262. The real test
On the evening of May 19, when Wu Dawei followed the Cleveland Cavaliers teammates into the American Airlines Center, the home stadium of the Miami Heat, he immediately felt the enthusiasm from Miami fans.
The overwhelming booing sounds not only did not make Wu Dawei feel scared, but instead made him even more excited.
Standing on the stage of the East District finals again made Wu Dawei recall that at the same time last season, he also led the Cleveland Cavaliers to stand on the stage of the East District finals.
But the only difference from the last time is that the opponent they face this time is completely different. The Miami Heat is in the prime of its history. Although the Chicago Bulls were also in the limelight last season, there are still some gaps compared to the current Heat.
Although the booing in the American Airlines Center Arena was overwhelming, Wu Dawei accepted all this calmly. Although some Miami fans even spoke ill of each other when Wu Dawei passed by, Wu Dawei was still unmoved.
Because Wu Dawei knows why these Miami fans hate him so much, it is because he can always perform extremely well in the Cleveland Cavaliers' matches against the Miami Heat.
His own performance made these Miami fans feel threatened. Perhaps two years ago, they must have never thought that a Chinese player who will always sit on the Miami Heat's bench will one day become their biggest concern.
So the fans of the Miami Heat became more and more angry. Wu Dawei felt more and more excited and happy, because these were all proof of his success.
Wu Dawei believes that his current performance has already made Miami fans feel regretful. They must have regretted it very much. In the summer of the previous year, they sent themselves to Cleveland.
Otherwise, what they can form now is not the Big Three, but the Big Four. On the road to winning the championship, there is no need to worry that there will be an opponent who will be 9 wins and 2 losses to them in the past 11 games.
As the saying goes, God can live without committing evil, but one can’t live without committing evil.
This sentence can be said to be very appropriate now.
Although Miami fans will never admit this sentence, what they think in their hearts is basically a well-known thing.
Anyone who missed a player like Wu Dawei would not feel a pity? At least tonight, Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley would definitely regret it in his heart.
Although Wu Dawei's outbreak was something he had never thought, he did not expect that this young man from the Eastern Kingdom would be like his predecessor Yao Ming. There was something commendable, but it was too late to regret it now.
Because all this has happened, Wu Dawei is no longer a Miami Heat player, he now represents the Cleveland Cavaliers in the league. And tonight, they say they will become a irreconcilable opponent again.
The Miami Heat lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, and of course they would not want to repeat the same mistake this season. However, for the first game of the Eastern Conference final, which is about to kick off, the Miami Heat team is not 100% confident of victory.
After all, they really don’t have much advantage over the Cavaliers, and the record of the match between the two sides is also quite unfriendly for the Miami Heat.
However, in front of the outside world, facing the media, the Miami Heat certainly cannot show their fear. Especially LeBron James, who has always had a bad relationship with Wu Dawei. Before the start of this game, facing reporters' questions, James said: "Of course we will win in this game. The Cleveland Cavaliers are a team with good strength, but they will not be our obstacle!"
James seemed full of confidence in an interview before the game. Although perhaps he didn't think so in his heart, the state he showed inspired Miami fans.
Miami fans are also more excited and looking forward to this game. What they are excited about is that they finally have the opportunity to avenge last season's revenge, and what they are looking forward to is that they want to see the Miami Heat defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the game.
On this day, the Miami Heat players have been waiting for a long time!
When the players of both sides began to enter one after another, naturally, the Cleveland Cavaliers players, who were visiting the team, were booed by tens of thousands of Miami fans at the scene; and when the Miami Heat players entered the court, hysterical cheers naturally sounded in the stadium.
The different treatments of the two sides also illustrate their identities in this game. Obviously, the treatment of the Cleveland Cavaliers as guests will definitely not be very good.
During the game on the 19th, they will definitely be surrounded by hostile and hatred from Miami fans. If they want to win the game under such a difficult situation, the Cleveland Cavaliers need enough motivation and confidence.
Otherwise, the environment would be so harsh, and it would be extremely difficult for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win. In addition, the Miami Heat itself is outstanding, with LeBron James as the leader, gathering Chris Bosh and Dwyne Wade's Heat. This season, it can be said that it has swept the world and is invincible.
Before this game began, the momentum displayed by the Miami Heat’s home court, the American Airlines Center, also made the Miami Heat’s popularity very loud. However, as the opponent of the Miami Heat tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers do not feel afraid of them.
Because in the recent match with the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers have almost never suffered any losses, so they naturally have sufficient self-confidence to compete with the Miami Heat in the game on the basketball court.
Before the game started, the Miami Heat did gain the upper hand with their home advantage. However, when the game started and officially started, the Cleveland Cavaliers were not inferior to the disadvantage.
Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the visiting team, are still led by Wu Dawei in the third position, with the two defenders being Anthony Parker and Chauncey Billups, while the two inside players are Dwight Howard and Andre Valaijo; the two Heat defenders are Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmos, the two forwards are LeBron James and Dr. Chris, and the inside player is Joel Anthony.
The Miami Heat's lineup has not changed from last season. It is because the salary of the Big Three has basically locked the team's space, so in the next few years, the Miami Heat's lineup will basically not change much; compared with the two teams in the playoffs last season, the biggest change of the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight is undoubtedly their inside player, from Chris Carman to Dwight Howard.
In the playoffs last season, Carman's performance in the inside made the Miami people feel unrest. Now, Carman has replaced the stronger Dwight Howard. Undoubtedly, in the center position, the Miami Heat's disadvantage will become even greater.
This is also the thing that Miami fans were most worried about Wu Dawei's performance before the start of this game. They were afraid that the Heat's inside line would be beaten by their opponents again. If such a thing really happened again, then they would really feel extremely worried about the Miami Heat's prospects in this round of the Eastern Conference finals.
When all the starters of both sides came on the court, the game started quickly. As soon as the game began, Dwight Howard played out his inside advantage and easily helped the Cleveland Cavaliers get the ball rights at the opening jump ball.
Chauncey Billups experienced the ball through the half, and faced the young Mario Chalmos, Billups was not under much pressure. Although this was Chalmos' second season as the team's starting point guard, his experience in the playoffs was really not much. Moreover, this was his first time in his career to play in the Eastern Conference Finals, so it was naturally impossible to compare with Billups who had won FMVP.
Although after coming to Miami, head coach Byron Scott had no strict and high requirements for the team, and only required the team to win one game in these two away games, which would be a very good result. However, for the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers, for Wu Dawei, of course, if he could win both games, that would be the best result.
Winning one in two games is the second best result.
So the game just started and the players played very hard. After Billups dribbled the ball through halftime, the Cavaliers players began to run hard in the frontcourt.
Everyone was moved by the first attack at the opening. Miami reporter Darnell Williams, who was sitting on the sidelines, forgot to curse Wu Dawei at this time. Compared to his curse of Wu Dawei, Williams of course would rather see the scene of the Miami Heat winning a complete victory in the first game.
Because of this, it will undoubtedly make people feel more excited than cursing Wu Dawei.
But he was soon disappointed. Because the Cavaliers quickly got a good start, and the person who scored the goal was Wu Dawei, which made Darnell Williams feel even more frustrated and depressed. Anyone who scored the goal in the Cavaliers was better, and the worst result was Wu Dawei scored the goal.
Who would hope that someone who averaged 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists per game in the Eastern Conference semi-finals will play well from the beginning of the game.
Isn't that a huge challenge for his opponent?
So when Wu Dawei made a mid-range shot from the middle distance to help the Cleveland Cavaliers get a good start in the first game of the night on the 19th, the depressed mood of the American Airlines Center quickly spread.
Fortunately, the Miami Heat were also good enough tonight's game. In the subsequent offense, they told their opponent tonight's Cleveland Cavaliers why they were able to achieve 8 wins and 0 losses in the past two rounds of the series.
Dwyne Wade received a pass from LeBron James at a high position, and then broke through the inside and scored the blue. Although Dwight Howard actively brought the defense over, he was still one step slower than Wade.
The two sides quickly tied at the beginning, and Wade's goal was like giving the Miami fans who came to the American Airlines Center tonight, giving them a little peace of mind.
However, this does not make Miami fans feel satisfied, because it is just a draw. This is not the reason why Miami fans came to the American Airlines Center to cheer for the Miami Heat tonight.
The only picture they want to see is the scene where the Cleveland Cavaliers were beaten by the Miami Heat!
If you can't see such an ending, then for Miami fans, the game tonight will definitely not be worth the return of the ticket price.
After all, they have been waiting for so long, aren’t they just waiting for an opportunity that can make them hysterically laugh at the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wu Dawei? If it’s just a draw, then what qualifications and positions do Miami fans have to laugh at the opponent who tied with them?
So in the next defensive round when the Miami Heat scored a goal, the American Airlines Center was hysterically shouting loudly, and Miami fans shouted "defense" in unison to cheer for the Miami Heat players.
Such a huge shouting also made the Cleveland Cavaliers players feel a little pressure. But isn’t this the away game? Isn’t the meaning of the away game here? The difficult environment does make people feel bad, but the only good news is that the Cavaliers players have certainly been prepared for such a scene.
Before coming to Miami, of course, everyone was ready to face difficulties and obstacles, and at this time they were facing huge shouts. In addition to increasing psychological pressure, the players still maintained enough calm.
Because the Cavaliers players know very well that the game against the Miami Heat is the real test of their playoffs this season! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (.) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.. to read.
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