259. Disputes before the final
On May 15, the NBA League semi-finals of the playoffs this season were all over.
In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs at the home center of the San Antonio Spurs. Thus, they defeated the league's veteran San Antonio Spurs with a score of 4:2. This is their second consecutive year to enter the Western Conference finals.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has grown into a powerful force that cannot be ignored in the Western Conference League. Moreover, the two teams in the Western Conference Finals this season are emerging teams, which also seems to indicate that the Western Conference League is about to usher in some innovation.
However, compared with the Western Conference where emerging teams frequently rise, it is obvious that people are still more in the Eastern Conference. Because compared with the Western Conference, the number of emerging teams has risen by more than a few, and compared with the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference teams are undoubtedly more topical.
Although the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, which are about to play in the Western Conference Finals, are also top stars in the league; compared with the two teams in the Eastern Conference that have entered the finals, the topicality between them is obviously not comparable to the topicality between Wu Dawei and LeBron James.
So on the evening of the 15th, people were still paying more attention to the semi-finals in the Eastern Conference. The news of the Philadelphia 76ers losing at home Georgia Center was soon seen in the newspapers.
Because this means that the Cleveland Cavaliers have successfully advanced and stood out in this round of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
All the previous remarks against the Cleveland Cavaliers, that is, after the victory of the game that night, all disappeared. The Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals this season and successfully met with the Miami Heat led by LeBron James.
Undoubtedly, the experience of these two teams with great background in the East District finals will become the most concerned thing for the next period of time.
However, at present, what people are more concerned about is Wu Dawei's outstanding personal performance in the second round.
In six games against the Philadelphia 76ers, Wu Dawei averaged 40 minutes per game, and his personal score reached 37 points! In addition, in addition to scoring about 37 points, Wu Dawei can also contribute 10 rebounds and 9 assists to the Cleveland Cavaliers in each game. On the defensive end, he also has 5 steals and 3 blocks.
Such outstanding and luxurious personal data is so dazzling that it is hard to see directly. Naturally, as Wu Dawei's most direct and threatening opponent in the MVP competition this season, LeBron James' data in the second round of the game was inevitably taken out and compared with Wu Dawei.
James averaged 38 minutes per game in the four games between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, contributing 30 points, plus eight rebounds and nine assists for the Miami Heat. In addition, there were nearly two blocks and steals.
Undoubtedly, judging from personal performance alone, LeBron James must have been completely defeated by Wu Dawei's performance in the second round!
But although LeBron James was completely defeated by Wu Dawei in all statistics, he still has his own advantages. That is the Miami Heat he led. Since entering the playoffs this season, he has shown invincible dominance.
So far, the Miami Heat have achieved an eight-game winning streak in this year's playoffs, with a 4-0 successive achievement in two consecutive rounds, which has made the Miami Heat players very confident now. And many Miami people also believe that this is the best moment for them to win the second championship in the team's history!
Even if they are about to be in the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have a record of 9 wins and 2 losses in the last two seasons, Miami fans believe that the Heat will have a greater chance in this round of the series.
This is the Miami Heat's outstanding performance in this playoffs this year. Naturally, they will not show fear or courage just because their opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Moreover, compared with the Cleveland Cavaliers who have played six games, the Miami Heat will undoubtedly give them a greater advantage in physical reserves. After all, the playoffs and the regular season are completely different games. If it is two teams with similar strength, the physical reserves will increasingly affect the performance of the two teams in the game as the series deepens.
Although the Eastern Conference finals will only start on May 19, which means that the Cleveland Cavaliers will have 4 days off after the second round of the game. However, obviously, compared with the Miami Heat, which qualifies early, their pre-match preparations and other series of preparations will be lagging behind the former.
In the eyes of the outside world, the number of people supporting the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the media can be said to be half a point. The reason for supporting the Miami Heat is that the Miami Heat is extremely outstanding this season; and the reason for supporting the Cleveland Cavaliers is naturally the Cavaliers' record against the Miami Heat in the past two seasons.
However, after all, the competition will only start for 4 days, so people will focus more on the "life-and-death enemy" Wu Dawei and LeBron James.
Since James came to Miami last season and brought Wu Dawei to Cleveland, and with Wu Dawei's success with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the relationship between the two people has been shattered and has been shattered.
Since both of them are players in the third position, one is the former emperor of Cleveland, and the other is the well-deserved first person in Cleveland, the comparison between them has undoubtedly never stopped.
Last season, it can be said that Wu Dawei won the game. Not only did they not become a bottom-level team as people thought, but they also completed the first round of the playoffs. The following match completed the feat of Black Seven, eliminated the Miami Heat led by LeBron James, and avenged a revenge for Cleveland fans.
