Chapter 262: Hitting the Playoffs Three

The main reason why a team with a winning streak can win so many games in a row is because the winning streak team itself is playing with a breath of air.

As the saying goes, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion.

The Cavaliers held their breath and won 22 games in a row, only to be denied victory by the Pacers.

Although, there are many reasons why the Cavaliers lost, but no matter what, the Cavaliers lost.

Losing is still quite an impact on a team that is used to winning, and morale is undermined, and the rhythm of winning is disrupted, which is also very important.

The pace of the game is as important to a team as a writer is to control the rhythm of the article.

The rhythm is disrupted, so if you can't get it back, it's not a simple thing.

This is also an important reason why many teams, after winning consecutive games, suddenly lose, and after that, for a long time, they can't find a rhythm to play.

After winning back-to-back games, many winning streaks will go through a period of confusion, which can be long and short, and teams of different levels will come out of it for different lengths of time.

Some teams may also be slumped and continue to slump as a result.

And there are some teams that will quickly get through this period and start a new journey.

Among them, in addition to the team factor, there are also many external factors.

Among them, the most important factor is the opponent factor.

If, keep winning before. I was defeated by an opponent all the time.

And after the defeat, if you play against a wave of underdogs, then you can quickly find the rhythm of the game. It's always easier to get a feel for a weak team and a sparring partner.

However, if you're after the defeat and you're going to be in a very strong game, plus away from home, then I'm sorry. If you want to get back in the rhythm of the game, don't even think about it.

God bless you and don't lose so many points in the middle of the game.

There are two cases listed above. Sadly, knights belong to the second category.

After losing to the Pacers, in fact, the Cavaliers' honeymoon period has passed.

The knights were greeted by a wave of devilish schedules. Five games in the future. The opponents the Cavaliers want to face are:

First in the league, first in the West, Minnesota Timberwolves

Fourth in the league, second in the West, Los Angeles Lakers

Third in the league, second in the East, New Jersey Nets

The slight weakness is the latter two, they are the fifth king and the sixth calf in the West Division.

Knights these opponents. All have one thing in common, the league is a strong team. Among them, there is no shortage of such a strong force as the Los Angeles Lakers.

Another point is that these teams have won more than 50% of the games, and some can even challenge the "God of Basketball" Michael. Jordan the Great's record of 72 consecutive wins.

Although the current Cavaliers are far from being the previous fish belly team, the Cavaliers are still too tender if they want to wrestle their wrists with these heroes.

Another point is that although the Cavaliers' record is now ranked fifth in the league, the Cavaliers' fifth place in the East is in the West Division, and they are hovering in the eighth or even ninth position in the West Region.

This season, after Cao Jian, James and others joined in, the Cavaliers have also been rapidly improved, and they have completely got rid of the hat of the Eastern Conference fish belly team, but this does not mean that the Cavaliers are the only ones in the sky and on the ground.

Compared with the above heroes, the gap between the knights is quite large.

How can it be said that the cultivation of a strong team in the league can be fundamentally changed because of the signing of a few rookies?

This is something that will never happen.

If it could, then the league would spend so much money to support the team manager, just give it to the scouts.

Wouldn't it be better to let the scouts dig up more new people.

Of course, it's not that simple.

For a team to become stronger, all aspects of the operation are indispensable.

Rookies, player drafts, and so on are extremely important things.

And this year, the knights have also done an extremely good job in selecting newcomers, and this record has also been vividly displayed.

The Cavaliers have also done anything a new team can do.

It is impossible to ask for more from the knights.

The Cavaliers are doing well enough, but if they want to wrestle with these teams, this is not enough, far from enough.

This is extremely realistic.

And the knight's six-consecutive trip also fully demonstrates this.

After the Cavaliers' winning streak, suddenly, a loss was inevitable, and morale was at its lowest.

Moreover, there is a wave of consecutive away games, and the opponents are all strong teams.

The knight was very sad.

The first battle was against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Cao Jian's performance was good enough, and James also fulfilled the responsibility of a champion.

