Forward to the basket

I don't know if the prayers of the Cleveland people played a role, or the Quicken Loans Arena is really a blessed place for the Cavaliers. Anyway, in the seventh game, the Wizards failed to continue the madness of the previous game.

Washington's three muskets failed to kill the Cleveland Cavaliers, but let the opponent run away!

But the whole process of the game really made the fans of the Cavaliers jump for a while. The game was dragged on until the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter before it was considered the winner. In the end, it was only a five-point difference.

The 95:90 victory really made the people of Cleveland have no idea of ​​celebrating. They only had a kind of luck for the rest of their lives. The fate of being eliminated in the first round did not happen to the Cavaliers.

But after the Cavaliers broke through the Washington blockade, many media were not so optimistic. Even the attitude of the local Cleveland media was more worried than happy.

The lunatics in Washington were killed, but what they were about to meet next was a bunch of pure cattle!

Compared with the three muskets of the Wizards, the beasts in Boston are obviously more terrifying. If they can pass the first level, what about the second level?Do you want to continue to fight hard?Do the Cavaliers still have the spirit?

Although these things are not stated in the open, everyone knows that the Cleveland man who finally killed the Wizards is still able to bring down Boston now?Have it?

One was rested for a week after a four-game sweep, while the other was a hard-fought seven-game effort to get through.

Not to mention the huge difference in the first round of the playoffs between the two, the current mental state of the two teams is more than a level apart. The Celtics are gearing up, and the Cavaliers are eager to breathe one time.

In fact, there have been examples of poor rankings in the regular season, and then stumbled all the way to the finals, and won the championship. The Houston Rockets won two championships in this way in the Olajuwon era.

That's why Olajuwon can be worshiped by the Houstonians, because this guy's two rings were obtained by desperate efforts. At that time, he really had to fight with others every game since the first round of the game.

Now Cleveland has to fight every opponent, and they have a chance to repeat the Rockets' championship process.

But if the fans of the Cavaliers were allowed to choose, they would rather reach the finals smoothly like last season, and it would be better to encounter the situation where the Pistons and Celtics were deadlocked, so they could take advantage of it.

But cheap is not so easy to pick up, and now they have killed the Wizards after seven games.

And the thing that disturbed the people of Cleveland the most might be the harassment of injuries.

Originally, injuries at the end of the season were the main factor hindering the Cavaliers from striving for a higher ranking. As a result, Mike Brown had to watch his players get frequently injured after only one round of the playoffs.

The most serious situation is Wallace. "Big Ben"'s knee has not fully recovered. As a result, in the seventh duel, he really tried his best to block Jamison's attack at the basket. .

Jamison's shooting was disturbed by him, but Ben Wallace's knee injury also aggravated, and he fell to the floor with an impact, so Wallace could only be carried back to the bench by his teammates for inspection.

This old guy is not the kind of softie who would die if he had a minor ailment. He was a well-known tough guy in the league. Minor injuries and ailments were never the reason for him not to play.

But at the end of the third quarter, many people saw this guy frowning, covering his right knee with an ice pack, limping and following the team doctor into the player tunnel, and never returned to the field after that superior.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't hold on, that old guy who is known for his toughness would definitely not choose to back down in a life-and-death battle. This only shows that his injury is not optimistic, and he has no choice but to retire.

The inside line of the Cavaliers also lost such a tough old bone in the confrontation in the last quarter, which allowed Jamison to catch up with the score a little bit. Ilgauskas couldn't stop Washington's cut-in at all.

Moreover, Ilgauskas himself was also injured. If it weren't for the fact that the seventh game was a life-and-death battle, the old guy might have rested, but without Wallace inside, he could only rely on him.

It's just that Ilgauskas and Varejao were extremely passive in the face of Jamison, who was obviously much more flexible than himself.

At this time, I am afraid that no one will say that Wallace, the former best defensive player traded from Chicago, is a useless old man. Some people, only without him can you understand his role.

In the end, if the little emperor and Szczerbiak hadn't hit the key score at the critical moment, the result would have been really hard to predict. Maybe those crazy Washingtonians would comeback in the away game.

But Szczerbiak also suffered because of this last-minute rush. He was unlucky to step on Daniels' foot after cutting to the pull-up jumper.

