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The Knicks' core player Cameron Anthony scored a three-pointer at the opening, undoubtedly surprised the Clevelanders who came to the Speed Loan Center tonight. They were in a situation of lagging behind, but fortunately this would not cause them too much trouble.
After all, the score now has only become 3:2. The Cleveland Cavaliers were 1 point behind at home, and next, the ball will be back to the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
They also have the opportunity to regain the advantage of the score in the next game.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, of course, they hope to do this, after all, the team's attitude towards this game is a must-win situation.
Wu Dawei got the ball after halftime again, but this time he did not choose to attack the basket, but handed the ball back to Kyrie Irving.
Irving was not afraid of the defense against Raymond Felton, so he launched an attack directly.
Raymond Filton could not keep up with Kyrie Irving's rapid advancement rhythm, and he was left behind.
Kyrie Irving quickly tore the Knicks' defense line, and then he quickly cut into the penalty area. Although Tyson Chandler intended to come up to make up for the defense, he was blocked by Dwight Howard, but at this time he was too willing but not enough.
The ball was easily picked into the basket by Kyrie Irving, and the Cleveland Cavaliers also scored 2 points again at this time. They also relied on this offense to regain the score gap.
3:4, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played at home, took the lead again, which would make the New Yorkers crazy excited before, and they became extremely depressed at this time.
Because their defense is still as bad as ever, they cannot make the Cleveland Cavaliers suffer on the defensive end, which means they need to make more efforts on the offensive end.
Obviously, they are not sure. They can always ensure a very strong performance on the offensive end. After all, there are two players in the Cleveland Cavaliers who have won two DPOYs!
This alone is enough for the New York Knicks to have a drink in the game. Although Cameron Anthony gave Wu Dawei a warning in the first match, no one thought he could do this in the whole game.
But for Cameron Anthony, he himself thinks that in this game, he wants to play the best performance.
Cameron Anthony thinks so, so when the Knicks got the ball again, although they still faced Wu Dawei's defense, Cameron Anthony didn't mean anything to be timid.
After he got the ball, he quickly launched an attack. Wu Dawei stood in front of him. The confrontation between the two people this time was that this time, no one from Cameron Anthony helped him with a pick-and-roll.
Perhaps because he launched the offense too quickly, the Knicks teammates didn't even have time to do a pick-and-roll for him.
In this way, the two of them faced each other head-on, and Cameron Anthony could not easily complete the score as before...
Although Wu Dawei's weight tonnage was not as big as Cameron Anthony, he still stood in front of Cameron Anthony at this time and resisted his advancement.
In this way, Cameron Anthony immediately felt the pressure.
After all, he has never forgotten the game where Wu Dawei once blocked and blocked seven shots in a game.
That scene always lingers in Cameron Anthony's mind, and now, when he sees Wu Dawei standing in front of him with his claws, Cameron Anthony is still very afraid.
So this time he seemed a little hasty in the attack. Cameron Anthony's hasty attack at mid-range did not help the New York Knicks.
The ball hit the basket, the rebound was put into the arms of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the ball rights returned to the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
At this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers were still 1 point ahead of their opponents.
3:4. What they want to do next is to continue to expand the advantage of the score!
Wu Dawei was naturally the first choice, but obviously in this game tonight, Wu Dawei did not have much attack at the beginning.
After receiving the pass from Kyrie Irving, he quickly chose to hand the ball over to Dwight Howard.
When Dwight Howard received the ball, he was not worried at all against Tyson Chandler on the inside.
He just played a tough back-to-back single, then turned around and hooked his hand, threw the ball into the basket!
3:6!
Although it was not so smooth, the Cleveland Cavaliers began to lead the opponent at this time and established more and more leads.
Before the game began, Cameron Anthony's words not only put a lot of pressure on themselves, but also put a lot of pressure on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
They would not want to lose this game under such a situation, so at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they naturally have to do their best to continue to widen the gap in the score.
After all, they have a great opportunity now, how could the Cleveland Cavaliers easily give up such an opportunity?
The situation of the New Yorkers naturally became bad at this time. After all, Cameron Anthony was not able to gain the upper hand when he was facing Wu Dawei, which would make the New York Knicks not easy to play, and at this time it became even more difficult for them to move forward.
Raymond Filton took the ball through half this time, and did not choose to pass the ball to Cameron Anthony's hand, but threw the ball to Amare Stoudemire.
In fact, what Raymond Felton broke out was that he fought with Amare Stoudemire, so he had a good impression of Amare Stoudemire.
Of course, at this time he would choose to hand the ball to Amare Stoudemire. When Stoudemire got the ball in the inside, facing Andre Valacho's defense, Stoudemire was not afraid at all.
Although he has begun to show a downward trend in recent seasons, Andre Varacho is not Dwight Howard. Although he has worked hard enough on the defensive end, his strength will definitely not be able to compete with Dwight Howard.
So when Amare Stoudemire got the ball, he was determined to launch an attack! Without any hesitation, even Andre Valacho seemed very cautious at this time.
Although Amare Stoudemire's ability has begun to decline, he still has some skills after all. After all, he was once a scoring expert who averaged 25 and 26 points per game.
So at this time, Amare Stoudemire seemed extremely confident. When he got the ball, he chose to play singles on his back, but faced the basket directly, and then threw the ball into the basket!
Stoudemire's goal was at this time when the New York Knicks, who played away, recovered the gap behind. The score became 5:6. The Cleveland Cavaliers still led by 1 point and got the ball again.
Although Amare Stoudemire's goal gave the New Yorkers new confidence and they brought the score gap back to the next level, for the New York Knicks, their love is to face the sharp problem that they seem very difficult to solve.
