The American media predicts the probability of the four teams winning the division finals: only 18% of the Timberwolves are underestimated, and the first team is as high as 53%

Achenggao

2024-05-21 08:48Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

With the deepening of the NBA playoffs, the playoffs have now entered the competition for the division finals, the Pacers and Celtics will compete for the Eastern Conference championship, while the Timberwolves and Mavericks will compete for the Western championship, and the final championship will also be produced among these four teams.

Fourth Walker

The Pacers are the most underestimated of the four teams, of course, this is understandable, after all, their overall strength is far inferior to the Celtics, and this team is also inexperienced, they can reach the division finals more because of luck, the first round met the Bucks who were both injured by Alphabet and Lillard, and the second round was against the disabled Knicks, and finally managed to reach the division finals, to be honest, their current performance has exceeded expectations, and it is pure fantasy to want a championship.

In the eyes of the American media, the Pacers' probability of winning the championship is 6.4%, in the case of only 4 teams left, the probability of the Pacers winning the championship is still so low, it is enough to see that the American media despises them, the core of this team Haliburton has not yet adapted to the confrontation and intensity of the playoffs, and the young players are not good at execution, if it weren't for the existence of Carlisle and Siakam, they may not be able to cross the Bucks full of injuries, but everything is not absolute, what if the Green Army has a large number of injuries?

Third, the Timberwolves

After defeating the defending champions, the Timberwolves let everyone see their championship appearance, their resilience and ability to chase points after falling behind are too strong, and they can be reversed by 20 points in the tie-break, you must know that they are the first team in the league to reverse, Jokic watched like this in the third quarter, and he couldn't limit it at all, the Timberwolves relied on their excellent roster thickness to drag down the first person in the league, and their 8-man rotation may be the strongest of the four teams in the division finals.

However, in the eyes of the American media, the Timberwolves' probability of winning the championship is only 18.3%, ranking third, which means that they are not even as optimistic as the Mavericks, which means that the American media believes that the Mavericks are more likely to kill out of the West. The reason why the Timberwolves are not favored may be because their interior line will be targeted by the Mavericks, but the Timberwolves also have an advantage, their defensive resources are sufficient, and the depth of the roster we just talked about is enough for them to wrestle with the Mavericks.

Second Lone Ranger

The scariest thing about the Mavericks is that they have two top singles and super coaches, Kidd's adjustment ability is too strong, they usually lose in the first game of the series, but in the second game he can find the opponent's weaknesses to target, and the team brought in Washington and Gafford at the trade deadline, the team's roster thickness has been significantly improved, their starting strength can be compared with any team in the league, the biggest advantage of the Mavericks against the Timberwolves is the dual core.

And their biggest disadvantage in the face of the Timberwolves is the inside, the opponent has three towers, if Kleber returns, his spatial ability may be able to help the Mavericks, but the news is that it is difficult for him to return, which means that the Mavericks will also be targeted by the opponent in the face of the Timberwolves, and Towns is something they can't limit. However, in the eyes of the American media, the probability of the Mavericks winning the championship has reached 21.7%, although it is more optimistic than the Timberwolves, but there are not many optimistic ones, and the two sides will play very fiercely in this series.

First Green Army

The Celtics have been favored to be the biggest favorites for the championship since the beginning of the playoffs, and they are favored for no more than two reasons, the first is that the overall strength of the East is too poor, they can easily reach the Finals, and the overall strength of the West is very close, even if the strong teams in the West reach the Finals, they may eventually make the Celtics sit on the advantage of the fisherman because of their physical disadvantage, and the second reason is that the Celtics' starting strength is too strong, and almost all of their five starters have the strength of All-Star players.

Therefore, it also increases the Celtics' tolerance rate, and the team's interior line is also very poor, if they face the Nuggets, they may suffer, but in the face of the Mavericks and the Timberwolves' Gobert, they are not afraid, and their comprehensive strength in other positions is stronger than that of the Mavericks and Timberwolves, so it is reasonable to be optimistic, the American media believes that the Celtics' probability of winning the championship is 53.6%, and to be honest, it is normal for them to be favored.

Now the biggest hidden danger of the Celtics is that it is difficult to say when Porzingis will be able to return, although it is rumored that the Finals will miss the first two games, but his glass man attributes may make him postpone his comeback, and even if he returns, he may be injured again because he is too brittle, and if the Green Army does not win the championship this season, it will be a failure for them, and it will be difficult to retain the current big team in the offseason.

Speaking of which, what do you have to say about these four teams? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.

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