After a short wait, the playoff semifinals officially began, with the Eastern Side being the Green Army vs Bucks and Heat VS 76ers, and the Western side being the Suns vs Lone Rangers and Grizzlies vs Warriors.
After two match days, the G1 competition in the four semi-finals ended, and the situation gradually became clear in the semi-final stage.
Two of the series completed the following grams, and two sets of series suspense plummeted.
Group 1: Suns (1) vs Lone Rangers (0)
In the first round of confrontation, both teams advanced 4-2, with the Suns beating the Pelicans and the Lone Rangers beating the Jazz.
Although the promotion method is the same, in terms of lineup configuration and personnel ability, the two teams are in two extremes, the lone ranger Doncic is the best player in this round of personal ability, but the overall ability of the team is limited.
Although the Suns Booker and Paul are not as good as Doncic, the overall ability of the team is more than one notch higher than that of the Lone Ranger, so the Lone Ranger team can only expect Doncic to play a supernatural performance if they want to win.
Doncic did the same in G1, not only scoring 45 points, but also 12 rebounds and eight assists, all three of which were all game-highs.
But the team still lost the game, and it was a suspenseful loss, it seemed that it only lost 7 points 114-121, but the Lone Rangers did not pose a real threat to the Suns throughout the game.
And according to the configuration and playing style of the Lone Rangers, the space for subsequent adjustments is also very limited, which makes this a round of confrontation with the least suspense at present.
Group 2: Warriors (1) vs Grizzlies (0)
Compared to the previous group of confrontations, the result of this group of confrontations was the following gram, the warriors, who were third in the regular season, had a thrilling away win over the second-place Grizzlies.
While the gap between the two teams in G1 is not as large as that of the Suns and the Lone Rangers, being able to win away from home is undoubtedly an iconic event for a series.
And the Warriors in the G1 confrontation, not only their own performance problems, many on-court and off-court factors are also very unfavorable to the team, but the team still won the game.
Therefore, in the G2 showdown, the Warriors on the winning side have more room to adjust, whether it is the control of core player fouls or the resolution of internal shortcomings, the Warriors have the hope of playing better performances.
The Grizzlies on the losing side have less room to adjust because the team has played very well in G1 and the team should try to maintain the strategy and form of G1.
Overall, the Warriors have the upper hand, and while the Grizzlies still have the power to fight back and aren't as weak as the Lone Rangers, the suspense of the series isn't great.
Group 3: Heat (1) VS 76ers (0)
Unlike the previous two pairs, both teams in this group have suffered core injuries, with the Heat's Lowry absent and the 76ers Embiid absent.
As a result, the Heat easily beat the 76ers in G1, and in this matchup, it was not how well the Heat played, but the 76ers too bad.
The game also perfectly interprets the characteristics of the two teams, the Heat's upper limit is not high, but the lower limit is high, the 76ers upper limit is high, but the lower limit is low, and the decisive point of the series is Embiid's injury, because he determines the lower height of the 76ers.
Group 4: Bucks (1) vs Green Army (0)
This is the most interesting round of the second round of the series so far, before the start of the series, the outside world is optimistic about the Green Army, and the Bucks won easily in G1.
Although the Bucks won easily, the gap between the two teams was between Bo Zhong, and the G1 loss was related to the Green Army coach Toda, and it was also linked to the team's too easy defeat of the Nets in the first round.
While the Bucks have taken the lead and taken the lead in G1 below gram, the Green Army still has a chance to turn the tables, and the series is expected to be intense.