Chapter 807: Who is the Overlord?
Since the Chicago Bulls in the '90s, the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 21st century, and the Miami Heat in 2010, the number of superteams in the NBA league has skyrocketed in recent years. Teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers have all joined the ranks of superteams.
The increase in the number of super teams indicates that it will no longer be very difficult for a team to achieve 60 wins in a single season. Last season, there were three teams in the league with a record of more than 60 wins: the Mavericks, Warriors and Hawks in the East. Prior to that, there were only five times that three teams in the NBA had won more than 60 games in a single season. But from now on, this will definitely happen more often.
It's not unusual for more than one team to win 60 games in a single season. Now the discussion is whether it is possible that this season, there will be a situation where two teams will have a 70-win record at the same time!
"There's a good chance that the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors will team up to create an incredible season with both teams winning 70 at the same time, and it's no longer just a fantasy."
"One is 29-3 and one is 29-2. What else can I say, there has never been such a situation in the history of the NBA. Both teams swept the league at the same time, and I was curious to see who would have the last laugh, the Mavericks or the Warriors! ”
"It's a shame that the Mavericks and the Warriors are both Western teams, and if these two teams are in the East and West respectively, maybe there will be an interesting situation in the league like the Lakers and Celtics in charge of the world."
"Whoever wins the Western Conference championship is the same as winning the league championship, and while that hurts a little for LeBron and the rest of the East, it's true. Whether the Cavaliers want to defend themselves against the Mavericks or the Warriors, it is not easy. ”
Since the Christmas vs. Mavericks defeated the Warriors and narrowed their record even further. The debate over who can finish first in the league between the Mavericks and the Warriors has never stopped.
But whoever wins the first place in the end is not a good thing for the rest of the league. The Mavericks and Warriors are competing, which also means that other teams are destined to suffer.
At the start of 2016, the Mavericks had a great deal of news. Dwayne. Wade recovered better than expected from his injury, so he returned a week early. Wade's comeback has undoubtedly greatly enhanced the Mavericks' combat effectiveness. Don't forget, he's still the Mavericks' No. 2 scorer.
In the first game of 2016, the first game of Wade's comeback, the Mavericks left Miami and will play the Heat on the road. Perhaps, this is also the reason why Wade is actively recovering from injuries and returning early. Every game against Miami, Wade didn't want to miss.
Although this is the second year that Wade has been away from Miami, when he returns to Miami, he still enjoys the highest respect from the fans.
Some people, even if they leave, have left an indelible mark on that city. This season is the final year of Wade's two-year contract with the Mavericks. Cuban had actually asked Wade to renew his contract early, but Wade politely declined.
"Is it a matter of money? The question of money is easy to say, we can discuss it slowly. ”
"It's not about the money, Mark, and I know you're sincere...... But we'll talk about the renewal later. ”
Since then, Cuban hasn't mentioned a contract extension with Wade. He knows that Wade is still waiting for the Miami Heat to change his mind. It's been two years, but Wade still hasn't given up. That guy's new has long been buried in Miami's Haiti.
At this point, the structure of the Heat is completely different from what it used to be. Chris. Bosh has taken a back seat, and Lore. Deng's state also took a sharp turn for the worse. The real owner of the Heat team was the one who entered the draft in 2010, but it wasn't until six years later that Hassan gained a foothold in the NBA. Whiteside.
Whiteside's sideways this season can be described as Pat. Riley was a big surprise he didn't expect. Because of this, the Heat are now in the top eight in the East with an 18-13 record.
While Whiteside's arrival has given the Heat a glimmer of hope, there is still a big difference between them and the true top teams.
Yiyang and Nowitzki combined inside and outside, so that the Heat were beaten 8-0 at the beginning. Whiteside's specialty is defensive, not offensive. So when it comes to chasing points, the Heat will be very passive.
In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Carlisle replaced Wade, who had just returned from injury. The American Airlines arena was buzzing with people, and no matter who the current leader of the Heat team is, as long as Wade is here, he will always be the most popular player.
Wade also had a great performance today, scoring 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in just 19 minutes. Maybe this statistic looks very average, but Wade's form is too good to be good. With the first game of his return from injury, it seems that Wade is ready to help the Mavericks fight the Warriors to the end.
In the end, the Mavericks beat the Heat 106-86 on the road. Whiteside chipped in a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds, but most of his points came in garbage time and didn't have much value. After the game, Wade waved goodbye to the fans in the center of the stadium, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.
In this game, Miami fans may not have come for the game at all. They came here for one purpose, and that was Wade.
2016 got off to a good start, and the Mavericks' offense was quite strong. Now if the Warriors lose one more game, the two teams will tie for the top spot in the league!
On Jan. 2, the Mavericks returned home to face the Pelicans back-to-back. Anthony. Davis shackled 31 points and 14 rebounds, and he had already proven himself to be a super interior player last season, so he cut a big double-double on Dirk's head, and Yiyang was not surprised.
But the Pelicans have been unable to beat the Mavericks, haunting all Pelicans players like a curse. In this game, the Pelicans almost broke the curse. Well, it's almost again.
