On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the league arranged a total of 14 sets of matchups today, the specific situation is as follows: Jazz 97-126 defeat to the Green Army, Hawks 116-150 loss to the Pacers, Thunder 115-124 loss to the Nets, Wizards 90-114 loss to the Cavaliers, Knicks 128-92 defeat to the 76ers, Hornets 91-104 loss to the Bulls, Timberwolves 122-95 defeat to the Rockets, Clippers 111-95 defeat to the Pelicans, Trail Blazers 103-139 loss to the Mavericks, Magic 122-120 Nuggets, Heat 97-113 loss to the Suns, Pistons 109-113 defeat to the Warriors, the Grizzlies beat the Lakers 127-113, and the Raptors lost to the Kings 130-135. In these games, Tatum, Haliburton, Claxton, Mitchell, Brunson, White, Towns, George, Irving, Beal, Curry, Bane, Banchero, Xiao Sa and other stars have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Year award today? Let's take a look.
Magic 122-120 Nuggets, 32 points + 10 rebounds + 11 assists
In the game of the Magic team vs the Nuggets, the defending champions who fought back-to-back hit hard, Jokic, Murray and Porter Jr. teamed up to score 71 points + 14 rebounds + 18 assists + 6 steals, but they still buried a good game with a lead of 18 points at one point, and suffered a reversal! He played 40 minutes, shooting 8-of-21 (1-of-4 from three-point range) and 15-of-19 from the free-throw line, scoring 32 points + 10 rebounds + 11 assists + 3 steals. According to statistics, this is the first triple-double in Banchero in his career, and he is also the youngest player to record a 30+ triple-double since 2006. In addition, Banchero is the 7th player in NBA history to score at least 30 points + 10 rebounds + 10 assists + 3 steals before the age of 22, the top 6 being Doncic, Magic, Thomas, Jordan, James and Curry.
Raptors 130-135 Kings, Xiao Sa contributed 24 points + 15 rebounds + 11 assists
The Raptors went to the away game to challenge the Kings, and a total of 8 players scored double-doubles, among them, Quickley scored 20 points + 5 rebounds + 8 assists, and Barnes scored 20 points + 4 rebounds + 6 assists, but they were still defeated, once trailing by as many as 23 points, and finally could not escape a defeat. On the Kings' side, a total of 7 players scored double-doubles, among them, Fox scored 24 points, Murray scored 18 points + 12 rebounds, and Xiao Sa was even more unreasonable! He played 38 minutes, 11 of 16 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and contributed 24 points + 15 rebounds + 11 assists in the triple-double data game, with a plus/minus of +12 on the court. Statistically, this is the eighth triple-double of the season, ranking second in the league behind Jokic (11). At the same time, this is also the 40th triple-double data in Xiao Sa's career, ranking 12th in NBA history.
Grizzlies 127-113 Lakers, Bane contributed 24 points + 13 assists
In the Grizzlies VS Lakers game, the Lakers drove high and low, Lao Zhan scored 32 points + 5 rebounds + 7 assists, thick eyebrows scored 31 points + 6 rebounds + 4 assists, Reaves contributed 19 points + 12 assists, but they still collapsed when they once led by 13 points in the first half, losing by 14 points in the final quarter and losing 4 in a row! On the Grizzlies' side, the whole team of 4 people cut 20+, among them, Morant scored 21 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists, JJJ scored 31 points + 9 rebounds, and Smart contributed 29 points +5 assists, but they are not the team's best players, Bane is! Bane played 37 minutes, 8-of-14 shooting (5-of-8 three-pointers), 3-of-4 free throws, and contributed 24 points + 5 rebounds + 13 assists. According to statistics, 13 assists are a new single-game high for Bane's personal career!
Pistons 109-113 Warriors, Curry exploded with 26 points + 6 rebounds + 4 assists
In the game of the Pistons VS Warriors, the Pistons came prepared, and a total of 6 people scored double-doubles on the team, among them, the champion Lang Cunningham scored 30 points + 5 rebounds + 3 assists, and Duren got 13 points + 12 rebounds, but they still failed to have the last laugh, just because Curry was too unreasonable! In the case of Paul's injury and the team was in chaos, Curry played 30 minutes, shooting 7 of 19 (4 of 12 three-pointers), 8 of 9 free throws, and 26 points + 6 rebounds +Comprehensive stats of 4 assists + 1 steal + 1 block. According to statistics, Curry hit a total of 19 three-pointers at critical moments this season, which is only 3 short of the NBA's all-time single-season record (22). Again, the Warriors can always trust Curry!
In addition, Tatum of the Green Army scored 30 points + 9 rebounds + 5 assists in the third quarter, Haliburton of the Pacers scored 10 points + 8 rebounds + 18 assists, Claxton of the Nets contributed 23 points + 13 rebounds, Mitchell of the Cavaliers scored 26 points + 4 assists, Brunson of the Knicks scored 29 points + 3 rebounds + 2 assists, White of the Bulls scored 22 points + 11 rebounds + 6 assists, Towns of the Timberwolves scored 22 points + 8 rebounds + 6 assists, and George of the Clippers scored 24 points +7 rebounds, the Mavericks' Irving scored 24 points + 9 rebounds + 5 assists, and the Suns' Beal contributed 25 points + 8 rebounds + 9 assists. 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 in the final moments to turn the tide was too crucial, and he finally beat Banchero, Xiao Sa and other players to be elected NBA Player of the Day without suspense. Fans, what do you think about this?