The 2:1 total score made the Cleveland area cheer. Cleveland fans were certainly satisfied with the Cleveland Cavaliers' result in the third game.

Now they have taken the lead in this round of the series, from behind to leading, the Cleveland Cavaliers have completed their transformation in just three games.

When he lost to the New York Knicks in the first game, countless people were surprised by this, which naturally made the New Yorkers show off, but the Cleveland Cavaliers then showed their level as the league's defending champion this season!

The 45-point victory in the second game made people see the style of the defending champion, and it also made the New York media who had been clamoring for a while before the start of the second game, shut their mouths all at once.

In the third game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks, which just ended not long ago, although the Cleveland Cavaliers did not play smoothly, at least they were the leading side from beginning to end!

This is certainly not good news for the New York Knicks. They hope to win this round of the series, and obviously the situation is completely different from what the New Yorkers thought before the start of this game!

For them, after winning the final victory in the first game, the New Yorkers had fantasized about countless ways to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in this round of the series. But at that time, they never thought that the party in the danger of being eliminated would be the New York Knicks themselves...

But no matter how the New Yorkers deny it at this time, one thing that cannot be denied is that the current situation of the New York Knicks is indeed very dangerous! If they want to win the game in this round of the series, then in the next game, they must do their best to win the next game.

Because if the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to win the fourth game, they will have a 3:1 lead in the total score, and if the total score really becomes 3:1, then the New York Knicks will only be able to sleep at night if they want to win this round of the series...

So after losing the third game, the New York Knicks had no way out at all. The Cleveland Cavaliers pushed them to the edge of the cliff after the third game. Although the series will definitely return to New York, the New Yorkers will never want to put the chance to win in New York. They must win a game in Cleveland. Otherwise, they will be on the verge of being eliminated...

"The collapse of the New York Knicks in the second half of the third game made us see the problems that this team is facing now! Since the first round of the series, the New York Knicks have been facing the problem of physical exhaustion in the second half, and the team's head coach Mike Woodson always ignores this! In the first round of the series, we can rely on much better strength than the opponent. Even in the first half game, the battle of the game ended. But at this time, when the opponent is replaced by the Cleveland Cavaliers, our advantage in strength can no longer be like the first round of the series against the Atlanta Hawks!"

"In such a situation, the team still exposed the problems they encountered in the first round! Apart from saying that Mike Woodson, as the team's head coach, did not do anything at all, what else can we say? We have such an excellent lineup, but now our coach still only wants to rely on the talent of the players to end the battle! But the Clevelanders were the champion of last season, and Mike Woodson is leading our team to death!"

The New York Times published an article about blasting New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson after the Cleveland Cavaliers' third game ended.

Such articles and criticisms are common in the first round of the series. Now, when the New York Knicks lost two consecutive games, such criticisms naturally began to appear on the headlines of major media pages...

Because for the New York Knicks, they had such an excellent start, they actually lost two consecutive games in the next two games, which of course would make New York journalists and fans feel particularly dissatisfied.

However, the people who were criticized at this time were not just Mike Woodson, the team's head coach, but also the team's sixth man, JR Smith Smith, before the start of the third game, which also made New York fans feel bored of his neurotic nature.

Because if there weren't so many off-game stories, maybe the New York Knicks wouldn't have faced such a huge dilemma now! Now, they can only pin their hopes in the next game, but the fatal one is. They don't know whether they can win the game in the next round.

JR. Smith, who scored 15 points in the third game, performed mediocrely in the rest of the time except for the highlight performance of 11 points in the second quarter.

But even so, after the third game, when some media questioned his performance, JR Smith still had a cheeky attitude.

When the reporter asked whether his poor performance was due to being affected by the off-court, JR Smith replied impatiently that even if it was affected by the off-court factors, it was because the New York media caught him every day...

There is no doubt that when he said such words at this time, he suddenly angered the New York media. Then he criticized JR Smith for crazy criticism. After losing two games in a row, the entire New York Knicks felt overwhelmed. Now, JR Smith is so out of touch with the media, the New York Knicks will face more trouble at this time.

The game time did not leave them much room for buffering, because between the third and fourth games, there was only one day left for the two teams to buffering.

The Cleveland Cavaliers don't care about such a rest time, but the New York Knicks, who have experienced two consecutive losses, feel particularly nervous about this.

