On May 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and although there were only two games today, each game was full of highlights, the Warriors and Kings ushered in a tie-break, and the winning side will play against the Lakers in the second round. The second-round series between the Heat and the Knicks has also begun, I don't know if Butler can continue the previous magic, now that both games have been played, maybe many friends already know the results, let's talk about the game process and the best player of each game.
The Heat reversed the Knicks
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Heat hit consecutive three-point shots from the outside Vincent and Love, helping the team establish a six-point lead, after which Barrett stepped up, he continued the touch of the previous round, inside and outside shooting to cut 11 points, under his leadership the Knicks gradually overtook the score, while the Heat side fell into a scoring drought, they felt sluggish, with Haltenstein scoring two points, the Knicks led by 11 points to end the first quarter.
Butler began to lead the team to fight back in the second quarter, he hit three consecutive interior kills, but Brunson and Barrett always stood up to respond, and the difference between the two sides always hovered around 10 points, and then the Heat hit a three-point foul and cut 6 points to help the team further narrow the gap, and although Quickley cut consecutive points at the end of the quarter, the Heat had narrowed the gap to 5 points at halftime.
The Heat veterans began to play a role, Butler's mid-range shot sounded the clarion call for the team to counterattack, and then Love played his passing ability, this quarter he sent consecutive quarterback long passes after grabbing rebounds, helping the team close the point gap, while the Knicks side of the hand down, only Brunson and Barrett scored only to bite the point difference, the Heat led the opponent by 6 points in the third quarter.
In the final quarter Armageddon, the Knicks still did not give up, and under the tandem of Brunson they once narrowed the gap to only three points, but the Heat obviously did not want to give up the victory, Butler even if he sprained his ankle, he still continued to play, which also ignited teammates, especially veteran Lowry, he cut 9 points and sent 3 blocks in the final quarter, and the two veterans finally managed to save the Heat's victory, and they beat the Knicks 108-101 to get off to the opener.
The best player in this game is undoubtedly Butler, he is still so hard, with injuries can not lead the team to complete the next gram, the whole game shot 8 of 16 for 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, only two people have scored 200 points in the playoffs so far, that is, Butler and Booker, who averaged 25+ in the first 6 games of the playoffs and shot more than 50%, Butler became the fifth in history. Although he won, Butler's injury did not know how, which also worried the fans.
The two veterans of the Heat in this game are the key to winning, they proved that the veteran is not dead, Lowry shot 5 of 12, 3 of 6 from three-point range, scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal, and the second player in history to cut 18+5+5+4 blocks off the bench, comparable to McHale. Love scored nine points, five rebounds and six assists on 3-of-7 shooting, and the stats may not show his role, and the Heat could not have completed the comeback without him in the third quarter.
Although lost, but the Knicks let everyone see their strength, in the absence of Randle, Brunson and Barrett led the team to play a high level, this game Brunson shot 11 of 23, scored 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal data, Barrett shot 10 of 20 from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range scored 26 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Barrett was more mature in the playoffs, which is what the Knicks have always wanted to see, this game the Knicks lost on the outside feeling too badly, shooting 7 of 34 from three-point range , many opportunities come out, but they can't be invested.
The difference in strength between the two sides is not large, and if Butler does not miss the next series, this round is still very interesting.
The warrior takes the king lightly
The only group of the first round to tie the seven, Rooney played inside to establish the team to take the lead, after which the two sides fell into a stalemate, Saria Jr. scored 4 points, the Warriors responded with three free throws, Barnes jumped a shot, here Wiggins responded emptyly, the score of the two sides has not been opened, Fox scored 5 consecutive points at the end of the quarter, the Warriors chased the dream of a layup, Curry hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors trailed by 1 point to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two sides played back and forth, it was still difficult to solve, Treylles inside the kill, Curry responded with a layup, Chasing Dream rare three-point shots, here Monk can also respond, then the Kings hit consecutive insides, Poole and Curry combined to cut 5 points in response, Fox and Sam Jr. cut 5 points, Curry hit a three-point response at the end of the quarter, and at the end of the first half, the two sides still did not open the point difference, and the Kings led by 2 points to end.
Yibian fought again the long-awaited Brave three crazy as promised, Curry three-point team sounded the clarion call for counterattack, although then Hult and Barnes scored 4 consecutive points in response, but Klay scored 5 points with free throws to help the team overtake the score, and then Curry played 2+1, the team instantly extended the lead to 7 points, and then Fox and Monk led the team to chase the points, here Klay responded 3+1, Chasing Dream also scored a layup, and the Warriors led by 10 points in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Warriors did not give the King a chance to fight back, Curry proved that his FMVP was won by strength, he scored 4 points in a row to help the team further extend the lead, and then hit frequently from the outside, Curry cut 16 points in a single quarter, and under his leadership, the Warriors' advantage also further expanded, they gradually expanded the point difference to more than 20 points, and finally the King was unable to return, and the Warriors beat the King 120-100 to enter the second round.
The best player of this game is also the best today, there is no doubt Curry, he shot 20 of 38 from the field, 7 of 18 three-point range, scored 50 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, 50 points is also the all-time highest score in stealth, and Curry also equaled the all-time playoff high score of 35 years old and above, comparable to Karl Mallon. It is worth mentioning that Cole has faced 19-0 against Western teams in his coaching career so far, and has never lost a record!
In addition to Curry, the play of other players in this game is also very critical, Rooney once again suppressed Xiaosa, the whole game bombed 11 points, 21 rebounds and 4 assists, the front court rebounds one person scored 10, if not today's Curry is too incomprehensible, I think the best player should be given to him, Wiggins continued his own performance, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, he and Chasing Dream's play on the defensive end is indispensable.
Although they lost, the Kings also deserve praise, as a playoff rookie, they can play to the defending champion to tie seven is commendable, this team has a strong roster and the future is worth looking forward to, Fox scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, Sabonis scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, although the dual core is not too good, but also tried their best, after all, inexperienced, but if they can retain the current core lineup, they are worth looking forward to in the future.
Now the second round of the playoffs has been released, the Western Warriors will challenge the Lakers, Nuggets and Suns The first game Nuggets have won, the Eastern 76ers will challenge the Celtics, the other round is today's Heat vs. Knicks, the Heat is the first city, this year's playoffs second round 1-8 seeds are also the first time in history, the combined winning rate of the semifinal eight teams is only 59% of the lowest in history, and James and Curry also ushered in the fifth playoff matchup of their careers.
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