After the list of matchups was released, the media also released the results of the matchups and the prediction of the champion.

TNT also conducted a wave of strength analysis of the strength of each team, and the Cavaliers, Thunder, Warriors, and Spurs are the top four favored teams.

"Their run-in is getting better and better, no one in the East can shake their position, and LeBron's playoff experience will give this team an advantage in the Finals, and there is no doubt that LeBron will win his first championship in Cleveland." Barkley is infinitely bullish on the Cavaliers.

"The Thunder's bunch of bird things really hurt them, they should have fought back this season and won the championship with a luxury record, but fortunately they have talent, buddy, talent is really a good thing, even then they still have 60 wins, and the probability of them winning the championship is still very high." O'Neill is still gifted.

"I think the Warriors are going to slap our guys in the face again, they're going to have a 67-win record, which is a great record, and they're going to flood all the opponents with a tidal wave of offense." Kenny Smith is bullish on the Warriors.

"Hey, you're not right, the jumpers won't win the championship, and their chances of winning the championship are not even as good as the Spurs and Clippers." Barkley still had the same attitude, sneering at the Warriors.

A few people inevitably had another argument.

In addition to these four teams, the Clippers and Pacers are also considered to have a chance, but not a chance.

After discussing the championship favorites, the Nets naturally became the next focus of their discussion.

"To be honest, I still don't understand why Don chose to coach the Nets, he became the owner of the Nets, but the Nets are in a terrible situation, they need to deal with a big contract and then take a couple of years to rebuild, but Don chose to come out at this time, I really don't understand." Kenny Smith is Tang Tian's former "fan", and because of this, he has always been obsessed with Tang Tian coaching the Nets.

"Hey man, he has no choice, he's the owner of the Nets, and according to the rules, he can only choose to coach the Nets." Barkley answered Smith's question again and again, and of course he knew that Smith was more complaining.

"I know, I know! I just don't understand why, at this point in time, can he wait until next summer, or another year? Two years? He has a good draft vision, he can even wait a few years before coming out, and it's really not wise to go out now. Smith still couldn't help but complain.

"Doesn't he always like that? He always likes to try when everyone doesn't think he can do it? Barkley was full of banter when he said this, obviously seeing that Tang Tian was about to fail, he was gloating.

"He's going to really fail this time, he said before the season that he wanted the Nets to be in the top half of the playoffs, but now, they're eighth and they're going to face the Hawks in the first round." O'Neill took over.

"Yes, eighth, what are the number of times in history?" Barkley said with a smile.

"It has been 68 years since the establishment of the NBA, and the number of occurrences of Black Eight is ...... 5 times, that is, his probability is ...... Kenny, you're good at math, how much is that? ”

“7.35%。” Smith was still calculating, and O'Neill was already holding his phone and figuring out the results.

"Well, while I think the Hawks have a team style that needs to be proven in the playoffs, they're the team with 60 wins, and the Nets ...... They traded away the team's only reliable scoring point (López) and won some victories thanks to the enthusiasm of a bunch of new recruits, and I'm still expecting Don to surprise us. In the end, Smith chose to do it.

"You'll see, 1 or 2 wins, we'll see." Barkley laughed.

7.35%, less than 10% probability of qualifying, this is the situation that the Nets are currently facing.

The TNT Big Three knows, the media knows, the fans know, and they know, including the Nets.

The eighth pair of the first, just this ranking already knows the disparity in strength.

In fact, TNT is not bad, FOX Sports was not optimistic about the Nets before, and now it is even more cynical as much as possible, almost demoting them to the worst team in the playoffs.

However, Tang Tian was not negative at all.

In fact, he thinks it's a good match for the Nets.

If the first place is the Cavaliers now, then he may say that he plays with characteristics and style, but the Hawks, a team that does not have a superstar in the strict sense, has never been a strong team in the playoffs, and they were disbanded by James in their previous life.

In the face of such an opponent, the probability of the Nets advancing is not small.

With only two days to go until the start of the playoffs, the Nets only have one day to practice.

At the end of the day, he pulled his players together.

"Eighth to be the first, to be honest, I've been coaching for so many years, I've won the first place in the regular season many times, but this is really the first time I've been eighth, so it must be a good experience." Tang Tian's demeanor was very relaxed.

"Do you know that the eighth and the first have one thing in common, what is it?"

The players looked at each other, obviously not knowing what they had in common.

"Are they all playoff teams?" Bogdan's personality is more straightforward, and he said it now.

His cold humor drew a burst of laughter from his teammates, and Maddie couldn't help but pat the rookie on the head.

Tang Tian also smiled, and then said, "They have the same probability of qualifying. ”

The players were stunned, the joke was even colder than the one in front of Bogdan......

However, Tang Tian's next words made them realize that this was not a simple joke.

"The teams that qualify, they will be challenged by four or five teams, which is much easier than the second and third teams."

It's a fallacy, but it's true, the first team in the top half is the strongest, but the fourth is definitely weaker than the second and third teams, as long as the first is passed, the opponent in that round will be the weakest one.

The current situation in the East is the same, whether it is the Raptors in the fourth place or the Wizards in the fifth, the strength is obviously inferior to the Cavaliers and Pacers.

"The Eagles look strong, but they were all eighth, like us last year, and from eighth to first, did they really get a lot stronger? No, their lineup is almost exactly the same as last season, the difference is the new tactical system that Budenhozer implanted in them, team basketball. ”

The players nodded again and again, and the Hawks' lineup, with a scoring master Louis Williams and a rookie Dennis Schroder, is really weaker than last season.

They were able to play this record because Budenholzer, the coach of the Spurs, showed the world the magic that basketball tactics can bring to a team.

"And this tactic, I probably played it six or seven years ago." Tang Tian said lightly.