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The defending champion lineup is facing a reshuffle, and the two Tanhuas are left behind, and there is no iron army in the league!

9:34pm, 19 May 2025Basketball

With the promotion of the New York Knicks, the last final team in the East, the NBA also officially announced that no team had completed the defending title in the past seven years. Last season, the Boston Celtics built an Iron Blood Corps, which maintained a high level of competitiveness as of this season's regular season, ranking second in the East with the record of third in the league to enter the playoffs!

Double Tanhua will continue to stay in Boston!

In the first round, facing the rising Magic, they also tried to complete a 4-1 gentleman sweep. At this time, the Celtics are still the latest favorite to win the championship. However, when everything is leaning towards the Celtics, the Knicks emerged. In the first round, facing the Pistons, the most improved team this season, they were once captured at home in the first round and faced losing their home advantage, but then scored two consecutive games to regain their advantage, and finally advanced to the second round without any danger. At that time, the Knicks lineup was the starting lineup composed of civilians, and the luxury lineup facing the Celtics was much inferior. Most people thought that the Celtics would eliminate their opponents in six games!

When the series officially started, the Celtics were extremely easy to lead by 20 points at home, but the result was that the Knicks counterattacked in the last quarter, which really made a big cold. However, the second game was the same formula. The Celtics were leading by 20 points at home, and the Knicks finally returned to the table again. The defending champion suffered a double-kill at home. At this time, the weather vane and momentum had already created uncertainties, although both sides were third. In the fourth game, the Knicks made a big move, defended the home court and won the match point first. In the fifth game, the Celtics returned to home court and made a sharp attack to win a game. In the absence of Tatum, they made a sharp attack to win a game. Just when the defending champion fans still had a glimmer of hope, the Knicks returned to home court without giving their opponents a chance to breathe. They won 38 points in one go, eliminated the defending champion. New York once again stood close to the Eastern Conference finals stage after 24 years!

Porzingis was given up in the playoffs!

At the end of this round of series, the luxurious 500 million lineup of the defending champion will usher in a reshuffle, especially players who perform in the playoffs and have a sluggish state and competitive level, will surely become a market value transaction. First of all, from the starting lineup, inside player Porzingis is the most sluggish player overall. During this period, he was constantly withdrawn from the starting lineup to the substitute by the coaching staff. His personal performance is completely incompatible with his salary of 29 million. He scored a total of 25 points in six games in the series, and his score was not double-digit in all games, and he averaged only 4.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. When the offensive end cannot be opened, defense becomes the target and cannot contribute to the team at all, then Porzingis will become the burden of the team. During the offseason, the Celtics can completely exchange Porzingis for blue-collar insiders such as Marvin Williams, Allen, Vucevic!

The second is Zhu Holiday, whose annual salary this season has reached 34 million. A player who was once known for his balanced offense and defense, has performed in this round of series with a total score of 56 points, scored in double digits in only three games, and averaged only 9.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. All data are lower than the regular season level, far from playing personal advantages, and has failed to effectively limit the Knicks double guards Brunson and Bridges's successive impact, resulting in the team being eliminated in the end. There are also news that many teams have spoken out about Holiday, including the Lakers, Warriors, Pistons and other teams!

Holiday's average performance in the playoffs!

Due to the current luxury tax form, the two major Tanhualang Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown are still the team's unchanged core structure, and other high-paying players may become bargaining chips for offseason trading. For example, White, Horford, Prichard, Cornett, Hauser and other role players will be able to complete the transaction in the next time. The Celtics lineup in the next game will surely usher in a major change!

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