The 22-23 NBA playoffs have been played so far, favorites such as the Clippers and Bucks have been out of the first round, and by the semifinals, the Suns have become the most likely team to be eliminated, and have fallen 2-0 behind the Nuggets. I didn't expect the Nuggets to perform so well, which is enough to show that Jokic led the team to the first record in the West, not by luck, but by the embodiment of strength. Compared with the previous two years, the Nuggets' tactical play is more mature, and his teammates can get a lot of easy scoring opportunities around Mr. Jokic from the perspective of individual ability.
But the Nuggets are still unstable unless they take a 3-0 lead, after all, the Suns have the Super Big Four, and Durant and Booker are the league's best scorers. For the Suns, Paul's thigh strain is the biggest blow, if Paul can't play the next game, Durant will definitely hold the ball a lot, he also needs to take care of the organization, although playing at home, but the Suns may not be able to win a game. For the prospect of the series between the Suns and the Nuggets, domestic celebrity Su Qun also responded on social media.
The Suns certainly want to emulate the Warriors, who came down 2-0 in the first round and eventually reversed the kings, can the Suns do it? Mr. Su Qun is very direct, really choking enough, he also gave two reasons, the first is that Durant and Booker, Ayton and other stars play too little time together, and the Suns' bench lineup is too weak.
It is true that Durant was traded to the Suns in the middle of the season, but he also took a break due to injury and did not have chemistry with the rest of the Suns players at all, you must know that Paul and Booker are not splash brothers, they both need the ball, and Durant also has to carry the ball to attack. When Durant played with the Warriors, Curry took the initiative to let go of the power and was willing to become the second in charge, and Tang Shen did not occupy the ball, so he had a second consecutive championship. And Durant often plays more than 40 minutes in the Suns, really relies on him too much, it is estimated that KD now feels like returning to the Brooklyn Nets, almost all one-on-one.
The Suns' bench strength is average, winning basically depends on the main force, such a team is difficult to succeed, 2012 and 2013 Miami Heat, although the bench players are also poor, but James and Wade have a strong impact, especially James, who was only about 27 years old at the time, in the prime of life, playing 45 minutes per game without feeling tired. Durant is already a 35-year-old veteran and has been injured many times, if he plays like this, his efficiency will drop sharply, Durant is not yet at the level of Jordan, Kobe and James, and it is indeed very difficult for him to change the trend of the game on his own.
It looks like Durant's Suns are going out, and the happiest person now should be James of the Lakers. Because if the Suns play in the Western Conference finals, even if James leads the Lakers to defeat the Warriors, Old Jen will face Durant's type of forward, it will be very difficult, KD plays James very well, he is taller than James, and can shoot directly. Once KD is out, as long as Old Jen wins in the PK with Curry, then he will most likely enter the Finals, although Jokic has strong comprehensive ability, but the two superstars of Old Zhan and thick eyebrows, there must be a way to limit Mr. Jokic, in the 2020 Western Conference playoffs, thick eyebrows play Jokic very well, James is not afraid of the Nuggets type of team.