282. Start!
The game started with great anticipation. Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks were looking forward to the arrival of this game. And it was not just the two sides of the game. The New York fans who came to Madison Garden Arena tonight and the New York reporters who rushed to hear the news were also very much looking forward to this game.
Because the grudges and hatred between the two sides before this made these two teams irreconcilable! Now, both sides are in excellent condition and are holding a longer winning streak in their hands. Naturally, at this time, everyone will hope to end the opponent's winning streak.
The New York Knicks are at home, so naturally their hopes seem to be bigger for most people, after all, they have a home advantage; while the Cleveland Cavaliers are also very eager to win this away game tonight, because ending the opponent's current fierce momentum on the opponent's territory is a more enjoyable thing for a team!
So even though the Cleveland Cavaliers were away and there was a large group of fans who were very disliked and even hated them on the sidelines, even so, the Cleveland Cavaliers still maintained the belief that they were bound to win in this game!
For them, there is nothing more important tonight than to win this game tonight!
For the New York Knicks, they also had the same idea. Especially for the core player of the New York Knicks, Cameron Anthony will definitely bear the brunt of the team that won Wu Dawei and him!
In his heart, Wu Dawei was always the one who made him restless and was the kind of person who hated him very much. He was also very excited about the arrival of all this game. Now the game is about to officially kick off, and Cameron Anthony naturally became even more excited.
But maybe the two of them won't be in the match soon, because Cameron Anthony played the fourth position in this game tonight, while Wu Dawei is still the starting third position of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Although there is only one position different, in fact, the New York Knicks plays a large lineup with four small ones. Cameron Anthony, who is 203 cm tall, wants to play the fourth position in the inside, and his height has just reached 196 cm. Iman Shampoo wants to play the third position. Therefore, Wu Dawei and Andre Valacho are unreliable choices to switch defenses.
Because it will definitely be even more disadvantageous to let the 206 cm Valacho defend Shampoo, because it is completely impossible for him to keep up with the young and full of athletic talent of Iman Shampoo!
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott doesn't want to change the rotation arrangement he has already decided on because of the New York Knicks' lineup in this game tonight.
So the two sides started this game tonight. The Cleveland Cavaliers still used the lineup they had used to in the past to fight against the New York Knicks, which was actually a big team with four small lines.
This situation is not good for them. At least Charles Barkley, the t.nt commentator who came to Madison Garden Plaza tonight to comment on the game, was not optimistic about this arrangement.
"Byron Scott should have studied the New York Knicks before the game. He should know that the New York Knicks have been playing in the small lineup since Amare Stoudemire was unable to play. But now he sent out to the starting lineup, which made me completely confused!"
Although he was the most loyal fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wu Dawei, Charles Barkley was still confused about the team's head coach Byron Scott's arrangement at this time, and felt that this would harm the Cleveland Cavaliers.
"Andre Varacio cannot limit Cameron Anthony's performance at all. I mean Varacio is an excellent defensive player, but in terms of Cameron Anthony's current state, only Wu Dawei can fight against him and gain the upper hand! But Byron Scott chose the stupidest behavior at this time!"
"When the game begins, Byron Scott will definitely pay the most painful price for his stupidity at this time!"
Charles Barkley was obviously very dissatisfied with such a arrangement. He felt that letting Wu Dawei take charge of defending Eman Shampoo, a player who is talented and potential, can only contribute 8 points per game to the New York Knicks this season, is really a waste of resources!
But for these complaints, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott, who stood in front of the Cleveland Cavaliers players, turned a deaf ear to this, and should be said to have no idea about it...
At this time, Madison Garden Plaza was extremely noisy. The screaming and speaking of the fans on the sidelines made the entire basketball hall look so boiling.
Under such circumstances, this game that has attracted much attention will officially begin. For these two teams, this game will be their third encounter this season and the most important one.
Because in this fight tonight, both the Cleveland Cavaliers who were plagued by injuries before or the New York Knicks, which were once a little turbulent, are in an excellent state! Moreover, one of the two teams has won nine consecutive victories, and the other has won seven consecutive victories, which are unstoppable in the league.
In such a situation, the two teams will usher in their third encounter this season, which is naturally extremely important!
No matter who wins this game, they will be able to continue their previous winning streak and gain the upper hand in public opinion. This is the reward that everyone wants to get, because this is a rare opportunity to encounter once in a thousand years!
For both teams, they are unwilling to let go easily. So they can only decide the winner in this game tonight!
If anyone can win the game, then naturally they will be the one that has the upper hand. Obviously, the New Yorkers have deeper resentment about this, because in the past, they were always the team that was slaughtered by Wu Dawei and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, their condition and strength have reached their peak, so they naturally want to avenge their previous shame!
So before this game was officially kicked off, the New Yorkers seemed extremely restless! Especially Spike Lee, the number one fan who came to Madison Garden Plaza to watch the game tonight!
When the old man saw Wu Dawei slowly walking onto the floor of the basketball court in the Madison Garden Arena with his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates, his expression immediately became ferocious!
"fxxk-Sentiment! Wu!"
Spike Lee is not a player on the basketball court, so he yelled without any scruples over Wu Dawei on the court: "You can't win tonight, because the victory will eventually stay in New York!"
Spike Lee seemed very excited. Perhaps for him, although the game has not started yet, he has indeed seen the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wu Dawei defeated!
For him, this will definitely be the thing that made him feel most happy in 2013. Seeing Wu Dawei failing and imagining his frustrated face walking out of Madison Garden Square, Spike Lee felt his blood burning!
This is a scene he has been looking forward to for a long time, so at this time, of course, he is more willing to cheer for the New York Knicks players. He hopes to see Wu Dawei and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated tonight, not just in the fantasy that exists in his mind!
As the starters of both sides walked onto the basketball court at this time, it naturally means that this game that was in trouble before the start of the game was already ignited! The referee of the law enforcement game tonight also walked onto the basketball court with the ball in his hand.
As the referee walked into the central coil of the stadium, the game was about to officially kick off.
Dwight Howard and Tyson Chandler were already standing in the center coil. As the referee signaled and threw the ball into the sky, the two seven-foot men jumped up at the same time!
This spark-filled contest kicked off with this jump ball. For both teams, this is the official beginning of the game!
Unexpectedly, Tyson Chandler gained the upper hand in this jump ball! The ball rights at the beginning came to the hands of the New Yorkers who played at home, while the Cleveland Cavaliers could only be responsible for the defense first.
Raymond Field quickly dribbled the ball through the half. The Knicks' opening tactics on the offensive end were simple and clear. They first handed the ball to Cameron Anthony and Anthony. They had already stood near the middle distance, and then he received the pass.
Seeing this scene, Charles Barkley sat in the commentary seat and immediately shook his head. Obviously, when he looked at the person standing behind Cameron Anthony, not Wu Dawei, but the team's power forward Andre Valacho, Charles Barkley still didn't think this would be a good match.
Chapter completed!