On April 25, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. Now that we're halfway through the first round of the playoff series, it's getting clearer which teams will advance and which teams will be eliminated. Let's take a look at the situation in the East: Heat 3-1 Hawks, Green Army 3-0 Nets, Bucks 3-1 Bulls, 76ers 3-1 Raptors. That said, no team in the East can play the following gram, and almost all the top 4 teams will advance.
The only team with hope of falling short, the Brooklyn Nets not only failed to achieve their goals, but were instead abused. Today, there is another bad news: Ben Simmons' plans for his G4 debut have been canceled. Barkley and O'Neal have accused and insulted Ben Simmons as a player who has not taken on the role. Even if Ben Simmons' comeback can't lead the team to reverse, the mental strength given to the Nets is enough. 4 teams eliminated! The situation in the east is clear: the emperor has 76 wounded or stopped 2 rounds, and the Green Army is expected to duel in the east.
4 teams were eliminated
The Nets have no hope of a comeback, and the outcome of the first round in the Eastern Conference is basically certain. Heat and Eagles, this is a series with a large disparity in strength, Butler + Adebayo + Lowry + Dunro is the champion-level lineup, and the first record in the Eastern Conference regular season is not a virtual, but a real fight. The Hawks alone cannot be reversed by Trae Young, and the Heat are likely to eliminate the Hawks 4-1 to advance to the second round. The Green Army and the Nets have all been played like this, and there is no need to say more. Durant + Irving + Simmons will make a comeback next year! Nash's dismissal was basically a foregone conclusion and a set of tactics needed to be rebuilt.
Bucks vs Bulls, a team that is defending champions against playoff teams, the Bulls completed a restructuring last summer, and while the team is on track, it's still far from the championship and can easily qualify even without Middleton. The 76ers and the Raptors, Embiid's thumb ligament tear, this will be a huge hidden danger for the 76ers, but Harden's presence can ensure that the team can beat the Raptors. However, facing the Heat in the second round is a huge test. In summary, the four eliminated teams are: Hawks, Nets, Bulls and Raptors.
The Emperor injured 76ers or stopped 2 rounds
If, according to the above promotion situation, the 76ers will encounter the Heat in the semi-finals, and the Green Army will fight the Bucks, what will happen to the two sets of duels? Let's first look at the 76ers vs. Heat.
For the 76ers, they have been underprivileged. Before the series with the Raptors, both the American and domestic media thought that the Raptors would win. The result? The 76ers are leading the way and are expected to advance 4-1. Recently, several ESPN experts believe that the 76ers can't beat the Heat! This time it may really come true, why? Embiid's injury is still fatal, the right hand is his shooter, and the tearing of the thumb ligament will affect the shooting efficiency. At present, Rivers has announced that Embiid will stick to the game and wait until the end of the season before undergoing surgery.
Can the Emperor, who has only 7 successes, plus Harden, who has suffered a serious decline, break through the Heat's defense? Butler, PJ Tucker, Oladipo are all defensive gates, can Harden turn the tide? Once the state is pulled, the 76ers will stop at 2 rounds this season, and then hit the championship next season!
The Green Army is expected to be decisive
The Green Army and Bucks, who have easily advanced, will fight in the semi-finals, which will be a series of equal opponents. This year's Greenshirts have a different feeling: Tatum became a true superstar, averaging 29.7 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 43% from the field and 36% from three-point range, giving durant the upper hand in the showdown. Jaylen Brown, Smart, and Horford remain stable, while Grant Williams, Robert Williams, White, and Pregart are all desperate characters. The attack and defense are good, full of vitality, and the Green Army is indeed very strong.
The Bucks' series with the Bulls was easy to play, but it lost one of the big players. According to Bu Shuai, Middleton suffered an injury to a sprain of the left knee ligament, at least more than 2 weeks out, and if it is serious, it needs to rest for 3-6 weeks. Lacking a top outside scorer, the Green Army can unscrupulously wrap the alphabet brother, how can the Bucks crack it?
Finally, let's talk about the Philadelphia 76ers, their lack of depth in the lineup, the emperor with injuries, Harden's declining athletic form, these are all factors that plague their progress. But once Rivers can find the best tactical system to fully activate Harden, there will be a big chance this year. The Nets were eliminated early, the Bucks and green army will be a war of attrition, if the 76ers can get past the Heat, the prospects are still clear!