The home team lost five consecutive times! The strong teams from the east and west were dismissed! For the first time in history!
6:21am, 13 May 2025Basketball
On May 7, the NBA playoffs officially entered the semi-finals stage. After the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves today, the semi-finals teams have at least finished the first game of the series, and the current outcome is indeed surprising.
The four superior teams playing at home lost a collective loss, and the home advantage that they had actively pursued in the regular season became a strange nightmare moment. What's even more outrageous is that after losing two home games in a row, the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers, have now reached the edge of the cliff 0-2. Facing the Pacers, the Eighth-Level, the crisis of Black Eight elimination is gradually approaching.
Knight 0-2 Pacers
Knights are really not easy. Garland was absent in the first game of the series, and Mitchell scored 33 points and was unable to support it. In the end, he lost to the Pacers 112-121. In the second game, the Cavaliers continued to lack Garland, and Mobley and Hunter were also absent due to injuries. Mitchell tried his best to score 48 points. The Cavaliers were at most 20 points ahead of the Pacers, but in the end they were defeated by Halliburton and lost again 119-120.
As the top leading team, the Cavaliers lost two home games in a row at the beginning, and will go to Indiana to complete two away games away games. At present, the three main players of the Cavaliers may not be able to return in the third game. The Cavaliers are really dangerous at the moment.
Celtics lost 0-1 to the Knicks
Cavaliers lost two games in a row, and the second-place Celtics in the East were not optimistic. In the first game of the series against the Knicks in the semi-finals, the Celtics were once a huge advantage of 20 points ahead of the Knicks, but in the end, they were dragged into overtime and lost 105-108.
It is particularly important to mention that in the first game of the semi-finals, the entire team made 60 three-pointers, made only 15 shots, and made 45 shots from outside the three-point line, setting a new record for three-point shots in the NBA playoffs. As the defending champion team, it is still a bit embarrassing to leave such an embarrassing record in the playoffs.
Thunder 0-1 Nuggets
The top two in the Eastern Conference were all down, and there were naturally no exceptions in the Western Conference. As the leading champion of regular season record, the Thunder played well at home when facing the Nuggets in the first game of the series, and at most it was a double-digit advantage ahead of the Nuggets.
However, under Jokic's leadership, he continued to counterattack and approached the score at the last moment. Homgren missed two free throws at the critical moment, but was defeated by Aaron Gordon with a magical three-pointer, and finally lost to the Nuggets 119-121. It has to be said that the young Thunder still lacks some decisive experience in the playoffs.
Warriors 0-1 Timberwolves
The last round came from the Timberwolves and the Warriors. They defeated the Lakers in advance and were waiting for the Timberwolves early. Facing the Rockets' seven-game siege to advance, the three-pointers in the first game of the series felt cold, with only 5 of them scored 29 shots, 13 fewer three-pointers than the Warriors. At most, the game was even 23 points behind. Although Curry's injury and retreated in the middle caused quite a fluctuation to the team, the Warriors finally relied on the outstanding performance of veterans such as Butler, Hilder and Green to successfully take away the first victory 99-88 away.
At present, all four teams with home advantage in the playoff semi-finals lost the first game of the series. This is also the first time such a special situation has occurred in NBA playoff history. Whether it is the defending champion or the regular season champion, the unexpected changes in the situation have also made this year's playoff semi-finals full of highlights.
Next, can each home team adjust its state and reverse the passive situation? Can the knight keep the hope on the edge of the cliff? Will the Celtics rebound? Can the Thunder and the Timberwolves regain their pace? Under suspense, the excitement has just begun.
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