Excellent psychology is the fundamental guarantee for completing the task. This highly philosophical proverb also applies to the NBA stage. In the star-studded and star-studded alliance, there is no shortage of legends. In the era of small balls that are only fast and unbreakable, 50+ scoring feasts abound.
However, some superstars once killed all sides in the regular season, doing whatever they wanted, and becoming an indispensable existence in the league. Once it comes to the playoffs, the psychological quality of playing hard battles is once again exposed, not only losing its super scoring ability, but also putting the team in jail, and even ending up lonely.
Today, take stock of the six biggest stars of the Dragon playoff bugs in this season's regular season.
Sixth place: Bench bandit Hiro
Hiro was selected by the Heat with the 13th pick in the 2019 first round. As a 13th overall pick, although Thirot's talent and achievements are not as good as those of current superstars such as Mitchell and LaVine, as the leader on the bench, Hiro once showed his super scoring ability and explosiveness.
In the 2019-20 season, as a rookie, Hiro made history with the Heat, not only as a dark horse in the playoffs to defeat the 76ers and bucks, but also once reached the Finals, Hiro also became the first young player in the class of 2019 to enter the league and reach the Finals. Hiro's play in the playoffs was also remarkable, and he was once famous.
Plagued by Butler's injuries last season, the Heat lost to the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs and returned home to start a dormant journey.
In the new season, the Heat attracted lowry and Tucker, and the team's strength improved again. As a third-year freshman, Hiro also ushered in his peak.
This season, Hiro averaged 20.7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game in the regular season, averaging second only to Butler in points per game, once becoming the biggest reliance of the team, and even during Butler's injury, Hiro once carried the team, and Hiro's rise also became the biggest contributor to the Heat's return to the Top Spot in the East.
However, after the start of the playoffs, the young man who killed all sides in the regular season fell to the bottom again, almost completely disappeared, and in the 5-game series against the Eagles, Giro was extremely depressed, completely losing the fighting spirit of the regular season and his super scoring ability.
In the entire series, Hiro averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and all the data fell sharply compared with the regular season, and Hiro's unsatisfactory performance became the biggest hidden danger in the Heat's championship journey, after all, as the biggest fire output store on the Heat bench, Hiro once dudded, for the entire Heat will be a huge hidden danger.
In the face of the Eagles, the Heat can temporarily rely on the play of others to make up for The slump of Hiero, once it enters the semi-finals or even the finals, Giro's slump will be infinitely magnified, and even become the winner who affects the championship. The bench leader, who was popular in the regular season, once again showed the volatility of young people and the weakness of playing hard games in the more intense playoff stage, and Hiro's value fell sharply.
Fifth place: Low rank legend Dillon
Dillon was selected by the Rockets with the 45th pick in the 2017 second round. As a legend of low-ranking counterattacks, Dillon has excellent physical fitness, defensive awareness and defensive efficiency, and has a certain offensive ability.
As the core player of the Grizzlies, Dillon has a good attack and defense, and gradually completed the transformation, and once became the team's well-deserved second boss after Morant.
In the new season, the Grizzlies have been promoted from a playoff marginal team to the league's hottest superpower. As a core player of the Grizzlies, Dillon is also indispensable to the strong rise of the Grizzlies.
This season, Dillon averaged 18.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in the regular season, and averaged 18.4 points per game, becoming the team's second scoring point after Morant. The super comprehensive strength also allowed the Grizzlies to stabilize the team's record after Morant's absence, and locked in the playoffs with a second-place record in the regular season, which also made the Grizzlies create a number of team records.
In the playoffs, Morant returned, and the Grizzlies still occupied the absolute initiative against the timberwolves in seventh place in the East, but Dillon played abnormally again, not only in the offensive end of the attacking desire decreased, the feel is not good.
Defensively, Dillon also lost the tough defensive strength of the regular season, and once became the team's most vulnerable weakness. Even the overall competitive state and performance were completely crushed by 2020 rookie Bane. It also gave the Timberwolves the opportunity to burst into the cold.
In the playoffs, Dillon averaged 15.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. All the statistics have declined compared to the regular season, and it has also become the culprit of the team's sharp decline in playoff strength. Such a huge contrast between The Dillon regular season and the playoffs not only makes Dillon's personal ability questioned again, but also puts the team in prison, and also lays a huge hidden danger for the playoff journey.
Fourth 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 has averaged 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 10 assists, scoring, this is also Harden's new low in scoring 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.
However, after coming to the 76ers, Harden's play is still a tiger's tail, and he has played in the downturn in the game against the Nets and Nuggets, and even once caused the dissatisfaction of Embiid and head coach Rivers.
As a superstar, Harden's sluggish performance this season has become an indisputable fact, whether it is plagued by injuries or influenced by gossip, Harden's aggressiveness in scoring is gradually weakening.
