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The Cleveland Cavaliers have gained a 4-point advantage, which is of course a great thing for their prospects in this game.
However, even so, they still need to be more cautious, because a 4-point lead cannot give them the right to win in this game, and it is more likely to cause the Indiana Pacers to counterattack wildly.
This is unquestionable. After all, the opponents are not ordinary people at this time. They are the top three teams in the Eastern Conference regular season and are a team with balanced offense and defense, but they are not something that the Charlotte Bobcats can match.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 4-point lead at this time can bring them a little comfort in their hearts, but at the same time, they still have to be very careful to prevent their opponents from suddenly attacking.
After all, the Indiana Pacers are a very powerful team, otherwise the outside world would not have had the same view on this round of the series as it was not as consistent as the previous round.
Some people still believe that the Indiana Pacers are still a plasticity team, and they are indeed very capable in all five positions in the starting lineup.
So at this time, the 4-point advantage cannot allow the Cleveland Cavaliers to dominate this game tonight. After they gained this advantage, the Indiana Pacers quickly counterattacked.
They won't easily give the Cleveland Cavaliers a lead because for them, they also want to win the game in this away game.
For the Indiana Pacers, they don't want to just sit there, because they don't want to be beaten by their opponents at the beginning of the series to no avail.
This is not the result they want, so at this time, for the Indiana Pacers, they did not feel much frustrated after conceding the ball. Instead, they quickly retaken.
They don't want to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a good rhythm. For the Indiana Pacers, what they have to do is to inform the game well in the next game.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are indeed a very powerful team, the Indiana Pacers will not compromise on this.
Of course, they also hope to win the game in this game. Although it is not easy, the Indiana Pacers don't want to be a loser from the Cleveland Cavaliers like this.
After all, for the Indiana Pacers, they also hope to advance to the next round of the Eastern Conference Finals. They are not the Charlotte Bobcats, they can be satisfied just by entering the playoffs.
So at this time, this is not an easy task for the Cleveland Cavaliers, because although they gained a 4-point advantage, they still did not dispel their opponent's confidence in this game.
They still face extremely severe realities, and their opponents will not easily give them an advantage, so at this time, when the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to defense, they were still deployed extremely closely.
Because they don't want to give their opponents an opportunity after taking the lead. In this way, then everything they do on the offensive end will be gone.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they still need to be careful because their opponents may launch crazy counterattacks at any time.
Just like at this time, when the Cleveland Cavaliers gained an advantage, the Indiana Pacers quickly attacked.
They don't want to be the disadvantaged side all the time. They hope to be able to counterattack. After all, they don't have any advantages in the away game. At this time, they naturally don't want the opponent to always firmly control the situation.
So for the Indiana Pacers, they are bound to win this offense, and the ball was handed to David West in the inside.
The latter's offensive strength cannot be underestimated. After all, he was once a new All-Star player, and David West is not an ordinary person.
The Indiana Pacers did not use any pick-and-roll this time because David West was extremely confident about his ability to play singles at a low post.
So at this time, for the Indiana Pacers, all they need to do is to open up the space for the team's power forward David West at this time.
Let West face Andrew Valacho's defense alone. The former is not afraid of the latter's defense, and it can even be said that he is not afraid at all.
So at this time, for the Indiana Pacers, they are still very confident about such a strategy. When everyone opened up the space, David West did not waste the hard-won singles opportunity.
He held the ball and faced Andrew Valacho's defense directly, and then began to forcibly attack the basket. For him, he was very confident at this time.
So when he played the first single with his back, David West suddenly turned around and completed the jump shot!
Valacho had no idea at all, so he watched David West throw the ball into the basket.
The ball went into the basket, and for the Indiana Pacers, he recovered 2 points, which is not worthy of the big book, because the Indiana Pacers players knew that they were still behind and gave the Cleveland Cavaliers two points.
And after David West's attack, it's the Cleveland Cavaliers' turn to attack again, and when the Cleveland Cavaliers were preparing to attack, the Indiana Pacers seemed very nervous.
Because they don't have much confidence to defend the opponent's attack, and Wu Dawei seemed to be in excellent condition after the opening game like the first round of the series.
After Kyrie Irving passed the ball after halftime, he had another pick-and-roll with Wu Dawei. The pick-and-roll at the high position forced the opponent to switch defense. At the same time, Kyrie Irving also passed the ball to Wu Dawei under such circumstances.
After Wu Dawei got the ball, he immediately launched an attack. Because the opponent changed defense, the person standing in front of Wu Dawei was Stephens, who was shorter than him. Although the latter's expression of fangs and claws seemed to be very fierce, Wu Dawei didn't care at all.
Because he jumped up and threw the ball into the basket from the outside of the three-point line, and Stephens was unresponsive at this time.
He watched the ball fly out of his head, but he could only do nothing. Then he turned around and saw the ball drilling into the basket.
The ball drilled into the basket, and a shot from outside the three-point line turned into 9:4. The Cleveland Cavaliers led the opponent by 5 points in the blink of an eye!
This will naturally make the Indians feel more unacceptable. They finally said that the gap between the scores narrowed to 2 points, but Wu Dawei turned around and made a light shot outside the three-point line change the score again...
Fortunately, the Indiana Pacers were not powerless to fight back. They quickly returned. Paul George quickly advanced to the half with the ball at this time, and Wu Dawei came forward directly.
He would not let Paul George score easily at this time, but Paul George seemed to be very determined at this time.
He directly launched an attack. Like Wu Dawei before, he chose to shoot after halftime, and after he passed the three-point line, he chose to shoot!
It was still a little late when Wu Dawei blocked it, but this time Paul George's shot went straight into the basket!
