On January 1, the NBA regular season continued, and the pattern in the East changed a lot, especially the top teams, the top four. DeRozan killed the Bulls to win six straight, relying on the win-loss relationship to overtake the Nets. The Bucks have won five straight, and the Heat have won five straight after beating the Rockets. The gap between the top four is negligible, with the heat in fourth place having just a 1.5-point win difference between the bulls at the top of the table.
DeRozan led the team to the top;
Today the Bulls beat the Pacers away, the game staged a deadlock in the final moments, deRozan, who rarely projected three-pointers, relied on the outside to shoot, directly killed the Pacers, surpassed 2 points, did not leave even a second for the opponent, and successfully won the victory. In this way, the Bulls won 6 consecutive games, and their record came to 23 wins and 10 losses, which is the same as the Nets, but because they have an advantage in each other's record, the Bulls have doubled the Nets this season, so they are back in the first place in the East and perform strongly.
Nets drop second;
The Nets lost yesterday to Embiid-led Philadelphia after Durant, Ader and Harden combined so there would be no single-digit field-losing team in the East. Coupled with today's Bulls Deadly Pacers, their ranking has fallen to second place. It's a bit embarrassing that when Durant single-core led the team and Harden single-core led the team, the Nets won consecutive wins, and when Harden and Durant were combined, they not only lost, but also fell to the top of the list, which is indeed a pity. The Nets will then face the Clippers.
Bucks 5 straight wins;
The Bucks had a bad start to the season, even losing to the Heat by 42 points, ranking last in the East. But the late big three, Alphabet Brother, Holliday and Middleton teamed up to defeat the Lakers, became a turning point in the season for the Bucks, they rose completely, and performed strongly in subsequent games, although there was a haze of consecutive losses to the Pelicans and Cavaliers, but now the Coach has led the team to a wave of 5 consecutive wins, during which there is no shortage of strong teams such as the Lone Ranger, and the Alphabet Brother led the team to lift.
The Heat won 8-7;
The Heat beat the Rockets today, they were in the lead in the first three quarters, and in the final quarter they were frantically counterattacked by the Rockets, and at one point they were almost reversed by their opponents. Fortunately, the comeback Butler and Hiro also had a good performance, hitting key free throws, so that the Heat beat the Rockets on the road, and they have won 5 consecutive games. At the same time, in the last 8 games, the Heat have won 7 of them, only to lose to the Pistons, facing the Wizards, Philadelphia and other strong teams, the Heat have won. The Heat, who previously topped the Eastern Conference, also narrowed the gap with the team in front of them, just 1.5 wins away from the top of the table.
Coupled with the Eastern Dark Horse Cavaliers, Philadelphia and other teams with super strength, it can be seen that the competition in the East this season is indeed quite fierce, and the traditional pattern is gradually broken, and the next wonderful performance of the teams is also expected.