The NBA playoffs have changed! Almost all the favorites to win the championship are bad, the big dark horse is born, and the Warriors opportunity is here

If there is little suspense in the first round of the NBA playoffs this year, all those who should advance will advance, and those who should be eliminated will be eliminated, then it will be interesting to the second round. Let’s first look at the eight teams that broke into the second round, the Thunder, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors, Cavaliers, Celtics, Knicks and Pacers. G1 has ended three matches in the second round, and all of these three games are below the mark. Pacers 1-0 Cavaliers, Knicks 1-0 Celtics, Nuggets 1-0 Thunder, all the top favorites in the championship were lost. Before that, in the ESPN championship odds ranking, the Thunder ranked first, the Celtics ranked second, and the Cavaliers ranked third. As a result, all three teams lost a surprise home game in G1 in the second round, which also made the playoff situation confusing. Who is the most capable? What is the most hope for the championship this year? The Pacers and Cavaliers are both super offensive teams, but the Cavaliers are better in all offensive data, with average scores, offensive efficiency, shooting percentage, and three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have better book strength and starters are in the four all-stars Mitchell, Garland, Mobley and Allen. During the regular season, the Cavaliers were also the number one in the Eastern Conference, winning 12+ long-term wins three times, and dominant. The Pacers are younger. Although the offense is also very fierce, their various data are slightly inferior to the Cavaliers. G1 can crush the Cavaliers, and the Pacers have also become the biggest dark horse in the playoffs this year. They have no superstars, most of them are young players, and the entire team has no attention, but they can show such strength. The gentleman swept the Bucks 4-1 in the first round, and the Cavaliers won a good start in the first match against them in the second round.

In fact, the Pacers are definitely underestimated. They win by scoring more points, the team cooperates well, and the offense is quite smooth. Last year, the Pacers quietly broke into the Eastern Conference Finals. Although they were swept 4-0 by the Celtics, looking at each game carefully, the Celtics won very hard, and they all fought to the decisive moment, and narrowly won with a few points. This year, this Pacers should not be underestimated. In the group of

, the Celtics and the Knicks, the pre-match predicted that it was the most suspenseless duel. The rotation depth of both sides was not the same level, and the Knicks remained completely defeated against the Celtics in the regular season. As a result, in the first match between G1, the Knicks completed a 20-point comeback and finally defeated the Celtics in overtime. In the whole game, the Knicks started four players and played for more than 43 minutes, and Bridges played for 51 minutes. As expected, the whole team was super awesome. The key was that they played for so long, and the core main players were not tired. On the other hand, in the Celtics, Tatum Brown and others were already out of breath by the fourth quarter. The Knicks' style of fighting that is so hard that he uses the main force is actually a double-edged sword. He has long been used to this strength in the starting lineup, and his physical fitness is directly full, but he is afraid of being injured.

The Celtics lost because they were too obsessed with the Magic Ball system and too many crazy three-pointers. They made 15 of 60 three-pointers in the game, missing 45 three-pointers, setting the record of losing the most three-pointers in NBA history (including the playoffs and regular season). During the regular season this season, the Celtics are also the favorite team in the league to shoot three-pointers. They are ranked first in the league in terms of three-point shooting and output. They are likely to make or lose three-pointers, and it is too damn good to win. Just like this G1 game, in the last few rounds of the last quarter, Tatum could fully hit the basket and cause damage, and he chose to hit the iron with a three-pointer. The Nuggets and Thunder teams are also one-sided in the pre-match predictions. The TNT commentary team and the ESPN expert team have a total of 17 players, all of which are predicted that the Thunder will advance to the Western Conference Finals. On the one hand, the Thunder was indeed very strong during the regular season, with many data first in the league and even history first. On the other hand, after sweeping the Grizzlies in the first round, the Thunder took a long break and should have been well prepared. The Nuggets had just finished the tiebreak and their energy had not yet recovered to their best, so they had to play another super high-intensity series. As a result, in the second round of G1, the Nuggets ended with the Thunder, which was Gordon's finale. As early as the first round of G4 against the Clippers, Gordon staged a 0.1-second dunk. The Thunder are strong, and almost the whole game maintains suppression of the Nuggets, but their lack of experience is still exposed. They have to play penalty tactics at the end of the game, but they end up killing themselves.

On the contrary, the Nuggets are more resilient and more tenacious, and the star is really good at getting a teacher. Although Jokic basically lost to Alexander in the MVP competition, Jokic is definitely stronger than Alexander in terms of individual combat power and his contribution to the team. Finally, I have to praise Westbrook. Westbrook is mature and calm in the playoffs this year. Gordon's three-point winning goal is Westbrook's pass assist. Westbrook is in the team, and the probability of the Nuggets competing for the championship has greatly increased.

NBA playoffs have changed dramatically, all the favorites to win the championship have been eliminated, and all the top three teams in the championship odds list have failed in G1, which also shows that there is nothing impossible, and the Golden State Warriors' opportunity has come. The Warriors and the Timberwolves' G1 have not started yet, and they are waiting for the Warriors to have a game below. In the 22-year playoffs, no one is optimistic about the Warriors. I didn't expect that they could defeat the Celtics in the Finals and win the championship. Maybe this year's Warriors can create another glory?