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There is no doubt that the Cleveland Cavaliers, under the leadership of Wu Dawei, began to fight back in the second half of the second quarter.
Such a situation is naturally very tricky for the Indiana Pacers at this time.
Because they themselves know that they are not completely on their feet at this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still holding on to the suspense of the game.
And their counterattack at this time will undoubtedly worry the Indiana Pacers, but at least for the time being, the Indians don't need to worry about it.
Although they did look extremely flustered at this point, overall, they still took the lead in the game.
After all, the lead they had before was enough for them not to be overtaken by the Cleveland Cavaliers all at once. 、
So at this point, where they feel worried, is the Cleveland Cavaliers' crazy attack, and they need to press the opponent's momentum.
These are the thoughts and thoughts of the entire Indiana Pacers at this time. After all, for them, they have achieved a lot of advantages now, and even if the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently catching up, the Indiana Pacers themselves still maintain their offensive form on the offensive end.
As long as they can maintain their lead, the Indiana Pacers will be in a position where they can still maintain the advantage at this point.
After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers can't defend against the Indiana Pacers' offense at the moment, so at this time, even if the Cleveland Cavaliers' core Wu Dawei continues to play good performances, the Indiana Pacers can still protect their lead at this time.
Of course, if Wu Dawei's cousin can't be contained, then it will be a very tricky thing for the Indiana Pacers.
So at this point, of course, the Cleveland Cavaliers are under a lot more pressure than the Indians. After all, they are still on the lagging side, and even if Wu Dawei's performance at this time has improved slightly. However, overall, they can't limit the opponent's performance on the offensive end, so it will not be easy for the Cleveland Cavaliers to catch up and come back from behind on the road.
But at least compared to the passive situation in the first quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers played a little better in at least the second quarter, didn't they.
At least for the time being, they can still see the hope of a comeback at this time, Wu Dawei's table has always been the weather vane of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the game, if he can play a good form, the Cleveland Cavaliers can always play a better table in the game.
So at this time. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, although they are behind, they still see hope of a comeback. As for the Indiana Pacers, they are certainly the more dominant side at this point.
It's just that obviously at this time, Wu Dawei's impact still made the Indiana Pacers a little confused.
So much so that at this time, although they had the lead, they seemed a little flustered.
However, when Wu Dawei assisted Dwight. After Howard dunked the ball into the basket, the Indiana Pacers threw the ball into the basket.
The margin is still maintained, and that's the only place where the Indiana Pacers can feel good at the moment. And when they saw Wu Dawei holding the ball, the apprehension in their hearts began to burst out from all over their bodies.
Naturally, they will have their own worries, and Wu Dawei's continuous impact is not only to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a respite, but at the same time. It will also put a lot of pressure on the Indiana Pacers psychologically.
After all, the Indiana Pacers lost more of the previous two games, and the Indiana Pacers were more defeated by Wu Dawei, so at this time, when they saw Wu Dawei looking a little up. They grew more and more nervous.
At this time, the Indians still chose to resolutely encircle Wu Dawei, Wu Dawei of course knew that he had to stand up at this time, but he was not completely hot.
I must feel like I have to attack on my own. If his teammates have the opportunity, Wu Dawei will also be happy to choose to pass.
Because he understands that in such a situation at this moment, the other party is so strict with him, and there will definitely be negligence in his teammates.
Although in tonight's game, his teammates' performance was not so good, Wu Dawei still needs the help of his teammates at this moment.
After all, if you have been scoring against the defense of 2 or 3 people, then it will definitely consume a lot of physical reserves. 、
And once the physical energy is consumed a lot in the first half, then it will be very difficult for Wu Dawei to continue to play a very good game in the second half of the game.
So once he encounters the opponent's fierce pinching, Wu Dawei will naturally subconsciously look for teammates, of course, because his teammates' appearance outside the three-point line in tonight's game is not good, so Wu Dawei will look for the support of teammates inside the three-point line.
Take Dwight, for example. Howard, before Wu Dawei was in the paint area to Dwight. Howard has passed several balls, so at this point, of course, he's going to be looking for Dwight more. Howard's cooperation.
After all, Roy. Hibbert at this point is also obviously difficult to fully reconcile with Dwight. Howard's contending, his lack of power in the lower game, at this point is what makes him against Dwight. Howard was hard to hit a good table at the time.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have no way to defend the attack of the hot Indiana Pacers for the time being, but in the same way, when Wu Dawei's state is slightly improved, the Indiana Pacers are also a little helpless against the Cleveland Cavaliers' offense.
However, in the second quarter of the game, the Indiana Pacers still controlled the situation on the basketball court.
Even though Wu Dawei gave the Cleveland Cavaliers great help on the offensive end in the second half of the second quarter, he did not directly help the Cleveland Cavaliers at this time, and just before the end of the first half of the game, he went to catch up with the disadvantage.
At the end of the first half. The Indiana Pacers still have the upper hand on the basketball court, with a 62-54 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers by as many as eight points.
Such a lead also helped the Indiana Pacers, who were playing at home, still lead at the end of the first half.
At least at halftime, the Indiana Pacers, who are playing at home, can go into the locker room to rest in a relatively relaxed manner, and for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the large disadvantage on the road is undoubtedly a very frustrating thing for them and Alexander.
