The NBA regular season is still in progress. After the Jazz beat the Clippers with an 18-point advantage, the Jazz also won a wave of 9-game winning streak and continued to rank first in the West. This also made the Jazz once again become the focus of fans' attention. No one expected the Jazz to make such a big change this season. They could successfully break through and surpass the Los Angeles duo of Lakers and Clippers in the Western Conference. It has to be said that the Jazz this season really made fans admire!
Compared to the Jazz's performance, another strong matchup is coming soon, and the two teams will be the Lakers and the Nets. It is a pity that a core star on each side is absent from the matchup. The Lakers side Davis was sidelined due to a calf injury, and the Nets side Durant was sidelined due to a strained left hamstring, but James single-core led the team to face the Nets double giants Harden and Irving, so The play also made this matchup aroused great attention from fans.
It is well known that the Lakers want to win consecutive championships this season, and the Nets, which recruited Harden under his command, successfully formed the Big Three. This also led many fans to think that the Lakers vs. Nets matchup is more like the finals. Rehearsal, but because Davis and Durant were absent due to injury, the Lakers seemed more passive in this game.
Unlike the passive situation of the Lakers, even if Durant is absent due to injury, Harden and Irving can still form a super dual core to provide adequate protection for the Nets offensive end. With the Nets looking at each other, the single-core pressure of the Lakers has increased significantly. We can look at the average performance of James, Harden and Owen in the season:
James: 25.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1 steal and 0.5 Blocks
Harden: 24.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.8 blocks,
, Irving: 28.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.8 blocks,
As you can see from the data, although James played this season Both contributed 25+8+7 data, but when faced with Harden and Irving, they didn't have much advantage. Irving is better than James in scoring, steals and blocks.Harden is better than James in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. When James single-core led the team and met Harden and Irving, the Nets double giants, the Lakers indeed ushered in a severe test!
However, the biggest winner was born before the game started, and that is the Jazz currently ranked first in the West. Since the Jazz defeated the Clippers in the last game, the Jazz won 9 consecutive victories. At the same time, it also widened the win gap with the Lakers and the Clippers. The Jazz currently leads the Lakers by 2 wins and the Clippers are up to 3.5 wins.
Under these conditions, the Jazz also has enough fault tolerance. Even if the Lakers successfully defeated the Nets, the Lakers would still not be able to top the Western Conference. In addition, the Lakers are facing the super dual-core pair of Harden and Irving, even if the Lakers win the game, their vitality will be greatly injured, and the Jazz will usher in a duel with the Lakers in the near future, which is definitely good for the Jazz. news!
If the result of this finals preview is that the Nets defeated the Lakers, then this is a major benefit for the Jazz. In this way, the Jazz will once again open the gap with the Lakers. It can be said that this matchup No matter who wins the game, the Jazz can reap the benefits of the fisherman and become the biggest winner!
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