The Burned-Out Dwight Howard

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench:

"This Superman is really on fire tonight!"

Sitting on the bench, Su Yi could not help muttering to himself.

What impressed Su Yi the most was that when it came to rebounding, the three of them together still could not outmuscle Dwight Howard for a single board.

At that moment, Mike Brown began laying out the strategy for the rest of the game.

Even though Dwight Howard had been incredibly dominant tonight, Mike Brown honestly wanted to end the battle right here, sweep the Orlando Magic, and advance to the Finals once again!

"Let him score, but cut off his connection with his teammates!"

Mike Brown intended to have Roy Hibbert, Big Z, and DeAndre Jordan take turns guarding Dwight Howard one-on-one to continually wear him down, while having the perimeter players tighten their defense on Orlando's outside shooters.

Mike Brown's adjustment proved highly effective.

Dwight Howard continued to wreak havoc in the paint in the second quarter, pouring in another 14 points to give him a whopping 29 in the first half.

But the rest of the Orlando Magic players were completely locked down.

Vince Carter went 0-for-5 in the second quarter, Jameer Nelson went 1-for-3, J.J. Redick went 1-for-4, and Rashard Lewis went 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers' core player, Su Yi, began taking control of the game.

Relying on his formidable individual ability, he drove and kicked three times in a row, assisting Wilson Chandler on two corner threes and George Hill on a mid-range jumper.

Then, from the top of the arc, he buried a three right in the face of his defender, leading the team on a surge that gradually narrowed the gap.

Before the end of the first half, he even drove inside against Dwight Howard's defense and finished with a