161. Lao Tzu is unstoppable
Byron Scott's frustration with his players during the first and second quarter breaks was rewarded in the second quarter. In the second quarter, the team did a good job not only protecting rebounds in the backcourt, but also on the offensive end, the competition for rebounds in the frontcourt became aggressive.
Especially Wu Dawei, who is now very relied on by Scott, grabbed 5 rebounds in the second quarter alone, including the front and back courts. In fact, Wu Dawei has an advantage in the competition for rebounds, and his height is indeed very disadvantageous if he wants to grab rebounds on the inside, but Wu Dawei's unique prediction advantage allows him to always be faster than others in grabbing rebounds.
Barkley has repeatedly told Wu Dawei about the importance of rebounding, but there are many reasons why he has not paid attention to it. First, the No. 3 position is generally an outside player, and a lot of Wu Dawei's work is also done in the middle and long distance, and he focuses too much on defense and defensive counterattacks, so he has been ignoring the importance of rebounding for a while.
With Wu Dawei's support on the rebound, Vallejo will not be so isolated in the paint area, plus the veteran Jamison is timely involved. In the second quarter, the Cavaliers no longer had the rebounding that trailed the Bostonians by as much as they did in the first quarter.
As a result, the Cavaliers had a significant advantage in the second quarter. And the cheers of the Cleveland fans at the Quickloan Center throughout the stadium also gave the Cavaliers players the motivation to turn their advantage into a win.
After Davis defended by Davis and grabbed a rebound in the backcourt, the Cavaliers completed a beautiful counterattack in the frontcourt. Ramon Sessions has once again shown that he has the potential to be a good No. 1, with a wide range of vision helping him assist Jamison to score.
The Cavaliers' further widening of the gap didn't stop for the rest of the game until Doug Rivers sent his players back on the court.
But at the end of the second quarter, the Cavaliers' lead was still wider than the first. At 48:52, the 4-point advantage is still not big, but it is enough for the Cavaliers players to walk into the tunnel with their heads held high at halftime.
They looked like they had a rebounding problem in the second quarter, and with the fact that they were an aging team heading into the second half as a leader, it seemed like for the Cavaliers that they were on the other side of the win tonight.
But the reality is often different from people's fantasies, and the Celtics are indeed old, but this team is very reasonable in the allocation of playing time. Coach Doug Rivers not only has a knack for developing superstars, but he is also very adept at using every player on his team. As a veteran coach who has been in the league for more than a decade, Rivers knows how to bring out the best in every player.
In addition, although the Big Three are old, they are very good at maintaining themselves. In terms of fitness, all three have played more than 30 minutes this season, and Kevin Garnett has reached a terrifying 38 minutes!
Their playing time per game is actually not much smaller than when they were younger, but in the second quarter, the Celtics sometimes played less time than the bench.
Maybe that's why the Cavaliers seem to have solved all their problems in just one quarter and are on their way to victory.
The fifteen-minute break is a very long break for a player who has played 24 minutes, compared to the so-called one-minute long timeout. This can also fully guarantee that the athletes will be as energetic in the second half as the first half, and they will dedicate a jingcai game.
The game restarted, and in the second half, the third quarter, when the Cleveland fans were still reminiscing about the thrill of the Cavaliers' lead in the previous two quarters, the Bostonians had already caught up with a wave of lightning speed offense to catch up with the four-point difference.
As mentioned earlier, in a basketball game, 4 points can never be regarded as an extremely obvious advantage, but it is just the time of two offensive and defensive rounds, and one qiฤ will turn into a cloud of smoke.
Just three minutes into the third quarter, the Celtics came up head-on. Relying on Kevin Garnett's ball-handling singles near the paint field and Ray Allen's constant roaming from the outside, the Bostonians caught the Cavaliers off guard.
But fortunately, the ball was still in the hands of the Cavaliers, and the score only became 54:54, and the Cavaliers still took the initiative. Williams was also in good form tonight, scoring eight points in the first half and shooting 3-of-4 from the field, making Robinson, who was responsible for defending Williams, not dare to be careless.
Wu Dawei and Jamison mentioned the high position at the same time, and made a block for Williams, and the two seven-foot men directly added small potatoes into potato burgers, and Williams took the opportunity to get rid of him. Williams moved towards the side of Wu's pick-and-roll, as Kevin Garnett is undoubtedly a more difficult defender to play against than Pierce.
kg is not only extremely tall and has an extremely long reach, but also not slow......
In the face of Pierce's reinforcement, Williams directly accelerated and rushed towards the inside. Since Jamison and Wu Dawei were both mentioned in high positions, the Green Shirts were left with only one slow-moving shark on the inside at this time.
Williams quickly shook off Pierce's defense with his speed, and Vallejo on the inside also opened up space for Williams at the right time, and every obstacle seemed to have been swept away, but when Williams rushed into the interior, he found that Pierce behind him did not give up the defense.
He chased after him, and Williams cursed secretly, because he knew that if he went to the basket like this, he was likely to be slapped directly by Pierce from behind a big hat and couldn't take care of himself, but he still jumped up after three steps, because Williams not only saw Pierce behind him, but also found the figure behind Pierce.
The moment he jumped, Paul Pearce was in the air. Although the old guy is no longer like he was back then, but he flew up from behind the other party and hit a flying hat, Pierce felt that he still had the strength of this arm, but when he flew in the air and raised his arms high, he found that the basketball did not fly towards the basket as he imagined, but suddenly drilled under his armpit!
What's going on!?
Pierce didn't expect that there were players from the Cavaliers behind him, and naturally, he was unprepared for what happened next. Wu Dawei received this pass from Williams, and in front of him was Pierce flying in the air unprepared for it, which was a great opportunity!
