On April 21, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs officially began, and the league arranged a total of 4 groups of matchups today, the specific situation is as follows: the Magic lost to the Cavaliers 83-97, the Suns lost to the Timberwolves 95-120, the 76ers lost to the Knicks 104-111, and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 103-111. In these games, Mitchell, Banchero, Durant, Huazi, Embiid, Maxey, Hart, Brunson, McBride, Jokic, Murray, Lao Zhan, thick eyebrows and other stars have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Year award today? Let's take a look.
Suns 95-120 Timberwolves, Huazi blasted 33 points + 9 rebounds + 6 assists
In the game between the Suns and the Timberwolves, the Suns scored 4 double-doubles, among them, Booker contributed 18 points + 5 assists, Beal got 15 points + 6 assists, Durant cut 31 points + 7 rebounds, but they were still defeated, trailing by up to 27 points, and finally suffered a 25-point fiasco, just because Huazi was too unreasonable! Huazi played 35 minutes, 14 of 24 shots (4 of 8 three-pointers), 1 of 2 free throws, 33 points + 9 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals, and the plus/minus value on the court was as high as +19。 Especially in the third quarter, Huazi scored 18 points alone, almost single-handedly blowing up the Suns, and making the game lose suspense in advance! According to statistics, this is the sixth time that Huazi has scored 30+ in his playoff career, ranking second in team history, second only to Timberwolves legend Garnett (7 times).
76ers 104-111 Knicks, Hart contributed 22 points + 13 rebounds + 4 three-pointers
The 76ers went to challenge the Knicks on the road, the Emperor and Maxey shined, the Emperor scored 29 points + 8 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals, Maxey scored 33 points + 2 rebounds + 4 assists + 2 blocks, but they still lost a good game while leading by 13 points at one point, and suffered a reversal! On the Knicks' side, Brunson contributed 22 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists, and McBride scored 21 points + 3 rebounds + 4 assists, but they are not the team's best players, Hart is! Hart played 41 minutes, shooting 5-of-12 (4-of-8 from three-point range) and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, contributing 22 points + 13 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal. Especially in the final quarter of the game, Hart was like a Mamba possession, scoring 13 points alone to help the team lock up the win, which was very arrogant!
Magic 83-97 Cavaliers, Mitchell scored 30 points + 2 rebounds + 3 assists + 3 steals
The Magic team went to the away side to challenge the Cavaliers, and a total of 5 people scored double-doubles, among them, Banchero scored 24 points + 7 rebounds + 5 assists, and the Wagner brothers teamed up to contribute 28 points + 12 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 steals + 3 blocks, but they still fell behind by as many as 20 points at one point, and finally could not escape defeat! On the Cavaliers' side, Allen contributed 16 points + 18 rebounds, Mobley Jr. contributed 16 points + 11 rebounds, and Mitchell was even more ruthless! He played 36 minutes, shooting 11-of-21 (3-of-8 three-pointers) and 5-of-5 free throws, scoring 30 points + 2 rebounds + 3 assists + 3 steals, with a plus/minus of +10. According to statistics, this is the fifth consecutive game in which Mitchell has scored 30+ in Series G1, ranking first in active players and 6th in NBA history, behind Jordan (1 consecutive 7 games, 1 consecutive 6 games), Kobe Bryant (6 consecutive games) and Chamberlain (6 consecutive games).
Lakers 103-114 Nuggets, Neri exploded with 32 points + 12 rebounds + 7 assists
In the Lakers VS Nuggets game, a total of 5 Lakers scored double-doubles, among them, Lao Zhan scored 27 points + 6 rebounds + 8 assists + 3 three-pointers, and the thick eyebrows exploded 32 points + 14 rebounds + 5 assists, but they still collapsed when they once led by 12 points, and they had the intention to kill the enemy and were unable to return to the sky! On the Nuggets side, Murray contributed 22 points + 6 rebounds + 10 assists, and Jokic was even more unreasonable! He played 39 minutes, shooting 15 of 23 (1 of 3 three-pointers), 1 of 2 free throws, and 32 points +12 rebounds + 7 assists + 2 steals of luxury data, the on-court plus/minus is as high as +14. Especially in the 3rd quarter that decided the trend of the game, Jokic contributed 8 points + 4 rebounds + 4 assists, dominating the game with an offensive and passing way, and turning the tide of the game in waves!
The performances of the above stars are impressive, but considering the wins and losses of the game and the personal data of the stars, Jokic took the warm water to boil the frog and led the team to easily defeat the Lakers' performance was too rebellious, and he finally beat Huazi, Mitchell, Hart and other stars to be elected the NBA Player of the Day without suspense. Fans, what do you think about this?