April 18, 2024, Beijing time: The NBA held two playoff games today, the Bulls defeated the Hawks 131-116 at home, Kobe White 42 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to match Jordan, and the 76ers defeated the Heat 105-104 to advance to the playoffs as the seventh in the East and will face the Knicks in the first round.
Here are the NBA's key stats and milestones today:
Batum is the first player in team history
The 76ers beat the Heat 105-104. Batum played 27 minutes off the bench, shooting 7-of-12 from the field and 6-of-10 from three-point range to finish with 20 points, five rebounds and one block. Block Herro in the last minute to help the team win.
Batum hit 6 three-pointers off the bench, becoming the player who hit the most three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs (including the play-offs) in 76ers history;
The Great 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists partner
The 76ers beat the Heat 105-104. Embiid played 38 minutes, shooting 6-of-17 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range to finish with 23 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and one steal.
The Great became the first player to play at least that set of stats in the play-offs;
Kobe White is on par with Jordan
The Bulls beat the Hawks 131-116 at home. Bulls player Koby White played 42 minutes, 15-of-21 from the field, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and finished with 42 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals.
42 points became White's career-high (including regular season, highest level, and playoffs), after a previous high of 37 points;
42 points in a single game in the play-offs, becoming the third 40+ player in the play-offs after Tatum (50 points) and yesterday Zion (40 points) in 2021;
Kobe White became only the second player in Bulls history to score at least this statistic in a single game in the playoffs (including the play-offs) since Jordan in 1993 (3 times);
Kobe White became the first Bulls player to score 40+ points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists + 0 turnovers in a single game since Michael Jordan (regular season) in 1993.
The 10th seed play-offs are 0-8
With the Hawks losing to the Bulls today, the No. 10 seed has not won a single play-in game since the NBA reached the play-in round