The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and after a period of competition, everyone is most concerned about which teams have successfully reached the semifinals? Which teams have been eliminated? In response to this problem, Xiaobian will give you a chat about which teams have been promoted at present? Which teams were eliminated? And then let's talk about who are their opponents in the semi-finals? And give you a prediction of the outcome of the game. As for the promotion situation, we can fully describe it with the phrase "the top four in the east have been released, the top three in the west have been in place, and the two teams are fighting for the last place".
The Eastern Conference Final Four are: the 76ers defeated the Raptors 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bucks defeated the Bulls 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat defeated the Hawks 4-1 to advance to the semifinals, and the Celtics swept the Nets 4-0 to advance to the semifinals. The Eastern Conference semifinals were against the Heat vs. 76ers and bucks vs. Celtics.
Let's start with the Heat against the 76ers. To tell the truth, the result of the encounter between these two teams is that "half a pound and eight twos" who have a 50% probability of promotion. Of course, both teams also have an X factor, and this X factor is undoubtedly the key to who can qualify. The X factor of the 76ers is Harden, objectively speaking, Harden's first-round series against the Raptors can only play 70 points, and it can even be said that Harden's strength has not been fully exerted. To this end, what kind of data Harden can play in the semifinals undoubtedly determines the trend of the game. If Harden is still the same as in the first round, the 76ers seem to have a really hard time advancing. The Heat's X factor is Tucker. In the semifinals, it depends on whether Tucker can restrain Harden and whether his bottom three-point shot can be accurate. Again, these two teams have their own characteristics, and as for who can qualify, it depends on which of the two teams plays better. Predict the 76ers' 4-3 win over the Heat.
The other group is bucks vs Celtics. I believe that many fans are optimistic that the Celtics can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and even the US media believe that the Celtics can eliminate the Nets to advance, the reason is that Middleton's injury has greatly reduced the strength of the Bucks. However, I don't agree with everyone's view, because I am still more optimistic that the Bucks can qualify. Perhaps Middleton's injury has reduced the Bucks' strength, but the alphabet brother is a point that the Celtics can't limit, and his impact is even more impossible for the Celtics to limit. To put it bluntly, although Tatum and Brown are very good, if the hard power of the two teams is still more optimistic about the Bucks, after all, the Bucks are the defending champions, and the alphabet brother is unstoppable. The Bucks are predicted to win 4-2 over the Celtics.
After talking about the east, let's talk about the west. There are currently three teams in place in the Western Conference Final Four: the Suns' 4-2 win over the Pelicans, the Lone Ranger's 4-2 win over the Jazz, the Warriors' 4-1 win over the Nuggets, and the other team to be produced by the Grizzlies and Timberwolves. The matchups are: Suns vs Lone Rangers, Warriors vs (Grizzlies, Timberwolves winners)
Let's start with the Suns vs. the Lone Rangers. There is no doubt that this round of the series believes that everyone is very optimistic about the Suns, although the performance of the Suns in the first round did not meet the expectations of fans. However, I would say that the suns did not play well in the first round because of Booker's injury. However, now that Booker has returned from injury, his current strength can be described as strong. It is worth mentioning that the Suns have the best leader in the league, Paul, and under his leadership, the Suns have become the team that can win the most key goals. Of course, I am not here to say that the Lone Ranger is not strong, nor is it that Doncic's ability to lead the team is not good enough. And I want to say that basketball is about the overall strength, obviously the overall strength of the Sun is far stronger than the Lone Ranger. Predict the Sun's 4-2 victory over the Sun.
Finally, talking about this series of Warriors against S (winner of the Grizzlies and Timberwolves), it is not polite to say that whether the Warriors face the Grizzlies or the Timberwolves, their probability of qualifying is very high. Predict the Warriors' 4-1 promotion.