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At present, it seems that the value of Ross prediction is still rising!

1:56pm, 12 May 2025【Basketball】

1-0, the eastern and western parts of the NBA performed a set of good shows in today's semi-finals, but the result reminded us of the predictions given by Derek Ross when he was in Chengdu in China. In short, its value is still rising! What did Ross say? "I'm optimistic that the Knicks can eventually step into the finals stage and defeat the Celtics, but the championship this season will belong to the Nuggets!"

Here, in Ross' previous prediction, the Knicks advanced six games in the first round, while the Celtics eliminated the Magic 5-1. Now, the two sides have also come to a real confrontation and the Knicks have completed a reversal in G1. In the western part of the area, the Nuggets defeated the Clippers with a healthy Leonard in a tiebreak. The journey was ups and downs, but it also allowed us to see the Nuggets' ability again. Today Gordon made another final victory, leaving Alexander with a depressed look!

Judging from the Nuggets' state in this game, the fatigue of 7 games with the Clippers is obvious, but the players who should play have not disappointed the fans. Putting aside Gordon's final victory, the competition with the Thunder seems to be evenly matched, but in fact it is above it.

This does not mean that the mentality and core players are better in performance, but that data can be used as a reference! First, the Thunder can maintain a double-digit lead for most of the time in this game, because they have a three-pointer!

3-point shooting of 15 of 43 made the Thunder shoot 11 more shots on the outside and hit 5 more goals, which is as much as 15 points! The 34.9% three-point shooting percentage is also quite good, but the shooting percentage, inside advantage and rebounding are not as good as the Nuggets.

This means that the Thunder can suppress the Nuggets in the first 13 seconds of the final game today, and this is more unstable than the inside and mid-range shooting. This means that the Thunder's three-pointer is slightly inferior in the next game, and the ending will be different.

From the actual game, we can also see that every time the Nuggets show signs of overtaking, the Thunder will destroy you with three-pointers, which also means that the Thunder relies too much on three-pointers against the Nuggets. This is obviously not a method that a team with comprehensive offensive should have.

Jokic + Gordon's inside combination, the Thunder can only play fast, but there is no advantage when they fall into the position, but the Thunder did not get up fast today. Chet had several beautiful quick downs and offensive and defensive conversion goals, but Alexander did not maximize the advantage of the fast attack.

data shows that the Thunder made 12 steals, while the Nuggets only had 6, but the fast break scored 27 points and the Nuggets scored 24 points! So there is still no more "get up" and the success rate is also a big problem.

While the seemingly equal strength of both sides, the Nuggets are more comprehensive in this game on the offensive end and naturally cannot be put aside their mentality. Every choice at a critical moment, including coaches and players, will affect the game, and the Thunder temporarily loses their home advantage. The same goes for the

Celtics and the Knicks. In the first quarter, both sides tried each other and scored not high. In the second quarter, the "magic ball" concept implemented by the Celtics worked as the outside feel warmer, but it could not withstand the poor feel!

Now, in the second half and throughout the overtime, the Celtics were reversed by the Knicks when they did not choose to adjust their offensive strategy. Although they were only 3 points away in the end, they only made an extra three-pointer, but the situation was not that simple.

60 shots, and the Celtics made 23 more outside shots than the Knicks, but the number of shots was 2 goals less, which means that the latter's play style is more reasonable and the offense is more comprehensive.

was reversed with a maximum lead of 20 points. It seems that the Celtics are far above the Knicks, but this is based on two aspects. One is that they have many three-pointers and their shooting percentage is good at first, and the other is that they have 10 more rebounds 59-49!

However, Porzingis's return date is not determined, and the Celtics' mentality has also changed, while the Knicks has gained a victory that should have been lost and the increase and decrease of one another, their psychological advantages will become more and more obvious. There are only 7 games in the

series. Now Boston has lost his home court and the Knicks' defense this season is still underestimated. Bridge + OG + Hart really does not have the double-team. From the game, the Celtics are obsessed with shooting from outside.

are divided into two situations: First, the coach implements the "magic ball concept" to let the players take decisively from the outside, but the choice is not very reasonable! Secondly, after Tatum and Brown faced great defensive pressure and Porzingis came off the field, the Celtics could not fight in.

If it is the latter, then the Celtics will be in danger in the next game. At least, from the moment, Ross' predictions about the NBA playoffs this season are slowly moving towards his script.