218. Wu Dawei's solo show
Barkley is definitely the person most annoying to Miami fans tonight, not just because he keeps saying bad things about the Miami Heat, but more importantly, every sentence seems to hit Miami's heart.
Sprinkle salt in the most painful place. Since Wu Dawei's explosive performance this season, while people praise Wu Dawei's performance, some people will laugh at the Miami Heat who gave up Wu Dawei last summer.
Because everyone knows that in this big deal that shocked the world, Wu Dawei is just an insignificant little head. Even if Miami doesn't fill him in the list of transactions, Clevelanders will probably not refuse. Because from the beginning, the leader of this deal was Miami.
But they just wanted to clear the number of team members and added Wu Dawei to the list without hesitation.
In order to get LeBron James, Miami paid a 16 million deal exception and a bunch of draft picks, and also gave away a small forward who was comparable to LeBron James for nothing. At least in tonight's game, Wu Dawei's performance was not worse than James at all, and he even made a bigger contribution to the team.
It is precisely because of Wu Dawei's outstanding performance tonight that the Cavaliers are now the controller of the situation on the court.
So sometimes, Miami people can't help but think. If they hadn't chosen to trade Wu Dawei out, how strong would their lineup be?
Perhaps Pat Riley's view on basketball more than a decade ago will be realized in the current Heat team. Bosh will play center. Wu Dawei and James are on the front line, and Wade and Charmos are in the backcourt combination...
Miami people don’t often fantasize about this, because it makes them feel regretful about the details of the transaction and even the entire transaction. The more they regret, the more they regret it!
But now, Charles Barkley's screams and the battle of revenge made the Miami people feel a little inexplicably sad while hating this fat man.
Carman got the ball blocked by Wade by Wu Dawei, and the Cavaliers turned into defense to offense, but the Heat's return to defense was still good, which prevented the Cavaliers from getting a chance to get a fast break.
But whether it is the team or the home court, Miami's spirit has become completely different because of such a block. If they had hope for victory before, now, Wu Dawei's defensive performance has already made this hope begin to dissipate with the wind.
Sessions did not find any opportunity in the frontcourt, and then saw Wu Dawei waving to the ball outside the three-point line, Sessions passed the ball over. Although Wu Dawei's shooting hot zone has never been a game outside the three-point line, he has very few attacks from outside the three-point line. But Sessions still passed the ball over.
Not only because the two have a close relationship, Wu Dawei is also the one who has performed the best so far in this game! 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Wu Dawei's performance tonight should not be too versatile.
On both sides of the offense and defense, Wu Dawei has undoubtedly become the person his teammates trust the most. Not only in this game, but in the past few games, Wu Dawei has been doing this.
Wu Dawei faced James with the ball outside the three-point line. Although Wu Dawei's block just now greatly damaged the morale of the Heat, James was still staring at Wu Dawei and defending. Even if everyone wanted to give up in this game, James would definitely not give up so easily.
Since Wu Dawei's rise this season, James is undoubtedly the most pressure. Because Wu Dawei is the player who exchanged his boss last summer, and he was also an insignificant little head in this deal.
James is not a person who will give in easily. As long as this offense is defending, the Heat still have a lot of chances to win!
"Come on, Wu Dawei! Attack!"
James suddenly spoke to Wu Dawei, but Wu Dawei ignored James' provocative gaze because he passed the ball out!
The moment James spoke, Wu Dawei threw the ball towards the bottom line. Anthony Parker, who ran out of the gap through Valaijo's pick-and-roll, took action in the open position, and the basketball got into the net!
67:54!
The difference in score became thirteen points. Wu Dawei saw James' ugly expression. At this time, he curled his lips to the opponent in front of him, spread his hands and said, "It's very relaxing, right?"
The atmosphere at the American Airlines Center was even lower. Wu Dawei ran back to the half, looking at the familiar scenes around him, and even saw a few familiar faces from the fans in the front row. That was the result he observed on the Miami Heat's bench in the past year.
In the past year, Wu Dawei has fantasized countless times that after he performed wonderfully at the American Airlines Center, he yelled with these fans and released them, shouting together that this is Miami and this is my territory!
Such fantasies have appeared countless times in every night of the past year and every Heat game.
Wu Dawei even thought of too many ways to celebrate, but the only thing he didn't expect was that when he performed so well in front of this group of fans, he was already an enemy.
No one cheered, no one cheered. When Wu Dawei ran through half the game, he looked at the fans on the side of the court, his stunned expression was a little disappointed, disappointed and frustrated. Although it was different from what he had imagined, fortunately, it was still related to himself.
At least I have fulfilled a fantasy from once.
Although he was not satisfied with the Miami Heat's trade, Wu Dawei did not feel disgusted with Miami fans. Even when the players entered the game tonight, they booed themselves, Wu Dawei did not feel that this group of people was very annoying.
Because at this moment, Wu Dawei seemed to see a tangled emotion in the eyes of some fans on the sidelines looking at him. Maybe they are regretting losing themselves?
Wu Dawei's idea is indeed a bit wishful thinking, but at this moment it is indeed a luxury in the hearts of some people. Some people do regret last year's deal. The Heat president Pat Riley, who was sitting in the audience, frowned and grimly, was definitely not just because of the situation where the team was significantly behind at this time.
Wu Dawei's performance gave him a shocking experience tonight. Although he knew that Wu Dawei had a great performance this season, he also watched some games and reports and knew that he seemed to have missed a good player.
