Graphical prediction 01
The NBA playoffs are just around the corner, and 16 teams are about to embark on their journey to the championship. In addition to the Cavaliers (4) and Knicks (5) in the East, the Bucks (1) should win 4-0 or 4-1 to win the eighth place in the East, while the Celtics (2) and Philadelphia 76ers (3) are expected to sweep the Hawks (7) and Nets (6) 4-0, the Bucks, Green Army, Philadelphia 76ers should be the favorites for the Eastern Conference championship, other teams can not challenge for the time being.
The Western Suns (4) have Durant, the best hope of winning the Western Conference, and the defending champion Warriors (6), who welcomed back Wiggins, are also likely to enter the Western Conference finals to challenge the Suns. The Lakers (7) are comprehensive in attack and defense, and the reason why the record is poor is because the pre-trade record is too poor, and the top two in the league after the trade will become the largest black seven player in the West. The Lakers (7) 4:2 Grizzlies (2), Warriors (6) 4:3 Kings (3), Suns (4) 4:2 Clippers (5), Nuggets (1) are not expected to challenge much in the first round, and are expected to win 4-1 or 4-0 to win eighth place in the West.
Graphical prediction 02
Durant will be the X-factor in the Western Conference playoffs, even if the opponent has low gold content, but Durant has led the Suns 8-0 after all. Durant's misunderstanding is still that he made 57.4% of his unsolvable shots after coming to the Suns, which is also his scoring weapon and cannot be defended. The Suns' Booker has far fallen short of Durant's scoring explosion and accuracy in key moments, and Durant is shooting 56 percent from the field this season and 57 percent during his eight wins. This season, Durant's 55% shooting rate + 40% three-point shooting rate + 90% free throw percentage is the first in history, and only Nash and Bird have reached 50% + 40% + 90% before. There are only 2 players in the 50%+40% league this season, the other being Durant's next-round opponent, Leonard of the Clippers.
Graphical prediction 03
This season's championship is very likely to achieve a breakthrough, and the Suns, Grizzlies, Nuggets, and Clippers may all win the first championship in team history. The Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and it's hard to win again, and their last championship was in the '80s and '70s. What's more interesting is that the former dynasty Spurs and the championship team Lone Ranger both missed the playoffs, the Spurs are for the top pick, and the Lone Ranger is really messy, not just because of Irving.
Graphical prediction 04
The top three teams in the East have a higher record than the West this season, and all three are likely to win championships. The fourth-place Cavaliers in the East can earn the league's second-best goal difference, but it is difficult to shake the top three. The reason why the Suns and Lakers have a bad record is that they were too bad before the trade, while the Clippers are because of injury problems, and the Warriors are poor road records and run-in problems. The Grizzlies are the most consistent, well-rounded offensive and defensive, with a goal difference similar to the Eastern Conference Final Four, followed by the No. 1 Nuggets in the West with a stable roster.
This year may be the best time for the Celtics to win the championship, as their offensive and defensive efficiency is in the top two in the league, as did the Warriors in 2014-2017. And the king has the strongest offense and the worst defense, and is easy to find flaws by the warriors. This season's Lakers, Warriors, and Clippers are out of 11 in the league in defensive efficiency, but this includes data before trade and injury run-in, and the real strength is better, especially the top two defensive strength in the league after the Lakers trade. The Celtics, Bucks, Cavaliers, and Suns are more stable defensively, remember the saying "defense wins championships."
Graphical prediction 05
In the past three years, the center has been the protagonist of the regular season MVP, and Embiid and Jokic are representatives of the league's centers. The small-ball era is not like O'Neal's 1999-2000 season, when he was crowned MVP+ scoring champion, Jokic has won MVP in the past two years, and this year Embiid is expected to achieve O'Neal's glory and be crowned MVP+ scoring champion. And the biggest gap between the two of them and O'Neal is that O'Neal is in the Lakers three consecutive championships + three consecutive FMVP, with the Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers current level to win the championship is not small, and the two centers meet the Finals is too difficult.
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