192. Choice
The Cleveland Cavaliers' match against the Dallas Mavericks was held on December 7, local time in the United States. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, they certainly had to win this game in theory, because for this game, they could almost give up the match against the San Antonio Spurs.
It is to be able to splice the next game with all your heart, but despite this, the Cleveland Cavaliers sacrificed so much for this game against the Mavericks, but before the start of this game, there were still not many people who thought that the Cleveland Cavaliers could take away a game of victory from Dallas.
Although the Dallas Mavericks cannot be compared with the San Antonio Spurs, and cannot be compared with the glorious period when they won the NBA championship two years ago, at least they still have their foundation.
Leaving Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Jose Barrea and Tyson Chandler did make their strength a big loss, but at least they also have their most important core "German King" Dirk Nowitzki!
Nowitz's performance in the basic season is still good, and he can contribute nearly 20 points and 9 rebounds per game to the team. Although it cannot be compared with the season that won the championship two years ago, he is still a treasure sword that never grows old.
It is of course very difficult for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win a victory in such a Dallas Mavericks. Fortunately, the Dallas Mavericks are not in good condition recently. Although their record is much better than the Cleveland Cavaliers, their record of one win and two losses in the last three games also shows that their recent state has also declined.
This just gave the Cleveland Cavaliers some chances to win the game. The game started at 7 p.m. local time, but from the beginning, the Cleveland Cavaliers were abnormal.
At least they performed differently from the last game at the center of San Antonio, and they played more proactively. This surprised the fans of the Dallas Mavericks who had been full of confidence before the start of this game.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers did not turn away from the beginning of the game, they were very tenacious, and the process of the game was completely different from what Dallas fans imagined before the game began. The game was very anxious from the beginning.
This situation was not only unexpected by the Mavericks fans, but also by the Mavericks players; but it made Cleveland feel very satisfied with the head coach of the Cavaliers, Byron Scott, especially Michael Beasley's performance in the game tonight, which really surprised Byron Scott.
He showed plenty of energy in the game and exuded his vitality. Especially when he was against the elderly Sean Marion in the third position, Michael Beasley let the opponent know what youth and vitality are.
Although Marion is a defensive player, Michael Beasley still has good performance on the offensive end, and his activeness on the defensive end. Beasley's performance in this game did not disappoint Byron Scott.
The Cleveland Cavaliers began to slowly gain the upper hand in this game. Of course, it was definitely not just relying on Michael Beasley's performance; it was mainly because of the team's new core Kyrie Irving performed well, and Andre Varaijo's good defense against Dirk Nowitzki on the offensive end. All these factors combined have caused the Cleveland Cavaliers to slowly gain an advantage and establish a leading score in this game that was not favored.
This is an extremely unexpected result. In most people's eyes, in this game, the Cleveland Cavaliers should basically just play a slaughtered role. Why is it really a scene of turning the tables?
Of course, the Dallas people would not sit idly by and remain indifferent. They did counterattack in the game, but the final counterattack was not good. Because every counterattack they fought against were wiped out by the Cleveland Cavaliers!
The Cavaliers finally won this back-to-back second battle. Although they won the hardest in the end, for the Cleveland Cavaliers today, they just care about the result. Where can they care about whether they win beautifully or not?
The victory of this game solved the urgent need for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After this game, the Cleveland Cavaliers' record warmed up. They came to 8 wins and 14 losses. They were still in the ninth place in the East, but because the team behind them lost, the Cleveland Cavaliers became more and more firm in this position.
In this way, they will naturally be in the process of sitting there.
However, after a day off in Dallas, the opponent that the Cleveland Cavaliers will challenge in the next game is the current New York Knicks. This is not a good bone. At least according to the information obtained by Byron Scott, the New York Knicks currently ranks first in the East District League, and its record of 17 wins and 3 losses is not even weaker than the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is the first in the West...
They are currently in the midst of a five-game winning streak. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who have just won a game, are obviously facing the precarious situation again. This makes Byron Scott feel a headache.
Moreover, the next game with the New York Knicks is not just an ordinary game. The two teams have formed "deep hatred" in the past two seasons!
Wu Dawei always performs extremely well every time he comes to Madison Garden Square, and the Cavaliers have eliminated New Yorkers in the playoffs, which are the reasons why New Yorkers hold a grudge against them.
Before this game started, the outside media began to hype the game. There is no doubt that as the number one fan in New York, Spike Lee will definitely be the first person to jump out and laugh at the current situation of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
For the Cavaliers and Wu Dawei, Spike Lee is "hate to the core". In the past two seasons, Spike Lee has suffered many losses on Wu Dawei. Of course, Spike Lee has never given a good face to Wu Dawei and his Cleveland Cavaliers, and if he has the chance, he will never miss the opportunity to put down the wrong side!
Just like now, when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center and set off for New York, Spike Lee has already started to speak loudly in front of the media, mocking the Cleveland Cavaliers for losing in this game.
His mocking of his best efforts also surprised how deep this old guy had for Wu Dawei and the Cleveland Cavaliers...
"Of course it's impossible. The New York Knicks will easily win our second six-game winning streak this season! The Cleveland Cavaliers will not have any impact on the team. Look at their current appearance. The Knicks will only play in the second team and will beat them up!"
Spike Lee has always been the kind of person who is unreasonable, especially when asked about the Cleveland Cavaliers, whom he hates very much, Spike Lee will not give the Cleveland Cavaliers any face on his lips.
His words were indeed very angry, especially when Cleveland players flew to New York with the team and saw this news on TV, everyone was so angry, but no one would like to talk to Spike Lee.
First, the current situation of the Cleveland Cavaliers is indeed not good. Second, everyone knows that Spike Lee is like a snot. If you get entangled by him, you will have time to worry about it...
What's more, the Cavaliers players came to New York to talk to Spike Lee. This game against the New York Knicks was the third game of their away trip. Although they had just won the game against the Dallas Mavericks before, the game still made the Cleveland Cavaliers players feel Alexander.
After all, the Mavericks are only eighth in the West, and the New York Knicks are now the number one in the East! Although the league is strong in the West and weak in the East, the gap cannot be so big.
The New York Knicks are not just the number one in the East. If it weren't for the fewer games, they might even surpass the Oklahoma City Thunder to rank first on the league record list!
Faced with such an opponent, even if this team has hardly beaten itself in the first two seasons, it cannot be taken lightly. In particular, this team still has extremely deep resentment towards the Cleveland Cavaliers. When the game begins, they will definitely do their best to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers and wash away the shame they once were.
Such a situation will naturally make Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott think about whether to continue to strategically give up the game. After all, in addition to this match with the New York Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers have two difficult road trips left, one game against the Atlanta Hawks and another game to play the Clippers in Los Angeles.
Obviously, in this case, Byron Scott understood that making a choice is the best choice. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!