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The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 6-2 lead in the opening game, and all six of those six points were scored by Wu Dawei.
Such a situation is undoubtedly very uncomfortable for the Indiana Pacers at this time, after all, the game has just begun, and they are directly behind the opponent by 4 points.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers to get off to such a start on their home court, it's undoubtedly a very different situation from the last one.
Of course, the Indians don't like it at all, but it's clear that it's useless for them to dislike it at this point, and if they want to change the situation, then they'll have to play better in the game.
That's the most important thing, so after conceding the ball, the Indiana Pacers sprinted through the half again, and they needed to score.
Although falling behind by 4 points is not something that can catch up in a single offensive round, at least they need to heal their inner depression at this time.
After all, the entire Indiana Pacers team is worried about Wu Dawei's personal ability, and no one will like to face such an opponent, because it is likely to make you feel embarrassed.
And in this whole series, Paul is in opposition to Wu Dawei. George, it's a feeling from head to toe right now.
Especially since he is still the core player of the team, the new generation of stars in the league, such a feeling will make him even more embarrassed.
Because it can be said that he was completely blown up by Wu Dawei, as a new generation of stars who are considered to have great potential, such a situation makes Paul. George was very hurt.
But fortunately, he still has a very strong will, which is especially crucial. That's why Paul. George was still standing extremely firmly in front of Wu Dawei until this time.
He seems fearless, and he is determined.
So when George. Hill chose to pass the ball to him again when Paul Brown. George didn't refuse, he jumped straight up. Then he finished the offense with a long-range shot from beyond the three-point line.
This projection made Wu Dawei unable to block, and also scored for the Indiana Pacers, and the score became 6-5. George's three-point shot was a huge morale booster.
The score became 6-5, and the Indiana Pacers were still behind, but the difference was only 1 point, which still boosted the morale of the whole team!
It's just that it's clear that tonight's game is destined to be a night for David Wu or the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So when the ball is converted. As the most headache for the Indiana Pacers, Wu Dawei scored again.
Not Paul. George's previous three-point shot was a two-point shot, and Wu Dawei completed a mid-range jumper with the help of a pick-and-roll.
The ball went into the basket again, and the score became 8-5, and the Cleveland Cavaliers reopened the gap to three points.
The Indiana Pacers did the most sparse job of restricting Wu Dawei in the opening game, and Wu Dawei scored 8 consecutive points in the opening game.
He took all the Cleveland Cavaliers' opening points, and as his defender, Paul Brown. George had no choice at this point.
There was nothing he could do. In the face of Wu Dawei's attack, he felt very powerless, although he did want to stop Wu Dawei's attack, but it was obvious that he could not do it.
Although it is said that the score difference can be narrowed or even equalized by attacking. But in the end, they are still in an extremely disadvantaged and passive situation.
Of course, this is not something that the Indiana Pacers are fond of, so they naturally need to make some effort on it.
But at this point, they still have to play their own attack first. After all, they are the underdogs right now, and if they can't get the scoresheet, then they will be even further behind.
So at this time. The Indiana Pacers, playing at home, naturally need to play a good offense, which is the most important.
In tonight's game, although the Indiana Pacers fell into a passive disadvantage from the beginning, their state on the offensive end was still similar to the previous game, almost the same.
After the switch between attack and defence, they continued to score goals in the attacking end, which is a very good sign.
The score then became 8-7, and although the Cleveland Cavaliers took the lead at the beginning of the game and they began to take the initiative, they faced the Indiana Pacers at this time.
They weren't willing to be on the underdogs, so the Indiana Pacers were on the back foot, hoping to make it back, but the Cleveland Cavaliers weren't going to give up the lead lightly.
So the two sides played very fiercely after the start, and Wu Dawei began to be taken care of by the Indiana Pacers after scoring 8 points in a row at the beginning.
So he started to split the ball, and it was clear that in this game tonight, Cliff had a much better table than the rest of the Cavaliers' players did in the previous game.
They began to help Wu Dawei share the pressure on his body in such a situation, which was of course a good thing for Wu Dawei.
After all, no matter how strong his ability is alone, his physical reserves are limited, and now, the help of his teammates will naturally allow him to get more respite and rest.
Of course, this is a great thing, so that Wu Dawei will not feel too tired, after all, the game has 48 minutes.
In such a long game, Wu Dawei didn't do it by chance, so naturally he would feel tired, so at this time, when the two sides fought more and more fiercely, the help of his teammates was very crucial for Wu Dawei.
Obviously, in the face of such a matchpoint battle for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the entire Cleveland Cavaliers team is extremely excited and looking forward to it.
So naturally they all want to win this game, and naturally everyone is doing their best. Because no one wants to wait any longer, let's end this series in this game.
This is what the entire Cleveland Cavaliers team wants. So at this time, it is natural that the three armies will die.
Everyone wants to win the game, so no one will disarm lightly.
The fierce battle also continued in such a situation, and both sides played very anxiously throughout the first quarter.
Such an anxious situation is naturally the result of the efforts of both sides, but of course both sides are dissatisfied with such a situation.
After all, no matter who you are, you don't want to get entangled with your opponent in the middle of the game, and that's not a good thing.
So both sides are naturally trying their best to pull the score away at this time, and neither side will ever want to be entangled with the other party.
However, the score of the first quarter of the game was indeed extremely anxious, and it was difficult for either the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Indiana Pacers to completely open the score gap at this time.
