By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-12 19:00:00
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命运的无情捉弄
周日早上，全部四组系列赛都呈现2-1的局面。午后，俄克拉荷马城雷霆队扳平了他们与丹佛掘金队的系列赛。
雷霆队是联盟中最年轻的球队，而掘金队是2022-2023赛季的NBA总冠军。
事实上，西部联盟的两场对决都是更年轻的队伍对抗经验丰富的球队。
明尼苏达森林狼队目前在与2021-2022赛季NBA总冠军金州勇士队的系列赛中领先。前冠军勇士队在缺少他们的两届联盟MVP 斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry)的情况下作战，但是自从二月份交易得到吉米·巴特勒以来，勇士队得到了提升。
勇士队能扳平系列赛，还是会在评估库里是否可以出战之前，先跌入1-3的困境？
在周日的第二场比赛中，克利夫兰骑士队前往印第安纳波利斯扳平了他们的系列赛。在输掉前两场比赛后，他们已经背水一战。
骑士队现在身处1-3的困境，自从他们2016年的夺冠之旅以来，他们还未曾克服过这样的局面。他们能做到吗？印第安纳步行者队上半场狂砍80分似乎暗示着不太可能。
今天，波士顿凯尔特人队希望在麦迪逊广场花园扳平他们的系列赛。在让20分的领先优势溜走，并在主场输掉第一和第二场比赛后，他们在第三场比赛中牢牢控制了局面。
本轮比赛几乎囊括了一切：加时赛、主场优势互换、大比分胜利以及压哨绝杀。
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The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
When Sunday morning started, all four series were 2-1. Early in the afternoon, the Oklahoma City Thunder tied up their series against the Denver Nuggets.
The Thunder are the youngest team in the league and the Nuggets are the 2022-2023 NBA champions.
In fact, both Western Conference match-ups feature younger squads against experienced teams.
Minnesota is currently leading their series against the 2021-2022 NBA champion Golden State Warriors. The former champs are playing without their two-time league MVP Stephen Curry, but have gotten a boost from Jimmy Butler since trading for him last February.
Will the Warriors tie up the series or sink to a 3-1 deficit before assessing Curry’s availability?
In Sunday’s second game, the Cavaliers went into Indianapolis to tie up their series. After dropping the first two games, they’re playing with the backs against the wall.
The Cavaliers are now in a 3-1 hole that hasn’t been overcome by the franchise since their 2016 title run. Can they do it? Indiana’s 80-point first half insinuates otherwise.
Today the Celtics look to even their series in Madison Square Garden. After allowing 20 points leads to escape and losing Games 1 and 2 at home, they controlled Game 3 handily.
This round of games has had a little bit of everything — overtimes, home court advantage swaps, blowouts, and buzzer-beaters.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock