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93. Howard Scramble

After February, the Cleveland Cavaliers' schedule has no reassurance. Because the opponents they face in February are still many powerful teams.

After ending the record in January with a three-game winning streak, the first game of the Cleveland Cavaliers in February was a team with poor strength but a lot of potential.

Going to challenge the Minnesota Timberwolves away, this is the second time Wu Dawei met his old friend Michael Beasley after nearly half a year. Although the two had phone calls, because they worked in the two places, there were few opportunities to meet.

Although the two have not seen each other for a long time, they have not had any phone calls recently, and they are both busy with their own affairs. However, they still remain the same as the same as the "friendship" they have established before is too deep.

However, this time Michael Beasley did not give Wu Dawei a face in the game. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers with a 90:80 advantage at their home target center.

Wu Dawei obviously didn't expect the team to fail in a Western Conference weak team like the Minnesota Timberwolves. After all, the current record difference between the two sides is really big. The Timberwolves' game can be considered a real upset!

However, this game was not a match between Wu Dawei and Michael Beasley. Although Wu Dawei scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals and 3 blocks respectively in this game, Michael Beasley only played for 18 minutes, contributing 8 points and 5 rebounds to the team.

Although Beasley had just arrived in Minnesota last season, he was entrusted with the team's head coach, this season with the addition of the new second-tier pick Derek Williams, Michael Beasley was replaced on the bench. It was quite difficult for him to live in Minnesota in the new season. He averaged only 15 minutes of playing time per game. The data has shrunk significantly.

After Wu Dawei met Beasley in Minnesota, he couldn't help but feel sad about the current situation of this old friend. I remember that he and Beasley were separated at the Miami airport and went to all over the world. At that time, Beasley called Wu Dawei and admitted how he was reused by the head coach. But now, just one season has passed, Beasley has fallen to this point.

Farewell to Beasley, the Cavaliers rushed to their next stop at Portland after losing the unexpected game. They talked about competing with the top ten teams in the West at the Rose Garden Arena.

However, the game they lost in Minnesota turned their record into 13 wins and 3 losses. Although they still rank first in the league, they were chased by the teams behind them even more and more tightly. The Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder were all chasing behind the Cavaliers, and they were indecisive!

Even the Chicago Bulls, the regular season champion team last season, now has the same record as the Cavaliers, sharing the reputation of being the first record in the league side by side.

So if the Cavaliers still want to be in the fiercely competitive No. 1 Group, then the next game cannot be lost! Although the current situation in the league is that the West is strong and the East is weak, as the Cleveland Cavaliers, which has jumped into one of the top teams in the East, have a record of more wins and less losses for the West. They have played a total of 9 games with the Western Conference this season, and the record of 6 wins and 3 losses is not perfect. It is also worthy of being praised.

So for the next game against the Portland Trail Blazers, although the Cavaliers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves before, they have sufficient confidence in the next game!

After all, the Trail Blazers are not a team that can cause too much trouble to a strong team in all aspects. Whether it is their playing style or the depth of the team, this team that was once highly anticipated has fallen to the point of being as heroic as they were back then.

On the evening of February 3, the Cavaliers really defeated the Trail Blazers who fought at home in the Rose Garden Arena in Portland without any blood!

102:88, the huge advantage of 14 points made the Cavaliers not feel too much pressure in the whole game. As mentioned earlier, it is difficult for the Portland Trail Blazers to cause too much trouble to a strong team, and the team's lineup does not have much potential.

In this game, Wu Dawei scored 29 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for the team, and also scored 4 steals and 6 blocks on the defensive end. As the core of the Portland Trail Blazers, Wu Dawei gave her two head-on hats to him in the game...

After experiencing the dazzling ten-game winning streak at the beginning of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers gradually returned to normal progress. The lack of inside strength was amplified that the Cleveland Cavaliers could no longer be proud of the entire league as if they were during the ten-game winning streak, but they were still proudly standing among the top-class groups in the league.

Together with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, they led the league. The situation of the Orlando Magic, the Eastern Conference Final Four team last season, is getting worse. As the conflict between the team's core Dwight Howard and the management and the team's head coach becomes increasingly fierce, the team's farce is becoming more and more intense!

Entering February, although the Orlando Magic still owns Dwight Howard, their record still has not improved at all. 9 wins and 9 losses will exceed a 50% winning rate, allowing them to only rank eighth in the East with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The team is in harmony. Obviously, as the closing time of the trading transfer market in February approaches, a huge change has come quietly!

Whether it is a head coach or a trade to Dwight Howard. In most people's opinion, this multiple-choice question is more likely to be the latter. After all, Dwight Howard is not only having a big fight with the team's head coach Stan Van Gundy, but also because the Magic's management secretly sells him, and has some confrontation with the team's management.

So, now, although Dwight Howard is the No. 1 center in the league, in such a situation, he will most likely be traded out by the Magic. Once such a situation occurs, it will naturally make the teams in the league ready to move.

