On May 2, Beijing time, the NBA played two playoff games, the Warriors beat the Grizzlies 117-16 away from home, and the Bucks beat the Celtics 101-89 away. The NBA's odds for winning the championship have also changed. The Bucks moved from fifth to third, the Green Army fell to fifth, and the Warriors extended their first-place lead.
The current odds for winning the championship are as follows: Warriors 3.6 first, Suns 4.2 second, Bucks 5.5 third, Heat 6.0 fourth, Celtics 6.5 fifth, Lone Rangers 21.0 sixth, Grizzlies 23.0 seventh, 76ers 26.0 eighth.
The Warriors continued to maintain the first place, with the odds of winning the championship adjusted from 4.0 to 3.6, while the Suns' odds of winning the championship were still 4.2, and the Warriors extended their lead.
There was some controversy in this game, and the Warriors' inside lineman Draymond Green dragged Clark in the air in the second quarter and was directly expelled from the game by blowing a second-degree malicious foul, but the Warriors still resisted the pressure to win the game. Curry had 24 points, three rebounds and four assists. Poole, who played as a substitute, was the Warriors' best player in this game, with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks, ranking first in the team in 4 statistics. The Warriors started with Gary Payton Jr., who had eight points, six rebounds and three assists.
The brave soldiers are many and wide, and the combat effectiveness at key moments is stronger. Grizzlies Morant had 34 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists and still didn't win, and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 33 points and 10 rebounds, but the other starters were average. Bane and Dillon Brooks were both dumbfounded.
The Warriors had a good momentum, opening the game, breaking the Grizzlies' home advantage and expanding their lead on the championship odds list.
Defending champion Bucks showed superb defensive prowess, and the team limited the Green Army's double probing flower well, with Tatum shooting 6 of 18 and Jaylen Brown shooting 4 of 13.
The Bucks don't have the second boss Middleton, but the whole team still has a strong strength, alphabet brother played 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists triple-double, And Holliday had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Portis and Grayson Allen both scored in double figures. The Bucks are more defensive and have a 54-48 rebounding margin.
After winning the first battle, the Bucks' odds for winning the championship changed from 8.0 to 5.5, rising from fifth to third. The Green Army fell from third to fifth.
The odds for the Suns and Heat have not changed, and they are still second and fourth. The Grizzlies lost the odds of winning the championship to seventh, with the 76ers in the bottom.