The Eagles have recently won three games in a row, with 22 wins and 19 losses in the middle of the season. The Eastern Conference ranking climbed from 11th at the beginning of the season to sixth.
The Hawks’ slow climb did not attract much attention. The Eastern Conference is still dominated by the Cavaliers , Celtics , and Bucks. The other team that has been hotly discussed is the Knicks . The Knicks have two major stars, guard Bronson and center Towns. He is playing the best performance of his career and is highly anticipated. The Thunder stand out in the West, and the Rockets, Grizzlies, Nuggets, and Clippers are the second most powerful group in the West.
Even if the Hawks squeeze into the Eastern Conference playoffs, it may be difficult to attract more attention. This is the current situation and reality of the NBA. But things may be a little different for the Eagles this year.
The Hawks defeated the Cavaliers twice and the Celtics twice in the first half of the season. They are the only team in the league that can defeat the Cavaliers and the defending Celtics with the best record in the league twice. In addition, the Hawks have also defeated the Bucks, Heat, and Grizzlies. , Timberwolves, two wins over the Knicks, etc. The Kings have also fallen into the hands of the Hawks with 8 wins in the last 10 games.
Compared with other first-line teams in the NBA, the Hawks are a very special team. Former Jazz coach Snyder is in his third year coaching the Hawks, and the team’s extraordinary patience is reaping the rewards.
The Hawks made the most important decision in June last year, dismantling the star backcourt partnership of Young and Murray. Murray averaged 22.5 points, 6.4 assists, 5.3 rebounds per game in the Hawks’ second season, and shot 46% from the field. , the best performance in his career with a three-point shooting percentage of 36%, but the Hawks’ record did not improve because of it. The partnership of Murray and Young failed to change the Hawks’ improvement team.
The Hawks finished 10th in the Eastern Conference last season with 36 wins and 46 losses, but were eliminated by the Bulls in the playoffs and missed the playoffs.
The Pelicans took a fancy to Murray and traded forward Nance, guard Daniels, and two first-round picks to the Hawks in exchange for Murray.
Now it looks like this deal for the Eagles is simply “making a huge profit.”
Daniels, who is 201 centimeters tall, has evolved into the league’s top thief. He leads the league in interceptions with 3.1 steals per game. He averages 13.2 points and 5 rebounds per game. He has gradually grown into a super lock on the league’s top defensive team.
The so-called “sea of wings” is popular in the contemporary NBA. Most people probably don’t understand it. The sea of wings refers to a group of forwards with excellent athletic ability and high height. In modern basketball, the position and path of the ball are blurred in the big three-pointer. Generations, forwards with a height between 198-208 centimeters can shoot, cut and run. Each can defend at least three positions. They can switch defenses infinitely and create infinite mismatch advantages without being targeted by opponents. This is the most amazing talent.
