The only two tiebreaker in the first round! Who can escape?

When there are only two tiebreakers left in the first round of the NBA playoffs this season, the gear of fate has turned to the cruelest scale. On one side is the cold wind of the snowy mountains on the Denver Plateau collided with the steel will of the Los Angeles Clippers, and on the other side is the youth storm of the Houston Rockets fighting the dynasty afterglow of the Golden State Warriors. The scripts of these two sets of showdown have long surpassed the simple victory or defeat - this is a microcosm of the change of times, a touchstone of superstar quality, and the most extreme game in basketball philosophy.

On the Kings Mountain in Denver, Murray used a "killing and heart-killing" jump shot to force the Clippers into a desperate situation. He performed 43 points in a single game, and a bloodthirsty 17 points in a single quarter. His eyes reminded me of Murray in the 2020 park playoffs. No one can underestimate this cold-blooded killer with serious degradation in the regular season. At the same time, Westbrook came on the bench for the Nuggets and scored 21 points, almost defeating the Clippers' bench with one force.

Fortunately, the Clippers were not easily knocked down, and they gave the toughest response in G6: Harden's performance was just like his consistent leading performance in the regular season. He was the helm of the Clippers, with his playing time reaching 46 minutes, 17 points in a single quarter and 28 points in the game. The familiar Brother Deng is back; Leonard is still the terminator, using the stable output of 27+10+5 to prove that the "robot" will never crash.

And the Nuggets' fatal hidden danger is emerging - Jokic scored only 5 points in the second half, and his physical fitness and teammates are the biggest test for Mr. Yoo. When Westbrook's dunk and his defense missed the scene repeatedly appeared, Tyron Lu's "Batum Gambling" had quietly worked: the French striker's three blocks and five assists were like a scalpel that accurately cut off Jokic's passing line.

And in Houston, another fate is being rewritten. When the Warriors set off on the away game with a 3-1 match point, Van Vleet and a group of young people went crazy. Van Jordan scored 26 points and scored 40 million yuan. Amen and Dillon also saw 25 points and 24 points respectively. On the other hand, the Warriors were even scared by the Rockets' state. The two teams had only 21 points in total, and they were in no state. The disadvantages of the inside were undoubtedly exposed, which allowed the tall Rockets to score an astonishing 131 points.

G6 The Warriors who returned to home can be said to be desperate and want to advance, because this is their last home court in the first round, and they only need one victory to advance to the next round. However, the mysterious and confident Cole changed the starting lineup again, not only continued to use Hilde, but also put Gary Payton in, but instead put Boger on the bench. Obviously Hilde and Payton are not very adapted to their roles, and Payton has not been able to limit Van Jordan, who has played crazy again. In this game, VanVleet scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, which is the best in the game.

Although Curry and Butler recovered their form in this game, scoring 29 points and 27 points respectively, no one shared the pressure in the starting lineup. Even though they were only two rounds away in the final quarter, Cole was still betting on Hilde, whose three-point shooting percentage was only 33% and was a defensive colander. As a result, the Rockets used a 17-4 shock wave to bury the suspense. In contrast, in addition to Van Vleet, Shin Kyung and Adams dominate the three-second zone, with Shin Kyung scoring a comprehensive data of 21 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, and substitute Adams also had 17 points. They are constantly magnifying their size advantage.

Trick seven battle never treats each other gently. Jokic's career tiebreaker averages 31+13+7 terrifying data per game, Curry's 50-point miracle against the King in 2023 are all reminding us of the terrifying gigantic ones. But history also records another side: when James led the Cavaliers to the Warriors 1-3 in 2016, he relied on his crazy impact on the penalty area with 48 points - this is exactly the same as the inside strategy of the Clippers using Batum to crack the Nuggets and the Rockets using Shin Kyung to crush the Warriors.

Here, boldly predict that the cold wind on the Denver Plateau may slow down Harden's pace, but the Clippers' array change wisdom and Leonard's robot attribute will make them difficult to win the final victory. It is not that the Nuggets cannot do it, but that their winning conditions are more stringent, because Jokic has to play more time, but physical fitness will test the three-time MVP winner. At the same time, Murray and Porter must have one person who has the limit to play to share Jokic's defensive pressure, but the Clippers can play more people, and the four King Kongs have more fault tolerance. Batum and Bogdan on the bench have good three-point firepower that can effectively suppress Westbrook's connection period.

And the more popular Warriors can also chew the Rockets' hard bones away. As long as Cole no longer blindly confident in passing the system and dares to send Looney to fight against the opponent's big center, whether it is Shin Kyung or Adams, it will still be the nightmare of the Warriors, but the Rockets' biggest inner demon is themselves. They are really too young and have never been tempered by the playoffs. They will have more mistakes and their shooting will be unstable. In contrast, Butler and Curry are both players born for the big scenes. They can try their best to play more time in the tiebreak, make their competitiveness stronger, and use their will to shorten the lineup length and win the final victory.