Good morning friends of the NBA! Today the league has arranged 3 playoff games, two of which are the battle of Tennoyama. Due to Booker's injury, the current pair of Suns and Pelicans is on the Pelicans' side, and although the Suns are at home, the Pelicans are expected to win. The Timberwolves and Grizzlies played a wonderful showdown between the youth army, and the Grizzlies, who are at home, have a bigger win. The Heat and the Hawks have a big gap in strength between the two sides, but lowry and Butler can't play this game, and it is expected that the Hawks can pull back a set. Let's take a look at some of the hot news outside the market that deserve attention:
1. Lavin triggers the Alliance Health and Safety Protocol. Bulls player LaVine triggered the league's health and safety agreement, according to Mingji. He is expected to miss the Bulls' playoff G5 game against the Bucks.
2. Monti was fined $15,000. NBA officials announced today that Suns coach Monty was fined $15,000 for inappropriate comments after the G4 game. Note: The number of free throws between the G4 sides is 42 to 15, and Monty questioned the difference in the number of free throws.
3. Durant returns buckley. Barkley slammed Durant earlier, saying that Durant was just a passenger on the bus, and if you're not a driver, don't go around saying you're a champion.
Durant today posted photos of Barkley joining the Rockets later in his career and playing with Pippen and Olajuwon, and also posted photos of Barkley playing with his teammates when he played for the 76ers, and wrote: Without strong teammates, where will Barkley be? Fan comments: This is Du Xiaoshuai's style, this counterattack is sharp enough.
4. The Heat team was named the best commercial operation team. Today the Miami Heat were named Business Operations Team of the Year. Note: This award recognises the team's excellence in commercial operations.
5, chasing dreams for Puer Ming is uneven. Poole averaged 12 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists last season, compared to 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season. Unfortunately, Poole did not make the final shortlist, to which Green said that if the player who has improved the fastest is not Poole, then the award will be renamed.
6. Garnett: I thought the series was going to be played in six games. After the Green Army swept the Nets, Garnett updated the social media to express congratulations. He wrote: "It's crazy, I didn't expect the Celtics to sweep, I thought it would take at least 6 games, congratulations to the Celtics."
7) Brunson Father: My son will not cut prices. Brunson's father recently gave an interview to ESPN, saying that we have to find out whether the Lone Ranger wants him or not, don't just say it with your mouth, we can't discount it. Brunson didn't say anything, it was the Lone Ranger who refused first, and when the Lone Ranger wanted to come back to Brunson, we said, let's finish the season first.
Note: The Lone Rangers could have offered Brunson a four-year, $55 million early contract extension before the start of the season, but they didn't act on it. The Lone Rangers also did not offer Brunson a contract extension before the trade deadline this season, but proposed a contract extension just after the deadline. Fan comments: The playoffs average 30 points per game, and now Brunson has played out, and the contract that could have been done for 4 years and 55 million yuan may not be retained in 4 years and 100 million.
8, Brown's annual salary in the market is disclosed. Today's ESPN reporter said on the show that it is clear that Brown has played a good season, his annual salary in the market is about 12-14 million US dollars, and the Nets need to find a way to keep him. Note: Brown is on a $4.7 million contract this season and he will be a free agent.
9) Simmons' 2020 tweet was dug up. After the Nets were swept by the Celtics, some media outlets posted an old tweet from Simmons and wrote: Simmons still hasn't stood the test of time. On August 24, 2020, Simmons tweeted: "It's sad to watch the team being swept, and I don't want to experience that feeling anymore." One Nets fan wrote under this tweet: Come and join the Nets, it will not happen again.
It is worth mentioning that Simmons has experienced two sweeps in his career, and the opponents are both Celtic, and he has not played due to injury.
10) There are several teams looking to adjust the play-off rules. Several NBA teams have reportedly applied, and Hope League is considering changing rules that allow teams in ninth and tenth place to play in playoffs. These teams want the ninth and tenth teams to be within a certain range of eighth to play in the playoffs.
Note: The Hawks, who are ninth in the East and ninth in the West, both advance to the playoffs through playoffs, but the regular season record is six games behind the Clippers.
11. Holliday won the Best Teammate Award. NBA officials announced today that Bucks player Holliday won the 2021-22 Teammate of the Year Award. Note: This is Holliday's second award.
12. Mitchell's MRI test result is negative. According to ESPN, Mitchell's LEFT HAMSTR was negative. He's also dealing with quadriceps bruises on both legs and is now being treated, but optimism he'll be playing in series G6.
13. Capela played today. Today the Hawks officially announced that Capela will play in today's game. Note: The former Capela was suspicious of her right knee stretching too far.
14. Cousins was fined $15,000. Today the league officially announced that Cousins was fined $15,000 for kicking towels into the auditorium. Fan Comment: Is Cousins' salary enough to pay a fine?
15. Butler missed the game today. Today the Heat officially announced that Butler will miss today's game due to right knee inflammation.
16. Cole: Curry has no playing time limit. Cole said in an interview today that Curry has no time limit on playing. I know what questions you're going to ask me next, but I can't reveal them yet.