NBA: The two groups are 3-1, the Eastern pattern is clear, the Suns were swept 0-4, and the Big Three are hard to find

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2024-04-29 12:58Published in Shandong

The NBA playoffs continue to be the end of another game day, and as the first round of games progresses, the league pattern gradually becomes clearer, and the West side can be said to be the least suspenseful. The Thunder and Nuggets have won three series, the Timberwolves still beat the Suns to send the Suns out of the fourth matchup after 3-0, and the Clippers are in the absence of Leonard, and the series has become the only suspenseful matchup in the West.

The matchup on the eastern side gradually became clear with the end of the game earlier, and the record of the two groups appeared 3:1. The Pacers were deadlocked until the end of the quarter without a number of cores on the Bucks' side, but ultimately lost the game and fell behind 3-1 in the series. The Knicks faced the 76ers again, and with Brunson's excellent play, they defeated Embiid again, and the series one was also 3:1, and the pattern of the East has gradually become clear. Let's take a look at the details of the competition.

The first matchup was between the Knicks and the 76ers, and after Embiid got 50+ plus data to lead the team back to a game, they originally thought that their G4 home court could win another game to tie the series. However, with a double-digit lead in the first quarter, the Knicks stubbornly tied the game, and the two sides remained deadlocked until the final moments. The 76ers, who were behind at the critical moment, were invisible when they needed to score, and in the end, the 76ers were 1:3 behind and stood on the verge of elimination.

Brunson once again contributed an efficient performance, hitting 18 of 34 shots, contributing 47 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, which is already comparable to Embiid and Maxey combined. Embiid scored 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 7-of-19 shots in this game, and Maxey scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-21 shots.

In Game 2, the Clippers played against the Mavericks Leonard due to injury, and the team Tyronn Lue also once again showed the lineup for the G1 game. Harden and George both played 33 points, George played efficiently in the half, and Harden took over the game in the final quarter and got 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter, and the two contributed a total of 66 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists, even if Doncic on the opposite side sent a triple-double, Irving scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, and still lost to the Clippers by 5 points.

The series score of the two teams came to 2:2, which can be said to be the most suspenseful group in the first round of the Western Conference. In the end, whether the Clippers can enter the second round, or the Eastern European combination overthrows the Big Three depends on the next game, of course, for the Clippers, if they want to go further, they still need Leonard in a healthy state to return as soon as possible.

Bucks vs. Pacers The Bucks are also an injury-plagued team, with Antetokounmpo and Lillard both sidelined. In this case, Middleton played with an injury, Lopez also performed efficiently, and Beasley also sent excellent outside projection, and all three of them got 20+ data, which once kept the game in suspense and chased it to only 6 points in the final quarter, but at the critical moment, the Pacers team blossomed more and won the game. Haliburton returned to regular season form with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Turner turned into a three-point shooter and finished with 29 points and nine rebounds with 7 three-pointers, in addition to multiple players scoring in double figures. The series score is 3:1, and the Pacers have already got the match point.

The final matchup was between the Timberwolves and the Suns, who were trailing 0:3 from the Suns. Just now the two sides played an excellent performance, the score alternately rose, no one was able to take a clear lead, the Suns played to Durant and Booker to the extreme, Durant played nearly 47 minutes Booker played 45 minutes, of which Durant got 33 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists on 12-of-17 shooting, Booker hit 13 of 21 shots and scored 49 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. But the team lacked the support of other players, and had six or five turnovers in the final quarter and six fouls to finish the game with just nine points and two assists. On the opposite side, Timberwolves Edwards hit 13 of 23 shots to finish with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, in addition to multiple team double-doubles, Towns contributed 28 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-17 shooting. The Timberwolves swept the Suns 4-0 to become the first team to advance to the second round, and the Suns, who have the Big Three of Durant + Booker + Beal, became the only team that has not won in the playoffs this season.

The Suns, who were swept out of the game, have a tougher choice to make in the offseason, and they will struggle to strengthen their roster in limited circumstances, unless it is said to be a rebuild. How do you think the Suns should adjust in the offseason?

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