It is because they cannot play excellent defenses on the defensive end to build more advantages for their team in Pizza.
This also plagues the New Yorkers. And when the ball rights are back in the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cleveland Cavaliers will naturally continue to score at this time.
For them, they would definitely not want to give up their lead to their opponents. After all, the New York Knicks are not only far inferior to the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the same time, their rude words before the game also influenced such a game at this time.
So of course Wu Dawei would not be polite to New Yorkers in this game, although he did not score very strongly at the beginning. However, when he got the ball at this time, he did not hesitate too much. It was especially true that when he saw Dwight Howard running up again to make a pick-and-roll for himself, Wu Dawei chose to attack the inside again!
Cameron Anthony's defense of pick-and-roll still seemed extremely immature. He still failed to follow Wu Dawei after this pick-and-roll, but was blocked by Dwight Howard.
In this way, the New Yorker had to change defense. Taking advantage of the New Yorker's change defense, Wu Dawei made a quick move, and he jumped up and took a step inside the three-point line.
Wu Dawei jumped up and chose to throw the ball towards the basket!
Although Wu Dawei's attack in tonight's game was not so strong at the beginning, it was obvious that his condition and shooting feel were still very good in this game tonight!
After the ball flew out of Wu Dawei's hand, it went straight into the basket the next second. The ball went into the basket, and at the same time, the score was rewritten again at this time.
It became 5:8, and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued to maintain their lead. At home, the Cleveland Cavaliers only lost one game this season, so they would not have any opponents at all.
Not to mention that this opponent is the New York Knicks. Although they shouted very well before the game started, they obviously were not that outstanding.
At least they are not on the same level as the Cleveland Cavaliers, so although the Cleveland Cavaliers did not immediately widen the gap in the score at the start of the game, they still began to slowly widen the gap in the score bit by bit.
They are consolidating their strengths, and if they continue to play like this, it will naturally be the rhythm and style that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been most familiar with in the past.
The New Yorkers did not play the performance they wanted at the beginning. Although Cameron Anthony hit a three-pointer at the beginning, he did not continue such a wonderful performance all the time.
So the Cleveland Cavaliers naturally started to maintain their lead in the game.
After all, the New York Knicks did not create huge problems for the Cleveland Cavaliers at the beginning, but instead gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a leading advantage at once.
Of course, in such a situation, it is extremely difficult for them to gain an advantage in the game, even if it is temporary!
Because the two sides do have a huge gap in strength. In this way, although the New York Knicks had made big talk before the start of this game, it obviously did not bring them too many advantages.
Not only did they not bring any advantage, but they also put them in an extremely passive situation, because obviously in such a situation, if the New York Knicks still lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, they would encounter huge criticism after the game.
New Yorkers would definitely not want such a thing to happen, so no matter how bad the situation is, they will not take the initiative to give up the game.
Even at the end of the first quarter, they would have to trail 29:20 and give their opponent 9 points. However, for the New York Knicks, the 9-point gap is pretty good. Although this team is called a neurotic concentration camp this season, if JR. Smith and others really get crazy, they can be considered an unstoppable existence!
So even though they are already 9 points behind now, they still have a chance. As long as they can continue to work hard in the next game, something different may happen.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, although they had already taken the lead in the first quarter, it was not enough to make them feel happy.
Because the New Yorkers will definitely make a big counterattack in the next game, and if the Cleveland Cavaliers are not careful, they may be caught off guard by their opponents!
So at this time, even though the Cavaliers had already obtained a 9-point lead in the first quarter, they still did not dare to take it lightly.
After all, the opponent was just talking big before the start of this game tonight. So in order not to be slapped in the face, the New Yorkers will definitely do their best to catch up with such a backward situation.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they still cannot take it lightly.
So during the holiday break, the Cleveland Cavaliers were not complacent.
After all, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they can be said to be determined to win this game. So they will definitely not be careless at this time because of the 9-point lead.
Wu Dawei's performance in the first quarter is still a key factor in the Cleveland Cavaliers' ability to take the lead.
Wu Dawei made great contributions to both offense and defense with 11-point single-quarter scores, 3 assists and 2 steals. It is precisely because of this that the New York Knicks were unable to gain a leading advantage in the first quarter.
Otherwise, Cameron Anthony also scored 8 points in a single quarter in the first quarter, although Wu Dawei's defense once embarrassed him.
However, Cameron Anthony did not play against Wu Dawei in the next game.
With the help of his teammates' pick-and-rolls, he also scored a lot of points. It is precisely because of this that he did not become so embarrassed at this time.
But obviously, in general, in the first quarter, the New York Knicks were completely at a disadvantage, and the situation was still very bad.
After all, it's on the road again, and the New Yorkers need to face more difficult situations. In such a situation, if they want to defeat their opponents and win, they naturally need to perform much better than in the first quarter.
It is obvious that the gap in strength between the two sides can be seen from the current score.
So at this time, the pressure on the New Yorker will become extremely huge. Especially Cameron Anthony, whose ambitions for the media before the game begins will definitely affect him at this time.
After all, if the team cannot lead the team to win the game at this time, it means he will break his promise. As we all know, how good the media are to take the lead.
Cameron Anthony has been in this league for more than ten years and is even more familiar with it.
So he was under a lot of pressure at this time. Although his performance was not as good as Wu Dawei in the first quarter, it was still pretty good. At least under Wu Dawei's defense, he performed normally.
Wu Dawei's defense has always been a headache. Now, tonight, for Cameron Anthony, Wu Dawei's offense requires him to have a headache.
The match between the two people makes them compete on both offense and defense, so Cameron Anthony obviously needs to perform better! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!