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In the second quarter between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers, the Portlanders were completely unable to stop the Cleveland Cavaliers from starting to gain the advantage of the game.
And they always kept the lead in the game and took the initiative to let the Cleveland Cavaliers play much better in the second quarter than in the first quarter.
This can be seen from the score between the two sides after the second quarter. The Cleveland Cavaliers gained a huge lead, while the Portlanders seemed a little tired.
60:52, the Cleveland Cavaliers led the Portland Trail Blazers by 8 points after the first half.
Although such an advantage does not necessarily allow the Cleveland Cavaliers to win this game in the second half of the game.
However, in the entire second quarter, the competition between the two sides and the defensive weakness exposed by the Portlanders all gave the Cleveland Cavaliers more advantage in the game.
And they believe that such an advantage can help the Cleveland Cavaliers win the game in this game.
Although the Portlanders' Trail Blazers' offense is indeed a headache, the Cleveland Cavaliers are a team with excellent offense and defense.
Their outstanding performance is an important reason for gaining an advantage in the second quarter.
And they also believe that such an advantage is not only possible in the first half of the game, but the Cleveland Cavaliers can still perform so well after the game enters the second half.
At least that's what they think, so after entering the halftime break, the entire Cleveland Cavaliers have very little pressure; and as the side behind at this time, there is no doubt that the pressure on the Portlanders is very huge.
Being behind 8 points in the first half made them feel that the second half would be more difficult. The point is that at this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers not only have excellent defense, but also have very beautiful offenses.
This made the Portland Trail Blazers very uncomfortable. They don’t have many good ways to face a team that is both offensive and defensive.
At least in the second quarter, this seems to be the case, so at this time, they naturally felt that the game was a bit unoptimistic.
Fortunately, they are in good condition in this game tonight. So they may be able to take advantage of their offensive performance in the second half of the game!
After all, although their defense was not good in the first half, their performance on the offensive end was indeed remarkable.
And in fact, for a team that is good at attacking, the 8-point gap is definitely not enough to make them feel desperate.
Because maybe suddenly, they will suddenly launch an 8:0 or even 10:0 or even a bigger offensive frenzy.
This season, the Portland Trail Blazers have done this, so although they feel frustrated, they will not be completely desperate.
After all, there is still 24 minutes to get the Portland Trail Blazers back the score gap.
However, the Portland Trail Blazers must play better performances in the second half than they did in the first half!
After all, for the Portland Trail Blazers, although there are 24 minutes left in the second half, if they cannot narrow the gap in the score or even overtake it as soon as possible, then the more they reach the last moment of the game, it will definitely be more and more unfavorable for them.
So during the halftime break, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers repeatedly asked his players to play as quickly as possible after the second half of the game begins!
Otherwise, if the Portland Trail Blazers want to win a turnaround game in the Quick Loan Center tonight after the Cleveland Cavaliers react, it will be very likely.
So the period after the start of the second half is very important, especially for the Portland Trail Blazers, they must play their own strength.
Otherwise, maybe what awaits them is the result of the failure of this game.
Of course, the Portlanders don’t want to fail. After all, if they can defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers, it will definitely be a big morale for them!
But at this moment, it was obviously not easy. However, during the halftime break, the Portland Trail Blazers were already very clear about this.
They knew what kind of opponent they had to face in the second half of the game, so they could be said to be ready for the 15 minutes of the halftime break!
The 60:52 score puts a layer of pressure on the Portlanders at this time, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are not like this at this time for the Portland Trail Blazers' opponent in this game tonight.
But of course they will be under pressure. After all, the game is not over yet, and the score advantage they got in the first half was only 8 points.
The advantage of this score is not small, but if you can win the second half, it would be a bit too arrogant.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they certainly have pressure, but this pressure seems insignificant under their excellent performance in the first half.
After all, they had completely gained the upper hand in the second quarter, and the Portlanders were suppressed by them!
They also believe that they can continue to maintain the intensity of such a game in the next second half of the game, and of course they also know that their opponents are very strong.
However, after the first half of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers had already seen hope of winning.
Although the advantage of 8 points is not considered safe, the advantage of at least 8 points has already allowed the Cleveland Cavaliers to see the dawn of victory.
They believe that in the second half of the game, they can continue this performance and then win the game in this game.
Wu Dawei not only scored 16 points in the first quarter, but after the entire first half, his score had risen to more than 25 points!
Wu Dawei, who scored 25 points in the first half, was enough to become a nightmare for the Portlanders.
After all, this is enough to show that the Portland Trail Blazers cannot limit Wu Dawei's request on the defensive end.
So at this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a much greater confidence in winning this game than the opponent.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they are of course not afraid of their opponents at all. For the next second half of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers must be more confident than their opponents.
The second half of the game started again after fifteen minutes, and both sides still responded with the previous starting lineup. Whether it was the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Portland Trail Blazers, they were very clear at this time that the second half of the game will determine who the victory of this game tonight will belong to!
