419. The next situation
Originally, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors at their home court, which should be great news for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Because with the help of the victory of this game, they not only turned the record into 45 wins and 28 losses, but also improved their winning streak to nine games!
It's just that the scene they won was too ugly to the Cleveland fans. In the eyes of Cleveland fans, this should not be the performance that a super strong team should have, not just that the fans are not satisfied with the process of this game. The local media in Cleveland are also dissatisfied with the process of this game.
In a game that should have been easily won, the Cleveland Cavaliers actually played so hard. Naturally, this will make Cleveland fans miss Wu Dawei, the core of their team, during the game at that time.
After all, in the previous game, Wu Dawei faced LeBron James and Dwayne Wade and led the team to win the game; Wu Dawei's amazing performance in that game is still fresh in memory at this time.
So naturally, when the Cleveland Cavaliers face a team that is only ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference and are playing so hard, people will naturally think of Wu Dawei at the same time!
Who told Wu Dawei to perform so well in such a critical game in the previous game, so there is nothing strange about it. However, the local media in Cleveland were worried about it because when they saw that the Cleveland Cavaliers were in such a difficult position to play against a team that was difficult to enter the playoffs in the Eastern Conference without Wu Dawei.
This naturally makes people feel worried, but in Wu Dawei's opinion, this is not a thing that needs to be worried about very much.
"Didn't we win this game? We won 9 consecutive games, which is an amazing achievement. I think everyone should feel happy!"
In the face of the reporters' interview, Wu Dawei told the reporters this way. He didn't seem to be worried at all, at least he didn't seem so fussy about it.
Although Wu Dawei was indeed a little worried about his teammates' performance on the night of the game, after the game ended and the Cleveland Cavaliers finally won the game, Wu Dawei's worries disappeared.
Although the winning process is not so clean, at least the result is good. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, they have won nine consecutive games at present, and the remaining games they have in the next nine games.
Generally, at this time, most teams will choose to start off and prepare for the playoffs. However, for the current Cleveland Cavaliers, they cannot do this, because the team suffered from blockbuster injuries in the first half of the season, so the team's lineup has always been very uneven. So at this time, they must take advantage of the start of the playoffs to run more into the lineup. Especially less than a month ago, they just chose a new lineup and style of play.
So for the Cleveland Cavaliers, although the process of winning the Toronto Raptors is indeed a bit difficult, it is not a big problem. So many games before have proved that when the Cleveland Cavaliers have a complete lineup, they are indeed the top team in the league! There is no doubt about this, so what the Cleveland Cavaliers need to do now is to better fit their lineup.
Not only Wu Dawei thinks this way, but the team's head coach Byron Scott doesn't think the team's previous performance will become a problem. He only knows that the team is now in a nine-game winning streak, which is the time for great momentum!
Now, of course, he hopes that the team can win all the opponents in the next nine games, and then end the regular season of this season with an 18-game winning streak and enter the playoffs!
Of course. This is the best idea. However, no one knows whether the Cleveland Cavaliers can win all the games in the next nine games. Although the opponents in these nine games are not very strong, except for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the strength of other teams is not particularly outstanding, but there are many upset examples of weak defeating the strong in this league!
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, although they are in good momentum now, they still cannot be taken lightly. After all, although they are already ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, the gap between the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is 45 wins and 28 losses, and the Boston Celtics, which is currently ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, is not big!
The Bostonians' current record is 44 wins and 28 losses, just winning one less game than the Cleveland Cavaliers, so it can be said that the Bostonians still have hopes of overtaking the Cleveland Cavaliers!
And the gap is so small. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in a very fierce momentum recently, this cannot just dispel the Bostonian's idea of overtaking the ranking again.
After all, who would not want to have a home advantage in the playoffs if the team can enter the playoffs? After all, if there is one more home court, it will definitely be very beneficial for the team to take the lead.
So at this time, perhaps the teams in front that have established their ranking advantages can relax a little and start rotation and resting for the main players; but the Cleveland Cavaliers are not able to relax for the time being.
Because they must continue to fight for their ranking in the Eastern Conference, not only because the Bostonians are still chasing closely now. At the same time, although the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, they still have a desire to improve!
The team currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference is from the Pacers in Indiana. The Youth Guards, which has just risen in recent years, currently have a record of 46 wins and 26 losses. The Cleveland Cavaliers still have two wins and they still have a difference of 2 wins.
The Indiana has achieved much better results this season than they did in the last season, but in recent times, as the regular season approaches its end, the Indianaians' form has also declined.
The super center Roy Hibert in their team has previously averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Indiana Pacers, but the data in recent games has plummeted to 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Obviously, their physical reserves are not very good either. So their team's head coach Vogel will definitely make some rest arrangements for the main players at this time. Naturally, when the main players take a turn for the rest, the Indiana people's strength will definitely decline. In addition, they have declined in their recent state, so it is not impossible for their record to decline.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are now waiting for such an opportunity, and then wait for an opportunity to overtake the Indiana Pacers and become third in the Eastern Conference before the end of the regular season!
Of course, the third place is much better than the fourth place, because judging from the current ranking of first and second place in the Eastern Conference, if the third place passes the first round, the opponent you meet in the second round will be the New York Knicks that broke out this season, rather than being unanimously favored by people, the Miami Heat, the biggest favorite to win the championship this season!
Although the Clevelanders are not afraid of the Miami people, it would be a great thing if they could meet the Miami people who are so strong this season later!
And compared to the Miami Heat, it is obvious that the Cleveland Cavaliers will have more experience when playing against the New York Knicks! Not to mention the record of the match between the two sides in the previous two seasons, let’s talk about this season. Even though Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard both missed a lot of games, the record of the match between the two sides so far is only a 2:2 draw!
If it weren't for Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard who missed many games and missed several matches with the New Yorkers, I believe the record of the fight between the two sides would definitely not be a draw!
So for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they have no reason to relax at this time. Continuing to move forward is their only choice, and Wu Dawei, as the core of the team, was only arranged to rest for a game, and then he will continue to represent the team in the next game!
Of course, among the remaining nine games, the most important thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers is the competition with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In addition to this game, in the other eight games, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott was confident!
Although the game against the Oklahoman is not a must-win situation, for any Cleveland Cavaliers supporter, being able to end the regular season with an 18-game winning streak is of course the best choice!
And now, the Cleveland Cavaliers have such an opportunity in front of them!
Chapter completed!