in the game, so that they could be more powerful.

Strong energy and state to charge and score!

Then, under the control of Li Feng, the Timberwolves still wanted to attack with a high success rate. The dribbling and testing situation was still so unhurried and unhurried. The other Timberwolves teammates on the court also operated very reasonably.

It's just that when Russell Westbrook faced the less aggressive Li Feng, he still felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. His whole body felt like his hair was exploding, and he was extra cautious.

He was afraid that Li Feng would suddenly change the Timberwolves' slow offensive rhythm or launch a surprise attack, which would be a big problem for the Thunder.

In fact, Li Feng did have the abnormal ability that he was worried about, so he had to treat it with caution.

Seeing Russell Westbrook's extremely serious defensive attitude, Li Feng, who was dribbling the ball and thinking about offensive methods, suddenly thought of something.

Then, he suddenly picked up the basketball and immediately raised it toward the sky!

Not to mention, although Russell Westbrook also looked a little tired, his body reaction was still very fast. He immediately jumped up and completed a shot-blocking action like a roc spreading its wings.

However, he was directly fooled!

In fact, Li Feng only used a very simple foul tactic at this moment, not a sudden hard shot.

Everything went smoothly. Russell Westbrook's hitter foul was handed to Li Feng instantly, giving the Timberwolves two more free throw opportunities.

In the blink of an eye, Li Feng made all two free throws into the basket. With the fans in the audience shouting "mvp", the Timberwolves led the Thunder by five points.

In addition, another important and favorable situation for the Timberwolves is that Russell Westbrook received his fifth personal foul in an instant, and there is only one personal foul left before he is truly full of fouls.

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Russell Westbrook himself understood this dangerous situation in time and became very nervous quickly. He seemed to continue to think of his previous entanglement with Li Feng and those nightmarish failures.

However, at such a critical moment for both sides, it is impossible for Russell Westbrook to leave the game for the time being, and their head coach will not replace him. He will continue to stay on the court, but he will be a little more careful.

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The Thunder's offense continues to show up, and Kevin Durant is Kevin Durant, and he is indeed extraordinary. Although he has always seemed to have a light and ordinary temperament, it is suddenly easier to score points without any mercy. !

He faced another entangled defense against Matt Barnes, and when the Thunder's attack time was reduced to just a little bit, he suddenly forced another pull-up mid-range shot.

The Thunder's 107 points immediately followed, still chasing the Timberwolves' 110 points.

Next, both sides on the court may have gradually played more cautiously, but as a result, both sides missed their shots one after another.

The time of the overtime game passed by much faster than the regular season time. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the game was really over.

During these times, Li Feng and his teammates still tried some attacks, but unfortunately they did not score again, nor were they able to cause further significant damage to the Thunder.

Fortunately, they themselves did not lose anything, and the Thunder also gained nothing.

After that, when there was suddenly less than a minute left in overtime, the Timberwolves were lucky enough to still lead by 3 points, which still held a certain advantage in the game.

In the very crucial new offense of the Timberwolves, Li Feng continued to spend some offensive time to tease and test the Thunder.

And after completing these deceptions that were similar to fake moves, he suddenly chose to hand the Timberwolves' offensive opportunity into the hands of Nikola Pekovic, and then let him deal with Kentrick Perkins. !

In fact, Nikola Pekovic worked really hard, but in the end, he forced Perkins to foul a thug, allowing the Timberwolves to finally get a new scoring opportunity after a long time.

In just two swish, Nikola Pekovic successfully scored two critical-moment free throws into the Thunder basket, without making any mistakes like many of his predecessors and fellow insiders.

Naturally, the Timberwolves fans at the scene were extremely excited about this and gave him hero-like treatment.

Then, there was another pause on the court, and it was time for the Thunder to make desperate adjustments to save lives.

Russell Westbrook may not be willing to accept the humiliation of being defeated by Li Feng repeatedly, or he may have assumed a special tactical task as the head coach of the Thunder. Just as the Thunder and Timberwolves both returned to the game. He actually took the initiative to take on the offensive responsibility of the Thunder.

This situation provoked Li Feng to immediately defend him, preparing to limit the scoring of this old rival in order to maintain the Timberwolves' hope of victory.

"Defend!"

"Beat okc!"

"come on!"

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The shouts and shouts at the scene were all cheering and encouraging Li Feng and the Timberwolves. The fans of the Timberwolves were getting more and more nervous.

But it is also true that the Timberwolves only need to hold on for another thirty or forty seconds before truly winning the game and entering this year's finals.

It's a pity that the basketball goddess' script for tonight is not what the fans at the scene hoped for at this time.

Russell Westbrook, just when it was very difficult to defend against Li Feng and the team's offensive time was almost running out, he suddenly chose a strong gamble and hard shot directly in front of Li Feng.

Then, his ball actually went in. While the Thunder's score increased to 109, they continued to be only three points behind the Timberwolves!

Immediately afterwards, with only one round left, the fate of this game began to be truly decided.

Under the anxious attention of the Timberwolves fans at the scene, Rambis quickly called a timeout and also made tactical arrangements.

Needless to say, almost all fans immediately turned their attention to Li Feng, looking forward to his next performance.

Soon, after returning to the field, everyone in the Timberwolves was all ready, and they were ready to help and serve Li Feng when he caught the ball. Obviously, if they used this attack time

If it is completely exhausted, it will be almost impossible to leave any time for the Thunder to attack.

So next, the Thunder will probably implement foul tactics against them.

After the well-designed movement during the timeout, the Timberwolves' basketball was finally released smoothly and was handed over to Li Feng in time.

As expected, James Harden quickly rushed over and hugged him. After receiving his fifth foul, he saved some offensive time for the Thunder.

Li Feng didn't worry the Timberwolves fans for too long. He skillfully put two free throws into the basket, proving to everyone his big heart.

Immediately afterwards, the opponent Thunder called a timeout again and continued to implement life-saving adjustments and plans.

In order to seize time to attack, they suddenly made a quick ball transfer attack, and Ibaka got a chance to score from a mid-range shot through a sneak attack.

Ibaka was lucky at this moment and successfully hit the basketball.

114:111, the score difference between the two sides is still three points!

In fact, at this moment, the Thunder not only need to continue chasing points, but also need to protect the two guns in the backcourt who have already committed five fouls.

When the Thunder head coach took advantage of the Timberwolves' last pause to study the serve or attack plan, he decisively sent out Thabo Sefolosha, temporarily replaced Russell Westbrook, and replaced James Harden with veteran fisher Fisher.

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But soon the Thunder were shocked to discover that after the Timberwolves resumed their attack, Li Feng actually took a evasive approach to avoid being fouled. Then he suddenly succeeded in passing the basketball to Matt Barnes, who was considered open.

In his hands, Matt Barnes was given a chance to lay up against the Thunder!

This dangerous situation is nothing less than a life-threatening talisman for the Thunder!

Therefore, Kentrick Perkins, who was closest to the basket, no longer cared about anything else and arrogantly stepped forward and grabbed Matt Barnes.

Kentrick Perkins also committed five fouls. This desperate foul caused him to be immediately ejected from the game and received a burst of relaxed cheers from the Timberwolves fans.

But the fans at the scene stopped laughing immediately, because Matt Barnes may have just been pulled hard by Perkins on his shooting arm. His two consecutive free throws unexpectedly missed the basket.

Didn't get in at all!

The Thunder's foul tactics failed and the center made up for the foul, but finally achieved an unexpected result, giving them the last life-saving straw.

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