The Pelicans had five players in double figures and two in 20 points, but still lost 105-108. With Wade, the Mavericks really played a seven-man double-double performance today, beating the Pelicans and continuing to win. Yiyang only scored 25 points today because he shared too many opportunities with his teammates. 15 assists are the best proof of this.
So far, the Mavericks have won five in a row since Christmas, and their record has become a beautiful 31-3.
But alas, the Golden State Warriors also crushed their opponent Nuggets at home, thus turning the record to 31-2. The Warriors are still holding on to the top of the standings!
On January 4th, Stephen. Curry is officially back. After his comeback, people said that the Mavericks lost their only chance to overtake the rankings. The Golden State Warriors, with Curry, are invincible!
As it turns out, Curry's form has not been affected in the slightest since his return. In the first game after returning, Curry shot 50% from three-point range, and scored 30 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. As soon as the "schoolboy" returned, he showed his incredible ability.
But what's even more incredible is that Kemba. Walker actually delivered a three-point shot in the last 3.1 seconds of the game, disrupting Curry's comeback battle! 110-111, the Hornets won incredibly. Maybe it was Jordan, the owner of the Hornets, who came to watch the game today and brought good luck to his players. 31-3, the Warriors and Mavericks have the same record! After that, the outcome of each game between the two sides will determine who is the real league hegemon between them!
The Warriors capsized in the gutter, and the Mavericks nearly overturned. On January 5, Yiyang welcomed his old enemy Cousins. After all these years of growth, Cousins has stepped into the ranks of the league's top centers. While the Kings' record is still not improving, Cousins' stats have risen dramatically.
Averaging 27.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, this is definitely a super center-level statistic. Facing Yiyang today, Cousins will naturally not be soft. He scored 35 points and 17 rebounds, making Gobert feel that defense was a particularly difficult thing to do for the first time!
Gobert is not to blame, but because Cousins has too many offensive tools. Looking at the league as a whole, it may also be difficult to find an inside line that can contain Cousins.
And Rudy. Guy also exploded today, scoring 31 points on 65 percent shooting, with Iguodala and Tony Brown. Aaron was confused. They've got a lot of balls in Guy's face, but he just can shoot them, what's the solution?
With Cousins and Gay playing superbly, the Kings led by two points with 3.9 seconds left. The two super teams, both of which were forced to the last moment by the weak team, can be said to be surprisingly similar.
However, unlike the Warriors, the Warriors were killed at the end. And the calf was at the last moment, and Yiyang killed the opponent.
In the face of Cousins' interference, Yiyang made a three-point long-range shot into the net, breaking Cousins' dream of revenge. What if two of the team scored 30s? Yiyang's final blow was always so deadly.
The moment the final ball hit the frame, ESPN's on-site photographer even felt like the camera was shaking. Yiyang's goal made Dallas, which has no natural disasters, a rare earthquake.
At this point, the Mavericks have the initiative on the leaderboard. The Golden State Warriors got off to a great start, but they were still in second place!
In this way, the battle for the top spot in the league between the Mavericks and Warriors is in full swing.
In January, the two sides played a complete victory, regardless of the middle.
In February, Dirk and Deron both fell, and people thought the Mavericks were powerless. However, Yiyang used his performance of 36 points and 11 assists per game in a single month to help the Mavericks stabilize the situation and bite the Warriors behind him. The Mavericks were lucky to have not had many games in February because of All-Star Weekend. So the absence of Deron and Dirk, coupled with Yiyang's crazy performance, didn't have much impact on the Mavericks.
Feng Shui took turns, and in March, the Warriors also started to have injuries. First Stephen. Kerr was unwell and made assistant coach Luke Brown. Wharton took the shift. After that, it was Clay and Harrison. Barnes fell one after another. The worst time, in the direct conversation between the Warriors and the Mavericks in March, the Mavericks won again in the face of the remnant Warriors, which made the Warriors instantly fall behind the Mavericks by a whole win on the leaderboard!
"The incredible Dallas Mavericks, after experiencing injuries to their main players, can still complete the comeback when the Warriors play such an incredible result! Ladies and gentlemen, now, the number one in the West has changed hands! ”
Actually, Mike. Brin's words weren't finished. It's not just the No. 1 in the West that has changed hands, but also the top spot in the MVP rankings!
Yiyang finally counterattacked a month before the end of the regular season, overtaking Curry and ranking first on the MVP candidate list! It is worth mentioning that in the ranking of the best defensive players, Yiyang also ranks second, only below Leonard, the leading forward of the Spurs! In other words, in addition to MVP, Yiyang also has the possibility of competing for the best defensive player award this season!
In April, in the regular season in the last half of the 15-16 season, the Warriors and Mavericks met for the fourth time. This time, the Warriors with a full roster won the Mavericks again, and the two sides played out a 2-2 tie in regular season as they did last season.
So far, the records of the two teams are tied again. It's all 71-9! There are only two games left in the regular season. The Mavericks' opponents are old friends Jazz and Texas rivals Spurs, while the Warriors' opponents are the Celtics and Grizzlies, respectively.
Who will be the true dominant player in the regular season? This question will not be answered until the last minute of the 82 games......