In this year's NBA playoffs, the Mavericks have become super dark horses, they have reached the finals in 3 consecutive rounds, they eliminated the Clippers in the fourth place in the West 4-2 in the first round, and they eliminated the Thunder in the West 4-2 in the second round, and their performance in the West Finals was even better, they eliminated the Timberwolves who were very optimistic about the industry 4-1 (the Timberwolves swept the Suns 4-0, 4-3 eliminated the Nuggets), and the Mavericks will usher in the Celtics with the first regular season record in the league, and the Celtics are very powerful, Who will win this year's championship between the Mavericks and the Celtics? Many industry insiders, including James, gave predictions.
James said in the latest issue of "Mind the Game" that the Mavericks can not only win the Western Conference finals this year, but also win the championship, James' reason is that the Mavericks have the strongest form of Irving, James said that he watched the Mavericks' playoff games this year, and if Irving didn't exert his strength in the first half, he would score 16-20 points in the second half. Irving can also play in the first half when necessary, such as the Western Conference G1, where he scored 24 points in the first half. James said he has few words to praise Irving, who is the most talented player I've ever seen in the NBA. On the basketball court, there's nothing Irving can't do.
Yang Yi is also optimistic that the Mavericks can win the championship, Yang Yi said in the program that the Mavericks defeated the Celtics 4-2 to win the championship, Yang Yi's reason is that the key ball ability in Eastern Europe is stronger than the Celtics' double tanhua, Yang Yi believes that the finals G1 Celtics can win, but the final victory belongs to the Mavericks, and the Mavericks will win the cup 4-2.
It is worth mentioning that Yang Yi is not optimistic about the Mavericks in the first three rounds of this year's playoffs, in the first round against the Clippers, he said that the Clippers will eliminate the Mavericks 4-3, in the second round against the Thunder, he said that the Thunder will eliminate the Mavericks 4-2, and when the West Final against the Timberwolves, he said that the Timberwolves will eliminate the Mavericks 4-2, but he didn't expect the prediction to be wrong in three consecutive rounds, and the Mavericks' performance convinced Yang Yi, so he turned to the Mavericks in the finals. In last year's playoffs, Yang Yi was also not optimistic about the Nuggets, but after the Nuggets 4-2 Suns and 4-0 Lakers, Yang Yi was convinced by the Nuggets, and he turned to the Nuggets in the finals.
James and Yang Yi are optimistic about the Mavericks, but more industry insiders are optimistic about the Celtics, such as Barkley and Cousins, who believe that the Celtics will win the championship. On paper, the Celtics lineup is better, but the Celtics' trip to the playoffs this year has not encountered a real test, their three rounds of opponents in the East are all remnants and no superstars, they have not met an opponent with superstars and both offense and defense, the Mavericks have a super combination of Doncic + Irving, the Mavericks are both offensive and defensive and very tenacious in this year's playoffs, and it is much more difficult for them to break out of the West than the Celtics, and it is difficult for the Celtics to play well in the face of opponents of the Mavericks' level.