On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to unfold, with today's four games finished, the first game of the first round of the series has ended, of which only the West Timberwolves and Jazz won on the road, and the other home teams all won. Today, there are also 3 stars who have new developments, Paul has set a new record, old Zhan is innocently lying on the gun, and Irving may be heavily punished by the league.
The Suns beat the Pelicans 110-99, don't look at the only 11 points, from the course of the game, it is all in the hands of the Suns. The Pelicans also suppressed the Suns in the third quarter and were suppressed by the Suns at other times, especially in the first half, when the two teams were not in the same class at all. In the final quarter, paul of the Suns stepped forward again, scoring 17 consecutive points and 19 points in the final quarter, pouring out the Pelicans' counterattack momentum and leading the team to win the opening.
Paul played 35 minutes in the game, shooting 12 of 16 from the field, 4 of 6 from three-point range, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, and scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, plus or minus +20 team-high.
In this campaign, Paul surpassed Nash as the oldest player in NBA history to cut at least 30 points and 10 assists in the playoffs, 36 years and 347 days! As Paul himself said, he just wanted his teammates to find form at the beginning, and when it was time to score, he could still stand up.
The Lakers missed the playoffs early, and James could only sit at home and watch the playoffs, but he still couldn't escape the fate of lying guns. Looking at Caruso and DeRozan in the playoffs, The famous Skip wrote: "I just saw two players who were supposed to be Lakers (DeRozan and Caruso) who had the Bucks in Milwaukee. LeBron, however, wanted Westbrook to contract him for two years. ”
When Paul was so hot, he added: "Paul is almost 37 years old, playing younger and younger in the best team in the league. And the 37-year-old James, with the Lakers missing the playoffs, has become old. ”
Irving handed over 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals against the Celtics, but the Nets were killed by Tatum. During the game, Irving got into an argument with the fans, and he made a series of gestures in response, possibly heavily punished by the league. Nick Friedell revealed that the league may impose a $50,000 fine on Irving, and there were 4 misconducts:
Give the fans a middle finger; put a double middle finger on the back of the head and make a crying gesture to provoke; the players respond by exploding; and the post-game interview is rude.