289. Dark Horse

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After back-to-back victories over the visiting New York Knicks and Miami Heat, the Cavaliers' record has come to 33-32, while on the same night, the Philadelphia 76ers, who were behind the Cavaliers, lost the game unexpectedly. Welcome to the reading

In this way, the Cavaliers opened up the gap between the Cavaliers and the ninth-ranked Philadelphia 76ers, and the New York Knicks, who were previously in front of the Cavaliers, lost the game before that, so that the New Yorkers lost the same 32 losses as the Cavaliers, but they won one more game than the Cavaliers, so they were still ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Cavaliers.

However, their current position is already in jeopardy, and the Cavaliers have won the previous three meetings with the New York Knicks this season, so they only need to maintain the same record as the New Yorkers to overtake their opponents and regain seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

Although in the contest with the Miami Heat, Wu Dawei's table is not very good, and the 24-point table is compared to LeBron. James's 41 points undoubtedly have a gap of several ranks, but Wu Dawei's highlight in the last 11 seconds of the game is enough to make up for the 17-point gap.

After all, the two points and the subsequent block really played a key role in the final victory and defeat of the whole game.

The Miami Heat, who formed the Big Three last summer, lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third time this season, which is undoubtedly unimaginable; The Cleveland Cavaliers, who were almost disintegrated last summer, were still ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference at the end of the pre-game, and even within easy reach of seventh in the Eastern Conference, which is also shocking; But all of these are completely unsurprising compared to Wu Dawei, who has risen this season!

After the game, Wu Dawei and Miami Heat President Pat Brown. Riley, meet again. However, this meeting was not agreed in advance, but a chance encounter in the players' tunnel.

But this time, the two didn't talk as dark as they did last time in the café. After all, Pat. Riley is the president of the Miami Heat, while David Wu is a player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Naturally, the mood of the losing side and the winning side tonight are not the same.

The Cavaliers have finally made a sense of their terrible February with a two-game winning streak, and the two-game winning streak is not bad. The Miami Heat and the New York Knicks are currently among the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference, which undoubtedly adds confidence to the Cavaliers' impact on the playoffs.

At the end of February, the league ushered in March, and it officially entered the final battle for playoff qualification.

The Cavaliers currently sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 33 wins and 32 losses, and they currently have 17 games left to play. Less than half of the teams ranked in the top eight in the East and West are ranked. There are only 8 sticks.

This schedule is relatively easy, at least compared to the Philadelphia 76ers, who are currently ranked behind the Cavaliers, and the New York Knicks, who are ranked before the Cavaliers.

And of these eight opponents ranked in the top eight in the Eastern and Western League, three are those that the Cavaliers have beaten before. They are the New York Knicks, the Miami Heat, and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

And some of them have won more than once, which is undoubtedly a huge advantage for the Cavaliers.

Because of this, after entering March, the outside world has begun to be very optimistic about the prospects of the Cleveland Cavaliers entering this year's playoffs.

In ESPN and TNT. More than half of their polls of on-stage commentators and basketball critics believe the Cleveland Cavaliers have a good chance of finishing in the top eight in the Eastern Conference this year.

Of course, most people's views are basically from Wu Dawei and Changxi. The team-up between Billups, coupled with the recent form of Chris. Kaman. It has given a lot of confidence to many people in this team.

Although Chauncey. Billups isn't in peak form right now, not even as good as he was at the start of the season with the Denver Nuggets, but everyone agrees that when the playoffs come, Chauncey Brown. Billups can certainly play to his huge advantage in experience.

Coupled with Wu Dawei, who has made people feel constantly surprised this season, people just feel that they have reason to believe. Such a Cavaliers team is still worth their expectations.

While March is a vibrant month for the NCAA, it's just as important as the last full month of the NBA regular season.

There are only more than ten games left in the regular season, and it can be said that it is basically coming to an end. In addition to being interested in who will make it to the playoffs, people are also starting to speculate about matchups.

The NBA's playoff model makes it easy for teams with higher rankings to have a greater advantage in the playoffs. The first place is played in eighth place, the second place is played in seventh place, the third place is played in sixth place, and the fourth place is played in fifth place.

Such a first-round matchup standing. It will make the suspense of the four sets of duels relatively small, but there will be exceptions to everything. Half a hundred years of history of the Alliance. There are also many examples of Black Eight.

Although often in the first round of the playoffs, the most tragic battle will definitely be the duel between the fourth and fifth places, but as long as there is a black eight or a black seven, then everyone's attention will obviously be attracted, after all, unexpected events such as black eight and black seven will make people's love more likely to be high.

The instability, unexpected surprises, and impact on traditional concepts are enough to make the following grams more exciting.

And the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have surprised people this season, undoubtedly have such a potential in the eyes of people. The Rise of David Wu, Chris. Kaman and Chauncey. The addition of Billups has allowed this team, which was not favored at the beginning of the season, to have a place in the Eastern Conference, which is relatively weak compared to the West.

Although they are currently only in the eighth place in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers' performance against strong teams this season is still fresh in many people's memories. The Bulls, the Heat, the Magic, the Celtics, at least the top four in the Eastern Conference for now, the Cavaliers have all made them hate to lose.

