On April 30, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, but there was a one-sided situation in the West, and three teams have successfully advanced, all from the Northwest Division. Last season, all the Pacific regions made the playoffs, but they didn't expect the Northwest Division to come strongly this season, and all of them successfully advanced in the first round, among which the Nuggets and Timberwolves will meet in the semifinals, and now only the Clippers and Mavericks are still in the fierce battle. As stars of the older generation, James and Durant have been out of the game early, and Harden has become the last glory.
The first to advance was the Timberwolves, who swept the Big Three Suns 4-0, which was quite surprising. I thought the Suns could bring some surprises, but I didn't expect to be completely unable to raise my head in front of the Timberwolves, 4 games down, and the last game of the two teams played a little stalemate, the other three Suns were all defeated, and the gap in strength was still obvious, so Durant took the lead in being swept away, and his era was really over.
Then the Thunder, the first in the West, swept the Pelicans 4-0, and the opponent was less Zion, and it still had a great impact on the strength. However, after the Thunder advanced to the playoffs, the outside world was not optimistic about them, after all, they were a young team, but in the first round of performance, they showed strong strength, did not give the Pelicans too many opportunities, and the first game was played until the last moment. And Alexander has also proven himself in the playoffs and can still lead the team to win games.
Finally, the defending champion Nuggets, after leading 3-0, unexpectedly lost 1 game, and they did not give another chance when they returned to their home court, relying on Murray's quasi-stunner, the big score was 4-1 to advance. This series is still very intense, and the Lakers are even in the lead for most of the time, but unfortunately they can't withstand the critical moments, and they are killed by Murray in both games. In this way, the Lakers fell in front of the Nuggets again, and James was also out of the first round for the second time in his career, and his era may be over.
With James and Durant out one after another, as the star of the older generation, there is only James Harden left, who plays for the Clippers and the Mavericks tied 2-2, and still has a chance to move forward. Harden also turned the tide in G4, making consecutive throws in the final quarter, scoring 15 points alone to help the team win, and he himself continued to impact the championship, and at the same time shouldered the last glory of the older generation, it depends on whether he can hold on to the end.