Mountains and rivers are doubtful and there is no way, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright and another village. This seven-word poem also applies to the NBA stage. In the era of unbroken hours, 50+ scoring feasts abound. However, in the long series, the superstar who can maintain a stable play is the wind and hairy horn. Some stars have performed extremely depressed throughout the season, and even once abandoned the idea of being abandoned by the team, but on the legendary NBA stage, there is no shortage of counterattacks and self-redemption.
Today, take stock of the six biggest stars who are expected to shine in the playoffs.
Sixth place: Lost draft legend Robinson
Robinson lost the draft in 2018, joined the Heat after that, and once played with confidence and morale. As a member of the 209-20 Heat Dark Horse season, Robinson's outstanding performance has also become an important factor in the team's progress to the playoffs.
In the new season, Robinson once played poorly, but as a young player cultivated by the Heat, the Heat have never traded it, and the Heat's choice has also ushered in a new dawn.
As an important firepower output on the Heat bench, Robinson is still extremely important to the Heat bench, and he and Hiro are also a double star combination on the Heat bench. The Heat's return to the Top Spot in the East this season is also inextricably linked to Robinson's contribution on the bench.
In the first round of the playoffs, Robinson once became the biggest surprise on the Heat bench, in the game against the Eagles, Robinson scored 27 points on 8/9 of three-pointers, laying a solid foundation for the team to win in the case of Hiro's sluggish performance.
Robinson's outbreak will inevitably make the Eagles adjust their defensive strategies, Butler and Lowry will naturally reduce their defensive pressure, and even Hiro has more ample time to shoot. Robinson's outburst seems to be accidental and inevitable, after all, this young man has always been strong in the face of strength.
Although, in the next game, Robinson may not be so accurate, but his deterrent power has reduced the huge pressure for the team, in the long playoff journey, Robinson's spark may really be able to burn, and even become the Heat after 2 years, returning to the Finals stage the biggest reliance.
Fifth place: The sword's unaged inner giant Ta Horford
Horford was selected by the Hawks with the 3rd overall pick in the first round in 2007. As an All-Star player, Horford at its peak was also one of the league's few interior towers. However, with the passage of time, the top insider gradually withered away, and also began a wandering career.
In the 2021-22 season, the Celtics traded Walker with the Thunder to return to the inside giant Tahuford. During the regular season, Horford didn't have much of a highlight and could only contribute to the Celtics.
However, as a veteran cannon with great experience and ball quotient, Horford is extremely experienced in the battle, and was once the core player of the Celtics vs Cavaliers, and the unaged Horford showed the experience of the old cannon and the reading of the court in the first game of the playoffs between the Celtics and the Nets.
In the first game, Horford once became the biggest supporter around Tatum, and throughout the game, Horford scored 20 points and 15 rebounds, becoming the biggest contributor to the Celtics to retain their first game.
For the Celtics, Horford is the Celtic's biggest treasure, although he is not as capable as Tatum and less explosive inside than the young Williams.
However, Horford is experienced, the psychological quality of playing hard battles is one of the few in the team, the Celtics and the Nets playoffs are still continuing, no matter what the ending, Horford will inevitably become the key factor in determining the game, this dying old cannon, will inevitably bring more surprises to this series.
Fourth place: Nerve knife Middleton
Middleton was selected by the Pistons with the 39th pick in the second round in 2012. As a representative of the low-pick counterattack, Middleton's growth experience is definitely a legendary story.
In July 2013, Middleton joined the Bucks and grew year by year, from a substitute player to the team's number two scorer, Middleton through his own continuous efforts, through the ups and downs, completed the transformation.
Last season, the Bucks formed an All-Star 3-man team after getting Holliday in reinforcements, and finally the Bucks also successfully cashed in on their talents, winning the O'Brien Trophy after 50 years. Middleton played an excellent competitive state in the series, averaging 23.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, becoming the Bucks' well-deserved second-in-command and the team's most important contributor to the championship.
In the new season, Middleton's state has fluctuated, most of the time is relatively sluggish, especially in the offensive end completely lost its deterrent, in a depressed state, but also to a certain extent disrupted the rhythm of the Bucks.
Although Middleton's regular season performance is not satisfactory, as the Bucks' most projectional All-Star, Middleton's playoff stage is bound to erupt again.
After all, the Bucks interior line has a huge deterrent power of alphabet brothers, and holliday's needle lead on the organizational end, and the two stars have created huge shooting space for Middleton, laying a solid foundation for Middleton's return to the top.
Third place: Lone hero Yang unrepentant
Trae Young was selected by the Mavericks with the 5th pick in the first round of 2018. As a small defender, Trae Young is extremely talented on the offensive end, extremely comprehensive in technology, and the foul-making technology is at its peak.
Last season, Trae Young led the Hawks to the playoffs as the fifth place in the East, and successively staged the following bridges, not only defeating the Knicks, who returned to the playoff stage after many years, but also defeating Embiid to lead 76 in the semifinals to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Against the Bucks, Trae Young suffered an injury that eventually led to the team's return. However, throughout the series, Trae Young averaged 28.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, an all-around statistic performance that led the Hawks to create the biggest dark horse miracle of last season.
Trey Young, who played the performance of a superstar, also became famous and became the absolute leader of the younger generation. Trae Young's value is also rising, and the Hawks also completed a 200 million contract with Trae Young in the offseason.
In the new season, Trae Young continued his peak state, but the Eagles as a whole suffered from objective factors, and Collins' locker room conflict with the team also affected the team's record for a time.
This season, Trae Young averaged 28.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game, and all the statistics have been greatly improved, completely playing the performance of a superstar. However, the Hawks have a poor record and have completely lost the strength of last season's dark horse.
