173. Performance at critical moments

The third quarter continued the rhythm of the second quarter, and the two sides were still on the court, not giving in to each other. ///// The Cavaliers did a good job on both offense and defense, and the only thing that was bad was Chris Carman.

The big center scored another 7 points in the third quarter, which made his score in this game rise to 19 points! This has far exceeded his average score this season, and the Germans are in a very good condition tonight.

Even Clippers head coach Vinny Negro praised Kaman when he replaced him off the court in the third quarter. This is one of the few times Kaman has been praised by the head coach in person this season, which has made the big center feel a little depressed.

The reason why Carman was depressed was that he found that despite his performance tonight, he still could not reverse the situation on the court for the team. The best result was that as it is now, the team would not be scored by the Clevelanders who played at home.

Before this game started, Kaman never felt that he had lost LeBron. James' Cavaliers would be a difficult or powerful team. However, in this game, he had face-to-face with the Clevelanders for three quarters, and Kaman's disdain for the Cavaliers before the game had long disappeared.

The Cavaliers are not as weak as he imagined. Their current record of 19 wins and 17 losses seems to be real. But all this makes Kaman unhappy.

Because he found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not help the team reverse the situation on the court, especially Wu Dawei in the Cavaliers, a small forward with a height of 203 cm and weighing 110 kilograms, which made Kaman look at him with admiration.

Because he had never heard of this name that seemed very difficult to describe in his opinion last season, but this name suddenly popped out of the sky this season and became popular all over the United States!

Although Carman did not directly face Wu Dawei on the court, he had a deep feeling about Wu Dawei's defense. It was precisely because Griffin did not have any exciting performance in this game that he had so many ball rights available.

However, at the same time, although Carman admitted that Wu Dawei's defense was strong, he was still a little confused about Wu Dawei's current first place in the steal and blocking list. Because this game lasted for three quarters, Wu Dawei only had one successful performance in steal and blocking.

However, this was just a small doubt in Kaman's heart. He didn't care very much, because he and Wu Dawei didn't know each other at all. Although he was an opponent, his intersection on the court was also very simple.

So at present, Kaman is more concerned about the current situation of the team. Whether he can win this game is the thing he pays most attention to. Because if the team can win this game while performing so well, ending three consecutive losses.

So, Kaman thought about it and knew how the media would flatter themselves after the game. This is definitely a life-saving straw for himself, who is currently in danger in the team!

However, it is obvious that the game's trend did not go in the direction Carman imagined. When the game was rotated between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, the substitute players who performed well in the first half did not fill the lineup like in the first half.

Since DeAndrew Jordan's all-in-one connection in the fast attack in the second quarter was blocked by Wu Dawei with one hand, he seemed a little absent-minded. Obviously, that blocking shot was definitely a big blow to Jordan.

After all, in the air, DeAndrew Jordan has always been the most proud part of it.

Being defeated where you are best at is undoubtedly a huge feeling of frustration and frustration.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers' substitute lineup is not outstanding enough, because they cannot gain the advantage for the main players at such a time, greatly reducing the suspense of the game in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, the score difference has hardly changed, and in the end, the game obviously needs to be decided by the players of both sides.

Wu Dawei's rest in the fourth quarter was the longest one in all of the lineups. Because he played almost 30 minutes in the first three quarters, he felt that the situation on the court was relatively stable, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott did not send Wu Dawei back to the court too early.

This gave Black Griffin a glimmer of opportunity for the whole game. Without Wu Dawei's desperate attack on the offensive end, Griffin was finally able to let go of his bound hands and feet and show his special stunts of flying in the air.

Just after returning to the court in the fourth quarter, Griffin took advantage of the opportunity to run back and cooperated with his teammate Barron Davis on Graham's head.

85:87.

Although the Clippers relied on this wonderful dunk to recover two points, the Cavaliers were still the leader on the court. Therefore, Scott was not in a hurry to put Wu Dawei back on the court and gave Wu Dawei a rest because Scott hoped that Wu Dawei could perform well on both offense and defense at the last moment of the game.

But people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. He replaced Wu Dawei on the court more than a minute later. Because the situation on the court has always changed suddenly, after Griffin's all-around dunk, the morale of the Clippers became a little more intense. Looking at DeAndrew and Jordan, who were dancing on the sidelines, he could tell how important Griffin's dunk was in the hearts of the Clippers' players.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers also scored in the next attack, and Jamison got a pass from Morris Williams and made a mid-range shot near the middle distance. Although the goal was far less exciting than Griffin before, he also scored two points, and the difference was back to 4 points.

However, the ball rights changed hands, and the Clippers caught up with the points in the next round of offense. Davis held the ball at the high position for too long, resulting in a significant loss of their offensive time. Chris Carman got Davis' hasty pass before the last second of the 24-second countdown. Although he was not in the attack hot zone at the high position, under the pressure of time, he could only throw the ball into the basket at the three-point line.

