NBA battle situation: The Warriors are behind 1-3 and are in danger! The Timberwolves and the Knicks both got match points

On May 13, the 2024/25 NBA playoffs, the fourth leg of the East and West semi-finals ended. Currently, only the Thunder draws or tiebreakers with the Nuggets, and the other three groups are one-sided, with the Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers all getting match points.

Western Conference Semi-finals

Thunder 2-2 Nuggets

Timberwolves 3-1 The Warriors

Western Conference Semi-finals ended with the 4th leg, and the Thunder tied 2-2, and the Nuggets may have to play another tiebreak battle. The Timberwolves seized the opportunity of Curry's absence and won three games in a row without losing one game first, leading the game point with a total score of 3-1.

Timberwolves 117-110 Warriors [Round 4]

The Warriors continue to be at home in this game, and the star Curry is still absent. Green and Kumingga led the Warriors' attack in the first quarter, Randall and Edwards led the wolves to bite. After the first quarter, the Warriors led by 1 point 28-27. After that, the Timberwolves had the advantage in the first half of the second quarter to lead 49-41, and the Warriors chased and overtook the score. At the end of the half, the Warriors led 60-58.

The Timberwolves fired from the outside in the third quarter, and Edwards made consecutive shots, overtaking to 80-68 in the half quarter; then the Timberwolves still had a tide offensive and rewrite the score to lead 97-77. Since then, the two sides scored alternately in the final quarter, and the Warriors chased and narrowed the gap, while the Timberwolves always maintained a two-digit lead and successfully won the game away.

At this point, the Warriors fell behind 1-3 in total, and the situation was extremely dangerous. The Timberwolves got the match point, Randle scored 31 points in this game, Edwards scored 30 points, and McDaniels scored 10 points and 13 rebounds. In addition, Kumingga scored 23 points, while Green and Batra each scored 14 points.

Eastern Semi-finals

Cavaliers 1-3 Pacers

Celtics 1-3 The Knicks ended in the fourth leg of the Eastern Semi-finals. The Pacers and the Knicks have similar progress trajectories, and they are currently leading 3-1 to get the match point. In addition, the Pacers and the Knicks are both below and above, and both sides are likely to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Celtics 113-121 Knicks [Round 4]

In this game, the Celtics continued to play away. Tatum and White led the attack in the first quarter. The Celtics scored 39 points without any damage, and the strong firepower suppressed the opponent and established an 11-point advantage. After that, the Knicks strengthened their defense in the second quarter to prevent the score gap from continuing to widen. The two sides showed an alternating scoring mode, and the Celtics maintained the lead and ended the half with a 62-51 lead.

The Knicks performed extremely well in the third quarter, with Brunson and Bridges leading the offense, and the Knicks scored 37 points in a single quarter. At the same time, the Knicks also restricted their opponents on the defensive end, thus overtaking the total score to lead 88-85. After that, the two sides were in a stalemate in the first half of the quarter, Anunobi and Brunson scored consecutively in the second half of the quarter, and the Knicks accepted the game in advance.

So far, the Knicks took a 3-1 lead in the total score and entered the Eastern Conference Finals with one foot. In this game, Brunson scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, Bridges and Towns scored 23 points each, and Anunobi scored 20 points. In addition, Tatum scored 42 points and 8 rebounds.