22. Who is stronger or who is weaker
For the finals against the Dallas Mavericks, the Cavaliers, especially the players, are actually full of confidence. The victory in the past three rounds of the series still makes these players who were not optimistic before the game feel a little proud.
After all, in the past six months, everything the Cavaliers have done has always surprised people and even amazed them.
When people praise the players' performance again and again with shocked expressions, undoubtedly, this will gradually breed the players' complacency. This should be considered a release after depression, and it will be expressed involuntarily.
"This is also called Mavericks?!" When the home team players entered the game one by one at the entrance ceremony, Andre Valejo, who was standing next to Wu Dawei, curled his lips and said, "They are all old guys, amazingly pretending to be young, and there are a group of old bulls!"
Valaijo's voice was not loud, and the sound of DJ's hoarseness at the scene and the cheers of Dallas fans were easily covered up. However, the Cavaliers players standing next to Valaijo, including Wu Dawei, could hear it clearly.
It can be seen that although the battle is imminent, the players' mentality is still very relaxed. With Valaijo starting, the players began to joke about the Mavericks.
Although this atmosphere is harmonious, it also indirectly shows that the Cavaliers players will not feel nervous about the upcoming finals, but Wu Dawei frowned somewhat.
Because before this game begins, the media will naturally conduct some interviews with both players on the game, such as asking them what they think about the trend of the finals.
Although such work should generally be answered by experts and professors, the answers drawn from the players are often very popular. After all, they are both parties involved in the finals.
This time, the answers the reporters got from the Cavaliers players surprised many people and made Dala's media feel a little unhappy. They felt that some of the players in the Cavaliers' team were too confident, and they seemed to be not taking their opponent in the Finals Dallas Mavericks seriously.
In this way, naturally, the Dallas media will definitely be coming to discredit the Cavaliers. They are arrogant and arrogant. These words appear one by one in the news titles and articles before the first game of the finals.
However, at this time, the Cavaliers players naturally had no intention of caring about these things. After all, the first game is about to begin. Although they seem to have a lot of confidence in such a game, they are not yet proud of it.
Although I felt that I would definitely beat the Dallas Mavericks, the players also knew that the Dallas Mavericks' strength was definitely not weak. After all, the opponent broke through the Western Conference and entered the finals. In the semi-finals of the West, he once swept the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 4:0.
When the entry ceremony of players on both sides ended, a series of procedures were followed one by one. After playing the American national anthem "The Stars and Stripes never fall", the players on both sides began to walk off the stadium one after another.
Tonight's game will be a live commentator by TNT TV. Charles Barkley and his partners are naturally the unspoken choice.
For Charles Barkley, he was still very proud this season because Wu Dawei, a player he always publicly stated his support, kept showing surprises this season, and also made Barkley feel more proud.
Last time, he fell on a Chinese player, and this time, he relied on a Chinese player to regain his face, which is a rotation of fate. Wu Dawei's performance is even more outstanding, so Charles Barkley can start to brag about his own vision of people, and others can't be picky about his statements.
This made him feel very good. Even Barkley didn't aggressively mention the vague bet he had made with Pat Riley. Because he felt that Pat Riley was a little busy at this moment, because there were no rumors that the president of the Heat hoped to bring Wu Dawei back to Miami?
Wu Dawei's performance is getting better and better, which makes Barkley more and more respectable. Naturally, he will support Wu Dawei more unconditionally.
Because Wu Dawei was able to reach this point today, even Charles Barkley, who was boasting about him, felt a little surprised. Wu Dawei walked down step by step as if it was natural, but it made people feel a little unreal like a dream.
For the first game of the upcoming finals, Charles Barkley will of course still support Wu Dawei unconditionally. Although the venue tonight is at the American Airlines Center of the Dallas Mavericks, this does not hinder Barkley's support for Wu Dawei at all.
"Although the Cavaliers are away tonight, I believe the Cavaliers will still have a great chance of winning!" Charles Barkley looked at the game on the court and quickly said to the two partners beside him. He didn't care what his two partners looked like when they heard this. He only cared about himself and said: "Because the Cavaliers became particularly good after seven games in the Eastern Conference semi-finals! Their ability to defeat the Chicago Bulls 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals is the best proof! And before the finals, they had more rest time than the Dallas Mavericks. I believe that more physical fitness than the Mavericks can make the Cavaliers win more easily tonight!"
Barkley's boast about Wu Dawei and the Cavaliers has always made Ernie Johnson unable to stand it, but unfortunately, Ernie Johnson is always beaten by Wu Dawei and the Cavaliers' performance, half of his face...
But this time, he was full of confidence. Because the Cavaliers' opponent in the finals was the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki, who was in excellent condition, in this year's playoffs, which was also extremely amazing!
In this year's playoffs, Dirk Nowitzki can contribute 27.7 points to the team in each game with a shooting percentage of 49% per game of 47% of three-point shooting percentage and 94% of free throw percentage! At the same time, he can also grab 8.1 rebounds!
Although looking at the performance in the data, Nowitzki is indeed a bit inferior to Wu Dawei, who has completely exploded in this year's playoffs, averaged 26 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks per game.
