With the Thunder in the last minute, the Thunder's performance of two guns, one defense and one offense helped the team narrowly defeat the Pelicans, and so far, the first round of the G1 series in the East and West has come to an end. Although the G1 series is full of topics and heated discussions, there are 8 groups of matchups, 16 teams fighting, and there is no upset, after the Thunder forcibly held the home court advantage, the top four teams in the east and west all got off to a good start, keeping the home court advantage, and the suspense did not appear. At the end of the G1 series, the performance of each team was also released one by one, some teams were pleasantly surprised, some teams were helpless, and some teams had a promising future, so that these teams and players could see each other at a glance.
Eastern Side:
Celtics (1) 1-0 Heat (8)
When Jimmy was suspended indefinitely due to injury, it was indeed hard to imagine that the Heat had any way to force the powerful Eastern No. 1 into a desperate situation, maybe Tatum's key ball performance was still full of loopholes, but the Heat had already collapsed after the lack of Jimmy, such a team, it was difficult to force the Celtics to go off the rails, in this situation, the Celtics took the Heat lightly in a dragonfly way, which has become a fact of the general trend.
It seems that Adebayo intends to assume Jimmy's responsibilities, but whether it is scoring explosiveness or toughness, this defensive titan is far from Jimmy, so the forced reversal of the game can be described as a drop in the bucket, and it is impossible to break through the impregnable defense, so after the lack of Jimmy, the deterrent power of the Heat's Black Eight Miracle almost no longer exists, especially the shooters such as Herro and Robinson, under the loss of Jimmy's aura, it can be described as dim, and it also makes this group of duels almost lose competitiveness in advance.
To sum up, after there is no Jimmy, the Heat has already surrendered the gun in advance, and the expected dark horse miracle will not be able to appear, and it will be replaced by the Celtics who will smash the Yellow Dragon, and a fatal blow may be a clean sheet against the Miami people, so that this dark horse team will be completely exposed, and the Celtics will also successfully achieve revenge, complete their first step to win the championship, continue to move forward in the direction of their dreams, continue to start the killing journey, and also let the Celtics are expected to step on the body of the Miami people and advance to the next round of the seriesTo meet the new journey and challenges, Spoelstra will also completely lose his magic in the absence of Jimmy, and accept the fact of defeat in his original form.
Knicks (2) 1-0 Philadelphia (7)
At the end of the regular season, when the Bucks confessed and deliberately avoided the winner of the Heat and Philadelphia, the Knicks chose to be hard shell to the end, which shows that the Knicks' self-confidence and perseverance, the fact is also true, in the face of Philadelphia, there are no accidents, no upsets.
Brunson is still playing steadily, the Knicks are still full of fighting spirit, on the other hand, Philadelphia, Embiid is unwilling to play the defects of blocking and dismantling, stubbornly in the absence of Randle, too many outside shots, completely let the team bury the advantage point, Embiid successively unreasonable ways, let them lose too much competitiveness, but also let Maxey's efforts go down the drain, so that this giant team, completely fell off the altar.
To sum up, when the resolute Knicks meet the natural defects of Philadelphia, even if Randle is absent, he still can't stop the Knicks' perseverance and tenacity, but Philadelphia's poor record, not only because of Embiid's indefinite trusion, but also because of the team's unreasonable style of play。
Bucks (3) 1-0 Pacers (6)
What about a 4-1 lead in the regular season, and what about the absence of Brother Alphabet, Lillard, who scored six three-pointers in the first half, once helped the team establish a lead, and also became a key contributor to the team's overcoming the curse and winning the first game. This game still allowed the Bucks to play an extremely strong performance, whether it was Lillard's 100 shots, Portis's strong rebound, Middleton's ease, or Lopez's penalty area guardian, and Beverley's bite, all let the Bucks occupy the absolute initiative and did not give the young Pacers any chance.
The team is only left with Siakam struggling to support, Haliburton seems to be extremely immature on the stage of the playoffs, and his timid performance makes him not play the performance of the magician, and it has also become an important factor in the team's loss, this game, so that the difference in strength between the two teams is extremely obvious, and the Pacers do not seem to have any chance to counterattack, even if Brother Alphabet sits on the bench, the Pacers still can't shake the strength of the Bucks.
