Boom 40+7+5! The most low-key superstar is questioned by the whole league, but he wants to lead the team to the championship

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2024-05-21 11:25Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

With the Timberwolves eliminating the Nuggets, the Western Conference Finals matchup was officially released, the Timberwolves and the Mavericks successfully met, judging from the various predictions of the outside world at present, they are generally optimistic about the Timberwolves, and the American media predicted the winning rate of the two sides not long ago, and the results showed that the probability of the Timberwolves advancing was as high as 70%, and the Mavericks were only 30%, which was a huge gap. The Timberwolves have a home-court advantage, and the lineup seems to be better than the Mavericks, these two points are important reasons why the outside world is optimistic about the Timberwolves, but good strength on paper does not mean that it must be stronger than the other party, you can refer to the Clippers and Thunder, they were also favored before, but they all became the Mavericks' subordinates.

In the series against the Clippers, even if Leonard played in G2 and G3, the Clippers still couldn't beat the Mavericks, from G3 to G6, Leonard did not appear again, the strength of the Mavericks is stronger than the Clippers, because the Clippers have too many veterans, Harden and Wei Shao are no longer at their peak, especially G5 and G6, Harden's performance is not ideal, as for Wei Shao, he will basically dig a hole as long as he plays, George is unpredictable, just imagine, if Leonard is healthy, can the Clippers beat the Mavericks? The answer is that it is still difficult, and the strength of the Lone Ranger is seriously underestimated. Looking at the second round against the Thunder, losing G1, it can only be said that the Mavericks were a little careless, and they lost G4 because the Mavericks were too relaxed in the second half, and in fact, the difference in strength between the two teams was beyond our imagination.

Normally go all out to play, the Mavericks can clean up the Thunder in a maximum of 5 games, the Thunder is still too young, there is no second stable scoring point except Alexander, and the Thunder is not good inside, and they can't prevent Gafford and Lively, this round of the series, the Thunder often sandwich Doncic and Irving, but I didn't expect Washington to stand up and explode three games in a row. The Mavericks should not be underestimated, and they eliminated the Clippers and Thunder in a row, and the outside world should pay attention to them, according to NBA big data statistics, the Mavericks' playoff offensive efficiency is only ranked 7th in the league, but the defensive efficiency is ranked 3rd, second only to the Green Army and the Timberwolves, which fully shows that the Mavericks are already a defensive powerhouse, the arrival of Washington and Gafford is critical, and the important thing is that Eastern Europe has also completed the transformation.

Speaking of which, you have to focus on Irving, since he voluntarily applied for a trade to leave James, Irving has become the object of complaints from fans, the reason is very simple, Irving's experience in the past few seasons has been very unsuccessful, two seasons for the Green Army, Irving was injured in the 17-18 season, did not play in the playoffs, the Green Army at that time broke into the Eastern Finals, and finally lost 3-4 to the Cavaliers led by James, and in the 18-19 season, Irving came back, but the Green Army stopped in the second round of the playoffs, and with Irving leading the team, the Green Army regressed. After joining the Nets, Irving's best result was only the second round, and he was swept out of the Green Army in the 21-22 season.

Sitting on the super triumvirate combination of Durant + Harden + Irving, but the Nets have never been able to succeed, it is undeniable that there was indeed a problem of Irving being a demon at that time, including Harden leaving the Nets, more or less related to Irving, at that time, Irving had constant off-court factors, and he went his own way, which led to the collapse of the Nets, so that Harden could not see any hope of competing for the championship, and the bearded man had to choose to leave. Because of this, the whole league began to question Irving, thinking that no matter where he goes, any team will be restless because of him, which is why after Irving joined the Mavericks, the outside world wants to see the Mavericks jokes, looking back on the 22-23 season, the Mavericks were originally ranked very high, but after Irving's arrival, they began to decline.

In the end, he was ranked 11th in the West, and he didn't even get a play-off spot, and Irving did destroy the Mavericks' chemistry at that time, and Eastern Europe was not compatible at all, and the outside world suggested that the two should be separated in the offseason, including the Lakers, and some teams launched recruitment to Irving. However, in the 23-24 season, Irving continued to stay with the Mavericks, compared with the second half of the 22-23 season, we found that the problems exposed by the Mavericks suddenly disappeared, and after signing Washington and Gafford in the second half of the season, the Mavericks soared, ranking 5th in the West in the regular season, and eliminated the Clippers and Thunder in the playoffs. This is because Irving has become more mature, and he has given up the ball and is willing to be the team's second-in-command to assist Doncic.

Basically, we will see such a picture, in the first half Irving rarely shot, he will focus on defense and organization, in the second half, if the Mavericks are behind, then Irving is likely to turn on the offensive mode, which is why he is known as the king of the last quarter, Irving is now very selfless, can be called the most low-key superstar, as long as his teammates play well, or the team is in the lead, Irving will never fight for the ball. It is conceivable that the West Final against the Timberwolves, we may see the firepower of Irving, referring to the Clippers G4, Irving has bombarded down 40 + 7 + 5, if Doncic decides the lower limit of the Mavericks, then it is Irving who raises the ceiling, after eliminating the Thunder, Irving also said in the post-game interview that the team's goal is to compete for the championship, whether it is against the Timberwolves or the Nuggets in the West Final, it can be seen that Irving is full of confidence, or as mentioned earlier, the strength of the Mavericks should not be underestimated, and they may go all the way to the end.

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