235. Absolute Core
ps: Today is just these two chapters~ It’s still an update of ten thousand words~
Everyone's hearts were beating violently. When the ball was thrown out by Wu Dawei, Amare Stoudemire did not jump to him, and everyone could only watch the ball fly out of Wu Dawei's hand.
The ball flew up, and it caught the hearts of every New York fan who came to the scene tonight!
Because this is not the scene they want to see, and the next scene is even more not what they want to see!
Amid the New Yorkers' lament, the ball drilled into the basket in the boiling sound of the Cleveland Cavaliers' players' seat!
Once again, the three-pointer Wu Dawei shot was like a precisely guided ballistic weapon, which mercilessly gave the New Yorker the most tragic blow!
With a swish, the three-pointer hit again!
52:57, the score difference was only 5 points left. Less than three minutes into the second half, the Cleveland Cavaliers had already caught up with the gap of 9 points, leaving only 5 points left.
Such a gap undoubtedly made the New Yorkers feel frightened. The New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Anthony, who was standing on the sidelines, was completely unable to remain calm. Even though the second half of the game had just begun, he asked for a timeout without hesitation!
The game was interrupted by the Knicks, but the dull atmosphere in the stadium was completely different from before. Such a depressing atmosphere made the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers who were visiting the team feel excited.
"Wu, you're doing a good job!" When walking off the court, Dwight Howard patted Wu Dawei on the shoulder and congratulated him. However, his expression was a little lonely because his performance tonight was not satisfactory. Moreover, he was still on the offense and was suppressed by himself in the previous two games. He was given a big hat by Tyson Chandler, who had been suppressed by himself in the previous two games, was naturally in a bad mood.
Wu Dawei knew that he was in a bad mood, so he didn't reply. However, Wu Dawei was in a very good mood at this time, and he scored two three-pointers in a row, which made Wu Dawei's confidence even more! From nine points to only five points left, it also made Wu Dawei feel that this game is actually very hopeful to win.
At this time, the Knicks were forced to request a timeout. Isn’t it the best proof?
"Good job, guys!" Byron Scott clapped the players who came out of the game. Byron Scott was quite satisfied with the team's performance in previous games.
Relying on Wu Dawei's personal show, they caught up with 4 points in a row. The gap was narrowed to a gap of only 5 points. This greatly increased their hope of reversing this game. Just look at the faces of the New Yorkers in Madison Garden Square at this time. In fact, although the New Yorkers still have a 5-point advantage at this time, they are actually very nervous!
Because they don't know what will happen after the timeout, will the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to catch up? New York fans are unsure. I believe Byron Scott bet that Mike D'Anthony and his players are also unsure.
"This is the game we want! This is the rhythm planners of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Just play like this, we can turn the tables! We just want to give them some sweetness. Next, all we have to do is to get back our victory!"
"Protect our restricted area and cooperate more! We must maintain this rhythm!"
Byron Scott was very satisfied with the team's performance before. Naturally, his only requirement at this time is to maintain the status quo. As long as the Cavaliers' state and performance since the beginning of the second half, Scott believes that a comeback is not impossible!
Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott commended and encouraged his players in front of the players' seat, while in the New York Knicks' head coach Mike D'Anthony was quite angry.
"Defend Wu Dawei! Cut off his contact with others! Look at him to death! Do you understand what I said! We want to die! The Cleveland Cavaliers are the only one who can pose a threat to us now! As long as we see him to death, we can win this game tonight, and win this game tonight, we can win a game to the total score! After winning one game back, we will have the chance to flip the trend of this round of series! So, wait a moment to show me how to death!"
The one-minute pause time ended soon, and the players on both sides also began to return to the court after the whistle was blown. The Knicks will perform very well in the second quarter. Smith changed the court to the court, and Smith looked excited and looked eager to try.
He scored 13 points in the first half. He was the second highest scorer in the Knicks. However, the Cavaliers did not make any adjustments. Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott felt that the team had performed particularly well before, so he naturally would not disrupt the chemical reaction with his own hands.
The game kicked off again, and the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to their half. Wu Dawei scored 8 consecutive points on the offensive end, which greatly boosted the morale of the whole team. At this time, facing the New York Knicks who were attacking again, the Cavaliers were ready to go.
