184. Stalemate situation

Wu Dawei, who scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, not only helped the Cavaliers quickly establish a leading advantage at home, but also gave Granger a sense of urgency. As a player who directly faced him on both offense and defense, the better Wu Dawei performed, the greater the pressure on Granger.

In any case, as the team's current arrow on the offensive end and the team's core player, Granger knew that he had to perform, especially when he missed in front of Wu Dawei's defense for the first time.

2:4, the Cavaliers gained the lead, and the offense and defense transitioned. Darren Collison handed the ball to Danny Granger who was standing on the 45-degree angle three-point line on the left, and then ran away to give Granger a single space.

But Granger, who received the ball, did not choose to play Wu Dawei. The Pacers and the Cavaliers have had a record of two matches this season. One was not long after the start of the season, and the other was just a week ago.

It can be said that through these two matches, Granger still has a deep understanding of Wu Dawei's progress. In the first match between the two sides, Granger felt a little uncomfortable when facing Wu Dawei's defense, and soon, this discomfort turned into discomfort a week ago.

Wu Dawei is making progress. Not only his offense, but also his already strong defense. This is Granger's deep experience in the second encounter between the two sides. Although the team defeated the visiting Cavaliers in the second encounter, Wu Dawei's performance in that game was not bad at all. It can only be said that the Cavaliers' responsibility for losing the game was not on him.

Therefore, it can be said that Granger is quite familiar with Wu Dawei.

He waved to the inside, signaling Hibert to raise the high position and make a pick-and-roll for himself.

Although Wu Dawei had realized this and was even ready to bypass Hibert when he ran to the pick-and-roll. But when Hibert really stood beside him, Wu Dawei realized how thick the young center was.

In this way, Granger got a good chance to make a phone call. Hibert's pick-and-roll entangled Wu Dawei for a while, and Valaijo made up for defense. However, it was obvious that although the Brazilian was much higher than Wu Dawei, the quality of defense in Granger's eyes was a huge difference.

He threw the ball towards the basket with a small hook at the top of the paint area. It was a close enough distance that Granger scored his first score in the game.

4:4 square meters.

Less than 10 seconds after the Pacers tied the score, the Cavaliers restarted the advantage. After Williams took the ball through half the game, he played a simple pick-and-roll cooperation with Jamison, and then Jamison made a hit from outside the three-point line.

The score instantly became 4:7. Although Jamison was one year older than last year this season, the explosive power of scoring had long disappeared as his years passed. His data this season also declined, he is still the second scorer in the team. He is still an offensive point that cannot be taken lightly.

The Cavaliers used a three-pointer to bring the pressure back to the Indianaman who was playing away, but the three-point advantage did not last long, and the Pacers narrowed the gap. Hibert finally showed his deterrence in the inside, winning the singles with Valaijo.

6:7, helped the team narrow the score gap.

Although the Cavaliers are still leading, both teams are in good shape at the beginning. The Pacers, who played away, were not scared by the momentum of the Quick Loan Center, and the Cavaliers who lost to the opponent not long ago did not continue the tragedy of the previous game.

The two sides fought back and forth in the first quarter, attacking and defending each other. But in general, with the help of home court, the Cavaliers still had a slight advantage. After all, Wu Dawei was in good shape. As the number one player who is increasingly recognized by people as the Cavaliers, although he is very capable in many cases, Wu Dawei has repeatedly proved that he is a player with sufficient ability to influence the game.

Wu Dawei's defense made Pacers' main player Danny Granger not very good in the first quarter. On the contrary, Wu Dawei seemed very active when the Cavaliers attacked. As a player who is good at defense, Wu Dawei scored 6 points in the first quarter, while Danny Granger, who averaged 23 points per game this season, only scored 2 points.

Granger made 1 of 2 shots in the first quarter, and his shooting percentage was pretty good, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that such a number of shots was definitely abnormal for the boss of a team.

In fact, when facing Wu Dawei's defense, it is difficult for Granger to find a very good opportunity to make a phone call. Naturally, his mentality of not wanting to make a strong shot and his teammates are in good condition, which makes Granger choose to pass the ball after most of the balls.

This is also an important reason why the Pacers were able to stand stalemate with the Cavaliers in the first quarter. Although Granger did not give the team too much help in the first quarter, the other Pacers players felt pretty good tonight.

