201. A chaotic situation
The Cleveland Cavaliers were not able to play in the ideal state after Dwight Howard's comeback. There is no doubt that this will make people feel a little disappointed. Fans who like the Cleveland Cavaliers feel disappointed by this, and at the same time, it also gives some people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of it.
As a loyal fan of the Miami Heat and a reporter for the Florida Sentinel, Darrell Marbury naturally couldn't wait to jump out at this time.
The Miami Heat have won consecutive games recently, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still in a state of half-dead after Dwight Howard returns. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers' record of 6 wins and 3 losses in the last nine games is still pretty good, it is obviously still significantly lower than people's expectations for them.
Because after Dwight Howard's comeback, the Cleveland Cavaliers did improve in their record, but they still only ranked eighth in the East Division in the rankings...
This is indeed a position that people feel embarrassed, especially the Cleveland Cavaliers were the league's championship last season, which makes people feel even more embarrassed.
The championship last season was only third in the East in the new season... and more importantly, the Cleveland Cavaliers still fell far behind the Miami Heat.
How could such a situation prevent Darrell Marbury from feeling extremely comfortable? Naturally, he wanted to make fun of Wu Dawei and his Cleveland Cavaliers.
"The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently ranked eighth in the East with a record of 20 wins and 23 losses. They are only one win-win gap from the Milwaukee Bucks, who is ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference. It seems that the defending champion is about to climb to seventh in the Eastern Conference. However, the situation is obviously not that optimistic, because behind them. The Philadelphia 76ers, who are ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, are also catching up! It seems that the Cleveland Cavaliers are not considering that they are suitable to enter the seventh in the Eastern Conference, but thinking about how they can not fall out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference..."
"In the history of the league, there has never been a history where the defending champion cannot even enter the playoffs in his second season! Judging from the current performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers, it is obvious that they are trying to create such a historical myth..."
Darrell Marbury laughed at the Cleveland Cavaliers without hesitation and concealment, which showed his narrowness on the one hand, and on the other hand, it really illustrates the dilemma facing the Cleveland Cavaliers at this moment.
Although Dwight Howard's comeback has allowed the Cleveland Cavaliers to win six of the last nine games, the Cavaliers have not been able to improve significantly in their rankings, and they are still able to rank eighth in the East. This is something that makes people feel that.
Because the Philadelphia 76ers, who were behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, caught up at this time, which made the Cleveland Cavaliers feel a little entangled.
Dwight Howard's comeback did not bring qualitative improvements to the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is a frustrating thing. Fortunately, the Cleveland Cavaliers never have to put treasure on one person.
The game in January has reached late, which means that the time for Wu Dawei's comeback is getting closer and closer. If Dwight Howard alone cannot save the Cleveland Cavaliers, then if Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard appear on the basketball court at the same time, then they can definitely save the defending champion of the Cleveland Cavaliers!
Because it was precisely because of these two superstars inside and outside that the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to win the first championship trophy in team history last season.
The glittering O'Brien Cup is now in the Cleveland Cavaliers' honor showroom, which is the most successful symbol of the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. It also shows that the combination of Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard is enough to make the Cleveland Cavaliers the world's top team!
This is unquestionable, so even after Dwight Howard returns, the Cleveland Cavaliers still have no qualitative changes in their record and rankings. However, this will not make the entire Cleveland Cavaliers team and their fans lose hope for this season.
Because in a short while, Wu Dawei will recover from injury, so that the Cleveland Cavaliers can gather their long-lost starting lineup. And Cleveland fans believe that as long as the Cleveland Cavaliers gather their starting lineup, the difficulty of defending the championship this season will be greatly reduced.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently ranked low, as long as the lineup is complete, no one will have no reason not to believe that the Cleveland Cavaliers can regroup. When Dwight Howard returned, many people thought that the Cleveland Cavaliers would rise rapidly. Although subsequent games proved that Dwight Howard did not get everyone's wish, it obviously would not affect people's confidence in the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Because the Cleveland Cavaliers still have Wu Dawei who has played inhuman performances in the past year, people still have reason to believe that as long as Wu Dawei returns, the Cleveland Cavaliers can still make a fortune. Just like last season's game, the source of people's confidence in Wu Dawei is all from Wu Dawei's wonderful performance and performance throughout the year last year.
So although the performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers this season was so surprising, before Wu Dawei came back, no one dared to underestimate the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Because Wu Dawei is about to come back in mid-to-late February, no one knows how Wu Dawei will be in the same state as he will then. If he still maintains his last year's form after his comeback, then those who have made fun of the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely be hit hard.
Wu Dawei is not a good person. Although he cannot be called a flaw, Wu Dawei will definitely not be a soft persimmon that can easily be kneaded. Those who have ridiculed him in the past will not be able to fight back with the most fierce attack from Wu Dawei.
Even Spike Lee, who is now a little proud, was once beaten by Wu Dawei with his performance on the court. However, it is obvious that this great director is a person who remembers eating and not playing, so he became so unstoppable after the New York Knicks achieved a good record at this time.
However, it is understandable that Spike Lee is now unrestrained. The performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers is still so "bad". After the game in January, the Cleveland Cavaliers were only ranked seventh in the East.
They worked hard to climb to seventh place in the East, but they did not get rid of the gap between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers behind them.
Although the Milwaukee Bucks were overtaken by the Cleveland Cavaliers, they were not left behind by the Cleveland Cavaliers and were left far behind. Brandon Jennings led the team and always stuck behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they looked like they would never give up until they regained the seventh place in the East.
The Milwaukee Bucks' performance in recent games is really good. They have won enough games, which makes them bit behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
At the same time, it also made the Cleveland Cavaliers feel a lot of pressure, because it is not only the Milwaukee Bucks led by Brandon Jennings who are currently ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, but also the Philadelphia 76ers are also biting behind the Milwaukee Bucks.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the Milwaukee Bucks are so active. Because they don’t want to be thrown from the seventh place in the East to the ninth place in the East before the end of the first half of the season...
As mentioned before, although the overall strength of the East Alliance is relatively weak, the internal competition between them is not much weaker than that of the Western Alliance.
On the contrary, because everyone's record is generally poor, more teams have the opportunity to enter the top eight in the East District. This is also a scene that has further prompted the teams in the East District to strive for the first place.
Who would want to be the abandoned team, especially if you have the opportunity to enter the top eight positions in the East. This will make the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the defending champion, feel more pressure.
Because no one can predict what will happen in the future, even the Cleveland Cavaliers cannot know what will happen next. Although they are currently climbing to the seventh place in the East, the whole team still feels in danger.
Because their current position is really too unreliable, it seems that they are likely to be replaced by their opponents at any time... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!