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Will this be the NBA's best season in three years?

Which team will win the championship this year

By jackPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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2019 is an important time point.

That year, and before, the world was on schedule. And after that year, change came, and everything came with it.

NBA, of course, but also escape the whirlpool of the general trend.

Epidemic, lockout, "bubbles", injuries, bite this league, although there are still champions, although there is still no lack of classic moments, but always a little regret.

Now, finally, it is time to pick up the missing beauty and bring back the glory of basketball.

Health and safety protocols are being loosened, vaccine regulations are being waived or eliminated, and stadiums are filling up like they were three years ago.

A revival of the environment on and off the pitch, followed by a long-awaited return, set off a furious clash.

Leonard and Wall back together, is the Clippers to sail to the sea of battle again, this team has the richest owner in the world sports, equipped with a deep lineup, but repeatedly because of various accidents "hit the rocks", "CAM" and "Wall brother" return is the Clippers to declare war on the arena "magic".

Such a declaration of war, also from the Nuggets. Jokic's two consecutive MVP behind, is Jamal - Murray and small Porter due to injury to retire, about the teacher played a lone hero's strong, but also taste the sad lonely. With the Denver Trident reuniting in the wake of injuries, the golden glow of basketball once again shines in Colorado's capital city.

Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning MVP from 2019 to date, have both suffered the most injuries around them. In seven games against the Celtics last season, Antetokounmpo averaged 33+14+7 per game, but Middleton's absence left a black hole that swallowed the Bucks' hopes of defending their title.

Khris Middleton, who underwent offseason wrist surgery, is back in practice and waiting for his return. The Bucks' core lineup will be assembled again.

Some of you dare.

The Nets have been battered by injuries, vaccines and trade drama over the past three years, leaving their talent on paper and not even on the Eastern Conference finals floor.

New season, maybe not the same. Simmons finally lifted the seal of the heart demons, and the game after a long time, although not shooting waves still sound, but the organization of offense and defense is quite a hand, he and Durant, Irving is their own strengths, complementary combination of advantages.

As long as three people don't work on the sidelines, the Nets ceiling is not low.

Also looking to raise the ceiling are the 76ers. Harden, who struggled with hamstring injuries for the second year in a row, finally filled up this summer. He jumped out of his contract and then took a pay cut to re-sign, boosting the 76ers' recruitment and putting himself in a position where he couldn't afford to fail.

Harden's success will depend not only on his individual ability, but also on Embiid's ability to take it to the next level. He led the league in scoring last season and was second in the MVP rankings, but that's just the start of the season. The battle for the top spot will be even more brutal.

Embiid looks forward to the coronation, Doncic looks forward to the glory. Three straight first-team games have put Doncic in the top five, but he still needs an MVP, a Finals, and even a championship to build his own basketball crown.

Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Doncic, the NBA international basketball boom continues, the new season is it Doncic's turn to conquer the award peak?

Suspense is the best part of competitive sports, until the final whistle of the final game, you will not know who is the ultimate winner.

The Celtics are getting ready to make it out of the Eastern Conference for the second year in a row, but Udoka's streak is a blow in the wind, but the best time to test a team's leadership is on turbulent days. Can Tatum do it?

Booker, too, has the answer to the question of whether the sun is going down or back up after the SUNS 'spectacular regular season, miserable postseason, and mishandling of the franchise.

The new season has too many mysteries waiting to be solved, Trey Young and Dejuntai Murray team up, can the Hawks fly again? You got Mitchell's knight, can you gallop? The return of the Tigers will fill the Pelicans' talent pool, and add another team to the Western Conference? Can Morant, who won't give in to anyone, make the Grizzlies a fearsome beast in the basketball jungle? What kind of basketball neigh will the Timberwolves have when they set up the twin towers? Lillard back on the court, how to "expand" basketball territory?

The most touching question marks are reserved for the Warriors and Lakers.

The Warriors continue to spend money to retain the core lineup of last season's championship, Klay to return to the first full season, Wiseman returned from injury, the lineup of the old, young and ready to defend the title.

With a new coach, a new roster, a return to form and a replacement for Russ Westbrook, the Lakers are trying to find a way to revive a team that has been on a tear for the past three years.

The Warriors are far from comfortable. When a team wins a championship, there will inevitably be some negative "products", the most direct reflection of which is the player's desire for tactical status, ball-carrying capacity, contract compensation, etc., the dream Chase punch is not out of nothing.

The good news is that the Warriors have Curry, the tactical anchor and locker room rock who has brought the Warriors back to the top in three years. The man who changed the direction of the game of basketball is the strength of the Warriors.

The Lakers have a lot more to solve than the Warriors. They sank to the bottom of the lake last season, looking to make a jump, and the Lakers' card is the soon-to-be 38-year-old James.

Whatever the controversy, James is redefining high-end endurance for the pros, and his healthy presence on the court is the Lakers' hope.

With hopes heading into the new season, lebron James has already buried the eggs, and is still 1,326 points shy of surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

Abdul-jabbar broke Chamberlain's NBA scoring record by scoring 22 points in the Lakers' 129-115 road win over the Jazz on April 5, 1984, the same year James was born.

The coincidence of time intersection will become the light of the new season, and we will all be witnesses.

All set, let the game begin.

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