The teams most disappointed in the playoffs 24-25: Rockets ranked 4, Clippers ranked 3rd, and top 2 no suspense!

After the end of the regular season of the 2024-25 season, the NBA has shown a situation of "a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending". In addition to the Grizzlies, the eighth-ranked Grizzlies in the Western Conference, no one dares to say that they can win the other side with a showdown between the other seven teams! The East is more competitive than in previous seasons. The Cavaliers, Celtics, Pacers, and Knicks all have great strength. Compared to the past, you can see who can rush out of the East at a glance! However, after the playoff semi-finals, we can see which four teams are the most disappointing teams this year: among them, the Rockets are ranked 4th, the Clippers are ranked 3rd, and the top 2, there is no suspense!

Fourth (Rockets): The Warriors staged a 7-shot in the first round!

The young Rockets played the strongest season since Harden left this season, showing good stability since the beginning of the season, and kept it until the end of the season, and finally entered the playoffs with the second place in the West! Their first-round opponents are Curry and the Golden State Warriors led by Butler! Judging from the strength of this round of series, although the Warriors rank seventh in the West, the gap in strength between them is not big, because the Rockets have absolute advantages in the frontcourt and center position, and they are not at a disadvantage in defense. As long as the Rockets can make full use of their talent advantages, they have enough ability to defeat the Warriors! As soon as the series started, Curry used his unsolvable performance to steal the Rockets' home advantage. In G2, Butler was injured, the Rockets won a game back. G3 Butler was absent due to injury. This was originally a godsend for the Rockets, but they lost the game that they should not have lost. After G4 Butler came back, the Warriors led 3-1! After coming to the battle of life and death, the Rockets realized that their biggest advantage was in the inside, and improved Adams' tactical status, and directly won two consecutive games and dragged into a tiebreak.

However, after returning to home court, everyone except Shin Kyung and Amen were sleepwalking and were eventually eliminated! In summary, the Rockets did not seize the opportunity of Butler's injury and did not discover their true advantage until later! Losing the series that Ben has a chance, so they are ranked fourth!

Third (Clippers): Eliminated by the Nuggets in the first round!

Judging from the results, it is still reasonable for the Clippers to lose to the Nuggets in the first round, but why are they ranked third? There are many reasons. Take the G4, the most regrettable series between the Clippers and the Nuggets. The Clippers once led by 22 points at home. Seeing that the team would come to Denver with a 3-1 lead, they were shockingly reversed by the Nuggets. The number one sinner in this game was Tyron Lou. After the timeout, the defensive round was not included in the big lineup. In the end, Gordon scored a 0.1s dunk from Harden and Powell. The Clippers lost the game they shouldn't have lost! At this point, Harden and Leonard were like losing their souls. Only Harden played the right level in G6 in the last three games and dragged the series into the tiebreak. When the life and death battle was in the Clippers, they were stunned by the Nuggets as soon as they came up. The whole team had no fighting spirit and just surrendered by default! You should know that the Clippers' offensive and defensive efficiency in the last 22 games of the regular season are the best in the league. They are a team with greater strength than rankings. When the stars are not responsible in the playoffs, the coach's poor coaching will eventually lead to failure!

Second (Lakes): Beat the Timberwolves in the first round!

It is already surprising that the Lakers will eventually make it to the playoffs with the third place in the West. After Doncic arrived, the three major ball-holding core attacked in turn, cooperated with a good forward group to shrink defense, and played well in offensive and defensive efficiency! The opponent in the first round is the Timberwolves. Before the game, most fans and even experts believed that the Lakers would advance easily! The main reason is that Doncic named Gobert, and after the playoffs started, the Timberwolves G1 made a three-pointer at the Lakers' home court, directly tearing off the fake mask of the Lakers' defensive team! In the second game, Reed, Divinchenzo and McDaniels played for a little more than a quarter and all got fouls. I knew everything about it later, and the big score came to 1-1! In the following three games, the Timberwolves followed the Nuggets' method of playing against the Lakers in the previous few seasons. They just needed to hold on to the score in the first three quarters and did not give the referee the chance to control the game wildly. In the fourth quarter, a wave of the game was taken away. The Lakers had no choice but to be swept by the gentleman 4-1.

First (Cavs): Eliminated by the Pacers 4-1 in the second round!

The most disappointing team this season's playoffs must be given to the Cavaliers. As the leader of the Eastern Conference, he still played the dominance he deserved against the Heat in the first round! However, in the second round, there was no way to face the Pacers. The first two games lost consecutively, especially the second game, which was once led by more than 20 points, and was eventually reversed and killed by the Pacers. The entire G3 lineup won a big away game and won a game back, but in G4, facing Matherine's mentality, all the Cavaliers collapsed and played with emotion on the court. No one in Mitchell, Garland, and Mobley could respond and were easily defeated by the opponent. In G5, Halliburton directly lost four consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter. As the team with the highest offensive ability in the league, he scored only 110 points in two consecutive playoff games, and his defense also collapsed. The team can lose, but the Cavaliers lose in this way and they are the most disappointing team this season! If you have different opinions, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss!