On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs continued, and the league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today, the specific situation was: the Heat lost to the 76ers 104-105, and the Hawks lost to the Bulls 116-131. In these two games, stars such as the Great, Batum, Murray, Capela, Bogdan, DeRozan, Koby White, and Vucevic all performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Year award today? Let's take a look.
Hawks 116-131 Bulls, Koby White blasted 42 points + 9 rebounds + 6 assists
The 10th-ranked Hawks traveled to the Bulls, who were 9th in the East, and Trae Young became the Iron King and the Turnovers King, scoring just 22 points on 4-of-12 shooting, as well as 6 turnovers, with a team-low plus/minus of -27. The Hawks once dug a 23-point hole and eventually couldn't escape defeat, but Murray, Capela, Bogdan and others really tried their best. Among them, Bogdan contributed 21 points + 5 rebounds + 4 assists, Capela got a big double-double of 22 points + 17 rebounds + 4 assists, and Murray was even more ruthless, he fought hard for 45 minutes, 11 of 21 shots (3 of 6 three-pointers), 5 of 6 free throws, scored 30 points + 7 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals, and left with his head held high if he lost.
On the Bulls' side, a total of 5 people scored double-doubles on the team, among them, DeRozan scored 22 points + 6 rebounds + 9 assists, Vucevic contributed 24 points + 12 rebounds + 2 assists, and Kobe White was even more unreasonable! He played 43 minutes, 15 of 21 shots (3 of 7 three-pointers), 9 of 10 free throws, 42 points + 9 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals, and the plus/minus value on the court was +6. Especially in the second half of the game, Koby White scored 25 points alone, helping the Bulls firmly control the situation on the court and become more and more general. According to statistics, 42 points is a new high for Kobe White's personal career single-game score!
76ers 105-104 Heat, Ba Ye exploded 20 points + 5 rebounds + 6 three-pointers
The 8th Heat team in the East went to challenge the 76ers in the 7th place in the East, and the Heat team had a total of 5 players scoring double-doubles, among them, Herro scored 25 points + 9 assists, Adebayo got 10 points + 12 rebounds, and Harkes and Love came off the bench to contribute 25 points + 4 three-pointers. Butler was also hard enough, he insisted on playing despite a knee injury, contributing 19 points + 4 rebounds + 5 assists + 5 steals. Even so, the Heat still suffered a good game after leading by 14 points at one point, and suffered a miserable comeback.
On the 76ers' side, 4 players on the team scored double-doubles, among them, Embiid scored 23 points + 15 rebounds + 5 assists, and Maxey scored 19 points + 6 assists, but they are not the team's best players, Batum is! Batum played 27 minutes off the bench, shooting 7 of 12 (6 of 10 three-pointers), and cutting 20 points + 5 rebounds + 1 block. Especially in the second half of the game, Batum incarnated as the god of war integrating offense and defense, and on the offensive end, Batum used 6 cold-blooded three-pointers to make the Heat's joint defense pay a painful price;
Kobe Whiteham is sorry, Batum was named Player of the Day
The performances of the above stars have all impressed, especially Kobe White, who was awarded the Most Improved Player Award with the strongest game of the season. However, considering the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, Batum's performance in overturning the Heat to save the 76ers and the Emperor is really incredible, and he finally beat Kobe White and other stars to be elected as the NBA Player of the Day, which is well deserved! Fans and friends, what do you think about this?