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Chapter 291 All preseason victories, the top five Eagles and Xu Lang in the league!Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!

Chapter 280 Nine preseason victories, the top five Eagles and Xu Lang in the league!

There is no doubt that the Hawks' starting lineup is still much stronger than the Rockets' bench lineup.

Just halfway through the third quarter, under the leadership of Xu Lang, the Eagles not only fully recovered the score that fell behind in the first half, but also completed a two-point overtake.

And after the score is overtaken, it is not easy for the Eagles to keep the starters on the court.

After the Eagles replaced their starting players, they replaced their own substitute lineup that didn't need much running-in compared to the Rockets.

It's just that in the matchup between the two teams' bench lineups, the Eagles didn't seem to have the upper hand. You must know that the Hawks' bench lineup last year was ranked among the top five in the league.

Especially in the second half of last season, the overall strength of the Hawks' bench lineup was not weaker than that of championship-winning teams like the Spurs and Pistons.

And now, the Rockets' bench lineup, which has not yet fully adapted, and has not fully exerted its [-]% potential and strength, can already play back and forth with such a strong bench lineup of the Eagles.

This further proves that the Rockets have completely made up for their only shortcoming this season.

If the Rockets' bench lineup can complete the run-in and realize its full potential, winning the championship may be just the starting point for this Rockets team!

After all, both Yao Ming and McGrady have just reached the age of 27 and 28.

In other words, the two have just entered their peak period. If all goes well, it is not impossible for the combination of the two to build a new Wang Chao in the future like the OK combination back then!

Therefore, although the game ended at the end of the game, the Eagles' bench lineup was still slightly better, helping the Eagles win this preseason game.

But everyone can clearly see that there is still a big gap between the Hawks and the Rockets in terms of overall strength.

This also led to the fact that although the Eagles finally completed seven consecutive victories in the preseason, their overall strength evaluation did not further improve as everyone expected.

Instead, it's stuck in the third place in the Eastern Conference and the fifth place in the league!
Of course, this is already very remarkable for the Eagles who have just completed a year of reconstruction.

After all, the other four teams that are pressing on the Eagles are all favorites to win this year.

Ranked No. 1 in the team strength list is undoubtedly the Rockets, which had 5 wins and 2 losses in the preseason even relying on the bench lineup.

Followed by last year's defending champion Spurs.

No.3 is the Celtics, which has just formed a true Big Four lineup, and No.4 is the Pistons, which still retains most of the main lineup.

Speaking of which, the rankings of the top four teams have been constantly changing in the past half a month!

At the beginning, the Celtics were ranked first by many rankings. After all, the Celtics' Big Four lineup is too top, and it is the top of both internal and external.

You know, although the Celtics have always claimed that the Big Four are just veterans reporting to the team for warmth, but you must know that among these four players, Iverson, the oldest, is just 32 years old.

For these four players who are at least at the All-Star level, this age is at the peak of their careers.

The four players who are still at their peak and whose positions complement each other, the power of the combination is something that individuals would be afraid of three-pointers.

However, after the preseason was over, the Celtics' preseason record of 4 wins and 3 losses and the poor chemical reaction between several super giants surprised everyone.

Especially the Celtics, when facing the defending champion Spurs, their embarrassing performance made them even questioned whether they have the strength to win the championship!

And it's not just the Celtics that make up the Big Four, the preseason performance was not very good.

Several other teams that make up the Big Three also performed far below everyone's expectations.

For example, the Lakers, which brought Pau Gasol, only won three out of six preseason games. Among them, in the game against the Rockets, the Lakers were almost directly penetrated by Yao Ming.

Facts have proved that Bynum, who is still in his rookie period, and Pau Gasol can't stop Yao Ming's offense in the paint.

Even in the game against the Lakers, Yao Ming faced the defense of two people many times and completed a low-handed layup.

Although Kobe did not lose the slightest in the duel with McGrady, and even had some advantages.

However, the huge gap inside made it so that even though Yao Ming only played 17 minutes in this game, the Lakers still lost to the Rockets in the end and lost the game.

And not only the Lakers, but also the Mavericks who traded Kidd and Marion this offseason.

The preseason was only 4 wins and 3 losses. As for the Cavaliers who were cheated by Pat Riley and won O'Neal, they only won 7 of [-] games in the preseason.

It can be said that, except for the Rockets, the teams that formed the Big Three with great fanfare this year did not perform very well in the preseason.

