The NBA today engaged in a first-day battle in the playoffs.
The Lone Ranger, who was absent from top star Doncic, lost to the Jazz despite playing at home; the Timberwolves won the young game against the Grizzlies to win the playoffs; and the Warriors tested their new version of the Death Five, which, though only a glimpse, worked very well.
Want to know what great stats the players have played in the game? Let's take a look at the NBA Red and Black List.
Special Red List: 30 points in the second half to turn the tide Mitchell surpassed the old Zhan
Mitchell (Utah Jazz): 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 10-of-29, 2-of-6 three-pointers, 10-of-11 free throws, plus-minus +10 efficiency. The Jazz relied on Bojan to bite the score in the first half, and it was time for Mitchell to play in the second half. Mitchell, who scored just two points in the first half, scored 30 points in the second half, becoming the key to the Jazz's victory.
The game was the fourth time in mitchell's career that he scored at least 30 points in the playoffs half, surpassing Aaron Iverson as the player who has done it the most in the last 25 seasons. In the 34 playoff games mitchell played in his career, Mitchell averaged 28.9 points per game, ranking fifth in NBA history, behind Jordan's 33.5 points, Iverson's 29.7 points, Durant's 29.5 points and West's 29.1 points, surpassing LeBron James's 28.7 points.
Yesterday Trae Young also broke out in the second half of the slump of the first half, and the same is true of today's Mitchell, it seems that everyone has fallen in love with the happiness of first suppressing and then rising.
Special Red List: Playoff Debut 36 points Edwards all-time third man
Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves): 36 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, 12-of-23, 4-of-11 from three-point range, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, plus-minus efficiency +12. It was the first playoff game of Edwards' career, and he scored more than 35 points, becoming the top three youngest players in NBA history to score 35+ in the playoffs: Derrick Rose, Hiro and Edwards.
Meanwhile, Edwards' 36 points also tied the fourth-highest score for a playoff debut in history, and it was very good. Players who scored higher than Edwards in their playoff debuts were just 42 points from Doncic in 2020, 38 from John Williamson in 1979 and 37 from George McCann in 1949. Edwards also broke the Scoring Record for a Timberwolves player's playoff debut, far exceeding the 28-point record held by Marbury.
Red List: Warriors New Edition Death Five Little Surprise Glimpses About Teacher In urgent need of help
Jazz 99-93 Lone Ranger
Bojan Bogdanovic (Utah Jazz): 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 11-of-20, 2-of-6 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, +11 plus-minus efficiency. Today Bojan Bogdanovic and Mitchell dominated the first and second half, respectively, and In the first half, Bojan scored 20 points and contributed 26 points, which became the key for the Jazz to bite the score in the first half.
Dinwiddie (Dallas Maverick): 22 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 4 turnovers, 6-of-15, 4-of-3, 10-of-16 from the free throw line, plus or minus +0 efficiency. Dinwiddie shot 40 percent and Brunson shot less than 40 percent, and while both were okay, the offense was a problem. At least in the face of the Jazz, the drawbacks of Doncic's absence are highlighted, and the Lone Ranger may be difficult to pass.
Timberwolves 130-117 Grizzlies
Downs (Minnesota Timberwolves): 29 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 11-of-18, 2-of-5 from three-point range, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, plus-minus efficiency +16. Towns single-handedly left the Grizzlies with no play on the inside line that they relied on for a good performance in the regular season, which is a remarkable achievement even if it is a great achievement aside from the performance of 29 points and 13 rebounds. What's more, Towns' large doubles are one of the timberwolves' strongest guarantees for winning today.
Beasley (Minnesota Timberwolves): 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 8-of-14, 4-of-10 three-pointers, 3-of-4 from the free throw line, plus-minus +1 efficiency. Today Russell's hand did not feel good, Beasley formed an offensive trident with Downs and Edwards, and finally helped the Timberwolves defeat the Grizzlies, who performed well in the regular season.
Morant (Memphis Grizzlies): 32 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, 8-of-18, 0-of-2 for three-pointers, 16-of-20 on free throws, plus-minus -16 efficiency. Morant's performance is still heroic, but today's Grizzlies' interior line is not strong, and Morant can't hold it alone.
Nuggets 107-123 Warriors
Jokic (Denver Nuggets): 25 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 12-of-25, 4-of-0 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free throw line, -19 plus-minus efficiency. Mr. Yo's performance is as stable as ever, except for not shooting three points, offensive efficiency and comprehensiveness are online. However, Mr. Yo really lacks helpers, and it is really a bit helpless in the face of the Warriors' large rotation and various small lineups.
No, the Nuggets are also actively deploying personnel, and even Jamal Murray, who has been injured for a long time, is likely to return to the line of fire. It seems that after the first game of the playoffs, whether it is the Nuggets management or the teacher, they can't sit still.
Poole (Golden State Warriors): 30 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 9-of-13, 5-of-7 from three-point range, 7-of-8 from the free throw line, +7-plus-minus efficiency. This was Poole's playoff debut, and he was able to squeeze the Splash Brothers, scoring a game-high 30 points and making 5-of-7 three-pointers. In Warriors history, only one player scored higher than Poole in his playoff debut, not Curry, nor Klay Thompson, but the ancient god Chamberlain.
Poole was still in the G League last season, and now he's been able to score 30 points for the Warriors in the playoffs. You know, now that Poole is just 22 years old, the warriors' new version of death is five small, and the power is stronger than imagined.
Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors): 12 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks, 0 turnovers, 5 of 7, 1 of 2 from three-point range, 1 of 1 from free throws, plus or minus +21. Dream chasing is always the core of the Warriors' death five, and today's new version of the death five is Curry, Klay, Poole, Wiggins and Dream, due to Curry's injury, they played a total of 4 minutes in this game, which has made people feel terrible, and the positive and negative efficiency value of 4 minutes has reached +13.
After 1038 days, Dream, Curry and Clay finally appeared in the playoffs again.
Black List: Grizzlies Inner Barrier Playoff Collapse Nuggets $ 92 million didn't work
Russell (Minnesota Timberwolves): 10 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 2-of-11, 1-of-3 three-pointers, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, plus or minus efficiency +12. Thanks to Edwards, Towns and Beasley all doing well today, Russell would have lost the playoffs today.
Adams (Memphis Grizzlies): 0 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover, 4 fouls, 0-of-0, 0-of-0 from three-point range, 0-of-0 from free throws, plus-minus -13 efficiency. In the regular season, Adams and Jackson Jr.'s interior line was the key to the Grizzlies' excellent record. However, in the first game of the playoffs, the combination of the interior was a bit disappointing. Although Jackson Jr. sent 7 blocks, but the whole game 4 of 13, 5 of three points 0; Adams is even more doomed, the whole game played 24 minutes, not a shot, steals blocks are 0, the best rebounds are only robbed 3, no wonder Morant tried his best, or lost the game.
Aaron Gordon (Denver Nuggets): 8 points, 5 rebounds, 0 turnovers, 3-of-10, 3-of-3 three-pointers, 2-of-3 free throws, plus-minus -11. Originally expected Aaron Gordon to play a huge role in dealing with the small sub-lineup, did not expect the Nuggets to encounter the Warriors' new death five small or a touch of collapse, on Gordon's shooting rate, help can not point, but pulled the hind legs, $92 million contract, did not play its due role.