The NBA playoffs Western Conference Finals kicked off, and the betting market is generally optimistic about the Thunder and Knicks qualifying

On the 21st, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs kicked off by the Western Conference Finals, and the top seed Thunder defeated the Lakers and the Warriors' 6th seed Timberwolves; The Eastern Conference Finals will be played tomorrow, the Knicks and Pacers will stage a "feud showdown", and the winner of the two pairs will advance to the championship game.

The Knicks and Pacers are once again vying for Eastern dominance since 2000

The Thunder and Timberwolves met this time SGA's cousins settle accounts. The Thunder finished the regular season with a team-record 68-14 and defeated Jokic-led Nuggets 4-3 in the Western Conference semifinals to advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2016, with the sole goal of seeking their first championship ticket since moving to Oklahoma City.

The Thunder did not find big players like other teams to directly upgrade their combat power, focusing on self-cultivation of talents, and the average age of the team this season is the youngest in the league, and they still bravely entered the Western Conference Finals, and the key figure is the main control "SGA" Kyrgyz Alexander, who has evolved into an MVP level.
SGA has averaged 32.7 points per game against the Nuggets in the last three games, shooting more than 60% from the field, and he has averaged 35 points against the Timberwolves this season.

The Timberwolves, who returned home in the Western Conference finals last season, sent the champion Towns to the Knicks in exchange for Randle through a preseason trade, and paired with the 23-year-old young master Edwards, even if they stumbled in the regular season, they showed competitiveness in the playoffs to beat the Lakers and Warriors led by James and Doncic, and advanced to the division finals for two consecutive years.

Thunder Kyrgyz Alexander (right) goes head-to-head with Timberwolves Edwards

The Timberwolves have a chance to challenge the first team to win a championship as the sixth seed in the division since the 1994 Rockets, and more importantly, to win the first championship in team history. Another focus is on the Timberwolves Alexander Walker who will play against his cousin Kyrgyz Alexander, who has played together since childhood, and the SGA has vowed to beat his cousin's Timberwolves.

The Knicks and Pacers, who are known as "feuds" by the outside world, have repeatedly staged fierce battles in the playoffs in the 1990s, and the two teams have met in the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000. Foreign media mentioned that the Pacers and Knicks faced off in the last Eastern Championship matchup, and the Pacers dominated Haliburton at 3 months old, and the Knicks were the first brotherBrunsonOnly 3 years old, the two sides played in the playoffs in 2013 and 24, and the winners were both Pacers.

The Knicks last advanced to a championship game in 2000 and are back in the division finals, making their debut at Madison Square Garden in New York, where they have already made a splash, with the cheapest ticket price soaring to $700, according to second-hand ticket sites.