And the preseason losses of many teams that formed the Big Three or Big Four also made fans and experts who originally thought that there would be a battle for hegemony in the new season.

Immediately began to question whether the effect of combining multiple top players together is useful!

In particular, the poor precedent of the Lakers becoming f4 before has been brought up again as proof that a multi-giant lineup may not be useful.

Of course, if someone doubts, there will naturally be support. Those who support the performance of a multi-giant lineup are talking about the Rockets.

However, compared to other teams who trade at least All-Star players, none of the two players traded by the Rockets this summer is a widely recognized All-Star player!

Although Artest has entered the All-Star, Artest's performance in the past two years has not been very good!
It has always been a typical representative of strong defense and weak attack.

On the defensive end, Artest may be very strong, but on offense, Artest is definitely not at the All-Star level.

In fact, in the past three seasons, Artest has been an All-Star, even if he has never been ranked in the top 50 in the league.

Not to mention Josh Smith. As a rookie player, Josh Smith has always been regarded more as a high-quality championship puzzle and role player.

Therefore, many experts now have an argument that the Rockets are just a normal comparison during this offseason, and they are not forming a giant lineup.

The current Rockets are just a dual-core lineup composed of Yao Mai!

Although this explanation is somewhat reluctant, it cannot be completely regarded as nonsense and nonsense.

It's just that if the Rockets' various operations during this offseason are just regarded as a normal reinforcement.

So now among the top five teams in the league's team strength ranking list, four teams are still maintaining the strength of the championship level without trading All-Star players!

At the same time, it has also caused a widely discussed controversy in the league, that is, whether it is easier to win the championship with some very suitable role players with the superstars cultivated by oneself, or whether it is easier to win the championship with a multi-giant lineup.

And such controversy has also pushed the Celtics, Lakers and Mavericks to the forefront.

If these teams fail to show a good enough record this year, then they are likely to change from the biggest winner of this offseason to the biggest joke in the entire league.

In particular, the Celtics traded most of the team and the team's draft picks for the next five years in order to form a Big Four lineup.

At that time, the Celtics, who have paid so much, cannot dominate the entire Eastern Conference this year, reach the top of the Eastern Conference, and win the championship. In the eyes of many fans, the Celtics will be a failure this season. season.

In fact, multiple giant-level players are grouped together on the same team.

The negative impact has actually begun to appear slowly.

For example, in this year's player strength list, many players who were able to rank in the top ten last year have fallen out of the top ten.

For example, Kevin Garnett, who reported to the group for warmth, fell from fifth last year to 17th this year, and Iverson also fell from third last year to 11th this year.

Another example is Kidd, who was able to compete for the league's first point guard last year.

He also fell out of the top ten in this year's strength list, and even Kidd's personal strength ranking has fallen out of the top 20 in many media lists.

Correspondingly, players like Xu Lang, Yao Ming, McGrady, Duncan, Tony Parker, etc. who did not form a group, mostly stayed in the top ten this year.

Among them, Yao Ming and Duncan, the top two players of the Rockets and Spurs on the team strength list, have alternately become the first positions in the list of major players' strength.

At the same time, as Xu Lang, who had already won a first defense last year, he also ranked 5th to 7th in this ranking of player strength.

The players on top of Xu Lang are mainly Yao Ming, Duncan, Kobe, McGrady, Dirk Nowitzki, and Wade.

Nash, Kidd, and Deron Williams, who were able to suppress Xu Lang last season, have all been driven behind Xu Lang this season!

At the same time, as Xu Lang has become one of the top five active players in the league in the second season, his title of next NBA Jordan has become more and more stable.

In contrast, LeBron James, who was still competing with Xu Lang last season, fell directly to the 15th and 16th positions in the personal strength ranking list this season!
Although for LeBron James, who is just 22 years old this year, such a player strength ranking is also very good.

But everything is afraid of comparison!

Under the background of Xu Lang and Wade, LeBron James is more and more like an "ordinary" normal player with "super potential".

Even this season, LeBron James' original title of little emperor has gradually begun to be mentioned by no one.

On the one hand, Oden's title of great emperor makes LeBron James' title of little emperor somewhat taken advantage of!
On the other hand, after LeBron James lost the title of No.1 of the NBA's young generation, he is embarrassed to call this title again!

So, generally speaking, most people still have high expectations for Xu Lang and the Eagles.

With this expectation and the high-ranked team strength ranking, the Eagles officially started their 2007~2008 regular season journey.

