420. The upcoming regular season
"When the March match ends, the arrival of April means that the regular season of the 2012-2013 season is about to be completed! For the Cleveland Cavaliers, we encountered a very bad situation in the first half of this season. The large-scale injury and the absence of core players for several months have led to the Cleveland Cavaliers' record in the first half of the season! However, with the comeback of Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard, there is no doubt that the Cleveland Cavaliers have begun to regain the road to recovery!"
"So far, the Cleveland Cavaliers have achieved a record of 48 wins and 28 losses! The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, but the gap between them and the Indiana Pacers, who are ahead of them has been narrowing rapidly. The Indiana people's record is 47 wins and 27 losses. With two fewer games, the Indiana Pacers also won one less game than the Cleveland Cavaliers and lost one less game!"
"It can be said that both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers are very hopeful to be ranked third in the Eastern Conference at the end of the regular season of this season!"
"This is a foreseeable result, and I believe such a result will be decided in the near future! Because after the Cleveland Cavaliers have won twelve consecutive victories, their opponent in the next game will be the Oklahoma City Thunder, a strong rival from the Western Conference! At the same time, on the same night, the Indiana Pacers will also be at home and welcome a team with a very terrifying strength. Miami Heat!"
"For these two games, my opinion is that both sides will have a chance to win the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers; as for the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, although the Indiana people have a great advantage in lineup, the problem is that they are in a sluggish state now. The Miami people have successfully advanced to the top of the Eastern Conference in the second half of the year. At present, the Miami people are tied for the best team in the league in the second half of the season, just like the Cleveland Cavaliers!"
Shortly after defeating the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued to defeat their opponents like chopping melons and vegetables in the next three games. In this way, the Cleveland Cavaliers successfully improved their nine-game winning streak to twelve consecutive victories!
The Cleveland Cavaliers are certainly very confident in the current team's current record of 14 games.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers played very hard in the match against the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, they played again in the next three games, which helped them achieve a twelve consecutive victories!
Although after winning streak of twelve games, the Cleveland Cavaliers will face the opponents they will face are also very good, and the Oklahoma City Thunder is currently ranked first in the Western Conference!
And because the San Antonio Spurs, currently ranked second, is catching up very closely in terms of record, the Oklahoman will definitely not relax his vigilance in this game.
However, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still very confident in defeating their opponents. Because they are not only fighting at home, but also the Oklahomas are also the Cleveland Cavaliers' defeat in the finals last season!
This alone is enough to give the Clevelanders the upper hand in their hearts. Especially in the past two seasons, they have never lost to the Oklahoman at home!
Even the last game that lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder this season was a contest at the Ford Center, the home court of the Oklahoma City Thunder! This time, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who moved to the Quick Loan Center in Cleveland, will certainly not be afraid of their opponents.
The Thunder's lineup is very similar to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team also has a super point guard, and there is also a top forward guard in the league. Secondly, they also have excellent inside strength. Perhaps compared with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Oklahoma City Thunder's inside strength is still slightly inferior, but at least they are not as weak as Miami in the paint area!
They still have candidates who can make a name for themselves, not to mention that Kendrick Perkins is specially prepared for Dwight Howard...
So the Oklahoman is not afraid of the Cleveland in terms of lineup, and the same Cleveland Cavaliers are not afraid of the Oklahoman.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are at home, the Oklahomas will not feel guilty. Especially when the last match between the two sides was, no matter what the complaints were, the Oklahoma City Thunder won the game, which is an indisputable fact!
However, although some media bluntly stated that both sides were playing 55 in this game, more people would still be optimistic about the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had already won 12 consecutive victories before this game. After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers are not only in excellent condition at present, but they will also play at home in this game!
There is no doubt that the Cleveland Cavaliers can take the initiative from the beginning. However, all this is psychologically speaking. The only obvious advantage of the Cleveland Cavaliers is that they can relax on the comfortable bed of their home before the game begins, while the Oklahoma City Thunder is going to spend the journey on the plane.
They will definitely be better in terms of physical strength. As the side who is waiting for it, it is not surprising that the Cleveland Cavaliers are more favored in this game. It’s obvious that the Oklahomas will not agree with it like this. Although their record in the second half of the season is not as good as the Cleveland Cavaliers, they are currently experiencing three consecutive victories.
