Winning or losing a game depends on the performance of the team's star in most cases. Today, the NBA played a number of wonderful games as usual, and after a fierce battle, many stars played excellent performances, Embiid, Edwards, Mitchell, VanVleet, Alexander, Trae Young, Cunningham, Doncic, James, Sabonis, Harden and other stars all played brilliant statistics.
Let's take a look at what specific statistics these stars have played today! Everyone move your fingers to say the best player of the day in the comment area!
40+14+6, Embiid is weak in the end
The 76ers lost to the Bulls 104-108.
Facing the Bulls, who have a poor record this season, Embiid continued his recent strong momentum at the beginning of the game, scoring 23 points at halftime, and 36 points after three quarters, but no one else except Maxey could share the pressure of his scoring, and the 76ers were always at a disadvantage in the face of the fully blossoming Bulls.
In the final quarter of the decisive battle, perhaps because he hadn't played the fourth quarter of the game for too long, the emperor's state was obviously weak, and he only hit 1 of 5 in the athletic battle, and he missed the key draw in the middle of the shot, and finally regretted losing by 4 points.
Embiid played 37 minutes in the game, shooting 15 of 28, including 2 of 6 three-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws, and scored a double-double of 40 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.
It is worth mentioning that Embiid has 12 consecutive 30+ games, becoming the player with the most consecutive 30+ games since Harden (32 consecutive games) from December 14, 2018 to February 22, 2019.
In addition, this is the 40th time in Embiid's career that he has scored at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in the regular season so far, and is tied with Pettit for sixth all-time after Chamberlain (271), Eggin Baylor (78), Abdul-Jabbar (65), Bob McAdoo (55), O'Neal (43).
32+8+5, Edwards scored 10 points in the final quarter to lead the team to a reversal
森林狼112-108逆转热火。
Facing the Heat, who were playing at home and were doing their best, the Timberwolves were hit in the face as soon as they came up, and they were suppressed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and fell behind by double digits at halftime.
However, in the second half, under the leadership of Edwards, the Timberwolves finally showed the fangs of his Western hegemon, and responded to the opponent's two waves of offensive climaxes in a row, especially in the fourth quarter, Edwards scored 10 points in 5 of 7 in a single quarter, helping the team beat the Heat by 10 points in this quarter and successfully reversed the game.
In this game, Edwards played 39 minutes, shooting 13 of 25, including 2 of 9 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, and got 32 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
37+6, Mitchell judged two people in the first and second halves
骑士加时以135-130战胜火箭。
In the face of the menacing Rockets, Mitchell did not show the responsibility of the team leader in the absence of Garland and Mobley in the first half, and only scored 8 points on 3-of-9 shooting, causing the team to temporarily fall behind in the score.
Fortunately, entering the second half, Mitchell woke up in time, and his overall state was like two people compared to the first half, especially in the third quarter, he scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and finally relied on the Cavaliers' 12-0 buff in overtime in the past three seasons to successfully defeat the opponent in overtime.
Mitchell played 45 minutes in this game, shooting 14 of 27, including 4 of 11 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 37 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 blocks, which was the biggest contributor to the team's victory.
27+8+17, Van Vliet attacked and passed well and lost unstoppably
The Rockets lost 130-135 in overtime to the Cavaliers.
In the face of the Cavaliers, who lacked two core main players, the Rockets did not take advantage of this, but were in a state of chasing points most of the time, although Shen Jing's two free throws at the last moment helped the team drag the game into overtime, but the sudden power outage at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of the overtime made the team completely miss the game.
Despite not winning the game, VanVleet's performance in this game was the best of the Rockets' career!
VanVleet played 45 minutes in this game, shooting 9 of 19, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 17 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
It is worth mentioning that VanVleet also became the first player after Harden to score at least 25 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists in a single game.
30+9+5+4, Alexander's offense and defense are integrated
雷霆116-97大胜灰熊。
Facing the Grizzlies who lacked arms and legs, the Thunder continued to blow their whirlwind of youth, and Alexander's offensive and defensive performance also accelerated the Grizzlies' rout, and finally it took only three quarters of the game to enter the practice session early.
