159. Offensive and defensive core

This game, which has attracted much attention in Cleveland, has been a close battle from the start. The Green Shirts, who had just been snapped to a 14-game winning streak by Orlando on Christmas night, did not seem to be affected by the defeat in their last game, where several important players were in good form; On the other hand, on the home team's Cavaliers, Wu Dawei, who was pinned on by local fans in Cleveland, also continued his recent good form at the beginning.

The first five minutes of the game were a tight match, but overall, the Celtics are a little ahead. Ray Allen was in great form tonight, and sweeping away the gloom of the previous game was the only reason the Green Shirts were able to take the slightest bit of initiative.

Gentleman Ray made two shots in the first five minutes and shot from outside the three-point line, while the Cavaliers only made one three-pointer in the first five minutes and didn't hit it yet. That's the slight lead.

15：13。

The leading Bostonians were the first to make changes to their lineup, with Shaquille O'Neal replaced by head coach Doug Rivers and replaced by another center player who claimed Fich, Jermaine O'Neal.

This summer, the Celtics brought in two O'Neals in a row, leaving many fans in a reverie. If when the Miamians formed an all-time powerful Big Three, fans were looking ahead to their future; So, when the Boston people gradually became a retirement home, fans lamented how nice it would be if these people were ten years younger......

20-somethings Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal, Paul Pearce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen...... Let's stop fantasizing......

O'Neill Jr. appeared in place of the big shark, and suddenly, the burden on Vallejo was much lighter. After all, O'Neal Jr., no matter how famous, is much smaller than Shaquille O'Neal's tonnage......

This substitution was just a small episode of the game. The game quickly restarted, and the exchange of the two O'Neal did not have much impact on the trend of the game. After all, now they are no longer the masters who killed all sides at the beginning of the millennium, and the injuries and aging Qingchun have made them further and further away from their former selves.

Jermaine O'Neal can't even carry Vallejo behind him, which would never have happened before, when he was the boss of the Pacers.

The trembling of David Wu and Paul Pearce is still the focus of attention in this match. Wu Dawei scored 4 points in a row in the opening game, showing his good form on the offensive end tonight, and at the same time, on the defensive end, Wu Dawei's pressing defense has also allowed Paul Pierce to score so far.

But the Green Shirts blossomed more, making the burden on Pierce's shoulders much lighter. After all, he is already a veteran near the end of his career, and Pierce doesn't really attach so much importance to this so-called matchup, and all he cares about most now is to win another championship at the end of his career!

But the young Wu Dawei is different, the young man is full of vitality and naturally fights for every ball, whether it is on the offensive end or the defensive end, Wu Dawei is very active.

When the substitution returned, the Cavaliers had a chance to equalize after the Bostonians missed a quick offense. Valejo, who grabbed the rebound, passed the basketball to Wu Dawei, who had already run towards the front court, at the first time, and Wu Dawei did not slow down at all after getting the ball.

He rushed to the front court, Paul Pierce was already running, slowly unable to keep up with Wu Dawei's rapid pace, and when Wu Dawei rushed into the three-point line of the Green Shirts' half, he was only left with O'Neal, who had not run past the halfcourt to participate in the offense.

In the face of the injury-riddled O'Neal Jr., Wu Dawei was not afraid of the other party at all, he dribbled directly and rushed in, and then leaned on O'Neill Jr. and jumped up directly. Although Wu Dawei's bounce has always been the top in this league, in the face of O'Neal Jr., who has been completely unable to jump, Wu Dawei throws the ball very easily on the inside.

Facing the menacing Wu Dawei, little O'Neill only stretched out his long arms to make a defensive move the moment Wu Dawei jumped up, and he no longer had the high-spirited overlord appearance before.

The years are urging people to grow old.

When many Green Shirt fans saw Wu Dawei scoring a layup in front of O'Neal Jr. so blatantly, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional and embarrassed. The harsh reality and little O'Neill's powerless knees told them that fantasy can only be fantasy after all.

Wu Dawei once again helped the team equalize, and his form on the offensive end tonight was really good, and he has not missed three shots so far!

And when the offense and defense switched, Wu Dawei faced Paul Pierce's offense on the defensive end, and he didn't take Pierce lightly because Pierce had not scored in his opponent so far. The last time the two sides met, Pierce left too much impression on Wu Dawei.

Wu Dawei, who was preoccupied, coupled with the ability to predict almost against the sky, this time, Wu Dawei not only successfully limited Pierce on the defensive end again, but also snatched the ball from the opponent's hand!

After Pierce was in a stalemate with Wu Dawei at the top of the three-point arc for a few seconds, he suddenly swung the ball to the right, and then held the ball along a straight line towards the inside line.

It was a well-placed break against Wu Dawei, when he got the ball and rushed forward again, Pierce couldn't turn around at all, but Ray Allen, who desperately defended the defense, still caused some trouble for Wu Dawei, and as a last resort, Wu Dawei passed the ball out while rushing into the opponent's interior line.

Williams followed up and got on the ball and made a jumper from mid-range.

The score was overtaken, and this was already the second assist from Wu Dawei in this game. But Cleveland fans didn't have time to cheer for the comeback for long, and the tenacious Bostonians re-equalized the score.

The back and forth between the two sides is almost the rhythm of the entire first quarter. Despite the duel in the No. 3 position, Wu Dawei currently has an obvious upper hand, with 6 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, and has not missed a shot, making Wu Dawei's state look good both offensively and defensively! Paul Pearce still hasn't scored yet.

However, Pierce's slump did not put the Green Shirts in much trouble, and the team blossomed a little more, relying on the performance of the whole team to maintain the operation of the whole team on both offensive and defensive ends. The performances of Ray Allen, Garnett and others made up for Pierce's sluggish form.

The Cavaliers rely on Wu Dawei's play, this team is good at starting from defense, defensive counterattack has always been their core tactic this season, as the best defensive player in the team, Wu Dawei will act as such a switch from defense to offense in many cases.

Every time Wu Dawei successfully steals or blocks the opponent's attack, he can always make the most efficient counterattack at the first time, because he is an outside player, and most of the opponents he faces are also attacking from the outside.

In this way, when Wu Dawei successfully grabs or covers the opponent's shot or dribble, the moment the offense and defense are switched, the rear army becomes the vanguard, so that he will be in an excellent offensive position all of a sudden.

It's always been a core tactic for the Cavaliers, and the other 29 teams in the league know it, but there's nothing they can do about it. Because Wu Dawei's defense is a difficult problem for them to solve, they can't let their outside stars give up attacking when facing Wu Dawei's defense, right?

Then it's no different from disarming and surrendering.

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