This is definitely an incredible thing, and at the same time, this shot will certainly bring great morale to the Indiana Pacers, and Paul George scored an extremely domineering response goal.
It also slightly extinguished some of the violent cheers that rang out from the Quick Loan Center. Because Cleveland fans did not expect such a scene to happen.
For them, the current game is obviously a bit unexpected, with the score becoming 9:7. Although the Indiana Pacers are always the disadvantaged side, they have always firmly grasped the score.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have the advantage, it is still a very difficult thing to get rid of their opponents in one fell swoop.
They also need more scoring and better defense. At the same time, they also need to prevent such an unexpected event from happening as much as possible.
After all, such an unexpected happens is difficult to play a good role in controlling their advantages in the game. Just like Paul George's sudden shot from outside the three-point line like that of the Cleveland Cavaliers did not expect it at all.
In this way, the score gap narrowed to only 2 points, which is not conducive to their dominance of this game for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The score difference has reached 2 points again, which is not an advantage at all. Instead, it will still put some pressure on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Because the 2-point gap can be caught up in one round, and more importantly, if they cannot score the ball in this offense, it is equivalent to giving their opponent Indiana Pacers a chance to equalize the score.
This is even more not what the Cleveland Cavaliers are willing to see, so at this time, the situation is not gratifying for them.
Fortunately, Wu Dawei was in good condition in this game tonight, so at this time, they can mainly use Wu Dawei's attack to complete their domination of the game.
After all, no matter what team is in the playoffs, they will rely more on their superstars, because at this time, the personal abilities of superstars are often simpler and more effective than one tactic.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, of course, they would hand over the ball to Wu Dawei's hands, and Kyrie Irving did not continue to let the ball stay in his hands after half-time. Wu Dawei also took the initiative to ask him for the ball to pass.
When Wu Dawei held the ball, not only the Cleveland fans of the game were looking forward to it. Paul George, who stood in front of Wu Dawei, naturally felt a lot of pressure at this time.
Because he knew that Wu Dawei was going to pass the ball at this time, it was because of his sudden cold arrow before, so at this time, Wu Dawei would definitely return him once.
Of course, after understanding this truth, Paul George will definitely focus all his attention on this defense at this time.
He doesn't want Wu Dawei to score again like this. For him, the team has already reached a 2-point gap at this time. If they can defend this opponent's attack, they will have the opportunity to tie or even overtake the score.
He just made a three-pointer, which made Paul George feel confident about the feeling outside the three-point line at this time, so when he thought about it, he naturally valued this defense more.
But Wu Dawei naturally did not mean that Paul George could defend if he wanted to defend. The two had already had a contest before, but obviously, if Wu Dawei launched an offensive, Paul George's tonnage would still be lighter.
So at this time, Wu Dawei launched another attack, and Paul George's lack of tonnage made him face the loss again.
Wu Dawei's attack was very fast, and he chose to break through. After Paul George collided with each other, he quickly took a step back.
Because he was afraid that Wu Dawei would break through his defense line, just like he did at the opening game before. But Wu Dawei was not prepared to do this during this attack.
Because he also chose to take a step back, Wu Dawei retreated outside the three-point line!
Then he jumped up again!
He didn't give Paul George as his opponent any chance. Wu Dawei retreated outside the three-point line and took off. Then he chose to shoot!
The ball entered the basket and made another very accurate shot from outside the three-point line!
Wu Dawei's two consecutive three-pointers undoubtedly made Cleveland fans feel excited. Although Paul George had made a three-pointer before, Wu Dawei's counterattack at this time made Cleveland fans feel extremely excited.
Paul George also felt very helpless about this at this time, and he looked at it as a score of 12:7. He didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment.
However, the game was still going on at this time. The Indiana Pacers got the ball again and they had another chance to attack.
This is the most important thing for the Indiana Pacers. They now need to regroup. With Wu Dawei giving them huge blows one after another, the Indiana Pacers cannot just collapse at this time.
For the Indiana Pacers, now is the time when they need to grit their teeth the most. If they cannot hold on to the score at this time, then they will most likely be taken away by their opponent Cleveland Cavaliers at this time.
This is definitely not what the Indiana Pacers want to see when fighting away. Although the away game environment is extremely difficult, for the Indiana Pacers players, they still hope to do their best to win the battle of this game.
.Because only in this way can they take the lead in this round of the series. For the Indiana Pacers, they also hope that they can surprise countless people who were not optimistic about them before the game in this round of the series!
They want others to know that they are not ordinary people. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are extremely powerful, the Indiana Pacers also want to prove that they are also not inferior to their presence.
So at this time, when Wu Dawei scored two three-pointers in succession, the Indiana Pacers were even more unable to panic at this time.
Because once they are panic, it means that they may encounter a worse situation, and now the 5-point gap can still be caught up. The Cleveland Cavaliers cannot immediately take control of the situation in the game because of these 5-point advantages.
After all, Wu Dawei's two consecutive three-point shootings were quite surprising before the game, so at this time, for the Indiana Pacers, they still have to stabilize and try to find an opportunity in the next attack. This is the most important thing.
They must not easily defeat their opponents, which is the most taboo thing in the away game.
For the Indiana Pacers, their situation is not good now, but Paul George's previous sudden arrow from outside the three-point line still gave them hope at this time.
Paul George once again controlled the ball at this time, so they could not let the Cleveland Cavaliers get the advantage safely.
Paul George naturally hopes that he can continue his previous momentum at this time, but for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they naturally hope to be able to use a good defense and then build a bigger lead.
This is what they want to do most at this time. After all, they are now ahead of their opponents. With such a smooth start, the Cleveland Cavaliers don't want to waste such an opportunity. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!