461. The first game of the playoffs
As April 20 approaches, the league's heads are covered with a dense cloud again. Because after nearly a week of rest, the sixteen teams entering the playoffs this season are about to start their new journey. In the next two weeks, they will fight each other in order to compete for the semi-finals of their respective leagues!
Whether it is a favorite team to win the championship or a team on the edge of the playoffs that are not favored by others, they must give it a try at this time. After all, the playoffs round is a seven-game four-win system. If you don’t fight, no one knows who will eventually become the winner of the game!
Although each team has different strengths, there is no possibility of uproar under such a competition system. In the long river of NBA history, countless examples of the following are long!
Even the Black Eight Miracle has been staged many times. The most recent one was the series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies last season!
Therefore, strength is of course very important in the playoffs, but luck and condition are also very critical factors.
If you are in excellent condition, then it is very likely that you will defeat a stronger opponent in the seven-game four-win round.
Of course, the Cleveland Cavaliers are one of them, but they are a higher-level existence in the first round of playoffs. As the third in the East to face the sixth place in the Eastern Conference, the outside world will definitely be more optimistic about their prospects in this round of the series.
However, the Cleveland Cavaliers should not be taken lightly, which is something that everyone agrees with.
"The first game of the playoffs between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets in the 2012-2013 season will be held at the home speed loan center of the Cleveland Cavaliers. On April 19, the Brooklyn Nets arrived in Cleveland. After the regular season, they decided to stay in Brooklyn for more training and adjustments, so they arrived in Cleveland the day before the game. In this way, it means that the Brooklyn Nets only have one day to adapt to the game field before the game!"
"For them, will this be a bit too hasty! We don't know, but the Cleveland Cavaliers must be vigilant, because after the Brooklyns came to Cleveland, they seemed to have a very confident plan! It seems that they have a very confident plan to deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are completely in the regular season of the two sides, this does not allow us to relax at the slightest moment!"
"No matter how the Brooklyn Nets' record is, we must know. This is a team with Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brooke Lopez! Facing such a lineup, no one can take it lightly!"
Brian Winderhorst, a reporter for The Cleveland Honesty Businessman, published an article in the newspaper to alert the Cleveland Cavaliers before the first playoff game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets on April 20.
Although their journey in the second half of this season is indeed dreamy, with 32 wins in 33 games, such a winning rate is incomparable even if you look at history!
Therefore, under such a state and experience, players will inevitably feel proud. Especially the opponents they faced in the first round are not strong and have never gained the upper hand in the regular season matches, so it is easy for people to relax their vigilance.
This article by Brian Windhorst is to prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers from relaxing their vigilance. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers performed poorly at the start of the season, now, with the Cleveland Cavaliers' state and performance in the second half of the season, Cleveland fans have already rekindled their hopes for them! Hope to defend the championship this season!
After all, Wu Dawei's form was so outstanding after his return, and Dwight Howard also maintained the level of last season. Although Chauncey Billups averaged only 13 minutes per game this season, contributing 5 points and 3 assists to the team; however, the complete rise of rising star Kyrie Irving still allowed fans to maintain enough confidence in the Cleveland Cavaliers!
Because Kyrie Irving averaged 19 points and 5 assists per game to the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. Although compared to his amazing performance in the first half of the season, it is obvious that such a data at this time has indeed declined a bit.
However, everyone knows that this is because Wu Dawei is back. Kyrie and Irving, who also need to have a ball in his hand, will naturally be affected somewhat.
Because after all, there will be only one ball in a game, and Wu Dawei, as the biggest core of the Cleveland Cavaliers' No. 1 star, naturally Kyrie Irving, has to make sacrifices. Although he is also the first-tier or quasi-first-tier star in the league, there is still a long way to go to compare with a top-notch existence like Wu Dawei.
Because after all, not every superstar is Wu Dawei. In the current league, there are obviously not many players who can compare with Wu Dawei. LeBron James may be one of the few. Besides this season, almost every time he fights Wu Dawei, it is even more difficult to win!
If it weren't for the overall state of their team and LeBron James' own state had reached the extreme, then it would be difficult for LeBron James to show off in front of Wu Dawei.
LeBron James has only had two matches with Wu Dawei so far this season, both at the home speed loan center of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the record of two matches is one win and one loss. The two can be said to have a draw, evenly matched.
So, even if Kyrie Irving is a little dissatisfied with this, it is a cruel reality. Unless he chooses to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving will obviously find it difficult to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in a short period of time.
After all, he now has a contract, and even after his rookie contract expires, the Cleveland Cavaliers will still have priority to renew their contract with Kyrie Irving.
So for Kyrie Irving, it is not that easy to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of course, he can also put pressure on the team, but the problem is whether the team buys it or not.
If the team doesn't buy it and put him on the bench for a while, then the first person who panicked is definitely not the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Kyrie Irving. After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers have Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard. Irving doesn't play them, which is enough to support the team's victory. If Kyrie Irving doesn't play games for a long time, then he will definitely be affected even more!
So Kyrie Irving must have only made sacrifices for this, and it is worth it for him. After all, the team can always win, and under the leadership of Wu Dawei, the Cleveland Cavaliers will still be a strong contender for the championship this season.
And more experience in the finals, Kyrie Irving's growth, makes these slight losses seem nothing!
So for Kyrie Irving, now around Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard, it is a very important learning process! This is a valuable experience for Kyrie Irving, and it will definitely be more beneficial to his future growth.
So for him, he must be content to be Wu Dawei's assistant in the Cleveland Cavaliers and become his teammate who will fight side by side!
Next, with the Brooklyn Nets arriving in Cleveland, the Cleveland Cavaliers will officially usher in their first playoff game of the season! There is no doubt that this game will become the first battle for the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road to championship this season!
Whether you can play the first battle on the road to defending the title is also a crucial thing for the current Cleveland Cavaliers! A good start is very important for any team.
Although technology is so advanced nowadays, some superstitions still make people feel more comfortable in their subconscious.
For example, if you win the first game first, and this is not just superstition, but also something that can easily gain the upper hand in your heart. So it is definitely every team that hopes to win the game in the first game of the series!
Because in this way, teams that are already strong will have more psychological advantages, and teams that are originally weak can also become more confident!
After all, everyone hopes to win the game. Whether it is a team with strength or a weak team, they hope to make a difference in the playoffs.
So the first game of each series will appear even more important!
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who are at home, are definitely hoping to win this home game on April 20.
Chapter completed!