In the middle of the season, Trae Young stepped forward again and became the biggest killer on the offensive end of the team, not only personally killing the four sides, but also helping the team to recover again through the needle lead, under the efforts of Trey, the team gradually woke up, and also once again entered the play-off seat, as the team leader, Trey's performance in the late season is indisputable.
Recently, Trey Sample has won a career night against Durant and scoring 55 points against Durant, causing the Nets to swallow a defeat, and the Hawks have once again taken the initiative in the playoffs, and even boosted their confidence for the two sides to meet in the playoffs.
Although, the Hawks eventually locked in ninth place in the East. However, Trae Young once again led the team to defeat the Hornets and Cavaliers, completed redemption, and led the team to win a playoff spot.
As a young leader, Trae Young is extremely steady and calm, and the outbreak of the second half also shows Trae Young's amazing talent and super personal ability, although the Eagles lost in the first round of the playoffs, Trae Young will definitely make a comeback and will not easily surrender, after all, the young Trae Young has been creating his miracle.
Second place: Young Hollywood Lavin
LaVine was selected by the Timberwolves with the 13th pick in the 2014 first round. As a selected point guard with the same 13th pick as Kobe Bryant. LaVine was also not the son of the chosen one, but through the continuous efforts of the day after tomorrow, Lavin gradually showed his talent and won the dunk contest twice, making the unknown scoring guard famous.
LaVine also gradually became famous among the Timberwolves. However, due to the locker room conflicts with Towns and Wiggins, LaVine was sent away by the team in the 2017-18 season and went to Chicago.
LaVine also gradually played an All-Star performance in Chicago, and successively rewrote the team history record belonging to LaVine with super scoring ability. However, the only regret is that LaVine has never been able to cash in his personal ability into a team victory, and the Bulls have never made it to the playoff stage.
In the 2021-22 season, the Bulls signed Spurs former All-Star guard DeRozan with 81.7 million in three years. This deal, which seems to be not a big deal in the league today, has ushered in a new turning point for the Bulls, and deRozan's arrival not only returns to the peak of the individual, but also completely sends the Bulls flying up the branches, and the chicago that has been sealed for many years has reshaped the glory and glory of the past.
As the leader of the team, deRozan's joining squeezed Lavin's living space to a certain extent, but in the early and mid-season, the team has been breaking through, Lavin and DeRozan have both been selected for the All-Star Team, and the team is also expected to be on the stage of the playoffs and even the finals after many years. The overall morale of the team is also extremely high.
In the middle of the season, the Bulls suffered from injuries one after another, from Jones, Ball, Caruso to Lavin, the Bulls completely experienced an injury cold current. This wave of extremely ferocious injuries also dampened the morale of the Bulls to a certain extent, and the team's record also fluctuated and fluctuated at one point.
The season is coming to an end, for LaVine, the playoffs will be his last chance to impress the management to keep him, if LaVine can continue the peak of the regular season, with DeRozan to produce the final cooperation, and even create more trouble for the Bucks, perhaps, Lavin still has the opportunity to stay in the Bulls.
After all, for Lavine, staying in the Bulls would be his best bet, and instead of testing the waters for an unknowable future, staying in this prestigious city with a top salary would be the best option.
For LaVine, the playoffs will be the last chance to redeem, one thought of heaven, one thought of hell. With the deterrent power of DeRozan and Vucevic, Lavin will also be expected to have another opportunity to bottom out, after all, Lavin has the ability to reverse growth.
First place: Harden, the almighty god of war who runs for his dreams
Harden was selected by the Thunder with the 3rd pick in the first round of 2009. For the superstar who rose from the bench, from the best sixth man, to the regular season MVP, Harden's growth experience is shocking.
Harden's rocket played the peak of his career, but he was never able to win the overall high honor, as he grew older, Harden's desire for the championship reached its peak, Harden did not hesitate to break up with the rockets, went to New York, and formed a big three team.
Last season, after Harden joined the Nets, the team once played an excellent performance, Harden is also in good shape, successively won the best of the month, the Nets are also under the leadership of Harden, topped the top of the East.
In the new season, Harden was plagued by hamstring injury factors, from the mentality to the competitive state are slightly ups and downs, completely losing the competitive state of the top superstar, the high and low scoring performance, and the low performance that can not score near the frame once made Harden fall to the bottom.
This season, Harden averaged 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 10 assists, averaging 22.5 points per game, which is also harden's new scoring low in the past 5 years, Harden's downturn is closely related to himself, before the trade deadline, Harden left the Nets and went to Philadelphia.
After coming to Philadelphia, Harden once returned to the peak, successively cut three-double data, helped the 76ers from the playoff marginal team, jumped to the top of the East, although Harden also fluctuated, but compared to the beginning of the season, Harden's stability was significantly enhanced, and the personal competitive state was also continuously improved, to the 76ers' 16 games, Harden helped the team win 11 games, super strong team leadership ability, once again showed the fullest.
Harden's outstanding performance in Philadelphia also made Harden highly sought after by Philadelphia people. Even with praise from Embiid and Rivers, Harden's return to the top has added a huge weight to the 76ers' championship this season.
The 76ers led 2-0 in the first two games of the playoffs, and Harden's overall performance was still outstanding, connecting the whole team well. As a historical super scorer, Harden's ability to adjust is also extremely strong, and as the playoffs deepen, Harden is expected to continue to usher in peak status, and even gradually usher in the next game in the playoffs. Harden's cooperation with the 76ers is also getting better, and Harden is heading for the first championship trophy of his career.