Late on the night of March 22, Beikong coach Marbury unexpectedly predicted that Beijing and Liaoning would meet in the finals, and it would be an "epic" final.
As soon as this statement came out, many people thought that Marbury was talking nonsense, and March 22 was the day when the 2014-15 finals beijing men's basketball team won the championship, so it seems that Marbury is nostalgic for the past, but in fact, it is not completely so.
Judging from the ranking of the regular season, Beijing is only ranked seventh, and it seems to be a fantasy to reach the finals all the way, but it should be known that the three super teams of Liaoning, Zhejiang and Guangdong are all divided into another half, which is often called the "death half". In this way, Beijing can be said to avoid the strongest district and a half.
In the playoffs, Beijing will play against Jilin in the first round, in terms of overall strength, Beijing is not a big problem, and it is reported that the playoffs will use a three-game, two-win system, it is difficult to appear cold.
Once passed, then Beijing will face Guangsha in the quarterfinals, indeed, Guangsha is the second place in the regular season, the strength is strong, in the regular season, Sun Minghui led the defender group is to rob Jeremy Lin to doubt life, but Beijing's twin towers Fan Ziming and Li Muhao, is to restrain Guangsha Hu Jinqiu and Okafu's deadly weapons, in addition, Brown has comeback, his impact is by no means Jeremy Lin can compare, if you fight again, Sun Minghui will certainly not play so easily.
After defeating Guangsha, Beijing's opponent in the semifinals is likely to be Shanghai led by Li Chunjiang. Shanghai is a team with outstanding offensive ability, while Beijing is known for its defense, obviously, this is a clash of spears and shields, the two teams play each other twice in the regular season, one win each, so Beijing is not psychologically afraid of each other.
In this way, Marbury's prediction is not emotional, he has his own reason.
There is also a point is very critical, in the past two seasons, Beijing has been killed by Weems twice, saying goodbye to the playoffs, it can be said that Guangdong is Beijing's nemesis, this avoidance of Guangdong, Beijing no longer has any psychological burden, which is the most favorable point for the "Royal Forest Army".
So, will Marbury's prediction succeed? There's still a week left for the playoffs, when all the mysteries will be revealed one by one.