Even in the face of the Miami Heat, the most popular team last season, the Cavaliers have won all three games so far!

The team's history is the basis for most of those who believe the Cavaliers have what it takes to go further in the playoffs. The addition of Billups is even more impressive to those who hold this part of the view. As long as the Cavaliers run in well, then maybe they can really do something in the playoffs.

In addition to discussing the possible prospects of each team in the playoffs, the rest of the discussion is undoubtedly the ownership of individual awards after the end of the season.

The hottest individual award is undoubtedly the question of the regular season MVP. Ross's cries were high. However, with the recovery of the Miami Heat's record. LeBron. James has also shown some signs of recovery in the MVP rankings.

Although the Cavaliers are only eighth in the Eastern Conference, Wu is also on the MVP list thanks to his impressive and well-rounded performance this season.

It's just that the ranking is a little bit behind, ranking fifteenth.

And in addition to having Wu Dawei's name on the MVP list. In other awards, people will naturally put Wu Dawei's name on the list of candidates. And compared with MVP, Wu Dawei on these lists has a big leap forward in the ranking!

As the top spot in steals and blocks so far this season, Wu Dawei is ranked first in the ranking of the best defensive player, known as DPOY! He beat last season's Defensive Player of the Year in the league, Dwight D. White. Howard has become the biggest favorite.

Of course. Wu Dawei is at the top of this list, not only because he can contribute wonderful blocks and unexpected steals in the game every night, these numbers are naturally one of the references, but more importantly, Wu Dawei has done a good enough job of limiting the opponents against him!

The NBA's official number is that the players who have played against Wu so far this season have averaged only 40 percent of their shooting per game. Howard is 4 percentage points higher!

Although Wu Dawei has some advantages as an outside defender, but even so. A 4-point advantage is still enough to make Wu the biggest favorite to be the best defensive player of the season right now.

Of course, people feel that Wu Dawei can win more awards this season than just the best defensive player award!

As Wu Dawei's compatriot, Wu Dawei's performance this season has already made him a superstar in China who is super Kobe Bryant and catches up with Zhan Huang, plus a historical superstar! Especially when Wu Dawei broke the steal record in the league's dusty history in one fell swoop at the recent All-Star Game, domestic fans were even more collective~

Although the regular season is not over yet. However, the speculation about the major awards that began to be hyped up in the United States soon spread to China on the other side of the ocean.

Chinese fans naturally began to list a bunch of awards that Wu Dawei is very likely to win this season.

Aside from the Best Defensive Player award, everyone agreed that Wu Dawei would most likely win the Most Improved Player award this season! So far this season. Wu averaged 18.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 3.5 blocks and 3.2 steals per game, all of which were far better than last year's averages.

And in addition to the Most Improved Player award. Many believe that Wu Dawei will take his place in the NBA league's All-NBA team this season. Even if there is no way to enter the best formation, at least you can enter the second formation and the third formation.

Although the second and third formations are not comparable to the first one, it is also a great honor. You know, many once brilliant superstars have not won the honor of the best team a few times by the end of their careers~

Of course, in addition to the best team, there is also the best defensive team. At this point, there is no doubt that everyone will think that Wu Dawei will definitely enter the ranks of the best defensive first team.

One of the favourites to Defensive Player of the Year this season will naturally be a strong contender for the All-Defensive Team of the Year.

Of course, in addition to the above awards, there are also false names such as Shenma Hat King and Steal King, all in all, it can be said that Wu Dawei's name has been repeatedly mentioned when people speculate about the major awards in the league this season.

It can also be seen from this that even in February, when he struggled the most in terms of both his personal performance and the team's record this season, Wu Dawei was still so hot.

"If you want to talk about the dark horse of this season, it is definitely Wu Dawei and his Cleveland Cavaliers! Look at the predicament they faced before the start of the season, and look at their current table, and you'd even think that this isn't the Cleveland Cavaliers team you wanted to laugh at in the first place! ”

"David Wu's performance this season is amazing and incredible! Perhaps while we are still feeling incredible for his cousin, he has become the most successful player of the season! If it weren't for the Cavaliers' record dragging him down, I think even the MVP would be in the pocket of this Chinese player! ”

"It's hard to deny his appearance, especially when he has set so many records this season, you will definitely be impressed by his appearance! Because I can't even find a player like him in the long history of the league! He is one of a kind! ”

"David Wu has to be the best dark horse this season, especially with the Cavaliers currently sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference. And did you know that Wu Dawei's salary this season is only a measly $700,000! It's 700,000! Man, I mean you'll be able to find another contract in the league that is so great value?! No wonder Gilbert has been smiling lately, if I were the boss, I would be happy to go crazy with such a good thing! ”

In countless programs speculating about the playoffs and major individual awards at the end of the season, Wu Dawei has become the most mentioned name in the mouths of show hosts, guests, and critics. James could only retreat at this time.

Everyone is praising Wu Dawei's performance this season, although the praise is different, but one of them is quite neat. That's the "dark horse"!

They are right, Wu Dawei is indeed a surprise big dark horse this season. It's just that everyone knows and agrees that he is a dark horse, but they don't know where this dark horse can go in the end this season!