The NBA regular season has gone through a quarter this season, and the pattern of the East and West has also changed significantly, with the Western level, the Suns and Warriors leading the fault, and the Nuggets, Lone Rangers and Trail Blazers hovering near the eighth place. The Nets in the East led the way, with the Bucks, Bulls and Heat behind them. Now the dark horse teams in the East and West have also emerged, the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies, respectively.
The Cavaliers' current record is 16 wins and 12 losses, ranking fifth in the East with a 57.1 percent win rate, and only 0.5 wins away from the Heat in front of them and 3 wins away from the Nets at the top of the table. This season's Cavaliers have been outstanding, they have a miracle is the league first, even the Nets Lakers and other giants have not done, that is, this season they have less than 50% of the winning rate of the team, never lost.
Counting today's seven-man double-figure victory over the Kings, the only team this season to have less than 50 percent wins. It is not easy for the Cavaliers to achieve such a miracle, defense is their strong point, and this season's Cavaliers can limit the scoring of teams such as the Eastern Conference Heat and Bulls to 100 points. The most classic game to say is at Staples Arena, where the Cavaliers beat the Clippers, giving Tyronelu's team just 79 points. The Cavaliers' defensive ability this season is evident.
The core of the Cavaliers is Allen, Sexton is plagued by injuries, Allen and Garland have taken on the team's responsibilities well, and Mobley has always been at the top of the rookie list, averaging 14 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. It is worth mentioning that Allen was named the best of the week for the first time in his career from November 1 to 7. At the same time, Allen has averaged 17.3 points and 11 rebounds per game this season, shooting 71 percent from the field. If he could keep going through the season, he would be the first player in history to average 15+10 and shoot more than 70 percent from the field, something that even Chamberlain has never done.
The Grizzlies have a record of 16 wins and 11 losses, ranking fourth in the West with a 59.3 percent win rate, overpowering the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers, and the Grizzlies have also recently won two straight. In the last 8 games, the Grizzlies have won 7 of them, during which there are not only record games with 73 points to beat the Thunder, but also the classic battle to beat the giants Lakers and the Heat, and the team is full of combat effectiveness.
At the player level, the core of the Grizzlies is Morant, but the team has achieved good results in the last 8 games, and there is no Morant in the team, which has also been ridiculed by many fans as "Morant will not come back again And the Grizzlies are about to win the championship." Of course, healthy Morant can undoubtedly help the team very well, he can average 24.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game so far this season, all-Star level statistics. At the same time, Morant called himself one of the top five point guards before the start of the game, and there were many people who mocked him at the time, and this season's Morant has proved himself.
In addition to Morant, the Grizzlies' Jalen Jackson Jr., Desmond Bain, Tyes Jones and Anderson have all been consistently and well- and especially Bain, who has played fantastically in recent games, and as the 30th pick in the first round of 2020, Bain has proven himself this season, averaging 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
So the biggest dark horses of the season are the Cavaliers and Grizzlies, both teams have their own strengths, but the common point is that they are not optimistic about the outside world before the start of the season, but after more than one-fourth of the schedule, the Grizzlies and Cavaliers have proved their strength with their performances, they are the biggest spoilers in the East and West.