172. Chris Kaman

It won't be easy for the Cavaliers to build an advantage in this game, where they exposed too many of their problems, which have also shown their shortcomings as the season progresses.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have certainly surprised many people this season, which is an undeniable fact, but it must also be admitted that they are not as good as they were at the beginning of the season.

From the top three in the Eastern Conference at its peak, to the current tie for seventh in the Eastern Conference, it tells the roster flaws that the Cavaliers have shown behind the glamorous appearance.

Although Wu helped the team still take a narrow lead in the second quarter, they were never able to open the gap with the Clippers.

The two sides continued to go back and forth in the second quarter.

While the Cavaliers have been anxious about not being able to pull away from the score, the Clippers are actually on the more impatient side. They had already lost three in a row and, naturally, no one in the team wanted to see four in a row.

Especially Chris. Carman, although the focus and core of this game is David Wu and Blake. Griffin, but Carman understands that if a team loses repeatedly, then the team's hierarchy will undoubtedly clean up the team's squad.

And it comes at a time when the league's trade door is open, which gives Carman a sense of precariousness.

So he's working harder than ever, and it's because of Chris. Carman scored eight points in the second quarter, giving the Clippers a chance to catch up.

In addition to Chris. In addition to Carman's 8 points in the second quarter and 12 points in the half, the rest of the Clippers players also played well; Davis scored eight points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. Gordon also had six points on the books; Instead, as the current team's leading scorer, Blake. Griffin's 8-point half-time count is not bad, but he only scored 2 points in the second quarter, which is really unsatisfactory.

At least Clippers head coach Nigro is not satisfied with such a performance, and in his opinion, if Griffin can perform better, for example, if he continues to score four more points in the first quarter, the team that is leading now will not be the Cavaliers playing at home.

48:51, playing on the road, trailing at halftime, such a situation is absolutely grim for Clippers head coach Negro. Similarly, only 3 points ahead of a weak team at halftime was a big game for Cavaliers coach Byron. Scott, for his part, was not satisfied.

Because it was so far from what he had envisioned before the bout started, he thought it would be an easy fight. But I didn't expect the Clippers to be so tenacious. Carman's outburst was not at all expected by Scott.

In fact, in the preparations before the start of this game, Byron. Scott put most of his focus on Blake. Griffin and Eric. Gordon knew at a glance that these two were the future youngsters of the Clippers.

They are the No. 1 and No. 2 scorers on the Clippers this season, so Scott's pregame training focused on the two of them. Since it's a home game, the Cavaliers undoubtedly have a lot more pregame preparation time than the Clippers sitting on the plane.

And the course of the first half of the game tonight also proved that the Cavaliers' pre-game simulation training played a role. Griffin & Eric. Gordon's play is not too sè.

Griffin's 8 points in the half seems good, but it is still a little lower than his average jù per game, and the table on the court is often not measured by counting jù. The reason why Griffin has begun to slowly become known as the new leader of the Clippers is because he can always use all kinds of dunks to boost the morale of his teammates.

And tonight, at least in the first half, Griffin rarely had this kind of appearance. After that unexpected dunk, he struggled to find an opportunity to boost the morale of his teammates. Clearly, Wu's defense was still successful.

And another rising star of the Clippers, shooting guard Eric . Gordon, although he also scored six points at halftime, again, his sense of memory did not shine as brightly in the first half of the game as his resounding name.

Limiting the two leading scorers in the opposing lineup, it stands to reason that the Cavaliers should be nine out of ten for this game, but now this is not the case, naturally, it is Chris. The trouble caused by Karman.

Overall, though, the Cavaliers were better than their opponents in the first half. For the defense of the Clippers, it can only be said that they have lost sesame seeds when they see watermelons.

As long as they pick up the sesame seeds in the second half, then I believe that the Cavaliers will not be far away from this victory.

This is the team coach Byron. Scott's calculations at halftime sealed Chris in the second half. Kaman. So, in the dressing room, Skot spoke by name about the Brazilian Andre who was in charge of playing against Carman in the first half. Vallejo.

Instead of criticizing Vallejo for constantly losing his position in the first half against Kaman, he encouraged him in the hope that he would be able to bounce back in the second half so that the German, who had been smug in the second quarter, could never be proud.

For the coach's pure teachings, Vallejo of course swore to his face and vowed to beat Chris. Kaman. But fifteen minutes later, when the second half resumed, it wasn't the same thing on the pitch.

There is a good saying, fantasy is always rǔ God's **, and the reality is still Sister Feng's smile.

The second half resumed, with neither side adjusting their line-up for the second half. The Clippers' first wave of offense was handed to Chris. Carman, Davis, as a former super point guard, is now quite old, but the work of feeding the ball is still there.

Carman was in a comfortable position to receive the ball, and then he took advantage of the situation to turn around, and the ** blonde hair was immediately thrown off Valejo, who swore at halftime, that he couldn't take care of himself, and when he came back to his senses, Carman had already won the second half for the Clippers.

