The Western Conference Final Battle is here, who is the first point guard, Edwards or Alexander, Game 4 is a life-and-death battle

NBA playoffs are in progress and the third division final has been held.

West: Thunder 2-1 Timberwolves, East: Pacers 2-1 Knicks. The final East-West Championship and the overall championship will be produced in these 4 teams.

And tomorrow is the fourth game of the Western Conference, which is the first life-and-death battle in the Western Conference Finals.

The first three games of both sides were one-sided, and the home team eventually won. In the playoffs, there is a saying that the series starts with away wins, and as long as both sides can keep their home court, the suspense will always be there.

And this is true for the Western Conference Finals. In addition, the score difference between the three games is very large, and there is no suspense, which means that the two teams are actually unstable and there are still huge variables. The suspense of the Western Conference Finals did not end with the Thunder 2-0, and it will not be lost because of the Timberwolves' 42-point victory.

In the 7-inning 4-win series, Game 4 is crucial!

If it is 3-0, Game 4 is likely to be the last game of the series.

If it is 2-1, then Game 4 will be the watershed between 3-1 and 2-2. How big is the difference between 3-1 and 2-2? Maybe you can ask the Clippers this season. In the first round of the Clippers VS Nuggets, Gordon made a final deduction, allowing the Nuggets to "escape" away, tied the big score to 2-2, and finally advanced by defeating the Clippers by snatching 7.

If Gordon does not make up for the final draw, both sides will enter overtime. At this time, the Clippers are fully in power. The Clippers are likely to defeat the Nuggets and lead 3-1. If they are behind 1-3, it will be difficult for the Nuggets to turn the tables in their current state. Therefore, Gordon's buzzer-beating victory not only took away a away victory, but also turned 1-3 into 2-2, and promoted the Nuggets' final promotion.

Of course, the Thunder have also experienced it. In the first three games of the second round, the Thunder fell 1-2. At the end of the third quarter of the 4th, they were still 6 points behind, but they completed a reversal in the fourth quarter, "escape from death", tied the big score to 2-2, and finally defeated the Nuggets 4-3 to advance. Similarly, without the 4th game victory, the Thunder would not be able to hold on to the 7.

The season has ended 12 rounds of the series, with 10 2-1s appearing in the first 3 games (the other 2 are the Cavaliers 3-0 Heat and the Thunder 3-0 Grizzlies). Among these 10 2-1s, 8 teams that became 3-1, and 3-1 also won: 4 of them were 3-1 at home: the Warriors 3-1 Rockets, and finally advanced 4-3; the Timberwolves 3-1 Lakers, and finally advanced 4-1; the Pacers 3-1 Cavaliers, and finally advanced 4-1; the Knicks 3-1 Celtics, and finally advanced 4-2.

4 away games were 3-1: the Celtics 3-1 Magic, and finally advanced 4-1; the Knicks 3-1 Pistons, and finally advanced 4-2; the Pacers 3-1 Bucks, and finally advanced 4-1; the Timberwolves 3-1 Warriors, and finally advanced 4-1. Only 2 of

became 2-2, respectively, the Nuggets tied the Clippers 2-2 in the first round, and finally advanced 4-3; the Thunder tied the Nuggets 2-2 in the second round, and finally advanced 4-3.

It can be seen that a team that is behind 1-2 has a high probability of advancing after chasing 2-2, because it not only equalized the score, but also reversed the momentum of the series; while a team that is behind 1-2 has fallen into 1-3, and there is a great probability that it will be eliminated.

At the same time, the two teams that were tied 1-2 this season were tied away, 6 of them were left away in the fourth game, 2 equalized, and 4 of them fell 1-3 behind; while 4 of them were trailing 1-2 in the fourth game, and without exception, they all lost, which is an unfavorable data for the Timberwolves.

Why is the success rate of away equalization higher? Because the teams that played away in the fourth game are all teams with the highest ranking in the regular season, their overall strength is already above the other team.

The Timberwolves are now behind 1-2, falling into a passive position, and their overall strength is also under the Thunder. The only advantage in the fourth game of life and death is the home advantage, and it is still very difficult to defend. The first four teams this season have failed, it depends on the performance of the Timberwolves.

The showdown between Edwards vs. Alexander is also very critical. Who is the league's number one shooting guard? Or there will be a result after this series ends.