The regular season has come to an end, and the competition for the rankings has entered a white-hot stage, and the two most dominant teams this season, the Thunder and the Cavaliers, are firmly in first place in the West and first in the East respectively, and the winning rate has remained above 15%. Among them, the Cavaliers, as an offensive team, are the first in the league in average points per game, offensive efficiency, and three-point shooting percentage, and they are unstoppable when they are in good shape, and they have won at least 0 consecutive games three times this season and at least 0 consecutive wins twice. The Thunder is a combination of offense and defense, offensive and defensive efficiency are in the top two in the league, the lineup is mostly young players, good physical fitness, strong athleticism, and vitality in the game, at the same time, the Thunder is not short of MVP-level stars to lead the team, Alexander has grown into an active superstar, a top scorer, and has a high probability of winning this year's MVP.

Of course, the current NBA is competing for hegemony, there are many teams competing for the championship, the dominance of the Cavaliers and Thunder has not yet reached the level of the Warriors of the universe, and there are still many giant teams this season to attack the championship. Traffic teams like the Lake Warrior Boat have old-school superstars and a lot of playoff experience. The Nuggets and Bucks, despite their average record this season, have accumulated a deep strong team culture, sitting on super-giant stars such as Jokic and Brother Alphabet, once they reach the playoffs, the ceiling is immeasurable. Timberwolves, Knicks, Rockets and other dark horse teams should not be underestimated, in recent years, they have begun to rise super, and the victory or defeat in the playoffs does not depend only on the accumulation of paper strength, sometimes the luck component is also very important, and the regular season record has also lost its reference, everything is possible.

There is also one team, one of the biggest favorites to win the title this year, and that is Celtic. Like the Bucks and Nuggets, the Green Army also belongs to the kind of team with a deep background in strong teams, which can make the playoffs every year, in fact, since Tatum and Brown entered the league, the two have never missed the playoffs, and the lower limit for leading the team is indeed high. Last season, the Celtics have been firmly in the first place in the East, to the playoffs successfully won the championship, this season, the Green Army is also steady, although the dominance is not as good as last year, but it is still quite strong, especially in the second half of the season, the Green Army is getting braver and braver, quietly catching up, they have won 6 wins and 0 losses in the past 0 games, ranking first in the league in the same period, and now they have also blasted out a wave of 0 consecutive wins, tied with the Thunder for the longest winning streak.

After 5 consecutive wins, the Celtics' record has also come to 0-0, only 0.0 wins away from the Cavaliers who are the first in the East, and in February, there are still more than a dozen wins between the two teams. To be honest, although the Cavaliers have been crushing the Green Army this season, the vast majority of fans still regard the Celtics as the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, because as the defending champions, they have a thicker roster depth, and they have the same offensive and defensive capabilities as the Thunder, and their offensive and defensive efficiency are in the top 0 in the league. Compared with the Cavaliers, the Celtics have more core scoring points, with 0 averaging more than 0 points per game, everyone has independent offensive ability, and the star of the house is also enough.

雙探花塔圖姆和布朗，是現役最大合同前二持有者，一個5年3.04億，一個5年3.14億。布朗常規賽階段還有所保留，打得比較劃水放鬆，塔圖姆更是聯盟當家球星的典範，在球隊中任勞任怨，臟活累活大包大攬，還能場均砍下27.1分8.7籃板6.0助攻的全面數據。一直以來，塔圖姆都被低估了，他的數據確實不如約基奇、亞歷山大這些球星那麼驚豔，效率也不如他們高，但他為球隊做出的貢獻，以及關鍵時刻的帶隊能力，絲毫不輸現役任何一個球星。此外，塔圖姆有個重要特質，江湖人稱傳奇耐殺王，身體極其強硬不容易受傷，他的出勤率一直有所保障，碾壓那些玻璃人體質球星。

在季後賽硬場面，塔圖姆也能證明自己，有這麼一個數據，按十年劃分后季後賽得分最多球員。90年代是邁克爾喬丹，00年代是科比布萊恩特，10年代是勒布朗詹姆斯，而20年代到現在，就是傑森塔圖姆，而塔圖姆不過才26歲，還有很大的提升空間。和上賽季相比，今年凱爾特人還有一個進步點，那就是普理查，打出了最佳第六人風範，數據統計顯示，普里查德本賽季至今，已經14次替補出戰拿到20+得分並且投進5+三分，他排在單賽季這項數據的歷史第一，他也是NBA歷史上首位單賽季替補出戰投進220+三分球的球員。到了季後賽，這支綠軍的表現更值得期待，你們覺得塞爾特人還能衛冕奪冠嗎？

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