Follow the NBA friends, hello everyone! The league scheduled three playoff games today, and the Heat became the second team to advance to the second round of the season. Butler and Lowry were absent, Trae Young continued to slump, and the Heat narrowly beat the Hawks to advance by a big score of 4-1. Morant 30+13+9, Towns and Hanako combined to score 50 points, and the Grizzlies narrowly beat the Timberwolves by 2 points to win Mount Tenno. The Pelicans didn't play well with two guns, Bridges played the Wizards to score 31 points, and Paul won the Battle of King Mountain 22+11. The game is very exciting, let's take a look at some of the hot news in the evening that is worth paying attention to:
1. Hanako: I made a stupid mistake. Today, the Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies, and Hanako scored 22 points on 8-of-20 shooting. He said that the last round of defense, I wanted to steal Morant's catch, it was a stupid mistake.
2. The Nets believe Simmons lacks the courage to try hard. NBA Chronicles wrote an analysis of Simmons' current situation. Previously, Simmons told the Nets that he was going to return to G4, but the day before G4, Simmons told the team that he could not play with back pain. Simmons' false shot frustrated and disappointed the Nets.
For the Nets, Simmons' injury wasn't too much of a problem, the key was Simmons lacked the courage to test his body in the high-intensity playoffs. Nets players and coaches want to see Simmons' determination to wear a game jersey to train on the team, even if the playing time is limited, or even if he does not play.
In a meeting between Simmons and Paul Fu and the Nets' top brass, Simmons said he wanted to play basketball and was willing to play for the Nets, but in addition to his back injury, he also had mental problems. Simmons currently has a three-year, $114 million contract left, and the Nets and Simmons will have a full offseason to address the latter's back injury as well as mental issues.
3. Paul: I don't understand why I was given a troll. Paul had 22 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and three steals on 8-of-18 shooting today. In the game Paul was defended by the old six to eight seconds for violation, and then also blown up as a technician. Paul said that I was past halftime with 16 seconds left on the timer, and the eight-second violation was ridiculous, and I didn't understand why I was blown.
4. Curry: I like Tatum's evaluation of Durant. Earlier, Tatum said in an interview that you can't be fooled by Durant's unsatisfactory state, you must know his abilities clearly and be fully prepared for it. Curry said I like what Tatum said, we have to come up with the same mindset at G5 so we can end the series tomorrow.
5, James tweeted praise for Morant. Today, Morant made a layup to kill the Nets, and James tweeted praise for the first time after the game: Jia !!!。
6. Morant's playoff average is comparable to James'. Morant today had 30 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, and he averaged 22.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game in this series. According to statistics, this is the second player in history to get this data in five consecutive playoff games at the age of 22, the last one is James.
7. Simmons will return next season. According to a source close to Simmons, Simmons is now a psychological problem, but he will definitely return next season. Fan Comments: Is it necessary to retire without a comeback?
8. Owen: Congratulations to my Celtic brothers. Owen wrote in a press update today: "We didn't get the results we wanted, but I congratulate the brothers in the Celtic locker room. I wish them all the best in their qualifying process and there is nothing else to compete with them, only love. Fan Comments: Still stepping on the team logo?
9. O'Neill angrily criticized Simmons. O'Neill said if you can't play, don't talk about making a comeback in G4. The Nets lose G3, and you say you have back pain. If you really have back pain, I can send you some pain relief cream. This kind of behavior of yours is called a bargain in our slums. I think you should face the challenge head-on and try to help your team win. We're all basketball people who make a living, and we know your tricks very well.
10 Barkley: I didn't achieve anything when I was a driver. Recently, Durant and Barkley's verbal battle has been yu lie. First, Barkley said Durant wasn't the best player in the universe because he joined a team with 73 wins. At the same time, Buckley said that if you are not a driver, but just a passenger of the bus, then don't go around saying that you are a champion.
Yesterday, Durant posted a photo of Barkley joining the Rockets: If there is no strong teammate, where will Barkley be?
Barkley responded on the show today, saying that Durant put me and three old guys together and we really didn't win anything, and I didn't achieve anything when I was the driver, which is the same as Durant.
11 Barkley responds to Durant again. Buckley said that Durant's recoil would not bother me, and you all know that he was a sensitive person. When he was with the Thunder, there were Westbrook, Harden and Ibaka on the team, and when you're a driver yourself, the story is completely different. Smith next to him echoed: There is a difference between winning a championship and becoming a champion.
12. Martin: Owen has to go. Former NBA player Ken Young Martin attended a show. He said Irving had to go and that athletes could have a certain degree of selfishness, but they couldn't put themselves ahead of the team. If I were Durant, I would tell the team, either Irving or I.
13 McCollum: I want to retire at the Pelicans. McCollum said I'm happy working with the Pelicans, I'm 30 and I'll find a house here. I'm not going anywhere, I have no reason to leave, I want to retire here.
14 Perkins: Simmons is a single girl with bad tracks. Perkins said on the show that Simmons is like a beautiful single girl, everyone is very strange, how can she be single? Because she smokes.
15 Perkins: If I were Durant, I would ask for a deal. Perkins said that if I were Durant, I would definitely ask for a trade, and I would be as far away from the Nets and Irving as possible. Durant deserves better, and he has worked hard for the Nets since signing.