The cheapest supergiant? The Mavericks made a lot of money with two blue-collar 5 for 1, and Durant missed the league's best second-in-command

Achenggao

2024-05-28 06:38Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

So far in the playoffs, the most surprising team is definitely the Mavericks, and now the Pacers have fallen to the brink of elimination, their luck has not always accompanied them, it can be said that the Pacers have come all the way by luck, the first round of the Bucks and Lillard were injured, the second round of the Knicks Randle, Anunoby and many other core injuries, and now facing the healthier Celtics, the team's lack of strength has also begun to show.

The Mavericks are relying on their strength to play step by step, even if the opponent's small card is injured in the first round, not many people are optimistic that the Mavericks can cross them, after all, the Clippers still have Harden and George, and met the Thunder in the second round of the West's No. 1, the two sides fought 6 games The Mavericks eliminated the opponent by free throws, and now they are facing the Timberwolves who eliminated the Nuggets in the West Finals, and they all think that the Mavericks' road is over, and they are now leading their opponents with a big score of 3-0, and they are only one step away from qualifying.

There are three people who are indispensable for the Mavericks to reach their current heights, the first being team leader Doncic. Doncic has always been injured and even in this situation, he still played well, he has scored four triple-doubles in the last six playoff games, and has led the team to victory with his all-round performance, Doncic has averaged 28.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 9 assists and 1.7 steals per game in the playoffs so far.

I think Doncic's biggest improvement this season has been his temper control and his improvement on the defensive end, which has made him a true supergiant. In the past, Doncic would look for referee theories when facing unfair penalties, and he would also affect his performance because of his emotions, but now Doncic is different, he has learned to control his emotions well and play more calmly. At the same time, he is also very active on the defensive end, averaging fifth in the league in steals per game, and has delivered a total of 10 steals in the last 4 games!

And then there is coach Kidd, Kidd's ability may have been underestimated, his ability to adjust in the game, and the pertinence is really good, generally speaking, Kidd's first game of the playoffs will lose, but in the second game he can make good adjustments to target the opponent's shortcomings, the past two rounds of the series played well Downs and Edwards, as a result, this round of the series in the face of targeted defensive results are locked.

Kidd is very good at taking on challenges, and in G2 of the series against the Timberwolves, his two key challenges were arguably game-changing, and his ball quotient was too good as a historic point guard. The third person is Irving, it can be said that without Irving, there would be no Doncic now, Irving has become more mature after joining the Mavericks, under his influence, Doncic has also learned how to become a real supergiant, if Doncic was a top 10 player in the league before the playoffs began, now he is the top 3 in the league.

And the current Irving can also be called a supergiant, the previous Irving has the ability, but has not been recognized, he is the single means of the point guard position, and the best all-round existence, whether it is Curry or the peak Harden, in terms of peak ability, they may be more powerful than Irving, but in terms of the richness of the arsenal, no one can compare to Irving, he eats both inside and outside, and the middle distance is also very incomprehensible.

In the past, Irving thought that he could settle everything, he ignored his teammates and ignored the system, but he often scored 50 points and the team lost, because he lacked leadership temperament at that time and could not lead his teammates, and now Irving is good, he is willing to stand up on the defensive end and lead by example, with action to drive his teammates, and at the same time he is also willing to sacrifice individual singles on the offensive end to connect the team, 32-year-old Irving finally learned to win.

So far in the playoffs, if you want to say the best second leader, then it is definitely Irving, he is willing to sacrifice data to the boss on the offensive end, and he can also stand up and lead the team forward when the team boss is tired, so far in the playoffs, Irving has scored a total of 114 points and ranked first in the league, and so far in the playoffs, he has averaged 22.4 points, 4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game, with a shooting rate of 49% and a three-point shooting rate of 44%, and the offensive efficiency is very good.

When the Mavericks traded to get Irving, they sent Dinwiddie, Finney Smith, 1 first-round pick and 2 second-round picks, and only 5 for 1 got Irving, but even if they gave away such a small amount of chips, the outside world thought that the Mavericks were a big gamble, because Irving was considered a cancer at that time and was considered an expert in team dismantling, Harden chose to force the palace to leave the team because he was unwilling to be on a team with him, and Durant also chose to force the palace to leave the team because of this.

In the end, everyone also saw that the mature Irving finally helped Doncic, but Durant missed out on an excellent second-in-command, and if he had chosen to trust Irving and let the Nets renew his contract, the outcome might have been different. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about Owen? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.

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