Moreover, the Cavaliers not only passed the first round last season, but they ended up losing in the finals. Naturally, people are increasingly looking forward to their performance this season.
As for the Miami Heat, who failed in the first round of the playoffs last season, people also have expectations for them this season. Because people want to see what kind of performance will LeBron James, who has always been unwilling to give in, will fight back after experiencing such a shame.
And now, obviously, for LeBron James, his chance has come.
Compared to winning the championship, eliminating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, the pleasure is definitely not much lower than winning the championship in the finals.
So when the Cleveland Cavaliers stood out from the semi-finals in the East Division and became the opponent of the Miami Heat in this year's Eastern Conference Finals, the next day, many reporters rushed to Miami to interview LeBron James.
Of course, people want to know some news from James. For example, what does he think about the Cavaliers' advance to the Eastern Conference Finals? Or whether he will have any extreme actions. After all, when the Cavaliers eliminated the Knicks, James once said that he wanted to avenge his friend Cameron Anthony.
So on the second day after the Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, a reporter once again put what James had said before in front of him. He wanted to know if he still had such an idea now.
"Ha, I have forgotten what I have said!" James' answer made a boo in the group of reporters surrounding him. Obviously, everyone was quite disdainful of such things that dared to say but dared not admit.
James' expression was also a bit ugly when he heard the boo. However, he immediately replied: "But for our opponents in the finals, I just want to say that no matter who the opponent is, the Miami Heat will not be afraid. We will not let anyone become a roadblock to stop us from winning this year's championship! We are in good shape this season, so we will not be shaken by the opponent being any team!"
James' answer can be counted as the Miami Heat's statement, which is their goal this season; and similarly, as another team that has entered the Eastern Conference finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have only one goal this season, that is, to win the championship this season. And at present, they are getting closer and closer to such a goal.
They made it to the Eastern Conference finals, and their opponent was a team that had won 9 wins and 2 losses in the last 11 games. If the Cavaliers said they had no confidence, then they might find it difficult for them to gain confidence in anyone.
So the Miami Heat are full of confidence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are also full of confidence in this round of the upcoming Eastern Conference finals!
When a reporter asked the core of the Cavaliers, Wu Dawei answered the reporter's question with confidence: "Yes, we certainly have confidence. We have won the championship this season, isn't it shaken by how powerful the opponent we face in the next round is to fall to the ground. On the contrary, I think the person who should be worried should be Miami, and they should not forget how painful their record of playing against us in the last two seasons!"
Facing the reporter's question, Wu Dawei, who had just broken through the Eastern Conference semi-finals, was in a good mood and started a joke. However, this move made the Miami reporters present feel unhappy: "Don't you feel annoyed when you keep talking about this?"
"But this is the truth!" Wu Dawei was completely dissatisfied with the ridicule of Miami reporters.
This is the current state of the Cleveland Cavaliers. After eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers and entering the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers players are confident in the next Eastern Conference Finals with the Miami Heat.
Just like Wu Dawei answered, although it is really a great and irritating thing to talk about 9 wins and 2 losses in the last 11 matches. But this is also a real situation that cannot be ignored. This is also the source of confidence for Cleveland Cavaliers players when facing the Miami Heat.
Before the game started, the two sides were fighting for momentum. The Cavaliers could raise their heads high in front of the Miami people just by taking this out.
Since you have an advantage, of course you have to take it out and talk in front of others. Is there any reason to hide the advantage? The Cavaliers don’t have to be afraid of the Miami Heat. Although the Heat are in great shape this season, they are in a hot state in the playoffs.
However, Wu Dawei's performance in the second round also made Cleveland fans feel extremely excited. Because Wu Dawei's performance can be said to have completely overwhelmed LeBron James' performance in the second round.
The Eastern Conference finals will be held on May 19, while the Western Conference finals will start on May 20. As the schedule gradually enters June, the league's games this season have become less and less.
And the news about the Olympics is gradually becoming more and more.
So when Wu Dawei performed so well this season and even performed an epic performance in the second round, it made domestic fans who were far away from the other side of the ocean feel more excited.
Because Wu Dawei's increasingly outstanding performance, what domestic fans see is perhaps the amazing performance of the Chinese men's basketball national team in London.
As the most popular game for international basketball, the men's basketball game in the Olympics has always been a highlight. In the past, the best performance of the Chinese team in the Olympics was in the quarterfinals. This year, many fans felt that the Chinese team with Wu Dawei and Yi Jianlian could imagine a higher ranking!
After all, the Chinese team has two NBA players all at once, and Wu Dawei is also the leading superstar in the NBA league. This is something that no Chinese player can match in the past! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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