The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and as the game progresses, the G1 series is over. For the best-of-seven games, the first game is the toughest, and it is all the teams who work 100% hard to win the game, whether it is to win the opening game or to lift the morale of the army, they all hope to win the game in the first game to lay a good tone and self-confidence for the next competition. Therefore, the win or loss of the first game also has a high probability of determining the next stay of a team. Today, let's take a look back at the faces of the first round of G1.
The Celts dragonflies point to the water
The Celtics, as the team with the league's first record, have an unmatched record, but due to the defects of Tatum's key balls, the Celtics have been unpopular, and even the odds of winning the championship are condescending to the Nuggets, as the strongest king in the regular season, the Celtics have not been respected enough, but the reason is indeed because of Tatum's ability to play tough battles, as well as the performance of the double tanhua in recent years at the decisive moment, it can also be said that they are to blame, and their weakness makes fans lose confidence in them.
This time, when the Celtics faced the Black Eight Miracle Heat again, it was even more shocking to break out in a cold sweat, however, a Heat that lacked Butler and Rochier was indeed difficult for people to see Spoelstra's other magical tricks, maybe Rochier was absent, and the tough guy Jimmy could still write a legend, but the Miami people who lacked the engine wanted to create difficulties for the Celtics, and they really wanted to break their heads, and it was difficult to help them think of a solution to the problem.
G1 series Celtics dragonfly water, they easily defeated the lack of Jimmy's Heat, perhaps, the Heat management is extremely dissatisfied with Jimmy's passivity in the regular season, but the playoffs without Jimmy's Heat, destined to have no miracle, the Celtics' leisurely performance, can be punched in three quarters, even if the tenacious Miami in the fourth quarter blasted out of a 35-23 attack wave, helpless in the first three quarters of the huge gap, so that the Miami people are out of reach.
For the Celtics and Tatum, maybe the critical moment will still be pulled, but the lack of Jimmy's heat does not have the ability to force Tatum into a desperate situation, which makes the Celtics unable to show the most vulnerable side, if Jimmy can't return in this series, the Miami magic will no longer exist, and the Celtics will also easily pass the test, this wave of Jimmy's gift is also for Tatum to eat in his mouth and sweet in his heart.
Embiid couldn't hide his embarrassment
After the 76ers defeated the Heat in the playoffs, they advanced to the stage of the Eastern Conference playoffs, facing the Knicks, who are second in the East, although there is no home-court advantage, but Randle's absence will still be a huge opportunity for the 76ers, so that Embiid will also be able to take what he needs in the restricted area, however, in the first game, the trend of the game was not set according to the development of the script. Without Randle's deterrent, Embiid still did not choose to dominate the stage in the restricted area, but instead shot three-pointers from the outside one after another, which once made the game lose suspense.
Embiid's attribute of liking to shoot on the outside has always been the team's biggest flaw, although Embiid can shoot, but as a center, the penalty area killing and deterrence is what Embiid should have, Embiid shot 2 of 8 three-pointers in the whole game, such an unreasonable shot, inefficient scoring performance, have become an important factor in the team's loss, Embiid's wrong way of scoring, and the scoring efficiency of 22 shots in 8, all made this superstar not play the expected performance, but also made Maxey's all-round performance of 33 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists completely ruined。
As a superstar, Embiid's reluctance to block and dismantle, as well as his frequent projection performance on the outside, have made Embiid the culprit of the team's loss, perhaps, from Simmons to Harden, and now with Maxey, Embiid is too arrogant, and unwilling to team basketball awareness and willingness, has become an important factor in the team's loss, to sum up, Embiid is the culprit that the team can not go further, so, this G1 game, has witnessed Embiid's downfall and slump, if he insists on going his own way, not only can it be difficult to hide the embarrassment, but will even make the team unable to put pressure on New York, but become the culprit of the team's loss。
Durant was mocked by the youngsters
The Suns defeated the Timberwolves with a whistle and advanced to the playoffs. In the first round of the game, in the face of the Timberwolves who killed three times in the regular season, the Suns were once paralyzed, except for Durant, the rest of the team did not play the expected performance, Booker's continuous iron performance, but also became an important factor in the team's loss, and the Suns still did not win the first game of the series with the blessing of feasible attributes, even if Durant played a superstar style all over the court, and once again helped the team bite the game, but the two fists lost to four hands, and the team still lost this crucial game.
