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74. Starter

Winning the Pacers' victory temporarily freed the Cleveland Cavaliers from the dangerous situation of falling out of the top eight of the East Zone. At the same time, it also consolidated their current position.

This is a position that satisfies the Clevelanders. Although they were already in high places at the same time last year, they had already become colder, but the times had changed, so they were naturally incomparable.

At least eighth place allows them to temporarily escape the weak character that the outside world said before the start of the season, and they can now rank among the playoff contenders.

Compared with the Clevelanders' satisfaction with the Cavaliers' current situation, the Miami people, who have gained the attention of the world this summer, are very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Heat.

The Cavaliers ranked eighth in the East with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, while the Miami Heat ranked seventh in the East with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses. Before the start of the season, what people said about as a big blow to the four sides, the Heat's performance in the game was completely different from what people expected.

They are struggling and do not have the style of a popular team that wins the championship.

On the contrary, it makes people feel that they are just a team on the edge of the playoffs. Such results are definitely a good result for the Clevelanders this season; but for the Miami people who spent a lot of money in the summer, it is an absolute failure!

Naturally, the Miami people don’t like their teams and are compared with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

So, such pressure finally made the superstars of the Miami Heat feel a little nervous. Just as rumors spread that the Cavaliers were about to trade Wu Dawei, the Heat also reported that President Park Riley was intending to perform surgery on the Heat lineup.

Such a situation directly prompted Miami stars to perform three consecutive victories in the following week, improving the Heat's record to 11 wins and 6 losses. In these three games, LeBron James averaged 28 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 1 block and 1 steal!

Similarly, after the official press conference of the Cavaliers calmed the rumors that the team wanted to trade Wu Dawei, the Cavaliers also achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the next week. During this period, Wu Dawei played 29 minutes per game, contributing 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks; and the team's starting third position, Joey Graham, was compressed to averaging 12 minutes per game, and his contribution also shrank greatly from the beginning of the season, with only 5 points and 2 rebounds.

9 wins and 6 losses made the Cavaliers ranked seventh in the East, and the three consecutive wins made the Miamis go further, directly from seventh to fifth in the East!

But despite this, the voices that connect the Cavaliers with the Miami Heat are still not small. Before the "war of words" between Wu Dawei and James was decided, this topic would never be easily tolerated.

With the comments from current Cavaliers coach Byron Scott at the press conference that day, reporters have more room for imagination and hype.

"This Chinese striker has now become the core player in the heart of the Cavaliers coach. So I think he should be qualified to be compared with James now, right?"

On an interview program recorded by tn.t TV, Charles Barkley, as well as Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson, who are the tn.t ace commentary group, appeared as the host group of the program.

Each time the three of them appeared together, they were like a group of crosstalk talkers, so when Kenny Smith’s question was said, Charles Barkley, who was sitting next to him, was despised by Charles Barkley, who was sitting next to him: "Of course. GREAT! Wow~ I want to say that this nickname has fully proved Wu’s status and role at this time. Hey, Kenny, what did people call you when you were in the second grade of your player age?" Barkley finished speaking and then suddenly realized: "Oh~ I remembered it, Olajuwon called you to buy hot dogs~"

"Haha, it's so interesting..." Kenny Smith laughed dryly, greeted Barkley ten thousand times and ten thousand times in his heart, and then threw the topic to the guests who came to the show today.

This is the process of interview programs. The host asks questions and the guests answer questions. It's a very six plus one...

"Let's ask Mr. James Matthews from Cleveland. James, what do you think?"

The person invited by the program team today was a reporter from the Akron Lighthouse. This tabloid reporter may be the first time he was on a big TV show like this, so he seemed a little nervous, and his face was sitting upright, which made Barkley laugh and said: "Hey, his name is James Kenny, have you ever thought about it? You ask a James and said, "Hey, James, who do you think James is stronger, and what kind of answer do you think you will get?"

"Hey!?" Smith seemed helpless and said loudly: "Charles, this question is not what I want to ask, do you know? This is given to me by the director. Why do you have to find me on the show again and again? Do you know that many of my fans are watching my show in front of the TV now!"

"There are fans like this?" Barkley said contemptuously. He planned to stir up this bowl of muddy water to the end. "Oh, they are all old ladies in their sixties or seventies."

"Hey!?" Smith was angry, a dream lover who claimed to be a young girl. He stood up suddenly and shouted at the camera: "Director, no more recording!"

"Okay, I'll shut up..." Buckley hurriedly stretched out his hands and surrendered. Smith sat down angrily, but before his mood was calm, he heard Barckley's mutter in his ears: "Friends of Women..."

"Haha~" Suddenly, Barkley and Ernie Johnson, who had been sitting next to him, bent over and laughed. The whole show was a little messy for a moment. The most messy thing in the wind was James Matthews, who was opening his mouth and preparing to express his views on this issue.

This tabloid reporter was completely unacceptable to the hosting style of the three people, thinking to himself, "Damn it's a fool..."

Such a shot appeared in the TV screen, which also made Wu Dawei laugh. He became more and more fond of Charles Barkley, a fat man who has been supporting him since the beginning. Of course, what made him even happier was that James Matthews looked like a fool at this time, sitting on a chair.

Since the Cavaliers held a press conference and said they would never trade themselves but might have to sign a contract with them in advance, Wu Dawei's heart gradually calmed down. Nothing can be more comfortable than such a promise.

No one wants to move suddenly, and that feeling is simply terrible. Wu Dawei has been worried about the sudden transfer from Miami to Cleveland this summer. He doesn't believe it. At that time, the Cavaliers took the initiative to ask the Heat to add him, after all, he was not a name for himself at that time.

Although I was already a "two-double player" at that time...

Now, this "double-double player" who is still penniless this summer has now transformed into an important "core player" in the Cavaliers coach. After the team training the next day of the press conference, Wu Dawei was kept by head coach Byron Scott.

He told Wu Dawei that after some careful consideration, he decided to let him... in the next game, first!

Working to become a starter, Wu Dawei set a goal for himself on draft night.

PS: Thank you for your great reward~

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