On the third day after the All-Star Game, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had been on the verge of more than a week, finally welcomed their first opponent in the second half of the season. From Florida, the Orlando Magic led by super center Dwight Howard!

The game was held on February 25, 2011. Cleveland's Quick Loan Center was still full that night. The Cavaliers maintained their top eight rankings in the East this season, and also maintained the enthusiasm of local fans in Cleveland for basketball.

Especially after they lost LeBron James this season, they ushered in a new future superstar!

Wu Dawei is always the last player to be introduced to the home team players when Wu Dawei appeared. When Wu Dawei appeared, the atmosphere in the whole game reached the highest level in an instant!

It can be seen that Wu Dawei's influence in Cleveland is no longer an ordinary person.

Dwight Howard is coming to Cleveland with the team for the first time this season. Naturally, he feels a little shocked by the current scene.

"I can't believe it!" Dwight Howard said to his outside partner beside him, Vince Carter, commonly known as half-man and half-god, "Last season when I came here to play, the Clevelanders in the game were still calling the name of LeBron James, that bastard. Now, just a short year has passed, they are actually calling Wu's name!"

"Are you talking about that Chinese player?"

Carter asked, of course he had some impression of Wu Dawei. After all, Wu Dawei is one of the most popular players in the league this season. If you don’t hear his news, it’s hard not to eat hamburgers.

"Didn't you ever be a teammate with him in the All-Star Game? What do you think of this young player?"

"I don't know what to say. But he does have his own skills." Howard thought about Wu Dawei's performance in the second half of the All-Star Game, and couldn't help but be amazed. Then he turned his head and smiled at Carter: "Vins, you have to be careful. His defense is indeed a headache! Don't be like Cameron Anthony, who was beaten so shameless that he went to see your wife."

"ha!"

Carter laughed and stopped talking. The former pride of heaven's ability is no longer comparable to that of the past, but his competitive spirit has never weakened. Carter looked at Wu Dawei standing opposite him. Then he closed his eyes because... the American national anthem began to play in the stadium...

Tonight's game is still not a national live broadcast. It is said that after LeBron James left this season, the biggest impact was not on the market, jersey sales and attention, but on the fact that the number of live broadcasts in the nation is pitifully small.

So far, the schedule of this season has been half passed, but they only have three national broadcasts in the United States... It can be said that they are in the same position as the super invincible big team Bobcats. Who would have thought that they were just a season ago. They were once the darlings of major TV stations?

However, the league's senior executives are definitely feeling depressed that the Cavaliers did not arrange too many live broadcasts across the United States this season. Because just as they did not expect the Cavaliers to not be in a slump this season, they did not expect that another superstar who might change history would emerge in their league!

Wu Dawei's rise at the beginning of the season was already amazing enough, and his performance as the season deepened was even more exciting. Until the All-Star Game three days ago, Wu Dawei let the world know. Relying on defense can also become the focus of attention in the whole world!

Although there are many excellent or even great defenders in the league, so far, the only defensive player who is talked about is the maverick Dennis Rodman.

Even the most defensive champion Ben Wallace in history has never received such high attention. Even in 2004, when he led the team to win the championship with the Pistons, he has never gained the height of Wu Dawei this season!

Not to mention Ben Wallace, even Wu Dawei's opponent tonight, Dwight Howard, who is destined to be famous in history in the future, has never received such attention from Wu Dawei this year.

After the song "The Stars and Stripes Never Fall", the players walked from the court to the side of the court. The main players took off their coats one after another, and everyone gathered around the head coach to listen to their coach's instructions on the final advice of tonight's game.

Byron Scott asked the team the most and most tone, and the one who spoke the most was to defend the Orlando's outside line! As long as the three-pointer on which the Orlando depended for survival was extinguished, even Dwight Howard was super god in the inside line, he could not provoke such a Magic team with one person's strength.

"The Orlando people like to shoot three-pointers! We can let them shoot, but we must not let them shoot comfortably. We have to force them to shoot! Yes, I just ask you to do every defense! It's every time! It's best to defend Orlando people in the last second every time! Defend three-pointers and protect the rebound, and the victory tonight will be ours!"

Head coach Byron Scott's advice was kept in mind by every Cavaliers player. After listening to the coach's advice on this game, Wu Dawei and his teammates walked onto the court one by one. Tonight's game was also the opening match in the second half of the league.

Wu Dawei naturally hopes to help the team win, even if they are facing a strong team in the top four in the East District at this time!

"Hey, man. I really didn't expect that the Quick Loan Center would become your territory so quickly!"

After the players from both sides came on the court, Dwight Howard took advantage of the referees' break before they even played. Seeing that his surprised expression was sincerely praising him, Wu Dawei smiled proudly without any concealment.

This is the lineup of both sides tonight.

For the Cavaliers who play at home, the center is Chris Carman, the power forward is Andre Valejo, the small forward is Wu Dawei, the two defenders are Anthony Parker and Ramon Sessions; while for the Orlando Magic, the center is Dwight Howard, the two forwards are Rashad Lewis and Vince Carter, and the two defenders are Jamal Nelson and Quentin Richardson.

In fact, the Orlando Magic's lineup is indeed very strong. Judging from the books, in addition to these five people, there are also Polish hammers Marsin Gotat, Brandon Bass, JJ Hickson, Michael Pitrus, these are all powerful players.

But the Magic doesn't look like a championship-level team, because you will feel very lingering when you watch their game. Maybe they love the three-point line too much, especially when they are still in the interior, head coach Stan Van Gundy still prefers the outside line so much, you will inevitably not think this is ridiculous.

Maybe that's why Pat Riley fired Stan Van Gundy in the middle of the season and became the head coach himself.

A coach who can't use center, especially this center is still so outstanding. Dwight Howard's offensive participation in the Magic team made everyone feel that this is simply a huge loss of things! Many people believe that if Howard is put on Phil Jackson, Popovich, or even Stan Van Gundy, Jeff's subordinates, Howard will be far better and terrifying than it is now!

Howard and Wu Dawei's "heart talk" ended soon because the referee quickly walked onto the stadium. The game started at 8 pm local time. For Americans who had already had supper, the time was pretty good. After watching the ball, they went home to take a shower, and it was time to go to bed.

It won't be too late or too early.

Chris Carman and Dwight Howard compete for the ball is meaningless. Although Carman is no less than Howard in tonnage, he has become a pure floor flow center. Especially after he recovered from injury, Carman has become much more cautious about his knees than usual.

The Magic got the right to attack the first wave. Jamal Nelson dribbled through half the game, and Vince Carter took the initiative to mention the high position to ask for the ball.

Since the Magic plays a role of a big player with four small players, Carter usually plays the third position of the team this season. (Don't complain that I treat Rashad Lewis as small as well...)

Of course, his opponent tonight is Wu Dawei, who has become famous this season.

This is the first time Wu Dawei faced the once famous UFO in his career, which is said to have saved the ratings of this league. Unfortunately, Vince Carter is no longer as brave as he used to be.

The injury made him a broken angel, and the moment he fell into the mortal world, countless people sighed. Because since then, people knew that they could no longer see the flying man full of imagination and ballet-like airplane.

Years are fleeting, but for Vince Carter, injuries in his career are the biggest enemy. If it weren't for those few knee surgeries, no one would have known how many years Carter could still fly freely over the paint area!

But even the angel with wings is still an angel. Carter still has first-class attack power in the entire league and may have reached the top level of not top, but he is still a point that no one can ignore on the offensive end.
Chapter completed!