In this battle, Cao Jian scored 36 points, 10 assists and 2 steals, and there was no turnover.

James' performance is also extremely awesome quasi-triple-double, 21 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, although there are three turnovers, but James's overall performance is still remarkable.

However, basketball is not a matter of one person, or two people, he is the business of the whole team.

Cao Jian's performance is good enough, and James's performance is good enough.

The statistics of these two of them are the best in the game, even if the wolf king Kevin. Garnett is also similar to these two, Garnett had 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in this game, but the Cavaliers lost like this.

Moreover, it was a big loss.

The core of the Cavaliers Cao Jian and James performed impeccably, on par with the Timberwolves, and the reason for the Cavaliers' loss was the depth of the team's lineup.

Competing with a strong team like the Timberwolves, the lack of lineup on the Cavaliers' side is also undoubtedly reflected.

Whether it is the depth of the main lineup or the depth of the bench, the Cavaliers are much worse than the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves can be far ahead of the rest of the league. It's not without reason.

On the Cavaliers' side, except for Cao Jian and James, the two newcomers can handle it.

Others, can't even look at it enough. It doesn't matter if it's Boozer, Big Z, or Eric.

These people, in the knights, are considered to be strong, they can't do it, let alone the knights substitute for Jeff and others, they are only abused.

It's good to win. If you don't win, everything is a problem.

But after all, the Cavaliers have just won 22 consecutive wins, and they can still splurge it, and the media has no regard for the Cavaliers since they lost to the Pacers. Another loss to the Timberwolves still maintained a tolerant attitude.

After all, the Timberwolves aren't a weaker team.

The first in the league, you let the knights deal with more than a dozen people in the alliance, which is obviously a bit excessive.

Since. Timberwolves can be forgiving. So against the Lakers, who have gathered the Big Four, the media is of course tolerant.

Whoever the Lakers win, they win.

Now entering the late playoffs, the Lakers have no problem getting into the playoffs, and their problem now is to fight for a good hope in the playoffs, gain more home-court advantage, and pave the way for a championship.

The Lakers' Big Four are also starting to exert their strength.

The defeated Cavaliers competed against the Los Angeles Lakers, who had a very rapid momentum, and the Cavaliers had no chance of winning.

The Cavaliers vs. the Lakers in this battle.

It was very sad that the knights were defeated again.

Reasons for losing. Overall, it can be summed up in one sentence. If you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates.

The Lakers' most powerful killer weapon is the OK combination.

In the Cavaliers vs. Lakers game, O'Neal scored 25 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks and 4 assists, and Kobe Bryant scored 34 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

This combination is really amazing.

However, the Cavaliers twin stars are not bad, James scored 28 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, while Cao Jian scored a game-high 38 points, delivering 10 assists and 2 steals.

If, judging from the superstar performance alone, the Cavaliers and the Lakers are not much different, but the Cavaliers have lost by nearly 20 points.

The answer to this question is also obvious.

It's a pity that the knights have suffered defeat again.

This is a serious problem for the knights.

As the season progresses, the lack of depth in the Cavaliers' roster has been vividly demonstrated.

Although, many people will look for reasons and excuses for the knights, but this problem is unavoidable and unavoidable, if the knights want to go further.

This is something they have to face.

Losing to the Lakers again, yes, there are no Cavaliers rumors, but after losing to the Lakers, the Cavaliers lost to the New Jersey Nets in the East again, which is a big problem.

This battle is the same as the previous battle against the Lakers and Timberwolves.

Cao Jian and James also gave everything they had, but since the Cavaliers lost to the Pacers, the Cavaliers have not eased up.

Big Z is in the doldrums, and in these games, the performance is all below his average, scoring is not good, rebounding protection is not good, and defense is also a colander.

Boozer is in the doldrums.

The most classic example is to play blocking and dismantling with Cao Jian several times, and several times it was completely empty, and the position could not be better, but Boozer did not enter.

