The NBA's "black eight" over the years is a very rare thing, after all, the team with the eighth record is a playoff marginal team, and there is still a big gap from the championship favorite. But rarity is not nothing, it will still happen! In the 06-07 season, the Eighth-place Golden State Bandits of the West defeated the Nowitzki Mavericks 4-2; in the 11-12 season, the Eighth-place 76ers in the East defeated the Bulls at the first place in the East 4-2; in the 10-11 season, the Eighth-place Grizzlies in the West defeated the Spurs at the first place in the West; in ancient times, in the 93-94 season, the Nuggets, who were eighth in the West, also beat the Supersonics at the first place in the West 3-2.
The NBA has a total of 5 "black eight miracles" so far, and compared with the 5-game 3-win system in ancient times, the 7-game 4-win black eight has more gold content. The last 3 times, the Grizzlies Black Eight in the 10-11 season were injured by Duncan and Ginobili, so the Grizzlies had average gold content; in the 11-12 season, the 76ers were able to black eight because Rose played the first game on the season reimbursement, and the Bulls lost absolute combat effectiveness. So, the 06-07 Golden State Warriors is the most gold-containing black eight, both sides are healthy, and Nowitzki also won the MVP of the year!
The Nets have stumbled this season, having reached number one in the East, and with KD injuries, the Irving incident, the Farce of Harden trading, the Nets have experienced an 11-game losing streak. The record of 30 wins and 27 losses came to the eighth place in the East, but fortunately, the arrival of Curry Jr. and Zhuang Shen ended the losing streak! But now the Nets are still not fully qualified Nets, KD is still injured, the All-Stars can't play, Irving can only play away games, and Joe Harris in injury, and Nicholas Zhao Si.
But we are still very bullish on the Nets this season, even though they are now eighth. With Harden replaced by Simmons jr. Curry Jr., Zhuang Shen and other players, the Nets will definitely not lose! First, Harden is no longer in the same physical state as the Rockets, and there is no small gap from the MVP; second, Harden's departure and the arrival of Simmons have increased the defensive ability; third, the arrival of Curry Jr. has increased the diversity of tactics. In that regard, it's even better than the Nets before trading Harden. At least, the extreme offensive combination of Harden, Irving, and KD is not satisfactory, and once one person is injured, the Nets basically have no chance with the championship.
Curry Jr., he is the kind of curry style of playing player, can play without the ball, can also have the ball in hand, but also very good at blocking, the author feels that the tactical sense is not lost to Irving. Curry and KD have played an unprecedented blocking and demolition combination, although the ability of little Curry is not as good as the big brother, but the progress of curry this season is obvious to all, and the author feels that this pair of blocking and demolition combinations is also expected! Nash has been with the Warriors before and should know the instructions for using Curry! In terms of ability, Curry Jr. is not losing to Le Vere and Dinwiddie.
In the previous Harden trade, Jayot Allen was a very unfortunate player, he was a very good framer, and now he has been selected as an All-Star in the Cavaliers. This also shows Alan's progress, in terms of ability, do you think Simmons is no better than JayT Arun? Using Simmons as the 4/5 player does not need so strong projection ability, just like the Warriors' dream-chasing Green, even if Simmons does not have the ability to project, the author feels that as long as Simmons uses organizational ability, impact, and defensive ability to the extreme, simmons + Irving + KD's big three is still the most competitive combination in the league. To some extent, Simmons' more athletic body contributed to the Nets' playoff journey. The author feels that now it seems that the Nets are still the favorite to win the championship, but the current record ranking is relatively humble, if you can counterattack to the East Finals, or even the championship, the Nets will definitely be the strongest black eight in history. After all, the Warriors in the 06-07 season were folded in the second round!