In the case of a bloodthirsty performance, it also made Edwards emotional, and he continued to roar and ridicule Durant, the downturn of the Suns also made Durant deflated, and even under Edwards's continuous bombardment and wild spray, he still had no choice but to leave an embarrassing expression, this extremely shocking picture also made Durant look extremely tired and helpless, after all, basketball is a teamwork project after all, even if the individual is excellent, in the whole game, others are still needed to step up, Durant's early death mode, not only can not help the team win the game, but also let the young people ridicule, and the teammate's incompetence also makes Durant fall into such despair。
As a superstar, Durant's performance at critical moments has always been extremely good, but in the face of the opponent's strong response, as well as the extremely sluggish performance of his teammates, Durant seems extremely tired, after all, his efforts still can't help the team win the game, this embarrassment seems to remind Durant of the helplessness and embarrassment of the Nets period, even if Durant is tired, it is difficult for the team to win the game, so when someone else can step up, Durant's performance can be extremely critical and important, and also let this superstar use his own ability to drive the team to win the key factor of the game。
James Harden is back at the top
After a period of twists and turns, the Clippers locked the team in the top half of the West, and in the first round of the playoffs, with home-court advantage, they ushered in the challenge of the Mavericks, but Leonard's indefinite suspension will be a huge blow to the Clippers, and it will also make Harden's road to winning the championship precarious. In the first game of the playoffs, after Leonard was absent, Harden turned into a superstar again and stepped up to perform to make Harden dream back to the peak of the year.
In the face of the Eastern European combination, Harden once again played a superstar performance, excellent individual ability, and the orderly performance of the team, all of which made Harden play the deterrent power of a superstar, even if Leonard was missing, the Clippers still relied on Harden's ultimate personal ability, so that he could continue to help the team run wild, and every time at the critical moment, Harden was able to stand up, seemingly unfazed, but every time he was able to make Harden play a phenomenal performance, Harden's performance at critical moments was called up, so that he could reproduce the magical moment of the year.
As a superstar, Harden's performance at critical moments was once questioned, but after the lack of Leonard, Harden's transformation not only helped the team to keep the victory in the first game, lay the foundation of military spirit and momentum, but also made Harden unstoppable and became a real superstar, although it is unknown how long Harden's magical state can be maintained, whether there will be ups and downs, and even the original form, but in this game, Harden can definitely be called the hero of the city, at least it can let Leonard continue to recuperate with peace of mind, and let the team continue to have the initiativeThe bottom-out performance regained its brilliance and became a key factor in the rise of Los Angeles, which also allowed the superstar to embark on a bloodthirsty madness.
James was exhausted
James, as a superstar, despite being 39 years old, still allows James to play the competitiveness of the core leader, and the ultimate performance has also become a key factor for the team to break into the playoff stage all the way to the playoff stage.
In the face of the Nuggets, although the team was swept by the opponent last season, this time James is aiming for revenge, although there is no home court advantage, but for an experienced legend on the playoff stage, James's experience and experience will be an existence that other players cannot match, but in the face of the Nuggets' game, when the all-out James once put the Nuggets in a desperate situation, and also gave the Lakers the upper hand, but Russell, Hachimura, The poor performance of stars such as Vincent made the Lakers' second half game extremely shocking, and it also became an important factor in the team's loss.
At the critical moment, when James forcibly broke through and fell, it was extremely distressing, and even the opponent Gordon expressed unbearable emotions, but as an opponent, there was no mercy at all, but as teammates, the Lakers were indifferent, except for Davis who went all out and tried his best, the extremely sluggish performance of others also made James's efforts completely come to naught, such a veteran, in the case of playing with almost all his energy, can't help but be moving, it seems to remind people of a lot of pictures, but competitive sports are always cruel, if teammates can't take on more responsibility, even if James is tired, he can't compete with the powerful Nuggets, also made James end up down, an irreversible fact, so that the veteran's efforts are very likely to end in injury, leaving lonely and unwilling.