On December 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the league arranged a total of 6 sets of matchups today, the specific situation is as follows: the Raptors lost to the 76ers 111-121, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Nets 122-117, the Mavericks lost to the Rockets 96-122, the Hawks lost to the Heat 113-122, the Wizards lost to the Warriors 118-129, and the Suns lost to the Kings 105-120. In these games, stars such as the Great, Jokic, Herro, Trae Young, Curry, Shin Kyung, and Sabonis Jr. have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Year award today? Let's take a look.
Suns 105-120 Kings, Sa Boom Jr. 28 points + 11 rebounds + 12 assists
In the Suns VS Kings game, Beal was out due to injury, and the Big Two of Durant and Booker teamed up to score 52 points + 11 rebounds + 9 assists, but the Suns were defeated, trailing by as many as 28 points at most, and finally suffered a 15-point defeat. On the Kings' side, the starting five Tigers all scored double-doubles, among them, Murray scored 21 points + 5 rebounds, Fox contributed 23 points + 6 rebounds + 7 assists, and Xiao Sa was even more ruthless! He played 34 minutes, 12 of 15 shots, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 28 points + 11 rebounds + 12 assists, with a plus/minus of +27. According to statistics, this is the 36th triple-double in Xiao Sa's career, ranking 13th in NBA history, and only one short of the 12th in NBA history (37 triple-doubles).
76ers 121-111 Raptors, the Emperor cut 31 points + 10 rebounds + 9 assists
The Raptors challenged the 76ers away, and all 5 players scored double-doubles, and Sika got 31 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists, but they still lost a good game when they led by 15 points in the first quarter and were reversed by the 76ers. On the 76ers' side, the triumvirate of Harris, Maxey and the Emperor are all in unison. Among them, Harris scored 33 points + 8 rebounds + 7 assists, Maxey scored 33 points + 10 assists, and the emperor was even more unreasonable! He played 34 minutes, 11 of 21 shots (2 of 2 three-pointers), 7 of 8 free throws, and 31 points + 10 rebounds + 9 assists + 2 steals + 4 blocks. According to statistics, the Great, Maxey and Harris are the first combination in the history of the 76ers to score 30+ in the same game in the past 62 years, and they have also become the first combination in NBA history to average at least 30 points + 7 assists per game.
Nuggets 122-117 Nets, from a light 31 points + 11 rebounds + 7 assists
In the Nuggets VS Nets game, the Nets were all soldiers, with a total of 7 players scoring double-doubles, among them, Thomas scored a team-high 23 points, Bridges, Johnson and Claxton combined to contribute 41 points + 20 rebounds + 14 assists, but the Nets still couldn't escape a defeat. On the Nuggets' side, Murray scored 32 points + 5 rebounds + 9 assists, but he is not the team's best player, Jokic is! Mr. Jokic played 34 minutes, 12 of 17 shots (2 of 2 three-pointers), 5 of 5 free throws, 31 points + 11 rebounds + 7 assists + 3 steals + 2 blocks, and the plus/minus on the court reached +29. According to statistics, this is the 16th time in Jokic's career that he has scored at least 30 points + 10 rebounds with a true shooting rate of more than 80%, ranking second in NBA history, second only to Barkley (32). After this game, Jokic's career rebounds reached 6,631, surpassing Iseel (6,630) to rise to No. 1 in team history.
Wizards 118-129 Warriors, Curry scored 30 points + 7 assists + 8 three-pointers
The Wizards challenged the Golden State Warriors away, but Poole became the "Iron Lady" for the first time, 7 of 21, 3 of 12 from beyond the three-point line, and relied on 8 of 9 free throws to make up a 25-point fig leaf, and the Wizards once trailed by 23 points, and the game lost suspense early. On the Warriors' side, Tang Shen and Kuminga both scored 20+, and Curry was even more unreasonable! He clocked out in the third quarter and only played 26 minutes, shooting 9 of 18 (8 of 13 three-pointers), 4 of 5 free throws, and scoring 30 points + 4 rebounds + 7 assists. Statistically, this is the 75th time in Curry's career that he has hit at least eight three-pointers in a single game, which ranks first in NBA history, compared to Lillard, who ranks second, has only completed such a feat 29 times. At the same time, this is the 25th time in Curry's career that he has scored 30+ minutes in less than 30 minutes, which ranks third in NBA history, behind only Antetokounmpo (27) and The Great (26).
In addition, the Heat's Herro scored 30 points + 7 assists, the Hawks' Trae Young contributed 30 points + 13 assists, and the Rockets' Shin Kyung contributed 22 points + 15 rebounds. The performances of the above stars were impressive, but considering the wins and losses of the game and the personal data of the stars, Curry's performance was too explosive, and he finally beat the three European centers of Xiaosa, the Great and Jokic to be elected the NBA Player of the Day without suspense. Fans, what do you think about this?