176. Mileage Sadness
With more than three minutes left in the first quarter, Michael Beasley, who followed Wu Dawei to be a cheerleader for almost the whole quarter, finally ushered in his first appearance in the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Although there was no way to start in this opening game, Michael Beasley was sad for a long time, when the team's head coach Byron Scott called his name to let him play, Michael Beasley still seemed very excited.
When he came on the court, he replaced Moon's man Moon. At this time, LeBron James, who had played well in the game and had already scored 8 points, was also replaced by Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley.
Obviously, perhaps because the game was scored a lot in the first quarter, Pat Riley deliberately controlled the playing time of the core players under his command.
This also greatly reduced the pressure on Michael Beasley because he had fought against LeBron James on the basketball court, so he knew how powerful James was.
When he was on the court, he was ready to fight the pressure, but now Pat Riley replaced LeBron James with the court, so naturally the pressure on Michael Beasley was greatly reduced.
He felt that he might be able to make a big move on the offensive end, because the player who was replaced was Sean Bathir. Although the outside world said that he was a very outstanding defensive player, Michael Beasley did not take this old guy seriously, never!
But Michael Beasley soon tasted the bitterness because Sean Bathir quickly made him taste the bitterness.
"White No. 7, foul with the ball and hit someone!"
"What!? You actually called me a foul!? God, do you believe it?"
"If you chatter in front of me again, you're waiting to discuss with God whether you deserve a technical foul!"
Michael Beasley used the ball to break through the inside with a strong ball on the offensive end, and then he hit Sean Bathir, and then the referee's whistle sounded, and at the same time, his spearhead was pointed directly at Beasley...
This made Beasley feel extremely wronged, but the referee did not intend to change the judgment, and Michael Beasley also knew that he would continue to chatter and what would be waiting for him.
However, Michael Beasley felt very bad now because he got an offensive foul just after he came on the court. He didn't think this would give him any extra points in the team's head coach Byron Scott's heart...
This was a bad start, which made Michael Beasley feel extremely depressed. So he knew that in the next attack, he had to perform well in order to continue to impress the team's head coach...
Michael Beasley's idea is good, but obviously after coming to a team like the Cleveland Cavaliers, Beasley still needs to change a lot. Not only on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he must also work harder than before.
It’s just that he had just arrived at the Cleveland Cavaliers not long, and he obviously didn’t realize it much. So Michael Beasley soon started the second quarter and was about to be replaced by the team’s head coach Byron Scott.
Because LeBron James soon returned to the basketball court, and Michael Beasley's attitude on the defensive end was not as good as Moon's man, so Byron Scott was worried about letting him take charge of defending LeBron James.
The team is at a disadvantage now, although the hope for the game is slim. But Byron Scott will not hope that the game will be without any hope in the second quarter.
So Michael Beasley played 5 minutes on the basketball court and scored two points with one of three shots, and was taken down by head coach Byron Scott to rest.
This situation made him feel extremely depressed. Wu Dawei could see the expression on his face when Michael Beasley left the court. Of course, he also felt sorry for his good friends, but his performance on the court still depends on his own performance and hard work.
In this opening game, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played at home in the first quarter, were in a very disadvantageous situation. Due to the lack of Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played with a brand new lineup, were unable to compare with such a Miami Heat who had all the best in the field.
They were behind the Miami Heat by 8 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, such a disadvantage situation became much more serious. The gap between the two sides continued to widen, so the situation naturally became even more unfavorable to the Cleveland Cavaliers who played at home.
However, in the face of such a situation, the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, has no good idea now. Wu Dawei, Dwight Howard, and even Chauncey Billups' absence due to injury all make the two teams with similar strength now have a huge gap.
The gap in hard power cannot be smoothed out with just a few tactics. At least Byron Scott still feels a headache about this. He did not think of any good countermeasures to reverse such an unfavorable decline, otherwise the team would not be able to fall behind more and more points now.
As the opening game continued, Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard, who were sitting on the sidelines, their expressions of happiness and joy on their faces gradually faded because they had won the ring of the championship last season, and instead were frowning expressions.
The atmosphere in the entire Quick Loan Center has also changed a lot from before. The mood of Cleveland fans is no longer as high as before. Although they raised the banner of the first championship in team history before the start of the game tonight, the process of the game at this time made the fans feel extremely upset.
Although this is the home speed loan center for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the entire game was led by the Miami people. They were the masters of this game tonight. They established an advantage from the beginning of the game, and then they firmly grasped such an advantage in the subsequent games.
