This game started at 8 pm local time in Orlando, so when the game started, Orlando fans at Amway Center also entered the game. Wu Dawei's defensive task tonight was relatively easy. Only since the start of this season, Wu Dawei has not yet faced a strong opponent. Of course, this can also allow him to focus more energy on the offensive end.

Since the start of the game, no team has a top small forward, whether it is the Dallas Mavericks, the Charlotte Bobcats, or the Orlando Magic that will be facing tonight.

Although Tekoglu achieved a very high reputation in 2009 and was once one of the substitutes for the talented Sacramento Kings team at the beginning of the millennium, now with the age of Tkoglu has been declining very quickly in the past two years!

After 2009, he never had the ability to reach the level he played in the finals that year. Although it is very popular to return to the Orlando Magic, it is more because of the gratitude of local fans for him.

After two games this season, Tkoglu averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game. His shooting percentage was only 39%, and his three-point shooting was even lower than 30%. It can be said that his condition on the offensive end was extremely poor.

After a series of cumbersome entry ceremonies, the starters of both sides in tonight's game quickly walked onto the stadium. The game started on time at 8 o'clock local time in Orlando.

Chris Carman and Dwight Howard jumped in the middle circle. Although Carman competed to win the opening jump in the past two games, this time, facing Dwight Howard, the league's top center, Kaman could not be proud of any of them.

Howard grabbed the opening jump ball for the Orlando Magic, and Jamal Nelson quickly advanced to the half after receiving the ball. Since Anthony Parker was responsible for defending Jason Richardson, Chauncey Billups was not good at speed, but he had to be responsible for defending Jamal Nelson, who was known for his speed.

Howard completed the jump ball. Seeing that the ball was grabbed by his teammates, he ran to the low post to get the position. After a hand-to-hand fight with Carman, Howard finally got to a good position.

But just as he raised his hand and was about to ask for the ball with his teammates, Howard found that Jamal Nelson had already shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line...

Swish!

Fortunately, the ball came into the net, and Nelson helped the Magic get a good start at home.

0:3.

In offense and defense, Chauncey Billups did not directly fire out of the three-point line after passing the half-time like Jamal Nelson. Chris Carman mentioned the high position, but it was not a pick-and-roll for Billups who was possessing the ball.

Howard had no choice but to follow and get out of the paint area. He found that Wu Dawei was already running from the bottom line toward the top of the three-point line. Relying on Kaman's pick-and-roll, Wu Dawei threw away Tekoglu behind him and continued to run towards the top of the arc.

Billups did not hesitate and directly handed the ball to Wu Dawei. Howard did not dare to neglect seeing this, but he was a center after all. Although he tried to make up for the defense of Wu Dawei, he did not dare to run too outside. As a center, his strength, tonnage and even speed were extremely outstanding in the inside, but when he went to the outside, his advantages could easily become disadvantages.

But Wu Dawei didn't care about Howard. When he received the ball, he was outside the three-point line, and Howard was standing in the three-point line half a step. There was enough room for Wu Dawei to take action between the two people.

So when Wu Dawei received the ball, he did not stop at all, so he jumped up and then threw the ball out of the three-point line in the air!

Swish!

The ball also entered the net in response!

3:3 square meters.

The Orlando Magic fans at the Amway Center were obviously a little depressed about this. The team just led by one goal and was caught up by the Cavaliers. It can be seen that not only the Magic are in good shape, but the Cavaliers are in the same state.

But it was the Magic's turn to attack again. This time, Jamal Nelson was not greedy for the ball. After half the game, he directly passed the ball to Dwight Howard.

Although Howard received the ball this time, he was not satisfied because this time his position was far from the last one, and even went a step further outside the paint area. This is not the area where Dwight Howard is good at scoring, and his mid-range shooting is always bad, so people always say that Dwight Howard's partner is Aldridge, the striker of the Portland Trail Blazers.

The forward who is good at shooting on the outside, has a soft style but delicate technology, is the most perfect match with Dwight Howard. This example was also verified in 2009. Rashad Lewis did not decline much when he first came to the Magic. It is precisely because of this that the combination of Howard and Lewis Gatt Koglu helped the Magic achieve such great success.

What Dwight Howard needs is a forward partner who can open up space for himself. The Magic have been looking for a suitable player for Howard in recent years according to this standard. However, it is not easy to find a power forward of this type and excellent strength. Aldridge is the best choice, but it is currently a non-selling product in the Trail Blazers. So Glen Davis, who performed well last season and also had good mid-range shooting abilities, became Dwight Howard's new partner.

After getting the ball, Howard began to squeeze in. He did not have an excellent mid-range shot ability, which is also one of the reasons why Dwight Howard has been criticized. As a super center, Dwight Howard does not have the incomparable ability to explore the inside line, nor does he have the ability to extend to the middle distance like Shaquille O'Neal, nor does he have the ability to shoot at Olajuwon, which can extend to the middle distance.

That's why people always joke that Dwight Howard did not have Shaquille O'Neal's life, but got Shaquille O'Neal's disease...

When facing a center with a tonnage of similar to his, Howard's back-playing was not too powerful. He tried his best and finally squeezed to the edge of the paint area, but found that the Cavaliers had already double-teamed up.

Wu Dawei's double-teaming made Howard dare not underestimate it. As a last resort, he had to pass the ball. But when Howard just passed the ball in his hand to Tkoglu who was standing near the middle distance, Wu Dawei, who had originally double-teamed Howard, also returned to defend at the same time!

When Tekoglu got the ball, Wu Dawei had already returned to the defense...

