Heading into the final sprint of the regular season, teams are struggling for a playoff spot, but winning or losing a game depends in most cases on the team's star playing well. Today, the NBA played a number of wonderful games as usual, and after a battle, there were many stars who played excellent performances, Jayden Ivey, Beal, Middleton, Hayward, Maxi, the Great, Bridges, Curry, Alexander, Markkanen, Irving, Doncic, Thick Eyebrows, Josh Giddy and other stars all played bright statistics.
Let's take a look at what data these stars have played today! Everyone move your fingers and say in the comment section that you think of the best player of the day!
26+5+12, Jayden Ivey is fully talented
Pistons defeated the Wizards 117-119.
In the face of the overall strength is obviously better than their own Wizards team, the Pistons team of young players did not easily admit defeat, fully showed their vitality and passion, and fought with each other until the last moment, especially this year's No. 5 pick Jayden Ivey is even more talented, the whole game, offense, organization shoulder pick, the key last quarter he scored 14 points against Beal, almost helped the team drag the game into overtime, but unfortunately the last defense Wiseman missed a defensive rebound and was killed by the opponent's basket.
In this game, Jayden Ive played 31 minutes, shooting 9-of-20 from the field, including 3-of-6 three-pointers, 5-of-6 free throws, and a double-double of 26 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal.
32+7+7, Bill led the team to a narrow victory in all aspects
The Wizards narrowly beat the Pistons 119-117.
Facing the Pistons at the bottom of the East, the Wizards did not play an overwhelming advantage, but fell into a stalemate in the score, and the Wizards even fell into passivity on the field in the fourth quarter, but Beal frequently used his personal ability to hit key balls to help the team stand invincible, and with Gafford's last-minute whistle basket, the team struggled to kill the opponent by two points.
Beal played 37 minutes in the game, shooting 14 of 21 from the field, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and efficiently cut 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
24+11+4, Middleton leads the team strongly in attack and passing
The Bucks beat the Magic 134-123.
In this away challenge to the Magic, the Bucks' Alphabet brother and Holladay both hung up their cards due to injury, and Middleton returned to the starting position and was entrusted with the heavy responsibility, not only to maintain his killer character, but also to replace Holladay in charge of the team's organizational tandem.
In this game, Middleton lived up to expectations, attacking and organizing one-handedly, playing 30 minutes, shooting 5 of 9, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, 13 of 14 free throws, and a double-double of 24 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal.
It is worth mentioning that 11 assists set a new single-game high for Middleton's personal season, and the previous record was 7 assists (against the Lakers on December 3, 2022).
23+9+8, Hayward dominated the 16-point comeback
Hornets 112-105 reverse the Knicks.
Facing the Knicks, who have recently won nine consecutive victories, the Hornets are far from each other in terms of record, overall strength and player form, and most people before the game believe that the fish-belly Hornets will be a stepping stone for the Knicks' ten-game winning streak.
However, when the two armies face off on the battlefield, it is never the strong who wins, only the winner is strong. Trailing by 16 points at one point at halftime, the Hornets did not give up on their own, and fought back in the second half under the leadership of Hayward, who repeatedly hit big heart goals in the crucial fourth quarter, and he scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the quarter, successfully helping the team to stage a headwind turnaround.
Hayward played 36 minutes in this game, shooting 9-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-6 three-pointers, 2-of-3 free throws, and contributing 23 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +14.
27+4+5, Maxi projects efficiently to help the team win
The 76ers beat the Timberwolves 117-94.
This time the 76ers traveled back-to-back to Minnesota, Harden chose to take a break, Maxi continued to start and take on the team's outside offensive tasks.
With the Emperor pinning down the opponent's defense on the inside, Maxi attacked like no man's land, and he was able to shoot inside and out, and finally won a hearty victory.
Maxi played 30 minutes in this game, shooting 9 of 16, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a game-high plus-minus of +26.
It is worth mentioning that Maxi started all the last five games, scoring 20+ points, contributing 26.6 points per game, shooting more than 60%, and the team has a 4-1 record.
39+7+4, the emperor easily burst "Mr. 200 million"
The 76ers beat the Timberwolves 117-94.
In the face of "Mr. 200 million" Gobert, the emperor who fought back-to-back was not affected by physical exhaustion in the slightest, and easily exploded the other party with internal chisel and outward throwing.
In the first half, he scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, helping his team quickly build a double-digit lead.
