638. first battle
When the Cleveland Cavaliers started to set off from Cleveland on May 19 and then flew to Miami, the focus of many American media also focused on Miami, the famous American beach city.
As the first final this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat, the old rival, met again in the Eastern Conference finals, which undoubtedly aroused the interest of countless people.
Because there are so many topics to discuss between them. Whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Miami Heat, as the two hot teams in the league, and their own connections, the moment they met in the Eastern Conference Finals made countless people interested.
Everyone is paying attention to the upcoming Eastern Conference finals, which will start on May 21, and whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Miami Heat, there are too many topics that make people feel that people are talking about to discuss.
So at this time, when the Cleveland Cavaliers came to Miami, the media also followed suit. Everyone was very interested in this upcoming Eastern Conference final.
Especially in the first game, this is a game that establishes the advantage of the series, which will naturally make more people pay attention to its existence. The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat, as both sides of this round of series games, certainly attach great importance to this.
Everyone wants to win the game, it takes enough effort.
However, before the game, for the media, what they want to know is the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat. How will this upcoming game be viewed?
Because the first game will be held at the Miami Heat's home court, the American Airlines Center, naturally, in this game, the Miami Heat players who will play at home will become the first interviews by the media.
The day after their Eastern Conference semi-finals with the Indiana Pacers, on May 19, when the Cleveland Cavaliers were still flying to Miami, countless reporters began to throw one question after another about the upcoming Eastern Conference finals to Miami Heat star LeBron James.
Because the Miami Heat will usher in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers two days later, Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley did not give the players a holiday.
Instead, they were asked to continue training on May 19th. After the training of this day, the reporters surrounded the Miami players for interviews.
As the top Miami Heat, LeBron James is naturally the focus of people's attention at this time! After all, the opponent Miami Heat will face in the Eastern Conference Finals is LeBron James' old club Cleveland Cavaliers.
Moreover, in the past two years of playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Miami Heat under the leadership of Wu Dawei, a former Miami Heat player.
So in this year's Eastern Conference Finals, reporters all want to know that LeBron James, the core of the Miami Heat who has fallen under the Cleveland Cavaliers in the past two seasons, has his opinion on the upcoming new round of journey!?
"The day after tomorrow?"
When asked such a question, LeBron James, the core team who had just finished training, did not hide it when facing the reporters' inquiries.
"We will do our best to defeat our opponents. No matter how powerful and outstanding they are, this will not change our determination to win the first game of the series! Although past matchup records show that we do not have an advantage, in this year's playoffs, we have never lost the game at home in the playoffs, so we are still very confident that we can compete with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first game!"
Facing the reporter's questions, LeBron James, the core of the Miami Heat who had just experienced a difficult battle yesterday, did not look tired at all when answering the questions.
He seemed energetic and was confident when answering questions. His answer to the first game of the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals also made the Miami media feel very excited; and his partner, good friend Dwayne Wade, also responded the same when facing the media's answers.
"We will not give the opponent a chance. This is our home court. We must play momentum in our home court! The strength of our opponents cannot be underestimated, but we are not a team that can be slaughtered!"
When facing the reporters' inquiries, Dwyane Wade's answer was almost the same as LeBron James. They were also very confident in winning the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
When a reporter asked LeBron James how he would deal with him when he faced Wu Dawei again, LeBron James did not avoid such a problem that many people think is a more embarrassing problem. After all, in the past two seasons, LeBron James has not gained the upper hand several times when he played against Wu Dawei.
This time, the meeting in the Eastern Conference Finals is crucial for both Wu Dawei and LeBron James, and it will even be related to the future.
So people are looking forward to LeBron James' answer, and this time when the reporter's question was thrown into his presence, LeBron James seemed very calm, as if this was not something that made him feel embarrassed.
He said: "It's no different. We've met many times in the regular season and the playoffs, and we know each other and know each other. But this won't affect our belief in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals! It's just a contest!"
LeBron James' description of this was somewhat unexpected, because everyone thought that LeBron James would be like Cameron Anthony and JR Smith in the previous Eastern Conference semifinals. Although he didn't blatantly say some provocative words, he would declare war.
