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83. Road trip

The six opponents on the Cavaliers' away trip are not easy to deal with, and can even be said to be very difficult.

The Spurs, Jazz, and Lakers are all within the ranks of these six opponents. It is conceivable that the Cavaliers are facing the most difficult away journey since the start of the game.

Moreover, completing these six away games in less than two weeks means that the Cavaliers players have to play one game every two days and have to endure the hardships of running around.

The defeat of the Boston Celtics gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a record of 10-7. This is definitely a result that surprises all Clevelanders, and the seventh place in the East has given them the hope of continuing to compete for the playoffs, so that they will not withdraw from such a ranks too early.

But obviously, the mood of the Cleveland talents to be happy quickly fell down due to the six consecutive away games schedules.

On November 16, the Cavaliers rushed to San Antonio to challenge their first opponent in this away tour.

The veteran team gave the visiting Cavaliers a warning in their AT&T Center Arena. The attack and ubiquitous defense made the Clevelanders unable to find the rhythm of rushing towards victory in the entire game.

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker ruled the entire game. Although Wu Dawei's two blocks made "Stone Buddha" look a little dull, he was still calm and performed with his right performance, which finally helped the team win this victory.

28 points and 18 rebounds were the final answer Duncan gave. He beat the Cavaliers' inside line, and Andre Valejo and Antoine Jamison could not defend him; and Wu Dawei's height disadvantage made Scott not consider him as the target of defense Duncan. Even in this game, Wu Dawei gave Shifo two big hats.

But that was also obtained through assisting defense.

Another hero of the Spurs' final victory over the Cavaliers 88:108 was the outside core Tony Parker. France trotted 29 points in the game and sent 5 assists and 5 steals. Maurice Williams, who was against him, was at a disadvantage on both ends of the offense and defense. His performance of 7 points in 2 of 12 shots in this game disappointed head coach Byron Scott.

The first away game was defeated, and it was a somewhat tragic defeat, which did bring some blows to the Cavaliers. Although they knew before the game that the opponent was much stronger than theirs.

But the last game defeat of the Celtics gave the Cleveland team a little confidence, and such a big defeat directly led to the collapse of those confidences. Then, another failure followed.

After finishing the game with the Spurs, the Cavaliers rushed to the next game location, Salt Lake City. Challenging the Jazz on the plateau is one of the most difficult games for every team in the league.

The Cavaliers are no exception, and the last big defeat to the Spurs made the players seem a little lacking in confidence.

Although Deron Williams and his team have not performed as well this season as before, they are still a traditional strong team in the West.

Toughness is almost synonymous with this team, so the Cavaliers lost two consecutive away games. In this game, the Cavaliers were also passive almost from the beginning. The lethality of Deron Williams' breakthrough almost made the Cavaliers unable to resist, and Carlos Boozer's turnover jump shot was also a challenge for Cleveland.

90:102.

The Cavaliers lost without any excuses.

Both games almost ended with a big score, which put the Cavaliers at the forefront. Wu Dawei, who averaged 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2.5 blocks in two games, once again appeared in criticism.

The reason is that his shooting percentage has not reached his average level this season, which is the data he did when he was a substitute.

Wu Dawei's shooting percentage in two games remained at around 45%, which is quite good for a No. 3 player. But the media insisted on comparing this with his shooting percentage of more than 55% when he was a substitute.

The 10 percentage gap is indeed a bit too large, but head coach Byron Scott thinks Wu Dawei's performance is still very good. He even affirmed Wu Dawei's performance when some media asked these questions maliciously and praised him.

This touched Wu Dawei a little, but in this way, Wu Dawei became Scott's "godson" as some media said...

Fortunately, before such a wave started, the Cavaliers won the next game. After finishing the game with the Jazz, they took two days off and set off again for Portland, Oregon.

At the Rose Garden Arena of the Trail Blazers, the Cavaliers finally ended their losing streak. They defeated the home team Trail Blazers by 105:90 and 15 points. The reason is that the Cavaliers successfully defended the attack arrow in the opponent's team in the game, Lamarcus Aldridge.

Wu Dawei's shooting percentage rebounded in this game, reaching 50%, scoring 8 points and 12 rebounds and contributing 4 blocks and 3 steals. Among them, 3 blocks were given to Aldridge!

But even so, those reporters who hate Wu Dawei, such as James Matthews, can still pick bones in the eggs. The reason for this time is even more funny. He said Wu Dawei's score is very funny.

"From when did you use scores to measure how good a player performs?" When asked by reporters whether Wu Dawei could not provide better help to the team while attacking, Scott answered very affirmatively. He continued to act as a "godfather" and protected Wu Dawei.

The first victory in this away trip was a good recent situation for the Cavaliers, because they then had two consecutive victories after losing two consecutive games.

After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, the Cavaliers continued their away trip, this time heading to Philadelphia in the East. Facing the Youth Army, the Cavaliers won without any suspense. The final score was 111:88, which was also the most points they won in this away trip.

Wu Dawei's offensive state continued to recover. Although his shooting percentage became 46%, his score rose to 16 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and contributed 2 blocks and 2 steals.

At this time, the time has come on November 24th, and it will leave in a few days. When December comes, it is the time for LeBron James to return to Cleveland!

So people's hearts become strange. Whether it is the Cavaliers who are in the other places or the Cleveland fans who are in the local area.

The Heat's visit to the Quick Loan Center is definitely the most important game for Cleveland fans in the second half of 2010.

At this time, the Cavaliers were taking a plane to their next destination, Golden State. They were about to challenge the Warriors away.

This should have been an easy game, but the Cavaliers eventually lost and stopped their pace of winning streak in the away game. However, the Cavaliers players continued to run without having time to get upset.

Head to the last destination of 6 away tours, Los Angeles. Challenge the Los Angeles Lakers at the Stamps Center, the defending champion of the league.
Chapter completed!
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