179. Key Three Points
The second half of the game quickly kicked off again. For both teams that were eager to defeat their opponents, the second half of the game was where they could focus.
Both sides did not change their respective starting lineups. Although the Cavaliers' performance in the first half did not satisfy head coach Byron Scott, they were still the leading side of the game; while the Orlando Magic were only 2 points behind, head coach Stan Van Gundy was still very satisfied with the players' performance in the first half.
Since the opening ball rights were in the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the first ball rights in the second half came to the hands of the Orlando Magic, who played at home.
Both sides have rested and have received some physical supplements.
When Jamal Nelson took over the baseline serve from his teammates, the second half of the game officially kicked off amid the cheers of Orlando fans.
The Cavaliers led by 2 points at the end of the first half, which means 2 points. The points that can be recovered with one attack. Of course, the Cavaliers should be cautious about the Orlando Magic's first offense in the second half.
Nelson dribbled the ball through the half, and the Cavaliers were in a turbulent half. Although they had a 15-minute break, there was still a conflict of dissonance between the two sides.
Both sides have never changed their intentions for this game. The purpose of the Orlando Magic's next attack is to score points with all their might! And Jamal Niels, who was hot tonight, opened fire from the beginning of the second half.
After coming to the Cavaliers' half, Nelson rushed into the paint area through a pick-and-roll. Dwight Howard knew Nelson well, and Nelson was not the case. Two very familiar people encountered each other in the paint area, but this time, the person who won the victory was not Howard, but Nelson.
Nelson scored the blue and helped the Orlando Magic win a good start in the second half, and also tied the gap between the two sides.
58 square meters!
"Beautiful job, Jamal!"
"You are the real superstar in Orlando!"
The Amway Center sang a hymn for Jamal Nelson. Perhaps it was the power of cheering fans that made the Orlando Magic play in the form just at the beginning of the second half!
The Orlando people quickly opened up the situation in the second half, and they quickly made a 6:0 offensive, which directly turned the previous disadvantage of falling behind by 2 points into an advantage of 4 points!
58:62. Byron Scott frowned throughout the game, and at this time he could already twist it into a twist...
And at this moment, the Orlando Magic made another three-pointer on the offensive end! This was the ninth consecutive point they scored in the second half!
At this time, the score had already become 58:64, and the score difference was widened to 7 points! The Magic's feel tonight seemed to have signs of deficit in the second half, and the Cleveland Cavaliers not only had headaches outside the three-point line, but seemed to have problems even shooting in the second half...
The situation suddenly became critical, and Byron Scott suddenly felt a headache. The reality is often much skinny than imagined. At least Byron Scott felt it now.
The team's offensive performance in the second half was not successful, and the shooting missed many times, resulting in the Orlando Magic always launching a fast attack counterattack. Even Wu Dawei, who scored 20 points in the first half, missed two consecutive shots in the second half.
Coupled with the team's poor performance outside the three-point line in the first half, the Cavaliers are now like they have an infectious disease and have lost their accuracy in shooting.
Scott, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned, then turned around and prepared to return to the bench. He went to discuss countermeasures with his assistants. At this moment, he felt the hot gaze on the bench.
Danny Green sat among the substitutes. Sometimes he looked at the situation on the court and sometimes secretly glanced at this side. Of course, Byron Scott understood what the young man was thinking, but did he really want to give him a chance?
Danny Green hasn't been given a chance to play this season, but he has not performed too well every time he plays, otherwise how could he not notice him?
However, what Wu Dawei said to himself on the way to the locker room during the intermission was constantly lingering in Byron Scott's ears. Maybe this kid is really the remains of the sea!
What's more, the team is in trouble in shooting now. I heard that Danny Green is very good at shooting.
Byron Scott glanced at Danny Green deeply and found that the kid was also staring at him, with a keen desire in his urgent eyes. Scott smiled awkwardly, but he was very active.
Scott made up his mind, and then he re-shouted his face and yelled to the Cleveland Cavaliers players on the court: "Suspending, ask me for a timeout!"
The game was suspended, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were not able to score in the second half at 58:65. This situation made Byron Scott, the head coach, seem quite angry.
"What are you fighting!?"
Scott was of course extremely dissatisfied with the team's performance. If the result of the first half was no longer in his imagination, then the current situation was definitely something he had never thought of. Behind a team that was only ranked eighth in the East!
"Play firmly, don't let anyone knead it like a soft ball! Protect our rebounds and our penalty area, and strive to score every goal!"
Scott yelled at the players, and then suddenly pointed at Danny Green standing behind him and said to him: "Danny, you go and replace Anthony!"
Green was stunned for a moment, but only for a moment, and then he immediately reacted, and before Scott's face became even more ugly, he said loudly: "No problem, coach!"
After a short 20-second pause, Scott yelled, the game was about to start again. Orlando people saw Scott standing among the Cavaliers players and they couldn't help but feel happy.
"Clevelanders are not good!"
"Haha, they are defeated! They can't lose even if they want to!"
As the whistle sounded, the players returned to the court. Green, who was walking behind Wu Dawei and Howard, was still extremely excited, but at this time, Wu Dawei and Howard, who had a good relationship with him, were not so happy.