Recently, Philadelphia has revealed that it will not renew Harden's contract with the maximum salary, which will be a huge blow to Harden, who is in a state of decline. After all, in addition to winning the championship, the maximum salary contract has always been Harden's biggest chase.
As a historic dual energy position, Harden has long since lost his courage this season, from offensive aggressiveness to shooting stability, the playoffs are approaching, but the 76ers are not smooth sailing inside, Embiid once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Harden in a recent interview, believing that Harden is not aggressive enough, and Rivers believes that Harden has too much ball possession, delaying the team's rhythm and efficiency. Both the leader and the manager expressed their dissatisfaction with Harden.
Recently, 76 in 3-0 Raptors, after holding three match points, was forced by the Raptors to continue life again, successively dissolved the match point, Harden also once again exposed the weakness of the poor psychological quality of playing hard battles, the performance of recent games is also extremely sluggish, both ends of the attack and defense have become the biggest loopholes in the team, completely losing the strength of superstars.
Harden's sluggish performance, but also once again by Embiid publicly satirized, the plot coincides with last season's irony of Simmons, once, because of Harden's downturn, resulting in the team's feathering, the 76ers are likely to break out of the locker room contradiction again, after all, Harden and the 76ers have long been estranged, the team won the championship strength, parting ways has also become expected.
After all, harden doesn't have much affection with the 76ers, and at best it's just a group to win the championship. However, with such an atmosphere, winning the championship once again increases the difficulty. And for Harden, if he loses the championship, the 76ers will certainly not send Harden a five-year, 270 million maximum salary contract. This will drastically reduce Harden's value, and it may be another blow to the 32-year-old Harden.
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.
At the end of the season, Trey Sample was even more outstanding, playing against Durant, and on durant's career night of scoring 55 points, the Nets swallowed a defeat, and the Hawks also boosted morale, defeating the Hornets and Cavaliers in succession and advancing into the playoffs.
As a young leader, Trae Young is extremely steady and calm, and the outbreak of the second half also shows Trey Young's amazing talent and super personal ability, in time, Trae Young and Doncic will inevitably become the most brilliant Gemini stars in the class of 2018.
However, in the face of the playoff journey, Trae Young, a young man with high hopes, not only failed to create miracles, but also fell to the bottom in the face of the Heat. In five games, Trae Young performed extremely depressed, completely losing the responsibility and responsibility of the leader. With only 8 points in the first game, it was far from the peak performance and became the culprit of the team's defeat.
Due to Trae Young's self-defeating performance, the Hawks lost to the Heat 4-1 in the Series, failing to create a miracle. Even more frightening will be Trae Young's mentality and competitive state, although the Hawks hard power is not matched by the Heat, but Trae Young's super personal ability in the regular season is definitely unique in this series, but the miracle can not be staged, but Trey Young is in a slump. If Trae Young can't adjust in the offseason, it's not just a series that's lost, but even Trae Young's psychological qualities to face strong opponents, play hard battles, and his entire career.
Second place: DeRozan, the king of the middle distance who has returned to the top
DeRozan entered the league with the 9th pick in the first round of 2009, DeRozan has been in the Raptors for many years, and once played an all-star level in the Raptors, but DeRozan has never been able to lead the Raptors to go further on the playoff stage, and many years of feathering have made Both DeRozan and the Raptors disheartened.
In the 2018-19 season, DeRozan and Leonard exchanged owners, DeRozan went to the Spurs, played under the meritorious veteran Popovich, originally thought that DeRozan could shine, but after several seasons of training, did not let DeRozan play the ultimate game presentation, but the competitive state declined, has lost the level of all-star level.
In the new season, DeRozan wanted to return to his hometown after showing favor to the Lakers and was rejected by a decision. Frustrated, the all-star traveled to Chicago and embarked on a jaw-dropping magical journey.
This season, DeRozan joined the Bulls, not only returning his personal competitive status to the peak, but also making the long-sealed Chicago regain its former glory.
As a traditional defender, DeRozan has an extremely stable mid- and long-range shooting. At one point, with its exaggerated shooting percentage, it also occupied a place in the era of more emphasis on three-point shooting.
DeRozan's return to the peak also once promoted the Bulls from a fish-belly team to a super team, and a wave of powerful 9 consecutive wins made the Bulls famous, once surpassing the Nets and becoming the top spot in the East. During this period, DeRozan completed back-to-back three-point balls to press the whistle less, which also made DeRozan a god in a battle, suppressing Lavin and becoming the well-deserved leader of the Bulls.
This season, DeRozan averaged 28 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game. The all-round data performance has brought DeRozan back to the top, even beyond any period of his career, and has also promoted DeRozan from a down-and-out All-Star to a superstar again. DeRozan was also selected to the All-Star starting lineup again after many years, and DeRozan became famous as a well-deserved leader of the Bulls, even crushing Lavin all year round.
