After the All-Star Game, teams began to make the final sprint for the playoffs, and in the Eastern Conference, the current top four are the Heat, Bulls, Philadelphia and Cavaliers, with the defending champion Bucks in fifth place and the Nets only eighth. After the end of the season, which teams will be able to reach the top four? And if these strong teams meet in the playoffs, which team will have a chance to win?
Recently, Heat reporter Barry Jackson recently interviewed an anonymous scout in the West, who expressed his views on the current strong teams in the East, saying: "I don't see the Nets, Philadelphia winning the Bucks in the playoffs, the Heat four games. While both teams looked very good after the trade, the remaining games in the regular season were insufficient, and the run-in would be a big problem. ”
These four teams can be said to be the oldest powerhouses in the East, and they are also the teams that have the best chance to break out of the East this season. The Heat have two cores of Butler and Adebayo, and there are scorers like Hiro on the bench, plus the team and experienced coaches like Spollstra, it is really difficult to beat! And the Bucks as the defending champion, the team basically can't see any shortcomings, the core letter brother of the team, Holliday and Middleton are in good shape, the team has introduced Ibaka, plus Portis, Connaughton and other players, this season they are really difficult to beat!
In contrast, Philadelphia and the Nets are indeed a bit embarrassed, Philadelphia may be better, although they need to run in, but the team only added Harden a new signing, the run-in problem may be slightly better, as long as Harden and Embiid can play chemistry, this team is able to have a good state. And the Nets this season originally Irving and Durant run-in is not enough, Irving still can not play the home game, Durant is also in injury, the new arrival Simmons has not been able to enter the lineup, it can be said that everything about them is still unknown!
For the Nets and Philadelphia, if they want to beat the strong teams in the playoffs, then they need to use the less than 30 games left to get a good fit!