The second round of NBA curse! The lower coin swept the league, Curry injured and retreated to the Warriors against the will of heaven and change their fate

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May 7, 2025

1. Historical level is the best! The chaos in the second round subverts the cognition

The second round of the NBA playoffs this season, completely tearing down the script of "home court advantage". From the Pacers 2-0 Cavaliers to the Warriors' away game overturning the Timberwolves, all four-group matchups were counterattacked by the "lower". What's even more outrageous is that the Pacers even returned to home court with a 2-0 score, forcing the Cavaliers into a desperate situation. Fans joked: "The second round is the paradise for the lower-ranking people and the cemetery for the higher-ranking people."

Facing the number one Cavaliers in the East, the Pacers won the first game with Halliburton's "self-punishment and self-snatch + three-pointer kill" and completed a major reversal when they were 20 points behind in the final quarter. The Cavaliers' "Pussy Strong Team" label was labeled as dead: Garland retreated in injury, Mitchell could not support himself, and there were many loopholes in defense. Netizens complained: "Why can the Cavaliers win the championship in this performance? I would rather believe Butler is my father!"

2. Curry retreated in injury, and the G1 of the surprise warriors and the Timberwolves is a "magic realism" drama. One minute of the game, Hilde was stopped by the referee for wearing the wrong shorts, and the bench laughed. Curry left the game with a strain in the second quarter, and medical experts predicted that he might miss 7 days to 6 weeks. But the Warriors rely on the "Three Strange Soldiers" to break through the siege:

- Zhuang Meng Green: 16 points + 4 three-pointers at halftime to dream back to 2015, 18+8+6 in the game against the Timberwolves inside;

- Hilder: 5 three-pointers in the second half, killing people in the final quarter;

- Butler: 20+11+8 with a quasi-tripled pair, with one shoulder to shoulder, and after the game, he said: "My father can only have me as a wild kid!"

On the other hand, Edwards made only 1 point in the first half of the game, and 23 points could not hide the slump; Conley made 0 of 5 shots, and Gobert 9+11 became the background board. Fans' sarcastic tongue: "Just this performance, is it based on metaphysics to eliminate the Lakers in the first round?"

3. Warriors' hidden dangers, the Timberwolves' dawn?

Curry's injury retreat cast a shadow on the series. Medical experts analyzed that first-degree strain requires 7-10 days off, and second-degree strain may be reimbursed for seasons. If he is absent for a long time, the Warriors' "small lineup" will face the extreme test. The Timberwolves are not healthy either: Reed saves the ball and strains it, and Payton once fell to the ground and grinned his teeth. But compared to the Warriors, Wolves holds room for adjustment: Edwards recovered in the second half, Reed scored 19 points to prosper. If he finds his three-pointer feel (5 of the G1 team's 28 shots), there is still hope of a comeback.

4. Counterattack or reversal?

Pacers vs. Knights: Can Halliburton's "big heart" last? The Cavaliers urgently need to solve the outside error (G1 scored 9 of 38 three-pointers).

- Warriors vs Timberwolves: Curry's injury becomes X-factor, how does Cole change the formation? The Timberwolves need to activate Conley and restrict Hield. The madness of the second round of

confirms the truth of the NBA: there are no weak teams in the playoffs, only strong people with insufficient preparation. Injuries, luck, surprises... these variables make the game full of suspense. In the next battle, will the lower-ranking person continue to counterattack, or will the higher-ranking person counterattack? Let's wait and see.