52. Reincarnation
What was the reason why the Dallas changed the lineup in the forest field in the second half? Even the Cleveland Cavaliers fans who were on the sidelines knew very well, let alone the Cleveland Cavaliers players who were their opponents on the court.
They want to quickly recover the score difference behind in the first half. Obviously, no matter which team it is, they will definitely not be willing to fail in the first game of the new season. Even if this is just a away game, striving for victory is the only goal!
After halftime, Jason Kidd directly handed the ball to Jason Terry. As the player who performed the best in the first half, what kind of performance Jason Terry can perform in the second half is also a key factor in whether the Dallas Mavericks can turn the tables in the second half!
However, Jason Terry did not directly attack with the ball. Instead, he waited for Dirk Nowitzki to take the position at a high position and handed the ball to the latter. Obviously, Dirk Nowitzki's tactical position is still supreme in the team.
Moreover, head coach Rick Carlisle still has sufficient self-confidence for him. After receiving the ball, Nowitzki faced Andre Valecho's defense at a low post, and a turn-around jump shot completed the Dallas Mavericks' first score in the second half.
Although he only scored 8 points in the first half, Dirk Nowitzki's attack in the second half was still very clean. Obviously, after fifteen minutes of rest, Dirk Nowitzki also gave Dirk Nowitzki the opportunity to adjust himself.
51:63, but despite this, the Dallas Mavericks who played away were still behind the Cleveland Cavaliers who played home. And when they turned around, the Dallas Mavericks faced the last extremely stressful defense, and the Cavaliers quickly sent a baseline ball.
The moment Changxi Billups received the ball, he immediately turned around and threw it to the frontcourt. Because he had seen Wu Dawei running towards the frontcourt before this. Wu Dawei caught the ball from Billups in the frontcourt. At this time, the Mavericks had not yet fully returned to defense. Sean Marion was the only person who followed Wu Dawei.
But Marion had no confidence in this. Wu Dawei's performance of blocking 25 points in the first half made Marion no longer have any confidence in defending Wu Dawei. This time was no exception. Wu Dawei held the ball and rushed to the inside. With his advantage in tonnage, Wu Dawei first leaned on Marion after rushing into the paint area, and then jumped up with the help of pressing Marion's body.
At this point, Marion was completely unable to stop Wu Dawei's next move. In the air, Wu Dawei put the ball into the basket.
51:65, Wu Dawei won the 27th point of the game!
The stadium of the Quick Loan Center was still full of excitement. Although Dallas Mavericks' main player Dirk Nowitzki made a two-pointer with an extremely relaxed and comfortable turn and jump shot just at the beginning of the second half, Cleveland fans didn't care.
Because, they have Wu Dawei!
Back to the defensive end, the Dallas Mavericks didn't want to lose tonight's opening game, so they naturally had to try their best to recover the gap in the third quarter.
But the Cleveland Cavaliers obviously had the same idea. As the leading side, they urgently hope to end this opening game tonight as soon as possible.
The Dallas passed halftime. Jason Kidd formed a high pick-and-roll with Marion. Kidd relied on the pick-and-roll to go down, and Chauncey Billups was already old and could not catch up with the old Kidd.
Old Kidd saw that the basket was close at hand, and Kaman and Valejo were blocked by Heywood and Nowitzki. Kidd did not have any other thoughts, but jumped up the moment he rushed into the paint area.
But he had just jumped up, and even stretched out his right hand holding the ball and made a blue-picking position, and he noticed a huge black shadow suddenly flew beside him!
Wu Dawei's height of 203 cm and his weight of nearly 120 kilograms were placed in front of Kidd's eyes at this time! Before he could react, he felt a huge force scraping through his hand. Then, when Kidd lost his balance in the air, the ball was directly slapped out by Wu Dawei!
"Wow~ This is such a big block!"
Charles Barkley looked at Jason Kidd who was lying on the court, not only did not have a trace of sympathy, but instead laughed strangely. He said with a gloating look: "Jason Kidd must be thinking in his mind at this time that I am going to retire!"
Although the ball was eventually slapped out of the field by Wu Dawei, the Quick Loan Center was still booming because the Mavericks served outside the boundary and were defended by the Cavaliers for a 24-second violation...
However, the Cavaliers did not hit the ball next time. Jason Kidd, who was given a hot pot by Wu Dawei, returned to the defensive end, but took advantage of Chauncey Billups' pick-and-roll with Wu Dawei, and broke the ball in Billups' hand.
The Mavericks launched a counterattack!
But there was still a boiling sound in the Quick Loan Center. Jason Kidd rushed to the front with the ball. Although he was old, thanks to his previous advantage in position, there was no defender in front of him at this time.
However, as he ran towards the frontcourt, Kidd could feel the faint pressure coming from behind. Kidd thought that he could not fight against the people behind him, so he suddenly closed the ball and stopped when he rushed into the paint area! Then he swung the ball into the sky, trying to shake the opponent behind him with a fake move.
But what Kidd didn't expect was that nothing flew up above his head, but at this time he felt dark all over his body, and a figure wrapped Kidd in the basket from behind...
"Drip~~~~"
Referee Joe Crawford then blew the whistle, his gesture was firm and obvious, and he violated the rules in the three-second zone...
Kidd missed the best shooting opportunity, but in the eyes of Cleveland fans, the best shooting opportunity he had missed before also saved him from the fate of being blocked by Wu Dawei.
Although I violated the law in three seconds, I at least escaped...
