On April 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs will officially start, and the East and West will have a total of 6 play-off games, producing two teams that advance to the playoffs. The U.S. media open-air grandstand sports gave predictions that the Nets would defeat the Cavaliers to become the No. 7 seed in the East in the first round of the playoffs, and the Clippers would beat the Timberwolves to become the No. 7 seed in the West; the Cavaliers with home advantage in the second round of the playoffs defeated the Hawks to advance, and the Timberwolves beat the Pelicans to advance.
Playoff First Round Predictions:
Nets 115-106 Cavaliers, challenged the Celtics in the first round
Eagles 123-114 Hornets.
Clippers 108-99 Timberwolves, first-round challenge to the Grizzlies.
Pelicans 107-106 Spurs.
The Nets didn't have Simmons in the playoffs, but Durant and Irving's dual core offensive prowess was uncompromising, encountering the Cavaliers who lacked Allen, and the Nets broke down to beat the Cavaliers at the end of a recent regular season game. The Nets are even more optimistic that they will be able to eliminate the Cavaliers and challenge the Celtics in the first round as the No. 7 seed in the East.
The Clippers ushered in the return of George and Powell, and Leonard still showed no signs of a comeback, but the overall depth and resilience of the Clippers lineup are worth looking forward to, and it is also expected to be able to beat the Timberwolves to advance and will challenge the Grizzlies led by Morant in the first round of the playoffs.
As for the other two play-off first-round battles, the Hawks were predicted to beat the Hornets and the Pelicans were predicted to narrowly beat the Spurs by one point.
Playoff Round 2 Predictions:
Cavaliers 110:106 Hawks, first round challenge Heat.
Timberwolves 118-112 Pelicans, first round challenge suns.
Entering the second round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers will face the Hawks at home, and Garland and Trae Young will fight the new generation of super point guards. If Allen can come back, the Cavaliers are more optimistic about promotion, and if Allen can't come back, then the Hawks have the possibility of promotion.
As for the Timberwolves vs. Pelicans, the Pelicans can't expect Zion to come back, and the Timberwolves are the better team, so the Timberwolves are more favored as the No. 8 seed in the West.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)