Author: Different Sparks

On this day, the Spurs, also a Western Conference team, came to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Before the game, Paul was interviewed by reporters and was full of confidence that the team would defeat the Spurs.

But in this game, the Clippers suffered a disastrous defeat at their home court.

127 to 91, the Clippers lost to the Spurs by 36 points at their home court.

In this game of the Clippers, it seemed that the entire team suddenly became incapable of playing and had no form at all. It was completely unable to see the same state as in the previous two games at the AT&T Center Arena.

Except for Paul, no one else on the team performed well.

Trailing the Spurs 1-2 with a big score, the Clippers' hope of entering the second round seemed to be in danger. The next game between the two sides also had no room for mistakes for the Clippers.

Paul rarely complained about the team after the game.

But it's no wonder that as the former number one point guard in the league, he has been unable to break through the curse of the Western Conference Finals. This makes Paul feel embarrassed.

In the East, the Indiana Pacers returned to their home court to face the Raptors. The two sides tied 1-1 in the first two games, which also gave the Pacers a lot of confidence.

It's a pity that the Pacers also failed to grasp the first game back at home, and eventually lost to the Raptors 85-101. In this series, the Raptors finally took the advantage.

The Warriors came to the Moda Center Arena.

The Trail Blazers, who returned to their home court, had the same fate as the Clippers and Pacers. They thought they could gain an advantage by returning to their home court, but the Trail Blazers also lost, 102 to 109. The Warriors also won this game by 2 to 1.

1 ahead of the Trail Blazers.

The time has come on April 22nd.

James leads the Cleveland Cavaliers to a visit to the Palace Arena in Auburn Hills. For the Cavaliers, this is an easy game.

101 to 91, the Cavaliers also got their first round match point.

This is also the second team to get a match point in the first round after the Timberwolves.

The Hawks, who also led 2-0 in the first two games, visited TD North Shore Garden Arena. The Hawks also hope that they can get their own match point like the Timberwolves and Cavaliers.

It's a pity that the Celtics are willing to give up their promotion spot to the Hawks.

111 to 103, the Celtics finally won the game amidst the cheers of their tens of thousands of home fans, so the score between the two sides became 2 to 1.

The Celtics' victory in this game once again made the team that will advance in this series somewhat suspenseful.

Harden brings his Rockets to Chesapeake Energy Arena again.

This time Harden had the last laugh again, 101 to 95. Under the leadership of Harden, the Houston Rockets had a 6-point advantage and rewritten the big score between the two sides to 2-1.

On the afternoon of April 23, the entire Timberwolves team, led by Da Zhuang, arrived at the Airline Center Arena.

"Chen, are you sure about tonight's game?"

"I will be confident in every game we play. Of course, this confidence is mainly because we have a group of very good players."

"Chen, is the Timberwolves' goal so far this season the final championship?"

"Of course, our goal has always been to win the championship. All preparations and arrangements are made towards this goal. I think only the championship is the best reward for everyone on our team."

The game officially starts at 6 o'clock in the evening.

The starting lineups of both sides are the same as in the first round, and in order to ensure that this game is foolproof, if they can sweep into the second round, according to the game progress of other teams, it will be a big deal for the Timberwolves.

advantage, so despite having three match points, Dazhuang still didn't want his opponent to drag out the game. Being able to solve the opponent as early as possible would give the Timberwolves an advantage at the start.

And the system is also very face-saving in this game.

After only spending 10 points, the system gave two red buffs.

In terms of properties, it can only be regarded as normal.

However, Da Zhuang felt that it would be enough to deal with the Mavericks.

But it turned out that Dazhuang was completely over-concerned. This game was regarded by many Dallas fans as a battle of dignity. In the end, the Dallas Mavericks had no fighting spirit in the game. It seemed that every player was already desperate.

Hurry up and end this season so you can start taking a break.

It is worth mentioning that the two head coaches never left their chairs during the entire game except during timeouts.

The only difference is that one has no fighting spirit and the other is sure of victory.

112 to 90, the Timberwolves easily completed the final round of the game between the two sides.

As a result, the Dallas Mavericks were swept out with a big score of 4-0.

The team that was completely looked down upon by Dallas people in the past has completely become their bitter enemy.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, many Dallas fans stood in the stands and shed helpless and confused tears.

When this game ended, the other three games basically ended at the same time.

In the second home game between the Pacers and the Raptors, the Pacers did not lose this home court. They defeated the Raptors 100-83, and the big score between the two sides also became a 2-2 tie.

After losing two consecutive games, the Hornets finally achieved their first victory in the playoffs this season.

96 to 80, the Hornets defeated the Heat easily, and the big score between the two sides became 2 to 1. However, the next round is the key battle for both sides. At that time, the Hornets, who are still playing at home, can keep their home court.

The fourth round of the game between the Spurs and Clippers.

Facing their key battle, the Clippers did not pull their hips again, but defeated the Spurs 99-94 at home, thus rewriting the big score between the two sides to 2-2. This result was the best for the Timberwolves.

advantageous.

The remaining four games of the fourth round of the first round of the playoffs will start at the same time on April 24.

The Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Detroit Pistons 100-98 in an away game, becoming the second team after the Timberwolves to advance to the second round.

For a while, many people also predicted that the finals of this season would be likely to repeat the showdown of last season.

After losing to the Boston Celtics in the last game, the Atlanta Hawks lost to the Celtics again 95-104. As a result, the originally good situation was directly tied to 2-2 by the Celtics.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder played against the Houston Rockets at home, and the Thunder also tied the score 102-97 to 2-2.

The Golden State Warriors played against the Portland Trail Blazers away from home. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 107-99, thus gaining match point in the series between the two sides.
Chapter completed!