On the court, there is no such thing as respecting the old and loving the young. Wu Dawei grabbed the basketball and took a step forward, and jumped up violently! Then he straightened his right hand holding the ball, roared, and flew towards the basket!
Paul Pierce felt a huge force in his back when he didn't react at all, and he was completely unprepared, and with a wail, he threw himself straight forward. Then, just as he was about to fall, Pierce heard a groan of pain coming from the metal rack of the basket!
Bang!
Wu Dawei hung on the basket, and the shocking split dunk overtook the score, making all the previous efforts of the Green Shirts go to waste at once, and they fell behind again!
The quick loan center shook the sky!
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Kevin Garnett's speed of returning to defense was a step slower after all, so he could only watch Wu Dawei ride his good engine oil from behind. But Kevin Garnett, who has always been competitive, will not rest on his laurels, and after seeing Wu Dawei land, he is still standing not far in front of Pierce, shouting and celebrating at the Cleveland fans outside the baseline. Garnett rushed over without hesitation, and then seemingly inadvertently stepped forward, knocking Wu Dawei away and pulling Pierce on the ground.
The charged blow made Wu Dawei's back feel the pain after being slammed into the bone, which made him very unhappy. If your skills are not as good as others, you will make small moves?
Despite being a great player, Wu doesn't respect these opponents on the court.
"Hey!?"
Wu Dawei yelled at the back of the kg, and then Garnett turned around and shouted, "What do you want?" Brat! โ
The two burly men suddenly faced each other on the court, which surprised everyone for a while, Vallejo hurriedly rushed up and pulled Wu Dawei away, and Ray Allen also stood in front of KG on the other side, as if a brawl would break out in the next second if they didn't pull them apart.
Cleveland fans were immediately unhappy with such a scene, and after frequent encounters with the Green Shirts in recent years, Cleveland people knew that Kevin Garnett was a fierce and aggressive player. He is very good at using small tricks to provoke his opponents, and then provoke disputes between the two to make a profit.
So, there was a huge boo in the stadium.
But fortunately, the conflict came to an abrupt end and ended quickly, and after the two sides were pulled apart, the game continued. The Cavaliers regained the lead, and the Celtics were naturally a little more cautious on offense.
Nate Robinson didn't dare to go it alone after dribbling past half the court, now is the time for the two sides to be tense, maybe a mistake or offensive failure will cause a collapse, Robinson although the offensive autonomy in the team is very high, but he is not a superstar after all, this is a responsibility he cannot afford.
Just after halftime, Robinson quickly took the ball out and passed it to Paul Pierce, who was 45 degrees away from the three-point line on the left. was ridden by Wu Dawei before, naturally, Pierce was unhappy. But after so many years in this alliance, Pierce has long been able to be happy, he is always looking for opportunities, but he does not show it, and he is not in a hurry at all.
After watching for a while, Pierce opted to pass the ball to Kevin Garnett, who was stuck on the inside. In the face of Jamison's defense, Garnett has the upper hand in both power and speed.
So, the moment Garnett got the basketball, he launched an attack on Jamison behind him, and the continuous back-to-back shots made him stand in the paint area quickly. The unified time of the quick loan center also sounded boos.
If the Green Shirts are the most hated team by the Clevelands, then Kevin Garnett is undoubtedly the most hated by the Clevelands on this team. As a tank, Garnett's hatred is so bad that it is a bargain~
is also an old Jianghu, Garnett is immune to boos. After he carried Jamison into the inner line, he grabbed the basketball with both hands, and while he turned around, his two elbows danced wildly beside him!
Jamison was frightened by Garnett's ferocious appearance, and he stepped back to avoid being hit by the opponent's elbow, and gave Garnett a chance to make a basket.
In the face of the big gift from the other party, kg jumped up without hesitation, he grabbed the basketball with his right hand, and was about to make a fierce chop like Huashan, and suddenly, he felt a huge force from above!
Garnett sensed something was wrong, the ball wouldn't be that heavy. When he raised his head, he saw Wu Dawei's angry and hideous expression!
Dog's! Ya attacked from behind again!
Garnett was also furious, just riding his own good engine oil from behind, and now sneaking up on himself from behind. It's really unbearable for uncles and aunts to let me!
Garnett roared and poured all his strength into his right hand, intending to break free, but Wu Dawei's weight of 110 kilograms was only pressed down from top to bottom, how could it be so easy to break free!?
"I can't help myself!" Wu Dawei also roared, and the basketball was suddenly out of Garnett's control under his huge pressure!
A jingcai block that happened in the Cavaliers' paint zone!
Before the Cleveland fans had time to cheer, they saw Wu Dawei pounce towards the basketball after finishing the ball, and the ball was about to change hands! However, just when Wu Dawei was about to catch the ball, Garnett, who had just been blocked by him, suddenly jumped out from the side!
At the moment when Wu Dawei was about to grab the basketball, Garnett slammed into Wu Dawei and held the ball in his arms, and the huge momentum made Wu Dawei pounce directly on the sidelines.
"It's a foul! Dry! โ
"The barbarian! Kevin Garnett isn't playing basketball at all! He's committing a crime! โ
"Shit! Garnett: Can you play basketball!? If you want to compare, try it with Lao Tzu! โ
The brutal maneuver allowed Garnett to regain possession of the ball, while also completely angering the fans at the scene. The shouting of Cleveland fans flooded the entire arena in an instant.
"Di~~"
Fortunately, the referee saved the tense situation at the most critical moment.
"Green sรจ No. 5 hit man foul!" The referee's gesture did not hesitate, looking at Kevin Garnett's face full of disbelief and frustration, Wu Dawei, who had just stood firm, only felt his heart dripping, and he couldn't help beating his chest: "Roar~~~~~~ Cleveland!" Lao Tzu is unstoppable! โ
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