After two days of fighting, the first round of the East and West playoffs 8 group showdowns ended the G1 competition, in which the Warriors faced the opportunity to win the championship, the Nets were killed miserably, and only 1 game in 8 games was upset.
Eastern side
Heat (1)-Hawks (8): Heat lead 1-0
Before the start of the first round, the US media believed that this was the most likely to be a cold showdown in the 4 groups in the East.
Because the Heat had infighting at the end of the season, Trae Young was in the play-offs, and the G1 Heat defeated the Hawks 115-91, with Trae Young shooting just 1 of 12.
Green Army (2) - Nets (7): Green Army leads 1-0
In the first half of the team are deliberately avoiding the Nets, the Green Army took the initiative to choose to meet the Nets, and the two teams also staged the fiercest G1 competition in the first round, until the last minute, the Green Army won the game with Tatum's killer.
Durant's performance in G1 was disappointing, with 9 of 24 shooting, 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 turnovers, and the defense leaked at key moments, and Tatum completed the shootout.
But judging from Irving's performance, this round of the series is destined to be a long and bitter battle, the Green Army cannot win easily, and the Nets are absolutely capable of completing the Black 7, completely depending on the personal state adjustment of Irving and KD.
Bucks (3) - Bulls (6): Bucks lead 1-0
Before the playoffs began, the outside world was generally optimistic about the Bucks, and finally the Bucks beat the Bulls as expected.
But the game process is not easy, the Bulls are not vulnerable, in the case of alphabet brothers in foul trouble, have a lot of opportunities to harvest the game.
Unfortunately, the three cores of DeRozan, Ravin and Vucevic are too soft and completely untrustworthy at key moments, which is also doomed to the Bulls to create big trouble for the Bucks.
76ers (4) - Raptors (5): The 76ers lead 1-0
The 76ers, who were looked down upon by the outside world before the game, G1 won a 20-point victory and easily defeated the seemingly fierce Raptors.
Although Harden did not score high, he delivered 14 assists in the whole game, only 1 turnover, 4 turnovers in the 76ers in the whole game, coupled with rebounding control, the 76ers strangled the Raptors' throat, who was unable to fight back.
If the follow-up 76ers can still maintain a super low turnover rate and pull the Raptors to a position battle, then the Raptors have no chance of winning.
On the western side
Suns (1) - Pelicans (8): The Suns lead 1-0
Although the Suns easily beat the Pelicans by 11 points, some problems were also exposed during the game, especially the protection of the inside rebound, and the Suns let Varan grab 25 rebounds, including 13 frontcourt rebounds.
However, the Suns' three core states are hot, and it is not difficult to win the series, but the Pelicans may steal 1-2 victories with such advantages.
Grizzlies (2) - Timberwolves (7): Timberwolves lead 1-0
It was the only upset game in the first round of eight games, with the Timberwolves, who won seventh place in the playoffs, directly away toppling the Grizzlies.
Edwards' performance in the game was impressive, and the Grizzlies needed to solve the problem of core Morant's freedom from the system.
This means that the two teams are likely to have a bitter battle, and the Timberwolves have every chance to take the next gram.
Warriors (3) - Nuggets (6): Warriors lead 1-0
The Nuggets seem to restrain the Warriors in terms of the lineup, and the interior line has an absolute advantage, but with the overall disadvantage of other positions in the lineup, Jokic has not been able to play an advantage in G1.
The Warriors easily won by 16 points, and did not give the Nuggets the slightest chance in the whole game, curry + Poole + Klay + Wiggins + Dream Chasing's new version of the death five small, so that this Warriors team once again ushered in a good opportunity to compete for the championship.
Lone Ranger (4) - Jazz (5): Jazz lead 1-0
Although the Jazz won a win on the road, considering that Doncic did not play, this game cannot be regarded as a upset.
And from the performance on the court, as long as Doncic returns, the Jazz do not have the slightest ability to fight against the Lone Ranger, mitchell's extremely self-style of play, completely wasted Gobert's huge inside advantage point.