Speaking of the team with the most surprising performance this season, the Jazz, who now ranks first in the league, is definitely the focus of fans’ discussion. Last season, they led 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs. The Nuggets' reversal, regrettably stopped the first round. With little change in the team’s personnel this season, they have sprung up. After defeating the formidable Clippers today, the team ushered in a wave of 9-game winning streaks and continued to be the number one player in the league, leading the way. The Lakers' gap has come to 2 wins.
The Jazz's lineup, after several seasons of running-in, is finally getting better. Gobert has become more mature inside. The outside 3-pointer this season is also very accurate. He has hit more than 10 3-pointers in 19 consecutive games. The ball, although the starting point guard Conley is still recovering from injury, but the performance of the bench Clarkson, really let people see the best sixth man burst. If there is still water in the previous record, then in the past six games, the Jazz really shut everyone up.
The last six opponents are the Pacers, Celtics, Bucks, Heat, 76ers and today's Clippers. Almost all of them are opponents at the front of the east and west. Surprisingly, Except for the Pacers who only won by 8 points, the other 5 opponents have a margin of more than 10 points. This kind of dominant performance makes people no longer dare to underestimate them. In the latest issue of the NBA Power Rankings, the Jazz also surpassed the Lakers and rose to the number one position in the league. The Jazz coach was also elected as the Western Conference coach of the All-Star Game. This is also a recognition of their performance and the transformation of the Jazz this season. It is really unexpected that they will also become the playoff opponents that the Western Conference does not want to meet.
In the past 21 games, the Jazz only lost 1 game, and that was a loss to their old opponent Nuggets. This dominance performance is unique this season. In NBA history, the first 29 games In, the Jazz with 24 wins is also the seventh team. Now their main competitor in the West, the Lakers’ core thick eyebrow brother has been injured for 2-3 weeks, and the Clippers’ George may have been for more than two months. The small card is also playing and stopping. This has affected their record. Now the Jazz The team has a clear lead. If nothing else, they will win the Western Conference Championship again after 23 seasons.
Last time the Jazz won the Western Conference championship, it was in the distant 97-98 season. That season they also reached the finals, but unfortunately they lost to the Bulls again. Since then, the team has not Can enter the finals again, the outbreak of the team this season, perhaps they are expected to become the biggest dark horse in the West!
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