Why 1st and 3rd quarters have mattered in 2022 NBA Playoffs
Brian Martin, for NBA.com
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为何本季季后赛第一&三节很重要
In Wednesday’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics
headed to the locker room for halftime trailing the Miami Heat by five points
after scoring just 37 points. It was Boston’s lowest scoring first half not
just of this year’s playoffs but going all the way back to the first round
of the 2018 postseason.
在周三东冠第 5 场比赛中
青赛在半场结束时只得到 37 分
落后迈阿密热火队 5 分
这是青赛自2018年季后赛第一轮以来
最低的上半场得分
After Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to score just 10 points on
3-for-16 shooting in the first half, they scored 15 of Boston’s 32 points in
the third quarter, as the Celtics doubled up the Heat’s 16 points and took
an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter. Boston kept Miami at bay the rest
of the way to earn a 93-80 win and a 3-2 series lead. In doing so, the
Celtics are one win from their first NBA Finals trip since 2010.
Jayson Tatum和Jaylen Brown
在上半场 16 投 3 中 仅得到 10 分
他们在第三节得到了全队 32 分中的 15 分
并帮助球队在第三节
以32:16的比数倒打热火16分
带着11分领先优势进入第四节
青赛也在剩下的比赛中
以93：80的比数 成功取得本场胜利
并在系列赛获得3-2听牌的优势
只需在一场胜利
即可取得自2010年以来
首次进入总冠军赛的机会
This was the latest example of the importance of the third quarter, not just
in the conference finals, but throughout the entire 2022 postseason. Let’s
break down the numbers.
这是第三节重要性其中一个例子
不仅在分区决赛中，
而整个 2022 年季后赛中
第三节占据着一定的重要性
接着让我们分析其他数据
Closer look: 3rd quarter scoring
Conference finals
Team that wins 3rd quarter wins the game: 6
Team that loses 3rd quarter wins the game: 0
Teams tied the 3rd quarter: 3 (Games 2, 3, 4 of East Finals)
2022 NBA Playoffs overall
Team that wins 3rd quarter wins the game: 48
Team that loses 3rd quarter wins the game: 27
Teams tied the 3rd quarter: 3 (Games 2, 3, 4 of East Finals)
仔细观察：第三节得分
分区冠军赛
赢第三节的球队获得最终胜利：6
输第三节的球队获得最终胜利：0
第三节平手：3（东区冠军第2、3、4场）
2022年整体季后赛
赢第三节的球队获得最终胜利：48
输第三节的球队获得最终胜利：27
第三节平手：3（东区冠军第2、3、4场）
Game 5 of the East finals was the first time that the Celtics had won the
third quarter over Miami. Through the first two rounds of play, the Heat
dominated third quarters — outscoring their opponents by a playoff-best 68
points over their first 11 games. They kept that trend going in Game 1,
crushing the Celtics by 25 points in the third quarter and going on to win
the first game of the series. They have not won a third quarter since. The
teams tied in Games 2, 3 and 4 and the Celtics turned the tables on the Heat
in Game 5.
东部决赛第五场是青赛第一次在第三节战胜热火队。
在前两轮比赛中，热火队在第三节占据主导地位
在前 11 场比赛中比对手多得 68 分
他们也在第一场比赛中保持了这个优势
在第三节以 25 分的优势击败了青赛队，
并赢得了系列赛的第一场比赛。
但那以后，他们没有赢下任何一场第三节。
两队在第 2 场、第 3 场和第 4 场比赛中打成平手，
而青赛队在赢下第五场后 逆转了整个系列赛
In the West, the third-quarter winner has correlated to the game winner in
each of the first four games. Golden State outscored Dallas in the third
quarter by 10 points in Game 1, 12 points in Game 2 and nine points in Game 3
as they built a 3-0 series lead. With their season on the line, the Mavericks
responded not only with their best game overall, but their best third
quarter. They outscored the Warriors by 14 points to build a 29-point lead
that was insurmountable in the fourth quarter of Game 4.
