581. The Importance of Protecting Wu Dawei
The score became 32:38. There is no doubt that Wu Dawei's frontcourt rebound is crucial at this time! After grabbing the frontcourt rebound, Wu Dawei's shooting is also more important, because it not only scored two points for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but also JR Smith's foul also sent Wu Dawei to the free throw line!
Although in this case, JR. Smith was very dissatisfied with such a penalty. However, the referee's gesture was very firm and obviously there would be no change.
Wu Dawei stood on the free throw line, and then he took the ball. Just as Wu Dawei was preparing for the free throw, he heard a ridicule coming from behind: "Hey, you can only rely on the referee's help, otherwise you will not be able to score this goal at all! The position you just stuck is a real foul!"
Wu Dawei didn't have to think about it and knew it was JR. Smith was unwilling to accept it. After finding the referee, he tried to influence himself. However, how could Wu Dawei be affected by the opponent's words? He stood on the free throw line and threw the ball into the basket steadily.
The score became 32:39, and the Cleveland Cavaliers led the New York Knicks again by 7 points! This is great news, and for the New York Knicks, it is not a small blow.
Because they finally narrowed the gap in the score to 4 points, but in a blink of an eye, when they were about to defend the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wu Dawei grabbed the offensive rebound and scored it to 2+1.
However, Wu Dawei, who had finished the penalty, did not forget to reply to JR. Smith when running back: "It's a pity that you can't even get the referee's care. This proves that we are not players of the same level at all!"
Wu Dawei's answer made JR Smith so angry that he glared at him. He had already hated Wu Dawei, so he naturally became even more disgusted at this time. However, he had no time to argue with Wu Dawei at this time, because he had to temporarily act as the team's point guard. JR Smith took over his teammate's baseline serve at this time and dribbled the ball through the half.
There was some anger in his head at this time. Naturally, it was impossible for him to be so calm. So when JR Smith dribbled through half the game, he immediately launched an attack!
He had no hesitation or thought of any other attack methods, so he chose to attack by himself. Even Cameron Anthony reached out to ask him for the ball, and JR Smith turned a blind eye to him!
He rushed into the paint area directly and was caught off guard by the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Wu Dawei also quickly moved into the paint area at this time. He had played too much with the New York Knicks, and he still knew JR Smith.
So at this time, he knew that JR Smith must be a little bit good, and under such circumstances, he basically couldn't choose to pass the ball again.
So when Wu Dawei saw such a situation, he naturally ran into the paint area at this time. And JR Smith did not have any intention of passing the ball at this time. Facing Anthony Parker's defense, perhaps due to the previous consecutive scores, his confidence soared, and he regarded Anthony Parker's defense as nothing!
He jumped up in the paint area and threw the ball into the basket. But the ball just flew out of JR Smith's hand and was suffocated!
At this time, JR Smith saw clearly that there were already pursuers behind him...
The ball was nailed to the rebound by Wu Dawei and then fell down. JJ Hickson held the rebound steadily at this time. The ball rights were back in the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers at this time. This was definitely a very devastating thing for the New York Knicks!
Especially they just showed some momentum. But now... the situation has obviously changed a lot again. Spike Lee on the sidelines also closed his mouth at this time, because the crowd who cheered since childhood has become the fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers again!
After the Cleveland Cavaliers attacked again for half the game, they continued to score points! Wu Dawei's breakthrough once again caused damage, and the New York Knicks had no choice but to foul. Although JR Smith once again felt very wronged, it was obvious that they were on the visiting team and it was difficult to appeal.
When Wu Dawei stood on the free throw line again, the Cleveland Cavaliers' lead returned to more than 9 points! At this time, the person who frowned was not the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, but the head coach of the New York Knicks, Mike Woodson...
He immediately stopped the game, the Knicks requested a timeout at this time, and the entire Speed Loan Center also became excited! This was a great thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers fans on the sidelines.
Although the previous period did make them feel a little panic, fortunately Wu Dawei scored 7 points in a row, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers stabilize the situation on the basketball court again.
In this way, the New York Knicks almost resolved the most threatening counterattack momentum in the second quarter! They successfully overcome the first difficulty of the Cleveland Cavaliers in this game, but for the Cleveland Cavaliers, this is just the beginning.
Because the New York Knicks will definitely not give up like this. They will definitely continue to try to narrow the score gap between the two sides to a smaller distance in the next game, and then try to reverse the current situation between the two sides on the basketball court!
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, although they have been through the crisis for the time being, they still cannot be taken care of. Because the game has not ended yet, and now it is only the second quarter. The two sides still have less than 30 minutes to continue playing against each other on the basketball court!
Although the New York Knicks are still being suppressed by the Cleveland Cavaliers, they will definitely not just give up the victory of this game to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Although they are the away side, the New York Knicks will still do their best to win this game. Because only in this way can they continue to take the lead in this round of the series.
Although the defeat in the last game had completely reversed the situation, if this game could be won, the New York Knicks could still leave the Cleveland Cavaliers behind.
However, judging from the current situation, it is obviously not an easy thing. Because the Cleveland Cavaliers are now leading by 9 points, and Gao Chao, who was the New York Knicks' previous counterattack, seemed to be interrupted by Wu Dawei's 2+1 attack and a backcourt block...
For New Yorkers, they still need to find the right opportunity again.
Mike Woodson, the head coach of the New York Knicks who requested a timeout, was a little annoyed by JR Smith's blind attack before, but at this time he did not criticize JR Smith. Because as the team's head coach, Mike Woodson still knew JR Smith's temper very well.
I knew that this was a very emotional person, so at this time, when the team still needed him, Mike Woodson tried not to anger him and let him lose his mind. Because the team still needed him to continue to pose a threat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on the offensive end, but he could no longer be as brainless as before!
The score gap has reached 9 points again. For the New York Knicks, they must stabilize the situation and cannot let the score gap continue to widen. Although they had just closed the score gap to 4 points before, JR. Smith was so crazy that the situation on the entire basketball court had undergone a drastic change...
So at this time, the head coach of the New York Knicks, Mike Woodson, certainly didn't want JR Smith to be so crazy as he just now...
At this time, he still has to rely more on the team's core player Cameron Anthony. Because Cameron Anthony scored 12 points in the first quarter, so far in the second quarter, due to JR Smith's previous performance in brain heat, Cameron Anthony has not touched the ball yet!
"Take the ball to Cameron's hands!"
This is the most said by Mike Woodson during the timeout, which is certainly not a good thing for Wu Dawei. He just helped the team through a difficult situation. Then, after returning from the timeout, he had to face the attack from Cameron Anthony...
As the core player of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wu Dawei always does the most and best in this team. However, he will definitely be tired, especially in the second half of this season, he has just returned from injury, and has not had much rest for the team's regular season record.
So sometimes Byron Scott, as the team's head coach, also knows to protect Wu Dawei. Because only Wu Dawei's existence can ensure the possibility of the Cleveland Cavaliers defending the championship in this season's playoffs!
If Wu Dawei falls in the playoffs, then it is really a very difficult thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers to defend their title, now there are many strong people.
Chapter completed!