50：51。

For Vallejo still unable to contain Carman, head coach Scott is mentally prepared. After all, motivation is one thing, the situation on the pitch is another, after all, the game is not played by mouth.

As long as Vallejo tries his best to defend, it is enough for the Cavaliers to fail to prevent Carman, even if Carman scores first for the team in the second half at this time, it is not the Cavaliers who are playing at home who have the advantage on the court.

They still have a one-point lead and possession of the ball.

Williams possessed the ball past half court and then passed the ball to Wu Dawei, who was stuck near the free throw line. Wu scored 12 points in the first half, tied with Carman for the highest score of the game so far. The slight difference between him and Karman's scoring is that Wu Dawei has done some of his scoring in cooperation with his teammates, while Karman has mostly played back-to-back singles in the paint area.

So when Blake. Griffin wasn't too nervous when he faced the ball-handling Wu in the high post, as he had also seen footage of Wu's last few games before this match.

He found that Wu Dawei rarely held the ball and played defenders alone. This is also where Griffin regains his confidence, because to put it mildly, this should be called not having the ability to attack independently.

Griffin was still laughing at Wu Dawei's singles ability in his heart, and then he saw Wu Dawei, who was holding the ball in front of him, suddenly swing the ball to his right, that is, the free throw line, and then moved sideways.

Seeing this, Griffin didn't dare to slack off, although he was quite disdainful of Wu Dawei's singles ability, but Wu Dawei's shooting level, Griffin was still relatively sure.

But as soon as he took a step to the side, he felt like he was hitting a wall......

Vallejo blocked Griffin's way, and in doing so, Wu Dawei in the sideways got space for a split second, and although Carman tried to come up to make up the defense, his slow pace couldn't stop Wu from jumping at the free throw line!

Swish!

Basketball jīng got into the net!

At 50:53, the Cavaliers got the advantage back. Scott because he still can't contain Chris. Kaman played, and the frowning brow also relaxed. As long as the team can maintain that momentum, then Scott feels that Carman will not be an issue either.

After all, basketball is a team sport, and no matter how strong a person is, his strength will also fail. Therefore, as long as the players can continue to contain the rest of the Clippers and prevent them from having a chance to go against the sky, then the victory still belongs to Cleveland.

The old god Scott sat back in his place, and Negro had no way to do that. This feeling of being close at hand and never touching is the most urgent. And the longer this situation drags on, the easier it is for people to make some changes psychologically.

For example, impatience.

After all, basketball players are a bunch of guys with excess jīng strength, and it is common in the arena to fight when they disagree. But there are things, after all, they are still not in a hurry. After dribbling past half-court, Davis tried to find Griffin's chance, and when he found that Griffin still didn't get any great slots, and Carman got stuck behind Vallejo again, Davis once again chose to give the ball to Carman, who was hot tonight.

Kaman, who has already scored 14 points in this game, still hasn't relented in this round of offense. He knows very well how rare an opportunity it is, the team is behind, he is in hot form, if he can save the team......

Carman knew that what he had to do now was to put every ball in his hands and put it in the basket.

Therefore, he treated Valejo behind him cautiously, and then won the single shot again.

With a small hook that turned, the Clippers closed the score again. The Clippers' players have handled space positions greatly, and when Carman is on his own with the ball, he doesn't have any players around him to interfere.

It's one of the things the Clippers do really well on the court, and maybe that's why they often take to the skies in games.

However, just 24 seconds after the Clippers closed the score again, the Cavaliers once again completed a beautiful offense. Jamison completed a beautiful combination with Wu Dawei and Vallejo, from high to mid-range, and a series of movements were like a cloud of peers under Jamison's empty basket at the end.

The Cavaliers are still firmly in control of the situation on the court.

After the start of the second half, the offense of both sides went back and forth, but overall, anyone who watched the game knew that the Cavaliers were the better side. Because they're always able to get everybody involved on the offensive end, and the Clippers are different, they rely on Chris. Kaman's advantage on the inside has allowed him to keep scoring goals.

And more importantly, before the start of this game, one of the focuses of attention, the champion of the class of '09, Mr. Blake. Griffin, who still didn't play well in the third quarter.

On the offensive end, his participation is far less active and energetic than before because of Wu Dawei's storage, most of his scoring comes from layups and occasional mid-range shots after strong penetration, and the previous explosive flying dunks are almost difficult to see; On the defensive end, in the face of Wu Dawei's aggressive running, Griffin can sometimes become difficult to care about. Because Wu Dawei always kept passing through his teammates, relying on those blocks and dismantles one by one to cause difficulties for Griffin's defense.

Overall, Wu Dawei played well in this game, while Griffin didn't lag behind Wu too much in terms of the number of points scored. But you know, before this game, people commented on the duel between the two like this: As the best scorer in the class of '09, Blake. Will Griffin be able to use his sharp dunk to score and blast David Wu, Cleveland's toughest shield?! (To be continued.)

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