Averaged 17 points per game in the second half! The cancer in Durant's eyes at the beginning is now the strongest second leader in the playoffs

Achenggao

2024-05-13 14:35Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

The NBA playoffs have continued so far, and now the game has entered the second round of the divisional competition, perhaps from the second round of these teams we can find out what kind of team is suitable for the championship, now in the second round of the top 8 in the Green Army, Cavaliers, Timberwolves and Thunder are multi-core teams, although the Cavaliers and Thunder, now playing more like a single-core battle, but also because their young core did not play at the level it should have led to such a situation.

Then there are the top dual-core teams, like the Mavericks and the Nuggets, to be honest, I am now more optimistic about the Nuggets and the Mavericks to win the championship, although they don't have so many stars, but they used the money to buy stars in exchange for the right lineup thickness, which also makes their lineup more reasonable, and at the same time has a top dual-core, which also makes them face the average multi-core team, like the current Nuggets, they and the Timberwolves played 2-2, and the Mavericks and Thunder played 2-1.

Murray is a very good second-in-command, but in this season's playoffs, because the opponent is crazy about him, his shooting efficiency is not good, but he plays key shots very well, and has beaten the Lakers twice before, it can be said that what the Nuggets need is his kind of moment, because Jokic can rely on his individual ability to support the team's regular time, but in the final moment, he needs a player with outside projection to finish the game, and Murray did it.

However, in comparison, Irving is obviously better than Murray, and even said that Irving is the strongest second-in-command of all teams in the second round, why dare you say that? It's because Irving is the key to the Mavericks' ability to get to where they are now, although Doncic is very strong, but so far in the playoffs, he has been plagued by injuries that have caused his offense to be inefficient, and in this situation, Irving has to step up and lead the team forward in terms of offense and tandem teams.

Irving has averaged 23.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game in the playoffs so far. This is not the case, Irving is often not worth it by the stats, he scores more when the team needs it, and most of the time he chooses to sacrifice his individual offense to fit into the team.

The reason why the Mavericks were able to win two consecutive games against the Thunder, the first in the West, Irving is the first contributor, first of all, he has connected the team very well, in the past two games he has a total of 18 assists, and secondly, he has done all the dirty work and made an example on the defensive end, in the past two games he has a total of 3 steals and 3 blocks, Irving has always been underestimated is his defensive ability and organizational ability, he didn't use it before does not mean that he won't, on the contrary, he did a good job.

Irving is indeed more mature now than before, in the past, Irving only knew how to solve the battle with individual offense, he could ignore James or Durant's request for the ball to play alone, but now Irving is different, he often connects the team in the first half to make a wedding dress for his teammates, and when the team needs him to stand up in the second half, he will score, don't look at the average of only 23 points per game, he can average 17 points per game in the second half, second only to Brunson in the league.

You must know that Brunson relied on unlimited firing rights, and Irving relied on his efficiency and stability, Irving is still very terrifying at critical moments in the playoffs so far, averaging 4.3 points per game in 4 minutes per game, and shooting 50% from the field. The reason why he is the strongest second-in-command in the playoffs so far is not for nothing, he can defend, can connect, and his scoring ability at critical moments is still very stable, and his current limelight has overshadowed the team's boss Doncic.

Looking at the current Irving, I don't know how Durant will feel, in 19 years the two discussed creating a career together, because before this the two were questioned, although Durant had two FMVPs, he was questioned for holding his thighs to win, and Irving was also questioned for not having the ability to win because Lao Zhan led him to win. In their second season together, the team welcomed Harden, who became the biggest favorites to win the championship, but was ruined by injury.

After that, next season, Irving refused to be vaccinated and did not play home games, resulting in an unstable team record, Harden forced Gong to leave the team, and in the playoffs, Irving Ramadan again, and the Nets were easily eliminated by the Green Army, which completely annoyed Durant, he regarded Irving as a cancer, he thought that the two were destined to be unsuccessful together, so he forced Gong to leave the team in the offseason, but in the end the Nets management appeased him, and Durant also decided to fight for another year, but Irving chose to force Gong to leave because of the unsatisfactory contract.

After coming to the Mavericks, Irving has changed and become mature, and now Irving is 31 years old and no longer a young and vigorous age, and at the same time he has found a better home for him, where the team owner will not complain about his Ramadan, and even has a chef for this boss, so as to ensure that Irving can eat immediately after the end of Ramadan, such management does deserve a better Irving, but it's a pity that Durant missed the best of him.

Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Mavericks and Owen? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.

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