As the most influential player among the current young generation in the league, the opening game of the Eagles led by Xu Lang is naturally full of highlights.

The Hawks opener against the Rockets at home.

It is not only a Chinese derby, but also a strong duel between the teams with the top 5 players in the league.

This made the game between the Eagles and the Rockets naturally attract a lot of people's attention.

"Hello, everyone, this is ESPN, and I am today's host, Mars!"

"Hello, everyone, I'm George Gervin."

"Today we were honored to invite Hakeem Olajuwon, one of the top four centers, and Patrick Ewing to explain the game with us."

"Speaking of the truth, what do you two think of Yao Ming's strength this year, as the top center forwards in the league?"

"You know, but many people say that this year's Yao Ming's interior dominance is not weaker than that of O'Neal at his peak!"

"Uh, actually, it's really hard to judge. After all, compared to last season, Yao Ming gained 5~7kg this season."

"Such a change in weight may produce some qualitative changes for a super-heavy center."

"And if you just look at Yao Ming's few appearances in the preseason, this season's Yao Ming must be stronger than last season in terms of personal strength."

"However, how strong this is, it is still unclear."

"Yes, I personally agree with Hajim's judgment. I personally think that Yao Ming's strength still needs more games as a reference.

All I can say now is that Yao Ming must be a super giant center forward. "

"But it's hard to judge which level it is among the super giant level centers!"

"So do you two think that Yao Ming this season has reached the level you were at when you were at the peak of the four major centers in terms of personal strength?"

"There is no doubt about it. This season's Yao Ming, I personally think, is the only player at the center position in the entire NBA."

For this game, no one is discussing who can win.

After all, the Rockets' performance in the preseason has proved that they are the biggest favorites in the entire NBA this season.

Although the performance of the Eagles in the preseason was also very impressive, everyone knows that the strength gap between the Eagles and the Rockets is still obvious.

Especially on the inside, the Eagles' relatively immature inside combination of Marc Gasol and Darko Milicic will be completely suppressed when facing Yao Ming!

In fact, not only the commentators and fans think so, but also the system's judgment of the game.

Then, the system released a new temporary task before the game started.The weak overcome the strong.

Obviously, in the judgment of the system, the strength of the Eagles is weaker than that of the Rockets.

And Xu Lang looked at the temporary task released by the system, and also felt that he might not be able to complete the task for the first time, and then he would be punished!
On the one hand, it is because the strength gap between the Eagles and the Rockets is indeed a bit big.

On the other hand, it's because Xu Lang doesn't have the means to cheat now!
And if Xu Lang only uses Xu Lang's current strength of 93 to fight against the Rockets, Xu Lang really sees no hope of winning.

Of course, although it was very difficult for Xu Lang to win this game, with Xu Lang's character, even if there was a high probability of losing, he would not surrender so easily.

So at the beginning of the game, under the leadership of Xu Lang, the Eagles still played some outstanding performances!

Until the last minute of the first quarter, the Eagles still did not allow the Rockets to quickly widen the gap between the two teams.

Of course, part of the reason for this is the result of the Eagles' own efforts.

But there is also part of the reason, because the Rockets' outside touch in this game is not very good.

After all, because of Yao Ming, the defense line of the entire Eagles is constantly shrinking, and Xu Lang's defensive energy is also placed more in the penalty area.

This allowed the Rockets to get a lot of offensive opportunities and shooting opportunities from outside in the first quarter.

It's just a pity that among the three outside players of the Rockets, except McGrady, Artest, and Alston were unable to grasp these shooting opportunities in the first quarter.

As a result, during Yao Ming's presence, although the Rockets took some lead in the score, they were unable to directly widen the score gap between the two teams.

After Yao Ming left the field in the 8th minute of the first quarter, the Rockets began to lose control of the Hawks in the game.

The rhythm of the game, which had been stabilized by Yao Ming's strong inside attack, was slowly taken away by Xu Lang.

Fortunately, after Yao Ming left the court, there was not much time left in the first quarter.

Although Xu Lang led the Eagles to slowly regain the initiative of the game, the Rockets were still in the leading position at the end of the first quarter.

It's just that the Eagles' trailing score did not reach an untraceable state as people originally expected!

Even if it wasn't for the last moment, Szczerbiak didn't grasp the three-point shooting opportunity created by Xu Lang.

The Eagles are very likely to take the lead at the end of the first quarter.

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