18 wins and 2 losses! The strongest inner twin towers rise, and the super dark horse hits the championship!
Each period of the NBA has its own uniqueness, and now it has entered the era of small ball, although the three-point line is very important, but the role of the three-point line has become more obvious. Last season, for example, the NBA's MVP winner was either Jokic, Embiid, or any of the Big Three. This season, although Jokic and Antetokounmpo are still the two strongest people in the league, they are still the favorites to win the championship, while the overall performance of the Bucks has plummeted, and they have been left behind by the top two teams. "Dark Horse"Teams like the Timberwolves and Cleveland, how did they succeed? 18-2-0！Defeated the Bucks, defeated the Clippers, the strongest twin towers in NBA history, became the weakest team.
Currently, the Bucks are at 8They are five points ahead of the Greens at the top of the East. Compared to last season, there is a big gap between their attack and defense. The Bucks have won three games since Rivers took over, and along with the Pistons, they are the weakest team in the league. In the first 10 games, the Bucks ranked in the bottom five in the league in defensive effectiveness, conceding an average of 108 points. In the game between the Cavaliers and the Bucks, the Cavaliers, who were supposed to be a strong matchup, defeated the Bucks in 40 minutes, Lillard was completely suppressed by Mitchell, Lillard scored 17 points, including Mitchell 12 of 19, scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks.
According to U.S. News, the Cavaliers' 18-2 record some time ago was the best in the NBA at the time, and during this time, the Cavaliers had the No. 2 offense in the United States, the No. 2 defense in the United States, the No. 2 free throw shooting percentage in the world, and the highest free throw shooting percentage. And the reason why the Cavaliers are strong is that they have Mitchell, who can compete with Lillard; In addition, the Cavaliers also have the interior twin towers of Jarrett Allen and Mobley, who can compete with him. Take Brother Alphabet as an example, he is almost triple-double in 9, 22, 11, 9 out of 13, while Mobley, Jarrett Allen, is 38, 21, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, this is a good combination, their twin towers, like a sharp knife, stabbed in Brother Alphabet's body.
The Clippers have been doing well during this time, which is something that everyone knows, but in front of the Cavaliers, they lost badly. Leonard chipped 30+8+3, but he still lost to his opponent, and the Clippers had a double-double against the Cavaliers. Morant chipped in 32 points, 26 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, while the Clippers' Plumlee and Theis (Zubac were injured) combined for six, nine rebounds and five assists. Clippers fan: "The Cavaliers' twin towers are well-balanced, good offensively and defensively, it's really enviable!"
The Timberwolves are also a big dark horse, and their twin towers, Towns and Gobert, also crushed Jokic and defeated Brother Alphabet. Forest scored 25 points against the Bucks, including 36 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists from Towns, while Gobert also had 36 points and 18 rebounds. With Jokic 25+10+3 assists, Towns and Gobert combined for 28+20+5+5+5 assists + 3 rebounds, and Popovich also showed some dominance in the game. Zubac, Theis, and Plumlee add up to only 8 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, while the twin towers of Towns and Gobert got 42 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, which is incomparable to any three-defense!
Jarrett Allenga Mobley, or Forest's Dons and Gobert, both have a good pair of twin towers in the box, and both are twin towers that can limit Jokic and his mother brother very well. From this point of view, if you want to contain the super twin towers like Embiid and Jokic, you must have enough strength to fight them. The Timberwolves are at the top of the West, while the Cavaliers are second in the East, both of which are favorites to win the championship.