299. It's over, eventful time
Wu Dawei once again played a leading role in the Cavaliers' away game against the Miami Heat. He played 39 minutes in the game, contributing 23 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals. Although LeBron James also scored 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in this game, no one would think that James had the upper hand in the game.
Because of Wu Dawei's five blocks in this game, three of them were given to James; the three steals all came from steals against LeBron James.
However, as for how brave Wu Dawei was in this game, how he had the upper hand in the duel against LeBron James against Mai Mang, the New York Knicks, who were ahead of the Cavaliers, didn't want to care about it at all because they had to consider their next situation.
After all, the Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat while losing one game. In this way, the record of both sides will be 43 wins, 36 losses and 42 wins, 37 losses. There is only one victory or defeat gap between the two teams, and more importantly, the last regular season game between the two sides this season will be the last fight between the two sides this season.
Although the New York Knicks are currently slightly ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers, they are actually not sure about playing against the Cavaliers. Because the three previous matches between the two sides, the New York Knicks are all three games, which is the main reason for their concern.
So they prefer to hope that the Cavaliers can lose the remaining two games before the last game. In this way, the pressure will be solved.
But in the end, people didn't go as they wished. After defeating the visiting Miami Heat at home, the Cavaliers defeated their opponents in the next two games; the New Yorker who had always been hoping for the Cavaliers' own collapse almost capsized in these two games.
In both games, the Cavaliers defeated their opponents by a big score; while the New York Knicks, who ranked seventh in the East, only won the game with a very small advantage.
The two games were very thrilling.
Such a comparison can also appear from the side, and the current state of the two teams may not be on the same level. After all, the Cavaliers have won another consecutive victory, which is very impressive.
The New Yorker, who was already a little scared about the game with the Cavaliers, is obviously weaker than the Cavaliers.
However, although the New Yorkers have their own concerns about this game, the records of the first three matches between the two sides are clearly placed there, and the New Yorkers cannot cover up their ears and steal the bells; but of course, the New Yorkers will be the same as the Cavaliers and will not give up easily.
No matter what that said, the Cavaliers are now so powerful, and the New Yorkers are still the ones who hold the initiative! After all, they still have a winning advantage over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although they are in the away game, as long as the Cavaliers play their own rhythm, it is not impossible to win the game.
In basketball games, a superstar's performance against the sky can often change the course of a game, not to mention that there are two superstars in the New York Knicks' lineup!
Cameron Anthony once had a feat of 33 points in a single quarter. Amare Stoudemire also contributed an average of 37 points in the Western Conference Finals! You know, at that time, Amare Stoudemire faced the mature and experienced Tim Duncan, a man known as the No. 1 power forward in history!
Of course, the New Yorkers are unwilling to fall to eighth place. Although they still make it to the playoffs even if they lose such a game, who doesn't want to play a team with lower rankings?
The Bulls are not a good bone. The Bulls' defensive system created by Thibodeau is not weaker than the experienced Boston Celtics at all. And more importantly, the young Bulls have a stronger impact and vitality for the game! This is why they are currently able to be in the league with a record, and the team's core point guard Derek Rose has a very high MVP call this season.
Such a game has attracted great attention. Although this game is ultimately about the seventh place in the East and eighth place in the East, you should know that before that, everyone was in the situation where the yy Cavaliers played against the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, most people hoped that the Cavaliers could win.
The game was held on April 15 local time, at the Quick Loan Center Arena in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will be at home to face the visiting New York Knicks. The Cavaliers won all three previous matches, which made the Cavaliers confident in this game!
Cleveland fans started to enter the court early early before the game started. Before the players even came to the court to warm up before the game was available, the Quick Loan Center was already overcrowded.
Spike Lee, who had come to Cleveland a month ago, also came to the Speed Loan Center with the team tonight. Of course, he came to cheer for the New York Knicks. After all, this is the team's last regular season game this season, and it is a key game related to the final ranking.
Although the outside world is unanimous about this game, I hope the Cavaliers will win, but Spike Lee, as a decades-old fan, certainly must support the New York Knicks.
The game started at 8 pm local time. Both sides attach great importance to this game. The Cavaliers hope to regain their seventh place position, and the New Yorkers were naturally unwilling to surrender.
The lineup of both sides is no different from before. The Cavaliers' lineup will undoubtedly be their lineup in the playoffs. Chris Carman and Andre Valejo are in charge, and Wu Dawei is the third position, with the two defenders being Anthony Parker and Chauncey Billups; while the New York Knicks are Sheldon Williams and Amare Stoudemire in charge, while Cameron Anthony will face Wu Dawei, and the two defenders are Tony Douglas and Bill Walker.
Both sides have confidence in this game. Naturally, the game was played very fierce from the beginning. Fierce physical confrontation is everywhere. Fighting every goal is the most basic thing that must be done.
The Cavaliers will certainly take advantage of this game. The support of the fans and the referee's whistle will be biased towards them without exception. This is the benefit of the home court. Even the big-name New York Knicks can only watch and worry when facing such a scene.
