The NBA playoffs changed drastically! The defending champion suffered a series of reversals, 0-2 for the first time in history, and the Warriors have no chance

The Warriors played against the Timberwolves in the second round of the playoffs this season. With the explosion of Butler and Hilder, they led 1-0. The fans just smelled the scent of the championship and the bad news came - Curry was strained in the hamstring! The doctor said that you need to rest for 3-4 sessions and you will not be able to come back for 11 days. This is not a trivial matter. Curry is 37 years old. Can he compare his recovery speed with young people? Not to mention that he has been suffering from injuries in recent years. He has been dislocated in 2022-23 season and has been absent in 11 games. He has suffered another 8 games in an ankle sprain in 2023-24 season. He has played 22 games less due to injuries in his career playoffs!

data shows that Curry is not present, and the Warriors' offensive efficiency falls directly from the league's front to the seventh-last, leaving only 109.3. G1 won the game and caught the Timberwolves off guard, but the G2 Timberwolves recovered. Can the Warriors with no curry be withstood Edwards' impact? The probability of promotion plummeted from 64% to 38%. This figure is not just a cold statistics, but a "stumbling block" on the Warriors' road to winning the championship.

My opinion: The Warriors have been too dependent on Curry in recent years. Thompson is old, Green is in a state of ups and downs, and the depth of the bench is not enough. As soon as Curry fell, the team felt like they were losing their souls. To be honest, the Warriors have to think about what to do in the future. They can’t always expect a 37-year-old core to "lead" the entire team!

Looking at the east, the two dark horses, the Knicks and the Pacers, are simply "black and shining"! The Knicks have brought Towns in the middle of this season, and the inside is covered up, the offensive space is full, and the defense is upgraded. In the second round, they beat the Celtics, and they pushed their opponent's three-point shooting percentage to 31.9%. Bridges and Hart took turns strangling, and the Celtics averaged 15.3 turnovers per game. Towns averaged 18.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and G2 blocked Jaylen Brown's key layup, forcing the defending champion to the edge of the cliff.

Pacers are even more ruthless. With their "Scud" style, the average pace of 123.4 rounds per game makes the Cavaliers' double towers breathless. Head coach Carlisle was very smart and designed the high pick-and-roll of Siakam and Turner, and combined with the three-pointer rain, he tore the Cavaliers' defense line to pieces. Substitute point guard Nemhard made 15 assists in two games, becoming a hidden "engine". In the third quarter of G2, the Pacers made a 17-4 wave, taking the game away directly, the Cavaliers' home court advantage? It's gone long ago!

My opinion: These two dark horses made me shine, and the team basketball pressed the superstar logic to the ground to rub! The Knicks' defense and Pacers' speed prove that tactics and coordination are sometimes more effective than big-name stars. The alliance trend has changed, and it may not be possible to rely on building superstars alone.

The defending champion Celtics really "turned over to grandma's house" this time! In the second round against the Knicks, he scored 100 three-pointers in two games, only 25 of them, missing 75 shots, setting a record for missing three-pointers in the first two games of the playoffs. What's even more exaggerated is that they made less than 25% of their three-point shooting percentage in two consecutive games, and they threw more than 40 times, which is the first time in NBA history!

Tatum's performance was even more heartbreaking. He made 12 of 42 shots in two games and 5 of 20 three-pointers. At the critical moment, Bridges also grabbed two final shots in a row. In the last moment of G2, Tatum wanted to organize an attack, but was slapped by Bridges. The Knicks fought back and killed the final shot. The Celtics fans were stunned. According to statistics, Tatum's shooting percentage at critical moments in the playoffs is only 22.7%, which is far from the regular season.

My opinion: The Celtics' three-point dependence is too serious, and if they don't make a shot, they will be done. Tatum lost his mind at critical moments, and his psychological quality has to be questioned. The champion team must have the ability to fight hard, and it is not enough to rely solely on the regular season to score data.

As the first in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers have an offensive efficiency of 122.9 points per game in the regular season. Who would have thought that the Pacers would be beaten to the second round of the playoffs and were "finished all over the ground"? Allen and Mobley were completely silent in the inside double towers. G1 was substituted by the Pacers and scored 22 points with a real shooting percentage of 62%. G2 Turner scored another 23 points and 8 rebounds, using the Cavaliers' penalty area as his own back garden. The defense of the

Cavaliers were also in a mess. The Pacers accounted for 27.3% of the fast break scores, while the Cavaliers only had 18.6%, and the rhythm was completely deviated. Now 0-2 is behind, the home advantage is gone, the Cavaliers stand on the edge of the cliff, and then take a step back and have to go home to fish.

My opinion: The Cavaliers relied on their inside and offensive efficiency in the regular season, and the targeted playback will be revealed as soon as they encounter targeted playback. The offense and defense are imbalanced, and the substitute has no highlights. The halo of the number one in the East is probably going to be broken.

In the West, the Thunder and the Nuggets played a series of sparks. G1 Thunder were defeated by Gordon's three-pointer and lost their home court, but G2 and their firepower were fully launched, defeating the Nuggets by 43 points! SGA scored 34 points and 8 assists, Jaylen Williams scored 22 points, and Homegren scored 15 points and 12 rebounds, even Jokic was a little confused when he was defending. The Thunder scored 32 points in the fast break, while the Nuggets only had 14 points, which was like the sky and the earth.

The regular season Thunder won 3 wins and 1 loss against the Nuggets, and are not psychologically afraid of their opponents. G2 eight scored in double digits, and the psychological toughness of young players is impressive. The average age of the Thunder group of young men is only 24 years old, and they already dare to fight the defending champion!

My opinion: The Thunder are amazing. SGA is already the top point guard, and Homegren can also become a big killer in the inside in the future. They are not only talented, but also brains and tenacity. The West probably depends on their expression in the next few years.

Why is this "evil" in the playoffs? Data talk: Two home teams fell behind 0-2 for the first time in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, and the Knicks and Pacers team basketball data crushed their opponents, and the fast break and three-point efficiency far exceeded that of the Celtics and the Cavaliers. According to ESPN statistics, since the 2024-25 season playoffs, the winning rate of teams with high team cooperation scores has reached 68.4%, far exceeding that of teams that rely on superstars.

NBA analyst Skip Bayless bluntly stated in the show: "Injuries and tactical innovation are X factors in this year's playoffs. The Celtics failed three-pointers, the Warriors lacked Curry, traditional strong teams rely too much on the core, and they collapse once they are targeted. The team play of dark horse teams is reshaping the league structure."

My opinion: The data and experts are right, injuries have exposed flaws for veteran strong teams, and the rise of team basketball has given dark horses a chance. This playoffs are like a mirror, showing whoever is fully prepared is "living his capital".

This playoff drama tells us that the world of the NBA has changed! For the team, superstars and teams have to grasp both, and injury management must also keep up, otherwise even the strongest lineup will be useless. For fans, this drama of a dark horse counterattack and a powerful man’s fallout is full of viewing, and the next game is probably going to be "exploded"! #Picture and text check-in plan# In one sentence, this playoffs is more exciting than TV series. We will wait and see who can laugh!