73 points for blasting, 50 points for blasting! The championship is just around the corner, witnessing the birth of a new face for the NBA

Lao Liang commented

2024-05-30 23:18Published in Shandong Sports Creators

This season has entered the final stage, the Eastern Conference finals ended early, and the Celtics successfully got the ticket to the finals, although they were recognized as the biggest favorites to win the championship from the beginning of the season, and after breaking into the finals, the probability of the Celtics winning the championship has exceeded 90%! The first-round opponent Heat core Butler + the second-round opponent core Mitchell + the opponent Hariburton in the East finals are all injured, and with the blessing of luck, this may be the best chance for the team to win the championship. On the Western side, after the Mavericks got the match point early, the series has lost suspense, and on the Western Conference finals stage, Downs is not a good star, and Edwards is incarnated as an old James style of play, lacking resolute impact, and it is easy to be limited by the bag. One thing is for sure, with the aging of a group of legendary supergiants like Janduku, the NBA has reached the stage of changing the dynasty.

The likes of young Edwards, Tatum, Alexandria, and Wembanyama are all loud. But if you want to take over the baton, in addition to the blessing of data + personal honors, the most important thing must be the results of leading the team. There are also counter-examples to this, such as Embiid, who won the MVP with the help of Harden last season, and Harden's departure from the 76ers this season made Embiid more unscrupulous, averaging 34.7 points per game The data looks gorgeous, but the over-possession of the ball has increased his physical load and missed most games due to injury. And in the playoffs, Embiid is more like an ordinary star at best, taking this season as an example, averaging 33 points per game in the playoffs is a lot, as a center, the two-point shooting rate is only a pitiful 44%+33%, and the average of 13 free throws per game is the league's affirmation of him. But there is also a star who is about to become the new face of the NBA with a championship just around the corner.

Missed the play-offs last season, fifth in the West in the regular season this season, eliminated the Clippers 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs, and pulled down the Thunder who ranked first in the West in the regular season 4-2 in the second round. What prompted the Mavericks to change, in addition to Irving's more focus on the court, was Doncic. In the past, we all evaluated Doncic with the label of "data brush", indeed, Doncic has scored a triple-double in 4 losing games in the playoffs alone, and has entered the top five levels in history, but Doncic himself has changed little by little! In the regular season, Doncic was unstoppable, averaging 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game, the league's leading scorer, second in assists, and selected as the best team for 5 consecutive years!

And in the regular season this season, Doncic often ushered in super outbursts, such as playing against the Hawks, Doncic scored 73 points (75.8% shooting) 10 rebounds and 7 assists, becoming the current record holder for the highest single-game scoring record, and also the highest efficiency 70+ scoring record in NBA history! For example, in the face of the Suns led by Durant + Booker, Doncic scored 50 points, 14 assists and 4 steals! With 12 40+ points in a single game this season, he is the fastest player to break the 10,000-point mark among active players, and the second-youngest player in history to score 10,000 points + 3,000 rebounds + 3,000 assists. According to the calculations of the American media, only Doncic has the opportunity to chase the 411 milestone record of James' career, and no one else can come close!

In the playoffs, Doncic also gradually got better, playing the Clippers in the first round, averaging 29.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, and the shooting rate was as low as 45.6% + 23.9%; In the second round against the Thunder, Doncic reduced his shots, averaging 24.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, but his efficiency increased to 44.7% + 39.1%; In the first four games of the Western Conference finals, Doncic averaged 31.5 points + 9.5 rebounds + 6.8 assists per game, with a two-point shooting rate of 43.3% + 39.5%, three-point shots are getting more and more accurate, defensive efficiency is getting better and better, and when it comes to critical moments, Doncic has repeatedly stepped forward, especially in the G3 game, Doncic has become the second player in NBA history to score at least 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 three-pointers in a single game! And in the playoffs this season, Irving ranked first in the league with 120 points in the final quarter, and Doncic ranked third in the league with 108 points! Arguably the strongest combination in the playoffs!

Compared with the Celtics, although the thickness of the Mavericks' lineup, including the overall star quality, is not so sufficient, the Celtics' starting five, including Boshen, also made a comeback in the Finals. And the Mavericks only Doncic and Irving are stars. But the biggest advantage of the Mavericks is here, Brown and Tatum, 7 years and 5 Eastern Conference finals, 2 Finals, the last time they played the Finals, they were easily handled by the Warriors, the ceiling of the double Tanhua team is insufficient, and the ability to solve the game is limited, in the final analysis, there are only three-point shots, and when they hit the critical moment, they have no confidence to impact the basket, which is not as good as White and Holiday Holiday. However, the Celtics' team ceiling cannot be decided by role players, and the biggest shortcoming of the Celtics is precisely the biggest advantage of the Mavericks.

Because Doncic and Irving in the last quarter are too dominant and can drive the other three to finish efficiently. From Doncic to lead the team to the top, a stone's throw away, this season is the sixth year of Doncic's career, 2 years ago in the summer, he and Brunson were blocked from the Finals by the Warriors, 2 years later, Irving made sacrifices from the subjective will, complementing Doncic, to the Mavericks all the soldiers, and then to the Eastern European combination to step up at a critical moment, this Mavericks does have a championship appearance. And Doncic is only one championship away from becoming the future face of the NBA.

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