83. Road trips
The Cavaliers' six opponents on the road trip were not easy to deal with, and it could even be said that they were very difficult to deal with.
The Spurs, Jazz, and Lakers are all on the list of these six opponents, and it is conceivable that the Cavaliers have suffered the toughest road trip since the start of the season.
And to complete those six road games in less than two weeks means that the Cavaliers players will have to play one game every two days and have to endure the fatigue of traveling.
The victory over the Boston Celtics gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 10-7 record. It was a pleasant surprise for all Clevelands, and seventh place in the Eastern Conference kept their hopes of continuing to compete for playoff qualification, and kept them from dropping out of the ranks prematurely.
But obviously, with six consecutive away games, the excitement that made Cleveland's talent happy quickly fell.
On Nov. 16, the Cavaliers traveled to San Antonio to take on the Spurs, their first opponent on the road.
The veteran powerhouses gave the visiting Cavaliers a dismount at their AT&T Center. The offense and ubiquitous defense of the whole game kept the Clevelands unable to find a rhythm to rush to victory throughout the game.
Tim Duncan and Tony Parker dominated the match. Although Wu Dawei's two blocks in the game once made "Stone Buddha" a little embarrassed, he still calmly showed the right thing, allowing him to finally help the team win this victory.
28 points and 18 rebounds was Duncan's final answer, he blew up the Cavaliers' interior, Andre Vallejo and Antoine Jamison both struggled to guard him; And Wu Dawei's height disadvantage made Scott not consider him as a target for defending Duncan, even in this game, Wu Dawei gave Shi Buddha two big hats.
But that's also something that can be helped.
Another contributor to the Spurs' 88-108 win over the Cavaliers was outside core Tony Parker. The French trotted for 29 points and dished out five assists and five steals, while Maurice Williams, who was opposite him, fell on both ends of the floor. He scored seven points on 2-of-12 shooting in the game, much to the disappointment of head coach Byron Scott.
The first game of the road trip was defeated, and it was a somewhat tragic defeat, which did deal some blows to the Cavaliers. Although before the game they knew that the opponent was much better than them.
But the last defeat to the Green Shirts left the Cleveland team with some confidence, and such a big defeat directly led to the collapse of those confidences. Then came another failure.
After the game against the Spurs, the Cavaliers rushed to Salt Lake City, the next venue. Challenging the Jazz on the plateau is one of the toughest games for any team in the league.
The Cavaliers are no exception, and the last big defeat to the Spurs made the players look a little lacking.
Delon Williams and his team have not had the same table as they did in previous seasons, but they are still a traditional powerhouse in the West.
Toughness is almost synonymous with this team, and as a result, the Cavaliers have lost two straight on the road. The game was also played almost from the start, with the Cavaliers on the back foot. Deron Williams' breakaway damage made the Cavaliers almost defenseless, and Carlos Boozer's turnaround jumper was unstoppable for the Clevelands.
90:102。
There was no excuse for the Cavaliers to lose.
The two games almost ended in big losses, and for a while, the Cavaliers were on the cusp. And Wu Dawei, who averaged 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game in two games, once again appeared in the criticism.
The reason for this is that his shooting percentage has not reached his own average this season, which is the number he had when he was a substitute. …,
Wu Dawei's shooting rate has remained around 45% in two games, which is not a bad number for a No. 3 player. But the media prefer to compare this to his shooting rate of more than 55% when he was a substitute.
The 10 percentage point gap is indeed too big, but head coach Byron Scott feels that Wu Dawei's performance is still very good. He even affirmed Wu Dawei's expression and praised him when he was maliciously asked about these questions by some media outlets.
This made Wu Dawei a little moved, but in the same way, Wu Dawei became Scott's "godson" in the mouth of some media......
Fortunately, before such a wave was set, the Cavaliers won the next game. After a two-day break against the Jazz, they set off again for Portland, Oregon.
At the Trail Blazers' Rose Garden Arena, the Cavaliers finally ended their losing streak. They won 105-90, 15 points over the home team, the Trail Blazers. The reason for this is that the Cavaliers managed to defend the opposing team's attacking arrow, LaMarcus Aldridge, during the game.
Wu rebounded in shooting 50 percent from the field, scoring eight points, 12 rebounds and contributing four blocks and three steals. Of those, 3 of the blocks were given to Aldridge!
But even so, reporters who hate Mr. Wu, such as James Matthews, are still able to pick bones in eggs, and this time for a funnier reason, saying that Mr. Wu's score is hilarious.
"Since when did you use points to measure the quality of a player's table?" When asked by reporters whether Wu Dawei could not provide better help to the team in the attack, Scott replied in the affirmative, he played the role of "godfather" as always, protecting Wu Dawei.
The first win on this road trip is a good recent situation for the Cavaliers. Because then they had two wins in a row after two consecutive defeats.
After beating the Portland Trail Blazers, the Cavaliers continued their road trip, this time to Philadelphia in the East. In the face of the youth army, the Cavaliers won without suspense. The final score was 111:88, which was also the most they won on this road trip.
Wu Dawei's form on the offensive end continued to improve, and although the shooting percentage became 46% again, the score rose to 16 points. He grabbed 10 rebounds and contributed two blocks and two steals.
At this time, the time has come to November 24th, and in a few days November will be gone, and when December comes, it will be the moment when LeBron James returns to Cleveland!
Therefore, people's hearts have become strange. Whether it's the Cavaliers out of town or the Cleveland fans in the local area.
The Heat's visit to the Quickloan Center was definitely the most important game for Cleveland fans in the second half of 10 years.
At this time, the Cavaliers are on a plane to their next destination, Golden State. They will be taking on the Warriors on the road.
It was supposed to be an easy game, but the Cavaliers eventually lost and halted their winning streak on the road. But the Cavaliers players didn't have time to get frustrated, so they continued to run.
Head to the last destination of the 6 road trips, Los Angeles. Challenge the Los Angeles Lakers, the league's defending champions, at the Stamp Center.