The Eastern Conference regular season ended with a dramatic ending, why dramatic? Because from the 2nd Green Army to the 4th 76ers, it was 51 wins and 31 losses, and the 3 teams were trying to avoid the Nets in the first round, and the Green Army was unfortunate to become the unlucky egg. The Green Army would not have won't have come in second! In the last game, they are still 1 game behind the Bucks and rank 3rd, and their opponent is the Grizzlies in the West, and the Bucks' opponent is the Cavaliers, such a duel is basically doomed to the Green Army and the 2nd 1 but who thinks, the Bucks do not play cards according to common sense, lost to the Cavaliers, and the Grizzlies chose to train, causing the Green Army to rely on the advantage of the win-loss relationship, and finally climbed to the 2nd place in the East.
With 2nd place in the East, the Green Army is likely to meet the Nets in the first round of the playoffs, and the result is not unexpected, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers in the playoffs to get 7th place, and will meet the Green Army in the first round.
Nets vs Green Army, this is definitely the most watched game in the first round of the playoffs, and it is also the most likely to produce the following grams on the game. The Green Army and the Nets, last season, the 2 teams met in the playoffs, and as a result, the Green Army had no resistance in front of the Nets 3 Giants, and only relied on Tatum's 50+ performance to win one game, but the result was still 1:4 out! This season, although the Green Army is no. 2 and the Nets are No. 7, their probability of winning the series is still not high.
Although the Nets ranked 7th in the East, their strength is by no means only the 7th in the East, but because of Harden's trade, and the team's excessive injuries, affecting their mid-season play, they had no choice but to fall to the 7th position in the East, but after entering the playoffs, the Nets' strength has recovered most of the time.
The Nets' strength, of course, comes from Durant and Irving! 2 people have now recovered 100% health, Irving can play in the home game, with his two seats, the Nets are the team that wins the championship level, and there is definitely a capital that is tough with the Green Army! And with the exception of Irving and Durant, the Nets' roster this season isn't that bad either! Drummond is a good uproar to the Nets' inner line, Mills, Curry Jr. has plenty of outside firepower, plus Ade, Brown, Dragic and others, the Nets have a rotation of about 8 people, under the leadership of Irving and Durant, such strength has not lost to the Green Army, or even stronger.
As the Nets and Greens prepare for the first round of the game, the Nets have another great news, and Simmons is expected to usher in a comeback!
According to media reports: Simmons' injury recovery has made significant progress, and he is determined to make a comeback in the first round of the playoffs, which may be G4-G6. Simmons is expected to make a comeback in G4-G46, which is definitely a big exciting news for the Nets, and it gives them a chance to compete for the title.
We all know the characteristics of Simmons, and compared to Harden, Simmons is actually more suitable for the Nets! The Nets do not lack offensive ability, with the presence of Irving and Durant, their offensive talent is invincible, which can maximize the impact of Simmons' lack of shooting ability. At the same time, the presence of Irving and Durant can play the characteristics of Simmons' strong passing, and can open up space for him to create personal scoring opportunities.
In addition to Simmons' huge role on the offensive end, the defensive end is even more critical! The Biggest Problem of the Nets now is the lack of front defense, and Simmons's strong defense from the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position, the defensive help brought to the Nets is not a star and a half, and even can play a qualitative change, the team has a good selection to restrain the opponent's sharp knife, which makes the net limit increase again!
With the presence of Irving and Durant, even if Simmons is back in G5, the Nets are absolutely capable of dragging the series into Game 5, and when the 3 giants gather, the Green Army is more difficult to be the opponent of the Nets, this round of the series, with simmons' comeback, will inevitably break the balance.
Simmons returned in the first round, and the Nets had great news that they had a great chance of creating the Black 7 miracle of the season and even having a chance to win the championship. No team in NBA history has ever won a championship with an 8th or 7th team! The highest was the Knicks in 1999, who reached the Finals as the 8th, but still failed to win the championship! The lowest-ranking champion in NBA history is the Rockets, who were 6th in the West when they won the championship in 1995, and the Nets have a good chance of making a new history.