Beat the heat again! The Heat defeated the Celtics in the second game of the series, which many people did not expect After all, the Celtics are not only the team with the best record in the entire league, but they also rank very high both offensively. and defensively Additionally, the Heat are missing head coach Jimmy Butler and will not be playing in the entire series due to injuries.
Herro “Hero Brother” The Heat (left) dominates the game both in offense and passing. (LINE TODAY photo source: AP/Dazhi Image)
After the Heat pulled off a victory, many people began to get excited again, wondering if the Heat had the same chance as last year to stage the most exciting drama in the NBA playoffs: the legend of the Eighth Army Way. Last year’s Heat also started as the eighth seed against the Milwaukee Bucks, the top seed in the Upper East, they miraculously eliminated their opponent 4-1, finishing another legend in the eighth place.
In the past, everyone was talking about all the legends about Lao Ba last year, the heat ended the legend of Lao Ba for only the sixth time in history. However, there is actually an election where “lower picks beat the top” The number of times lower picks are equal to the number of “old eight legends”.
The answer is that the seventh seed affects the second seed. The problem of happening is no less than the legend of Lao Ba.
The legend of Lao Ba has happened a total of 6 times in history, but what about the 7th seed defeating the 2nd seed? The answer is, also 6 times.
However, the defeat of Number 7 by Number 2 happened mostly in the last century, that is, when the first round series was “best of 5”, it happened 4 times and among the 6 legendary times Lao Ba, only 2 happened in the last century.
In other words, in recent years, it is much more difficult to see Lao Qi defeat Lao Er than to see the legend of Lao Ba The legend of Lao Ba has occurred four times in the 21st century, while the legend of Lao Qi conquering Lao Er has happened twice.
But at the same time, in last year’s playoffs, Legend 8 and Legend 7 beat the seeded Grizzlies, which also happened Legend 8 was when the Heat beat the Bucks, and Legend 7 was when the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies in the second seed.
This year, the two old seventh teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences lost the first two games and fell into a completely unfavorable situation of 0-2 especially when the Nuggets defeated on the Lakers, before the start of the playoffs, many people believed that, except for Celti, In addition to defeating the Heat, this is the most suspenseful combination in the series. The main reason is that the Golden Nuggets are too strong as the defending champions, and the Lakers were helpless in the Western Conference championship game last year, they won 4 games in a row to complete the sweep.
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (center). (LINE TODAY photo source: AP/Dazhi Image)
In the regular season this season, the Nuggets continued to sweep the Lakers. The Lakers lost in all three meetings. In addition, the Lakers also lost in the last regular season game between the two teams. last year As of this writing, the Lakers lost. At that time, the Nuggets beat the Lakers again. It looks like the Lakers have been beaten to the point where they don’t know how to beat the Nuggets. The streak is currently 3-0.
On the other side, the Philadelphia 76ers, the former seventh team in the Eastern Division, were suspended in the second game due to some referee controversy In the third game, the soldiers fought hard to win a game back Embiid got 50 points, proof that he is still the best player in the league Top center. At first, after playing the first two games, it looked like the Knicks should win the series. However, after Philadelphia pulled away this time, and as the series goes forward, the problem of Knicks players playing too much playing time may appear. so this series seems to have a slightly better chance than the Lakers.
Philadelphia 76ers Embiid. (LINE TODAY photo source: AP/Dazhi Image)
The legend of Lao Ba that happened in the 21st century, except for the Heat beat the Bucks last year, the other three times are:
2007 Golden State Warriors beat Dallas Mavericks (4-2)
2011 Memphis Grizzlies beat San Antonio Spurs (4-2)
2012 Philadelphia 76ers defeated Chicago Bulls (4-2)
A lot of fans can tell, and even the first two were really terrible. However, when the seventh seed beat the second seed, except for the Lakers beating the Grizzlies last year, not many people were able to immediately say:
2010 San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks (4-2)
The situation this year, on the last day of the NBA regular season, is that the records of many teams in the Western Conference are close to or even the same. Therefore, the results of the day are likely to be eventually causing major rating shocks, and the Spurs happened to lose it on the last day. But not many teams would consider the Spurs as a true seventh seed team at that time.
The Spurs won 50 games that year and the Mavericks won 55 games However, the Spurs lost over 25 games due to Tony Parker’s injury this year, so 50 wins may not reflect their true strength they have In any case, the Mavericks won this game at the end of the season, but they had to face the Spurs again in the first round of the playoffs. this year the old 7 defeated the second seed.
And if you look at it from a psychological point of view, team No. 8 playing the No. 1 seed, but the No. In any case, there is nothing to be surprised if he loses, or even It is kind of like it should be, so it is less stressful to play. On the other hand, the first seed has won the division leader, and it seems that he has to leave some results in the playoffs. If they lose a game, the pressure will be greater.
On the other hand, the seventh seed, although it is also the last seed, is not the last one to enter the playoffs after all. people “no matter how far behind I am, there are still people behind me”, and they are not as hardworking as the eighth seed. In addition, the motivation for the first seed to sink higher than beating the second seed, because everyone knows who the first seed is, but not sure who the second seed is, so it’s unlikely remember beating the second seed for a long time. Another point is that if you beat the first seed, you will face the fourth and fifth seed winners in the second round, and there will be a higher chance. on the other hand, the seventh seed defeated the second seed, and will probably face the third seed in the next round, which is also difficult to win. So, in summary, it seems that the incentive for the seventh seed to go down and get over the top is not as strong as for the eighth seed.
Either way, the first round of this year’s playoffs was exciting. Whether the seventh seed beat the second seed or even set up the legend of the eighth seed, it seemed unlikely. it was impossible. As spectators and fans, we should catch every broadcast opportunity in every football match and cheer on the team we support. After all, when it comes to the playoffs, every team starts from 0. Only the team with 16 wins can win the final tournament.
＊The article is the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of LINE TODAY.
▌ Column author:I just want to write about sports
The pen name is Feiniao. He’s a dad who writes serious sports articles.
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