278. Pat Riley
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On the last day of February, Feb. 28, the Cavaliers will play the Miami Heat for the third time this season, and although the Cavaliers have won the first two meetings, the Cleveland people are still on high interest in the arrival of the Heat.
Obviously, even though half a year has passed, the Cleveland people are hoping to see LeBron again. James' thoughts of failure are still very urgent. It's also a confidence boost for the Cavaliers after two consecutive victories over the Miami Heat.
Face on LeBron. James and the Miami Heat he leads, the Cavaliers can always burst out of a formidable force.
In addition to the Cleveland's extremely optimistic attitude towards this game, the outside world's perception of this game has long been very different from the beginning of the season. After the Cavaliers have been putting on a series of spectacular performances this season, no one is going to underestimate the current team that has an All-Star starting forward and is ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference.
Not to mention Chauncey. Billups' arrival half a month ago is seen as a combination of the Cavaliers. As the former master of the Predator Pistons, Chauncey. Billups has gone through countless hard battles to become what he is now.
Even though he is past his thirties and about to enter the end of his career, no one in the league dares to ignore his strength.
Although he has just made a comeback and only played his first match since his comeback two days ago, everyone will believe it. Billups will still be another headache for the Miami Heat in this game, in addition to Wu Dawei.
This game is much hotter than the last game between the Cavaliers and the Knicks. However, the attention has dropped on the first meeting between the two sides this season, after all, when the two sides met for the first time this season, people have been waiting for that game for almost half a year.
Naturally, there is a mentality that looks forward to this. And this game is less than half a month after the second meeting between the two sides this season.
However, the attitude of the whole Cavaliers team towards this game is as serious as before. There's certainly not just LeBron in that. James has such a relationship, and there is also the fact that the regular season is now coming to an end, and the Cavaliers, who are hanging at the tail of the Eastern Conference playoff qualification, are not far behind the teams behind them. There is not much behind the Knicks and other teams in front of him, so every game is extremely crucial.
The Cavaliers don't just want to keep themselves in the playoffs, but they also want to continue to climb the rankings, and everyone knows the importance of home-court advantage in the playoffs.
The Cavaliers are eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 32-32 record after a win over the visiting New York Knicks two days ago, while the losing New York Knicks are ahead of the Cavaliers with a 34-31 record. Ranked 7th in the Eastern District. In front of them is the Indiana Pacers, who are currently ranked sixth in the East Division.
The Indianas are currently sixth in the Eastern Conference with 35 wins and 32 losses, and the gap between these three teams is actually not huge, in fact, the gap between sixth in the Eastern Conference and ninth in the Eastern Conference is not a single day.
Nature. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who want to make a difference in the playoffs, have ideas.
Although they are currently at the bottom of the three teams, they have not been able to compete with Chauncey. The addition of Billups also brings new hope to this team. While Billups wasn't a stellar player in the opening bout, at least he had his first bout with Wu Dawei. The Cavaliers won.
That's a great start. No one knows if such a start will continue, but the Cleveland people are very optimistic.
Because it's a well-known fact that the Miamians aren't outstanding at their point guard, the No. 1 position. Mario. Chalmers was young and didn't look like John. Wall, Derek. Ross is so talented. And the Cavaliers originally had a zài defect in this position, but now, this qiē is all with Chaunce. Billups' arrival was the answer......
In the last meeting between the two sides, there were comparisons that showed the Cavaliers having the advantage at center, with small forward and playmaking guard able to tie with Miami and losing at power forward and shooting guard.
It is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, and now, with Chauncey. With the addition of Billups, such a score became 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In this comparison, at least in the starting lineup, the Cavaliers don't seem to be at a disadvantage at all. Not to mention that the Cavaliers have a bunch of bench players who are far better than the Miamins......
Although such a statement is very nonsense, and most people are just using public opinion to hype it up like this, but it can also be explained from the side that the Cavaliers are not as weak as people think.
At least with the Cavaliers' current starting lineup plus the bench lineup, as long as the run-in is good, they have a chance to hit a higher level.