This made the Turks not know what to do for a moment, but the attack time limit was almost gone. Tkoglu moved a step to the side and chose to shoot directly. But Wu Dawei mercilessly used his big palm to slap the ball away!

Anthony Parker got the ball that Wu Dawei flew into the backcourt from the outside, and the Cavaliers formed a counterattack!

Parker took the lead after getting the ball, and Jason Richardson chased him frantically. At the same time, the players from both sides also began to run towards the Magic's half-time. Wu Dawei, who had just finished the attack, quickly followed Anthony Parker.

Jason Richardson followed him, and Anthony Parker's eyes came from the corner of his eyes. The moment he rushed into the paint area, he also saw Wu Dawei's follow-up.

Anthony Parker didn't try to score at all. He jumped up and stretched out his arm. Richardson's big palm blocked had already flew close. Even Richardson could fantasize how the fans of the audience would be cheering after he put this big hat on.

But the next second, nothing expected happened. Because Richardson saw Anthony Parker not choosing to shoot, he avoided the big palm he waved and missed the best time to shoot. The basketball was thrown to the rebound by him!

Richardson was still confused, and suddenly, while hearing the screams of the fans in the audience, he felt a huge force coming from behind! A sudden and strong impact made Richardson, who was in the air, not prepared at all. He was directly hit by the huge force and flew out. At the same time, he heard a slam dunk!

Bang!

Wu Dawei caught Anthony Parker's rebound ball in the air, then completed the relay in the air, smashing the ball into the basket!

5:3, although the Cleveland Cavaliers who played away did not take the lead at the opening, they still quickly overtook.

Dwight Howard was a little powerless and a little annoyed, but he knew that this was not the time for him to play tricks. After the Magic got the ball again, they pushed through the half. Howard continued to work hard to get the inside, and Jamal Nelson was obviously not going to pass the ball to Howard in the inside again this time.

In the two games since the opening of the new season, Jamal Nelson has shot 17 times, while Dwight Howard, as the core, has only 13 times. Although Nelson's efficiency on the offensive end is far less than Howard, who makes Howard a center...

Howard, who needs his teammates to feed the ball, is always used to being treated as a coolie who grabs rebounds by his teammates.

Nelson relied on Glen Davis' pick-and-roll and found a chance to take action near the middle distance, but this time his shot was affected by Valejo's backup defense, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

At this time, Dwight Howard didn't bother to annoy Nelson's choice. When he saw the ball bounce towards him, he jumped up in a hurry, fearing that he would be taken into his pocket by his opponent if he jumped too late.

Howard was impressed by Wu Dawei's ability to rebound. During the period of training together this year, during the competition, Wu Dawei was always able to fly out of the place he didn't pay attention to and grab the rebound that should have belonged to him.

Howard beautifully completed the rebounding-pull-type over Kaman's head, and then he didn't want him, so he directly shot a small shot on the sideline of the paint area, and the ball drilled into the basket.

Although Nelson missed the shot, Howard made a tip-in at least.

5:5 square meters.

However, when he turned around, the Cavaliers succeeded in the offense again. Billups and Wu Dawei cooperated in the high pick-and-roll. Wu Dawei took the pick-and-roll and went straight to the bottom. Tkoglu did not react. Billups handed the ball to Wu Dawei who cut in the inside. Wu Dawei rushed into the paint area after getting the ball. Dwight Howard quickly made up the defense. Wu Dawei handed the ball with a wonderful hand-pass in the inside. Chris Carman scored a dunk in the inside after getting the ball!

7:5.

The Cavaliers' offense this time was completed in one go, but what Dwight Howard envied the most was not the smoothness of this offense, but Wu Dawei, as the core of the team, can basically touch the ball in every round of attack. Whether to shoot or pass can be decided by Wu Dawei.

Dwight Howard is hard to get such a treatment in the Magic. The offense and defense were changed, and the Magic attacked again. Jamal Nelson still did not hand over the ball to Howard, but passed it to Jason Richardson, who took action from the three-point line.

The ball bounced out, this time, Dwight Howard failed to compete for the frontcourt rebound. Kaman stuck Howard, Valejo protected the rebound. This time, the two inside players of the Cavaliers clearly divided the labor.

Glen Davis's too short height made him unable to gain any advantage in the fight with Vallejo.

In this way, the Cavaliers have the opportunity to expand the score. They did not waste such an opportunity. Billups relied on the double cover of Wu Dawei and Valaijo to shoot from outside the three-point line!

10:5, after completing the overtake, the Cavaliers immediately began their move to expand their lead. This is also the usual trick used by the Cavaliers in these two games, and relying on their outstanding form since the start of the game, the Cavaliers have indeed done a great job.

After the training in the second half of last year and the playoffs, the Cavaliers' starting lineup has become increasingly tacit. Although Chris Carman's performance in the interior is not satisfactory, the Cavaliers' current hot state has somewhat concealed some flaws.

Although the team is currently playing passively, Dwight Howard is still relatively relaxed in the inside. Although Chris Carman has a large tonnage, Howard understands that he will not be his opponent at all.

Even though the inside line was not oily, the Cavaliers still began to expand their lead, which made Dwight Howard depressed and had some fantasies.

If Kaman is his position now, what kind of strength can this Cavaliers show? The point guard is an experienced game rhythm controller, the shooting guard is a defensive engineer, the small forward is a top-level star in the league today, and the power forward is an active defensive engineer.

Howard didn't know how strong this would make the Cavaliers, but at least it would be a defensive team, unlike the Magic today, which is becoming more and more like a pseudo-defensive team. They all rely on themselves to support the entire team's defensive system, and the outside line is full of colanders.
Chapter completed!