Explosive! Triple victory over the defending champions! The biggest dark horse in the NBA Western Conference emerges

Impressive, the Thunder’s strictest coach, lost 102-117 to the Spurs in the Christmas showdown.

OMG,This season, the Spurs have already beaten the defending champion Thunder three times...

Could it be that the Spurs will win the championship? They currently stand second in the West with 23 wins and 7 losses, trailing the Thunder’s 26 wins and 5 losses by only 2.5 games.

Here are the Spurs’ stats:

Here are the Thunder’s stats:

Since his return, Wembanyama has come off the bench for seven consecutive games, but he has truly led the Spurs to victories, achieving a 6-1 record during this stretch, including the aforementioned triple wins over the Thunder.

Recently, the NBA has seen a trend of key players coming off the bench; Zion has been a substitute for five straight games, during which the Pelicans went 4-1; Reaves also came off the bench in his first game back, though the Lakers ended in defeat.

In fact, the Thunder might also consider a lineup change, possibly moving a starter to the bench, since their full-strength starting five (Alexander + Hartenstein + Giddey + Chet + Dort) have gone 0-4 this season.

In another Christmas Day game ended,the Knicks narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 126-124.

The Cavaliers led by as much as 17 points in the final quarter but were dramatically overturned in the end.

According to statistics, the Cavaliers have a 1-8 record in the last nine clutch-time games.

So far this season, the Knicks hold the second place in the East with a 21-9 record, trailing the Pistons by 3 games at the top; the Cavaliers stand seventh with 17 wins and 15 losses, just one game behind the sixth-place Magic.

Last season, the Cavaliers finished the regular season first in the East with a 64-18 record but were easily eliminated 1-4 by the Pacers in the second round of the playoffs.

Frankly speaking, the Cavaliers are a team that dominates the regular season but falters in the playoffs, and now they can’t even assert dominance in the regular season. This season, their total salary is $242.1 million, second highest in the league, with a luxury tax of $149 million, the highest in the league. Owner Dan Gilbert is very unhappy and has started to intervene more in team affairs.

In the upcoming NBA trade market, Mitchell’s name might be a hot topic. This guy is averaging an explosive 30.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game this season, with shooting percentages of 49.9%, 39%, and 85.3% across three categories.