But he never valued Wu Dawei very much from beginning to end, because for him, as long as he could get LeBron James, the deal would not be a loss. Even though the price he had paid before seemed a bit beyond expectations, as long as he could get LeBron James, perhaps the best basketball player on earth, all the price could be accepted.
And tonight's game, after witnessing Wu Dawei's performance, Pat Riley undoubtedly had the desire to redefine last year's deal. Wu Dawei never fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation with LeBron James, and even at this time, he gained a complete advantage.
Even though James' data tonight is not much worse than Wu Dawei, as long as there is a slight gap, it will be enough to make Pat Riley feel regretful. Because as people said before, in the transaction last year, Wu Dawei was originally just an insignificant little head!
Although he knew that everything could not be saved, Riley looked at Wu Dawei who was still leading the Cavaliers on the court, but suddenly had an idea. Two years ago, when Wu Dawei joined the Miami Heat with the last pick in the final round, Riley still remembered that the young player's contract was only signed for two years.
Although last year's deal might hurt the relationship between Miami and Wu Dawei, Pat Riley felt that it might be worth a try in the offseason.
Miami people were worried at this time. The Cavaliers coach Byron Scott, who had been standing in front of the technical table, was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. At least compared to the Heat's Filipino coach Spoelstra, Scott could be more comfortable.
With a 13-point lead, halfway through the third quarter. The momentum is invincible. Looking at the luxurious Miami Heat lineup on the court, Scott thought that perhaps his team will defeat this hugely valuable team for the second time this season.
However, it is obviously too early to say this now, because there are 18 minutes left in the game, and it is not enough to make people despair. At least LeBron James, who is in possession of the ball, has not surrendered yet.
James faced Wu Dawei's defense, and he made a pick-and-roll with Bosh at the high post, and then made a mid-range shot to pull back some of the score.
67:56. It's still a 11-point gap. But the ball is in Cleveland's hands now.
The Miamis are not ready to surrender, so the Cavaliers will naturally not relax their vigilance. Taking advantage of the current good momentum, the Clevelanders naturally hope to take advantage of the victory.
Sessions also made a pick-and-roll with Wu Dawei at a high position, but now as the season deepens, more and more teams have begun to defend targetedly against the Cavaliers' pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Wu Dawei did not show any gaps, but he did not stop, but ran directly towards the bottom line, because at this time Valejo had mentioned near the free throw line and made a pick-and-roll for Wu Dawei.
Valejo blocked James, Sessions passed a bold ball. The ball flew over the heads of a group of players and was caught by Wu Dawei on the bottom line on the other side. Bosh saw this and hurriedly ran up to make up for the defense. Wu Dawei hit the earth and passed the ball into the inside.
Unprepared Kaman fills baskets with both hands in the paint area!
69:56, the difference is still 13 points.
The Heat's current problem is that they cannot speed up because they do not have an effective way to cut off the ball in the Cavaliers' hands on the defensive end, so they cannot attack in the chaos. Dwyne Wade is a master of steals, but Anthony Parker, who is responsible for, rarely holds the ball on the offensive end, which makes Wade embarrassed that some heroes are useless.
The Cavaliers are firmly in control of the situation on the court, dragging the pace very slowly, and playing the role of the inside is one of the key factors in their lead now.
James could obviously see such a problem, so after Carman scored a basket, James hurriedly got the ball and quickly sent the baseline ball to Dwyne Wade Wade. The moment he got the ball, he rushed towards the front court, which really made the Cavaliers feel a little panicked in the conversion period after scoring.
After seeing the other party's intentions, Wu Dawei ran back to the half with all his might.
But Wade was very fast. He drifted past several Cavaliers players in succession, and then he rushed into the frontcourt. Anthony Parker was still following him. Wade launched an attack on the inside without hesitation. Although Parker was unable to stop Wade's attack, his defense still delayed some of Wade's quick steps.
This gave Wu Dawei a chance to chase back. When Wade jumped up in the paint area, Wu Dawei jumped up from behind him! Two figures, one in front and one behind, took off in the air, and Wade had no eyes behind his head, so even if he heard the fans' screams in the air, he was completely unaware of the crisis behind him.
Until he threw the ball into the basket, the dark clouds at that moment made Wade know that something was wrong!
Bang!
Wu Dawei's big palm hit the flying ball hard, and a big nail-board hat after chasing the defense!
The whole audience was lonely and silent, so the cheers on the Cleveland players' table were particularly eye-catching at this moment! Charles Barkley was as happy as his birthday party tonight. Perhaps because he saw the team that he hated was powerless in the game, Fatty Bark felt very happy.
Especially before that, he was attacked by a Miami fan with popcorn. Fatty Ba never liked Wu Dawei more than at this moment!
Looking around, Barkley could feel the frustration of Miami people. The slightly slight and surprised faces almost wrote these negative emotions on his cheeks.
Wu Dawei blocked Wade's fast break, once again breaking the hope of Miami people to rescue the decline. At the same time, their enthusiasm was also shattered. The Cavaliers regained the ball, and they pounced over again like a wave.
The surging momentum seemed to be about to submerge Miami at their home court. Wu Dawei, who had blocked the bomb, ran back quickly. Sessions' pass after breaking through was given to Wu Dawei's hand, and then he jumped up and was in a mid-range unpredictable position.
Swish!
The score became 71:56!
Chapter completed!