I still remember last season's Eagles, which can be described as amazing to everyone! In the regular season, the level of inconspicuous mountain is not unusual, the playoffs are heavy punches, the following offenses, first defeated the New York Knicks, then overturned the First Philadelphia 76ers in the East to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, and lost six games with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Finals, but the Hawks' playoff trip has been good enough, to everyone's surprise!
Now that the new season is about to begin, the Hawks won't be able to meet last season's results and players are gearing up to try to go further! In the final game of the preseason, the Eagles showed their fangs, showing their ambition to compete for the championship. Facing the powerful Heat, the Eagles treated the game as a regular season game, winning the Heat by 35 points at 127-92, revenge for the last 26-point defeat, and ending the preseason with 2 wins and 2 losses. Technical statistics for both sides after the game:
Hawks: Trae Young 27 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists, Collins 13 points, 11 rebounds, Hunter 19 points, Capela 10 points and 10 rebounds, Hult 13 points, Reddish 12 points, Bogdanovic 8 points, Gion 6 points and 3 steals. Heat: Strus 18 points and 9 rebounds, Martin 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Oak Parra 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, Vincent 7 points and 10 assists, Porter 16 points and 16 rebounds, Smart 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Compared to the Heat's almost all-bench lineup, the Hawks are playing at home with an all-out main force, not affected by the opponent at all, and the regular starting lineup: Trae Young + Hunter + Collins + Capela + Bogdanovic.
The brightest boy in the whole game: Trae Young
In the whole game, Yang Shaoxia only played in three quarters of the game, shooting 10 of 22, including 5 of 12 three-pointers, and bombarded a large double-double with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists! According to the NBA, Trae Young became the first player since James Harden in 2016 to score at least 25 points and 15 assists in a single game in the preseason. Under Trae Young's leadership, the Hawks exploded a 19-2 super attack wave in the first quarter to lay the lead, and in the second quarter he hit consecutive three-point assists teammates to wreak havoc on the basket to expand the point difference, and at the end of the half, the Eagles' lead reached as many as 24 points, and the game basically had no suspense.
Not only did big brother play well, but the team's interior duo Corinth + Capela also played well. Collins had a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-11 shooting, while Capela played more efficiently, scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting in just 12 minutes, and had two double-doubles with Trae Young at halftime, which was the team's biggest contributor to the defeat of the Heat. Capela's performance was also recognized by his teammates, and Trae Young praised him, saying: "Capela is one of the best big players in the league, and he is also one of the most underrated players in the league. He didn't get the honor he deserved, and I hope he gets the award he deserves this year. ”
Today's Eagles have been baptized by last season's playoffs, and the new season is not small. In the offseason, the Eagles are basically stable, the main core lineup remains unchanged, and the run-in between players will be more tacit. With Trae Young as the core, supplemented by the inner line Collins + Capela, outside pitcher Bogdanovic + Gallinelli + Hult + Road, the configuration of the Eagles is not luxurious, but they are all powerful, and the core players of the team are very young, they still have enough room for growth, the future Eagles, indeed can be expected!
The Nets are probably the league's toughest team right now, even worse than the Philadelphia 76ers. Immortal Ou ignored the alliance rules, that is, no vaccine, how long Owen will be absent, no one knows. But what if there is no Owen? The Nets also have Durant + Harden, team basketball will be stronger!
Against the young Timberwolves, the Nets finally relied on free throws to win 107-101, with a 3-1 record in preseason. Nets: Durant 19 points and 7 rebounds, Harris 23 points and 5 rebounds, Harden 6 points and 14 assists, Millsap 10 points and 9 rebounds, Clarkston 11 points and 7 rebounds, Ade 16 points. Timberwolves: Edwards 23 points and 4 assists, Towns 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Prince 13 points and 5 assists, Beverley 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Beasley 14 points and 4 rebounds, Noel 8 points.
Duha teamed up to contribute 25 points and 14 assists, each doing its job. Durant scored 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting in the game, shooting more than 50% of the time, and the scoring efficiency is still efficient. For Durant today, no one can restrain his scoring, only whether he feels good or bad. And Harden, because of Durant, Harden can focus on tandem teams, and in the game, harden can often be seen assisting teammates to hit three points, and inadvertently passing balls to assist teammates in dribbling and ravaging the basket. Harden is the team's on-field brain, activating the team to launch a team offensive. Harden, who plays in this way, is what the Nets want more.
The marksman made up for Irving's firepower with seven three-pointers. With Harden's needle-piercing lead, the team's sharpshooter Harris can be described as a fish in the game. Harris made 10 three-pointers in the game, hit 7 three-pointers and scored 23 points, with a plus-minus of +27 in the game. Harris's outside firepower is an important scoring tool for the Nets, shooting 43.8% of his three-point shots in his career, and he has reached 47.5% last season, and averaged 3.1 three-pointers per game, which is not only qualitative but also quantitative. There is such a sharpshooter ambushed on the outside line, the threat is too great, which team is not afraid!
King Aldridge is back and helps the Nets take off! Ade is a surprise in this game, playing 23 minutes, 4 of 8 shots, 8 of 8 free throws to score 16 points, Ade's state, simply too fragrant. His projection ability, interior killing ability is still very strong, coupled with super high ball quotient, and teammates are simply seamless, no need to run in, with natural cooperation, this is the value of veterans! If it wasn't for Ader's retirement last season, the end of the semi-finals and bucks battle is really difficult to say, at least Ade can share a lot of pressure from Durant on the offensive end. Now that Ade is back with the Nets, they have only one goal, and that is the championship!
With the Nets of Durant, Harden, Griffin, Aldridge, Harris, Millsap, even without Irving now, there is no need to worry on the offensive end. Their biggest problem is still the defensive end, how to improve the team's defense, the area of defensive cooperation between players, which requires the Nets' coaching team to solve the big problem. Another point is how to keep the team's core players healthy during the long season, which is the most critical, last season's playoff Nets were defeated by injuries, and it is a pity to miss the championship. The healthy Nets are still the strongest team in the league, and this year we must make up for our regrets, the championship, the Nets are coming!