104. The Temptation of the Championship
Wu Dawei's throwing on the sideline of the paint area was not disturbed, which ultimately set the tone of the entire game for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The score became 92:99. The Cleveland Cavaliers were already 7 points ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers who played away at home, and the game was only a little more than a minute left!
This goal can be said to have helped the Cleveland Cavaliers consolidate their advantage tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, after Wu Dawei scored this goal, the Cavaliers are almost in line with the victory tonight!
They only need to do a good job in the next defense and maintain their existing advantages. The Los Angeles Lakers who play away are in a desperate situation. Even if Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 40 points in this game tonight, he was still unable to make up for the situation.
What's more, after Wu Dawei scored this critical goal, his score rose to 35 points tonight, and his performance with Kobe Bryant on the offensive end was inconsistent.
Wu Dawei's performance on the defensive end is much better than Kobe. Although the two are also players of the best first-team defensive team voted by the head coaches of thirty teams in the league last season, it is obvious that Wu Dawei's strength on the defensive end is better than Kobe Bryant!
This was also reflected in the next game. After Wu Dawei threw the ball into the basket with a small throw, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers score 2 points and widened the gap to 7 points; the ball was returned to the hands of the Los Angeles people, and they had not given up their hope of winning the game, so naturally the next round of offense is crucial.
After Steve Blake took the ball through half, this time, he did not pass the ball to Kobe Bryant because Wu Dawei's defense was difficult to break free. As he had no choice but to pass the ball to Espanyol Paul Gasol from the inside to the middle distance.
However, Gasol obviously did not have the desire to attack himself at this time. Because Kobe Bryant finally ran out of an open space, enough for Paul Gasol to pass the ball. Everyone knows that at the last moment, Kobe Bryant's desire to control was full.
The dragon has a reverse scale and cannot be touched. Although Paul Gasol has a good personal relationship with Kobe, because of this, he knows Kobe's temper better than others. So when Kobe asked for the ball at Gasol, Paul Gasol, who was trying to attack him without saying a word, passed the ball to Kobe.
However, at this time, cheers rang out in the stadium. Because the moment Paul Gasol passed the ball, Wu Dawei, who was originally stuck behind Kobe Bryant, suddenly forced out from behind Kobe!
Wu Dawei appeared just right, and because of this, the Quick Loan Center also heard cheers. Wu Dawei jumped out from behind Kobe and stretched out his right hand, which happened to destroy the ball that Paul Gasol passed to Kobe Bryant!
The situation on the court suddenly became chaotic, and everyone quickly began to rush towards Wu Dawei and Kobe. There was something in everyone's eyes at this moment, that was the ball that had been out of control for a while!
As long as the Cavaliers control the ball, they can almost say that they are sure to win when the game is close to the last minute! The Los Angeles Lakers also lost the victory of this game.
So at this time, the ball that jumped freely because of losing control attracted the attention of everyone in the audience. It was like a naughty elf, jumping freely between those big hands, spinning the most dangerous dance posture!
Every jump makes the heart beat faster. In the crazy competition between the Cavaliers and Lakers players, it can't control it until there is a pair of dark big hands that hold the ball firmly before everyone.
It was Kobe! When everyone saw Kobe getting the out of control ball, there were screams and cheers in the stadium, because after Kobe got the ball, he rushed towards the inside without hesitation!
There was only one person who didn't scream, that was Wu Dawei! Because he was following Kobe closely behind and chasing his home's paint area!
Although the last minute left in the game and the team led the opponent by 7 points, Wu Dawei knew that this was not the time to relax his vigilance. At least before Kobe gave up this game, the Cavaliers must not relax.
Everyone knows that Kobe Bryant is the best killer in the last moment in this league! None of them.
Kobe rushed into the paint area and then jumped up. He stretched out his long arm and tried to complete the attack with the most violent dunk to sound the Los Angeles Lakers' counterattack horn at the last moment of the game!
But there was no final counterattack anymore. Because the moment Kobe jumped up, Wu Dawei, who was chasing behind him, appeared in the paint area. After Kobe jumped, Wu Dawei also jumped up!
The two people jumped up in the paint area one by one. At this moment, it seemed as if the whole world had stopped, and only the two people's breathing and roaring were left, echoing in the Cavaliers' paint area!
Bang!
But the next second, the moment Kobe fell from the sky with a slammed cover, the quiet atmosphere in the arena rose in a flash!
While Wu Dawei completed the blocking of the riots, he also extinguished the hope of the Los Angeles' final victory tonight. The ball was put into his arms by Andre Valejo, who came from behind. The cheers in the stadium were almost the end of the fierce game.
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points tonight. With the team's All-Star Center absent due to injury, Kobe took on the team alone, but he could only become the tragic hero tonight, because the person who won the final victory was Wu Dawei!
35 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 blocks, and 4 steals!
While having a big triple-double, Wu Dawei still dominated the defensive end!
When the final whistle of the game was blown a minute later, the score was frozen at 95:104, and the game came to an end. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who were at home, won their 16th game of the season. They are currently ranked first in the league with a record of 16 wins and 3 losses; while the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost the game, turned into 11 wins and 8 losses, and suddenly fell from the third place in the West to the sixth place.
Moreover, the victory of this game is not just that. There is another reason why the two teams fought to the death in this game. That is, Dwight Howard, the All-Star Center of the Orlando Magic is the goal that both teams are striving for tonight.
After this game, Wu Dawei once again became the winner of the best player of the game tonight. His performance in a big triple-double was enough to make him beat the players, not to mention that Wu Dawei also contributed 6 blocks and 4 steals to the team on the defensive end!
After the game, when interviewed by espn reporters, Wu Dawei said about the reporter's question: "We are very happy to win this game because this game has a special meaning to us. We want to tell everyone that, as I said before, the Cleveland Cavaliers have only one goal this season, that is, to compete for the championship! The championship is the only honor we want to win this season, and we are also on this road! To win the first championship trophy in team history for Cleveland, this championship will definitely be remembered by everyone!"
Wu Dawei's words obviously meant to be hidden in his words, and he did want to say them to some people with ulterior motives. Because Wu Dawei knew before this game that Dwight Howard would watch this game in Orlando.
Because before the game, Dwight Howard called Wu Dawei, and the two mentioned such a thing during the chat.
After Wu Dawei accepted an interview with the reporter on the scene, he immediately received a call when he returned to the locker room. It was also from Dwight Howard, which made Wu Dawei very happy.
You know, Wu Dawei is now a lobbyist for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he himself also hopes that Dwight Howard can come to Cleveland and compete with him in the next game. Of course, Wu Dawei likes Dwight Howard's phone number very much.
"Congratulations, man, you guys played a pretty good game!"
Dwight Howard said on the other end of the phone, "Of course, with your last interview, you are becoming more and more like a superstar!"
Obviously, Dwight Howard also watched the reporter's interview with Wu Dawei after the game, and he should have understood the meaning of Wu Dawei's words.
"Haha, that's it!" Wu Dawei said shamelessly. Who wouldn't like other people's compliments? And it came from the mouth of a person Wu Dawei was trying hard to recruit.
"You are indeed qualified to win the championship now. Congratulations, Wu!" Dwight Howard continued, "But... it is not an easy thing to win the championship. I have to tell you that it is an extremely difficult journey!"
"Yes, I understand! We made it to the Finals last season, so we've made all the preparations, of course, we still need an All-Star Center!"
The meaning in Dwight Howard's words were so obvious that Wu Dawei hurriedly struck the iron while it was hot.
"Dwight, Cleveland is waiting for you!"
Chapter completed!