Three-pointer hit!

This was undoubtedly an unexpected goal, because it should have been a successful defense by the Clevelanders, but the final result inspired the Clippers players even more.

88:89, they narrowed the score difference so close that it was only one point away. This accident made Scott decide to replace Wu Dawei on the court. Obviously, he didn't want any more accidents to make the cooked duck fly out of his palm.

But before Wu Dawei was on the court, accidents happened one after another. The Clippers completed an interception against Williams in their backcourt. Barron Davis and Black Griffin formed a pincer attack on Williams at a high position, and then the Los Angeles' fast attack counterattack!

Griffin's figure soared in the Cavaliers' half-court made the Speed ​​Loan Center exclaim, because the next second he had his hands slammed the basket! A huge cheer sounded from the Clippers' players' seat, of course, not only because of Griffin's wonderful dunk this time, but also because they finally overtook the score of this game!

90:89!

There are about 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter. At this time, the opponent overtakes, Scott's annoyance almost reached the point of going crazy. Because they were ahead of the entire game!

The Cavaliers requested a timeout. He first criticized the Cavaliers' inaction on the defensive end, and then told Williams to shoot faster and not to give people the opportunity to double-team like this. Because this is not the first time Williams has been double-teamed and intercepted the ball after being intercepted.

Thanks to this timeout, Wu Dawei replaced Graham and made a comeback. After the timeout, the atmosphere in the stadium was no longer high.

The Cavaliers sent a baseline ball, Williams advanced to the half, and Wu Dawei made a pick-and-roll for him at a high position, forcing the Clippers to switch defenses. But at this time, Wu Dawei did not run out of space because Davis was close to Wu Dawei the moment he switched defenses.

But Wu Dawei would not give up such an opportunity to play small in big way. He suddenly turned around and stuck Davis at the 45-degree middle distance on the left, with his back towards the basket, and waved to Williams for the ball. Williams passed the ball over and then ran to the weak side of the ball. At the same time, his move also took Griffin away, so Wu Dawei got room for singles.

Wu Dawei played Davis on his back. Although Davis was also an extremely strong defender, he was still at an absolute disadvantage compared to the defenders. In front of Wu Dawei, who is taller than him and bigger than him, Davis is still at an absolute disadvantage.

Wu Dawei easily carried Davis to the paint area. When he saw Carman coming up and attacking him from the corner of his eyes, Wu Dawei directly closed the ball and turned around halfway, and then jumped up!

A series of movements were as smooth as flowing, and the feeling after taking action was as soft as it was. Wu Dawei knew that the ball had been available at the moment of taking action. The feeling of practicing in the training hall made Wu Dawei very confident.

Because Davis did not have even a slight impact on his attack this time!

Basketball passes through the net!

90:91, the Cavaliers once again gained the lead. This is the 18th point Wu Dawei got in this game, and it is such a key.

The Quick Loan Center, which had been silent for a few minutes, was once again boiling. The Clippers' offense also launched. Wu Dawei retreated to the half, but he was still going to watch Blake Griffin defending him.

Through dunks in previous sports games, Griffin became active again in the half.

He first made a pick-and-roll for Davis at a high position, and then moved to the side to try to find opportunities. The cooperation of high status has always been these routines, but countless possibilities can be derived from it.

Just like now, Griffin started to move sideways after the pick-and-roll. At the same time, Carman also ran out of the inside line and mentioned that he had made a pick-and-roll for Griffin near the free throw line. At the same time, after bypassing Carman, Griffin directly changed direction and cut towards the downline. Because he saw Wu Dawei blocked by Carman.

Davis obviously also noticed Griffin's move. When he saw Griffin rushing into the Cavaliers' paint area, Davis also threw the ball directly into the air!

Griffin grabbed the basketball in the air! Davis' pass was just right in terms of height and flight speed. Griffin was very comfortable to catch. Looking at the basket close at hand, Griffin roared and was about to slash down. He found a figure suddenly jumping out beside him!

It's Wu Dawei!

Seeing the visitor from the corner of his eyes made Griffin a little panicked for a moment. Wu Dawei was furious and raised his right hand high, and the person who came was not good!

Griffin did not forget the scene when Wu Dawei blocked Jordan's all-over in the second quarter, so he did not dare to hesitate, and his right hand holding the ball swung down!

Bang!

Griffin grabbed the basket with his hand. His speed was so rapid that the basket made painful moans! But at this time, Griffin had no time to be proud of his dunk, and he heard the cheers from the audience!

The cheering and boiling scene of the Clevelanders made Griffin, who was hanging on the basket, suddenly discovered that the basketball had been slapped on the rebound by Wu Dawei when he dunked to the basket. At this time, the Cavaliers were performing a Jedi counterattack! (To be continued.
Chapter completed!