398. Withstood
Dwight Howard's early exit in the middle of the third quarter undoubtedly caused some changes in the situation of this game. For the Miami Heat, this is of course a turning point. As long as they can catch Dwight. Howard's exit, the Cleveland Cavaliers' inside vacuum period will play against the Cleveland Cavaliers, then they will definitely be able to gain the upper hand.
However, Wu Dawei led the team's tenacious resistance in the subsequent games, which undoubtedly completely failed the Miami people's idea. With Dwight Howard's fate, the Cleveland Cavaliers did lose their greatest advantage in lineup configuration for a period of time, but at the same time, they did not lose their fighting spirit!
After Dwight Howard came to the court, Wu Dawei let everyone know why he is the undisputed super core and leader of the Cleveland Cavaliers! Although Wu Dawei was not successful in this game tonight for LeBron James' defense, his performance on the offensive end made everyone feel an unusual surprise.
Especially when Dwight Howard was forced to leave the field due to a foul, Wu Dawei made a tougher offense! It was precisely because of this that the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to retain their lead at the end of the third quarter!
Wu Dawei scored consecutive points after Dwight Howard left the game, and almost every time it was like that, making people feel excited!
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers lacked Dwight Howard's guard in the inside line and seemed somewhat empty and passive on both ends of the offense and defense, fortunately, with the Miami people sprinting with all their might, Wu Dawei stepped forward to resist the Miami people's wild offensive at this time.
His successive goals not only helped the Cleveland Cavaliers increase their points in such a difficult time, but also somewhat suppressed the arrogance of the Miami people who brought Dwight Howard to the end before this!
Wu Dawei's consecutive scores on the offensive end not only made the Miami people feel disappointed, but naturally they began to question the outside defense they have always been proud of!
Wu Dawei played the entire third quarter, and when Dwight Howard was forced to leave the court early due to fouls, the team's head coach Byron Scott had to leave Wu Dawei for more time on the basketball court.
As the team's best performance tonight, Wu Dawei undoubtedly became the hope of all Cleveland fans at this time! If Wu Dawei continues to miss, then the Cleveland Cavaliers will undoubtedly turn from Qing to Yin in this game where the situation was quite good!
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers still have a leading advantage, they have very little left to have a leading advantage. In addition, Dwight Howard will definitely not be able to return to the basketball court so early, so although the Cleveland Cavaliers survived the third quarter, the fourth quarter was still not optimistic for them.
In the first three quarters, although the Cleveland Cavaliers were 82:79, they were still 3 points ahead of the Miami Heat, who played away, but for them, it is better to give Dwight Howard more chances of two fouls...
This is the hope of Cleveland from players to fans, but helplessly, reality will not change. Dwight Howard has committed 5 personal fouls. If it is not until the last moment, the team's head coach Byron Scott will definitely not bring him to the basketball court.
So for most of the fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely not get strong support from Dwight Howard from the inside. They still have to rely on their own ability on the outside to compete with the Miami Heat.
"We want to play speed!"
During the two minutes of rest between the third and fourth quarters, Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley felt a little disappointed that the team was unable to turn its original disadvantage into an advantage after Dwight Howard left the court.
However, he didn't feel very angry. Although he wasted most of the quarter, after all, the Miami Heat's performance in the past half of the quarter was pretty good. Not only did he defeat Dwight Howard, but they also narrowed the gap a little.
Just the 3-point gap left makes the Miami Heat more relaxed in the fourth quarter. And Dwight Howard will definitely not be able to return to the basketball court so early.
So for the Miami Heat, they still have a lot of opportunities to complete the overtake and reverse of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter. However, in the fourth quarter that will be about to start, the Miami Heat can no longer be like the second half of the third quarter!
They must play a decisive game rhythm from the beginning, so that they will have the opportunity to steal the lead from the Clevelanders. For the Miami Heat, they have wasted the past three quarters, and this fourth quarter must be a desperate fight!
Otherwise, if they still do nothing in the fourth quarter, the result of this game may end up being completely different from what they had imagined before the game started!
This is definitely not what Miami people want to see, so at this time they are naturally very determined to work harder in the next game; and at the same time, the situation of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as their opponent, is not optimistic at this time.
Although after Dwight Howard came to an end, the Cleveland Cavaliers still resisted the Miami people's bombardment of the Cleveland Cavaliers' positions under the leadership of Wu Dawei!
But after all, this game has only been three quarters, and there is still a full twelve minutes waiting for the Cleveland Cavaliers. And now the Cleveland Cavaliers have only the last 3 points left. If the Miami people make an accurate three-pointer in the next attack, then the Cleveland Cavaliers' advantage will be completely equalized...
So for the Cleveland Cavaliers, their lives are not easy now. Although they are the leading side, they are also very nervous about the next game.
Because they didn't know whether they could spend the fourth quarter safely. Tonight, the Miami Heat finally won the third quarter to win the basketball court. Naturally, they must seize such an opportunity to surpass the Cleveland Cavaliers' leading advantage at this moment.
The 3-point advantage did not bring a sense of security to the Cleveland Cavaliers players at this time, but instead put them in more pressure. Although they are the leading side, they can also be chased in the third quarter.
And he is also a character who is slightly embarrassed to be chased. If Wu Dawei had not always performed stably and outstandingly on the offensive end, perhaps the leading side now had already changed to a team.
The two-minute break ended soon. For everyone who came to the Speed Loan Center tonight, the last quarter that excited and anticipated them the most was about to come!
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, when Dwight Howard was troubled by the number of fouls in the middle of the third quarter, they would be affected in the following games.
Especially in terms of rotation, the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely be greatly affected, while the Miami Heat side does not have such trouble. They always maintain the rhythm of a superstar leading the team forward on the basketball court.
Dwyne Wade is undoubtedly the best choice at this time. His physical condition is not very good due to injury. Although he played in his personal form in the second quarter, it is an indisputable fact that Wade was affected and troubled by injury.
So Pat Riley couldn't use Wade as usual, so at this time, he would naturally allow Wade to play more in the relatively weak rotation time to lead the team.
On the Cleveland Cavaliers, although veteran Changxi Billups has experienced all kinds of scenes, his strength has declined significantly in terms of competitiveness and physical strength!
So at the beginning of the fourth quarter, even though the Cleveland Cavaliers had the ball, they still didn't play well at this time, and they seemed passive on the basketball court.
Even though Kyrie Irving became the league's Eastern Conference All-Star starting guard this season, he still looks very immature in front of the experienced Dwyne Wade!
After Dwight Howard was forced to leave the game early, it was difficult for the Cleveland Cavaliers to regain the smoothness and advantages they had in the first half! Compared with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami people are obviously more adaptable to the fast-paced offense and defense!
After all, there is really no one available in their inside line, unlike the Cleveland Cavaliers who actually have a super center who can play positional battles. Naturally, the number of times the two sides play fast-paced offense and defense in each game is incomparable.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have already accelerated after changing the lineup, the offense and defense speed is still difficult to compare with the Miami Heat, which has played fast-paced basketball for two years. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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