Exit 2-4! From the championship to the breakup, he became the team with the largest gap in the NBA! He played good cards so badly

This season, many championship teams have achieved the final results as expected. Judging from the book strength, the Suns and the 76ers are definitely not bad. They have their own Big Three lineups, and both teams stopped in the regular season. There is also the Bucks. After Lillard and Antetokounmpo joined forces, the Bucks' record did not rise but fell. They had three consecutive years of playoffs, and now it has sunset. As the number one in the Eastern Conference this season, the Cavaliers have achieved historical offensive efficiency, but they reveal their true colors in the playoffs. Garland Allen cannot play as a level as the All-Star should have, and Mobley failed to show the strength of DPOY. The Cavaliers were finally eliminated in the second round. Similarly, the defending champion Celtics seemed a bit disappointing this year, being knocked out by the Knicks 4-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Before that round of series started, almost no one was optimistic about the Knicks' ability to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The reason was simple. The Knicks were more like a pseudo-strong team. When they faced the top three teams in the league in the regular season, they had never won a single game. The team's lineup was limited. In addition, head coach Thibodeau pursued a tactic of bulls and horses, and the five starting players were exhausted. The more they reached the back of the playoffs, the more physical energy was consumed. Logically speaking, it should be easy for the Celtics to advance, but unexpectedly, the final result was that the Celtics were eliminated. In fact, the reason why the Celtics were eliminated was certainly related to their underestimation of the enemy, and G1G2 was reversed by their opponents by 20 points, but in fact, the dominance of this year's Celtics has indeed declined a lot compared to last year's championship. Even if Tatum is not injured later, it will be difficult for them to pursue the title defense again.

First of all, during the regular season, the Celtics' record was not as good as last year, with a winning rate of 4 percentage points lower and a loss to the top in the Eastern Conference. In the regular season, they played more casually, over-run the magic ball system, shot a large number of three-pointers to reduce the impact of the inside, and their aggressiveness was not guaranteed. This season, the Celtics averaged 48.2 three-pointers per game, ranking first in the league in the fault range, 6 more than the second-ranked Warriors. They averaged averaging 19.1 free throws, ranking last in the league, and were second to last in the league in fouls per game. This kind of play that is less confrontational and obsessed with cleanliness has also laid hidden dangers for them in the playoffs. Once they have strength and confrontation, they suddenly cannot play. They rely entirely on throwing three-pointers, and they decide the outcome of the game based on fate, while ignoring their original lineup advantages.

Not only that, in the playoffs, several core players in the Celtics have significantly declined. The second-in-command Brown averaged only 22 points per game, with a shooting percentage of 44.1%, 8 percentage points lower than last year's playoffs. Holiday is not young anymore, and his speed on the court is getting slower and slower. His advantage as the league's top single defender has disappeared. What's worse is his offensive efficiency. Holiday himself is relatively low. This year he suffered a Waterloo, with his three-point shooting percentage plummeting to 34%, and his average score of less than 10 points per game. Among the Celtics' lineup, the biggest regression is undoubtedly Porzingis, the former All-Star center, averaged only 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, playing like a water dispenser player, and his shooting percentage dropped by 15 percentage points compared to last year's championship season.

According to Posses himself, he was affected by some unknown disease. But there is no doubt that Porzingis will definitely not be within the scope of the Celtics' team building in the future, and his 30 million annual salary contract is too premium. Having said so much about the Celtics, no one has been mentioned since the beginning and end, that is Tatum. Tatum took on the responsibility of the team's boss in the playoffs, and averaged 28.1 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. However, things are unpredictable. He suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the G4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and was reimbursed for the season, and may not even return next season. It is precisely because of Tatum's injury that the Celtics management is a little helpless because it is difficult for them to continue to maintain their competitiveness in the championship next season. At the same time, the team's salary space is about to explode. Next season, the Celtics' starting players combined will have an annual salary of more than 200 million US dollars. Shams, a well-known ESPN reporter, said: "The Boston Celtics will trade in the offseason, and their lineup will definitely be different next season." It is not ruled out that the two Tanhua Tatum and Brown also leave. After all, the two hold the largest contract in the top two in NBA history, and Brown's contract premium is also very serious. Of course, the possibility of a two-Tanhua separation is still very small. The Celtics are more likely to trade other players, such as White and Holiday. The most urgent task is to deal with the Posses. After this season, the trading value of Posses has become very low, but there are also many teams who may have a try mentality. For example, the Lakers, they urgently need a qualified starting center. Maybe Possesses will revive after going to the Lakers? Anyway, for the Celtics, it is a foregone conclusion to dismantle the team this summer, and they were eliminated in an upset 2-4! From the championship to the breakup, the team in the NBA has the biggest gap, and they have played good cards so badly. I wonder if they still have a chance to rise again in the future?