On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, there are 4 games today, Paul became the oldest Mr. 30+10 in the history of the playoffs; the Suns maintain a winning law, their record in the first three quarters of the season is 48 wins and losses; Irving got gorgeous data but lost the game, copying the former Harden; Tatum sent the team's first home game in the playoff history. Here's a summary of today's data —
Paul is the oldest 30+10 in playoff history
The Suns beat the Pelicans 110-99 to take a 1-0 lead on aggregate. Paul played 35 minutes, 12-of-16, 4-of-6 from three-point range, 30 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, Paul is currently 36 years old and 346 days old, he is the oldest player in playoff history to score 30+10 (points and assists), the previous record was held by Nash, who had 33 points and 10 assists in the first game of the Suns' Western Conference Finals against the Spurs in 2010, when Nash was 36 years old and 85 days old.
Paul scored 19 points in the final quarter several times, the first in the history of the Suns
Paul scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting and 3-of-4 three-pointers in the final quarter, and also scored 19 points in the sixth game of the Western Conference Finals against the Clippers last year. He became the first player in team history to score at least 19 points in multiple playoffs, with Dragic, Nash, Booker and Chapman each playing.
The Suns held the record of 48 wins and 0 losses
Despite the Suns' ferocious counter-attack in the third quarter, they still entered the final quarter with an eight-point lead. This season, when the Suns held the lead at the end of the first three quarters, their record was 48-0.
Varan is the first NBA playoff player in nearly 46 years
Despite losing to the Suns, the Pelicans' first game was respectable, with Valanciunas scoring 18 points and 25 rebounds, including 13 offensive rebounds, and varan becoming the first player to have at least 12 offensive rebounds and 12 defensive rebounds in the playoffs since 1975.
At the same time, Varan also became the first player in Pelicans history to grab at least 25 rebounds in the playoffs.
Irving suffered a Harden-esque defeat
The Nets lost 114-115 to the Celtics, Europa played 42 minutes, 12-of-20 from the field, 6-of-10 from three-point range, 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, in the previous playoff history, only Harden in 2019 lost the game on the basis of at least 35 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, and soared 5+ three-pointers.
Tatum sent his first home game in the playoffs
Tatum leaned on a turn to press the whistle to the basket and kill the Nets. The Celtics have played a total of 358 home games in the playoffs, and Tatum is the first Green Army player to complete a whistle-blowing at home in the playoffs.
If you count the road, Tatum is the first person after Pierce to complete a whistle-blowing kill in the playoffs, and in the third game of the series against the Heat in 2010, Pierce hit a whistle-pressing jumper to help the Green Army win by two points.
Not easy! Horford over 35 years old will be charged 20+15
In the game to beat the Nets, Horford had 20 points and 15 rebounds, becoming the 13th player in playoff history to score 20+15 at the age of 35 and over, and the top 12 were all big names: Abdul Abdul, Elkin Baylor, Chamberlain, Duncan, James, Carl Malone, Nowitzki, Olajuwon, David Robinson, Bill Russell and Dominic Wilkins.
Alphabet Brother playoffs 25+10 in team history is only one person
The Bucks beat the Bulls 93-86 at home to take a 1-0 lead on aggregate. Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds on 10-of-19 shooting, the 30th time in his playoff career that he had at least 25 points and 10 rebounds, behind Abdul-Jabbar (41 in team history).
Alphabet Brother also tied Patrick Ewing, tied for 16th on the NBA's all-time playoff 25+10 list.
Dunroe set a team record
The Heat took the Hawks 115-91 to get the opening touch, Duncan Robinson came off the bench and scored 27 points, his 10 shots were all confrontational shots, but Dunro hit nine. Since the NBA began counting the numbers in 2013-14, Duncan Robinson's 90 percent shooting percentage has set a record for the heat's highest playoff contact shooting ever.
Dunro hit 8 three-pointers to set a playoff record in team history
Duncan Robinson made 8-of-9 three-pointers from the field, setting a Heat playoff three-point shooting record. The previous record was 7, and Duncan Robinson (3 times), Damon Jones and Mike Miller all did it.
Trae Young tied the record for worst shooting percentage of his career
Trae Young had 8 points, six rebounds and four assists on 1-of-12 shooting, and his shooting percentage was only 8.3%, equaling the worst shooting percentage of his career (including the regular season and playoffs).
Trae Young shot 0-of-7 from three-point range, which also equaled his career record of losing all three-point shots, and in the 2019 game against the Bulls, Trae Young made 0-of-8 shooting from outside the three-point line.