The playoffs are a litmus test for the quality of a star. After the intensity continues to increase, whether it is physical fitness or physical and mental, it will be a huge test, at such a level, many young stars will be trapped in the lack of experience, so that they can play smoothly in the regular season, but in the playoffs are timid, there are also some veteran stars, trapped in the consumption of physical energy, the aging body, so that they are under such a high intensity, it is difficult for them to adapt, very constantly chopped time, and even high playing time, so that they are difficult to adapt, but also completely in the case of physical inability to support, the shooting feel continues to decline, so that they play extremely struggle and entanglement, let their performance, which is far from the regular season and even their superstar status, but this is the intensity and cruelty of the playoff stage, and it will also be the best means and place to make stars and train soldiers.
Today, let's take stock of the five stars who played a passerby's sense of déjà vu in the playoffs.
Fifth place: Ingram with nothing to show for it
Ingram averaged 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the 2023-24 playoffs, shooting 41.5% from the field, 40% from three-point range and 100% from the free throw line.
As a young star, Ingram's outstanding talent and good scoring ability made Ingram once known as a stand-in for Durant after his debut, but due to his experience in the Lakers, The Pelicans' two teams drifted and never been nurtured as a superleader, so that Ingram has always been known as the team's second leader, but due to Zion's successive injuries, this young star who played with confidence continued to play the expected performance on the stage of the playoffs, but due to the lack of Zion's deterrence, this young star once became a proud young star on the court.
During the 2023 playoffs, due to Zion's injury again, Ingram led the team single-core again, but due to the long-term absence of the team, Ingram failed to play the expected performance, not good enough performance, and sluggish performance, so that after the G1 bite game, he completely lost his competitiveness, and in the showdown with Alexander, Ingram's performance was also completely crushed by Alexander, so that the young star, not only did not play the expected performance.
It also made him a dispensable core leader, and also an important factor for the team to be 3-0 by the Thunder, Ingram's sluggish performance, and the inability to stand up, all made him a dispensable young star, and even eventually became a dispensable Adou, unable to stand up at the critical moment of the team, save the team in danger, a young star who cannot have the ability to play a tough battle.
Fourth place: Harris, who is highly paid and incompetent
Harris averaged 8.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in the 2023-24 playoffs, shooting 39.5% from the field, 25% from three-point range and 100% from the free throw line.
Harris, as Mr. 100 million yuan, was once pinned on high hopes after the playoffs began, after all, after Harden left the team, only Maxey, Embiid's two major stars, as a high-paid player, Harris should play as a star, but so far this season, Harris's performance has been extremely embarrassing, and even the overall performance is not as good as the old cannon Batum, extremely sluggish performance, and the status quo of complete loss of competitiveness has also made Harris completely lost, completely unable to bear the heavy responsibility of the star, frequent mistakes, and the fact that the iron is hitting, so that Harris has lost the lethality of the star, and also makes the team lack a very competitive offensive point, which brings great trouble to the team.
Harris's continued sluggish performance not only became an important factor in the team's 1-3 defeat to the Knicks, but also brought huge pressure to Embiid, 25% The three-point shooting rate has completely made Harris completely uncompetitive from a former sharpshooter to a blacksmith, and if this continues, Harris will not only lose his next contract, but will even be traded by the team, making the former core star completely lose the market, and also make Harris the most disappointing star in the playoffs, and even become the culprit of the team's possible loss. The first round of the series also completely knocked Harris out of value, turning the former star into a prisoner who had lost his aura.
Third place: rising star Garland
Garland, in the 2023-24 playoffs, averaged 12 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting 41.9% from the field, 40.9% from three-point range, and 60% from the free throw line.
Garland, as a young star, after the playoffs opened, Garland still did not play the expected performance, and even compared with the regular season performance, Garland's sudden decline in data, as well as not good enough performance, and even after getting the opportunity, the performance of not grasping the opportunity made Garland unable to give a strong response, and also became an important factor for the team to be forced to equalize by the Magic when they held a 2-0 lead.