After the game started again, New York fans, who were very disappointed with the team's performance, also readjusted their emotions and cheered for the New York Knicks, who held the ball rights.
Tony Douglas still adhered to the habit of handing over the ball after halftime. He directly gave it to JR Smith on the outside. With this, the ball could not be returned. Smith, who had just played, had long been very eager for the ball. After getting the ball, facing Anthony Parker's defense, Smith launched an offensive directly.
His breakthrough was unstoppable and he did not give the Cavaliers any chance to react. Smith broke through and rushed into the inside to complete the blue pick.
The score was rewritten again, but this time the score was rewritten by the New Yorker. 52:59, the difference returned to 7 points. Although Wu Dawei made two consecutive three-pointers to help the Cavaliers recover the difference little by little, the Knicks have temporarily stabilized the situation.
Returning to the 7-point gap made thunderous cheers burst out in Madison Garden Square. Spike Lee, who had been upset about the Knicks' performance in the second half, couldn't help but applaud and applaud Smith, who had been scolded by him in the first half.
The score difference has returned to 7 points, of course, it is absolutely impossible for the Cleveland Cavaliers to be good news. Fortunately, they have Wu Dawei. Wu Dawei's condition in this game is definitely the best, because when the Cavaliers attacked halfway, Wu Dawei hit a three-pointer again under the scream of Charles Barkley in front of the commentator!
This was the eleventh point he scored in the second half and the 29th point he scored in this game!
55:59, the New Yorkers' cheers were not even maintained for a second, and they were once again taken away by Wu Dawei's ruthless three-pointer!
The score difference instantly narrowed to 4 points! Wu Dawei seemed to be even more unstoppable on the offensive end than him on the defensive end! Cameron Anthony had no choice but to do so. Wu Dawei took advantage of Dwight Howard's pick-and-roll, and then just found the opportunity to take action, so he jumped up and shot!
Although Barkley has learned a lesson in this game, he has not performed any presumptuously. However, at this time, when he saw Wu Dawei performing such an outstanding performance in the second half, he still couldn't help but cheer for Wu Dawei's performance: "Wu Dawei looks unstoppable! The New York Knicks' 9-point advantage was almost caught up by him alone! The New York Knicks have no way to do him! It seems that the Cleveland Cavaliers are really likely to stage a Jedi counterattack tonight!"
In the second half, Wu Dawei won all the team's offensive scores until now! Despite this, even though he knew that Wu Dawei's condition was so hot, the New York Knicks could not limit him.
The Knicks head coach Mike D'Anthony, who was standing on the sidelines, shook his head helplessly. His team was not good at defense, and the team's main player Cameron Anthony, who was responsible for playing against Wu Dawei, was even more a person who didn't like to defend. In addition, the team did not have a third-place player with excellent defense at all, which made Wu Dawei seem to be able to do whatever he wanted in this game!
Scott felt a headache, but the only good news was that although at the beginning of the second half, the New York Knicks were caught off guard by the Cavaliers. However, after they came back to their senses, they temporarily stabilized the situation with their offense with their outstanding state tonight.
The scores of both sides began to rise alternately, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were always in the game. They began to play the role of a chaser and followed the New York Knicks and rushed forward. The two sides began to compete back and forth on the court, and it seemed that no one could do anything to each other for a while.
With Wu Dawei's outstanding performance, the Cavaliers have always made the New York Knicks, who are in excellent form tonight, unable to get them away from them. The New Yorkers cannot end this game in three quarters because they always have only a few points ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Such an advantage is likely to be wiped out at any time in the fourth quarter.
So the Knicks played very hard, and under the premise that they were in such an excellent state, they could not slap the Cavaliers in a bad state to death. Instead, they just kept taking the lead a little, which made people feel a little frustrated.
However, it is also very hard to catch up with the Cavaliers behind the New Yorkers. Especially Wu Dawei, as the best player in the Cleveland Cavaliers in this game, and in the case of another core Dwight Howard, Wu Dawei must shoulder the entire team by himself.
Head coach Byron Scott didn't want to give up this game just like that, so Wu Dawei naturally had to use twelve points to fight! He had already scored 29 points shortly after the third quarter, and his scoring momentum did not begin to shrink and retreat with the loss of time and physical strength.
