317. The second game
The Cleveland Cavaliers' defeat in the first game in the finals quickly made them the target of public criticism. In particular, Wu Dawei, as the core of the team, was the first to be ridiculed and sarcastic by countless Oklahomans.
However, in fact, in this game on June 8, Wu Dawei's performance was still outstanding. Even the team's head coach Byron Scott, after losing the game, defended Wu Dawei at the post-match press conference.
He didn't think that the defeat in this game was Wu Dawei's fault. But who said Wu Dawei was the leader of the team? If the team lost the ball, he had to take responsibility. Although people can see that the Cavaliers lost in the performance of role players. In addition to Wu Dawei, Dwight Howard also got 20 plus 10 for the team, while the performance of other players was not so satisfactory.
However, after the game, such a responsibility will of course be put on Wu Dawei. Because who told him not to help his teammates find their form during the game?
In this regard, although such accusation is enough to make people feel wronged, Wu Dawei did not complain about it. In fact, it was because he did not have time. Wu Dawei, who had experienced countless storms, understood very well that the best way to get rid of the current public opinion attack is not to argue with these people on his mouth, but to try to win back the game in the second game. In this way, these people will naturally close their mouths that make people feel very disgusted.
Therefore, Wu Dawei ignored these criticisms nowadays. And even though the team lost the first game of the finals, Wu Dawei still had confidence in this round of the finals. He did not lose the confidence in winning the championship because of unexpectedly losing the first game.
Because the surprise of this game was indeed very great, until the beginning of the game, the entire Cleveland Cavaliers went online without expecting that the game would become like this, and the Oklahoma City Thunder even had a crushing trend.
No matter what the outside world said before the game started, the Cavaliers players also confirmed that their strength was higher than that of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Moreover, most of the players in the team have had experience in the finals once or even more than once, which also made the Cleveland Cavaliers players feel that they will have a more advantage in the finals.
This is understandable, and experience has always been very important in such a grand event as the Finals. Moreover, the Oklahoma City Thunder players have always seemed very excited before the game began, but what people did not expect was that the Oklahoma City Thunder players would eventually turn this excitement into a full of vitality!
The so-called plan is based on people and things are achieved in heaven, probably this game. The Cleveland Cavaliers have prepared all the pre-game preparations. However, they did not expect that the Oklahoma City Thunder players would play in such an excellent state in this game.
And it's not just one or two players playing in this state. If only one or two players playing in this state, then the Cleveland Cavaliers will not be worried, and it is even more unlikely to lose the game like this; the problem is that the entire Oklahoma City Thunder team played in this state, which is very difficult.
If the Oklahoma City Thunder is still in the same state in the second finals game to be held on the 11th, then if the Cleveland Cavaliers are different, the probability of losing like the first game is very high.
So, no team can guarantee that they will win every game. There are no generals in competitive sports that can win every game, and people will always miss it. Just like the 2001 finals, no one expected that the Los Angeles Lakers, who were in the forefront of the Western Conference playoffs, would have won 12 consecutive victories in the finals. In the first game of the finals, they would lose to a Philadelphia 76ers with wounded soldiers!
Therefore, this uncertainty is unpredictable and cannot be confronted by manpower.
Naturally, there is no need for Wu Dawei to lose his confidence in the long-awaited O'Brien Cup because of such an unexpected failure.
After the game on June 8, the second game of the finals will be kicked off on the 11th after two days. That is to say, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost the first game, will have two days to adjust their mood and condition again.
At the same time, it means that the Oklahoman has two days to mock Wu Dawei and his Cleveland Cavaliers before the second game begins.
As a reporter from the Oklahoman, Darnell Marbury, of course, would not let go so easily. In the past record of the Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cavaliers and Wu Dawei were always the winners. Moreover, the Thunder also suffered great punishment and ridicule for despising Wu Dawei and the Cavaliers last season.
So at this time, Darnell Marbury has a chance to mock the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wu Dawei, of course, he wants to avenge his previous shame...
"The Oklahoma City Thunder surprised everyone in the first game of the finals. They played an extremely outstanding game. In the first game, the Cleveland Cavaliers were suppressed by them and had no power to fight back. The rhythm of the entire game was completely controlled by the Oklahoma City Thunder. This reminded me of the Eastern Conference finals that ended more than a week ago. At that time, the Clevelanders who hung up the Miami Heat must have never expected that one day they would be able to experience the Miami people's feelings!"
The victory of the first game made many Oklahomans feel a little proud, and Marbury is of course one of them, so he certainly needs a place to vent now.
"Although many people say that the luck in this game is very large, we all know that this is just an excuse for the loser. The second game will come soon, and at this time I even feel a little impatient about the second game. Because I believe that by then it will only be the reenactment of the first game!"
Darnell Marbury's words also somewhat represent the current Oklahoma's mood. The Oklahoma Thunder has been accused of not being favored by people before. The 1:0 lead allows them to wait for the next game at this time. It is precisely because of this leading advantage in the total score that the Oklahoma is full of confidence in the upcoming second game!
After the first game, the uproar in public opinion did not affect the preparations for the second game. The Oklahoma City Thunder is a young team after all, with the core players such as Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, so in the past two days, the most they did except training was to accept interviews from journalists and media.
Compared to them, the Cleveland Cavaliers' core players became much quieter. Basically, during this period, the Cavaliers received very few interviews. Because they used their toes, they knew how huge the Cleveland Cavaliers were at this time. So, Wu Dawei, who had too much experience, and others, who had already had too much experience, chose to avoid it.
Although this is somewhat retreating, in the eyes of more people, this is a performance of sucking firewood and tasting gall... Although after the first game, people's support for the two teams in the finals changed, and people no longer blindly support and favor the Cleveland Cavaliers. Most of them are fence-between, but more people still believe that the Cleveland Cavaliers will still win the championship this season.
But compared to the past, more people began to believe that the Oklahoma City Thunder also had the strength to compete for the championship.
There is no doubt that the result of the second game will definitely affect or even consolidate some people's swaying views.
Although he lost the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers still maintained enough confidence in the next second final. Moreover, head coach Byron Scott did not practice any other tactics in particular, and he maintained the team's training mode before the start of the first game.
Because in his opinion, this unexpected defeat was indeed very unexpected. In his opinion, the Oklahomans could not continue this rampant state. One game is already precious, and in the second game they will return to ordinary.
Would you believe Sergii Baka made 8 of 10 shots on the offensive end in every game? Just his will be 50%, and most of them are shooting percentages without confrontation?
And for Byron Scott, the good news is that although the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the first game, the team's two most important core players, Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard, were still very remarkable in the first game.
Wu Dawei is excellent enough on both offense and defense. Although Kevin Durant scored 26 points in the first game, his shooting percentage was not efficient and was lower than the average level. If Wu Dawei had not needed to make up for defense frequently, Kevin Durant would not have gotten such a high score. (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.)
Chapter completed!