Especially Dwight Howard, his cold expression was as hard as the Arctic icebergs. But this cannot be blamed for his coldness. If anyone faced his old boss, the situation would not be so bad.
Moreover, Howard's performance in this game is not very outstanding. Because the Cavaliers' poor performance on the outside, the Orlando people's unscrupulous attack on him made it as difficult as howard's point. So far, his score has not yet reached double-digit!
"Come on, Danny!" When he was about to play, Wu Dawei patted Green on the shoulder and cheered him.
Green nodded when he heard this, and he shook his hands excitedly, and then walked onto the court with his teammates. The Cavaliers made adjustments to the personnel. However, the Orlando Magic did not change anything, obviously because their previous performance was satisfactory.
Head coach Stan Van Gundy would not make such a easy adjustment. If the chemical reaction is destroyed, it would be more than worth it. There is only one reason why Van Gundy still put them on the court, that is, to take advantage of the time when these five people are in excellent condition and widen the gap in one fell swoop!
However, when the game started again, Stan Van Gundy, who was standing on the side of the court, found that the situation had undergone a subtle change from what he imagined...
After the game restarted, the score was still 58:65. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who played away, were 7 points behind their opponents. The ball was in their hands. Chauncey Billups dribbled the ball through the half, and the two sides began a positional battle.
Billups was not in a hurry to make moves because he saw Dwight Howard start to get a position in the inside. Obviously, he was going to prepare to play a single with his back. When Howard stuck Kaman in the inside, Billups also hung the ball in. When Howard got the ball, all the fans of the court heard hysterical booing. At the same time, the Magic's double-team was very decisive!
Obviously he was not going to leave a way out for Dwight Howard. This move was also the culprit who made Howard only score 8 points in this game. But this time Howard was determined and he burst into furiously, squeezing out Chris Carman behind him. But as soon as Howard turned around, he found that the fucking Orlando people had already made him into dumplings!
"Here, Dwight!"
Howard saw Wu Dawei rushing into the other side of the paint area, so he passed the ball to Wu Dawei without hesitation. Wu Dawei took a big step in after getting the ball, but just as he was about to jump up in the paint area, Wu Dawei found that the entire Magic team's defense line had contracted in... The entire paint area is now full of people!
Damn it!
Until Wu Dawei was unable to do anything, he quickly turned around and began to look outside. He suddenly saw two gaps!
Orlando people really dare to let go!
Wu Dawei's eyes moved away from Billups, and then he saw Danny Green hesitating to ask for what he wanted. Wu Dawei didn't allow him, so he passed the ball directly!
Danny Green didn't expect Wu Dawei to pass so decisively. He was shocked when he caught the ball and looked a little busy.
"Ha, look at that bear, this shot will definitely not be able to be shot!"
The Orlando people laughed immediately in the stadium, but Danny Green, who was standing on the court, couldn't hear it, because he heard a loud roar: "Go, Danny!"
Green suddenly realized!
His appearance couldn't help but disappoint more people. Byron Scott, who was standing on the sidelines, even began to regret it, and replaced this helpless young man with a mess!
Because the Magic had already started to return to defense at this time, when Danny Green was stunned, Tkoglu had already pounced on him like a wolf!
Danny Green also jumped up at this time. He didn't seem to see Tkoglu's fangs and claws, and his eyes were full of baskets, but Tkoglu had already forced him in front of him the moment he jumped up, and then jumped up at the same time!
The two people collided in the air, and Wu Dawei had only one thought in his mind, something big was not good!
He hurriedly raised his hand and shouted at the referee on the sidelines, "Foofed! He was fouled!"
Wu Dawei turned his head to look at the referee, and then, the next second, he saw the referee really blew the whistle in his mouth!
"Drip~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The sharp long sound broke through the sky at this moment, and the stadium was immediately lamenting. Then, Wu Dawei turned his head and saw the scene of Danny Green being knocked to the ground by the Turks.
Then, he heard a crisp and pleasant sound!
"The ball has entered!"
Dwight Howard yelled loudly in the paint area. Wu Dawei looked up at the score. The staff of Amway Center re-write the scorer reluctantly, 61:65!
Damn it!
"Beautiful job, boy!"
Wu Dawei rushed to the outside of the three-point line and pulled Danny Green up, who was also extremely excited, and then the two jumped up on the spot and hit their chests firmly!
"Yeah~~~~ I did it!"
"Yes, you did it, man!"
Immediately afterwards, the Cleveland Cavaliers players ran up one after another!
This is the third three-pointer the Cleveland Cavaliers scored in this game tonight, but it seems to be the most extraordinary goal!
The gap in the score was instantly pulled from the original 7 points to 4 points by this three-pointer. At the same time, Danny Green also stood on the free throw line!
Byron Scott's heart finally fell steadily at this time. At least this goal showed that his previous substitution was not wrong. Give this kid a chance, maybe he can really help his team!
Amid the hysterical booing of Orlando fans throughout the game, Danny Green tried to calm himself down, then raised his hand to shoot, and the ball flew into the basket again with a swish!
62:65, the score difference is only the last 3 points left.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, they rekindled their fighting spirit and confidence in winning! Although the Orlando did perform well before, they were just a team ranked eighth in the East!
And we are the Cleveland Cavaliers who are targeting the championship! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!