The details of this game can also be seen, Rivers's homework seems to be more abundant, but Carlisle is slightly embarrassed, did not prepare the team for the expected difficulties and preparations, although the series is still long, but Haliburton's immature performance, let the Pacers lose the navigator, but also let this young team, it is very likely to lose direction, after laying the advantage, the Bucks only need to slowly figure it out, can win the series, especially after the return of Brother Alphabet, it is more to harvest the game, it can be seen that Rivers admits to avoid the Heat and Philadelphia, and chooses the nemesis of the regular season, in fact, there is another purpose, the scheming Rivers, it seems that he is expected to usher in the first round of the Bucks playoffs。 The walkers need to continue their training, but the revolution has not yet succeeded, and the comrades still need to work hard.
骑士（4）1-0魔术（5）
As a young team, the Cavaliers were not optimistic about the Cavaliers' playoff journey due to being defeated by the Knicks last season, but the Magic was fledgling, and because of the fresh faces, they were once expected to have high hopes, but in the first round of the game, the Cavaliers led by Mitchell still did not disappoint them。
Although the Cavaliers are not very experienced, but in the face of the magic that almost broke into the playoff stage for the first time, the Cavaliers still have a certain advantage, after all, last year's loss brought a certain growth and improvement to the team, and Mitchell was in the Jazz period, the farthest to the stage of the division semifinals, so that he has rich playoff experience and experience, so, as long as the team is steady, the young Banchero and Wagner, it is still difficult to make trouble for the Cavaliers, and there is still a huge gap and level between teams that seem to have similar records in this round。
As the winner or loser of this round of the series, Mitchell's deterrence will still control the trend of the game, after all, the outstanding performance during the regular season makes Mitchell a trustworthy player, on the other hand, the Magic's lack of experience will be the team's biggest flaw, and the two teams have different goals, the Cavaliers aim to go further, and the Magic aims to practice, after all, this will be the first playoff experience of the younger generation, and it will be the real goal of the Magic to improve the competitiveness and immediate combat power of the playoffs, so different directions and pursuits will naturally get different results, and also let the two teams work hard and rush in their respective directions。
雷霆（1）1-0鹈鹕（8）
As the first place in the West, the Thunder was not favored for a while due to the lack of playoff experience of all members, and became a team that was looked down upon. In the face of the Pelicans game, the Thunder was indeed shocked into a cold sweat, this young team lacking Zion, in the face of the eighth team in the West, the two young teams can be described as sparks, the two sides several times anxious scores, but also made this series with the largest gap, once played the most tangled and struggling, the two teams alternately led the situation, but also let the intensity of the game continue to be full.
But Zion's absence still allowed the Thunder to take the initiative in this series, and at the last moment, Holmgren's lethal block, as well as Alexander's forced 2+1 performance, became an important factor for the team to lock up the win, and also made this extremely anxious series end with the Thunder's narrow victory.
Although in this game, the Thunder held their home-court advantage and allowed OKC to usher in the first win of the playoffs after many years, but as two extremely young teams, the next series is still full of topics and competitiveness, and the Black Eight Miracle may be born again, especially the return of Zion, which will be a time bomb for the Thunder, which will also bring new pressure and impact to the Thunder, so that it will continue to be a key factor in changing the trend of the game, and also make this group of matchups is expected to become the East. The most anxious first-round series in the West didn't have one.
掘金（2）1-0湖人（7）
As a giant team, the Nuggets lost to the Thunder and lost the first place in the West, but in the face of their old rival Lakers, the Nuggets still have a great psychological advantage, with a clean sheet in the division finals last season, and three kills to the Lakers this season, making the Nuggets 7 kills for this Lakers in the near future, and making the Nuggets the biggest nightmare for the Lakers.