The score still did not change, and the Cleveland Cavaliers launched a new attack. Head coach Byron Scott's instructions during the break were very clear, that is, to end the game as soon as possible.
The players were naturally very dedicated. Kaman scored the ball at a low post, and Haywood's tonnage was similar to that of him, making it difficult for Kaman to play. For the Cavaliers today, Kaman is obviously not their best choice for the No. 5 position. Although Kaman performed extremely well in the first round of the playoffs last season, in the following rounds, Kaman completely became a so-called position...
Those who win the inside will win the world, and this sentence is not unreasonable.
If the person who is most happy about Tyson Chandler's departure this summer is definitely Brandon Haywood. Before Chandler came, Haywood was the starting center of the Mavericks, and after Chandler came, Haywood quickly took it away from the starting lineup.
It would be impossible to say that Heywood had no complaints at that time. But now Chandler has left. Heywood naturally ushered in his day of success. In the first game of the new season, he was appointed as the starting center of the team by head coach Rick Carlisle. For today, Heywood naturally saved his strength to perform well and proved to the head coach, teammates and team owner Mark Cuban. Heywood saw that he was actually not worse than that guy Chandler!
Kaman didn't get any advantage in the inside tonight, and this time it was the same. Facing Kaman again scored the ball at the low post, Heywood tried his best to resist his advancement. Haywood raised his hands high and formed a huge net covering the sky in the air. At this time, Kaman chose to barely take action.
Although the ball bypassed Heywood's hands raised high, he did not touch the basket at all, and rushed towards the other side of the basket. Heywood quickly turned around. This successful defense made him feel very happy. As long as he could perform like this all night this night, it would be a perfect merit...
Heywood thought this way and turned around and prepared to grab the ball that Carman missed, but when he turned around, he saw a black shadow falling from the sky...
Heywood was unprepared for all this sudden incident. He turned around and still kept holding his hands high. The next second, all the beautiful fantasies in his mind a second ago were gone after Wu Dawei's roar!
Bang!
Wu Dawei rushed out of the other end of the basket, grabbed the ball in the air before all the Dallas Mavericks players, and completed the patch!
The powerful dunk caused the unprepared Haywood to fall to the ground, and there were also crazy cheers in the arena!
"ohmygod!" Charles Barkley's unspeakable excitement made the fat on his face tremble, and he couldn't help shouting: "It's so fucking violent! I think it's Heywood's turn to retire now!"
51:67, the score difference further widened with Wu Dawei's fierce dunk and turned into 16 points.
Dallas Mavericks' head coach Rick Carlisle could not hold it at this time, so he quickly requested a timeout.
"You beat the Dallas people, man!" Wu Dawei walked off the field with his teammates, and saw Ramon Sessions rushing over excitedly, and the two jumped high and hit their chests.
Almost all teammates rushed up to celebrate with Wu Dawei. The Cleveland Cavaliers' players were in high spirits, while the Dallas Mavericks who played away were all depressed and upset...
"The fight is great!" Wu Dawei celebrating with his teammates all the way, walked back to the bench, and then sat down. At this time, Danny Green came to Wu Dawei and clapped Wu Dawei in fear. Some excitement and hope in his eyes. Wu Dawei's increasingly shocking performance made Danny Green more full of expectations for his future.
Although he knew that he might not be able to achieve Wu Dawei's current achievements in his entire life, he believed that as long as he worked hard, he would at least have a chance to make a name for himself! Think about it, Wu Dawei was once even a rookie behind him, but now he is the backbone of the Cavaliers.
Danny Green looked at Wu Dawei now, just like in the opening match last year, when Wu Dawei sat on the bench and looked at Cameron Anthony.
There is envy and hope, but it is like a cycle of reincarnation.
The third quarter just started, and Wu Dawei had already scored 29 points. Who knows that the Cavaliers can maintain such a situation thanks to Wu Dawei's dominant performance on both offense and defense.
As the head coach, Byron Scott is even more so, and Scott is naturally extremely happy and excited about this. Although this is just Byron Scott's second season in coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers, after experiencing a legendary 2010 2011 season, Scott vaguely got the expectations of the team's senior management from the team's management this summer for the Cavaliers' expectations in the new season.
They hope to go further, and go further than last season. What this means is self-evident. Scott is not a fool. Of course he understands the expectations of the management. The Cavaliers unexpectedly won the East Division championship last season.
If you want to go further than last season, then you will undoubtedly be the supreme championship! But it is not easy to win the championship. There are thirty teams in the entire NBA league. If you want to stand out from these thirty teams and become the final winner, it will take more than half a year of hard battles to finally achieve it.
This requires not only strength, but also luck.
As for the first time, Scott was a little confused. Has the Cavaliers really been able to win championships in teams such as the Heat, the Celtics, the Lakers, and the Bulls?
But Wu Dawei's performance tonight gave Scott a hope. Wu Dawei is making progress, and it is not a small step, but a big step forward!
He is not only as always as a defensive man, but also becoming increasingly unparalleled on the offensive end!
With such a strong offensive and defensive ability as the core, can we really win the championship? Scott thinks that at least the Cavaliers have the power to fight! Wu Dawei finally led the team to the finals last season by constantly bringing surprises to people.
At the beginning of the new season, it seems that Wu Dawei is still using continuous progress to surprise people.
Just as the Cleveland media said after the Cavaliers successfully renewed Wu Dawei this summer, Wu Dawei's contract will still be the most valuable contract in the league this year!
Chapter completed!