But relatively speaking, of course, it is the Cleveland Cavaliers who have the upper hand, after all, they are the leading side now.
The score was 31-28 at the end of the first quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers got off to such a smooth start. In the end, they only got a three-point lead, which of course made them feel extremely unhappy.
After all, they had a chance to open up the score even more, but the Indiana Pacers' comeback slowed down the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This will naturally make them feel extremely unhappy, but the same Indiana Pacers are also very unhappy with such a score.
While a three-point deficit isn't huge, it's not what the Indiana Pacers want.
It's just that when the first quarter of the game ended, the two sides could only reluctantly accept this fact, but the fierce competition in the first quarter was enough to show that both teams did not relax their vigilance in this game.
Whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have won three games in the series, or the Indiana Pacers, who are considered to have little hope from the outside world, they have not let their guard down at this time.
Such a fierce battle is certainly going to be a very exciting game, but it is a sure thing that the players on both sides are not happy with it.
But in the first quarter of the game. The Cleveland Cavaliers still have the initiative, thanks to Wu Dawei.
If it weren't for Wu's excellent play in the first quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers would not have been able to take the lead in the first quarter.
So at this time, in fact, the Cleveland Cavaliers' shape at this time is still not optimistic, because they rely too much on Wu Dawei's performance in this round of the series.
If once Wu Dawei's table is not good. Then the situation of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second quarter of the game will still be quite impacted.
So at the end of the first quarter, the whole Cleveland Cavaliers team will still feel very Alexander about this, because they don't know if they will be able to win the game if they continue to play like this.
After all, this is the home arena of the Indiana Pacers. But regardless, the Cleveland Cavaliers were the one to take the lead at the end of the first quarter.
At least on this point, they still have a slight advantage. So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, on the whole, they are of course quite satisfied with the first quarter of the game.
Because in such a situation they have a three-point lead, and for the rest of the game, of course, they will want to continue to take the lead.
Of course, they want to take the lead until this game is over, after all, if they can win this game, then the Cleveland Cavaliers can complete the great feat of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals early.
If they reach the Eastern Conference Finals again this season, it will be the fourth consecutive year that the Cleveland Cavaliers have reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and the last team to do so in the East since the 21st century was the Detroit Pistons!
But in most people's eyes, this is basically a sure thing. After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are now 3-0 ahead of their opponents in the series, are already in sight of promotion.
In tonight's game, as long as they can play a very exciting attack wave and widen the gap between the scores a little, then it is very likely that they will break down the psychological defense of the entire Indiana Pacers team at once!
And once the opponent's psychology collapses, then it will be logical for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win this game. 、
So during the intermission time after the end of the first quarter, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Brown. Scott emphasised the importance of this in particular, and he hopes that his players will be able to play a little bit stronger in the coming games, as the opponent is likely to collapse all at once.
So at this point, it's a battle of wits and courage, if the Cleveland Cavaliers can play like that. Then tonight's game is going to be very easy.
And when the Indiana Pacers end the first quarter, their head coach will naturally emphasize this point to the Indiana Pacers players.
After the two-minute break, the second quarter of the game followed, and both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers were hoping to play well in the second quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides naturally let their core players rest under the basketball court, so at this time, the rotation of players became a crucial thing.
Wu Dawei was of course sitting under the basketball court at this time to rest, after all, the situation the team is in now is not particularly bad, so he does not need to be like in the second half of the last game. I haven't been able to get a chance to rest.
After the end of the first quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers led the Indiana Pacers by 3 points on the road, which was not a big lead, but it was enough for Wu to get some respite from the basketball court at this time.
For him, of course, this is a very precious thing. So at this time, he sat on the field to recuperate, but the performance of his teammates made him feel a little anxious.
Two consecutive away games, the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers' performances were not as good as they could have been, and at this time. But the same can be said of the Cleveland Cavaliers' bench players on the basketball court.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers outscored the Indiana Pacers by as many as 3 points in the first quarter, when the game entered the second quarter, the Pacers, who were playing at home, were still very quick to close the gap in the score.
After all, the disadvantage of 3 points is not very big. There are even times when it only takes a three-pointer to get it done, so at this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers were slightly careless and the Indiana Pacers seized the opportunity to wipe out the original lead.
This situation made Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Brown, who was standing on the sidelines. Scott shook his head repeatedly, but it was clear that there was nothing he could do about it.
So at this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers naturally had to accept such a bad start in the second quarter of the game, and the Indiana Pacers quickly equalized the score, which is of course a good thing for the Indiana Pacers who are playing at home.
While they didn't start tonight's game as well as they did in their last game, at least now they haven't given the Cleveland Cavaliers complete control of the tempo all at once.
They know very well that they still have a good chance on their own, but only if they want to seize such an opportunity, which is the most important thing.
If they can't take advantage of such an opportunity, then for the Indiana Pacers, they will still easily lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have lost all of their last three series. This is a pain in the hearts of the Indiana Pacers, and they certainly don't want to go on like this, but at this point it is clear that they have to come to terms with the harsh reality of the situation.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are indeed better than them, and if they want to win the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, then they will have to put in more effort and sweat.
After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers have played an amazing game from the beginning of this season, so the Indiana Pacers know that if they want to win the game, then they need to fight to have a chance. (To be continued......)