637. Better leaders
When Wu Dawei's assist once again helped the Cleveland Cavaliers playing at home, narrowing the gap to 6 points and becoming 90-84, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs Popovich standing on the sidelines was already on pins and needles.
He opted to request a timeout, and although it was said that it was not long since the last substitution, Popovich was not happy with it.
So of course, he will resolutely ask for this timeout at this time, because he doesn't want to wait until his team is really overtaken by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter of the game.
For the San Antonio Spurs, this is now a very critical juncture.
So at this time, for the San Antonio Spurs, they can't drop the chain at this time, and for the San Antonio Spurs, they have been holding on to the lead for so long in this game tonight.
For them, if they end up on the losing side in such a situation, it will be a huge blow to the San Antonio Spurs.
Therefore, Popovich hopes that the players can play more strongly in the next games, and they still have a lead compared to the current situation.
In the face of such a situation, they don't want to be overtaken by their opponents in the fourth quarter of the game, which is not something they want to see anyway.
This is a very good sign for the Cleveland Cavaliers, after all, the game is now coming to an end, but they have seen a faint hope of a comeback from the previous very bad performance.
The six-point gap made the entire Cleveland Cavaliers bench feel very excited at this time, and when the whistle blew at the timeout and the Cleveland Cavaliers players gradually walked off the court, Byron, as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Scott was extremely excited at this point.
After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers were in the table in the previous game. It was indeed at this time that the Cleveland Cavaliers were given great hope.
If they can continue to play like this in the next game, then it is definitely possible for the Cleveland Cavaliers to complete the comeback drama in this game.
After all, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, if they can win this game, then their prospects in the next Finals game will of course become very good.
This was the result that the Cleveland Cavaliers were hoping for, and although they played badly in the first half, the Cleveland Cavaliers' excellent performance in the second half of the game gave them a chance to regain the lead.
"There are only six points left. Guys! ”
When all the players returned to the bench, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Brown. Scott roared hoarsely at all.
At this time, the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed extremely excited, after all, after being behind for so long, now, after letting him really see the hope of a comeback, he naturally couldn't hide the feeling of fanatical joy in his heart.
After all, Wu Dawei has regained his form at this time, and this is excellent news for the Cleveland Cavaliers, after all, they still hope to win this game.
So now. When Wu Dawei returned to form, they had more self-confidence to continue to bite the San Antonio Spurs in the next game.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, after all. They had been behind for far too long in this game tonight; And now, they have such an opportunity in front of them, and of course they have to cherish it.
Byron. Scott was hoping the players could play better at this point, after the timeout. As quickly as possible, the gap between the current last 6 points will be completely narrowed.
After all, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was necessary to completely turn over the disadvantage of the score as soon as possible. That's the most important thing for them right now.
There's nothing more important than that, and if the Cleveland Cavaliers can quickly change the deficit in the next game, then the San Antonio Spurs will definitely be hit hard at this time.
And as a result, maybe the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a very good chance to settle this game.
That's what they're looking forward to, so at this point, for the Cleveland Cavaliers players, head coach Byron Brown. Scott's roar would give them more courage and confidence.
However, it is clear that at this time, for the Cleveland players, the person who gives them the most confidence must be Wu Dawei's expression.
Everyone hopes that Wu Dawei can continue to play such a table after returning from the pause, and Wu Dawei has now scored 17 points and 6 assists, although in this game tonight, he is destined to not be able to play as crazy as the last game.
But at least he can still put in a very good palmares, but only if he can continue his previous record after the hiatus.
This is very important to Wu Dawei, and he himself hopes that he can play a better role.
"The San Antonio Spurs now seem to be back to the last game, where they were helpless against Wu's personal watch; And now, they're feeling that way again. ”
Charles. Barkley analyzed the shape on the basketball court when he drew on the timeout: "Wu Dawei's recovery in the second half of the game made the Cleveland Cavaliers from the original 16-point disadvantage to the last 6 points now!" ”
"The Cleveland Cavaliers have been trying to catch up with the San Antonio Spurs, and now they are clearly seeing more and more hope of catching up."
"If the San Antonio Spurs can't make too many adjustments and changes after the timeout, or if their own offensive performance is further weakened, then the Cleveland Cavaliers' chance will really come!"
Just like Charles. According to Barkley, the San Antonio Spurs players must be very apprehensive right now. In the face of the Cleveland Cavaliers' current aggressive momentum, they are no longer as strong as before.
For the San Antonio Spurs, the first thing they want to do now is definitely how to keep their lead; Then, how to reopen the gap in the score.
Although during the pause between the third and fourth quarters, San Antonio Spurs head coach Popovich had hoped that the team could end the game as quickly as possible in the fourth quarter.
But now that times have changed, it is clear that Popovich no longer has that kind of intention; For Popovich, his only hope now is for the team not to be in the game after the suspension returns. Continued to be exhausted by the Cleveland Cavaliers chasing over the basketball court.
In any case, that's not what Popovich wants to see; After all, the San Antonio Spurs are the leading side anyway, so they naturally need to play a stronger game.
Instead of being chased by the Cleveland Cavaliers, as he did before; So during the timeout, Popovich kept emphasizing this to the players.
And when the one-minute timeout expired and the game resumed, for San Antonio Spurs head coach Popovich, he wanted to see a new look at his team.
And for the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron . Scott said. Of course, he just wants the team to play the same way as before.
Both sides must have their own expectations at this point, after all, both teams are hoping that each team can win this game.
However, there will only be one winner in this game tonight, whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the San Antonio Spurs. I must have hoped that I could be the one who won in the end.
Although there was a one-minute timeout, when the players from both sides returned to the basketball court, it was discovered that neither team had changed their lineups.
