Accustomed to the "East weak West Strong" thinking, it is really easy to ignore the current Eastern Record List competition is the most tragic, compared to the Western Warriors fault leadership, has opened a 3-win difference with the Warriors, the identity of the Eastern Boss is really unresolved, even if the Sun is not 100% locked in the Western Boss, the problem is that the Sun can compete with the Western Boss on the Warriors or Grizzlies, just the position of the Eastern Boss, the Wild East 4 team 27 wins, the Bulls 27 wins 15 losses, the Nets 27 wins 16 losses, the Cavaliers 27 wins 18 losses, The Bucks are 27-19, and if it weren't for the Bulls' game-to-head advantage, the Heat might have kicked the Bulls away from the No. 1 position in the East.
The top 5 teams in the East, 4 teams are 27 wins, which shows that the competition in the Eastern Conference record list this season is fierce, each team has shown different competitiveness, it is indeed too wild, compared to the 1st in the West and the 8th in the West, there is a 13-win difference, and the competition in the top 8 in the East is the same as the competition in the top 3 in the West.
Of course, the Bulls initially overtook the Nets after maintaining a maximum 3-win differential lead, the Bulls' wave of 9 consecutive wins, and DeRozan's two consecutive kills, are too classic, but the Bulls are now suffering 4 consecutive losses, losing to the Nets, Warriors and Grizzlies and other teams, facing 3 teams full of combat strength, the Bulls have not been able to prove their competitiveness in the East No. 1, and they have to lose their advantages. Bulls and Heat are 0 win difference, if the Bulls lose again, it may be that the Bulls will not only fall to the 2nd in the East, but also fall to the 5th place in the East, because the Bucks, who are no. 5 in the East, are also 27 wins, and now the Bulls have lost the advantage in the 1st record list in the East, 4 consecutive losses, and it is time for the Bulls to adjust.
The Heat played a very good performance, even if Butler and Adebayor were absent, the Heat's lost draft proved their inspiration, and even beat the Suns, who are currently ranked No. 1 in the league. The Heat's current competitive advantage is more clear, or worth looking forward to, relative to the Nets, without Durant's leadership, it is really up to Harden to do his best to lead the team, because Irving is a part-time game, not every away game Irving can play, but the Nets lost to the Cavaliers today, as the dark horse of the Eastern Conference record list, the Cavaliers finally proved themselves in the post-James era, a group of excellent young people are growing up and getting better at the same time.
In the last 5 games, the Cavaliers have beaten the Kings, Jazz, Spurs, Thunder and Nets respectively, and the Cavaliers who have won 5 straight games or the 1st in the Eastern Conference? Obviously, since January, the Cavaliers' record is 7 wins and 3 losses, Love has also begun to recover, the Cavaliers' excellent record even makes them not want to trade, Lefour will not become a star on the shelf, because the top 5 teams in the East, the Cavaliers proved themselves to be the Eastern Conference playoff team this season, and are also one of the most likely eastern teams to reach the Finals, even compared to the Nets without Durant, the Cavaliers' overall combat strength looks stronger, and today's Cavaliers' strong victory over the Nets 114-107 is the best proof.
Cavaliers sword refers to the 1st place in the East is not a joke, January's record performance proves the competitiveness of the Cavaliers, they can surpass the Bucks and rise to the 4th place in the East, in the wild Eastern Conference competition began to impact the top 3 rankings, the gap between the top 4 in the East is not large, now it is 1.5 win difference, the Cavaliers may indeed surpass the Nets, Heat and Bulls to reach the top of the East, but the Cavaliers want to point to the 1st place in the East, there are 5 games in the January schedule, the opponents are bulls, thunder, Knicks, Bucks and Pistons, The Cavaliers still have a chance to storm the No. 1 in the East, just see if the Bulls can withstand the pressure.