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224. Match day

"Actually you don't have to care too much. This has become a thing of the past. People who play in the playoffs for the first time will seem a little uncomfortable. Of course, in my opinion, this discomfort is just psychological. As long as you don't care too much about it and just play it as an ordinary game, you will find that this is actually no different from the regular season!"

Wu Dawei was driving. At this time, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The air in the early morning was always a little cold. Even though it was late April, it made people feel a little refreshed, especially for Wu Dawei and Danny Green who had just woken up, they suddenly woke up from their sleep.

Danny Green had a depressed expression, as if he had not yet been able to recall his performance last night. Although in the game last night, Danny Green scored 3 three-pointers and scored a total of 13 points. Although more than half of them were obtained in the insignificant fourth quarter, they were still much higher than his average score.

This should have made Danny Green feel happy, but with his performance since his rise in the second half of the season and his important responsibilities entrusted by head coach Byron Scott, Danny Green definitely had the expectation of losing the head coach last night, so he felt a little frustrated.

Wu Dawei comforted him. In fact, in Wu Dawei's opinion, Danny Green's performance was pretty good; at least compared with Kyrie Irving, Danny Green's performance was not abnormal.

So on the way to the training hall, Wu Dawei comforted him.

"It's easy to say but difficult to do!" Danny Green said, and Wu Dawei nodded. It's true, but recently, there is no other thing that can help Danny Green. It mainly depends on the individual to adapt to this kind of thing.

Although Danny Green and Kyrie Irving were not very satisfied with their performance in the first game, everyone was still very happy with the team's first victory in the playoffs this year.

After all, this means they have the lead and have a good chance of passing the first round.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who scored a 1:0 score, undoubtedly became the leading side in this round of the series. And there is also good news for them, that in the upcoming second game, they will also be at home Speed ​​Loan Center and once again scored a point with the New York Knicks!

The schedule will help the Cleveland Cavaliers win in the second game. In this way, they will go to New York with a two-game winning streak.

Of course, on the first day of the playoff game day, the Cleveland Cavaliers are not the only ones who are happy. On April 24, half of the teams in the league that enter the playoffs have games.

In addition to the Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the visiting New York Knicks at home, the Miami Heat, ranked No. 1 in the East, also easily defeated their opponents at its home court, the American Airlines Center, and won the victory; in the West, the Los Angeles Clippers, ranked second in the West, also won. This new rising team in the league this season was not ruthless when facing the Memphis Grizzlies who completed the Black Eight feat last season. They also defeated their opponents at the Staples Center Arena at home.

The fourth-ranked San Antonio Spurs also defeated the fifth-ranked Denver Nuggets at its home court att Center.

On the first day of the playoffs on April 24, all the teams at home won the game, and no game was upset. All the teams favored by the outside world before the game took a 1:0 lead after this day.

Of course, the first game day of the first round of the series did not end there, and half of the teams in the league had not played; and these teams will start their first game the next day, April 25.

The second-ranked Chicago Bulls in the East beat the young Philadelphia 76ers at home, but after this game, the situation reversed. Before the start of this game, the Chicago Bulls were unanimously favored by people, but after winning this game, they were not optimistic about it by the outside world and stood out from this round of series.

Because the team's core Derek Ross has an ankle injury and will miss all the next games this season, so although the Chicago Bulls are currently leading the Philadelphia 76ers with a big score of 1:0, more people are still more optimistic that the Philadelphia 76ers will appear from this round of the series!

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, Derek Rose's injury can also be said to be more beneficial than disadvantages for them. After all, this means that they will lose a strong competitor on the road to winning the championship this year, which is great news.

At least when head coach Byron Scott heard the news, he felt very happy!

In addition, there is another game between the fourth-ranked Boston Celtics in the East and the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks won the first away game, which was also the only game below the bottom in the first round of the playoffs.

On April 25, all the first game of the first round of the playoffs in the league were completed. Whether it was behind after this first game or the leading side, they had to continue their upcoming next game without stopping.

No one had time to celebrate or be sad, and the second game came roaring!

But for those teams who are determined to win this season's championship, such a compact schedule has little impact on them. Because they have made all preparations to deal with this fierce and cruel knockout round before the playoffs begin.

So even if the schedule is so compact and cruel, this is not an insurmountable difficulty for those teams that are called favorites to win the championship.

It's like the Miami Heat, which currently ranks first in the league in terms of record, defeated their opponents with a huge advantage of 22 points in the first game. Although the Indiana Pacers have great strength and great potential, after all, they are young and can't let go of their hands in front of the big-name Miami Heat stars.

The slimming of hands made them lose to the US Air Center, and even the score difference between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers was the biggest score difference in the first game.

It is far more than the Cleveland Cavaliers' score against the New York Knicks.

It can be said that they are still a team that is in the limelight, and the Miami Heat only has one goal this season. They have repeatedly stated in countless sincerity that the Miami Heat's goal is the championship.

In this way, naturally, the Miami Heat's stalemate is the Cleveland Cavaliers' biggest opponent in the East. Especially when Derek Ross, the core of the Chicago Bulls, is injured and is about to miss all the remaining games of the season, the Miami Heat is undoubtedly the most undisputed opponent.

Because in addition, looking at the entire Eastern Conference, there are really not many teams with the ability to win the championship. The three old giants of the Boston Celtics have grown one year older, and they can no longer show strong dominance like before, and rely on their playoff experience to win invincible. They lost to the Atlanta Hawks in the first game of the first round, and became the disadvantaged side in the first round.

Therefore, the old Celtics naturally no longer considered. After the Bulls lost Derek Rose, there were many topics that made people talk about between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat, as the only two most championship-winning teams in the East District League.

But in general, those who support the Cleveland Cavaliers naturally believe that if the two teams meet together, the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely win. Because of the 11 matches between the two sides since the lineup has stabilized in the past two seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won nine of them. They have achieved an absolute leading advantage in the record of the match between the two sides.

However, those who support the Miami Heat do not think that the previous record of the two sides can be used as a credential. The Cavaliers and the Heat have fought twice this season, and both sides have won and lost, which can be said to be evenly divided. Moreover, in terms of record, the Miami Heat's efforts in the second half of the season have also made his supporters believe that the Miami Heat's current state is better than the Cleveland Cavaliers.

However, such a debate will never come to an end. As long as both sides have different opinions, it is impossible to argue about a right or wrong. Moreover, the playoffs have just begun, and the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat are still fighting their respective first-round opponents. Such a debate is a bit too early.

So this debate didn't last long, and people refocused themselves on the first round of the second game that was about to begin on April 26.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have games on this day. They won a game before and will continue to play at home in this game to face the New York Knicks.

Of course, the Clevelanders are still determined to win this game, because they have to go to New York with the New York Knicks with a 2-0 lead. Then in New York, they are going to end the series there!
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