255. An Insurmountable Cut
44:48, Wu Dawei's patching made the entire Continental Airlines Center Stadium look polarized. People who like Wu Dawei screamed wildly at this time, while the supporters of the New Jersey Nets looked frustrated and depressed.
For the New Jersey Nets, this is the best time for them to completely widen the gap! Dwight Howard is not here, although Wu Dawei's performance is still extremely sharp, but after all, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost a player with both offense and defense in the interior.
This alone is enough to make the Cleveland Cavaliers hit a huge blow, so if the New Jersey Nets cannot establish an advantage well at this time, then for them, they may have missed the best opportunity to widen the score gap in this game.
So when Wu Dawei completed the make-up dunk at the basket, the New Jersey fans on the sidelines felt so frustrated, and this frustration made them even more nervous.
Because there are only the last four minutes left in the second quarter, fans know that Dwight Howard may be unable to play in this quarter due to fouls, but after all, this is not the last quarter. In the second half of the game, Dwight Howard will definitely return to the basketball court.
By that time, the New Jersey Nets would have much more difficulty than they are now! So of course, the New Jersey Nets would have to seize the current opportunity and make good use of it.
At this time, if they cannot expand the score difference, the situation will gradually become unfavorable for the New Jersey Nets. At least after the second half of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers with a re-equipped lineup will definitely cause great trouble to the New Jerseys!
So even though Wu Dawei's make-up dunks were amazing at this time, the head coach of the New Jersey Nets, Avery Johnson, who was standing on the sidelines, kept shouting loudly to the New Jersey Nets players on the court.
"Attack quickly! Attack! Attack!"
Avery Johnson shouted loudly on the sidelines, obviously this point not only refers to the knowledge of the New Jersey fans on the sidelines. The New Jersey Nets players on the court are naturally even more clear.
So at this time, after conceding the ball, they didn't have a long time to be stunned, and immediately sent the baseline ball. Deron Williams, who had already scored 20 points tonight, once again took control of the ball.
After halftime, Deron Williams dribbled the ball, the pressure obviously came to Kyrie Irving, who had not been on the court for a long time. Because the opponent was in a hot state and a superstar, the rampage superstar has always been the hardest to deal with, because they are not only skilled at this time, but also in excellent condition, which is simply difficult to stop!
Faced with a rampant superstar, Kyrie Irving can only do his best at this time. So when Deron Williams launched another attack, Kyrie Irving did not retreat. But even so, his toughness and tenacity did not help him in this defense.
Deron Williams forced his way through the inside, then attracted double teams and quickly passed the ball out. Brooke Lopez got the ball from the inside, and then he held high, so that the Cleveland Cavaliers did not get any chance to defend.
The ball once again responded to the net!
44:50!
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers had previously relied on Wu Dawei's pick-and-roll to close the score, the New Jersey Nets quickly completed the counterattack, and the score difference returned to the 6-point ranks.
However, although the Cleveland Cavaliers still cannot defend the opponent's attack on the defensive end, the effect of Deron Williams and Brooke Lopez in the joint efforts was very good at this time. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers' own offense was still very good.
This is also what made Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott stand on the sidelines and frown, and feel a little relieved. Wu Dawei completely supported the entire Cleveland Cavaliers' offense at this time.
Kyrie Irving, who was completely at a loss on the defensive end, seemed to lack a trace of confidence on the offensive end at this time. So when he dribbled the ball as the team's point guard, he immediately chose to hand the ball in Wu Dawei's hands!
After getting the ball, Wu Dawei was unambiguous. He faced Gerald Wallace's defense again. After the previous experience in the game, Wu Dawei was not afraid of the former defensive player in front of him at all!
He is in the high position, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently completely revolving around Wu Dawei on the offensive end. So when he holds the ball, there will always be people who come to do a few high pick-and-rolls for Wu Dawei!
And this time, although Andre Varacho and Michael Beasley both came up at the same time to make a pick-and-roll for Wu Dawei, Wu Dawei chose to go to Michael Beasley's side!
Because the results of Varaccio's mid-range shots after the previous two pick-and-rolls were extremely disappointing, this is the only reason why Wu Dawei did not choose him in this offense. Compared with Andre Varaccio, Michael Beasley can be regarded as a handsome mid-range shot!
So when Wu Dawei chose to go from Michael Beasley's side, although Humphries stole Wu Dawei's pace, he did not dare to completely leave Michael Beasley alone.
After all, Michael Beasley's style of playing is inconsistent, which has been criticized since he entered the NBA. Many people also believe that this reason and his personality are the reasons why Michael Beasley has never been able to succeed in the NBA league.
So Wu Dawei was not very determined to attack this time, and he quickly got rid of the defense. Then Wu Dawei rushed into the three-point line in one step. At this time, Brooke Lopez, who was standing in the inside, trembled all over!
Obviously, Brooke Lopez must have been so frightened at this time because he wanted to ride Wu Dawei's impact on the inside before!
However, in the end, Wu Dawei did not choose to fight Brooke Lopez at the basket again. Instead, he chose to jump up while rushing to the free throw line and threw the ball towards the basket!
With a flash, the ball once again came into the net! This was the 14th point Wu Dawei scored in this game! At the same time, the Cleveland Cavaliers once again narrowed the gap in the score to 4 points with Wu Dawei's score!
46:50!
Although the New Jerseys' current idea is to open the gap in scores with the Cleveland Cavaliers as soon as possible, so as to better lay a solid foundation for the team to lead in the second half.
But the current situation makes the New Jerseys feel very anxious because they have difficulty opening up the gap with the Cleveland Cavaliers from beginning to end. Wu Dawei has always been a problem that the New Jerseys cannot solve. In this way, although their offense is very good, their defense is always not strong, which makes people very depressed and frustrated.
Although Wu Dawei's 14 points were not the highest score in the game, his current score was very fatal for the New Jersey Nets. Because this was the time when the New Jerseys most wanted to widen the gap, but they never got what they wanted.
Although the New Jersey Nets have an advantage in the current basketball court, the game situation is getting anxious. Both sides are currently scoring on the basketball court.
Although the New Jersey Nets, who play at home, seem to be the leading side at the moment, the team's head coach Avery Johnson, who is standing on the sidelines, is not very satisfied with the team's performance at this time. Especially their performance on the defensive end, they are very dissatisfied.
When the opponent lacks a core inside player, and his team has a strong insider, the team has not allowed this to be fully demonstrated.
They still frequently lose when the inside has a height, which makes Avery Johnson feel unbearable. As a point guard who once played under **Vicci, Avery Johnson is absolutely unwilling tolerate that he cannot maximize their advantages when the team has an advantage.
But at this time he didn't have many ways, he could only hope that the New Jersey Nets players on the basketball court could make adjustments.
Fortunately, what made him feel comforted was that after Wu Dawei made a mid-range shot, the New Jersey Nets quickly regained their colors on the offensive end!
Although Brooke Lopez has not become the mainstay of defense without Dwight Howard on the defensive end, he still performs very easily on the offensive end!
After losing Dwight Howard, the Cleveland Cavaliers were completely unable to limit Brooke Lopez, who was tall, strong and very delicate in the inside!
In this way, the score difference will naturally return to the sixths!
Obviously, at this time, the six-point gap became a hurdle for both sides on the court, a very insurmountable cut! The Cleveland Cavaliers could not catch up, and the New Jersey Nets were still unable to widen the gap between the two sides. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!