309. Be prepared
With the end of the All-Star Game, the league's regular season journey this season will gradually enter the final stage. The Cleveland Cavaliers' 10-game winning streak since the beginning of the second half of the season also made people feel the light.
It also made more people regain confidence in the defending champion of this league this season. After all, they did lose so many games in the first half of the season because of injuries.
After their lineup was complete in the second half of the season, and Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard were in such an excellent state, it was not surprising that the team achieved excellent results.
Especially after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the New York Knicks away, their reputation further improved! More and more people began to slowly upgrade Wu Dawei and his Cleveland Cavaliers to the ranks of championship contenders.
Because the performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers is indeed very impressive after only the second half of the season, and this is beyond doubt! So when the second half of the season is at this time, it is not surprising that people are optimistic about the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Of course, the more reasons here are not just because the Cleveland Cavaliers did not lose in the second half of the season. In addition, Wu Dawei's strong performance after his comeback also made the Cleveland Cavaliers win more trust and optimism at this time.
In the past nine games, although Wu Dawei has not scored a triple-double in one game, even his personal performance, which was rated as the second strongest in his career, is just a quasi-quad-double. However, this will not hinder people's confidence in Wu Dawei and the Cleveland Cavaliers' recovery. In the eyes of most people, Wu Dawei has such a strong performance after his comeback. It will not be difficult for the Cleveland Cavaliers to perform at a high level in the following regular season.
Because of the Cleveland Cavaliers who own Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard, they are almost perfect on the books. The two of them performed extraordinaryly during the team's 10-game winning streak, which naturally increases people's confidence in them.
After defeating the New York Knicks at Madison Garden Square, the Cleveland Cavaliers will usher in a relatively relaxed journey in the next period of time.
And most of them will be played at home, which will of course be very beneficial for the Cleveland Cavaliers to continue to win the game in the next game.
Moreover, after the game against the New York Knicks, the opponents the Cleveland Cavaliers will not be very strong teams in the next period, which will leave a great opportunity for the Cleveland Cavaliers to continue to win consecutive victories in the next schedule.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, continuing to win the game in the next game will of course become their unchanging choice in the next game.
A 10-game winning streak is indeed an amazing enough result, but for the Cleveland Cavaliers who have experienced such a bad journey in the first half of the season, they still need more victory to wash away their bad luck in the first half of the season.
And although the team's current situation is very good, after all, after achieving a 10-game winning streak, they only improved their record to 32 wins and 27 losses. Although there is only one victory gap left between the Atlanta Hawks, which is currently ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference. Moreover, the gap between the New Jersey Nets, which is ranked seventh behind, and they are getting bigger and bigger.
But for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they still need more victory. Because the winning rate of 32 wins and 27 losses is simply not in line with the level of a championship team.
After all, not every team was the Houston Rockets of that year, and could defend their title from the sixth place. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have very strong confidence in their own strength, no one would be willing to take risks.
They are indeed not afraid of any opponent in the league, but if they can easily win the final championship, who would hope to defend the championship with a bumpy journey?
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, although their current situation is very promising, in fact, there are few opportunities left for the teams to catch up with the top teams.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers achieved a record of 32 wins and 27 losses, it means that they only have the last 23 games left in the regular season games this season.
The New York Knicks, currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference, currently have a record of 47 wins and 12 losses, with a 15 win gap between the two sides! Although the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly defeated the New York Knicks by 1 point in Madison Garden Plaza. However, it is not a realistic thing to catch up with the opponent's top team called the Eastern Conference before the end of the regular season.
Now in the Eastern Conference, only one team can pose a threat to Cameron Anthony and his New York Knicks. The Miami Heat, currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference.
The Miamis recently won an astonishing 15 consecutive victories, and at the same time their record has also risen. After the New York Knicks lost the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miamis have almost been behind the New Yorkers!
With a record of 47 wins and 13 losses, the Miami Heat are only half a win behind the New Yorkers, so they can become the number one in the Eastern Conference. Of course, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the ones who have caused such a passive situation in the New York Knicks, and at least that's what people in New York think.
Because if they don't lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers, then they already have two wins! But when the New York Knicks lost the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, their advantage could be said to be gone.
Miami people have to thank the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wu Dawei for their "help" for them in disguise, because if the New York Knicks never lose the game, it will be difficult for the Miami Heat to catch up even if they win the game.
So it can be said that the reason why the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the New York Knicks has had such a huge impact is not unreasonable!
For the New York Knicks, the disadvantages of their loss in this game have always existed. This makes the situation facing the New York Knicks so bad, but since that game has become a foregone conclusion, the New Yorkers can't get any substantial help when complaining. The only thing they can do now is to ensure that they don't continue to make mistakes in the next game. At the same time, the New Yorkers will of course pray that in the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat soon, the Cleveland Cavaliers can help them block the Miami people's pace of progress as if they were playing against them!
The Miami Heat, which has won 15 consecutive victories, is unstoppable. In the next period of time, not long after, the Miami people who are currently experiencing a road trip will go to Cleveland. If their winning streak still does not stop, then this game at the Quick Loan Center in Cleveland will undoubtedly become their problem.
If the Cleveland Cavaliers, which have won 10 consecutive victories by then, still have not stopped their winning streak, then this game will undoubtedly become a highly anticipated and thrilling contest!
Not to mention that if the two teams still have a winning streak by that time, the grudges between the two teams and the entanglements between the core players of the two teams will be enough to make people look forward to it!
But before this game comes, both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat need to finish their battle with them first!
Compared with the Miami Heat, it is obvious that the Cleveland Cavaliers are more powerful in the next schedule for them. Because not only are the strength of the opponents they meet next, the Cleveland Cavaliers are all fighting at home in the future!
Reducing the hard work of traveling on the road is undoubtedly very helpful for the Cleveland Cavaliers to continue to win the game! After all, the difference between away and home games is still very big, and for the next game, the entire Cleveland Cavaliers are of course very confident in the next game.
After experiencing such a thrilling game in New York, the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely be more relaxed and calm when they return to their home court. Although the playoffs will take more than a month, it is obvious that even if the playoffs begin now, the entire Cleveland Cavaliers have already made the most preparations!
Since Wu Dawei's comeback, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been going up all the way, which is a great signal for this team. Although the only strong teams that have really met in the second half of the season are the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers now seem to be no longer afraid of any opponents!
They have made all preparations to meet all the challenges ahead! The defending champion is just starting to make efforts now! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
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