But obviously, LeBron James' performance was still a surprise.
In James's opinion, although he still attaches great importance to it, his competition with Wu Dawei in this Eastern Conference final. However, winning this round of series is his final choice.
He will not let his personal feelings affect the team's prospects this season. This is not what he wants to see. His only goal is to win this round of the Eastern Conference finals.
As long as he can win this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, he will not care at all even if he is at a disadvantage in the match against Wu Dawei!
As long as the team can win, for LeBron James, nothing else matters!
Although the reporters got his answer to such a question from LeBron James, it was obvious that such an answer would not make the reporters feel any satisfaction.
Naturally, under such a situation, when Wu Dawei flew to Miami with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he became the target of being chased by the media.
Because since they were unable to get the explosive news they wanted in the mouth of one of the parties involved, the reporters immediately thought of another party involved, Wu Dawei!
Everyone wants to hear what Wu Dawei will feel when he meets Miami Heat and LeBron James again in the Eastern Conference finals.
As for such a problem, Wu Dawei did not have too strong personal feelings. Although he did have many grudges with LeBron James, more of them were exaggerated by the media.
There are many things and things, and Wu Dawei doesn't think there is anything, but the media always likes to make big fuss. After coming to Miami this time, Wu Dawei knew what his purpose was, so he would not want to get into too much trouble off the field.
Of course, when the reporters threw such a question to him, Wu Dawei's answer was also very official.
"This is a playoff round, there is no special feeling. For me, our goal is to win. We hope to be on the stage of the finals again, so we will definitely try our best. And no matter who the opponent is, this will not change anything!"
In this way, Wu Dawei's answer will certainly disappoint the media, because the reporters who could not get any explosive news from LeBron James. Of course, I hope Wu Dawei can give them some expectations...
But obviously, Wu Dawei did not do what they wanted. His answer also had no explosive points. Obviously, neither Wu Dawei nor LeBron James wanted to get into any off-court trouble before the start of this game to distract himself.
They all hope to use all their energy to the upcoming first match of the Eastern Conference Finals before this game begins! Because this game is of course very critical. Whoever can win this game will be able to take the lead in the Eastern Conference Finals series!
This is a very critical point, so at this time, whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Miami Heat, they all hope to do their best to prepare for this game before May 21!
Both teams are determined to win this game, so at this time, of course, they will not want to be disturbed!
So now, it is naturally difficult for journalists to find any news that has explosive points.
But it is obvious that before the start of this game, both teams had already set their goals. They both wanted to win the game, so they would naturally go all out to win the game in this game.
In this way, it means that no matter whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Miami Heat, they will definitely compete for the victory of this game, even if it is a slight advantage on the basketball court, to fight for a life-and-death battle.
Both sides want to win the game, which means announcing in advance that the process of the game must be wonderful and cruel.
But obviously Miami people have more reasons to win the game in this game, because it is at their home court, the American Airlines Center, not at the Cleveland Cavaliers' home court.
What's more, at the American Airlines Center in this season's playoffs, the Miami Heat have never lost any game!
The Miami people are also very confident that in the first match of the Eastern Conference Finals on the evening of May 21, such a record would not be broken by the Cleveland Cavaliers!
But while the Miami people are full of confidence, they think the Cleveland Cavaliers can't cause trouble for them at their home court, the Cleveland Cavaliers obviously don't think so.
As the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, although Byron Scott was not sure of winning the game at the American Airlines Center, he had already set goals for the next two Eastern Conference Finals before he arrived in Miami.
That means at least you have to win one game! So, instead of winning the second game, it is better to go all out in the first game to win, so that you can take the lead in psychologically!
Sometimes, in basketball games, not all of them are compared with the things on the basketball court, and psychological factors also account for a large proportion in the game.
If you have an advantage in terms of psychology, it is a great thing for any team. Because it can give them more advantages, there is no doubt that this will be.
However, the psychological advantage is that it cannot be seen and therefore cannot be quantified, but the inability to quantify it does not mean that it does not exist!
So, the contest in this first game is like those wars that must be fought for since ancient times. Whoever takes the first place will have more advantages than the opponent!
Chapter completed!