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On April 25, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs G2 game continued, with the Heat defeating the Celtics 111-101 away, the Thunder defeating the Pelicans 124-92, the first two games of the first round of the NBA playoffs are all over, Thunder 2-0 Pelicans, Nuggets 2-0 Lakers, Timberwolves 2-0 Suns, Clippers 1-1 Mavericks, the following is the analysis of the first two games of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs 4 groups of matchups.
Thunder (1) 2-0 Pelicans (8)
The Thunder narrowly defeated the Pelicans without Zion in Game 1 of the playoffs, which gave the Pelicans hope for the following grams. But after adapting to a playoff game, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans by 32 points at home today, and the new Thunder three Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet combined to score 80 points, which is the strength that the first in the West should have, and this youth army has adapted to the intensity of the playoffs. On the other hand, the Pelicans Zion continue to be sidelined, Ingram cannot step up and dominate the game, facing the Thunder's high-pressure defense, the team lacks the ability to crack, and the Thunder will easily advance in this series.
Nuggets (2) 2-0 Lakers (7)
The Lakers lost 2 games in a row at the Nuggets' home court, both games were lost to the Nuggets, and the Lakers are always familiar with the plot when facing the Nuggets: in the first half, the two sides played back and forth to the Lake or the Lakers took the lead, and in the second half, the Nuggets began to overtake the score and then took away the game in waves. Especially in the second game, the Lakers were reversed by the Nuggets when they were leading by 20 points at one point, Murray's whistle shot gave the Lakers a fatal blow, and the Lakers' record in the face of the Nuggets has come to an embarrassing ten-game losing streak.
The Lakers played well enough in the second game, but in the end they were killed, which may also have lost the Lakers' morale, and if the Lakers still can't win the third game at home, then the fourth game should be a rout.
Timberwolves (3) 2-0 Suns (6)
The Timberwolves also beat the Suns twice at home, winning both games by a big margin. Although the Suns killed the Timberwolves three times in the regular season, the Timberwolves in the playoffs played significantly better, Edwards played more mature and calm, Towns and Gobert's twin-tower combination was good offensively and defensively, Conley Sr.'s stable control of the court, and McDaniels, Reed, Walker and other high-quality championship puzzles, the Timberwolves really showed their championship faces, and they may be able to wrestle with the Nuggets.
The Suns exposed a lot of problems in the first two games of the playoffs, the Big Three were inefficient in high-pressure defensive situations, other players could not step up and dominate the game, and the team's defensive ability was too poor. The 35-year-old Durant is too tired to play, Adu, who puts too much energy into the defensive end, is inefficient on the offensive end, and Vogel's stubborn use of personnel is also a major factor in the team's failure. But I believe that the Suns will recover at home and win one or two games at home, and of course, they are still optimistic that the young Timberwolves can advance to the second round.
Clippers (4) 1-1 Mavericks (5)
The Clippers defeated the Mavericks in the first game of the first round, but in the second game Leonard's return, the small card was absent for a long time, and his comeback did not bring substantial help to the team, and the Mavericks relied on the heroic play of the Eastern European combination to win back a city.
The Clippers' Big Four are aiming to win a championship this season, George, Harden and Westbrook are performing well in the first two games of the playoffs, and Leonard, the team's big man, is still finding his form after returning from injury. The Mavericks' Eastern European combination is very strong, Doncic scored a hand, Irving is still the king of the last quarter, but in the playoffs, the defensive titan Gafford performed sluggishly, was blown up by Zubac, this round of the series is likely to hit a tie-break, and the Clippers are the more likely team to advance to the second round.