Jumping high and falling heavily, originally on the basketball court, such accidents are the most feared, especially when you fall, once you step on someone else, you must be the most unlucky one.

Daniels was also very painful from the foot, but compared to Szczerbiak's ankle that swelled up like a steamed bun in an instant, Daniels may be secretly glad that he was not the one lying on the floor.

The game was won, and the Clevelands did not fall in the first round of the playoffs, but they injured an absolute core of interior defense, and they also lost a very stable scoring point from the outside.

Especially after careful examination after the game, Wallace will definitely be reimbursed for this season. His knee ligament is injured, and it may be difficult to come back if he does not lie down for a month or two.

Szczerbiak's ankle was severely sprained, and he basically said goodbye to the playoffs. Unless the Cavaliers make it all the way to the finals, they may still look forward to this guy's return. Otherwise, see you next season.

The simultaneous appearance of these two bad news made the already melancholy people in Cleveland even more depressed.

Even the local media in Cleveland said, "This is a tragic victory that is not worth boasting about. We paid too much. Maybe the result is good, but the team has been hit hard."

"We killed the Washington Wizards, but what is left of the team now? Is it really necessary to rely on LeBron James to beat the Celtics alone? If so, it is really crazy."

One thing that the Cleveland media never wanted to admit was the strength of the Celtics. At least in their view, no matter what kind of opponent they were, they could be defeated.

Even if the Celtics are strong, Cleveland's competitiveness is not weak, not to mention they have the experience of the finals, as long as the little emperor can show his combat effectiveness, he can also defeat Boston!

That's how Cleveland felt when it first faced off this season, and it hasn't changed much when the playoffs come.

But the problem before them now is that the Celtics have enough rest time, and these guys are not affected by injuries, and the fighting state of all members is obviously full of energy.

Looking at the current situation of the Cavaliers, God, the starting lineup of these guys has lost two main combat powers, let alone someone on the bench.

If the bench is as capable as the starter, why didn't Mike Brown consider adjusting the starting lineup?Isn't it because of the gap in strength!

Moreover, the Cavaliers' signings this season have always been the main reason for being criticized. From the slowness of the summer transfer period to the last chance to supplement before February, it is impossible for them to get the most wanted players.

If the personnel are well replenished, the Cavaliers will not fall to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference during the regular season!

Not to worry about the injuries of Wallace and Szczerbiak, it's all right now, all these troubles have been piled up in front of Mike Brown, and this fat man has no way to retreat now.

He had to bite the bullet and push forward, otherwise, behind him would be those resentful fans, as well as the management who were not easy to mess with, and now that the little emperor was also unhappy with him, this black fat man's life would not be easy.

But Mike Brown has no right to complain. After all, he seldom rotates. He only knows to use one lineup to win the world, use the main lineup overdraft, and build tactics completely around the little emperor. He doesn't know how to adapt. These problems are not the first time. , but has this guy changed?So, now he has no right to complain.

He dug the hole by himself and filled it by himself. Even if he finally found out that the person to be buried was himself, he could only endure it.

Now there is only one way for Mike Brown and the Cavaliers. Even if they fight fiercely with the Wizards, the exhaustion has not yet recovered, but now besides desperately, is there any other way?

In the past, all the main players failed to win the Celtics. Now that their lineup is not complete, can they still win?

The more unfavorable the moment, the more morale cannot be weakened. When Mike Brown was asked by reporters about the prospect of the game, he could only answer bluntly, "Too long a break is not necessarily a good thing."

This guy held back for a long time, and then he just said this sentence. Obviously, he also hoped that the almost one-week truce would make the Celtics feel colder, and it would be best to keep it cold.

After all, such things as the rhythm of the game are still quite mysterious. If there is a feeling, it may be no matter how you shoot. If it is really because of the long truce, maybe the Celtics will really suffer a bit of a dark loss.

So, sometimes, this sweep is really not necessarily a good thing, at least Mike Brown assumes so, he is looking forward to the Celtics dying.

In that case, the Cavaliers might still have a, well, slim chance of winning the series.

However, Rivers did not make any comments on this sentence, because he knew that it was useless to talk too much at this time, so it was better to put up a posture at the door of the house and let the group of animals under him wait.