However, Nowitzki scored in the fourth quarter in the league this season, and even ranked first in history! In the last quarter of this year's playoffs, Nowitzki averaged 10.1 points per game to the team! And the second place in the fourth quarter of this year's playoffs is the Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, but he only averaged 7 points per game!
It is precisely because Dirk Nowitzki often performs like a super god in the fourth quarter. Therefore, the Mavericks are always able to complete counterattacks and turnarounds.
In addition, in Ernie Johnson's view, the strength of the Mavericks is much stronger than the Cavaliers. Tyson Chandler, the "boxing champion" in the inside line, has proved with practical actions that he is a qualified inside line, and the inside core of the Cavaliers, Chris Carman, also exposed his flaws and weaknesses in this year's playoffs. When encountering a strong center, Carman's performance is always unsatisfactory.
As the team's sixth best man, Jason Terry can contribute 18 points per game to the team, and his 49% shooting percentage and 48% three-point shooting percentage are often nightmares for opponents in the game. In addition, Jason Kidd and Ernie Johnson, who are already old, believe that Chauncey Billups will not take any advantage when facing Kidd. Therefore, with a lineup like the Mavericks, the only thing that really is at a disadvantage may be the competition in the third position.
Wu Dawei will become the Mavericks' nightmare, but Dallas only has this nightmare.
But at this time Ernie Johnson didn't say anything, because as Barkley said, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who unexpectedly entered the finals, were now proud and frightened, and there was no need to touch his bad temper now. When the Cavaliers were vulnerable to the Mavericks, they came out to mock him, Barkley would have nothing to say and could only be beaten passively.
Before the game begins, everyone is analyzing the first game of the finals, what will happen between the two sides and what situation will be played on the court. Of course, the two teams will also do such analysis before the game. However, in the view of both sides, the conclusions that only need to pay attention to a few points can win the opponent.
It is undoubtedly a bit like a man who has the right reason. Only when he is really in the game will he know who will have the advantage and ultimately win.
The lineups of the two sides that night were submitted to the technical station before the game began. The Cleveland Cavaliers who played away had no change. They were still composed of Wu Dawei, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Parker, Andre Varécho and Chris Carman; while the Dallas Mavericks who played at home were center Tyson Chandler, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, and small forward became Sean Marion due to Caron Butler's hands, and the two defenders were Jason Kidd and DeShawn Stevens.
This person must know a lot of people, but everyone knows that this guy named Deshen Stevens is a complete mouth gun. His most famous thing is that when he was in the Wizards, he repeatedly whispered to LeBron James in the playoffs. And he was the kind of guy who kept whispering to the mouth gun...
However, as a fake starter, Deshen Stevens is still very diligent. So he can be said to be the only guy among the five Mavericks who don't need to pay attention to.
The game was about to begin, and the players from both sides walked onto the stadium one after another. As the main players of the two teams, Wu Dawei and Nowitzki took the initiative to step forward and gave each other a hug, and then stood in their own positions.
The referee who hosted the game tonight was the senior referee of the league. Although the old man was over 70 years old, he was still a little steadily and walked into the middle circle of the court. After signaling the jumping players from both sides, Bavita threw the ball into the sky with a whistle!
"2010-2011 NBA Finals!" With Charles Barkley's hysterical roar, the ball was lit up in the air by two tall and tall men at the same time, and finally flew to the half of the Cavaliers. In this year's finals, the Cavaliers got the chance to attack first.
Chris Kaman rarely competed to win the jump ball, and the Cavaliers certainly couldn't waste such "big" enthusiasm from Kaman. After Billups took the ball through half the game, he faced Deshen Stevens' defense. Wu Dawei went up to make a pick-and-roll for Billups.
Deshen Stevens' defense is very active, but his defensive ability is not complimentary. Relying on his strong body, he tried to squeeze through Wu Dawei strongly. Wu Dawei, who is also strong, will certainly not show weakness.
His body was tense, and for a moment, Stevens, who was rushing towards him, staggered. Although Stevens is also a strong man, he is a defender after all. No matter how big he is, he cannot be bigger than Wu Dawei, who is even more tonnage than some centers...
Billups took advantage of the situation to get rid of Stevens. Sean Marion, who was originally responsible for defending Wu Dawei, hurried forward to make up for the defense. At the same time, Wu Dawei quickly moved to the other side.
Billups passed the ball to Wu Dawei. At the middle distance, Wu Dawei directly made a jump shot! At this time, Deshen Stevens had just arrived and the ball had already flown in the air.
Then, he plunged into the net!
"pretty!"
"There is no better start than this!"
There was a boiling sound in the Cavaliers' players' seat and they scored a goal on their first offense. In the eyes of the Cavaliers' players, this was a good start.
"Oh~ It looks like the Cavaliers are in good shape. Wu Dawei's shooting allowed them to score at the beginning. Deshen Stevens is still so much like a clown. He actually tried to fight Wu Dawei physically. Isn't this asking for death??" The Cleveland Cavaliers' goal also made Barkley feel very happy, so he unconsciously joked with the players on the court.
This is what Charles Barkley often does when commenting on the competition, so some people don’t like him. Because these people are people who are always teased by Barkley…
Chapter completed!