On May 3, Beijing time, the NBA semifinals continued, today there are 2 games, Doncic cut 45 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, he also created a number of records; Paul rose to the fifth place in the playoffs assist list; Philadelphia shooter received Harden's pass, a total of 10 points 0; Hiro tied the record held by Wade. Here's a summary of today's data —
Doncic tied Curry in 40+ playoff games
The Lone Ranger lost to the Suns 114-121, trailing 0-1 on aggregate in the series, Doncic played 44 minutes, shot 15-of-30, had 45 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and although this was only Doncic's 17th playoff game, he had already scored 6 40+ times, equaling Curry and George Gervin, and tied for 18th on the playoff history 40+ list. Many of the superstars, including Alphabet Brother, Leonard, Irving, Lillard, Booker, Paul, Maddy and Bird, have not had Doncicdo in 40+ games in the playoffs.
Doncic averaged 33.4 points per game in his playoff career, and he and Jordan (33.4) are the only two players in history to average more than 30 points per game in a playoff career.
Doncic is on par with four predecessors
Doncic also became the fifth player in history to have at least 45 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the playoffs, the top four being James, Westbrook, Durant and Jordan.
Doncic scored just two points in the first 17 playoff games of his career
In the first 17 playoff games of his career, Doncic scored a total of 568 points, behind Michael Jordan (646 points in the first 17 playoff games) and Chamberlain (595 points) in NBA history.
Doncic became the playoff air slash king
This is the fourth time that Doncic has won 40+ in the playoffs and lost a game, and since his first playoff appearance, Doncic has ranked first with 40+ games, and Booker, Lillard and Mitchell have each twice.
Paul moved up to fifth on the playoff assists list
In the defeat over the Lone Ranger, Paul made 7 of 13 shooting and 2 of 5 three-pointers, with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists, and his playoff career assists reached 1144, surpassing Tony Parker (1143) and rising to fifth in the playoff all-time assists list, the top four being "Magic" Johnson (2346), James (1919), Stockton (1839) and Kidd (1263).
Paul makes a historical record
Counting 14 of the last 14 shots in the first round, Paul shot 77.7 percent from 77.7 percent of the 27-of-27 in the last two games, and in 1992, Paul set a record for a guard player shooting at least 25 shots, and in 1992, Terry Porter shot 76.9 percent from 26 of 26 in two playoff games.
Paul faced Doncic with 10 straight wins
Paul has become the last opponent Doncic wants to meet, starting in 2019, Paul's team has won 10 consecutive games against Doncic's lone rangers, during which time Paul has been able to lead the team to win against Doncic, whether in the Rockets, Thunder or Suns.
Ayton's feat is expected to set a record
Ayton continued his outstanding performance in this game, he shot 25 points and 8 rebounds in 12 of 20 shots, in this playoff, Ayton averaged 21.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, shooting 68% from the field, if this set of data can be maintained, he will become the first player in history to average 20+ per game in a single season of playoffs, and shoot more than 65% of the shots.
The sun has created two great feats
The Suns went into the final quarter with a big lead, and this season, when they took the lead at the end of the first three quarters, the team's record was 51 wins and 0 losses, which is the second highest in NBA history, and the Lakers in 2020 had 57 wins and 0 losses.
The Suns all shot more than 50 percent in their first seven playoff games, which also tied the 1986 Lakers and tied for second place in history, behind the 1984 Lakers (10 consecutive games).
Harden has never made more than 20 shots with Philadelphia
Philadelphia lost to the Heat 92-106, trailing 0-1 on aggregate, Harden shot 5-of-13 and had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, he has played 28 games for the team since joining Philadelphia, but Harden has not made more than 20 shots in a single game.
The Philadelphia shooter received Harden's pass and shot 0-of-10 from three-point range
Philadelphia shot just 17.6 percent from 6-of-34 from three-point range, and when the 76ers shooter received a pass from Harden, they made just 0-of-10, which also tied the worst record in the last eight seasons, and in the 2016 playoffs, Celtics players received a pass from Thomas Jr. and also made 0-of-10 passes.
Jordan Jr. becomes "undercover"
Embiid was sidelined due to injury, Jordan Jr. started the game for 17 minutes, 2 of 2 shots for 4 points and 2 rebounds, when he was on the floor, Philadelphia lost 22 points, and when Jordan Jr. sat off the court, Philadelphia won 8 points.
Hiro equals Wade records
Taylor Hiro had 25 points and seven assists in this game, the second time in his career playoffs that he had 25+, equaling Wade's record of 25+ playoff games held by a player under 23 years old in the history of the Heat.