In the most reversal year of playoffs, who will this year’s championship be?
9:59pm, 13 May 2025Basketball
Knicks fell behind 20 points in two consecutive games to reverse the Celtics and led 2-0 in the series. The Pacers, located in the second half of the Eastern Conference semifinals, also stole two away wins, and the Eastern Conference completely changed the world.
The first round of the NBA playoffs this year is not very suspense, and everyone is optimistic about the teams that advance to the second round, but the second round is just the first two games, which is surprising - the first game in the second round, both the East and West lost at home. Although the Warriors won away, they abandoned Curry (an injury week expected), and the Knicks reversed the defending champion Celtics with 20 points. The Cavaliers were defeated by Halliburton again in the second game; the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 43 points in the second game to regain their face; although the Celtics once led by 20 points, they were caught up by the Knicks at the last moment and lost by 1 point. At this point, there has been a situation of "lower defeating the upper" in both the east and the east, especially in the east, where the regular season champion and runner-up were all behind 0:2. The Celtics, who were previously optimistic about defending their title again, are now in danger. Before the start of the playoffs, ESPN released the championship odds: the Thunder and the Celtics are the top two respectively, the Cavaliers are third, and the Lakers and Warriors tied for fourth. This odds order is about to be rewritten. The Cavaliers and the Celtics lost two home games in a row. The Pacers and the Knicks are in full swing. They are determined to resolve the battle when they return to their home court. They will not let the advantage balance tilt towards the other end. In the western part, the Youth Army Thunder faced the Nuggets led by the league's first man, who asked the teacher. The Nuggets won the Clippers through a tiebreak in the first round and climbed into the second round. Gordon defeated the Thunder again in the first round. This group of strength was too close. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets in Game 2 and tied the score to 1:1. It is hard to say who will win and lose in this group in the end. Although the Nuggets lost Malone, they were united again through tiebreaks. Although the Warriors won the first game, Curry may be injured for 3 games. With Butler and Green alone, the Warriors' offense will be very difficult.
During the regular season, the Celtics faced the Knicks with 4 wins and 0 losses, but in the playoffs, they were reversed by the Knicks for more than 20 points in two consecutive home games, which is inseparable from Tatum's poor performance in the first two games. Tatum averaged 18 points per game in two games, shooting 29% from the field and 25% from the three-point shooting. This is simply a disaster level. If the Rabbits cannot adjust in Game 3, the key Mr. Brunson will let the Celtics go back to fish early. Of course, Tatum is not the only one who is bad for the Celtics. The team made 25 of 100 3-pointers in two games. What does the low shooting percentage that sets a record shows? This means that the whole team is floating outside, too soft! !
Cavaliers are the first in the Eastern Conference in the regular season. Mitchell G2 scored 48 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals in the game, but was eventually defeated. Halliburton turned into Harry Potter at the last moment and staged a 1+3 magic. What does this mean? Despite the luck of winning, the Cavaliers' advantage of break-up lead in the regular season may exhaust the players' physical strength, and their mental pressure may be greater than the opponent. After the Thunder defeated the Nuggets in Game 2, it shows that their strength as the No. 1 in the regular season league is still online, and the MVP battle between Alexander and Jokic is still difficult to resolve. If you can't get a teacher to pass the Thunder, the Western Conference championship will basically be the Thunder, and only the Nuggets can fight. The other group of Timberwolves and Warriors are currently in equal strength, but they still have a gap with the Thunder. No matter who wins in the end, they cannot beat the Thunder.
The 2:0 2:0 in the eastern two groups made it confusing to qualify. If the Knicks and the Pacers meet in the Eastern Conference Finals, no matter who loses and who wins, the Thunder should be very happy. If the Celtics and the Cavaliers survive to the Eastern Conference Finals, the championship will still be between them and the Thunder team 3. If the two teams are eliminated early, the Thunder may lock in the championship ahead of schedule.
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