On May 20, Beijing time, there are two tie-break battles in the NBA playoffs, the Knicks PK the Pacers at home, and the Nuggets PK the Timberwolves at home.
The Knicks have a lot of injured players
Game 1 3:30, Knicks vs. Pacers
Both teams are home Dragons, and they have not lost their first three home games in this series, and whoever plays at home will have a higher winning chance. The Knicks have a home court in G7, but they have suffered too many injuries and are seriously out of order, and Hart will try to play with an injury after suffering an abdominal strain in the last game, hoping that his fighting spirit can infect his teammates. The Knicks are playing at home, averaging more than 120 points per game, and Brunson is the team's most important winning cornerstone, and hopefully he can break out.
Test the Pacers' ability to play on the road
The Pacers and the Knicks are in a war of attrition, and the Pacers' current rotation roster is more advantageous than the Knicks, but their road results are strained, and the prospects of G7 are still worrying. If the Pacers want to advance on the road, they must be more energetic than the Knicks and actively fight for rebounds, and the play of players such as Haliburton, Siakam, and Turner is crucial.
The Nuggets are looking to advance at home
Game 2: 8:00, Nuggets vs. Timberwolves
Who would have thought that the defending champion Nuggets would have been dragged into a tiebreaker? In the last G6 Nuggets slump, they only scored 70 points in the whole game, and they were behind by 50 points at most. Jokic is still a mainstay for the Nuggets, and the Timberwolves have a lot of defensive masters, and he still needs to dominate with MVP. Murray averaged 17 shots per game against the Timberwolves this round, but shot only 38.23% from the field, and he needs to improve his offensive efficiency. The other Nuggets players Porter Jr., Gordon, and Pope also have to use a Finals-level mentality to fight the Timberwolves, defend their home court, and strive to advance to the Western Conference finals.
The Timberwolves want to knock out the defending champions
The Timberwolves have fought so far, and tomorrow's road trip will continue to fight, with Edwards, Towns, Gobert, Reed, Conley, McDaniels, and Walker being the main rotations. Among them, Towns and Huazi are the team's most important scorers, and the veteran Conley has a rich experience, with a plus/minus of +44 in this series, the highest of the two teams, and one of the spiritual leaders of this team.