On April 30, Beijing time, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Timberwolves to advance with a 4-2 aggregate score, and they became the last team to advance to the semifinals of the division this season. At this point, the first round of the playoffs is over, and the data king of the first round is officially released! Let's see who they are —
Leading scorers: Jokic, Nuggets
Jokic played five playoff games and averaged 31 points per game, the most points per game in the first round. Helpless to stand alone, the Nuggets still lost 1-4 to the Warriors. Despite being eliminated, Jokic's performance is still remarkable, shooting 57.5% from the field and averaging 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game. With the exception of Jokic, only Butler averaged more than 30 points per game (30.5 points) in the first round.
Rebounding King: Valanciunas, Pelicans
Valanciunas played in six playoff games and averaged 14.3 rebounds per game, the most rebounds per game in the first round. In his first game against the Suns, Varan grabbed a record 25 rebounds. The Pelicans eventually lost 2-4 to the Sun. In the first round, he averaged more than 13 rebounds per game, namely Alphabet Brother (13.4), Jokic (13.2) and Gobert (13.2).
Assist King: Paul, Suns
Paul played in six playoff games and averaged 11.3 assists per game, the player who averaged the most assists per game in the first round. In this year's regular season, Paul was crowned assist king with an average of 10.8 assists per game, and by the first round of the playoffs, he was still the player with the most assists in the league. In the first round of the playoffs, three players averaged assists in double figures per game, in addition to Paul, but also Morant (10.5) and Harden (10.2).
Steals King: Butler, Heat
Butler played four playoff games and averaged 2.8 steals per game, the player with the most steals per game in the first round. Butler was good at attacking and defending in the first round, not only averaging first steals per game, but also ranking second in points per game. In addition to Butler, Jaylen Brown is another player who averaged at least 2.5 steals per game in the first round.
Block King: Jackson Jr., Grizzlies
Jackson Jr. played six playoff games and averaged 2.7 blocks per game, the most blocks per game in the first round. He is also the block king of this year's regular season. In addition to Jackson Jr., there were two other players who averaged at least two blocks per game in the first round, one was the Nets' Clarkston (2.3) and the other was the Timberwolves' Towns (2.0).
Three-point king: Bane, Grizzlies
Bain played six regular season games, shot 27 three-pointers, and averaged 4.5 three-pointers per game, making him the first-round three-pointer. His total three-point shooting and average three-point shooting per game were first-round, and his 27 three-pointers were also a single-round series record for the Grizzlies. Two other players averaged at least four three-pointers per game in the first round: Thompson of the Warriors (4.4) and Booker of the Suns (4.0).