On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the media counted the five superstars who fell injured and fell just after the start of the game, namely the Bucks' Brother Alphabet, the 76ers' Embiid, the Clippers' Leonard, the Pelicans' Zion and the Heat's Butler. Once again, it confirms that sentence, the remainder is king, and in the fierce playoffs against Chengdu, it is most important to ensure the integrity of the core lineup, otherwise there will be no drama at all.
Embiid of the 76ers was injured in G1 of the series, and his left knee was troubled, and the emperor was lying on the ground with a desperate expression, but he still insisted on finishing the game, and the 76ers still lost to the Knicks. Embiid continued to play in G2 and participated in the game with an injury, and there was no way, after all, if Embiid was absent, the 76ers would likely be eliminated by the Knicks, so the Emperor did not dare to rest at all, and his injury was relatively light.
The Bucks' Brother Alphabet was injured in the regular season on April 10, and it has been two weeks since then, according to NBA reporter Shams, Brother Alphabet will be out for 2-4 weeks, and it has been 2 weeks and it will take about 15 days, that is, Brother Alphabet is determined to miss the first round. However, Lillard was very good, leading the team to a 109-94 victory over the Pacers and getting off to a good start to the playoffs. If the Bucks make it to the second round, they will face either the Knicks or the 76ers, and the opponent is not the favorite to win the championship, and the Bucks have a good chance of advancing to the finals.
Averaging 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game this season, he is once again playing at an MVP level, and he needs to recover as soon as possible to help the team. If they play at a real level, the Bucks' opponent in the East is only the Celtics, and the two giants are likely to meet in the East.
The Pelicans' Zion was injured in the first playoff game against the Lakers, and if Zion hadn't retired with an injury at the time, the Pelicans would likely have made a big comeback for the Lakers, which was gaining momentum at the time. The Pelicans, who entered the playoffs as No. 8 in the West, have missed the first round of G1, and the Pelicans also lost to the Thunder. Zion has a left hamstring injury and will be evaluated in about two weeks, and he will definitely miss all the games in the first round. Without Zion's Pelicans, it is too difficult to complete the Black Eight miracle on the next gram, although the Thunder are not the favorites for the championship, but eliminating the Pelicans is not a problem.
Butler of the Heat team was also injured in the play-offs, his injury is more serious, the medial collateral ligament is severely sprained, and he will miss 1-2 months, that is, even if the Heat team reaches the Finals, Butler's chance of coming back is not large, which is basically equivalent to the season reimbursement. The Heat's first-round opponent was the league's No. 1 Celtics, and it is almost impossible to replicate last season's miracle this year, and in the series G1, the Celtics defeated the Heat 114-94 and swept 4-0.
The last one is Leonard, who was injured in the playoffs, his knee is inflamed and has missed the first round of G1, and according to the latest injury report, Leonard G2 is doubtful. Due to injury problems, the Clippers have missed nine consecutive games, and the Clippers have temporarily weathered the crisis, leading the team to defeat the Mavericks in the first game of the series. However, if Leonard can't play in the first round, there is a good chance that the Mavericks will complete the comeback, and Kidd will definitely make targeted adjustments, and the Mavericks are likely to take a win away from Los Angeles in the next game.
Looking at it now, the three strong teams of the Heat, Pelicans and Clippers are likely to fall in the first round, while the opponents of the 76ers and the Bucks are not very strong.