Alexander only played 28 minutes in this game, shooting 8 of 18, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 13 of 14 free throws, contributing 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, with a plus/minus of +30, the best in the game.
It is worth mentioning that after contributing 4 steals in this game, Alexander's total steals so far this season reached 66, well ahead of second-place Paul George (43).
In addition, Alexander scored a steal in his 25th consecutive game, the longest in existence, and he is the only player to have a steal in every game this season.
31+4+15, Trae Young offensive organization single-handedly
老鹰130-124险胜活塞。
This time, facing the Pistons, who have lost to the point of numbness, the Hawks are more afraid of becoming a stepping stone for the other party to end the losing streak than the Pistons continue to lose.
And Trae Young is obviously the most feared person in the Hawks, which can be seen from the ruthlessness of his play in the second half, he scored double-doubles in the third and fourth quarters, and delivered a total of 23 points and 9 assists, successfully helping the team withstand the opponent's counterattack and win the game without danger.
Trae Young played 37 minutes in this game, shooting 8 of 17, including 4 of 11 three-pointers and 11 of 12 free throws, with a double-double of 31 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists, with a plus/minus of +16.
It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth consecutive game in which Trae Young has scored at least 30 points and 10 assists, setting a career record, while only four people in NBA history have achieved more than 4 consecutive games, namely Big O: 7 games, 6 games (twice), Westbrook: 5 games, Jordan: 5 games, Archibald: 5 games.
43+5+7, Cunningham's career is a new high difficult savior
活塞124-130不敌老鹰。
The past 23 consecutive games without a win are a real blow for the Pistons, a team that is predominantly young.
In this away game against the Hawks, Cunningham, the young leader of the Pistons, showed an extreme desire for victory, especially in the second half, he was completely red-eyed, scoring 31 points on 10-of-13 shooting, but the team's defense had no strength and failed to withstand the opponent's offense, making all Cunningham's efforts go down the drain.
Cunningham worked hard for 44 minutes in the whole game, shooting 16 of 24, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and slashing a career-high 43 points, plus 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
It is worth mentioning that the 43 points in this game are also the first 40+ in Cunningham's career.
38+11+8，东契奇独木难支
104-130 defeat to Nuggets.
Doncic, the only two players who can contribute at least 27+8+9 per game this season, and Jokic ushered in a head-to-head confrontation.
Even though Doncic scored 38 points in the third quarter, he was never able to make up for the huge gap between the two sides on the bench, and the 62-point firepower output on the Nuggets bench far exceeded the Mavericks' 34 points.
In the whole game, Doncic played 36 minutes, shooting 13 of 24, including 6 of 12 three-pointers), 6 of 10 free throws, scoring a game-high 38 points, plus a quasi-triple-double of 11 rebounds and 8 assists.
25+11+11, James is difficult to save
The Lakers lost 109-114 to the Knicks.
This time the Lakers sat at home to face the Knicks from afar, perhaps not from the excitement of winning the midseason championship trophy, James's performance in the first half was like sleepwalking, scoring only 7 points on 3-of-10 shooting in the athletic battle, but fortunately, his teammates were strong enough, and the Lakers did not fall into the disadvantage.
Entering the second half of the game, James finally found his form, contributing 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists on 7-of-13 shooting in the two quarters.
James played 39 minutes in the game, shooting 10 of 23, including 2 of 8 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws, and scored a triple-double of 25 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal.
It is worth mentioning that this is the second triple-double James has recorded this season and the 109th of his career.
It was also the 188th time in James' career that he had at least 25 points and 10 assists, ranking first all-time among non-guard players, along with Jokic (67) and Larry Bird (57), the second and third, respectively.
In addition, it was James' 35th triple-double since his 15th career season, and the rest of the players in history combined for only 20.
Sabonis 28+13+12 missed out on today's best
King 143-131 Genius.
Facing the weak Wizards on the inside, Sabonis was full of offensive desire in the first half, scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds on 8-of-12 shooting, helping the team establish an early double-digit lead.
