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Second round of the playoffs: 5 games counterattacks and 2 finals, but the ending is wonderful, the Nuggets Pacers have a championship

6:01am, 13 May 2025Basketball

NBA playoffs have reached the second round.

Unlike the first round, the second round is really full of excitement. So far, the visiting team has won the 5 games, and there is a trend of 4 groups below the top.

5 counterattacks

The second round has been played 5 games.

Pacers won two consecutive away games, one game that has always taken the initiative, and the other game that is a big reversal.

Nuggets defeated the Thunder, the Knicks defeated the Celtics in overtime, and the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves.

Among them, the Pacers VS Cavaliers' second game and the Thunder VS Nuggets' first game were all hit.

The ending is just a wonderful ending

From the ending point of view, these 5 games are very exciting, with 3 points and less than 3 games, namely the Knicks narrowly defeating the Celtics 108-105, the Nuggets narrowly defeating the Thunder 121-119, and the Pacers narrowly defeating the Cavaliers 120-119.

But it just has a wonderful ending. If you look closely, you can even peck at each other. I thought that whoever is more stable at critical moments is the winner, but in fact, whoever loses less at critical moments is the winner. In the last moment of the regular season, neither side was able to seize the opportunity.

Anunobi missed, Tatum missed, Brunson missed, Tatum didn't even hit the shot in 0.6 seconds, and made the game into overtime. Anyone who can grasp one, I don't know if he played for 5 more minutes.

Knicks took the lead in overtime to open the score, and the Celtics were not without a chance. Brown made a three-pointer to chase the score to 105-108. Although Brunson missed the shot, Brown did not make a counterattack layup. Hart missed a three-pointer, and the Celtics made a mistake in serving. The fourth quarter ended with a blacksmith between each other, and the overtime ended with a mistake by the Celtics. As the defending champion, the Celtics missed opportunities continuously, and although the Knicks were not stable, they were still better than the Celtics.

Nuggets VS Thunder

Jokic made a three-pointer, helping the Nuggets to catch the score to 114-115.

Then Jaylen Williams did not enter, Westbrook did not enter, Gordon did not enter the second attack, the Nuggets could only foul tactics, Alexander made all two free throws, the Thunder led by 3 points 117-114, with only 14 seconds left in the game.

When I arrived here, it was a pity for the Nuggets. Jokic had a big heart, but Westbrook and Gordon did not seize the opportunity.

variables appear. Leading by 3 points in 14 seconds, using the "penalty" tactic is a very conservative approach, and the risk is actually not small, and the Thunder's free throws are not stable. What's worse is that the Thunder made other mistakes at the same time:

1. After Jokic made both free throws, Alexander seized the opportunity and scored in an empty basket; since he chose the penalty shootout, it seems that it is not the best choice to take action so early.

2. The foul on the Nuggets was too fast and it didn't take enough time.

3. I actually used up my suspension.

4. Gordon was able to hit both free throws, but Chet missed 2 free throws.

The many mistakes combined, and the Nuggets did not make any mistakes again, creating the final final victory.

Jokic shouted when he was suspended and wanted to foul Chet, but Chet really missed 2 free throws. This is ruthless, knowing the opponent's weakness and then hitting it.

Westbrook gave the rebound to Braun, counterattacked quickly by himself, and advanced to the frontcourt. This was fast, racing against time, and not giving the Thunder time to react.

Westbrook passed to Gordon, and Gordon decided to score three points, which was accurate.

Pacers VS Cavaliers

In the last 47 seconds, the Cavaliers led by 7 points 119-112. Normally, they should be sure to win!

However, the accident still came. Nesmith made a make-up dunk, Mitchell made an offensive foul, Halliburton missed a layup, Siakam made a second offensive hit, the Cavaliers made a mistake, Halliburton made a foul, and made 1 of 2 free throws, but grabbed the frontcourt rebound and was transported to the outside of the three-point line to be sure to kill.

The Cavaliers made consecutive mistakes after leading by 7 points, but as the leading side, they were so panicked that they used up all the timeouts, which really shouldn't be.

Therefore, the Cavaliers were killed entirely because they made consecutive mistakes; the Thunder were killed entirely because they imitated and abused tactics; the Celtics lost their home court entirely because they had a very low grasp and played too casually at critical moments.

The current performance of these three teams is not as good as the championship. So what if you don’t have a tough battle in the playoffs, you will lose.

The ones with the championship are still the Pacers and the Nuggets. The Nuggets have defeated their opponents twice, and the Pacers have reversed their opponents twice. Sometimes the playoffs depend on who is more stable in the last moment. At present, the Nuggets and Pacers are the most stable.

As for the Warriors, the injury has been there, Jimmy was injured and they survived the first round, can Curry survive the second round?

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