On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, today there are 3 games, Paul 14 shots in the playoff record; the Suns key battle 35 wins and 10 losses; Harden became the first player in Philadelphia history to get at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists in the playoffs; the Lone Ranger reached the semifinals again after 11 years. Here's a summary of today's data —
Back in 2011, the déjà vu NBA
In today's game, the Pelicans lost to the Suns, suffering a 2-4 elimination on aggregate, and the Lone Ranger defeated the Jazz to advance 4-2 on aggregate. Based on the results of the current first round of the playoffs, this seems to be a repeat of the first round of 2011.
In that year, the Celtics swept the opponent, the Heat advanced 4-1, the Lone Ranger advanced 4-2 to the next round, the Nuggets lost 1-4, and the Pelicans were out 2-4...
There's also the Grizzlies, who advanced 4-2 that year and now they're 3-2 ahead of the Timberwolves.
Paul set a playoff record on 14-shot range
The Suns beat the Pelicans 115-109, and Paul once again delivered a stunning performance in this promotion battle, playing 36 minutes, shooting 14-of-14, with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and 14-of-14 shooting to set an NBA playoff mid-range record, the previous record was 12 shots, the Kansas Kings' Larry McNell (1975) and the Rockets' Nene (2017) both played this number.
Even counting the regular season, Paul is only behind Chamberlain on the NBA All-Time List.
Paul sent 30+5+5 in the playoffs several times, the sixth in team history
This is the second time Paul has had at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists in the playoffs since joining the Suns, and he has also become the sixth player in team history to play 30+5+5 multiple times in the playoffs, the top five being Barkley (5), Booker (4), Nash (3), Hornasek (2) and Kevin Johnson (2).
The Suns' key battle was 35 wins and 10 losses
The Suns have once again won in the final minutes, and this season, when the Suns have a game with key moments (the last 5 minutes of the game, the point difference is within 5 points), the performance in the hard game is very solid.
Embiid finished third in playoff 30+10 games
Philadelphia beat the Raptors 132-97 to advance to the next round on aggregate in the series, embiid played 36 minutes, 12-of-18 shooting, 33 points and 10 rebounds, the 12th time in his career playoffs that he had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, ranking third in team history, the top two being Chamberlain (14) and Dolf Shays (13).
Harden became the first man in team history with one feat
Harden played 42 minutes, shooting 7-of-12 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, with 22 points, six rebounds and 15 assists, making him the first player in Philadelphia history to have at least 20 points, five rebounds and 15 assists in the playoffs.
Harden advanced to the second round for six consecutive years
With Philadelphia advancing, it was the sixth consecutive year hardened to reach the semifinals, and he hadn't missed the second round since the 2016-17 season, when harden led the Rockets to at least the semifinals in 2016-20. Moving to the Nets last year, he followed the team to the semifinals, eventually losing 3-4 to the Bucks. Traded to Philadelphia halfway through the season, Harden renewed his tradition of reaching the semifinals.
Harden's six consecutive years in the semifinals is also the longest record that the NBA still continues.
Rivers advanced to a 30+ win to tie Riley
After being pulled 3-0 to 3-2, Philadelphia City coach Rivers was questioned a lot, but in this crucial battle, Philadelphia played a beautiful battle and finally completed a 35-point victory. This is the third time in Rivers' coaching career that he has led a team to a 30+ victory in the playoff promotion battle, equaling the NBA record held by Pat Riley.
The Lone Ranger reached the semi-finals again after 11 years
The Lone Ranger narrowly beat the Jazz 98-96 and eliminated his opponent 4-2 to advance to the semifinals, the first time Doncic has reached the semifinals in his career and the first time the Lone Ranger has broken through the first round since winning the championship in 2011.
The Jazz were again reversed
The Jazz once led the Lone Ranger by 12 points, but eventually lost the game, which was the second consecutive season in which the Jazz reversed the double-digit lead in a game on the verge of elimination, and although Mitchell scored a team-high 23 points in this game, he did not shoot in the final 6 minutes and 11 seconds of the game.
The Jazz have been out of the first round three times in the last four years
The Jazz shot 9-of-35 from three-point range, and they have conceded 78 of their last 100 three-point shots, shooting 22 percent from three-point range. In this series, Mike Conley shot 20 percent from three-point range, House 20 percent, Mitchell 21 percent, Reus O'Neal 28 percent, Bogdanovic 33 percent, and Jordan Clarkson 38 percent, and only Clarkson shot more than the league average (35.6 percent).
The Jazz have played a 63.3 percent win rate in the regular season in the last four years, ranking second in the NBA, but they have only a 41.4 percent win rate in the playoffs and three first-round exits in the last four years.
The Jazz have been hard-to-put in the last three years of the playoffs, having been reversed by the Nuggets with a 3-1 lead in the 2019-20 season; last season, the Jazz's 2-0 lead was won four games in a row by the Clippers, with the last two games without Leonard. This season, Doncic missed the first three games, and the Jazz eventually left the first round.