Whether it's the Cleveland Cavaliers or the San Antonio Spurs. At this time, the original lineup was still used, obviously because such a lineup was already composed of the best lineups of both sides.
After the pause comes back. The first to attack was naturally the San Antonio Spurs, who had previously requested a timeout, and they needed to regain their morale at this point.
A good offense is the best way to get the score back up, but the Cleveland Cavaliers have already laid out extremely tight defense in their own half.
Offense drives defense, and the Cleveland Cavaliers' repeated offensive successes under the instigation of Wu Dawei have suddenly mobilized the motivation of the Cleveland Cavaliers players on the defensive end.
As a result, it will naturally make it more difficult for the San Antonio Spurs to attack at this point.
For the San Antonio Spurs, they certainly don't want this offense to miss, so at this point, Tony. Parker dribbled the ball past half court and opted to hand the ball to Thiem on the inside. Duncan's hands.
At such a critical moment, it is only natural that more of the ball will be in the hands of the core of the team. Duncan also passed the half early and was stuck on the inside at this point.
When Tim. After Duncan received the pass, the rest of the San Antonio Spurs players were also at this time, and the rest of the players for Tim Tim were also at this time. Duncan opened up space for singles.
Face Dwight. Howard's solo defense, Tim. Duncan, of course, would have forged ahead, and he had no reason to back down.
After all, for the San Antonio Spurs, they need a goal now to stabilize the morale of the army, so if they can score the ball at this time, it will be a good thing for the San Antonio Spurs.
Tim. Duncan started the singles, but at this point Dwight was able to start singles. Howard was also dead behind him.
Compared to the aging Tim. Duncan, apparently Dwight. Howard is going to be even younger, although Tim. Duncan has had a great playoff season this season, but the decline in physical ability has intensified over time.
So even Tim. Duncan is the best power forward player in league history, but at this point he clearly has to go to service.
It was hard for him to push Dwight. Howard. This is a thing that was clearly seen by everyone in the first second of the confrontation between the two sides.
And in such a case, Tim. Duncan's attempt to get into the paint zone becomes even more difficult.
But the time to attack is constantly passing at this time, so Tim. Duncan could only choose to attack in a different way at this point.
That's the projection on the periphery, and he doesn't have time to make too many choices, so Tim. Duncan tried to get rid of Dwight. Howard then completed the offense with a turnaround jumper.
It was a very reluctant shot, and so, when the ball detached Thiem. The moment Duncan controls it feels very stiff.
The ball didn't make it to the basket at this point. Most people feel it right away!
So almost everybody rushed into the paint, because the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs players were hoping they could grab the rebound.
But there is only one person who grabbed the rebound, and that is Wu Dawei, who had been ambushed nearby, he grabbed one step ahead of everyone and grabbed this extremely critical rebound at this time!
"Oh! It's Wu Dawei! ”
Accompanied by Charles. Barkley's screams in front of the commentary bench on the sidelines, the atmosphere of the entire quick loan center at this time was also very fanatical.
Because when Wu Dawei grabbed this extremely critical backcourt rebound, Wu Dawei immediately launched a fast attack!
Obviously, the Cleveland Cavaliers need to take advantage of the victory at this point. They didn't want to miss a crucial opportunity in the fourth quarter.
Whether they can come back from defeat to victory in tonight's game depends on their performance at this time.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers players, they will certainly try to catch up with the score gap at this time.
That's sure to worry the San Antonios at this point, and they're walking on thin ice at this point.
They did their best to catch up with Wu Dawei, who was running wildly with the ball. For the San Antonio Spurs, they know how important David Wu really is to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So at this time, the focus of their defense must be completely on Wu Dawei, which naturally brought Wu Dawei a lot of trouble.
Because he was caught in such a situation, and the San Antonio Spurs have been trying to block Wu's path.
This makes Wu Dawei's route in the process of advancing more and more narrow. Until Wu Dawei was finally caught in the corner by the players of the San Antonio Spurs.
But even so, it still couldn't stop the Cleveland Cavaliers' momentum in this offense, because Wu Dawei was caught in the middle and almost lost the ball. It was a back-to-back pass from near the touchline to Danny, who was following on the wing. Green's hands.
The latter was empty when he received the ball, and all the San Antonio Spurs players rushed to Wu Dawei's side at this time.
So when he received the ball and picked it up, Danny. Green looks unusually calm!
He didn't have any procrastination and didn't want to waste this hard-won opportunity, so he jumped up and raised his hand, and the ball flew to the basket.
Then, in the next second, with a bang, the ball just got in!
90 to 87!
When the San Antonio Spurs were still all focused on Wu alone, Wu had already saved the day with a clever pass.
And Danny. Green was also very competitive at this time, he lived up to Wu Dawei's trust and threw the ball into the basket outside the three-point line!
With only three points left in the scoreline, it's clear to the Cleveland Cavaliers that they're getting closer to their goal in this game tonight.
"A very beautiful pass! Although Wu Dawei's attack state was not very good tonight, he activated his teammates in a different way! ”
Charles. Barkley wasn't just for Danny at this time. Green's shot this time was full of approval, and at the same time, he was full of praise for Wu Dawei's performance.
Although Wu Dawei did not score much, after the start of the second half of the game, Wu Dawei has sent 8 assists so far!
Such a table that revitalizes the attack state of teammates will naturally be praised.
"A good leader will help the team win in more ways than one way, and when he is not in good shape, he will also know how to help his teammates attack! This is the best solution, after all, basketball is a team sport after all, and no one can break away from the team, no matter how strong an individual is! A good leader knows how to take advantage of the strengths of the whole! (To be continued......) I1292