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The surprises and disappointments of the halfway point of the season are here

Almost all teams have now played 41 games, which means that an NBA season is halfway over. What are the surprises and disappointments in the NBA since this half season? Let's take a plate.


The surprise part, what I want to say the most is Wei Shao. When Wei Shao was once ignored in the offseason, and the word retirement was involved, I really wouldn't have thought that Wei Shao's current state would be so good. Even at the beginning of the season, Wei Shao was good and bad when he played as a substitute for the Nuggets.



Everything has to start with Wei Shao starting to start, Wei Shao started 21 games this season, averaging 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, shooting 51.7% from the field. In these 21 games, the Nuggets have a record of 16 wins and 5 losses, with a winning rate of 76.2%.


The compatibility of Wei Shao and Jokic has been talked about in an article before. No one doubts Jokic's ability to improve his teammates, and Wei Shao's improvement in his own accuracy can also be seen to have worked hard. The Nuggets have had a tepid season this season, but with Murray's form picking up, there may not be no hope of winning the title.



The Clippers, who won the derby in the same city yesterday, can also be said to be a surprise. After all, the Clippers started the season without a card, and of course there was no George. One offseason lost two of the team's ostensibly best players, but still played a win rate of over 58 percent.


Powell said: "I took George's departure as an opportunity. He did take the chance, and at the age of 31, he is competing for the most improved player, averaging 23.6 points per game and shooting 44.6% from three-point range so far this season.



Harden's performance in this half of the game is also impressive, averaging 21.4 points and 8.1 assists per game, and shooting 34.9% from three-point range. It's a fact that the efficiency is low, but it's also a fact that it carries the Clippers' production. He and Powell, it's really not necessarily who makes the All-Star, is it even possible to make both?



Last season, Towns grabbed 515 rebounds in 62 games with the Timberwolves. And in 39 games this season, Towns has grabbed 539 rebounds. Leaving the very volatile West and the very bad Timberwolves, Towns is about to become the No. 1 center in the East with the Knicks. Is this Downs soft? This Downs is too hard.


Unfortunately, the Rookie of the Year selection had lost its suspense, but McCain was reimbursed for the season. Brother Moxian can be said to be the biggest surprise of this rookie, the 76ers are full of injuries, and he quickly stepped up to play an excellent game impact.



When you come back next season, no one is sure what the situation will be, the opportunity is fleeting, and it may not be so easy to repeat the surprises of this season.


The Magic's tenacity is commendable, and in the first half they all injured the top four scorers on their team, including two core Banchero and Wagner Jr. But now the Magic's record is still among the top eight in the East, and they still maintain a win rate of more than 50%.



The rise of the Pistons and Cunningham is also something that most people didn't expect. The Pistons' 22-21 win so far this season is also more than half, and today's win over the Rockets was definitely one of the best of the season, and Cunningham's individual performance in the third quarter added votes to the All-Star team.


The Cavaliers and Thunder are now in the top spot in the East and West with more than six wins each, which is also unexpected by many, and the two teams have played each other with high quality. Halfway through the season, it's fair to say that these two teams are the two best teams in the league right now.



After all the surprises, there are too many disappointed teams and players. Of the two 76ers, George fell faster than management expected after receiving the salary cap, and Embiid's attendance was also outrageously low. A Big Three team, with McCain at one point being the best player on the team, shows how disappointing this team is.


The Warriors are probably also a disappointing member, Curry's form this half season can hardly be called outstanding, scoring has dropped a lot, the three-point shooting rate is just over 40%, and the body of the soon-to-be-37-year-old has been stained with rust.



The Warriors lost by 40 points at home to the Celtics today, and it wasn't their worst loss of the season. The offseason reinforcements were a great deal of money, but the honeymoon period for the roster went by quickly, Kerr's chaotic rotation order finally exploded, and Kuminga's injury exacerbated the Warriors' condition.


Curry said that the next 7-8 games can decide the Warriors' season, in fact, it depends on whether the Warriors are going to start deciding before the trade deadline. The rot of the Suns and the mediocrity of the Lakers are actually expected, the Warriors will be better in the past, but I didn't expect the Warriors to be the one with the worst record now.



The Pelicans were arguably the most disappointing team at the halfway point of the season, and their current record is a far cry from what was expected at the start of the season. The Magic can play a tenacious game with a full pool of injured soldiers, while the Pelicans are a mess. Including the Fat Tiger season, he has only played 10 games so far, and he is becoming more and more obscure.


Among the disappointing players, Embiid and George, we've talked too much, in fact, there is another high-paid and low-energy player that is rarely mentioned, the Rockets' VanVleet. This season, Van Jordan has a salary of more than 40 million and averages 15 points per game, shooting 39% from the field and 33.4% from three-point range.



Fan Datou's single-digit single-digit points and less than 20% three-point shooting rate this season are no longer news, and Rockets fans have regarded his rotten as a hurdle in the road to growth, and the good news is that it should be solved next season.


If you're to pick the quickest regression, Kuzma should be competitive this season. Last season, he averaged 22.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and this season he slipped to 14.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists, shooting only 25.7% from three-point range. It can only be said that Kuzma's mind seems to be no longer on the basketball court.



There are a lot of players who have not performed well this season, and I haven't listed them, largely because the rot of these players is predictable and not too surprising. For example, Randle, who just arrived at the Timberwolves, and Haliburton, who continued his poor form last season.


If there are any other surprises or disappointments in everyone's hearts, you can talk about them in the comment area.

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