The defending champion suffered a 20-point reversal! Crazy 60 three-point shots! Witness the history of the NBA

The first and second teams in the East both lost in the opening game of the divisional semifinals.

The playoffs have reached this stage, and they can't be simply defined as upsets.

Whether the Cavaliers or the Green Army lose, it is related to one word: three-point shooting.

Cleveland overturned yesterday, shooting 9 of 38 from the field, with a shooting rate of only 23.7%, and Mitchell, Strus and other main outside shots combined 2 of 16.

The visiting Pacers' shot 19 of 36 three-pointers from the field, shooting 52.8 percent, with Nembhard and Nesmith hitting a total of 9 three-pointers.

The Pacers suppressed the opponent through quick transitions and accurate three-point shooting, and Coach Carlisle used a switching strategy to limit the Cavaliers' offensive initiation, especially in response to the Cavaliers' single point of possession after Garland's absence.

The Pacers are a team that is very extreme, and once the offense is turned on, there is no opponent that cannot be beaten.

The Cavaliers went 3-1 in the regular season this season, becoming the only team in the league to beat the top team in the East three times. Since December 2024, the Pacers have an overwhelming 6-1 record against the Cavaliers.

So, if the Pacers win this series, don't be surprised, especially in Garland's absence, the pressure on the Cavaliers is on Miqiu...

Speaking of "extreme", then how is it possible to avoid the Celtics.

Facing the old rival Knicks today, the defending champion once widened the gap to more than 20 points in the second half, and began to wave, but the Knicks hit three points in a row and approached the score.

In the final quarter, Brunson continued to fire on the outside to lead the team to overtake, and the two teams were tied at 100 in the final moment, and the game went into overtime as Brunson missed the shot.

In overtime, the Knicks made a layup to widen the gap and finally beat the Celtics 108-105 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

As White put it: "What we did in the regular season, it doesn't mean much right now. It's the playoffs and it's a big challenge. ”

In the regular season, the Knicks faced the top three in the league, the Cavaliers, the Green Army, and the Thunder with 0 wins and 10 losses.

Can't fight a tough battle? No！

The Big Apple City broke the curse of "a team swept in the regular season is difficult to win in the playoffs", becoming the sixth team in NBA history to be swept by an opponent in the regular season, but win the first game of the playoffs away from home.

Give the defending champion a punch first.

Where did the Green Army lose? Pointers.

Derrick White made 5 of 16 shots, Tatum made 4 of 15 shots, Holiday made 2 of 7 shots, Jaylen Brown made 1 of 10 shots, Horford made 1 of 5 shots, Pritchard made 2 of 5 shots, Hauser shot 0 of 2...

Turning the basket off the home court, they made 60 three-pointers and only made 15.

Shooting 60 three-pointers and conceding 45 three-pointers both set NBA league playoff records!

Brown and Tatum become blacksmiths.

The duo shot 14-of-43 from the field and 5-of-25 from three-point range...

Despite the loss and a 20-point comeback, it's hard to be harsh on the way the Green Army plays.

"The Magic Ball Brigade can't go far?" "The three-point team is finished without a feel?" ”

They won the championship last season...

You can't question the learning methods of the top students just because you didn't do well in the exam once.

That's how Celtic play.

In the regular season, he averaged 48.2 outside shots per game and hit 17.8 shots, both of which are the most in the league.

The average number of shots per game surpassed the Rockets' 45.4 in 2018-19, NBA history.

In the regular season, they had four players who made 9+ three-pointers in a single game, namely Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser, becoming the first team in NBA history to have four players hit 9+ three-pointers in a single game in a single season.

The Celtics became the craziest three-point team in NBA history.

Three points can kill people, and they can also kill themselves.

From the thinking of the Green Army, they will not think about it: we have no mid-range, we have no three-dimensional attack, and we are too easy to defend.

As the defending champions, what they thought was: our three-point shooting has become like this, and we only lose by 3 points.

Next, continue.

For the winning New York Knicks.

It wasn't easy for them to get past the Pistons in the first round.

One is that the referee does help, and the other is that the Pistons are too tender, and CC's team often wins one night and loses at dawn.

But from the Knicks' point of view, their past operations, from trading bridges to getting Towns... Isn't this formation just to beat the Celtics?

That's the path they want to take.

Today is off to a great start.

Anunoby scored 29 points, beating the double tanhua, Bridges key defense to end the game... That's what the Knicks' forward reinforcements have done.

Mr. Tang, who was trapped for fouls, but also contributed a double-double of 14+13 and contributed an important rebound.

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Thibodeau will not change his ways, still the main players have full playing time, and Ohashi has been dry for 51 minutes.

Finally, a word about Brunson.

In Thibodeau's words, the big head is a well-rounded player, a great leader, resilient, mentally and physically resilient, quick thinking, leadership, and the ability to communicate with people.

In last year's playoffs, he was a well-deserved god of war, and in terms of performance, he was the best point guard in the league.

averaged 32.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, leading the Knicks all the way to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and finally lost to injuries...

Although Brother Di rarely talks about him, he definitely admires the way he plays.

A player who is more than 1.8 meters tall can kill in front of the two backfield locks of the Green Army.

I really admire.

Big Head is a true fighter.

Take today's game as an example: when he scores 11 points in a row, you will feel very happy, but when he makes consecutive mistakes and misses, he is easy to make you "cerebral hemorrhage"...

But people are the real leaders.

When Brunson arrives at the critical moment, the look in his eyes gives us the feeling: "I enjoy this kind of pressure. ”

"Even if the team dies, it will die in my hands!"

This is the big brother of the team, what to do.