On April 16, Beijing time, the NBA play-off came to an end, and in the battle involving the last playoff spot in the East and West, the Cavaliers and Clippers both lost at home and were eliminated by the Hawks and Pelicans. Although they failed to make the playoffs, the two managers of Tylen Lu and Bixtaft Jr. showed excellent coaching ability throughout the season, and the future of the two teams can also be said to be bright.
This season, the Clippers are missing the number one core Leonard, and George has only played 30 games due to injury, and he has not played in this playoff with the Pelicans because of the triggering of the safety and health agreement. But even in this case, the Clippers still rank 8th in the West in the regular season, and in the absence of George, they only lost by 4 points at home.
Because of this, after the Clippers were out, the players did not feel the slightest frustration. Reggie Jackson bluntly said that this is not a losing season, and both Covington and Batum have expressed their desire to stay in the team and continue to compete for the title next year. And Director Lu put down the rhetoric, "We will wait until Leonard returns, the top five stars in the league." We'll wait until Paul George comes back, an All-Star regular. Next season, the team will change dramatically. ”
It's true that it's not disrespectful to the Pelicans, but with a healthy Leonard and George, the Clippers probably won't play the playoffs. And next season, when the two return, the Clippers will also return to the championship group.
After talking about the Clippers, we turned our eyes to the east, and Allen's life and death line of fire returned, so that The Little Bixtaf was finally able to re-pose his handy three-high tactic, but unfortunately he was unable to defeat the brave Trae Young. Since 1998, the Clevelanders have been unable to make the playoffs without James.
But even so, in a post-game interview, Trae Young praised the Cavaliers. "The team we beat is definitely qualified for the playoffs, it's just that this year the Competition in the East is too fierce, probably more intense than in the West," he said. ”
Before the start of the season, the Cavaliers were regarded by the outside world as a rebuilt fish belly team, last season averaged 24.3 points per game Sexton only played 11 games to reimburse the season, the outside world is speculating that the Cavaliers will trade or buy out Luck. However, in this case, Bixtaugh Jr. relied on the three-high tactic to once rush into the top 4 in the East, allowing Garland and Allen to be selected for the All-Star Game. Unfortunately, Aaron was accidentally injured, which directly led to the collapse of the three-high system, otherwise, the Cavaliers might not have played the playoffs at all, but secured a promotion place.
So even if this season is temporarily lost, the future of the Cavaliers is bright, under the leadership of Bixtaugh Jr., Garland, Allen and Mobley's young core lineup, the prospects are promising. And the Cavaliers can't get into the playoffs without James, and if all the staff are healthy, it will end next season.