As a veteran star, the 32-year-old has experienced ups and downs, from being unsuccessful in the Raptors for many years, to the Spurs, doing nothing, almost giving up on himself, but DeRozan, who has never given up his faith in his heart, came to Chicago, the god of basketball, and played the peak again, and constantly refreshed the bulls' historical record. A wave of 35+ scoring records in eight consecutive games is even more jaw-dropping.
After the start of the playoffs, the Bulls once again pinned their hopes on this superstar who returned to the top, but DeRozan once again showed the essence of the regular season Dragon, the playoff bug, in the first round of the playoffs against the Bucks, facing the Bucks who lacked Middleton, the two sides were once evenly matched, but DeRozan was lost again, completely losing the amazing performance of the regular season.
In the playoffs, DeRozan averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, which was not the same as the peak performance of the regular season, and the Bulls also lost 1-4 to the Bucks because of DeRozan's sluggish play, and returned in the first round of the playoffs.
DeRozan's performance is also a big surprise, after all, during the regular season, DeRozan once surpassed God, two back-to-back three-pointers, but also completely made DeRozan a god, but now he has left the field again, this all-star who has never been able to prove himself at a critical moment, I am afraid that I will be criticized and questioned again. A weak style of play in a hard battle is likely to be unflattering.
First place: Durant, the god of death who grew up in adversity
Durant was selected by the Supersonics with the 3rd pick in the first round of 2007, Durant as the debut of the peak of the representative, as a historical level of scorer, Durant in the scoring ability is difficult to have opponents, super talent and stable long-distance shooting ability, making Durant the biggest killer on the court, even as long as he wants to score, no one can stop him.
But in the 208-19 season, Durant suffered the biggest injury of his career, the Achilles tendon rupture, which is also known as the major injury that ruined the career of professional athletes, before that, all the basketball players who suffered Achilles tendon rupture, no one can return to the top, even as strong as Kobe Bryant, can not suffer from fate.
But Durant is the only one, Durant not only does not have any signs of downturn, degeneration, and with the deepening of the game, Durant even played the peak of his career in the new season, the data is also extremely outstanding, especially in the scoring ability, Durant is to show the explosive power of the super scorer.
From last season, Tianwangshan played a full 48 minutes and scored 49 points, which not only played a moving game presentation, but also set the tone for Tianwangshan, making Durant once again a god.
This season, Durant still continues to the peak, injuries have no impact on Durant, in the absence of Irving, Durant almost single-handedly led the team to the top of the East, in the face of the Pistons, but also in the City of Automobiles slashed 51 points, to get a new season high.
In the middle of the season, Durant was plagued by excessive fatigue and injuries, a month of suspension, the Nets also underwent major changes, the Big Three disintegrated, suffered 11 consecutive defeats, the Nets almost collapsed, and Durant after the comeback was unstoppable again, from facing the Knicks to scoring 53 points, to scoring a career high of 55 points against The Trey.
This season, Durant averaged 30.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, once again playing the peak of the data, and the average of 30+ per game is also a new scoring record for Durant in the past five years. If it weren't for injuries, Durant would have been expected to win his fifth scoring crown.
For Durant, as long as he plays, it is the peak, no need to test, no need to adapt, this season Durant has cut three times a 50+ scoring feast, which for a player with a ruptured Achilles tendon, it will be unprecedented.
As a superstar, Durant has never stopped chasing dreams, from broken Achilles tendons, minor injuries, and then back to the top, Durant's world seems to have never compromised and given up.
However, the NBA does not seem to be smooth sailing, in the face of the Celtics' first round of the series, Durant's entire series is relatively stretched, although this is rare in Durant's decades of career, but Durant's playoff downturn has become an indisputable fact.
For Durant, in the playoffs over the years, which is not the opponent's key defensive object, from the Mad Dog defense of Beverley, to the tough guy Tucker, from one defense one, to 3 defense 1, Durant has always been the focus of attention, Durant can always be from the encirclement, Jedi counterattack, but this time, in the series against the Celtics, Durant is unusual, no matter what objective factors, can not change the fact that Durant's state declined, Durant in this series and Tatum's battle, He was also abused by young up-and-comers.
The Grim Reaper, who had saved the living on his own in The King's Mountain last season, failed to stage a legend again, and when he was old or had a broken mentality, perhaps only Durant knew the answer.
For Durant, the loss of a series will not represent destruction, but for Durant's psychology and even the new season, there will be fluctuations, after all, the invincible death god of the regular season was beaten by the Celtics, and throughout the series, Durant averaged 26.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, and the average score per game fell sharply compared with the regular season, which is rare in Durant's career in the past years.
As a 34-year-old veteran, Durant's encounter with Waterloo will be an unfavorable signal for Durant, who once had a ruptured Achilles tendon, and perhaps, this is also a sign of Durant's decline in status, once Durant can't kill the four sides, it will be a devastating blow to the Nets.