An unexpected 19-point victory, a thrilling 1-point narrow victory! The lucky team of the NBA has quietly become the favorite to win the championship

The NBA regular season has come to an end, and teams like the Spurs, Trail Blazers, Wizards, and Pistons have all begun to look for the top pick in this summer's draft, and the real battle for the playoffs has just begun. The Eastern Celtics are dominant, with Butler's indefinite absence due to a knee injury, the Bucks are gradually running away under the leadership of Rivers Sr., the super dark horse Knicks forward core Randle is reimbursed for the season, the East is gradually losing suspense, and it is difficult for the Celtics to encounter resistance. The West is different, the defending champion Nuggets played in the closing stage, thinking that the Lakers would be afraid of them, but they didn't expect the Lakers to directly face the difficulties and anchor the Nuggets in the first round. It's a good thing for the Lakers, the James-Mei duo are physically fit in the early stages of the playoffs, and even if they are out, they can create more pressure on the Nuggets.

In addition, in the closing stage of the Clippers every year, there will be various injury problems in the small card, and it is understandable that there are injuries, but even the team is kept in the dark, again and again! To tell the truth, it is chilling to see their ceiling. This round of the series with the Mavericks must also be the most intense of the four groups in the West, the combination of Doncic + Irving, the Clippers can't stop anyone except for the Ka Pepper to dislocate the restrictions. The Thunder and the Timberwolves, two super dark horse teams, are not very experienced in the playoffs, and the most embarrassing thing is that the Timberwolves are not afraid of the sky in the regular season. Coincidentally, you met the Suns in the first round! Unexpected 19-point victory, thrilling 1-point narrow victory! NBA lucky team, you are the favorites to win the championship.

The Suns had a 49-33 record in the regular season, a winning rate close to 6 percent, and they were thrilling to catch the last train to the playoffs. After the Suns sent away Ayton and Paul last summer, Beal was plagued by injuries, especially in the first half of the season, and it was really all about Durant's hard work. Moreover, the Suns' net score in the final quarter of this season is the lowest in the league, and the shooting percentage + offensive and defensive efficiency value + limiting the opponent's shooting rate are all at the bottom of the league or even at the bottom level. The reason is very simple, Beal averaged 5 assists per game + Booker averaged 7 assists per game, which seems like a lot, but their assist ratio (assists accounted for the percentage of rounds with the ball) is very low, and they can't connect the team, basically the Big Three are standing sticks alone. This pattern is very tiring in the regular season, with Durant and Booker overdrawing their fitness every game, but the playoffs are different.

Let's start with the two games of the Suns' final game. In the battle with the Kings, Fox and Sabonis led the team to blossom more points, leading the Suns by as many as 16 points. But in the first half, Durant held up the situation, and in the second half, Beal and Booker's rounds of singles approached the score, plus Nurkic's turn at the last moment, the Suns narrowly won by 1 point! At the same time, it also helped the Lakers enter the top eight! The Timberwolves, who played the league's first defensive game in the last game of the season, did not expect Beal to explode in the first quarter, scoring 36 points in the whole game, plus Booker and Allen's inside and outside shots, Durant can easily paddle, and finally won by 19 points! The Suns and Lakers achieve each other, you pull me into the top eight, I guarantee you in the top six. In addition, there is a statistic worth pondering, the Timberwolves have lost all three times against the Suns this season, losing by a net of 47 points! Edwards has faced the Suns this season, averaging 14 points per game and shooting 31%!

The Twin Towers are indeed strong, but Beal and Booker can do mismatch military training for them, as well as Durant who is misplaced when he encounters any opponent, including Allen, who is the first in the league in three-point shooting percentage (46.1%)! The Timberwolves are at odds with each other! In addition, it is easy to overlook that Nurkic has an offensive rim protector, in fact, Gobert does not have much advantage! In Edwards' own words, he certainly does not want to meet the Suns in the first round, and Durant is still his idol. But the Timberwolves' defensive system this season, relying on the counterattack built up by defense and Edwards' offensive efficiency, the Suns are not afraid. The key is that the Suns can keep at least two supergiants on the floor at all times to put pressure on the Timberwolves.

Assuming that the Nuggets can successfully pass the Lakers (James and thick eyebrows are indeed physically strong in the first round, but to tell the truth, there is a gap between the Lakers and the Nuggets as a whole, especially Russell, the third big man who is easy to downshift in the playoffs), there is a high probability that they will face the Suns. The key Suns are also the least feared Nuggets team in the league, not one of them. The two teams have met three times this season, and when Durant led the team alone, the Suns persevered until the last minute and finally lost by 8 points. But in the next two encounters, one was a hard-fought overtime, Durant broke out and scored 35 points to lead the team to a 10-point victory over the Nuggets, and one did not go to overtime, narrowly beating the Nuggets by 7 points away. In these games, there are several similarities: Jokic was consumed by Nurkic in hand-to-hand combat, Gordon and Porter couldn't limit Durant, and the Nuggets bench transition was easy to collapse.

The Suns have had a tough regular season as well, especially Durant, who has averaged 37.2 minutes per game and 75 games this season. But in the playoffs, the Suns are in the best position in the West! They are not afraid of the Timberwolves and Nuggets, and it is unknown whether the Clippers can make it out in the other half. Another point is easy to ignore, Beal has averaged 27 points per game in the last 5 games, if he maintains a 25+ level, no team in the league can limit the offense of the Suns Big Three!