68. Vibes
58:48, this is the ratio between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder when they entered the midday break. Although Kevin Durant got ten in the second quarter, he still couldn't quickly recover the score.
Because Wu Dawei scored 22 points after the first half.
His score alone even exceeded one-third of the team. However, the Thunder never came up with an effective way to curb such an offensive point.
Very backward made the Oklahoma fans at Ford Center lose the enthusiasm they had before the start of this game. They thought their team could defeat this team from the East. But it seems that the current situation is that their team is very likely to become a footnote to the opponent's nine consecutive victories...
This has to be said to be a tragedy, at least for current Oklahoma fans, the situation is very unoptimistic.
Although it is a away game and has played three consecutive away games in the West before, the Cleveland Cavaliers still look very good in their current form. At least it is much better than the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.
They had extremely exciting performances on both offense and defense. In addition to winning 22 points on the offense, Wu Dawei also performed 5 rebounds and 5 assists. On the defensive end, he also gave the Thunder three blocks and two steals.
It can be said that the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight, like the other eight opponents the Cavaliers faced in the new season, has a common unsolved problem. That is, Wu Dawei's performance on both offense and defense. No one can stop Wu Dawei's performance, which has become a headache for the Cavaliers' opponents.
Although Kevin Durant, the core player of the Oklahoma City Thunder, once said before the game that they will do their best to win the game and strive to break the unbeaten golden body of the Cleveland Cavaliers since the start of the game.
However, judging from the current situation, it seems to be difficult to complete. At least for the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight, they are not only not sure, but they are still unable to take care of themselves now.
Although Kevin Durant also scored 17 points in the half game, he was still slightly inferior to Wu Dawei. Moreover, this is the scoring he is best at, let alone Kevin Durant's performance in other aspects and Wu Dawei.
That's all-round.
However, compared to Kevin Durant, the one who was even more disappointed in the first half of the game tonight was another person from the Thunder. Russell Westbrook has been worried about not deducting Wu Dawei as being blocked by the opponent last season. Before the start of this game, he also said that he wanted to prove himself in this game.
But unexpectedly, at the beginning of the game, he was once again ruthlessly blocked from the sky by Wu Dawei.
If Kevin Durant competes with Wu Dawei because both of them are currently representative stars of the new era that are in the limelight in the league, then Russell Westbrook is a personal grudge.
No matter how the outside world evaluates it, for Russell Westbrook, he does have the idea of finding the scene from Wu Dawei.
However, from now on, it seems that he is not only unable to find the place from the other party, but also once again let Wu Dawei rush around at his home court...
It is said that it is unbearable, but now facing such a situation at the end of the first half. Russell Westbrook understands that he can't bear it and has to endure it. Unless the team can complete the Jedi counterattack in the second half and stage a good show of a comeback. Otherwise, if the game is lost, the Thunder will still be suppressed by the Cavaliers.
Westbrook himself and Durant must be under the pressure of Wu Dawei...
As the season started for three weeks, Wu Dawei's condition has not declined but increased, which has made more and more people feel impressed by him. Especially the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers who had been teammates with Wu Dawei for a season last season, they felt more obvious about Wu Dawei's progress.
Wu Dawei scored 22 points in the first half last season, which could be said to be an explosion, but now, it basically makes people feel accustomed to it. You can know how great Wu Dawei's progress has been in this season!
As the team's organizational guard and also the player Wu Dawei invited last season, he was one of the few people who had a deep impression of it. As the team's undisputed main point guard, Changxi Billups can most feel the difference between Wu Dawei.
Especially on the offensive end, in last season, Billups basically only passed the ball to Wu Dawei after cooperation; and now, sometimes even after Wu Dawei passed the half, Billups would choose to award the ball to pass it to his hands.
Changes in details are the differences that can best show Wu Dawei's progress.
"Hey, man, you played MVP-level data tonight!" Back in the locker room, although the game was far from over, Changxi Billups, who was sitting next to Wu Dawei, leaned over and said to Wu Dawei.
There is a defender in the team who has strong abilities and performance. This is definitely good news for an old man like Billups, because it means that the burden on his shoulders will not be so heavy, and it will allow him to keep more attention and energy in this year's playoffs.
Although it seems that the playoffs are still a bit far away, the sooner you can prepare, of course, the better things are. If the Cavaliers' goal this season is to win the final championship, then this is a must-have.
Moreover, Chauncey Billups does have a dream of winning the championship in his heart. Although he had won the league championship trophy with the Pistons as early as 2004, and even won the honor of the Most Valuable Player Award in the Finals in one fell swoop; but who doesn't want to experience that kind of happiness again, especially when he is on the verge of the end of his career.
Being able to win a championship trophy and then retreat bravely is obviously much more glorious than retiring silently. After entering a small vocabulary and wealth market like the NBA, everyone will care more about face issues.
"You mean I can compete with Kobe, James and the others?"
Wu Dawei was in a good mood, his condition was in good condition and the data was good. The team also led the opponent with a big score at the end of the first half, and everything was developing in a good direction.
"Maybe!" Chauncey Billups shrugged his shoulders and said, "I have no experience in this, but if you want to win the Most Valuable Player Trophy, then maybe I can give you some tips..."
The two of them played harmless jokes, and the atmosphere in the locker room became more active. Because Wu Dawei and Changxi Billups' words resonated with the Cavaliers players.
Championship.
Few professional players who enter this league will not be willing to win the O'Brien Cup. Because it is not just honor, but also money, exposure, and the exciting championship parade!
Compared to the pleasant atmosphere in the Cavaliers' locker room, the atmosphere in the locker room of the Oklahoma City Thunder, which played at home, is obviously not so harmonious. However, head coach Brooks didn't say much, because the only thing his team did not perform well in the first half was that they did not defend Wu Dawei's performance on both offense and defense. So during the break, his only requirement was that the players could play cautiously in the second half and be wary of any moves of Wu Dawei.
"This is our home court. At the Ford Center, we have not lost this season!"
Brooks clapped his hands, and then asked the players to walk out of the locker room early and return to the court to warm up for the second half. The Cavaliers also came out of the locker room and returned to the court. They did not have enough time to rest in the locker room for too long. Head coach Byron Scott still attached great importance to this game.
After all, this is a contest between the league's number one and the Western Conference No. 1. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers gained a score advantage in the first half and it was not small, Scott knew that he could not take it lightly at any time for a team with strong firepower like the Thunder.
Although in the first half, the current sixth player of the Cavaliers and the Thunder were Kyrie Irving and James Harden, both of them performed well, at the beginning of the second half, neither coaches replaced them into the starting lineup of the second half.
Obviously, Brooks still hopes that the team's firepower can run through the entire second half of the game, so he is unwilling to risk sending three muskets to the court to chase points; and since the Thunder did not make any moves, the Cavaliers' head coach Scott has no need to change his starting lineup.
The first half was in the hands of the Oklahoman, and the first ball in the second half was in the hands of the Cavaliers. After fifteen minutes of rest, the game began again.
Players from both sides returned to the court, and the Cavaliers were eager to defeat their opponents as soon as possible; while the Oklahoma City Thunder, who played at home, had some emotional relief and adjustments after fifteen minutes of rest, sweeping away the previous decline in the first half, hoping to recover the score that was behind in the first half in the second half.
Chapter completed!