The wild victory over the Nuggets once again silenced the doubters, and the Warriors also started another wave of winning streak.
As the season progressed, the Eastern and Western Conference rankings gradually stabilized.
The Eastern Heat have an outstanding record and are several positions ahead of the second place!
Being swept by the Warriors in the Finals for two consecutive years has demoralized the Heat. Will James leave again? Does the Heat still have a chance to win the championship? Are the Warriors a non-human team? The Heat players are full of questions.
There is no way, Zhan Paopao's name is too loud, and the Heat players are no exception.
The boss is leaving, what are we still doing here?
Fortunately, two months after the offseason, James stood up and stated that he would not leave the team and that the Heat's Big Three would continue to fight!
James's statement has greatly helped stabilize the team's military morale. A group of die-hard fans also jumped out and shouted: Look, who said that our emperor was run by James? Our emperor will not leave!
However, insiders broke the news that James has contacted several teams to discuss the suitability of joining, including the Warriors!
Of course, James would not admit it, and James could not see the news.
Anyway, you have no evidence, what can you do to me?
Our emperor's confidentiality work is beyond the reach of ordinary people!
In any case, the Heat, which was dispirited by James's statement, have stabilized, and the team has begun recruiting work.
In order to open up space for the team, the Heat management introduced Ray Allen and Lewis. These two signings helped the Heat a lot.
Especially the signing of Ray Allen!
The Celtics offered more money and refused to go, but decided to come to the Heat. This has greatly helped the Heat players' self-confidence.
The victory over the Celtics in the opening game of the new season gave the Heat a shot in the arm. Coupled with the advantage of the schedule, the first few games of the season were weak teams. The Heat won consecutive games and their morale was boosted.
In addition, other teams in the Eastern Conference are not very good this season.
The Bulls lost Rose, and the team lost hope of competing for the championship. The Celtics walked away from Ray Allen, and the introduction of Jason Terry was not easy to use. Coupled with the aging of the personnel, the team's record was very unsatisfactory.
The same goes for the Nets. Although they formed the so-called Big Three, the results were not that explosive. Although they had no worries about the playoffs, they had little hope of winning the championship.
Not to mention the 76ers, Iguodala was sent away, new aid Bynum was unable to play, and the team's record was in a mess.
The final result is that the Heat are the dominant force in the Eastern Conference and are unstoppable!
I have to say that staying in the East is James' smartest move!
No matter what, I can make it to the finals!
As long as you make it to the finals, you have the ball, and you can brush up on data and stuff!
On the contrary, competition in the West is much more intense.
The Warriors have only lost two games so far this season, and their record is far ahead.
The Heat have a good record and have only lost 5 games so far, but that was in the Eastern Conference. If compared with the Warriors, they would be a younger brother!
In addition to the Warriors, the Thunder and Spurs have outstanding records.
This year's Thunder started to work very early and won several games in a row, which laid a good foundation for the team.
Not to mention the Spurs, they are as stable as ever.
The two teams have lost 5 and 6 games respectively so far, ranking second and third in the Western Conference respectively.
This is still in the brutal West!
If the two teams were placed in the Eastern Conference, their record would probably be even better!
Behind the Spurs are the Nuggets, Clippers and Grizzlies. These three teams have all lost 8 games, and the gap is very small.
The Nuggets are a fast-playing whirlwind, and everyone is on guard. The Clippers have become a city of alley-oops after Paul came, which is full of entertainment. The Grizzlies' black and white bears mainly play inside. These three teams are very difficult to deal with, and there is a gap in strength.
Not big either.
In addition, there is a Laker who is one of the Four Heavenly Kings!
Although the Lakers are currently in a bad situation, they have several superstars who are full of potential!
Warriors, Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, Clippers, Grizzlies, plus a Laker, you can see how miserable the Western Conference is!
If the Grizzlies, who are sixth in the West, are moved to the East, they can firmly rank second in the East!
Even if the Rockets are eighth in the Western Conference, they can still be ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference!
This is the result of a big fight between several teams in the Western Conference!
Generally speaking, the current situation in the league is: the Heat are dominant in the Eastern Conference, the Warriors are far ahead in the Western Conference, and the other teams are in chaos.
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No matter what the external situation was like, Deng Fang didn't care.
In the end, strength will speak for itself on the field!
The Eastern Conference is so messy, it might be a bad thing in the finals!
As long as you improve your team's strength and integrate it well, you won't be afraid of how other teams will change!
No matter how stormy you are, I will remain unmoved!
You seek changes because I am too powerful, and I will not change because of your changes!
As the season progressed, Deng Fang also made fine adjustments to the team's lineup - Barnes became the starter, replacing Kirilenko.
Curry, Klay, Barnes, Hayward and Yao Ming, this is the starting lineup of the Warriors in the last two games!
Letting Barnes start is a long-standing plan!
Barnes will stay with the Warriors in the next few years to make contributions with the Splash Brothers. It is necessary to give him more training opportunities and let him play with Curry and Clay as soon as possible!
Letting Barnes come on the bench first was just to appease the players.
You can't just put a rookie in the starting lineup without everything, right?
Klay can do it, but that’s because he and Curry are a perfect match, and he has a three-point skill. What does Barnes have?
Barnes' three-point shooting is good, his defense is pretty good, and his singles ability is okay, but none of them are top-notch!
At least compared to Kirilenko, Ariza, Tucker and Hayward, Barnes is nothing special.
Therefore, Deng Fang wants Barnes to adapt and start playing as a substitute.
Fortunately, there is one good thing about Barnes, that is, he is obedient!
During the offseason, Deng Fang specifically told Barnes to hone his defense and make three-pointers!
As long as the three-pointer is accurate enough, the starting lineup is yours!
Barnes has three points, and Deng Fang knows this.
Although Barnes' three-point shooting was poor in the 15-16 season finals, one of the reasons why the Warriors missed the championship that season was because of his abnormal three-point shooting, but Deng Fang knew that Barnes' three-point shooting was
no problem.
Barnes' regular season career three-point shooting percentage is 37.5%, which is very good in the NBA.
You know, James' regular season career three-point shooting percentage is only 34.4%. After playing in the NBA for so many years, he has only made more than 37.5% of his three-point shooting percentage in one season!
Iguodala's three-point shooting percentage in the regular season was only 33.4%!
Even in the playoffs, Barnes' three-point shooting percentage is 35.5%, which is not worse than Iguodala's 35.3%, and much better than James' 33.2%.
There is no problem with three-point shooting, so why do opponents often let him go?
Because of Barnes’ character, because Barnes has too many ideas!