Entering the third quarter, the emperor was completely on firepower, shooting 6 of 11 for 22 points in a single quarter, directly pressing the best defensive player Gobert to the ground and rubbing it, continuing to open the gap between the two teams.
In the fourth quarter, seeing that the Timberwolves could not organize any effective counterattacks, the Emperor did not play again, and returned to the locker room early.
The emperor played less than 28 minutes in this game, shooting 13 of 22, including 4 of 4 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and 39 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, with a plus-minus of +18.
It is worth mentioning that yesterday against the Pacers the Great just cut 42 points, plus today's 39 points, two games back-to-back combined to cut 81 points, offensive talent is terrifying!
In addition, Embiid has scored 35+ points in 22 games this season, compared to 15 of the other centers in the league who have scored 35+ points.
30+5+2, Bridges' first career three consecutive 30+
The Nets beat the Rockets 118-96.
Facing the single-minded Rockets, the Nets won by a big score without suspense.
As the hope of the team's re-emergence, Bridges continued to perform well. He played 36 minutes, shooting 9-of-20 from the field, including 4-of-10 three-pointers and 8-of-8 free throws, scoring 30 points, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, with a plus/minus of +11.
Since this game, Bridges has scored 30+ in three consecutive games, achieving this achievement for the first time in his career.
It is worth mentioning that after joining the Nets, Bridges averaged 26.5 points per game in the first 10 games, shooting 52.6%, 48.1% and 92.2% from the field, respectively.
Become the first player in history to join a new team in the first 10 games, averaging 25+ points per game and shooting 50/40/90% from three.
Meanwhile, this is Bridges' fifth game with the Nets this season that he has scored 30+ in a single game. So far this season, the Nets have only three players who have won 30+ per game 5+ times, namely the current Bridges, and Durant and Irving, who have been traded.
40+6+7, Curry made 10 three-pointers to stop losing
The Warriors lost to the Thunder 128-137.
I thought that Curry's comeback would give the team more hope of winning, but it turned out to be the opposite, and the team not only ended the last five-game winning streak, but also suffered two consecutive losses after losing to the Thunder today.
However, these two losses Curry should not be blamed, the last game against the Lakers Curry scored 19 points in the last quarter, today against the Thunder is even full, the whole game slashed 40+, but unfortunately the team has exposed too many problems on the defensive end, I hope the Warriors coaching staff can find a way to deal with it as soon as possible.
Curry played 35 minutes in this game, shooting 14 of 23, including 10 of 16 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and efficiently shot 40 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
The 10 three-pointers hit this game also set a new record for Curry's single-game three-point shooting this season.
It is worth mentioning that this is the 19th time in Curry's career that he has made 40+ and made 10+ three-pointers, and his teammate Thompson ranks second most in history, with 7 times. The "Splash Brothers" duo combined 26 times, while the rest of the current players combined only 24.
In addition, Curry has scored at least 40 points on six occasions in his career with no more than two free throws, the most in NBA history. The second in history is Clay, with 5 times. No other player has had more than 3 times.
Embarrassingly, Curry is the only player in NBA history to have lost multiple times when hitting 10+ three-pointers in a single game, and he has already lost 6 games.
33+3+6, Alexander is strong against Curry
The Thunder beat the Warriors 137-128.
Like Curry, this game is the second game of Alexander's return from injury, but the outcome is different, Curry's comeback brings the team the pain of losing streaks, and Alexander's return brings the Thunder the hope of hitting the playoffs.
Alexander continued his hot form of slashing 38 points in the last game against the Jazz, crazy against Curry, he played 36 minutes, shooting 14 of 24, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, 33 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
It is worth mentioning that the number of times Alexander has scored 30+ points is second only to Durant and Westbrook in Thunder history.
33+6, Markkanen defeated with two fists and four hands
Jazz 116-120 lost to the Lone Ranger.
Against the Lone Ranger, led by the "Eastern Europe" combination, Markkanen got off to a quick start, scoring 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting in the first half to help his team hold the score.
Entering the second half, Markkanen still maintained his All-Star skills, scoring 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, but unfortunately in the face of Doncic and Irving's rounds, Markkanen alone was unable to parry, and finally had to lose.
Markkanen played 39 minutes in the game, shooting 12 of 20, including 5 of 9 three-pointers, 4 of 7 free throws, 33 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
The "Eastern Europe" combination scored 62 points and attacked strongly
Lone Ranger 120-116 Sir Nick.
