I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 259 What to Watch About the Mavericks
And the Warriors team that completed the "Black Eight" at the beginning, they met the Warriors three times in the regular season and they all won.

They lost only 15 games in all games that season, but 15 of these 3 games were lost to the Warriors.

It can be seen how restrained the Warriors are.

But the Hornets are different. The two games they played with the Mavericks this season ended with the Hornets losing. This team has no chance of defeating them at all!

But there are still many highlights in this round of the series, and of course, these highlights are also related to the Mavericks!
The first thing the experts say is whether the Mavericks can continue to dominate in the playoffs...

Winning is definitely possible, but the key is how to win.Because the Mavericks have always had a tradition of losing the chain in the playoffs, if the Mavericks just won the first round without showing their dominance, in the eyes of these experts, it may be very difficult for the Mavericks to win the championship!

And if the team with 73 wins and 9 losses can't win the championship, I'm afraid the Mavericks will be ridiculed by the fans again.

And a team with a championship appearance will naturally not be too entangled in the first round, especially since they are currently ranked first in the Western Conference, and they will only face the Hornets, which is the eighth in the Western Conference!
The second point of view is Nowitzki.

Nowitzki this season is not because of his average of 25 points and 8 rebounds per game. It is not the first time that he averaged 25 points per game. Since entering the league in 98, Nowitzki has averaged 25 points per game for 5 seasons.
In the just-concluded season, some experts specifically counted his shooting percentage at critical moments of the game. He made 28 of 18 shots and his shooting percentage was as high as 64%.

This kind of key ball shooting rate is enough to show how good Nowitzki is at the critical moment this season. As we all know, before the start of this season, Nowitzki was notoriously unreliable at critical moments in the league, especially in the playoffs of the 06-07 season. During this period of time, the Bulls have encountered various "downs and downs".

Not only did Nowitzki not be able to take off his hat, but he wore it more and more firmly. However, no one expected that Nowitzki would suddenly rise this season, especially at critical moments. He would always hit goals, help the team take the lead, and grasp the advantage. This change can be said to have surprised many people.

It is also for this reason that many experts are praising Nowitzki, saying that he has changed a lot this season, and his state is the best state of his entire career!
However, again, the regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are the playoffs. If you can stand up at the critical moment of the regular season, you may not be able to stand up at the critical moment of the playoffs!
So one of the highlights surrounding the Mavericks game is whether Nowitzki can continue to perform like that on the stage of the playoffs and completely take the hat of "soft guy" off his head.

These are two things to watch for the Mavericks.

Another thing to watch is naturally related to Lin Yang. As the biggest discovery of the Mavericks this summer, Lin Yang averaged 19.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game this season.

If you look at this data alone, it's not a big deal, but if you look at this data together with the top number one positions in the league, it will be much more interesting!
In the current alliance, the No. [-] position of the older generation is gradually withdrawing from the stage, while the No. [-] position of the new generation is gradually making a name for itself on this stage.

But to say that the best batch of No. [-] positions this season may only be Chris Paul of the Hornets, Deron Williams of the Nets, Rajon Rondo of the Celtics, Westbrook of the Thunder, Tony Parker of the Spurs, and the rising super guard Derrick Rose.

As for Devin Harris, although the data is brilliant, this team did not make it to the playoffs, so it is not within the scope of comparison. The reason why Deron Williams is on this list is also very simple. If he can't fall out with Jerry Sloan, then the Jazz can't make the playoffs. They still have that ability.

Chris Paul's data this season is 15.1 points, 9.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Deron Williams' data is divided into two pieces. He averaged 21.3 points and 9.7 assists in the Jazz, and he averaged 15 points and 12.8 assists in the Nets.

Rajon Rondo averaged 10.6 points, 11.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Westbrook averaged 21.9 points, 8.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game.

Tony Parker averaged 17.5 points and 6.6 assists per game.

Derrick Rose averaged 25 points, 7.7 assists and 4 rebounds per game.

From this list, it can be seen that Lin Yang's statistics are not significantly different from the league's top point guards. No matter which player, except for Deron Williams whose overall statistics are better than him, the statistics of other players are not significantly better than him, including this season's regular season MVP favorite Derrick Rose, who is also much worse than Lin Yang in terms of assists.

Of course, the gap between Lin Yang and him in scoring is also very large.

However, this at least also shows that Lin Yang is at least at the top of the league. He also broke many three-pointer records in the All-Star Rookie Game and the All-Star Game one after another.

Moreover, there are still many questions about Lin Yang:
"Can he still have miracle moments in the playoffs and have the ability to change the direction of the game at critical moments like in the regular season?"

"Can he still stabilize the rhythm of the game and make the Mavericks' bench as calm as in the regular season?"

"Is he up to the intensity of the playoffs?"

These questions are all around him, waiting for him to answer. There is no way, this alliance has not seen such a distinctive rookie for a long time!

(End of this chapter)