In the third quarter, Wu Dawei was the core of the Cleveland Cavaliers' offensive and defensive ends throughout the quarter. It was as if all the tactics of the Cleveland Cavaliers began to revolve around him.
In the past, Dwight Howard came to share the burden with Wu Dawei, but tonight Howard scored 14 points until the third quarter, which was undoubtedly bad. In this way, the burden on Wu Dawei's shoulders will naturally be heavier!
But no matter how heavy it is, Wu Dawei must resist. Because the team played much better in the third quarter than in the first half, at least they always kept the score difference at a maximum of 5 points, which gave the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were significantly behind in the first half, giving the opportunity and hope to win the game tonight!
Of course, no one will give up so easily.
The two teams fought very fiercely in the third quarter. Although the Cavaliers relied on Wu Dawei's outstanding performance at the beginning, they caught the New York Knicks off guard, which was fighting at home. However, the Knicks then stabilized the situation slightly and always took the initiative in their own hands.
At the end of the third quarter, the New York Knicks were still the leading side on the court, while the Cleveland Cavaliers were still lagging behind. However, although the positions of both sides did not change, the situation changed a lot.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were 9 points behind the Knicks at the end of the first half, but when the third quarter ended, they were only 4 points behind the Knicks.
77:81, the Cleveland Cavaliers saved their hope of winning this game tonight. The game will be dragged into the fourth quarter and then decided the outcome. The credit for all this is naturally due to Wu Dawei. He scored a high score of 20 points in the third quarter!
The score of 38 points in three quarters made Wu Dawei stand out from all the players. In addition to 38 points, Wu Dawei also scored 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the same time, Wu Dawei still played the role of the main tank on the defensive end. He got 3 blocks and 4 steals.
Wu Dawei once again saved the Cavaliers at a critical moment. Although no one knew whether Wu Dawei could finally help the Cavaliers and win this game tonight, Wu Dawei's performance at this time was enough to make everyone feel satisfied.
With Howard's performance in the team's inside core, Wu Dawei can be said to be a sensational team. His scoring even reached almost half of the team! And his shooting percentage was 13 of 19 shots. Such high efficiency makes people feel even more terrifying!
This is also the reason why the New York Knicks are completely helpless about Wu Dawei.
Wu Dawei's performance in the third quarter saved the Cleveland Cavaliers and also dragged the suspense of the game into the last quarter. Wu Dawei played more than ten minutes in the third quarter, and was almost replaced until the end, so the Cavaliers could only rely on their substitute lineup.
However, Kyrie Irving, the core of the original substitute lineup, has always performed poorly tonight, which can't help but make people worry about the Cavaliers during this period. Kyrie Irving only scored 4 and 5 points in the first half, but his performance in the second half is undoubtedly not optimistic.
Fortunately, without Kyrie Irving, there is also an old man in the Cleveland Cavaliers' substitute lineup. This year is Jamison's contract year. After this season, he will officially become a free agent. Antoine Jamison, who has ended a tens of millions of contracts, of course, has to get a good retirement contract for himself.
So despite his tepid performance in the regular season, Jamison's performance since the start of the playoffs was quite good. He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game in the first two games. He is the best player on the Cavaliers' bench.
And tonight, Jamison's performance was also very good. He has scored 8 points and 8 rebounds, and is the mainstay of the Cavaliers in the rotation period. So at least Jamison's appearance can also prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers from worrying too much for the time being. However, Kyrie Irving's condition is a hidden danger, at least for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are determined to win the championship this season, it is definitely a hidden danger!
After the intense game in the third quarter, both sides were still quite anxious during the rotation period. After all, the game has begun to enter the last quarter. This is an extremely critical game, and even the winner is here. Who among the two sides may not be cautious!?
Not only the Cleveland Cavaliers, but also the leading New York Knicks are also quite cautious. After all, although they are ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers, their leading advantage is not considered big. The 4-point gap is even possible, and they may even be caught up by an attack, so the New Yorkers dare not be too arrogant.
After all, no matter what, they are the ones at a disadvantage in this round of the series. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, there is still a lot of retreat even if they lose; but the New York Knicks are different. They are already 0:2 behind. If they lose this game tonight, they can basically be said to have one foot out of the playoffs.
Therefore, they must be the one who dares to be careless.
Chapter completed!