On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with a total of 3 games today, and Jokic became the first in history; Booker set several records; Wei Shaosi Big Data ranked first in the Clippers; Trae Young over-the-top three-point shootout replicates the past Lillard, and the following is a summary of today's data -
Jokic data history for the first time
The Nuggets narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 112-109 at home and eliminated their opponents 4-1 on aggregate. Jokic played 42 minutes, shooting 8-of-29 with 28 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, making him the first player in NBA playoff history to put this set of all-around stats.
Jokic equals "Big O" with a playoff triple-double
It was Jokic's eighth playoff career triple-double, tying Oscar Robertson and tied for ninth all-time, with the top eight being Magic (30), James (28), Westbrook (12), Kidd (11), Bird (10), Rondo (10) and Draymond Green (10).
Wei Shao Four ranked first in the Clippers
The Clippers lost 130-136 to the Suns, 1-4 on aggregate, Wei Shao scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, in this round of the series, only 780,000 base salary Wei Shao scored a total of 118 points, 37 assists, 6 steals and 7 blocks, all four statistics ranked first on the team. He grabbed 38 rebounds, second only to Zubac (48) on the team.
Booker's feat became the third person in history
The Suns beat the Clippers, Booker shot 19 of 27, had 47 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, and he became the third player in NBA history to post this set of statistics in the playoffs, the first two being Wilson in 2017 and Durant in 2021.
Booker also set playoff record 30+ and 40+ team records
It was the sixth time in his career that Booker had scored 40+ in the playoffs and 17th with 30+, surpassing Barkley in both stats and rising to the top of team history. He scored 30+ in four straight playoff games, setting the second-longest record in Suns history, behind Stoudemire in 2005 (five straight games).
Booker Durant replicates the old OK combination
In addition to Booker, Durant had 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and in the five games of this series, Booker and Durant scored 25+ at the same time, and they also tied the record for the longest in NBA history held by O'Neal and Kobe.
Trae Young equals an all-time first
The Hawks narrowly beat the Celtics 119-117 on the road to tie the series to 2-3 on aggregate. Trae Young shot 14-of-33 for 38 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists. It was the fourth time he had at least 35 points and 10 assists in the playoffs, tying Oscar Robertson in his age and tying for first place among all players under the age of 25.
Trae Young is on par with six superstars
Trae Young also became the seventh player in NBA history to score at least 35 points and 10 assists in two consecutive playoff games, the first six being Jordan (2), Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Kevin Johnson, Kobe and Lillard.
Trae Young replicates Lillard's feat
Trae Young hit a long-range 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in the game. He became only the second person in the last 25 years to score a goal above 30 feet (about 9.1 meters) in the final five seconds of overtime or in the final five seconds of overtime, the last being Lillard, who beat the Thunder with a long-range 3-pointer in Game 5 of the first round in 2019.