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who play at home, certainly hope that they can belong to themselves. After all, before the start of this game, they had received much more criticism than the Portland Trail Blazers!
It is to start the second half after the start of the game. The Portlanders want to make a burst at the beginning of the second half as they thought during the break, and then quickly smooth out the gap between the two sides.
This situation is very difficult to happen because the Cleveland Cavaliers will concentrate on the arrival of the second half!
Wu Dawei scored 25 points in the first half, so he naturally hopes to continue this state in the second half.
After the second half of the game began, although the Portland Trail Blazers were the first to have the ball, the first to score the goal was the Cleveland Cavaliers who played at home.
In the second half, Aldridge was still the Portland Trail Blazers' first choice on the offensive end, which is undoubtedly the case.
However, in the first attack in the second half, Lamarcus Aldridge did not have as smooth as it was at the beginning of the first half.
When he tried to end the offensive battle with a turnover jump shot again, Wu Dawei suddenly came out from the side, and then a big hat came immediately!
Without countless people's expectations, no one expected that this game would actually make people scream at the beginning.
Wu Dawei's sudden blocking completely made Aldridge unable to imagine that the ball was almost caught from the air by Wu Dawei!
And when the ball was blocked with such a brutal block and took the ball away, the next step was to switch to defense to offense against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The ball is in Wu Dawei's hands at this time. After Wu Dawei got the ball, he immediately ran towards the frontcourt. He has now scored 25 points. He knows that his condition is very popular.
So Wu Dawei didn't hesitate at all, so he just copied the frontcourt and rushed for the sprint after blocking the shot. He seemed unstoppable.
Although Batum is also extremely fast, he is weaker in his body than Wu Dawei, so it is difficult for him to rely on Wu Dawei.
And in such a situation, Wu Dawei naturally moved forward.
He quickly rushed through the half and pushed into the opponent's three-point line with almost no one blocking him, and even rushed into the paint area in two steps.
Then, Wu Dawei jumped up directly in the paint area. Batum did his best to jump up, trying to block Wu Dawei's dunk.
But in the end he returned in vain, because Wu Dawei directly pressed the ball into the basket in an extremely violent posture!
The score continued to be widened by 62:52, and the Cleveland Cavaliers led the opponent by 10 points at this time!,
Their advantage comes to double digits!
For the Cleveland Cavaliers who play at home, such an advantage is definitely a very good signal in the second half of the game.
This is enough to show that they are one step closer to winning this game tonight!
So at this time, there were also violent cheers in the entire Quick Loan Center.
Cleveland fans felt extremely excited and happy for the team to expand their lead advantage from the beginning in the second half of the game.
This situation made the Portlanders feel very difficult. The head coach who was standing on the sidelines could not sit still at this time.
Because it is obvious that the situation has become even worse. Although the 10-point gap is only 2 points longer than the previous 8 points. However, it is a double-digit gap, and the appearance looks very different.
Although the Trail Blazers sent the ball back into the basket in the next attack, Lillard rushed into the inside and made a single, helping the Portlanders narrow the gap to 8 points again.
62:54!
But they still have to face their old problem at this time, that is, their disadvantages on the defensive end.
They were unable to play as if they were on the offensive end, which made the Portland Trail Blazers seem somewhat difficult to move forward in this game tonight.
At least that's the case. After the offense and defense were converted again, the Cleveland Cavaliers still rely on Wu Dawei's hot touch to widen the gap in the score.
And compared to the last attack, Wu Dawei's attack area this time was outside the three-point line!
He chose to use a shot from outside the three-point line to help the Cleveland Cavaliers break the certain gap to double digits again.
And compared to the previous 10 points, the gap in the score this time has become 11 points!
65:54!
At this time, the atmosphere of the entire Quick Loan Center was increasingly driven by Wu Dawei's two attacks after the start of the second half.
Cleveland fans screamed and cheered loudly for Wu Dawei's two offenses. Wu Dawei also relied on these two offenses to increase his score in this game to 30 points at the beginning of the second half!
Such offensive performance really makes the Portlanders look very powerless, although Batum is a very outstanding small forward player.
But obviously in the confrontation with the league's top stars like Wu Dawei, it is difficult for him not to suffer from disadvantages and disadvantages...
After the second half of the game began, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their performance in the second quarter and began to control the rhythm of the game and their advantages.
This will make the Portlanders feel even more uncomfortable. Although they don't want to be motivated by their opponents on the spot, at this time, they cannot launch an attack frenzy under the pressure of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers are not just good at offense. Their performance on the defensive end also made the Portlanders feel suffocated.
After all, Wu Dawei, Dwight Howard are both strong contenders for the best defensive first team and the best defensive player in the league.
The existence of the two of them on the defensive end cannot be ignored by the Portlanders. So at this time it is difficult for them to fully exercise their skills on the offensive end.
To be continued...