31. Distant Champions
Emma Roberts certainly never expected that after he promised Wu Dawei to come to Cleveland to watch football, his trip to Cleveland was endless "bad". At least for Wu Dawei, he could use such an adjective to describe it.
Emma Roberts's sulkiness from Wu Dawei's unintentional words soon disappeared. Of course, she knew that there was nothing between Wu Dawei and his glamorous female agent.
So what she said was bad was of course that it had nothing to do with Bonnie Rafting. Even Bonnie Rafting would go to the Quick Loan Center to watch the game almost every game in Cleveland. Emma Roberts referred to as "bad" refers to the Cavaliers' trip to the next finals.
Although Wu Dawei invited Emma Roberts to watch the finals, after coming to Cleveland to help Emma Roberts arrange the hotel to stay, Wu Dawei spent less time with her, of course, because of the imminent competition and uninterrupted training classes.
After returning to Cleveland, the Cavaliers will soon usher in their third finals game with the Dallas Mavericks. The crushing defeat in the second game left the Cleveland Cavaliers players holding their breath and want to explode in the third game.
So after returning to Cleveland, the players' training was very hard-working. Dallas people knew how to be shameless and then brave, and Cleveland players of course understood very well in their hearts.
Therefore, they also urgently hope to find face at their home court after experiencing a crushing defeat in the second game!
The Cavaliers' opponent Dallas Mavericks also came to Cleveland shortly after the Cavaliers flew to Cleveland. The entire team came to Cleveland and won the second game, which was a shame for the Mavericks. It can be said that it was the exciting victory in the second game that allowed the Dallas Mavericks to regroup.
Now, they are still very motivated when they come to Cleveland! For them, the third game is also inevitable. Because this is just like the core player of the Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki said in an interview with the media: "We are here to regain the home advantage!"
Dirk Nowitzki, who is over thirty years old, has passed the age and years of youthful recklessness. Naturally, he would not be able to say a slightly arrogant word like "We will definitely win" when facing the camera. He expressed his determination to win in another way. That is to get back their lost home advantage from the Cleveland Cavaliers!
In this regard, it can also be said that although the two teams have reached a 1:1 draw, but with one more home Cavaliers, it is still the one with a better chance. Nowitzki's answer reminded Cleveland fans who were still a little depressed before. Yes, we will have three home games in the next, and maybe we will have a 3:0 wave!
However, if the Clevelanders have such an idea, they will definitely be ridiculed by the Dallas media that come with them. Of course, the reason is because of the "second game myth" that has passed.
Before the second game began, Cleveland media swore a sound promise. After the Cavaliers defeated the Dallas Mavericks, it became a complete laughing stock.
There is nothing more ridiculous than what is said. So even though he has returned to home, the Cleveland media has not spoken out as the slogan of the Cleveland Cavaliers' must-win.
The defeat in the second game not only warmed up the proud hearts of the Cavaliers players, but also calmed down the Cleveland media, who had been immersed in the joy of the Cleveland Cavaliers' continuous victory.
The second game allowed them to see their opponent clearly. The Dallas Mavericks are not a good bone. This is a team with rich experience in the playoffs, and there is also a team lineup with great strength. Their team's main player Dirk Nowitzki averaged 33.5 points per game in two games in the finals!
There are not many players who can average 33.5 points on the finals stage and have a shooting percentage of more than 50%. Those who can do this are all big stars who have left a lot of highlights in the history of the league!
It is precisely because the Cleveland media did not slap them out after returning to the home court, so that they could escape. Because if they started slap the Cavaliers before the third game, then after the third game, they would undoubtedly be slapped again...
As mentioned before, Emma Roberts felt that her trip to Cleveland was not very good, or even a little bad. It was because the Cavaliers lost to their opponent Dallas Mavericks in their first game back to Cleveland!
101:100, one point difference, the Cavaliers lost was a pity. Dirk Nowitzki shot like a super magical mid-range shot at the last moment, helping the Mavericks complete the final kill!
Wu Dawei has tried his best to save this ball, but before that, Sean Marion, who was responsible for defense, was too far away from Dirk Nowitzki. So much so that Wu Dawei was willing but not strong enough, only a slight difference. Nowitzki's backward arc not only saved himself, but also saved the entire Dallas Mavericks!
The moment Wu Dawei drilled into the basket, his frustrated expression was endless fatigue, which was a true portrayal of the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout the game. They tried their best, but in the end, luck was not able to stand on their side.
Dirk Nowitzki contributed 29 points in this game. Although it was not as high as the first two games, he still scored 12 points in the fourth quarter. Although Wu Dawei also scored 10 points and 4 blocks in the last quarter, he tried his best to play. He contributed 27 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 blocks and 3 steals in 42 minutes! But who told them to lose that little luck tonight?
When the Dallas cheered on the field at the Quick Loan Center, the Clevelanders looked at all this in a daze, but in the end they could only accept such a fact helplessly.
Even Emma Roberts, who doesn't understand the rules of basketball very well, could see that the Cavaliers just lost their luck in this game, so they should know what a fun and sigh-loving game this is.
Wu Dawei's lonely expression made Charles Barkley, who came to Cleveland tonight to comment on the game, exclaiming his grievances.
"Wu Dawei has tried his best to see how he performed in the three finals. Which game is not at the MVP level? It's a pity that he was outnumbered in the second game and lost his luck in the third game. This inevitably makes people feel that God is somewhat unfair! Wu Dawei's performance is definitely phenomenal. The last one who can perform like him on the stage of the finals was only one person, that is Oscar Robertson!"
No matter how Charles Barkley complained to Wu Dawei, it could not change the fact that the Cavaliers lost. The Mavericks won a hard-won victory, which also allowed them to overtake the score at once.
Such a trajectory makes Cleveland people feel particularly familiar, because in the past three rounds of the series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have all gone to the final victory in this way!
"I think the "second game myth" that Cleveland media exaggerated before does not seem to be unreasonable, but they have understood this meaning wrongly. Whoever can win the second game against the Cavaliers series will win the final victory! Now it seems that the Dallas Mavericks are on this trajectory. They are now leading the Cleveland Cavaliers with a big score of 2:1. Although the upcoming game of the Finals will still be at the home speed loan center of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Mavericks have a psychological advantage! Maybe, what I said is, maybe, this year's finals really don't have to go back to Dallas!"
Such a news was published on the Dallas newspaper page, which immediately caused an uproar, but it seemed to be interesting, which really made Cleveland fans a little scared.
Therefore, people's curiosity about the fourth game naturally burst out again. Even if they don't care about this news, with the current comparison, the fourth game is very important for both teams.
For the Mavericks, this is a key battle where they can take advantage of the opportunity to win the match point, and for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it is whether they will be in a desperate situation!
It is still the purpose of this game to strive for victory, so in the training class on the second day after the third game, the Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott asked the Cavaliers players not to think about the past games, and to concentrate on the fourth game, and to move back the disadvantages in this home game!
With such great publicity from the outside world, the Cavaliers players certainly understand how important this game is. They once felt that they were so close to the championship, but at this time they knew that if they could not win the fourth game, they would become so far from the finals...
Chapter completed!