In this game where the Lone Rangers host the Jazz, Doncic and Irving joined hands to strike strongly, and the two had a clear division of labor and took turns in the game.
In the first three quarters, Doncic scored 29 points to keep the score glued to the opponent, and in the fourth quarter, it was Irving's turn to shine, and in this quarter he reappeared as the "king of the last quarter", shooting 4-of-5 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line for 17 points, including 13 of the team's last 16 points and helping the team finally seal the victory.
Doncic played 34 minutes in the game, shooting 10-of-23 from the field, including 4-of-11 three-pointers, 5-of-8 free throws, and scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Irving played 38 minutes, shooting 10-of-18 from the field, including 3-of-7 three-pointers, 10-of-10 free throws, and an all-around stat of 33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, with a plus/minus of +7.
It is worth mentioning that in the past three games, Irving has scored more than 30 points, averaging 34.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 58.3% from the field.
Thick eyebrows 30+22 did not get the best today
The Lakers beat the Grizzlies 112-103.
This time, the Lakers hosted the Grizzlies without Morant, James and Russell still could not play, and the thick eyebrows had to continue to single-handedly pick the beam.
In the first quarter, Davis took the lead and scored 13 points and 9 rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting in the quarter, helping the team build a narrow lead. In the second quarter, Davis was slapped on the nose by the opponent during a basket defense, and suddenly bled and had to return to the locker room to deal with his wound, and the opponent also seized the opportunity to overtake the score.
Entering the second half, the bloody face even more stimulated the bloodiness of the thick eyebrows, especially in the fourth quarter, he scored 11 points and 5 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting, leading the team to regain the initiative on the court and eventually win the game.
So far, the Lakers have entered the top nine in the West for the first time in the season with a 32-34 record, only two wins away from the fifth place, and the probability of entering the playoffs has skyrocketed!
Davis fought for 36 minutes in this game, shooting 11 of 17 from the field, including 1 of 2 from three-point range, 7 of 9 from the free throw line, and a super-large double-double of 30 points, 22 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, with a plus/minus of +24.
It is worth mentioning that with the 37 points and 21 rebounds against the Suns on November 23 last year, Thick Eyebrows has scored 30+20 in a single game twice this season, the first player in Lakers history to get this data since O'Neal in 2003-04.
At the same time, since James was out due to injury, thick eyebrows have averaged 33.8 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in the last five games, dreaming of returning to the "park".
In addition, Thick Eyebrow has twice this season finished with at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single game, equaling all other players in the NBA combined. The last time a player has played such numbers at least twice in a single season was Cousins in 2017-18.
However, such an explosive performance still did not win the best of the day, because he met the youngest Mr. Triple-double!
Giddy set six personal records in the first battle and was named the best of the day
To be able to beat many of the above stars to be selected as today's best, you can imagine what a performance against the sky, right! This man is Josh Giddy, the NBA's youngest triple-double.
The Thunder have had a series of surprises this season, with three-quarters of the regular season still holding the hopes of making the playoffs, Alexander, the team's leading scorer, and Joshgidi, a second-year rookie, also improving by leaps and bounds.
In this game against the Warriors, in the case of Curry hitting 10 three-pointers and smashing 40+, Giddy frantically connected the team with his outstanding view of the big picture, and under his threading needle, all nine of the team scored, seven scored double-doubles, and finally defeated the opponent 137-128.
Josh Giddy played 37 minutes in the game, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, including 1-of-4 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, with a triple-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists, with a plus-minus of +15.
The battle also allowed Giddy to set six personal records:
Giddy is 2nd in history for seven triple-doubles before the age of 21, second only to Doncic with 21.
Second, this is Giddy's third triple-double of the season, tying with three goals and tying for 7th place in the league.
3. Giddy achieved his seventh career triple-double, tying Noah, Manovic and Francis for 77th all-time.
4. Giddy set a new career single-game assist record with 17 assists, up from 14 assists previously.
At 20 years and 149 days, Giddy surpassed Doncic to become the youngest player in NBA history to have a triple-double with 15+ assists.
Giddy has more career triple-doubles than other 2021 rookies combined. (Thunder) Giddy had seven triple-doubles, (Pistons) Cunningham had two triple-doubles, (Rockets) Shin Kyung had two triple-doubles, (Raptors) Barnes had one triple-double, and (Lakers) Reeves had one triple-double.
With such a performance, there is no doubt that Giddi was elected the best of the day!