What have I been saying all season that they need to do? They did it tonight on the road again. Get a lead and finish the game. 19-12 is solid, but those 3 losses to the Knicks and bulls
. I’d feel a whole lot better at 22-9 like they should be. I still maintain that this team has everything needed to win a title outside of a true #1 scorer. I was watching the video Clayton Crowley made about the 2004 pistons. He talks in the start about the formula needed to win a title and it basically goes as follows:
A #1 who can be credibly argued as the best player in the world
A #2 who should be a fixture on the all nba team and can get 20+ per game
A guy who can take over on defense (this can overlap with any of the other criteria)
A spark off the bench
A good coach if not better than good
A little bit of luck
Anything beyond is gravy
This team has all of these things except the top part. I hope they prove me wrong on that end.