On February 15, Beijing time, former NBA coach Big Van Gundy released a set of interesting data, that is, after the statistics of 30 NBA teams, it was found that the offensive and defensive efficiency ranked among the top ten in the league, and only 3 teams in the entire NBA this season did this, namely the Suns, Grizzlies and Heat, while the Lakers, Warriors, Philadelphia, Bucks and other teams that wanted to rush to the championship were not on the list.
First of all, let's look at the Suns, who have performed quite well this season, currently ranking first in the league with a record of 46 wins and 10 losses, with a win rate of 82.1%, and the Suns are the only team in the NBA this season with a winning rate of more than 80%.
According to the data given by the big Van Gundy, the Suns are in the league in terms of offensive efficiency this season, and the defensive efficiency is 4th in the league. In the case of a balance between the offensive and defensive ends, the Suns can naturally play a wonderful performance, and the record of achieving the first place in the league will be a matter of course.
Let's take a look at the Grizzlies, who are the biggest dark horses in the West this season. Since the start of the season, the Grizzlies have a record of 40 wins and 18 losses, and the team's winning rate is 69%, which also makes the Grizzlies third in the West.
The reason why the Grizzlies have achieved such a good record is closely related to the excellent performance of the team on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. The Grizzlies are ranked 5th in the league in offensive efficiency this season, 7th in the league in defensive efficiency, and second only to the Suns in terms of offensive and defensive balance, such an outstanding performance really makes fans shine!
Finally, let's look at the heat, if the Grizzlies are the dark horse of the West, then the Heat is definitely the dark horse of the East this season. The Heat are currently in first place in the East with a record of 37 wins and 20 losses, with a team winning percentage of 64.9%.
The Heat performed more than expected, leaving the Eastern Powerhouses such as the Hornets, Philadelphia and the Nets, who aspired to win the championship, far behind, and the Heat's offensive and defensive efficiency also ranked among the top ten in the league.
This season, the Heat are 7th in the league in terms of offensive efficiency and 6th in the league in defensive efficiency. Although the offensive efficiency is not as good as the Suns and Grizzlies, the defensive efficiency is still ahead of the Grizzlies, which also shows the resilience of the Heat as a team.
For teams that want to rush to the championship, both offense and defense are definitely the first element. Some teams are strong in attack and weak in defense, resulting in frequent confrontations with opponents, and it is easy to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat in the case of consuming a lot of physical strength. Some teams are defensively strong and weak, and in the end they can only fight with their opponents to defend, and hope that the opponents can make more mistakes, which also consumes the physical strength of the players.
Now the Suns, Grizzlies and Heat have become the only 3 teams in the NBA league that can achieve offensive and defensive efficiency among the top ten in the league, which also proves that the offensive and defensive performance of these 3 teams is quite balanced. If you can continue to maintain such a hot state, then I believe these 3 teams will definitely bring more surprises to everyone in the playoffs!