With Janduku's team already out, or even teetering on the verge of being out, the era that belonged to Janduku has come to an end. On the NBA stage, which is full of talents, young people such as Alexander, Edwards, and Doncic, after a few seasons of hibernation, have the strength to pull out the mountains and dominate the world, and once led their respective teams, all of which played a dazzling visual impact, and also made these young teams who were once not optimistic, after the gorgeous turn of the stars, make the competitiveness of the championship appear new variables and turns.
Today, take stock of the five teams that are expected to compete in the playoffs.
Fifth team: Minnesota Timberwolves
As a young team, the Timberwolves have been dormant for many years, and after the wave of trading Gobert last season and being ridiculed by the league, in the 2023-24 season, Edwards will play the style of a leader, Towns will also change the title of a soft egg in the past, and play an extremely tough style of play, Gobert's dominance of the restricted area, Conley's experience and execution, make the team a blockbuster, and break into the playoffs with the third place in the West in the regular season.
In the playoffs, facing the Suns, who killed themselves three times in the regular season, Conley's chicken soup for the soul before the game once inspired the passion and fighting spirit of the whole team. If G1 Edwards' rampage has the attributes of a stroke of genius, but after the G2 Suns adjusted their tactics, Edwards made the Timberwolves competitive as a giant team through the tandem team, as well as the defensive deterrence of the Gobert restricted area, and even the dominance at critical moments, and also made this young team, in the face of the Suns' Big Three, still be able to play fatal damage and let the Suns retreat.
The new Wolves King Edwards continues to transform, as well as the G3 series, leading the Suns players all over the court, and at critical moments, constantly using physical talents, creating fouls to stand on the free throw line, and still helping the team win the game when Towns is in foul trouble, so that the remarks before the start of the season disappear, and also let the Timberwolves play a phenomenal performance, and let this young team leap from the former fish belly team to a giant team, and after beating the Big Three Suns, let the Timberwolves see the hope and prospect of winning the championship。
Fourth team: Dallas - Mavericks
As a young team, the Mavericks were once expected to have high hopes after Doncic's continuous transformation and growth, but due to Brunson's departure, the Mavericks were heartbroken, and it became the most wrong decision in recent years。
In the new season, the Mavericks rely on their tenacity, as well as the performance of the Eastern European combination to get better, so that the overall strength of the Mavericks continues to improve, and the second half of the season makes it sit in the fifth place in the West, but in the playoffs in the face of the Big Four Clippers, the Mavericks were not looked good at once, after all, the double-star team is easy to be targeted by opponents in the transition period, which has also become the biggest shortcoming and weakness of the Eastern European combination in the playoffs.
However, after the start of the season, after the Mavericks lost G1, they can be said to be sober in the world, and the bloodthirsty performance also made the Eastern European combination play the most extreme performance, so that the overall strength of the team once again ushered in a leap and improvement, and the Eastern European combination also successfully connected the team, winning the indestructible Los Angeles people one after another, so that the Clippers double star and even Wei Shao completely lost their minds, and the Clippers, who were once optimistic, became the first team to expose their shortcomings, and even went out early, and will even attack the championship, complete the dream of two years ago, and continue to attack and challenge towards a more ambitious goal and a more ambitious ambition with absolute talent and the deterrence of the Eastern European combination, and launch a new wave of attack for the second championship trophy in team history.
Third team: Oklahoma City Thunder
As a young team, after the collapse of the Thunder three less, after George and Paul were traded by the team one after another, the Thunder completely started the road of reconstruction, after a long waiting journey, the Thunder with the growth of the pressure, as well as Holmgren's explosive performance, Williams' impact, Giddey's control, let the Thunder form a new three less, and let the Thunder have a stronger competitiveness.
This season, the Thunder played the first place in the West, excellent performance, as well as Alexander's temperament as a leader, Williams's attributes as the second leader, and Holmgren's seamless performance, all of which made the Thunder instantly play the demeanor of a strong team, and at the end of the regular season, but the record fluctuated slightly, once thinking that the Thunder fell behind and could not compete for the first place in the West.
After the playoffs opened, the Thunder was bitten by the Pelicans in G1, but at the last moment, Alexander's outburst and Holmgren's stable play allowed the Thunder to still bite the game and win the start, G2 began, the Thunder gradually grasped the initiative, did not give the Pelicans any chance, so that the team in eighth place in the West, there was no chance, the stability of the Thunder, as well as the trust between each other, and even the ability to control the team, have reached new heights, and also made the Thunder a giant team that cannot be underestimated, and is even expected to compete for the championship。
Second team: Indiana Pacers
As a young team, the Pacers entered a dormant period after the dark horse performance in the 2017-18 season, and the Sabonis trade once brought the Pacers back to life, allowing the young team to usher in a new leader Haliburton, and the team was also led by the magician, playing the league's highest scoring performance, so that this young team, once played an amazing game, and also became the most shocking future star on the court, Haliburton's growth, but also let the Pacers see the dream and long-cherished wish to return to the top.
In the 2023-24 season, Haliburton led the team to play a bloodthirsty performance, and also let the team see the competitiveness of breaking into the playoffs, successive losses, so that the Bucks are completely dominated by the Pacers.
The Pacers continue to improve their competitiveness, but also make the Bucks almost irresistible, Lillard's injury, Brother Alphabet's injury, have become an important factor in the Bucks' very likely upset, Rivers' scheming evasion tactics in the regular season, in fact, put the team in greater trouble, in addition to the opponent's big gifts, the Pacers' own deterrence, and Haliburton's successive all-round performances, have become an important factor for the team to win the game, and let the Pacers not only see the possibility of an upset in the playoffs, but also hope to continue to fight, towards a more ambitious goal, and have ideas for the championship, after all, their performance, and Siakam's heads-up abilityHaliburton's overall performance, with the assistance of Turner and Toppin players, makes the Pacers a team that cannot be underestimated, and is even expected to compete for the championship trophy, which may show the domineering competitiveness of the king.
First team: Denver Nuggets
As a championship team, the Nuggets won the championship trophy last season, making Denver once from a playoff-level team to a championship team. Pope's assistance makes the Nuggets' core competitiveness extremely strong, and also makes this championship team not satisfied with a championship trophy, what they want is to establish a dynasty, which can be compared to the GDP era, and even be able to shake the dominance of the Golden State people, and achieve a legendary story, which will also be the ambition of the Denver people, after all, Jokic is still at the peak, they have such courage and confidence.
This season, the Nuggets' performance is still remarkable, in the case of tigers and wolves, the Nuggets can still play steadily, and as the second place in the West, break into the playoff stage, in the face of the Lakers, the Nuggets are still playing extremely methodical, in the case of backwardness, the Nuggets can still not be in a hurry, and can even control the situation, in the face of the Lakers' four-game series, the Nuggets all fell behind in the first half, counterattacked in three games, and won the game, G2 Murray's stunner, but also made the Lakers uneasy can be called murderous.
Although the G4 Nuggets carelessly lost Jingzhou, but for the Nuggets, their suppression of the Lakers is still extremely obvious, such a team with an extremely strong heritage, in the playoffs stage, still has the absolute initiative, behind the background, as well as the quality of the stars, and even the super team, rich experience, all make the Nuggets still occupy an absolute advantage on the stage of the playoffs, and the star is still at the peak of his career, and even expected to achieve the glory moment of the championship trophy again, so that this still young team is expected to build a dynasty, achieve two consecutive championships to write a great legendary moment, and make Jokic another legend.