After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, the Cavaliers returned to the East and played a game with the Toronto Raptors, and returned to Cleveland with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss. After returning to Cleveland, Wu Dawei met the team's general manager Dan Ferry Ferry. The reason why he came to Wu Dawei was very simple, that is, the Cavaliers were preparing to start talking with the Magic about the possibility of Dwight Howard joining the Cavaliers.

Ferry hopes that Wu Dawei can "communicate" with Dwight Howard and contribute to the Cavaliers' first center. After all, this proposal was proposed by Wu Dawei, and Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard have a good relationship. Wu Dawei of course readily agreed to such a request, after all, he himself also has great hope to join forces with Dwight Howard.

The team's poor performance in the inside line also made Wu Dawei very distressed. After all, he is a small forward. He rushed in every day to "swipe" rebounds, which not only would he consume a lot, but also risk more injuries. Wu Dawei certainly did not want him to be injured. After all, at this time, both himself and the Cavaliers are in a prosperous and lovely situation, and it is time to build some achievements!

The reason why Dan Ferry asked Wu Dawei to communicate with Dwight Howard was because after the Cleveland Cavaliers met with the Magic, after the Magic decided to trade Dwight Howard, they spoke with the Cleveland Cavaliers Lions...

The Cavaliers can indeed take out chips that satisfy the Orlando Magic management. However, the Magic opened their mouths and made the Clevelanders unable to bear it.

According to Dan Ferry and Wu Dawei, the Magic wanted the Cavaliers' No. 1 pick Kyrie Irving last year! And then, plus a $16 million deal special they got from the Miami Heat, and the first-round draft pick in the next two years!

This is definitely not an equal deal, at least in the eyes of the Clevelanders. Kyrie Irving's talent is unquestionable, and his future is unlimited. Currently, Kyrie Irving's performance is getting better and better in the Cavaliers, averaging 14 points and 6 assists per game, and his playing time has increased to 28 minutes every day!

This is definitely a material that can be trained to become a first-line star. The Cavaliers basically cannot put Kyrie Irving on the trading list. Therefore, Dan Ferry asked Wu Dawei to "communicate" with Dwight Howard and exhort him to come to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

As long as Dwight Howard is willing to come to Cleveland, or even just to come to Cleveland, then once he puts pressure on him, the Magic will let go of it soon.

Although even the current trading proposal will not hurt the Cavaliers, who would not be willing to preserve their strongest strength? If the Cavaliers really want to win the championship, then Kyrie Irving stands up from the bench to help the team will definitely bring great help to the Cavaliers!

This has been verified in the 19 games that the Cavaliers have played so far.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, with 15 wins and 4 losses, are currently one of the few teams that meet Dwight Howard's requirements and are capable of giving the Magic's satisfactory chips. So the Cavaliers are quite confident about Dwight Howard, but they hope to minimize the losses.

However, it is not a matter of overnight completion of this transaction. Moreover, it is still a while before the transaction transfer gate is closed, and the Magic must have to compare the stores first. After all, it is not only the Cleveland Cavaliers who are interested in Dwight Howard, but also many strong teams such as the Los Angeles Twins.

And just after the Cleveland Cavaliers return to Cleveland, they will continue to usher in their first hard game in February. They will play at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, currently ranked third in the Western Conference!

The Lakers are also one of the most fierce teams with the Orlando Magic's rumored trade with Dwight Howard, and are also the ones that are seen by the outside world as the ones that have the most hope for Dwight Howard.

Although the Cavaliers have better record, the Los Angeles team is born with an advantage. "Godfather" is their biggest advantage!

It is already well known to everyone that the league president David Stern attaches importance to the big city team. The reason why the Clippers were able to get Chris Paul from the Hornets this offseason was of course the league's decision! At that time, the Hornets were in the state of custody of the league, which is why the news that Paul joined the Clippers caused such a big sensation as soon as the news broke out!

So for the moment, people will of course be more optimistic about the Lakers, which are also in Los Angeles and are more famous all over the world!

Although his competitor is a well-known team like the Los Angeles Lakers, Wu Dawei is not afraid. The relationship with Dwight Howard and the factors he values ​​the championship, no matter from any aspect, the Cavaliers have no disadvantages except being in a small city! Moreover, although Kobe Bryant is excellent in his strength, it is self-evident whether he is an easy person to get along with.

Just like the game that is about to be held, the Cavaliers are not afraid of the Lakers at all.

Wu Dawei, who just won the East District Player of the Month award not long ago, was in a booming and gratifying situation with a record of 15 wins and 4 losses; while the giant team Los Angeles Lakers declined significantly after two consecutive championships!

When they were swept 4-0 by the Dallas Mavericks in the semi-finals last season, they showed their fatigue, not to mention that although they are currently the third in the Western Conference this season, many people are not optimistic about whether they can break out of the Western Conference this season!

Although the East is weaker than the Western Conference, it is also a key factor in the Cavaliers' competition for Dwight Howard! This also means that the Cavaliers are more likely to break through! The Miami Heat are one of the few favorites to win the championship in the East, and the Cavaliers' record against them in the last ten games is 9 wins and 1 loss, which is an absolute crush; and the Chicago Bulls Cavaliers have also had a record of 6 wins and 3 losses in the last 9 games!
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