In the first game, James, Davis once tried his best, at the last moment, James fought until his legs were weak, and once fell in the restricted area, Davis was also exhausted, even so, the Lakers still couldn't bite the game in the second half, and even the Nuggets gradually pulled away from the score, so that James went all out to perform, still reaped a loss, the gap in strength, and the manifestation of James's old state, all made this round of the series almost after a game of competition, predicting the future in advance, Russell's weakness, Reaves' youth, Hachimura's immaturity, have become an important factor for the Lakers to be unsustainable, even if Davis plays a superstar style, but due to the setting of the position, and the dormant in recent years, so that it is no longer a superstar who can be on its own.
The decadence of the Lakers is almost impossible to change, and Zhan has come up with the determination to win, but it still doesn't help, and the season almost ends early, the Lakers not only can't compare with the Nuggets in the lineup, except for James, Except for Davis, the idleness of others has made the Lakers not qualified to compete with the Nuggets, such a huge gap makes the Lakers almost tied up, and the Nuggets advance to the next round of the series, which almost becomes a matter of time, and it also makes James fade out of the league, which is an inevitable fact and an irreversible fact that makes his downfall an irreversible fact.
Timberwolves (3) 1-0 Suns (6)
The Timberwolves are a young team, the rise of Edwards, and the comeback of Towns have allowed the Timberwolves to compete as a giant team and once advanced to the playoffs with a third-place record in the West. But in the face of the challenge of the Suns, the team that was once killed by the Suns three times in the regular season became the biggest nemesis of the Timberwolves, but in the first game, under the effect of Conley's pre-game chicken soup, Edwards and Towns played a bloodthirsty performance, which once helped the team.
Although a game can't explain everything, the rise of the Timberwolves seems to indicate that the team is not afraid of the Suns, and it also makes this young team play a bloodthirsty performance again, and even Edwards' bombardment of Durant's performance also shows the rise and growth of young leaders, which also makes the Timberwolves see new hope.
After the Suns lost the opening, the one-sided trend also disappeared, so that this team that lacked tacit cooperation and the depth of the lineup was not good enough, it is possible that because of their shortcomings, they will completely live up to the courage of the year, and also make the Suns lose their competitiveness and start the despair again, and it is also possible that the Suns will be in the case of the Big Three, because of the fighting spirit and self-confidence of the Timberwolves, so that they are not prepared enough, so that they will be defeated again, and this giant team will not be able to achieve the reversal of the drama, and this round of the series will lose suspense. In the face of the impact of young people, due to various objective factors, Zhan Du will lose his competitiveness, and it is also possible for them to take a curtain call in advance and become a young background board, and also make Zhan Du legendary moments no longer exist, no miracles, no accidents, and some are just the era of young people writing legends.
快船（4）1-0独行侠（5）
The Clippers lacked Leonard, relying on Harden's superstar performance, winning the series G1 game again, and saving face for the Clippers, but the fact that Leonard was suspended indefinitely also made it difficult for the Clippers to have the last laugh, after all, the deterrent power of the Eastern European combination cannot be underestimated, and Harden has never been a reliable star at critical moments, relying too much on his touch, and the defect of slow advancement will make Harden a burden on the team, which is also the factor that the 76ers were unable to win the series last season, causing the team to fall apart。
George's nerve knife attributes, Harden's flaws in playing tough battles, make the Clippers likely unable to go further, this game, most likely will be the only fig leaf for the Clippers, the long playoff journey, it is difficult for the Clippers to win the game without Leonard, and the Mavericks are extremely tenacious in the face of the Clippers, one game does not represent everything, maybe for other teams, there may be different analysis, but for the lack of Leonard's Clippers, naturally there is no meaning, just to delay the time for the Mavericks to win the series, Harden still can't change anything, his decadence seems to have been doomed from the initiative to apply for a trade。
Despite the extreme struggle, Harden's style of play is destined to achieve nothing. The Philadelphia period, and then the current Clippers period, whenever Harden plays a highlight moment and cheers for it, Harden will immediately reveal his true form, this time Harden will still not have an accident, his disappointment is never worrying, although Harden at his peak is indeed calling for wind and rain, but the times have changed, this is no longer Harden's stage, especially Leonard's absence, so that the Clippers have long existed in name, and leaving a decent gun in advance will be the only choice and salvation for the Clippers.