Discuss the review | All-round preview analysis of the finals: Bullish on the Celtics 4-2 Mavericks

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2024-06-01 16:50Posted in Jilin Sports Creators

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With the Mavericks 4:1 Timberwolves, the kings of the East and West are officially on the throne, and Gervais is the only player to avoid all the right options.

So who will be the champion this season, the Mavericks or the Green Army?

The Celtics had an easy schedule in the East, avoiding the Bucks and Philadelphia, facing Jimmy Butler's injured Heat in the first round, Mitchell's injured Cavaliers in the second round, and Haliburton's injured Pacers in the East.

The light schedule does not reflect the true strength of the Green Army, and he and the Pacers have played a very close game in four games (the quality of the game is by no means the same as that of the West), which is certainly due to Carlisle's ability to command on the spot, and the lack of form of the Green Army and the injury of Porzingis also have a certain impact.

However, the Celtics showed great dominance in the regular season, with an offensive efficiency of 122.2 (first in the league and the first in history), a defensive efficiency of 110.6 (second in the league), and the top level in the league on both offensive and defensive ends.

The Mavericks had an offensive efficiency of 117.0 (8th in the league) and a defensive efficiency of 114.9 (18th in the league) throughout the season, and considering that the Mavericks made a major overhaul in the middle of the season, they welcomed Gafford and Washington to form a multi-forward lineup.

After the trade, the Mavericks had an offensive efficiency of 116.2 (7th in the league) and a defensive efficiency of 110.6 (7th in the league), which also had both offense and defense, but their dominance was much better than that of the Celtics.

The Celtics' offense and the Mavericks' defense

The Celtics are a very modern version of the team, shooting 38.8% from three-point range (2nd in the league), 16.5 three-point attempts (1st in the league), and 15.3 fast-break points (10th in the league) in the regular season. In comparison, he scored 47 points on the inside (27th in the league) and 7.8 points on mid-range shooting (18th in the league).

This is a team that relies heavily on three-point shooting, but he also has distinctive characteristics:

Most of the players have good three-point ability, can stand outside the 5 position, and have open space. The starting five Tigers are not top-notch in terms of organizational ability, but they can all hold the ball and still have no ball, and the ball points are many and scattered, and it is difficult to focus on attracting the defense and sharing the ball with their individual ability. Role players such as Hauser and Pritchard also have a high quality of shooters. Those with bad spatial attributes gradually fade out of the rotation.

The Mavericks have multiple fronts, strong mobility, can change defenses, can pinch attacks, and have rich defensive methods; And Doncic and Irving also pulled their own defenses to the fullest.

In the playoffs, Coach Kidd is extremely disciplined and executed on the defensive end; In the three rounds of the West, the alignment will be optimized, and some role players will be appropriately released to ensure the help defense and basket protection. For example, the Clippers can put too many players, such as Westbrook, Tucker, Coffey and Mann, and even put Harden George to shoot outside in the last two games, betting that if they can't shoot, they won't shoot; The Thunder was Giddey who could put it, while the playoffs young Chet, Dort, Wallace and other outside players were collectively inaccurate and were finally killed; Against the Timberwolves, no matter how accurate the opponent throws, it is to shrink the joint defense and finally win the game.

But here at Celtic, there are too few people who can be released, and the all-space lineup has strong offensive firepower, and it is difficult to do targeted defense.

However, Celtic is a bit of a magic ball, relying on three-point touch, and it is not ruled out that he will enter a situation of collective iron, and when his firepower is difficult to continue, the Mavericks are not completely out of chance to fight firepower.

The Mavericks' offense and the Celtic's defense

The Mavericks rely on the dual-core output of Doncic and Irving on the offensive end, Doncic is the core of the ball, can shoot suddenly, is the top in positional battles, and can also drive the whole team; Irving, on the other hand, is a top two player and is extremely good at scoring in transitions and semi-transitions.

The Eastern European combination has an invincible ability to cut points, which can not only block and dismantle, but also punish the opponent's center by name; The opponent defends with a sinking and may be pointed; Doncic has top-notch feeding ability when delayed with pinch-and-shoot shots, while Lively and Gafford have decent ability to move down, and Kleber, Jones and Washington have three-point ability.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are very balanced, especially the starters, who can defend, two guard-level guards Holiday and White, have a double tanhua on the front line, Porzingis on the inside to protect the basket, and Horford is old and strong, and can also contribute.

Celtic can match the Mavericks Duo.

If the two sides meet, with Kidd's intelligence, he will definitely constantly misplace and name the Boshen or the aging Horford, because these two often use sinking to prevent pick-and-rolls.

However, Kai can also have a countermeasure, such as the misalignment of No. 45 and Tatum going to play against Gafford or Lively, so that Doncic's 15 blocks will not be able to point Bo and Huo.

If Kai can defuse the Lone Ranger's roll call, he'll be half the battle!

On-the-spot command

Master Kidd has a lot of tricks, using soldiers like gods, acting treacherously, and making the best use of things, such as abandoning Hardaway Jr. and Exum, and using Grimm and Hardy is a must.

Mazzulla didn't have a chance to prove himself in the Eastern Conference Greenhouse, and he fell short in the playoffs last season.

So whether Mazzulla is a horse thief or Matsu will have to be tested in this round!

Star quality

There is no need to say this, the Eastern European groups are all superstars who have experienced the test of hard battles, and the Green Army and the two Tanhua have a disgraceful history of falling off the chain, and the superstar quality has not been recognized.

Especially in the playoffs this season, Tatum's performance plummeted, perhaps because of the slow heat, or because Bozin didn't play, he played too much dirty work on the inside, which affected his performance.

This round is a good time for the double tanhua to prove themselves.

X-Factor:

Injuries are the biggest X-factor, and it is unclear whether Porzingis will return in time or whether Doncic will be affected by a knee injury.

In short, this round of the finals is very much worth looking forward to, if I had to predict:

The Mandate of Heaven is in Kai, the king of Tu is in Xing, the age is in Jiachen, and the Green Army is auspicious.

Celtics 4:2 Mavericks.

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