So they don't think they will be worse than the Cleveland Cavaliers. Whether in terms of strength or condition, the Oklahoma is not afraid of the Cleveland Cavaliers at all!
"We came to Cleveland for victory! We have won three consecutive victories before, and now, we hope to continue our victory in this game!"
After coming to Cleveland, Oklahoma City Thunder's main player Kevin Durant was immediately surrounded by the media. In the face of the reporter's interview, Kevin Durant also bluntly expressed his thoughts in his heart.
! He seemed confident, and obviously he was not affected at all.
Although they are very confident in this game, whether from the perspective of most people outside the world or the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team's head coach Byron Scott is even more so. His team has won twelve consecutive victories and is in excellent condition. Byron Scott doesn't think they will lose this game at home, and they will lose their second game in the second half of the season!
However, despite his confidence, Byron Scott still dared not take it lightly. No matter what, his opponent is currently the No. 1 team in the Western Conference. And his record is much better than the Cleveland Cavaliers!
To be honest, the Cleveland Cavaliers do not have the qualifications to underestimate the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is currently ranked No. 1 in the Western Conference.
Although Wu Dawei, the core of the lineup, has always been very popular since his comeback, and even killing Anthony and James is no problem, Kevin Durant is different.
Although Wu Dawei's defensive skills are very good, he dare not be sure to defend Kevin Durant, a strange small forward player, who is close to the height of a big center, has the soft touch of a pitcher and the speed of a breakthrough hand. It is no exaggeration to call Kevin Durant a monster.
Although the Oklahoma City Thunder is not as good as the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half of the season, Kevin Durant's form is not as popular as the beginning of the season. However, in the second half of the season, Kevin Durant can still average 50% shooting percentage, 39% three-point shooting percentage and nearly 90% free throw shooting percentage, scoring 30 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder!
There is no need to say more about his condition. Facing such a monster attacker, although Wu Dawei's defensive strength is extremely terrifying and phenomenal, he cannot guarantee that Kevin Durant can be restricted in this upcoming game.
So of course Byron Scott didn't dare to take it lightly, and similarly, the Oklahoma City Thunder came from afar. Although they won the game in the last match between the two sides, this time it was in a away game after all.
Moreover, the opponents have made great changes compared to the last time they met. Their current momentum is extremely strong, and the most outstanding team in the league in the second half of the season is not easy to mess with at home.
So despite easily winning the last match, Brooks, the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, was not as confident in this game as Kevin Durant, the core team!
Before this game began, he knew it would be a tough game. Because the Cleveland Cavaliers had already won twelve games in a row before this, and now the gap between them and the third-ranked Indiana Pacers is so small that they will definitely go all out in this game!
Faced with such a Cleveland Cavaliers who are all-out, the Oklahoma City Thunder is certainly 100% sure of winning the game!
But in front of the media, of course, everyone will not be willing to show their fear! So even though Brooks was still worried about this game, he still performed very toughly when facing the media interviews, and resolutely stood on the same front as his team's core Kevin Durant!
This game will be held at the home speed loan center of the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 3. All the home tickets of the Cleveland Cavaliers will be sold a few days before the game begins.
Although this game was not broadcast live across the United States, it can be seen that fans in Cleveland are still very concerned about this game. Because this game is also a dialogue between strong people, you don’t have to think about the process of the game and you will know that it will spark everywhere!
From this we can see how much attention this game has attracted. Although this game has not been broadcast live across the United States, this does not prevent this game from being noticed.
The statements made by the players of both sides in an interview with the media before the game also added more gunpowder to this unplayed game. Although the attention is indeed not as good as the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat, this game is still a highlight.
Although there is no live broadcast across the United States, live broadcasts online are enough for everyone to see the scene of this game. When the Oklahoma City Thunder came to Cleveland by plane, it means that the game will officially begin!
Although the last time the Oklahoma City Thunder won the game, it was obvious that that game would not be representative. Because the Cleveland Cavaliers had a disorganized lineup in that game, and this upcoming game, both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder were not affected by any injuries at this moment!
So although this game started at the end of the regular season of this season, it can be regarded as the real first match between the champion team of the last season's champion team, Yu Runner-up!
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely go all out in this game! There is no doubt that no one will hope to lose to the most direct competitor when the regular season is about to end.
Although they are in different leagues, it is obvious that the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are now regarded as popular teams in the league!
Chapter completed!