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For a team, especially a championship contender, the cost of infighting is immeasurable. The teams that will be discussed next in the article have all suffered losses due to infighting. The worst team missed out on four consecutive titles.
5.18 years knight.
The 2017 18 season of the Cavaliers can be divided into two phases. In the first stage, the team suffered infighting and lost one game after another, and the dressing room was almost in a stage of collapse.
In the second phase, the Cavaliers finally got on track in the second half of the season after a big trade change, and the team roster was younger. Finally, under the leadership of Lao Zhan, he broke into the finals.
Fans of the old Cavaliers in Phase 1 should be very impressed, and the Cavaliers at that time were a complete mess both on and off the court. Wade and Rose don't get consistent playing time and possession, and young players complain about not getting a chance. Thomas Jr. has a locker room cancer. The Cavaliers soon encountered massive infighting, and the team continued to lose games with no hope at all.
Fortunately, the Cavaliers management worked aggressively to clear the way by trading young players from the Lakers to replenish the blood, and the infighting was eliminated.
If the Cavaliers hadn't traded that season and the infighting continued, we'd probably not have seen James' crazy performance in the '18 playoffs.
4.Ray Allen.
Ray Allen and Celtic eventually broke up, essentially infighting with the team, especially with Rondo.
After 2010, Rondo gradually became the starting point of Celtic's attack and the tactical core on the surface, and his status in the team became higher and higher. The aging Ray Allen's status in the team has been affected to a certain extent. In addition, there is a certain conflict of personalities between Ray Allen and Rondo, and the infighting between the two gradually spreads.
The management clearly favored the younger and better Rondo, and Ray Allen felt disrespectful. So in the 2012-13 season Ray Allen went to the Heat. This move also made Ray Allen and the Celtics team tear their faces.
Of course, the result of the infighting was not bad for Ray Allen, who won the championship smoothly in the 13 finals with the team, and he himself made a crucial three-pointer.
After losing Ray Allen, Celtic fell out of contention for the title and haven't won it since.
3.Leonard.
Leonard made a splash with the Spurs soon after entering the league. He is low-key and humble, and he works hard to hone his skills. Grow from an ordinary rotation to a superstar. In '14, he defeated the Heat in the Finals and Leonard was named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals.
People thought that Leonard would stick to the team like Duncan, but it wasn't rosy.
The 16 17 season Spurs had an excellent record, but Leonard was stepped by Pachulia in the Western Conference finals, and the Spurs' dream of winning the championship was shattered.
The conflict between Leonard and the team gradually emerged, Leonard was not good at words, and the communication between him and the team was not close. The team and Leonard did not agree on a plan, and Leonard began to break away from the team's control.
So the contradiction between the two sides became bigger and bigger, and finally in the 18 19 season, Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors, and the fate of the two sides came to an end.
2.Durant.
Durant is an inexplicable scorer, a deserving superstar, but also a sensitive star.
After losing to the Warriors in the playoffs in '16, Durant made a difficult decision - to join the Warriors and pursue a championship.
Both Durant and the Warriors won championships in '17 and '18, and Durant also became the biggest winner in the league.
From the 18-19 season, things went in an uncontrollable direction, and the relationship between Durant and the Warriors gradually became delicate. Green angrily blasted at Durant during the game.
In the '19 playoffs, Durant was injured, and the team has been urging Durant to come back, believing that he was exaggerating his injury. As a result, Durant forced a comeback in the Finals, resulting in a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Although Durant has not clashed with the team openly, we all know that Durant's character will definitely not stay with the Warriors.
We all know the rest of the story, but Durant hasn't been able to win the championship since leaving the Warriors. After losing Durant, the Warriors have won the championship in 2022.
1.Lakers OK combo.
In 2001, 2001 and 2002, the Lakers completed a triple championship, which is also the only one in a row in the 21st century.
Winning three in a row is the ultimate display of a team's dominance. For the Los Angeles Lakers, as long as they have an OK combination, they have the capital to compete for the championship.
In the 03 playoffs, the Lakers' record is still very good, and they are still regarded as the favorites to compete for the championship. But they fell in the Western Conference semifinals, losing to their old rival Spurs.
In the semifinals, Bryant averaged 32 points per game, and O'Neal also scored nearly 26 points. Looking at the data, the two are not bad at all, but old fans who watched the game should have the impression that Kobe Bryant and O'Neal rarely cooperated in the game, and they just went it alone. The Spurs, who lost to the more team, deserved it.
The infighting of the OK combination is well known, after all, Kobe Bryant is ambitious, and he is unwilling to be the second leader. After losing to the Pistons in the '04 Finals, the two finally parted ways.
If the OK team had no infighting and focused on playing on the court, would the Lakers have won four or even five consecutive championships?