The first round of the NBA playoffs is gradually coming to an end, and the first team to advance to the division semifinals has also been produced, and the Green Army swept the Nets 4:0 to advance! In the other 7 games, the series is also different, and each team has encountered some situations, which has caused the NBA playoffs to be chaotic and the pattern has changed a lot!
The current NBA playoff championship competition can be simply summarized as: The Sun Bucks are in distress, the 76ers are strong in the middle, and the Warriors have become big winners.
Sun Bucks in Distress!
The Suns and Bucks were once the most likely teams in the East and West to break through, but now these two teams have encountered danger! Of course, their dangers come from within.
The Bucks are a bit better off, they currently lead the Bulls by a 3:1 lead, occupy the absolute initiative of the series, and advance to the next round, but Middleton is still injured, which makes them face the Green Army in the next place, they will have a lot of trouble.
The Green Army is not a Bull, and through the series with the Nets, it can be seen that this team has terrible defensive ability, has good offensive firepower, and the lineup is also very solid and stable! They can limit Durant when playing the Nets, and the restrictions on the alphabet brother are not too bad, especially without Middleton, and it is not easy for the Bucks to deal with the Green Army.
Middleton will have to take 2 weeks at the earliest due to injury, and it is likely that he will not be able to catch up with the semi-finals, or return after G5, which will have a great impact on the Bucks, and the probability of the Green Army reaching the Eastern Conference Finals is very high.
The Suns are also Booker's injury problem! In the battle against the Pelicans on King's Hill, they relied on home advantage and the excellent performances of Paul, Ayton and Bridges to finally win, leading 3:2! However, the threat posed by the Pelicans to the Sun is still there, even after the Pelicans pass, they are likely to encounter the Lone Ranger in the next round, and without Booker, they will hardly be the Lone Ranger's opponents.
76 people outside the strong in the middle of the stem!
Of the remaining teams, there are 2 teams outside the team, yes, the Grizzlies and the 76ers! The surface strength of the 76ers is really strong, with Embiid and Harden two superstars, as well as Harris, Maxi and other big players sitting, they have the strength and lineup to impact the championship! However, in the first round against the Raptors, they exposed a lot of weaknesses in the 3-0 lead! Harden's offense is weak, Maxi is not stable enough, Embiid has suffered injuries, and they are not without the possibility of being overturned with a 3-0 lead.
The same goes for Grizzlies! Get the regular season league no. 2 record, regarded as a big favorite, can enter the playoffs, their childishness and inexperience problems broke out, facing the Timberwolves have been forced into the King Mountain, although the team won the 5th game, but their weaknesses are also exposed, if you enter the next round of high probability to face the Warriors, the chances of winning are very small.
The Warriors are big winners
When all the strong teams exposed their problems, the Warriors became the big winners! The Warriors are undoubtedly the strongest and most stable team out there! They faced big problems in the regular season, Curry was injured, Klay was unstable, Wiggins lacked offensive firepower, but these problems were solved in the playoffs, and the Warriors played better and better.
Poole became the Warriors' playoffs, full of attack power, good passing skills, and pressed Curry to temporarily sit firmly in the starting lineup, which shows his ability. Clay is also in shape, scoring 20+ points in a row and has recovered more than 90% of his strength. Curry started from the bench and slowly returned to his peak form.
Although Wiggins's scoring is unstable, but his defense and rebounding are unusually tough, coupled with Green's golden oil, the Warriors' attack and defense have been fully mobilized, Curry + Klay + Poole + Wiggins + Green's lineup, is an upgraded version of Hell Five, destructive.
Now, the Warriors lead the Nuggets 3:1, the promotion seems to be no big obstacle, and the entire West, for the Warriors, the threat is huge, that is, the Sun with Booker, now, the Warriors are likely to meet the Sun, or can not meet the Sun with Booker, the Warriors have a good chance to break through the West in one fell swoop, enter the Finals, and even win the championship.