On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with a total of 4 games today, with James leading Lakers players to set 7 records; Past rules imply that the probability of Zhan Huang's team qualifying is 93%; For the first time in his career, Paul scored a double-double without scoring a double; Butler became the fourth person in history, and the following is a summary of today's data -
Zhan Huang set an NBA record
The Lakers beat the Grizzlies 128-112 on the road, leading 1-0 in the series, James scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, making him the oldest player in NBA playoff history to have 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
The probability of Zhan Huang's team winning the first game is as high as 93.1%
Looking back at James' career, when his team won the first game of the series, the team advanced 27 times and eliminated twice, with a 93.1% chance of promotion.
Brother Thick Eyebrows replicates the achievements of Duncan in the past
With 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 7 blocks, Anthony Davis became the seventh player in history to do so in the playoffs, and the first person to do so since Duncan in 2003.
Reeves is the third man in his team history in nearly 25 years
Lakers guard Austin Reeves had 23 points, three rebounds and four assists, and he scored 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the fourth quarter. Reeves also became the third Lakers player in the past 25 years to shoot 5 from the field in the final quarter of the playoffs. The first two are O'Neal (against the Pacers in 2000) and Bryant (against the Spurs in 2002).
Hachimura set two all-time bench records
Lakers forward Hachimura scored 29 points and six rebounds, tying the Lakers' all-time playoff record for bench scoring, and Michael Thompson scored 29 points off the bench in the playoffs in 1988. Hachimura also became the first bench in Lakers history to score at least 25 points on 5+ three-pointers in the playoffs.
The Lakers four hit 20+, the first time in nearly 35 years
The Lakers' four (James, Hachimura and Reeves) scored 20+, and the last time they had a playoff run was in 1988, when James Worthy, "Magic" Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar and Byron Scott all scored 20+.
Leonard ranks second in 30+ playoff games
The Clippers beat the Suns 115-110 on the road to give the series a 1-0 lead on aggregate. Leonard shot 13-of-24 for 38 points, five rebounds and five assists. It was the 13th time in his Clippers career that he had 30+ in the playoffs, second in team history and just one short of No. 1 Bob McAdoo (14).
Paul saw it for the first time in his data career
Paul had seven points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, after scoring 577 career double-doubles (including the regular season and playoffs), but this was the first time he had scored a double-double.
Butler became the fourth man in history
The Heat beat the Bucks 130-117, Jimmy Butler had 35 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, becoming the fourth player in NBA playoff history to hit at least 35 points, 10 assists and 3 steals multiple times, the first three being Jordan, James and Wilson.
Butler surpassed 1,000 points in the playoffs with the Heat, becoming only the fourth player in team history to reach this milestone after Wade, James and Bosh.
The Heat set the second-highest three-point shooting percentage in team history
The Heat shot 15 of 25 from three-point range and shot 60 percent from the outside, setting the second-highest three-point shooting percentage in playoff history, and shot 72.7 percent from three-point range in the 2016 series against the Raptors.
Jokic committed six more offenses after four years
The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 109-80 at home to get the opener, Jokic played 28 minutes and left the game with six fouls, he scored 13 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, which was the first time Jokic left the game since 2019.