The 76ers advanced to the playoffs, Nuggets coach Malone looked down on the Lakers!

On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs were in full swing. In yesterday's game, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans and successfully secured the No. 7 seed in the West to anchor the Nuggets, while the Warriors defeated the Kings and went out of the tournament. In today's game, the 76ers defeated last season's Eastern Conference champion Heat after trailing by 14 points at one point and locked up the seventh seed in the East. Nuggets coach Malone once again made a big statement and didn't take the Lakers seriously at all. Harden made a statement about the playoffs, bluntly saying that in the playoffs, the only goal is to win!

The 76ers narrowly beat the Heat, and Butler suffered a knee injury

The 76ers beat the Heat 105-104 thrillingly, and the Heat played well in the first half, but in the second half, they were too short to score. As a wonder soldier, Batum hit 6 three-pointers today, scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds, Embiid also scored 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, and Maxey had 19 points and 6 assists. In Rozier's absence, Herro was inefficient with 27 shots in exchange for 25 points, and Butler only scored 19 points on 5-of-18 shooting. The key was at the end of the first quarter of the game, Butler and Oubre collided, injured his knee, and limped after the game. The 76ers eventually got the No. 7 seed in the East and faced Brunson's Knicks in the first round. The Heat, on the other hand, have no way out, even if they get the eighth seed, they will face the powerful Celtics in the first round.

Warrior News Update

After the Warriors ended their journey this season, from Kerr to Curry, including Dream Green, they are all emphasizing the importance of Klay, and Curry even said in a slightly "threatening" tone: I can never imagine that the team is without Klay and Dream Chasing, we have experienced so much together! And Kerr also agreed, hoping that Klay and the Warriors will renew their contract and make a comeback next season! To this, Klay responded that it is only April now, and there is time to think about the future career. In addition, Clay stressed: "Obviously, you want to keep winning, you really don't want to leave. So I want to win one more time and put another ring on my thumb, and I think it can be done! And in the words of a Bay Area reporter, Klay's poor playoff performance may have blocked his way out of the Warriors, and no team wants him.

Compared to the many people who were responsible for Clay, Paul was not so lucky. With an unguaranteed contract worth $30.8 million next season, it will be difficult for the Warriors to switch to full security, and he will either go to the championship team with a base salary or take a contract with an average salary of 10 million to set up a bad team and lead young people to grow. When asked about the future, Paul himself said: "It was a very unique experience, and I am very happy to have the opportunity to take it with those guys." I'm open to everything. The Warriors have reached the stage where they can renew Kuminga and Moody in advance, even if Klay and Paul are removed, the Warriors will have a salary of $145 million next season!

Harden stated

The Clippers actually gave Jr. and Harden enough time to rest from the closing stages. According to Tyronn Lue, Jr. is in good shape, has participated in team training, and Harden's foot injury has healed, so there is no big problem. In an interview with Harden himself, he was asked by reporters if he still needs to prove himself in the playoffs, and Harden responded: I want to play better in the playoffs. I know I've had some bad fights before and I've played dominant. For me at this stage, the goal is to win. It's the thing I'm missing the most at a high level. Harden also admitted that the team is very focused at the moment, which is to try to win the game.

U.S. Men's Basketball Jersey Number Update

After the 12-man U.S. men's basketball team was officially released yesterday, many media believed that the Olympic men's basketball gold medal had lost its suspense, and James did indeed gather the strongest teammates in the NBA. In addition, the U.S. men's basketball team also officially announced the jersey numbers of the 12-man squad: Curry No. 4 + Edwards No. 5 + James No. 6 + Durant No. 7 + Leonard No. 8, Haliburton No. 9 + Tatum No. 10 + Embiid No. 11 + Holiday No. 12 + Adebayo No. 13, Thick Eyebrows No. 14 + Booker No. 15. Truth be told, if you swap Halliburton for Owen, it will be completely perfect!

Nuggets Lakers Series Update

After the Lakers advance to the playoffs, the first round of G1 will start at 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 21. According to the plan, the Lakers will fly to Denver on the 19th to prepare for the game two days in advance. And Nuggets coach Malone was very rampant in an interview: "We swept them in the Western Conference last year, and we also swept them in the regular season this year. I know they've been playing well lately, they're hungry and they want to change things. We know the Lakers, they know us, and we know what to expect!" Jokic clearly understands the world better than Malone: Playing the Lakers last year was the hardest game in the series, and every game was tough. LeBron is the monster and I really respect him, he can dominate the game in different ways.