On May 1, Beijing time, the first round of NBA games today has ended, and what is surprising is that all 3 groups of matchups in the East have come to 3-2, and the competition has also entered a white-hot stage. The pattern of the West is very clear, the top 3 all reached the semifinals, the Thunder and the Timberwolves were swept 4-0, the Nuggets eliminated the Lakers 4-1, and the Clippers, as the No. 4 seed in the West, must withstand it, otherwise it will become the first team in the West to be defeated.
The game between the 76ers and the Knicks was magical, in the last 28 seconds of the game, the Knicks still led by 6 points, and then Maxey began to perform, he first scored 3+1, and then Hart hit one of two free throws, and Maxey hit a long-range three-pointer to drag the game into overtime. In overtime, the Knicks' shooting percentage declined, Maxey scored a difficult three-pointer again, Oubre and Embiid also played well, and the 76ers miraculously reversed the Knicks 112-106 to chase the big score to 2-3. Maxey played a playoff career masterpiece, scoring 46 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, and 7 of 12 three-pointers.
The Cavaliers narrowly beat the Magic 104-103 at home, also leading 3-2, but the next game of the Magic at home is very hopeful to catch up to 3-3, and the series is still very suspenseful. G5 of the Bucks and the Pacers, Brother Alphabet and Lillard are still absent, but the Bucks beat the Pacers by a big margin, and the score came to 2-3.
The Bucks' Beverley was a surprise man, scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the second quarter, while the Bucks went on a 30-17 run to outrun the Pacers. In the third quarter, the Bucks were on fire, playing 34-19 in a single quarter, and the third quarter was over, and the difference had reached 20 points. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers began to chase points, but the difference was too big, and Carlisle had to replace the main team in advance, and finally the Bucks defeated the Pacers 115-92.
The Bucks' Beverley got 13 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and his performance was excellent on both offensive and defensive ends, Middleton had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, he was really a big-game player, he usually played averagely, but he broke out at a critical moment, Portis had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and Beasley had 18 points and 5 rebounds. The Pacers' Haliburton had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner had 13 points and 5 rebounds, and Siakam had 12 points and 4 rebounds.
In this way, no team in the East has advanced to the semifinals, and tomorrow's match between the Celtics and the Heat, if the Celtics win, will eliminate the Heat 4-1 to enter the semifinals, and the suspense is not very big. There is only one group of matchups left in the first round of the West, that is, the Clippers and the Mavericks, the two teams are 2-2, and will compete for Tianwang Mountain tomorrow, according to statistics, who can win the series G5, the probability of promotion reaches 81.7%, so both teams will definitely go all out, the Clippers have a certain advantage in home battle, and Leonard continues to be absent, for the Clippers at this stage, it is definitely a wise choice to let Xiaoka rest. If the Clippers resist the pressure and eliminate the Mavericks, the top four in the West will all participate in the semifinals.