Semi-final situation 1-2: Western Warriors Thunder are in trouble, and the top two in the East win back one game

On May 11, the NBA divisional semi-finals have ended three games. Currently, the three groups of series have a total score of 1-2, and no group of series can perform a sweep. However, there are three high-ranking teams in the series, which are behind 1-2 in total, namely the Cavaliers are behind the Pacers 1-2, the Celtics are behind the Knicks 1-2, and the Thunder are behind the Nuggets 1-2, and only the Warriors are behind the Timberwolves 1-2.

The situation in the Western Conference semi-finals

The Warriors 1-2 Timberwolves

The Warriors and the Timberwolves were plagued by injuries in the series. The Warriors were injured in Curry in the first game of the series. Fortunately, the Warriors had a huge lead in this game, so they won the first 99-88. However, in the second game when the Warriors lacked Curry, Edwards was once injured by Davis, and the Timberwolves still beat the Warriors 117-93 at home.

Now in the third Western Conference semi-finals, Edwards' combat condition was affected. Under the leadership of Butler and Kumingga's brave performance, the Warriors started a tug-of-war with the Timberwolves. However, although Butler scored 33+7+7 and Kumingga also performed 30 points, the Warriors were reversed 97-102 and defeated the Timberwolves 1-2 in the last moment, resulting in a 1-2 fall behind in the total score.

Thunder 1-2 Nuggets

Both sides made up and down in the first three games of the series. In the first game, the Nuggets completed a 14-point comeback with Gordon's three-point winning goal. In the second game, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets at home with 43 points, showing their due strength with a crushing victory.

Only in the third Western Conference semi-finals, the Nuggets returned to their home court and fell into a tug-of-war with the Thunder, and the two sides continued to lead alternately and draw many times. In the final stage of regular time, Gordon hit a three-pointer, and Alexander and Jokic missed their final shots one after another. However, in overtime, Jokic led the team to a 11-2 offensive combined, leading the Nuggets to score 20+ and win another game. The Thunder lagged behind the Nuggets 1-2 in the first three games.

Eastern semi-finals situation

Cavaliers 1-2 Pacers

Cavaliers lost two consecutive home scores and fell behind 0-2, and they welcomed three main players, Mobley, Garland and Hunter, in the third game. The Fully Cavaliers showed super combat power. They led by up to 26 points in the game, and finally defeated the Pacers 126-104 with a 22-point gap, catching up to 1-2 behind in the total score.

Mitchell scored 43+9 data and became the Cavaliers' number one hero again. He scored 91 points in the last two playoffs, becoming the third player besides Jordan and James in the early 40 years, and he was able to score 90+ points in two consecutive playoffs.

Celtics 1-2 Knicks

defending champion Celtics suffered a 20-point back-off at home in the first two games, becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to encounter such an embarrassing team. The 0-2-decided defeat also put the Celtics in trouble.

However, in the third game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Celtics rebounded strongly to crush the Knicks. They expanded their lead by 31 points at most at all, and finally won the Knicks 115-93 and pulled back the game to a 1-2 draw. Tatum contributed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, leading the Celtics team to score in a double win.