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158. In good condition

The last game against the Celtics was Wu Dawei's first appearance this season. Tonight, Wu Dawei, who has become increasingly important, is naturally the team's unscrupulous choice in the No. 3 position.

The Cavaliers have maintained a good team this season, and there are no major injuries in the team, so naturally, there will be no major changes. The center position is still Brazilian Andre Valaijo, the two forwards are Wu Dawei and Antoine Jamison, and the defender is still a partner of Anthony Parker and Morris Williams.

The Celtics, the center-shot guards are Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, and the team's point guard Rajo Rondo suffered an injury. In this game, the "Little Potato" Nate Robinson, who performed poorly on Christmas Eve.

This 175-year-old is indeed a qualified defender in addition to his height, but his ups and downs sometimes make people feel worried about him.

The players from both sides slowly walked onto the stadium, and the game was about to start amid the cheers of Cleveland fans. The players each showed a brief gesture to each other, and then found their own positions and stood up quickly.

The referee had already walked onto the court with the basketball in his arms, and Kevin Garnett came to compete with Valejo for the jump ball, which made the Brazilian not very happy because he originally thought he wanted to compete with him for the bounce. The one who looked overweight and fat, Shaquille O'Neal...

However, facing the old Garnett, Valaijo felt that he could still give it a try. After all, although this old guy used to be awesome, and it was said that he could touch the upper edge of the rebound, he is now over 35 years old. Even if he was awesome in the past, he has already returned the bolt to the awesome...

However, even though Garnett is not as awesome as before, Valejo still underestimated the veteran's bounce, or he overestimated himself. The basketball was won by Garnett and moved to the Celtics' half.

Nate Robinson passed the half-time ball, and in an instant, the cheers in the stadium came to an abrupt end. No home fan would cheer for the visiting team, let alone this visiting team is their archenemy!

Robinson still enjoys extremely high offensive autonomy in the current Celtics. Although his height has always been inferior in this league, his basketball skills are indeed extremely outstanding. This has won the trust of some head coach Doug Rivers as soon as he entered the team.

But now, Robinson did not attack by himself. He handed the ball into the inside to Shaquille O'Neal, who had already stuck in the position. Playing from the inside is the usual tactic of the elderly team of the Celtics. Although they also have a large number of good players on the outside, after all, the inside is always closer to the basket.

Moreover, with Shaquille O'Neal, a big inside shield, if you don't take advantage of this fat man's physical strength at the beginning of the game and use his tonnage on the offensive end, it's really a huge constrained thing.

After O'Neal got the ball, the Celtics players quickly opened up singles for the Sharks, especially Paul Pierce, who was in charge of Wu Dawei's defense. He seemed to have no desire to participate in this offense at all. After O'Neal got the ball, he ran directly to the weak side of the ball.

Wu Dawei naturally had to leave. In this way, when Valejo, who was isolated and helpless, faced O'Neal, who was probably more than twice as wide as him, he was lonely and like a frightened girl...

O'Neal crushed into the inside and turned around and hugged his hand, easily getting a good start for the Celtics.

2:0.

The Bostonians were relieved by taking the lead away game. The substitutes who stood in front of the players all sat back in their positions.

Williams dribbled through half the game, although Nate Robinson was much shorter than him, Williams still didn't dare to be careless because the dwarf was much faster than him, which would not allow Williams to be careless.

Wu Dawei took the initiative to run to the top of the three-point line to help Williams make a pick-and-roll. As the season progresses, Wu Dawei and the team's defenders have become more and more proficient in pick-and-roll cooperation.

Nate Robinson was completely blocked by Wu Dawei's body. Williams took the ball and walked away. Pierce had to make up for defense. At this time, the misalignment was formed. Williams directly passed the ball back to Wu Dawei.

At less than one step ahead of the free throw line, facing Nate Robinson, who was almost 30 centimeters shorter than him, Wu Dawei jumped up after receiving the ball!

