Unconsciously, the NBA regular season has completed more than half of the schedule, and the situation in the east and west has changed significantly. Although Paul was injured, the Suns' record was still able to rank first in the league, leaving the warriors in second place with 6 wins, in addition to the warriors in second place and the Grizzlies in third place, 4-6 is a ladder team, the Jazz, Lone Rangers and Nuggets are not too big, but it is too difficult to surpass, but there is almost no such thing as falling out of the top six, that is, now the position of the top six in the West has been basically determined, except for the first place Suns. There are big variables between other teams.
In the top six teams, many fans like Xiao Feng, think that the Western Conference championship will most likely be produced between the Suns, Warriors and Grizzlies, although the Jazz and Lone Rangers are very strong, but they do not have the strength to qualify, but there is a team that has been underestimated by us, he is the sixth-place Nuggets. If you play the playoffs directly according to such a ranking, the Nuggets will face the Grizzlies in the first round, if the current situation is, maybe the Nuggets are not necessarily the opponents of the Grizzlies, but please don't forget that the Nuggets gave up two twos, and Murray and Porter Jr. were absent for so long that we ignored the existence of the two of them.
But what if Murray and Porter Jr. can make a comeback before the playoffs? I don't know if you still think the Grizzlies are sure to beat the Nuggets? Last April, Murray suffered an ACL tear, absent for nearly a year, recently Murray has been on the sidelines, in fact, it has also released a signal for us, that is, Murray's return date is approaching, but now the Nuggets only want to better protect Murray, and then look at their own record, the team is not in a hurry to let Murray choose to come back.
And Porter Jr. underwent back surgery in November last year, according to the news, Porter Jr. is expected to return to the game in mid-to-late March, which may be the best news for the Nuggets this season, the second boss and the three bosses are absent together, Jokic can also take the Nuggets to the sixth position in the East, we have to marvel at the strength of Jokic MVP, after half a season of waiting, now the Big Three will reunite, and which team has the confidence to say that it will be able to win the Nuggets?
Of course, the Nuggets' sixth place is not fixed, now the Nuggets' record is 36 wins and 25 losses, the same record as the Lone Rangers, behind the fourth place Jazz 2.5 wins, the best way to avoid the Nuggets in the first round is to hit the top two positions in the West, now the Suns firmly occupy the first place position, and the Warriors and the Grizzlies are only one win difference, the next game, if you want to avoid the Nuggets, they will definitely compete for the second place.
Why did Feng say that all the teams didn't want to meet the Nuggets in the first round? In fact, looking at their past records may be able to find a little hint, since Jokic and Murray partnered, the Nuggets have been a regular in the playoffs, in the 2019-20 season directly into the Western Conference Finals, on the playoff experience, they are not worse than other teams, the most important thing is that in recent years Jokic is still constantly evolving, after getting the MVP last season, this season is still the biggest contender for MVP, only Jokic alone can kill a world in the West, if you match him with two helpers, What kind of existence will the Nuggets be? What's more, these two helpers are not ordinary helpers, they both have the strength of quasi-all-stars.
Before Murray was injured, he averaged 21.2 points, 4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, shooting 48 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range. Porter Jr. has not performed well this season due to injuries, and he averaged 19 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists last season, shooting 54% from the field and 45% from three-point range. The comeback of these two men will definitely relieve the pressure on Jokic, and after the Nuggets have changed from a single core to a big three, this is their real strength. I have to say that if they can really all come back, the road to victory in the West is even more difficult, and almost no team is willing to meet them in the first round.
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