The first round of the NBA playoffs in the 23-24 season will usher in the G3 competition tomorrow, in which the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Nuggets challenge in Staples, with a 2-0 advantage, Denver seems to have a great tendency to go to the next city. On the Suns side, Durant, Booker and the other big three seem to be helpless against Edwards, a new generation of stars, who are not as good as the Timberwolves on the offensive end, and it is difficult to match the rhythm of the opponent on the defensive end. For this reason, taking advantage of the fact that the American media "basketball-reference" updated the probability of advancing to the first round before the G3 game, we also hurried to learn about the details.
Sun 9%
The Phoenix Suns are now down 0-2, and they are about to return to their home court to advance to the semifinals with a specific probability of only 9.4%, so it can be said that the probability of advancing to the first round of about 9% is really too low! Durant needs to step up, and in his recent speech, he pointed out that the team should increase the tempo, will this be the way to turn around?
In addition, the matchup between the Pelicans and the Thunder has a higher probability of a reversal, and in the eyes of the media, the New Orleans Pelicans still have an 11% chance of making it past the first round, but injuries seem to be their biggest problem!
Clippers 53%
Although the home court was won by the Dallas Mavericks, in terms of overall strength, the Clippers can play more players, including Leonard, who is still looking for form, and if he plays at a normal level, the team's chances of advancing will be as predicted by the media, with a 53.4% chance.
Lakers 8%
A 20-point reversal is more demoralizing than a direct 2-0 reversal!This is something that needs to be considered, you must know that when the Lakers' popularity is due to the Nuggets' last heroic reversal, they will be timid, but the Nuggets will be more open, because they have turned defeat into victory from adversity, which will inject a lot of confidence into every player in Denver, which is why the media believes that the Lakers have the lowest probability of advancing among the Western teams.
U.S. media update the probability of advancing to the Western Division in the 23-24 season:
First, the Nuggets 92.0%
Second, Timberwolves 90.6%
Third, Thunder 89.0%
Fourth, Clippers 53.4%
Fifth, the Mavericks 46.6%
Sixth, Pelicans 11.0%
Seventh, Sun 9.4%
Eighth, Lakers 8.0%