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The first tiebreak is here! Harden can play a key battle, Leonard is too stable

6:30pm, 9 May 2025【Basketball】

After eliminating the Lakers and leading the team to the semifinals, Edwards became even more crazy.

Of course, people have crazy capital. After winning the G5, Edwards walked onto the streets of Los Angeles, while City Walking and Lakers fans. Edwards taunts that when we were leading 3-1, when we were leading 3-1, they said the Lakers would win Game 7 and then we won. The Lakers' promotion, Superman, and Batman are all the same because they are all fantasies. 23-year-old Edwards led the team to eliminate super giants such as Jokic, Durant, Booker, James, and Doncic, and is indeed qualified to do so.

I thought that after the traffic team Lakers were eliminated, there will be two sets of tiebreak battles today to remain popular. But unexpectedly, the game that started first was completed by Brunson himself. In the sixth game between the Knicks and the Pistons, Brunson scored 40 points in the game and shook Osar Thompson at the last moment, hitting a sure-fire three-pointer! In the end, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pistons 116-113, allowing the Detroiters to drag the series into tiebreak directly. In this round of series, Brunson averaged 40 minutes per game and scored 31.5 points and 8.2 assists. Brunson, who completed the evolution, is definitely the first point guard in the Eastern Conference! In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Knicks' opponent is the victim of the Celtics and the defending champion. I don’t know if they can advance smoothly this time.

Brunson shattered the Pistons' tiebreak dream, but the Clippers held on. The Los Angeles Lakers fell down, and the Los Angeles Clippers held on! And in the Clippers, there is also a veteran James, but this James has always been criticized for not being able to play key games. And today, he wants to prove that these are all prejudice! Harden is full of offense today, and those who don’t know think there is a free advertisement for winning nightclubs on the basket. Before the half was finished, Harden scored a comprehensive data of 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In recent years, it is indeed rare for Harden to run all over the field. He really fought hard today. The Nuggets were stunned for a moment and fell behind in the first half. But Westbrook continued his passion in the last game, and Murray also found his playoff form.

, on the contrary, Jokic did not play at a super-giant level today. Especially when the Clippers returned in the second half and when the trend began, Jokic only delivered a 5-point answer. Is it really because of excessive physical energy consumption and no longer able to do it? And the Clippers, today, turned around and fired to regain their juices. Leonard's stability in the third quarter scared Nuggets fans. Batum, who was reused by Tyron Lu, gave positive feedback, and he could raise his hand with three points. This is French Pippen! Powell, who felt sluggish in the first half, suddenly exploded. His recovery directly affected the game trend, and the continuous scoring caused the Nuggets' already poor defense to collapse. Zubac had a big hat on Jokic for the front foot, and Powell completed the heavy drop with the back foot! At home, the enthusiasm of the Clippers also reached its peak at this moment.

As Powell passed Westbrook in one step and made a layup against Jokic, the Clippers widened the gap to double digits. Although Westbrook teamed up with Murray in the last quarter and Gordon hit a climax of the counterattack, the core Jokic was indeed too sluggish in this game, so he was unable to effectively narrow the score difference and could not see any hope of overtaking. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 111-105 and dragged the series into a tiebreak, which is also the first tiebreak this year. In this life-and-death battle, Harden was no longer in a sluggish state, with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the game; Leonard still played steadily, with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. In the tiebreak between the Clippers and the Nuggets, no matter which side advances, this round has become the most exciting series in the first round. And the winner between them will challenge the West No. 1 Thunder, who is waiting for it.