On May 8, Beijing time, ESPN's expert team predicted the two rounds of divisional semifinals that started today, and the 16 experts who predicted the Celtics vs Cavaliers series were unanimously optimistic about the Green Army to advance, and the 14 experts who predicted the Thunder vs Mavericks series were tied, with 7 supporters on each team, and 9 of them believed that this round of the series should be tied for seven.
The data shows that the total score given by the 16 experts who predicted the Celtics vs Cavaliers is concentrated in two types, 10 are favored by the Green Army to eliminate the Cavaliers 4-1, and 6 are optimistic that the Green Army will eliminate the Cavaliers 4-2.
The two teams met three times in the regular season, with the Celtics winning two and losing one. On 12/13/23, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 120-113; On 12/15/23, the Celtics beat the Cavaliers again 116-107; On 3/6/24, the Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Celtics 105-104. ESPN's prediction of a win rate for G1 today is: Cavaliers 30.7% and Celtics 69.3%.
The 14 pundits who predicted the Thunder vs. Mavericks all gave a 4-2 or 4-3 overall score, but they thought the advancing side was different. Four people think the Mavericks advance 4-2, one thinks the Thunder advances 4-2, three think the Mavericks advance 4-3, and six think the Thunder advance 4-3.
The two teams met four times in the regular season, with the Thunder winning three and losing one. On 12/3/23, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 126-120; On February 11, 24, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 146-111; On March 15, 24, the Thunder beat the Mavericks again 126-119; On 4/15/24, the Thunder beat the Mavericks 135-86. ESPN's prediction of a win rate for today's G1 is: Mavericks 36.8%, Thunder 63.2%
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