With the Grizzlies beating the Timberwolves 4-2 in the first round and advancing to the next round, the first round of this year's playoffs has also come to an end, with the Suns, Grizzlies, Warriors, Lone Rangers, Heat, Celtics, Bucks and 76ers advancing to the second round, from the perspective of the matchup, the top teams have entered the next round, there is no cold, the team that performed well in the regular season, they are also very strong in the playoffs, they are a team with fewer shortcomings and stronger lineup depth compared to their opponents. After the first round, the league also updated the player who performed best in the first round of 6 statistics, with Jokic becoming the top scorer, Paul taking the assist king, and the Grizzlies young Bain the three-point king.
Scoring King: Jokic
Jokic's performance in the first round can be described as very good, he averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block in the series with the Warriors, shooting 57.5%, shooting 27.8% from three-point range, ranking 1st in the first round in points per game, and his personal performance can be described as a desperate effort. It's just a pity that because there is a big gap between the overall strength of the team and the Warriors, this also led to the Nuggets suffering from the first round of travel.
Assist King: Paul
As a veteran, Paul's form still maintains the peak of his career, in the first round of the series, he showed his strength, in the face of the impact of young players, Paul withstood the pressure, he did not disappoint, helped the team to successfully advance to the second round. In the first round of the series, Paul averaged 22.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, shooting 56.7% from the field, ranking first in the playoffs.
Rebounding King: Varan
Varan was the pelicans' third-best player in the first-round series besides Ingram and CJ, and he was the team's absolute inside offensive and defensive gate, and he had a very good performance in terms of rebounding. According to the data, Varan's first round of the series, he can average 14.5 points and 14.3 rebounds per game, averaging 14.3 rebounds per game in the league's first place, in the first round of the series, Varan's performance is commendable.
Steals King: Butler
Butler is one of the best stars in the first round of the series, his presence at both ends of the attack and defense is very strong, in the competition with Trae Young, Butler won a complete victory, he completely limited Trae Young's play, the overall performance of the individual is strong. In the first round of the series, Butler averaged 30.5 points per game, while also completing 2.8 steals, ranking first in the league, and he was the most well-rounded player on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of this year's playoffs.
Cap King: Jaran Jackson
In his first playoff game with the Timberwolves, Jaren Jackson completed seven blocks, and in the next few games, his number of blocks reached 2, and in the entire first round of playoffs, Jaron Jackson averaged 2.7 blocks per game, which is the first in the league. Jaren Jackson is the Grizzlies' inside defensive gate, and he has done a great job defending players like Towns when facing the Timberwolves.
Three-point king: Bane
The Grizzlies' Bain was the best three-point shooter in the first-round series, shooting 27 three-pointers in six games in the first round, averaging 4.5 three-pointers per game, surpassing Klay's 4.4 per game, ranking first in the league, and his three-point shooting rate was 48 percent, which was very efficient. In a way, the Grizzlies were able to qualify in the first round, and Bane's performance was credited, and he was a big contributor to the team's promotion to the second round.
The first round is over, and among the above players, in addition to Jokic and Varan, they will also participate in the second round of competition, and it is worth looking forward to whether they can maintain the No. 1 position in the project they are good at at the end of the playoffs.