Naturally, they were hoping to close the gap in the second half of the game, after all, for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They are already at a very big disadvantage.
They returned to the locker room with a disadvantage, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were naturally hoping to completely improve such a situation in the second half of the game.
And if they want to improve that situation, then the Cleveland Cavaliers will undoubtedly have to plan for the fifteen minutes of halftime.
After all, for them, the fifteen minutes of halftime were not for them to mourn or frustrate, but for them to solve the problems they faced in the first half of the game.
After all, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they definitely don't want to lose this game. So at this time, for them, they must do their best to narrow the gap in the score.
Even a tie or even a comeback, because they want to settle their battle in this series more quickly, after all, they have already achieved a very good result in the previous two games.
So at this time. Naturally, they will be hoping to play better, because only then will they be able to maintain their advantage in this game.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, they fell behind by a wide margin in the first half of the game. It does make them feel very frustrated, but it doesn't stop them from thinking about winning this game.
So at this point, the Cleveland Cavaliers need to be at halftime. to solve the problems they faced in the first half.
Of course, the biggest headache for the Cleveland Cavaliers now is that Wu Dawei, who is the core of the team, has not been able to play his previous two games in the game.
This is the key to the Cleveland Cavaliers, after all, Wu Dawei's play has always been the team's vane in the game, if Wu Dawei can lead the team to play a good game, then the Cleveland Cavaliers still have a very good chance in the second half of the game.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, of course, the key is Wu Dawei's table, if Wu Dawei can show Xiàn in the second half of the game, then of course they still have a good chance to complete the game on the road.
However, it is obvious that the Indiana Pacers will definitely take precautions against this at halftime, because Wu Dawei is also the player they are most afraid of.
Although the form in the first half of the game was not so good, Wu Dawei still contributed 12 points and 5 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
They are still very threatening on the offensive end, so at this time, they naturally need to be more cautious at halftime against the Indiana Pacers.
However, if Wu Dawei recovers in the second half of the game, what should they do, in fact, there is nothing the Indiana Pacers can do.
Because in the previous two games, the Indiana Pacers have shown their problems with Wu Dawei.
They are indeed completely unable to solve Wu Dawei's appearance at both offensive and defensive ends, so at this time, for them, if Wu Dawei will recover his form in the second half of the game.
Then the only way for the Indiana Pacers is before Wu Dawei returns to form. The score gap between the two sides will continue to widen, and even directly determine the outcome of this game.
This is what the Indiana Pacers envisioned at halftime, because they know the power of Wu Dawei, and naturally they will know what they need to sit at this time, and they are definitely not waiting for Wu Dawei's state to recover.
The Indiana Pacers managed to finish the first half with the lead in the game, and that was the most important thing they wanted to see.
And for such a hard-won thing, they naturally want to keep it well, and at halftime. They also strengthened their strategy in the first half.
Not allowing Wu to have any help to the Cleveland Cavaliers to flip the score gap is the safest way the Indiana Pacers can think of at this time.
They need to play very strongly as soon as the second half starts, as they need to open up more of the score at this point.
That's what they need to do at this point, and for the Indiana Pacers, they don't want to be overturned by the Cleveland Cavaliers on their home court when they lead most of the game.
If such a thing had happened, the Indians would have collapsed. After all, they are the underdog in the series, and if they can't win this game, then they are basically the side that will be eliminated in this round of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
And now, in fact, they are already standing in the most dangerous place. So at this point in time, for the Indiana Pacers, they need to do better.
This is especially important in the more crucial second half of the game. For the Indiana Pacers, of course, they are going to be ready for the second half of the game. Trying to play a better table xiàn came.
As for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they need to change their disadvantage in the first half of the game at this point, so they also need to play well.
Otherwise. What awaits them is a loss in the first road game of the series, and they don't want that to happen.
After all, if the Indiana Pacers turn the series to 2-1 in this game tonight, then the Indiana Pacers will have a morale boost, and the Cleveland Cavaliers' prospects in the next two series will be clouded.
This is not something the Cleveland Cavaliers want to see, so at this time, they need to complete their redemption in the second half of the game.
Because they don't want any twists and turns in the playoffs this season, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they want to have a smooth sailing in the playoffs.
As of this game, there is no doubt that the Cleveland Cavaliers are very smooth in the playoffs, so in this game, the Cleveland Cavaliers do not want any surprises.
They need to play better, and the entire Cleveland Cavaliers team agreed on that at halftime.
So after halftime, when the players from both sides returned to the basketball court, the game was naturally going to start again.
And obviously compared to the first half of the game, the second half of the game will undoubtedly become much more intense. After all, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, after the start of the second half, they will definitely do more to be able to flip the score back.
On this point, the Indiana Pacers must have some thought of it at this time, so they will definitely do everything they can to try to contain the Cleveland Cavaliers' counterattack at this time.
There is no doubt that in the second half of the game, the competition between the two sides will undoubtedly become more intense, whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Indiana Pacers, at this time, they are hoping to play better.
It's very important that everyone wants to be able to control the whole game in the second half of the game. After all, the 24 minutes of the second half of the game will undoubtedly determine which side will win this game.
While there's no doubt that the Indiana Pacers are the closer side to victory at this point, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren't completely out of the game.
So at this time, the game is still in suspense. Whether it's the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Indiana Pacers, they all want to be able to win the game in their arms. (To be continued......)