在西区，第三节的获胜者该比赛的获胜者都有关联性。
勇士队Game 1第三节以 10 分领先独行侠
在Game2第三节领先 12 分，Game3第三节领先 9 分
并以 3-0 领先整个季后赛。
随着赛季即将进入尾声
独行侠展现出最好的比赛
并打出他们最好的第三节作为回应。
他们以第三节 14 分的优势领先勇士队
建立了 29 分难以被逆转的优势
When we look at which players are dominating the third quarters in the
conference finals, the top two scorers represent teams that are trailing in
each series — Jimmy Butler (8.8 ppg on 52.4% shooting) for Miami and Spencer
Dinwiddie (7.0 ppg on 69.2% shooting) for Dallas. Keep in mind that Butler
missed the second half of Game 3 — a game the Heat would win without him —
due to right knee inflammation. While he’s played in both Games 4 and 5,
Butler has struggled, scoring just 19 points on 21.9% shooting over the past
two games.
让我们看看哪些球员在分区决赛的第三节占据主导地位
前两名得分手都是该系列赛中落后的球队
热火队Jimmy Butler （场均 8.8 分，命中率 52.4%）
独行侠Spencer Dinwiddie（场均 7.0 分，命中率 69.2%）
注:Butler因右膝发炎缺席了Game 3的下半场
但热火队赢下了该场比赛
虽然Butler参加了第 4 场和第 5 场比赛，
但他的表现一直很挣扎，
在过去的两场比赛中，
他的投篮命中率为 21.9%，仅得到 19 分
Closer look: 1st quarter scoring
Conference finals
Team that wins 1st quarter wins the game: 6
Team that loses 1st quarter wins the game: 3
Teams tied the 1st quarter: 0
2022 NBA Playoffs overall
Team that wins 1st quarter wins the game: 52
Team that loses 1st quarter wins the game: 23
Teams tied the 1st quarter: 3
仔细观察：第一节得分
分区冠军赛
赢第一节的球队获得最终胜利：6
输第一节的球队获得最终胜利：3
第一节打平：0
2022年整体季后赛
赢第一节的球队获得最终胜利：52
输第一节的球队获得最终胜利：23
第一节打平：3
Through the first nine games of the conference finals — five in the East and
four in the West — the team that won the first 12 minutes went on to win the
game 66.7% of the time (6 of 9). The three times where a team lost the first
quarter, but went on to win the game, each time the winning team dominated
the third quarter.
在 9 场分区冠军赛中
有 6 场第一节领先并赢得该场胜利(胜率为 66.7%)
剩下三场 虽然输掉第一节
但球队都统治了第三节并获得了该场胜利
Game 1 East finals: Miami loses 1st quarter by 3 points, wins 3rd quarter by
25 points, wins game by 11 points
Game 2 West finals: Golden State loses 1st quarter by 7 points, wins 3rd
quarter by 12 points, wins game by 9 points
Game 5 East finals: Boston loses 1st quarter by 2 points, wins 3rd quarter by
16 points, wins game by 13 points
In those three games combined, the winning teams lost the first quarters by
12 total points, but won the third quarters by 53 total points. Additionally,
they won the games by 33 total points.
东区冠军赛第一场：
热火第一节输 3 分，第三节赢 25 分，最终赢11分
西区冠军赛第二场：
勇士第一节输 7 分，第三节赢 12 分，最终赢 9 分
东区冠军赛第五场：
青赛第一节输 2 分，第三节赢 16 分，最终赢 13 分
在这三场比赛中，
获胜的球队在第一节总共输掉了 12 分，
但在第三节赢了 53 分。并以 33 分的总分赢得了比赛。
The rule of ‘win the first quarter and win the game’ has been consistent
throughout the playoffs. Over the 69 games played in the first round and
conference semifinals, the winning team won the first quarter 46 times, lost
the first quarter 20 times and was tied after the first quarter three times.
Those 46 wins in 69 games equates to a 66.7% win percentage — the exact same
number as the conference finals thus far.
赢了第一节就赢了比赛的守则
贯穿了整个季后赛
在前两轮的69场比赛中有46场获胜球队在第一节就取得了优势
20场首节落后，3场打成平手。
66.7%的胜率与分区决赛胜率完全相同。
As the Warriors make their second attempt at closing out the Mavericks —
this time with home-court advantage at Chase Center — will either (or both)
of these trends play out once again? So far, the third quarter has been the
one to watch in this series. But watch out for Luka Doncic in the first as he
leads all scorers at 10.8 points per game in the first 12 minutes in the
conference finals.
今晚勇士队有第二次的机会尝试关门
且这次拥有主场优势
会再次上演上述的数据吗?
到目前为止，第三节一直是这个系列中值得关注的一个重点。
但请注意Luka Doncic
他在分区冠军赛的第一节
以场均 10.8 分领先著其他人。