Seeing that the situation on the court was stable and his teammates felt excellent, Sabonis directly switched to the organizational mode and became the team's central axis, sending 5 assists in the third and fourth quarters, helping the team to blossom and finally take away the game with a big score.
Sabonis showed his all-round skills in this game, playing 32 minutes, shooting 11 of 16, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, contributing 28 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 block of triple-double data, plus/minus +25.
This also allowed Sabonis to set several personal records:
1. This is the 35th triple-double of Xiao Sa's career, ranking 13th on the all-time triple-double list, and the next target he has to catch up with is the 36-time alphabet brother.
2. This is the ninth time in Sabonis' career that he has recorded a triple-double with a 75+% true shooting percentage, ranking fifth all-time, behind Jokic (30), Magic Johnson (14), Harden (14), and Chamberlain (10).
3. This is the 38th time in Sabonis' career that he has dished out at least five assists in a single quarter, second only to Jokic (130) on the NBA's all-time center list, and Divac ranks third with 25.
4. Sabonis dished out 12 assists in this game, ranking third in NBA history with 42 double-assists by centers, behind only Jokic's 159 and Chamberlain's 80.
However, such an explosive performance still failed to be elected as the best of the day, because he met the "interim captain" of the Clippers!
Harden's 8 three-pointers and 35+9 were voted the best of the day
Being able to beat many of the above stars to be elected as the best of the day can be imagined, and you can imagine what a performance against the sky, yes! This person is the Clippers' "interim captain" Harden today.
In the face of the league's No. 1 offensive team this season, it is even rumored that Haliburton is the strongest two-way guard in the league at the moment, although Harden has basically handed over the offensive power when he comes to the Clippers and concentrates on the team's organizational tasks. But before he retired, he dared to claim to be the league's strongest two-way guard in front of him, and Harden definitely couldn't agree, and he was bound to hit hard.
It is no exaggeration to say that tonight, Deng Ge is the "temporary captain" of the Clippers, and he worked hard to sort out the team's offense in the first half, and he was even more active on the defensive end.
Have you ever seen Harden defend like this?
This long quarterback pass that spans the whole court is not something that ordinary people can pass.
In the first three quarters of the game, Harden scored 9 assists without showing his appearance, allowing everyone to see his level of playmaking.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Harden began to show his talent on the offensive end, from hitting the first three-pointer in 10 minutes and 18 seconds in the final quarter, to leaving the court in 6 minutes and 09 seconds, in just 4 minutes and 09 seconds, Harden hit 7 consecutive shots, including 6 three-pointers, 1 layup and a technical foul free throw, covering 21 of the team's first 23 points in the fourth quarter.
Harden only played 28 minutes in the game, shooting 12 of 16, including 8 of 11 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws, contributing 35 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a game-high plus/minus of +32.
This game also allowed Harden to set a number of personal records:
1. This is the first 30+ points in Harden's Clippers career.
2. This is the 364th game of Harden's career to score 30+, surpassing Wilkins to rise to 13th all-time, and the next target he has to catch up with is O'Neal's 368 games.
3. This is the 22nd time in Harden's career that he has hit at least eight three-pointers in a single game, ranking fourth in NBA history, behind Curry (79), Lillard (29) and Klay (24).
4. This is the second time in Harden's career (once in 2019) that he has scored at least 35 points, nine assists and made at least eight three-pointers in 30 minutes of playing time in a single game. No one else has done it.
5. Harden scored 30+ with a 101% true shooting percentage today, which is the most efficient of the 30+ in his career.
6. Harden made six three-pointers in the fourth quarter, setting a new career high for three-pointers in a single quarter, up from five before (two during the Rockets).
7. The 21 points in the final quarter set a single-quarter scoring record for the fourth quarter of Harden's career, and the previous high was 20 points.
Compared with Haliburton's performance of only 8 points and 11 assists on 3-of-12 shooting in this game, Harden proved with practical actions who is the strongest two-way guard in the league!
To sum up, the best player of the day is none other than Harden!
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