Although this game has many disadvantages for the New York Knicks, the New Yorkers are still united. The two sides played in a difficult position in the first quarter, tied at 25:25. Although this game is even worse than the situation in the last time the two sides fought. However, the New York Knicks did not lag behind the Cleveland Cavaliers at the end of the first quarter.
Amare Stoudemire played a huge role in the personal attack firepower in the inside. Amare Stoudemire made 5 of 5 shots in a single quarter, without missing any shots.
In comparison, Cameron Anthony, another superstar of the New York Knicks, is much more miserable. In the confrontation with Wu Dawei, Anthony still did not gain any advantage. He only hit 2 goals in the first quarter with five shots and scored 4 points, while Wu Dawei, who faced him, contributed 4 points and 3 rebounds, and gave 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
The Cavaliers' performance in the first quarter was not very good. If Wu Dawei had not been putting pressure on the New Yorkers on the defensive end, perhaps at the end of the first quarter, the score would not have been a draw. Instead, the New Yorkers who played away were getting an advantage.
This situation continued until the second quarter, and the second quarter was rested for two minutes and then started again. The Cavaliers sent their full substitute lineup, while the New York Knicks sent their core Amare Stoudemire, who made 5 of 5 shots in the first quarter, back to the court. Stoudemire only took the last two minutes of the first quarter and returned to the court again.
This is definitely a test for his physical fitness, but tonight's game is so important. The Knicks have no other choice.
Amare Stoudemire still had a very good effect in the second quarter, and the Cavaliers' substitute lineup was not satisfactory, and he fell behind the New Yorker by 5 points in just three minutes.
Cavaliers coach Scott requested a timeout at this time, and when the timeout came back, the Cavaliers players all returned to the court, and the Knicks also responded the same way.
The players of both sides started fighting again in the second quarter. After all, this game was so critical, so naturally no one was willing to let go easily. The subsequent game still entered a anxious situation.
Until the end of the second quarter, it was still difficult to see the clues in this game. It is still difficult to tell who can win this game in the end, based on the score.
56:51, the New York Knicks, who played away, entered the midfield time. This is the first time that the two sides have had such a situation in four matches this season. The Cavaliers lag behind the New York Knicks at the end of the half.
Naturally, such performance made the team's head coach Byron Scott feel angry. He was absolutely dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half tonight. During the halftime break, in the locker room, the Cavaliers players became the targets of Byron Scott's scolding.
This inspired the players to fight for this game. After all, everyone actually wanted to win this game. The Cavaliers determined their playoff qualifications a week ago. The reason why they still fought so hard in subsequent games is of course the entire reason is that the seventh place in the East District.
In the front, the Chicago Bulls have been confirmed to be the first in the league, naturally the first in the East District League, while the Miami Heat have determined their second place ranking. That is to say, as long as the Cavaliers become the seventh place, they will definitely encounter their rival Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
So when the fifteen-minute halftime break passed, the Cavaliers players returned to the court as if they were radiant.
The second half of the game started again, and people were surprised to find that the home team Cleveland Cavaliers, who had been passively beaten in the first half, showed their past style in the second half, and showed their state when they fought with the New York Knicks in the first three times this season.
The second half seemed like a replica of the first half, but this time, the upper hand was the Cleveland Cavaliers who played at home.
Amare Stoudemire's singles in the second half were hindered, not to mention other offensive points. Cameron Anthony did not seek a bargain from Wu Dawei in the first half, let alone the second half.
At the beginning of the second half, the Cavaliers launched a wave of offensive attacks in their home speed loan center. They directly scored 8:0 and immediately tied back the gap that was behind in the first half! At the same time, they also overtook the away game with a three-pointer.
The situation suddenly reversed. Even though Knicks' head coach Mike D'Anthony asked for several timeouts, it could not curb the New York Knicks' decline in the game.
It seemed as if this was the embodiment of the real strength between the two sides. The New York Knicks not only began to become weak on the offensive end, but also performed in a mess on the defensive end, which was much worse than the first half.
The defeat is like a mountain of fall, so it is naturally irresistible.
When the Cavaliers repeatedly played their own rhythm in the game and their defensive counterattacks followed one by one, the New Yorkers were completely unable to resist. Spike Lee, who was sitting on the sidelines, even had no hope for this game at once.
Because the third quarter was only halfway through, the New York Knicks, which was 5 points ahead of the first half, was 7 points behind the opponent, and the 12-point gap was added inside and outside!
Although the New York Knicks were not willing to give up like this, they organized several counterattacks in the subsequent games. Even in the fourth quarter, Mike D'Anthony still hoped that a miracle would happen, but the final progress of the game was not changed.
The Cavaliers finally won the game with a 98:92 and six points at home. In the 2010-2011 season that was an important 2010-2011 season, the Cavaliers ended with a victory!
At the same time, after the end of this game, they improved their record to 45 wins and 37 losses, which was the same as their opponent tonight's New York Knicks. However, since the four matches between the two sides this season ended with the Cavaliers' victory, the Cavaliers finally won the New Yorker at the last moment of the regular season and officially became the seventh seed in the East District League in the regular season.
Chapter completed!