Because in one day, it is not just the team's head coach Mike Woodson. Many players on the team are not sure that they will be able to regain their status within this day.

Moreover, the fourth game will still be held at the home speed loan center of the Cleveland Cavaliers, which further increases the difficulty for the New York Knicks to win the game.

But no matter how difficult this game will be, the New York Knicks can no longer have any other choice. They must win the game in the fourth game!

After tying the score to 2:2, they will not only be able to regain their home advantage, but also return to New York! For the New York Knicks, the fourth game will undoubtedly become their second turning point in this round of the series!

They have missed the first one, and if they missed the second one, it will undoubtedly make the New York Knicks really have no chance to qualify in this round of the series.

Although the New Yorkers are full of confidence in their performance in front of the media, they are actually very clear in their hearts. How powerful the opponents they met in this round of the series are.

No matter how New Yorkers hate the Cleveland Cavaliers, they cannot deny that the Cleveland Cavaliers were the league champions last season, and their opponents were the defending champions of this season. It was no matter how hard it was, the New York Knicks couldn't afford to see them...

So after falling behind 1:2, the pressure on the entire New York Knicks will naturally become even greater! And as the fourth game gets closer, such pressure also makes New Yorkers feel Alexander more and more at this time.

This is not an easy task. After all, although the New York Knicks have risen this season, how far they can go in the playoffs is not recognized by the outside world.

On the contrary, as the opponent of the New York Knicks in this round of the series, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the more optimistic team. Because in the second half of this season, the team's lineup began in a complete manner. Including the previous game that lost to the New York Knicks, from the end of February to the beginning of May, the Cleveland Cavaliers have only lost two games in total...

Such a state is also OK to describe it as horror... Since the start of the second half of the season, the New York Knicks have lost more than two games in the regular season...

So no matter how you look at it, the New Yorkers will face greater pressure at this time. They also know that they must win the fourth game, but helplessly, the New Yorkers do not have particularly strong confidence now and can win the next fourth game.

Not only are they worried about their opponent's condition, but they are also worried about their own condition. Because the team has physical problems in the second half of the game, it has not been once or twice. Such problems have occurred once in the first round of the game.

The team's head coach Mike Woodson did not have a good solution. The only solution is to increase the number of people in the rotation lineup... However, in the playoffs, most teams take 8-player rotations. There are very few teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers who play 9 or even occasionally rotate 10 people...

After all, every minute of the playoffs is very critical, so coaches rarely trust young newcomers. And Mike Woodson is the case, but now, this has become an urgent need. The team once again had physical fitness problems in the second half of the third game, which is an important reason for losing the game.

The next game is so critical for the New York Knicks, which will naturally make Mike Woodson feel even more troublesome. Of course, he hopes that he can solve such a problem, but in addition to increasing the number of rotations, he really can't think of a good solution.

But from the bottom of my heart, he didn't particularly want to increase the number of rotations...

And such a problem is gone on the Cleveland Cavaliers, because they almost have 9 players in every game, sometimes even 10 players will rotate...

So they don't have to worry about these things at all. As the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, the only thing they are worried about is Wu Dawei's health.

Because since he returned from injury, Wu Dawei has basically not had a good rest. The regular season is to strive for a record and higher ranking for the team, and every game in the playoffs is the key...

Moreover, the more critical the playoffs goes, the more critical it is. Naturally, Byron Scott will be worried that Wu Dawei's body, which has just recovered from injury, will not be able to withstand such destruction. Fortunately, at least so far, Wu Dawei's physical performance is good.

So the Cleveland Cavaliers are facing almost no problems now. For the upcoming fourth game, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who will still play at home, will undoubtedly be more confident than the New York Knicks!

Of course, they believe that they can continue to win the game and win three consecutive games in this round of series! This is their goal in the next game. They hope to go to New York with a total score of 3:1, because even if they lose in New York, they can still end the battle in this round of series after returning to Cleveland!

Of course, the New York Knicks definitely won't want this situation. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the upper hand now. Even if the New Yorkers are unwilling to accept that if they cannot play well and in good shape, they still have to choose to face the cruel reality!

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, the pressure in the fourth game is not less than that in the third game, but obviously the greater pressure is still on the New York Knicks side, because they obviously have no way out!
Chapter completed!