Boom 21+20! The first person in history! Popovich recreated a supergiant, and Duncan's successor finally appeared
The NBA regular season has unknowingly been 1/4 of the way through the regular season, during which many extremely outstanding players have emerged. The 39-year-old James, 35-year-old Curry and Durant are best described as "old and strong". So far this season, James has averaged 25 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, and led the team to the league's first midseason tournament finals. And, in 22 games, James has also become one of only three players in the league to have at least 500 points, 125 rebounds and 125 assists so far this season. Durant has averaged 37 minutes per game this season, with 31 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists, but Durant still suffered an ankle injury after a long period of high-pressure competition. The intermittent absence of Durant and Booker has also allowed the Suns to win only one of the last five games after winning seven in a row.
Curry has had a tougher season than Durant and James, averaging 29.4 points per game and shooting 43 percent from three-point range, but the team is still hard to win. Even though Green has returned, the capricious ups and downs of Thompson and Wiggins have caused the Warriors to fall to 11th place in the West. Regardless of the team's record, these veteran supergiants, who have been on the decline, are once again ushering in the second spring of their careers, making the league's games more interesting this season. Jokic and Embiid, along with Antetokounmpo and Doncic, are still strong contenders for the regular season MVP, and they are ready to take over the baton from the old supergiants and become the new face of the league. But in addition to this, there are a lot of supernovas in the league.
Edwards of the Timberwolves bore the brunt, averaging 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, and Edwards led the Timberwolves to the No. 1 spot in the West quietly. On top of that, the Timberwolves have only lost 4 games so far, and their win rate remains above 80%. There is also Banchero of the Magic team, who has averaged 29.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in the past four games. The Magic have relied on strong defensive support and have risen to the second place in the East. There is also Haliburton, who frequently sets new historical records, the most prominent of which is that Haliburton has 3 games this season with 15+ assists and maintained a super performance of 0 turnovers. Not only that, Haliburton has averaged 12.1 assists per game this season, with only 2.2 turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio is a staggering 5.4.
These dark horse teams have all broken into the top positions of the league one by one under the extraordinary performance of the dominant core, but not all the core of the team can lead the team to win with a good performance. Boom 21+20!The first person in history!Popovich recreates a supergiant, and Duncan's successor finally appears!The Spurs, who are at the bottom of the West, quickly declined from the top after winning two consecutive games against the Suns at the beginning of the season. After losing to the Bulls, the Spurs suffered a 16-game losing streak, which tied the record for the longest losing streak in Spurs history. It is worth mentioning that after the Spurs "GDP" combination is not in the Spurs, Popovich led the team to win only 41.9%. The team tried to trade DeRozan to lead a group of young players to end the swing, but the results were not ideal. During this period, Murray, Lonnie Walker and others also left the team. It is very difficult for Popovich to create a new "Spurs dynasty", and the rhythm of the league is changing all the time.
Therefore, it takes a long time to build a roster that adapts to the current league style of play, and the Pistons, who are at the bottom of the East, are a false example of imitation, and they have been sifting through interior players in recent seasons. Grant, Stewart, Wood, Duren and Wiseman, among others, have led to an extremely poor team in outside shooting, and their record this season is on par with that of the Spurs. But Spurs seem to have found a player to lead them on a new championship path, and that's Wembanyama. It is undeniable that Wembanyama, who has just entered the league in his first season, still has a lot to do in terms of leading the team. Compared with the Thunder's Holmgren, Wembanyama's 26% shooting rate from the outside is indeed a bit unbeatable, but Wembanyama's overall performance is definitely not inferior.
Wembanyama averaged 19 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and the game against the Bulls was Wembanyama's 20th career regular season game, in that game, Wembanyama scored 21 points, 20 rebounds and 4 assists, 1 steal + 4 blocks, creating a number of all-time firsts. Wembanyama is the first player in the league to have at least 350 points, 50 assists, 25 steals and 50 blocks in his first 20 career games. Wembanyama is also the youngest player in the league to score 20+ points and 20+ rebounds in a single game, and became the first rookie since O'Neal to score 20+ points, 20+ rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in a single game. Wembanyama was able to achieve this feat so quickly thanks to Popovich, who moved Wembanyama to center for the first time in the game against the Bulls. With four defenders directly around him, it's clear that Popovich is on track to build another superstar, and Wembanyama is the player most likely to reach Duncan's heights.