Just like in the last game, the Knicks' top fan director Spike. Lee followed the team to Cleveland, where the Miami Heat's pivotal godfather-level figure, team president Pat Brown, was the brainchild of the Miami Heat. Riley, who also followed the Miami Heat to Cleveland.
Obviously, for this third meeting between the two sides this season, the president of the Heat still seems to take it very seriously.
However Pat. Riley came to Cleveland with the team more than just watching the Heat and Cavaliers meet for the third time this season. Before coming to Cleveland, Pat. Riley made a special call to Wu Dawei.
This is something that surprised Wu Dawei, because in a year in Miami, Wu Dawei did not say a few words to the Heat bigwig, and the most talked about time was the morning when Riley called to inform Wu that Wu Dawei was traded to Cleveland.
They can be said to have no friendship, and even when they meet on the road, Wu Dawei is not sure if he will come forward to greet him. Therefore, such a sudden call is really a very unexpected thing for Wu Dawei.
On the phone, Lai invited Mr. Wu to sit down for a cup of afternoon tea as if he was about to visit an old friend. This is something that surprised Wu Dawei even more, of course, these accidents all came from his life in Miami.
If it's Michael. Beasley invited Wu Dawei, then Wu Dawei will definitely not be surprised, because he and Beasley had the best relationship with the team when they were in the Miami Heat.
But Riley is different, as mentioned above, the team boss had almost no friendship with Wu Dawei before.
However, Wu Dawei finally agreed to Riley's invitation on the phone, after all, this is not a bad thing.
Although he could guess a few points in his heart, Wu Dawei was still very curious about Pat. Why Riley wanted to see him. This must have something to do with his outstanding performance this season, but Wu Dawei is only speculating in his heart. If that's the case, Wu Dawei will of course feel very happy, because this is undoubtedly a kind of identification with himself.
And Pat. Who is Riley, in addition to being the current president of the Heat, he has unimaginable influence across the league. The Lakers' "show-time" moment in the 80s was brought out by this basketball godfather, and the reason why Riley can be called the godfather of basketball is not just because he brought out a great offensive team; In the 90s, he also brought out a Knicks team with iron-blooded defense in New York, and if it wasn't for the Houston Rockets and Olajuwon at the peak of their peak that year, maybe he would have earned the sixth championship ring of his career!
This is a legendary coach and basketball manager, even if he has never valued Wu Dawei, Wu Dawei still respects him, just as Wu Dawei also respects those great players and coaches that he has never met or even friendshipd.
Although Wu Dawei had some guesses in his heart, he really didn't know that Pat. Riley wanted to find out what he was doing and what to say, but he didn't think it would be a bad thing! Because this season has become a season for Wu Dawei, is Pat. Is Riley here to mock himself? It's completely impossible.
The reason? Is it because he has led the team to two victories this season against his carefully crafted Miami Heat? Isn't that just a joke?
Wu Dawei finally agreed to such an invitation, and after the All-Star Game, Wu Dawei has begun to slowly get used to many people who he was not familiar with or even completely unfamiliar with in the past, and called to invite himself.
Bonnie. Laughlin has also begun to complain to Wu Dawei on a regular basis, and now many of the team's top management in the league have begun to call her to set up relationships. Obviously, many teams are starting to get excited about Wu Dawei, even if the season is far from over, and it will be a long time before the door to the Ziyou market opens.
But Wu Dawei's excellent performance this season has made many teams unable to hold back. After all, Wu Dawei is currently standing among the league's first-line stars, and his super popularity in the All-Star Game is enough to apply for this, and his all-around average of 18 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 3.5 blocks and 3.2 steals per game makes many teams feel that he will be the best puzzle piece to win the championship.
In addition, Wu Dawei's current contract is not large, and even if his new contract ends this year, it is unlikely that it will reach Kobe. Bryant's level, coupled with the huge Chinese market behind him as a Chinese player, has made Wu Dawei's value increase exponentially online.
Although the Cavaliers have not broadcast many live broadcasts in the United States this season, the Cavaliers' games on the Internet are always the most watched team overseas! The reason doesn't need to be said, the Cavaliers have Wu Dawei just like the Rockets who have been sitting on Yao Ming for several years.