Super upset 1-1, five groups lost suspense 2-0! The first in the league fell violently, and the Lakers and Clippers also fell into passivity!
Text: Lao Kan Kanqiu
Editor|Lao Kan Kanqiu
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, the first round of G2 has been played, only three of the eight groups of matchups are tied 1-1, and the remaining five groups are basically 2-0 out of suspense. And in the last 16 games, there have been quite a few surprises. In the first round of G1, the situation in the east was almost one-sided, and the Mavericks and Suns in the west were also defeated, but the Pelicans and Lakers created a lot of trouble for the Thunder and the Nuggets in the first game, and the Lakers once established a 12-point lead in the first half, but buried a good situation in the third quarter, and finally the top four teams in the east and west all held the home court advantage, and there was no team on the bottom line.
And in the 8 matches in the first round of G2, accidents are more frequent. First of all, there was a miracle in the game between the 76ers and the Knicks, 47 seconds before the end of the game, the 76ers also held a 5-point advantage, but the results were wrong one after another, Nas timeout was ignored by the referee, Maxey was stealed, and the Knicks reversed the game with 2 consecutive three-pointers, rewriting the big score to a 2-0 lead. After the game, Embiid and Nurse bombarded the referee at the same time, and the referee report the next day was a slap in the face of the league, and the three misjudgments were all suffered by the 76ers, it can be said that the referee took the victory away from the 76ers by himself, no wonder Philadelphia shouted injustice.
The same G2 bombarded the referee after the game, and the Lakers, for several penalties at critical moments, James directly found the referee on duty after the game and shouted angrily to give an explanation, and head coach Ham said bluntly: "Some whistles were not blown, it was very difficult for us, we were used to a blowing penalty pattern throughout the season, but in the playoffs, the referee's judgment on the game changed, which was very tricky for us!"
Indeed, like the 76ers, the Lakers once established a lead of up to 20 points in the third quarter, and many people thought that the Lakers would pull back a game, but they didn't expect that the final advantage was eroded by the Nuggets a little bit, and finally Murray completed the whistle kill, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Lakers' morale. According to the statistics of American media B/R, the Lakers started 0-2 in the all-time series, with a final record of 2 wins and 20 losses, and the probability of completing the comeback was only 9.1%, and the Lakers were really too passive.
At the same time, the Clippers also fell into passivity after losing to the Mavericks in G2. In the first game between the two teams, when Leonard was absent and the outside world was still full of doubts about Harden and George's leadership, Harden scored 28 points, 8 assists and 6 three-pointers, leading the Clippers to easily take the Mavericks. And G2 key core Leonard officially ushered in a comeback, I thought it would be another city, but the Clippers fell into passivity, playing very struggling, Leonard's key attack 2 + 1, was changed to a turning point, the Clippers lost by 3 points, and the two sides drew 1-1, which is indeed passive for the Clippers.
It is worth mentioning that Harden has changed the norm in the playoffs this season, not only increasing his offensive threat and shooting resolutely, but more importantly, in the face of the Mavericks Doncic and Irving's round-calling, Harden's performance on the defensive end is also remarkable. In fact, not only the 76ers and Lakers were dissatisfied with the referee's decision, but the Clippers' two home-court advantages, and the referee's decision was also controversial.
Statistics show that in the first round of G1, the free throw ratio between the Clippers and the Mavericks is: 13-33, and the free throw ratio in G2 is also 26-27, and the Clippers have 21 fewer free throws in two games, which is really unreasonable. You know, the Mavericks have Doncic to make foul masters, the Clippers also have Harden, Irving can impact the interior, George and Leonard and Powell are not far behind, not to mention the defensive end, the Clippers need to have height and size advantages, this free throw ratio is really outrageous.
The biggest upset in G2 was the match between the Celtics and the Heat. In the first round of G1, the Celtics easily won the Heat team with a three-point offense, and in G2, the Heat completely treated them in the way of others, and the whole team hit 23 three-pointers, creating a three-point record in the playoffs in team history, and directly defeated the Celtics, successfully tying the score 1-1. You know, this is still the absence of Butler and Rozier, the two main starters, the Heat relied on the performance of the remnants to pull the league's No. 1 Celtics to the horse, which is definitely the biggest upset in G2.
In fact, the Celtics' double-tanned play was okay, with Tatum and Jaylen Brown combining for 61 points and being very efficient. However, in the crucial fourth quarter, in the face of the team's backward predicament, Shuangtanhua was invisible again, Tatum shot 1 of 3 in the final quarter, 2 of 4 free throws, only 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 fouls, Brown shot 2 of 4, 1 of 2 free throws, got 5 points and 2 rebounds, Shuangtanhua only scored 9 points in the most difficult moment of the team, which was not as good as White's score, and the home fans angrily chose to leave the court early. Indeed, the shortcomings of the double tanhua are still obvious, the ability to solve the problem is insufficient, and the key moment is not scored, and this is the most fundamental reason why the Celtics have not won the championship.