Big upset! The first in the league fell with a bang, and the 54+12 bombardment all lost, no wonder you also want to leave the team
What does the NBA need to compete for a championship now? By strength? The most basic thing is to rely on the super big three or big four to pile up the championship. Nuggets, Suns, Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, Clippers, Warriors and other championship teams, they all have very luxurious championship-winning teams. The Nuggets started the five Tigers and are known as the strongest starting lineup in the league. The Suns Durant + Booker + Beal triumvirate is known as the strongest triumvirate in the league. The Big Three of Bucks Brother + Lillard + Middleton, the Big Four of Green Army Tatum + Platinum + Brown + Jrue Holiday and the Big Four of Clippers Leonard + Harden + George + Westbrook. However, having super luxury does not necessarily mean that you will win the championship, and it is easy to roll over. Big upset! The first in the league fell with a bang, and the 54+12 bombardment all lost, no wonder you also want to leave the team.
Last season, the team with the first record in the regular season was the Bucks, but the Bucks did not have a good playoff performance and were blacked out by the Heat in the first round. Brother Alphabet was injured, he did not play well in the playoffs last season, and the first place in the league was blacked out, which is rare in NBA history. This offseason, the Bucks formed a luxurious lineup of Antetokounmpo + Lillard + Middleton + Da Lopez + Portis through a big trade, which further improved the team's offensive scoring ability. Before the start of the new season, the strongest championship team in the league for the new season was selected by ESPN and BR, with the Bucks, Green Army and Nuggets in the first echelon, and the Suns, Warriors, Clippers and 76ers in the second echelon.
The Bucks and the Pacers played each other, and it stands to reason that the Bucks' lineup completely crushed the Pacers. The Pacers didn't even make the playoffs last season, and the biggest star in the roster was only All-Star Haliburton. Who would have thought that the Pacers completely suppressed the Bucks and hung the Bucks up to play, the Pacers had a maximum lead of 18 points, Brother Alphabet and Middleton broke out wildly, wanting to lead the team to counterattack, narrow the difference all the way, reverse and overtake, the most regrettable critical moment, the Bucks had a fatal mistake, and finally lost to the Pacers in an upset, missing the big reversal. The Pacers moved up to third in the East with a 6-3 record by beating the Bucks. The Bucks lost, 5-3, and fell from second to fifth in the East.
Brother Alphabet was a little tired, he bombarded the highest 54 points + 12 rebounds + 3 assists in a single game, and still lost. Brother Alphabet was officially promoted to the leader of the new season's air slashing group. Why do the Bucks have the most luxurious roster in the league, but they can't beat the Pacers? First of all, the Bucks' Middleton and Da Lopez are really a bit old, and their ability to step up and carry is gradually declining. Last season, after Middleton's injury, his comeback form has been inconsistent, and his strongest 3-and-D strength in the league is gone. Lopez shot 1-of-7 from the field in a single game, and as a center, he shot only 39.4% from the field this season, which is very inefficient.
Although Lillard joined the Bucks, his scoring ability is extremely strong, but the effect he played with the Bucks is far from what he expected. Lillard averaged 24.3 points + 4.4 rebounds + 4.7 assists + 1.1 steals per game for the Bucks, shooting just 40.0% from the field and 29.3% from three-point range. It's clear that Lillard joined the Bucks, sacrificed some of the ball, scored less, and became less efficient. After the Bucks traded for Lillard with chips such as Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen, the biggest change was in defense. According to statistics released by the American media, the Bucks' defensive efficiency in the new season is 116.9 (fifth from the bottom in the league).
This offseason, Lillard joined the Bucks, and the Bucks agreed to a three-year, $186 million contract extension. However, this does not mean that Brother Alphabet will definitely stay with the Bucks until he retires and retire from the Bucks. Previously, Brother Alphabet said in an exclusive interview that if he has a better chance of winning the championship in the future, he may also leave (the Bucks). If the Bucks can't win the championship in the next few years, will Brother Alphabet also apply for a trade to leave the team and win the championship? Now in the NBA league, there are too many examples of top stars applying for a trade to win the championship, Durant, Harden, Lillard, Beal, all of them have applied for a trade and named to join a championship team. This kind of culture of winning championships in a group will definitely affect more and more NBA players.