The Cleveland Cavaliers could not defeat such a "monopoly" situation on the basketball court. The game continued and was under the control of the Miami people. Until the end of the first half, the Cleveland Cavaliers did not have any possibility of a comeback.
52:40, at the end of the first half, the Cleveland Cavaliers who played at home were 12 points behind the Miami Heat. If it weren't for the Miami people's touch that wasn't very good in the game tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers would have only had more points behind!
The 12-point gap made the Cleveland fans who came to the Quick Loan Center tonight feel a little disappointed. After all, this game is the opening game of the new season. No one would want to play so badly in the opening game. Everyone hopes to win the game.
Although it is indeed a bit difficult for the popular team Miami Heat to win the championship with its current lineup. But at least the scene has to be better played.
Fortunately, although the 12-point gap does make people feel frustrated and disappointed, for Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott, this is not enough to make people feel desperate. The 12-point gap seems to be quite large, but there is still a chance to turn the tables.
Although even fans know that it is indeed a very difficult thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers to complete the comeback with their current lineup, and the target is a team like the Miami Heat, it is indeed a very difficult thing, but at least it has to give it a try.
Byron Scott thought so, so he hoped that everyone in the team would not give up on this game just like that. Continue to fight in the second half. After all, this is the opening game. Everyone hopes that the new season will have a good sign, and Byron Scott is no exception.
So he asked the players to base themselves on defense in the second half of the game. Start with defense and then see if they can seize the opportunity to turn the tables. In this way, Michael Beasley obviously has less room for play because the small forward Moon, who started to play in the game tonight, although Moon has not made much contribution to the team on the offensive end, he is very active on the defensive end.
Under the current circumstances, he is obviously the player the team's head coach Byron Scott needs more. Because compared to the team's offense, the team cannot curb the performance of the Miami Heat on the defensive end. This is the more deadly problem.
On the offensive end, Kyrie Irving, the Cavaliers' starting back guards tonight and Danny Green performed very well. Kyrie Irving scored 10 points and 4 assists in the first half, and Danny came over and scored two three-pointers in the first half.
Michael Beasley only played for 5 minutes in the first half and scored 2 points, but no other contribution was made. When facing Bathier on the defensive end, Michael Beasley was not very active, so Byron Scott didn't dare to think that he could do his best to defend James at this time.
Even with Michael Beasley giving all his strength, he will not be LeBron James' opponent, not to mention that he does not have such an attitude...
So in the second half of the game, Byron Scott did not intend to change the starting lineup. He still continued his starting lineup at the beginning of the game.
Michael Beasley was still sitting on the bench until the third quarter started to rotate, and was sent to the basketball court again by the team's head coach Byron Scott.
At this time, the Miami Heat's leading score had reached as many as 18 points. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played at home, tried to regain their disadvantage in the first half in the second half, the actual situation was too big a way out from what the Cavaliers' head coach Byron Scott thought.
Not only did the team not pull back their previous disadvantages, but instead played worse and worse in the following game. The gap between the scores between the two sides was gradually getting wider and wider.
The situation is getting worse for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Byron Scott has no more solutions to this. The gap in strength between the two sides has made this game not have much suspense from the beginning.
Now, it's just something that's expected. So Byron Scott didn't plan to struggle too much. After all, the opponent's strength is indeed too strong, and the score gap is widening so much, so Byron Scott decided not to continue struggling.
Although this is the opening match of the new season, it is indeed not wise to do something even though you know it is impossible. Moreover, there is still a long time for a season, so there is no need to fight this game to the death.
After all, the team is currently suffering from large-scale injuries. It is definitely not worth it if it risked injury just for a regular season game.
So as the team's head coach, Byron Scott decided to give up this game. It was in such a situation that Michael Beasley got the second chance to play in this game.
But obviously, compared to the first time and the second time Michael Beasley, who got playing time in this game tonight, performed much better than before. Perhaps because of the Cavaliers' surrender, the energy the Miami Heat invested in this game has been reduced accordingly.
So the intensity of the game has been reduced accordingly, and Michael Beasley has played more easily under such circumstances. His scores have begun to rise step by step, but obviously, it is difficult for people to feel satisfied with their outstanding performance during this period of time.
Because this is simply insignificant performance, it does not have any special help to the game, and it will not allow Michael Beasley to get any extra points from the team's head coach Byron Scott.
Of course, it is also even more unlikely that the media who criticize him will show mercy to his writing...
However, the worst thing about this game was the entire Cleveland Cavaliers team, because on their championship crown night, it was obvious that this game was a miserable mileage... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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