NBA: James wants to team up with me

As teammates in college, Wang Chong and Wade have always maintained a very good relationship, even after so many years in the league.

Of course, this is also related to Wade's character as a good old man. Wang Chong is very clear about Wade's character as a loyal and good brother, so naturally he will not be hostile to the other party. Besides, Wade is very strong, at his peak. It was quite strong during the period, but it was still a little far behind the current Wang Chong. It could not threaten Wang Chong's current status at all, and I had no intention of competing with Wang Chong.

Of course, the purpose of forming the Big Three is to win the championship, but even if he felt a little frustrated when he fell in the Eastern Conference Finals, Wade was able to maintain his grace very well.

This is mainly a matter of different circumstances.

Wade has already won a championship for the Heat and also has the FMVP trophy. The honor he has received is second only to Wang Chong among the players in the 03 class. On the other hand, James currently has nothing to gain, no championship, no MVP, let alone FMVP, and the Heat still belong to Wade's team. James and Bosh both came to join others. This sense of urgency makes it impossible for James to be as calm as Wade.

But even so, after experiencing the disastrous defeat in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat will probably adjust the team's tactics as they originally did and put James in the first core position.

Pat Riley, the actual real controller of the Heat, will definitely do this, and Wade will most likely accept it. After all, he cares more about winning than personal honor.

But as a result, Wade's condition will continue to decline in the next few years, coupled with aging and the accumulation of injuries, he will gradually fall out of the ranks of first-line stars.

For the Bulls and Wang Chong who have eliminated the Heat, it doesn't matter what happens next for the Heat, at least until the end of this season. As for what changes the Heat will make next season, they will continue to trade for reinforcements. Anyway, that is a question that needs to be considered later.

But no matter how the Heat adjust, the Achilles' heel inside is always unavoidable.

In this Eastern Conference finals, the reason why the Bulls were able to easily defeat the Heat with a score of 4:1 has something to do with James' hip-stretching performance behind him, but more importantly, it is the absolute advantage of the inside line.

Gasol played vigorously in 5 games, averaging 18 points and 8 rebounds per game, making it difficult for the Heat to withstand the penalty area.

In the next few seasons, Gasol will only get stronger and stronger. Every time the two sides play against each other, the Heat will have a headache on how to deal with Gasol, who is a pillar of strength inside.

Based on this alone, the Bulls and Heat are always at a huge advantage in the confrontation.

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The Bulls, who have successfully advanced to the finals, now have only one goal, to defeat their opponents and win the championship, creating a miracle of four consecutive championships!

So far, the NBA has only won four consecutive championships once, and that was the Celtics in ancient times. With the efforts of Bill Russell and other famous players in the Green Army, the Celtics won eight consecutive games.

Since then, the longest winning streak in the league has only been three consecutive wins. Jordan's Bulls have achieved three consecutive wins twice, but because Jordan chose to retire during the two three consecutive championships because his father was shot dead, the Bulls The team's consecutive championships were interrupted, allowing Olajuwon to lead the Rockets to two consecutive championships.

In the league in recent years, the team with the best chance of achieving four consecutive championships is the Los Angeles Lakers of the OK combination.

After winning three consecutive championships in 00-02, the Lakers lost to the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs in the 02-03 season and lost the chance to win four consecutive championships. Although they won another championship in the 03-04 season due to the arrival of Wang Chong, championship, but after all, it is just a little short of four consecutive championships.

Now, the Bulls led by Wang Chong have won three consecutive championships and created a dynasty. As long as they reach the finals and win the cup, there is no doubt that they will surpass all previous teams and become the strongest dynasty in the true sense. team!

Although the Celtics won eight consecutive championships, as we all know, the league at that time had not yet merged, and many club systems were immature. The highly professional Boston Celtics were completely monopolistic at the time, playing other games. The team is almost no different from an NBA team going to the CBA to abuse their food.

The NBA truly became highly competitive after the two largest basketball leagues officially merged.

This is also the reason why Jordan only has 6 championships and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 6 championships, but their historical status is ranked above Bill Russell who has 11 championships.

Wang Chong's current situation is no less competitive than that of Jordan's era. With the improvement of league regulations such as the Bird Clause and Arenas Clause, the strength of NBA teams is getting closer and closer, although the teams at the top of the pyramid are still Those few giants compete fiercely with each other, and there are rarely any true universe-level teams... The Warriors in the 16-17 season are an exception, and that is entirely Durant's problem.

If the Bulls can win four consecutive championships in this environment, they will undoubtedly be included in the ranks of the strongest teams in history. You must know that the best regular season record of 73 wins and 9 losses is also due to the current Bulls team. The dominance he maintains is unique.

And this time the Bulls' opponents in the finals, no one thought they had a chance to win.

In the fierce battle of the Western Conference finals, the Mavericks ended up being the better team, defeating the Spurs with a total score of 4:2 and successfully advancing to the finals.

Nowitzki is really strong in this playoffs. As of the end of the Western Conference Finals, Nowitzki averaged 28 points, 8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 48.5% from the field and 46% from the three-point range. In the game Both the offense in the penalty area and the outside shooting were almost perfect.

The most intuitive comparison is with Wang Chong, who stood out from the Eastern Conference next door. Wang Chong averaged 28.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field and 44% from the three-point range, which is almost the same as Nowitzki.

Of course, the reason why Wang Chong averaged 28.6 points per game was because when he faced the Pacers in the first round, he averaged just over 20+ points per game. Then in the second round, he swept the Knicks 4:0 and won the Eastern Conference Finals 4-1. :30 defeated the Heat. Although the average points per game in these games exceeded +, there were fewer games, so the average points per game did not rise.

But even so, Nowitzki's personal performance is outstanding enough. At least during this playoffs, only the Celtics' Durant can rival Wang Chong and Nowitzki in terms of scoring ability. It's just that the Celtics he led were defeated by the Heat and stopped in the second round of the Eastern Conference.

But even if the Mavericks have Nowitzki who plays so well, they still have no chance of winning against the Bulls. Even if Nowitzki can be strong enough to compete with Wang Chong at 55, there are other players.

The main players of the Mavericks are mainly shooting guard Jason Terry, forwards Sean Marion and Caron Butler, and defensive pillar Tyson Chandler at the center position.

As a blue-collar player, Chandler has nothing to say.

During the playoffs, Marion and Butler usually serve as the starter, while the latter comes on as a substitute to grab points. Both have the ability to score in double figures, but their scoring ability is limited.

As for shooting guard Jason Terry, there is no doubt that he is the Mavericks' second scoring point behind Nowitzki. He is an excellent scorer who averaged 18 points per game in the playoffs while maintaining a 47% field goal percentage.

The Mavericks can stand out from the Western Conference, and the performance of these teammates around Nowitzki is indispensable.