He was very determined! Even so resolute that it felt a bit incredible, because it was not an excellent opportunity to make a phone call. After all, Nate Robinson was still in front of Wu Dawei. Although he was indeed negligible in front of a two-meter-tall player, he did not lose his position.

In the past, in the face of such a situation, Wu Dawei rarely chose to take action. His open shots were indeed very accurate, and that was based on his very good at grasping the entry.

Now, this opportunity did not look as good as before. But Wu Dawei still resolutely threw the basketball out, and he looked full of confidence. In the air, Wu Dawei's straight figure did not hesitate at all. Even though Nate Robinson shouted and rushed over, Wu Dawei did not look at the short guard from beginning to end.

He is full of confidence! Although the Cavaliers' condition has been ups and downs in recent games, Wu Dawei's performance has always been the best in the team. His outstanding performance after game, his continuous defeat of the opponent's strong players and his award for the title of Player of the Week in the first two weeks of the league have all made Wu Dawei's self-confidence improve rapidly.

The basketball flew out of Wu Dawei's hand and headed towards the basket, like a young eagle that had just grown. The wide feathers and wings made him feel his strength. Facing the prey that was close to him, the young eagle roared and plunged into the net nest!

The doubts on the faces of Cleveland fans turned into cheers in an instant, not only for the equalization score, but also because of all the glittering hearings they heard a week ago, and at this moment they were witnessed. What they discovered was that they were becoming more and more like the shadow of the city's former master.

The score was equalized, and the goal made the Quick Loan Center boil, but it did not affect the Bostonian's mood at all. After Nate Robinson dribbled the ball through halftime, he handed the ball over to the Celtics' offensive core Paul Pierce, a small forward who was called an offensive kaleidoscope before Cameron Anthony.

Wu Dawei has experienced the offensive methods of this old guy in front of him, and compared to young players, old ball players like Paul Pierce can make those miserable small moves.

Wu Dawei was very cautious. He tried to make his defense airtight and not leave any chance for Pierce. Pierce held the ball at a high position. He first tested Wu Dawei a few times, and after finding that the opponent was not fooled, he directly held the ball and broke through.

But Wu Dawei has never been afraid of physical confrontation. His tonnage in the third position is top. No matter how famous Pierce is, he is already a veteran. In his physical fight, he soon fell into a disadvantage. Wu Dawei completely blocked his idea of ​​rushing into the paint area.

In desperation, Pierce jumped into the air in three steps, but he was not so stupid as to choose to shoot. He just took advantage of the jumping space to look at his teammates around him, and he found Ray Allen.

Although Anthony Parker is the top three defensive player in the Cavaliers, he still feels a little helpless about a player like Ray Allen who has strong C&S capabilities.

With a pick-and-roll after slipping through the bottom line, Ray Allen ran out of the gap, and Pierce's pass was in place. Gentleman Lei scored a shot and hit a three-pointer!

The Cavaliers did not sigh at the goal conceded this time, and they quickly sent the baseline ball. Although the Celtics have become stronger this season, it is an indisputable fact that their pace rate has dropped.

As head coach Scott shouted, Williams quickly ran towards the frontcourt after getting the ball. At the same time, the Cavaliers players also split into half-time from two wings to the Bostonians. Wu Dawei ran in the frontcourt. The moment Ray Allen shot the blue, Wu Dawei knew that the ball was going to enter, so he had no idea of ​​staying in the paint area at all, and turned around and rushed towards the frontcourt.

This allowed him to lead Paul Pierce, who was originally responsible for defending himself at this time. In the fast break, such a gap was fatal. After Williams ran a few steps, he threw a high lob into the frontcourt.

Wu Dawei took the ball and made a three-step layup after receiving the ball, and completed the score with a dial in the fast break.

Although the Cavaliers were still behind in the score, there were still huge cheers in the stadium at this time. Wu Dawei was in good shape tonight, and his performance was one of the most important reasons why Cavaliers fans came to watch the game tonight. It was important enough to match whether the Cavaliers could win this game, because after LeBron James left the city, people here were eager to see the savior.

And Wu Dawei is undoubtedly playing such a role now!
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