In the G4 series, Garland's performance was still extremely sluggish, with 14 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, which was not enough to become an important factor for the team to win away games, as the leader of the team, Mr. 100 million, Garland did struggle extremely hard after the 2021-22 season, and the injury troubles, as well as the soft style of play at critical moments, made Garland unable to give a strong response, and also made the young man unable to carry the banner of the team.
After the Magic played with momentum and passion, Garland's slump is likely to become an important factor for the team to fall into the disadvantage, and even the Cavaliers are very likely to repeat the mistakes of the past, and once again the Magic will be defeated, missing the stage of the division semifinals for two consecutive years, before Mitchell was extremely dissatisfied with Garland, and now, on the playoff stage, Garland's blue-collar data performance is even more flattering, although the shooting percentage is remarkable, but the low data contribution makes it impossible to play a productive performance, so that it will not only become an important factor in the team's loss, but also will become the team's sinner, so that the offseasonThe former future star will face being traded by the team.
2nd place: Leonard the Robot
Leonard, in the 2023-24 playoffs, averaged 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game, shooting 45.8% from the field, 0% from three-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line.
Leonard was drafted by the Pacers with the 15th pick in the first round in 2011. As a superstar, Leonard has excellent physical talent, as well as super athleticism, excellent personal ability, and the ability to play tough battles, so that Leonard has won championship trophies in the Spurs and Raptors.
During the 2023-24 playoffs, after Leonard returned from injury, G2's return to the long-lost performance made Leonard not play as expected, and G3's lost performance throughout the game also made the team lose its combat effectiveness.
G4 Leonard is suspended again, the Clippers are playing vigorously, the departure of this cancer, but also let the Clippers regain confidence and competitiveness, since winning the championship in 2019, Leonard's frequent injuries in the playoffs have made him drift away from a top star, his uncertainties, and weak ability to resist pressure, make this superstar, an abandoned baby to be slaughtered, and even unable to play the expected performance, making Leonard a dispensable, and even after falling on the playoff stage several times in a row, this time again because of poor performance, it became the biggest failure of the team to lose, which also makes the superstar an embarrassing superstar.
1st place: Bill the scoring machine
Beal, in the 2023-24 playoffs, averaged 16.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 44.1% from the field, 43.5% from three-point range, and 80% from the free throw line.
After all, at the end of the regular season, Beal had a good performance, facing the Timberwolves, excellent performance, and the well-known defense of Edwards at the last moment, once became the key contributor to the team's locking of the sixth place in the West, however, on the playoff stage, in addition to G1 Beal, Bill had a good shooting percentage, but due to his more forbearant shots, he did not become the key to helping the team bite the game, and the team missed the opportunity to get off to a good start。
In the next series, Bill completely lost his shooting touch, and his performance was not good enough, which also made Bill extremely struggling, not only could not give the ultimate performance on the offensive end, but also was constantly targeted by Edwards on the defensive end, and even Bill defended who would block and dismantle, and Bill's intention to single out Bill was extremely clear, which also made Bill the team's biggest shortcoming at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Bill failed to give a strong response, which also became an important factor for the team to be 0-3 at one point.
In the G4 series, the Suns were forced into a desperate situation, and Beal was also ruthless before the game, thinking that the team would refuse to be swept, but Beal's words were not shown on the stage, compared to the performance of Durant and Booker as a superstar, Beal's sluggish performance, and the attribute of 5 mistakes at critical moments, once became an important factor in the team's loss, successive unnecessary mistakes, and continuous fouls, made Beal the biggest culprit in the team's loss, Beal's poor performance, but also buried Durant, Booker's hard work allowed the young wolf king, stepping on the shoulders of the sun, to start a new journey again.
Bill's continued downturn, not only made the Mr. 100 million yuan unworthy of the name, but also made the team lose its competitiveness, with Bill's sluggish performance, after the end of the season, Bill will inevitably be put on the trade shelf again, last summer, Bill once became the team's redeemer, but a season of time, Bill not only did not let Phoenix see hope, but because of the successive losses, let it become an embarrassing star, but also let the game after this round of the series, completely from the star to the passerby's sense of déjà vu, become a dispensable, even insignificant water cooler administrator, extremely irrational performance, and the phenomenon of consecutive missed shots, all of which make Bill a dispensable down-and-out star.