And Eric, Cao Jian's royal shooter, he is also Cao Jian's first choice to score the ball to the outside.

However, in these games, Eric, without exception, disappointed Cao Jian.

No.

No.

Or not.

Bang dang!

Bang dang!

Still clang!

Eric didn't score, but he didn't score, and the position was completely empty.

Cao Jian couldn't do more, he had already brought the food to his mouth, but Eric still couldn't eat him, and Cao Jian had nothing to do.

You can't ask Cao Jian to bite it one bite at a time and feed him.

The main force is not good, and the substitutes are also sluggish.

Since the Knights won 22 consecutive victories, the Knights have been like a plate of loose sand, as if they can't help Adou, no matter what they do.

The knight has nothing to do.

Paul. Silas couldn't help it.

Now the Cavaliers are on a four-game losing streak after losing to the Pacers, counting that game.

After a 22-game winning streak and a four-game losing streak, if the Cavaliers need a buffer period, it's clearly enough now.

Now the knight desperately needs a victory to dispel the knight's frustration, or rather, the knight can't afford to lose anymore.

If they lose again, they will be far away from the Miami Heat, who are fourth in the East Conference in front of them, and they may not be able to keep their fifth place in the East Conference.

The New York Knicks are also eyeing the fifth position in the Cavaliers East Division, and Stephen, who has just been traded to the New York Knicks. Marbury, speaking to the media, also said, "We're fifth in the East this season. ”

The implication is that he is also eyeing the Knights, who are now in the fifth position in the Eastern Division.

Marbury said this, it is not unreasonable, now the Knicks are only 1.5 games apart, and the Knicks only need to win two more games to catch up with the Cavaliers.

In the next two games, the Knicks will face the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors, both of whom are teams that have not made the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, and they still have a good chance of beating the Knicks.

The Cavaliers are obviously more troublesome, the next two games between the Kings and the Mavericks, these two games are still a little behind the previous Timberwolves and Lakers and other Western Conference giants, but their strength should not be underestimated.

Whether it is the Kings or the Mavericks, although they are ranked fifth and sixth in the Western Conference, they are several more wins than the Cavaliers, and if their record is changed to the Eastern Conference, it is appropriate to enter the top four in the Eastern Conference.

This is the current alliance pattern, with the West being strong and the East being weak.

After the winning streak, the Cavaliers suffered a 4-0 run, and this time they faced the Kings and Mavericks again, which is not a good sign.

The Kings and Mavericks, these two teams are also playing with a lot of energy in order to have a good match in the playoffs.

Recently, the king and the calf are in the limelight.

Among them, the Kings have not lost a single defeat in five games.

In addition, in the last game against the Lakers, the Kings also defeated the Lakers who gathered the Big Four at home.

And the Mavericks are also in good form, winning three in a row in their last five away games, and, moreover, there are back-to-back games.

Three consecutive away wins, which is the best sign of strong form for the Mavericks of "away bugs, home dragons".

And the Cavaliers are in such a situation, against these two strong teams, the Cavaliers' losing streak may be difficult to end for a long time in the future.

After the Knights won 22 consecutive victories, they suffered defeats one after another, and the outside media still had a tolerant attitude at first, but after this wave of four consecutive defeats, they also began to fall into the ground, and they changed the direction of the wind one after another, and even some media also played "The Knights have a period of recovery for a while~".

Even some so-called experts have commented that the Cavaliers' six-game losing streak has become a foregone conclusion.

They say this because the Cavaliers have lost four games in a row, and the next two games are still against the Mavericks and the Kings, and after that, the Cavaliers schedule is only slightly better, not a strong team in the Western Conference, and experts are also suggesting that the Cavaliers give up these two games, have a good rest, and only after the Kings and Mavericks will they attack and find their rhythm.

Because, after the Mavericks and the Kings, the Cavaliers' next opponent is the Hawks, and for the Cavaliers, this is the team that can practice.

The implication is that the Cavaliers will definitely lose the next two games?

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