With less than 20 games left in the regular season this season, the battle for playoff tickets is still fierce. This season, we have the feeling that the West side has a stronger average of strength, but there seem to be few top teams. Teams like the Warriors, Lakers, and Clippers with multiple superstars, after all, the core players are older and much less competitive than before, so they are currently struggling and have not yet locked up a playoff spot. The Nuggets, Grizzlies and Kings, who are at the top of the Western Conference, lack some playoff experience, and it is estimated that they will not take advantage of the playoffs when it comes to the playoffs. On the contrary, the Eastern side, although the average strength does not feel as strong as the West, the regular season competition is not as fierce as the West. But the top teams in the East are all hard stubble.
Teams like the Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, and even the Dark Horse Knights have the potential to compete for a championship. When it comes to this season, the team with the highest probability of winning the championship, many fans may choose one of the three teams of the Celtics, Suns and Bucks. The Green Army, a team that learned the lessons of losing to the Warriors after last year's playoffs, has become stronger. Coupled with last summer's offseason, they also welcomed Brogdon to make up for a shortcoming in the backcourt organization, and the depth of the squad continued to improve. Brogdon, on the other hand, also came as a surprise to the Celtics, who shot 45.2 percent from three-point range this season, ranking in the top three in the league. Therefore, many fans support that the Green Army can win the championship.
The Suns, on the other hand, are only a "regular season god of war", the Suns have been the first in the West in the regular season for the past two years, but the playoffs have failed to fulfill their championship dreams, because the Suns' ceiling seems to be a little worse, Paul and Booker's duo is easy to target in the playoffs, and they need the support of a superstar. It just so happens that now Durant has joined the Suns, not only improving the overall combat power of the Suns, but also activating the team atmosphere of the Suns, although the Suns currently have an average record, 37-29 ranked 4th in the West, they still have a great chance to make a breakthrough in the playoffs. Through these analyses, the Celtics and Suns can indeed be the favorites for the championship, however, the most championship-like team may have to be the Milwaukee Bucks.
Why do you say that? Because judging from recent games, both the Celtics and the Suns have exposed their shortcomings. On the Green Army's side, the efficiency of the double scouts is still not stable enough, especially Tatum, often wandering between "super gods" and "super ghosts", they have only won two of the past 6 games, Lowe's dominance on the inside is far less than last season, Horford is older, and can not provide the team with the protection of the frame and fight for rebounds, and the Green Army's interior line still has certain flaws. And the Suns, the hidden danger is still in injuries, after Durant joined the Suns, the Suns are indeed new, Durant can also maintain a high offensive efficiency, but the 34-year-old Durant is too "glass", only played 3 games in his comeback, and was actually injured in pre-game training, and there is a possibility of regular season reimbursement.
In a higher-intensity game like the playoffs, Durant's health is even less secure, and whether the solar energy breaks through has become an unknown. The Bucks, on the other hand, don't have to worry about such a situation. The Bucks' star Alphabet Brother seems to be in an "iron man" state, and he has never suffered any major injuries in his career, and his physical fitness is quite terrifying. In addition, the Bucks have many "tough" players, in addition to the alphabet brother, Holladay, Middleton, Allen, Da Lopez, Crowder, all of them are ruthless characters, not afraid to use physical confrontation, defensive end can do their best, such a Bucks team, to the playoffs will definitely have a greater advantage. Now, the Bucks have an 18-1 record in their last 19 games, with an overall record of 47-18, ranking first in the league.
Earlier, the Bucks were second in the East, with a league-winning percentage of more than 70%, along with three, the Nuggets, Bucks and Celtics. Now, the Bucks have risen to first place in the East, two wins ahead of the second-place Celtics in the East, and the only team with a league win percentage of more than 70% is the Bucks, and the Nuggets and Celtics have suffered Waterloo. It can also be seen that near the playoffs, the Bucks are becoming more and more aggressive and have begun to move seriously, and the entire team has maintained a stable competitive state, and it is difficult to seek a defeat. From the data point of view, their interior and defense are quite strong, averaging 49.0 rebounds per game ranking first in the league, and averaging 109.7 per game of defensive efficiency, also ranking first in the league. In addition, there is another statistic, against teams with a winning percentage of more than 50%, the Bucks have a record of 23-11, the first in the league in winning percentage. Do you think the Bucks can win a championship this season?