This situation ensures that the Pacers can have the power to play away.

Hibert became the main attack point of the Pacers in the first quarter. This inside center is favored by many people. He scored 7 points in the first quarter and was the person with the highest score among the two teams. At the same time, Hibert also scored 4 rebounds, and his existence is equivalent to building a barrier in the Pacers' paint area.

Wu Dawei played 8 minutes in the first quarter and was replaced by head coach Scott to rest. Although the Pacers have been chasing behind the Cavaliers, fortunately, the entire Cavaliers are in good condition tonight, so Scott will feel at ease to replace Wu Dawei off the court.

Because he had a premonition that this would be a difficult game, he had to prepare for the second half. Wu Dawei has gradually become the person with the longest playing time in the team. According to the data provided by Scott's assistant, Wu Dawei's playing time in the last half month has reached 38 minutes!

Such data can be ranked first even if you look at the league. Although it cannot be compared with those perverts who often play for about 40 minutes, it is also an extremely high playing time in the league.

This may not be very good for a player who was still on the bench last season. This is what Scott is worried about. After all, Wu Dawei is still a rookie in the league, and he has almost never had a chance to play in the rookie year. Scott is worried that if he overuses Wu Dawei and he may not be able to adjust himself, it will easily make Wu Dawei look weak in the second half of the season. This is definitely not a good thing for the Cavaliers who have changed their goals and are determined to be in the playoffs this season.

After Wu Dawei left the court, both sides were still fighting hard on the court. As I said before, both sides were in good condition tonight. It was difficult to decide the winner for a while, and the rotation time would soon come.

While the Cavaliers replaced their substitute player, Pacers coach Vogel also began to provoke. Almost at the same time Wu Dawei was out, Vogel replaced Granger. The team's rookie Paul George selected this season.

A young player with extremely outstanding physical talent and basketball IQ.

This young player, born in California in 1990, is the No. 10 pick this season. He showed his own characteristics as soon as he came on the court. His extremely talented and powerful body made Paul George feel like a fish in the fast break. In fact, since Paul George joined the Pacers this season, this young player has been bringing surprises to the Pacers.

Although his poor emergency stop jump shot and three-pointers are still urgent issues that need to be solved, George's impact on the inside and his broad vision on the offensive end have given him more possibilities for development. Moreover, he knows how to use his outstanding conditions to make positive contributions to the team in protecting rebounds.

Paul George's appearance ensures the Pacers' impact on the inside of the Cavaliers. This is definitely not a good thing for the Cavaliers, because they do not have enough reserves in the inside. **. Hickson and Ryan Hollins are the inside combinations commonly used by the Cavaliers during the rotation period. Both of them are physically excellent, but are prone to brainlessness when defending; the other is experienced but not quick.

None of them can provide excellent protection against the basket, but fortunately, although Paul George has a bright future and has gradually emerged, this is his first season after all, and he is still very immature.

Although Paul George always feels aggressive on the court, he will also pay some fouls for his initiative. But in general, Paul George brings the team more benefits than disadvantages when playing during the rotation period.

The Pacers have an unlimited possibility and future Paul George, and there is no such outstanding young man on the bench of the Cavaliers. Before the deal comes, Scott can only rely on his existing lineup to survive the rotation time.

So usually, Wu Dawei plays earlier in the second quarter. Because after all, the midfield still has a 15-minute break, which can help players recover their strength.

Although Paul George did not lead the Pacers to overtake the score in the second quarter, the Indiana people have been chasing behind the Cavaliers, and it is obvious that this situation is somewhat stalemate.

Paul George's breakthrough pass after rushing into the inside created great difficulties for the Cavaliers to widen the score gap. Graham, who was substituting Wu Dawei, did not have such high mobility, and he could not curb Paul George, which caused George to always be able to rush into the inside, either shoot or pass.

Naturally, Scott replaced Wu Dawei on the court after a few minutes of rest. The ratio was 29:31, and the Cavaliers were still ahead. But Paul George quickly used his breakthrough to rush into the inside. Facing Hollins, who was making up for defense, George passed the ball with his hand and handed the ball to the inside player who was missed by the Pacers. The latter easily dunked under the basket.

The score was tied! (To be continued.
Chapter completed!