The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and there are some stars who are specifically made for the playoffs, and they play the playoffs with special sharpness and big hearts. However, some stars are prone to collapse as soon as they reach the playoffs, and they can't do it when they get to the intensity. The confrontation and defense in the NBA playoffs are definitely more intense than in the regular season, and only by proving yourself in the high-intensity playoffs can you be regarded as a powerful star. For example, Embiid's efficiency on 8-of-22 shooting in the first game of this year's playoffs is still not good. Bombardment 54+18+18!The strongest duo in the NBA is crazy, and as soon as the intensity is increased, the Big Three will be exposed.
The playoffs between the defending champion Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers were highly anticipated and watched the most, the Lakers took an 8-point lead in the first quarter, everyone thought the Lakers had a chance and had to play, but they didn't expect that the Nuggets quickly made efforts to narrow the gap and tie the score, and then the Nuggets led the Lakers by about 10 points until the end. The Nuggets' method of playing the Lakers, it doesn't matter if they are behind in front, they began to exert their strength in the second half, and the Nuggets have been firmly grasping the lead of 10+ points in the final quarter, the Lakers are still eaten to death by the Nuggets, Jokic and Murray are very lethal at critical moments.
NBA reporters released statistics that Jokic and Jamal Murray G1 combined for 54 points + 18 rebounds + 18 assists and 0 turnovers, the only duo in the NBA active league to do so. The Nuggets' starting five in G1 of the playoffs had only one turnover, which was also a team record. I have to say that Jokic, Murray, Aaron Gordon, Porter Jr. and Pope, this starting lineup is really stable, not only the offensive scoring is efficient and stable, the defensive confrontation is also strong, and there are no mistakes, which is indeed a bit sharp. James and Brother Thick Mei also bombarded the data of 59 points + 20 rebounds + 13 assists together, but Zhan Mei and the two had a total of 9 turnovers, which was a bit much (the Nuggets only had 4 turnovers in total).
American media NBA experts wrote an article to analyze, Jokic and Murray are the strongest duo in the active league, they were underestimated in the regular season, Murray's strength was seriously underestimated, he played the playoffs very strongly, and every year in the playoffs Murray will play better than the regular season. NBA statistics show that Murray averaged 25.2 points + 3.8 rebounds + 6.4 assists per game in the playoffs, while Murray averaged only 17.5 points + 3.6 rebounds + 4.5 assists per game in the regular season. Therefore, stars like Jokic and Murray, they were born specifically for the big playoff scene, and they are very strong in the playoffs.
In contrast, Russell's playoff G1 was sluggish again: 6-of-20 shooting, only 13 points + 3 rebounds + 3 assists. In the play-offs, Russell played well to help the Lakers beat the Pelicans and advance to the playoffs, however, Russell was unable to overcome his demons, and he still missed the shooting accuracy against the Nuggets. Some fans said that Russell's performance in the regular season was indeed very good, but as soon as the intensity of the playoffs increased, his strength was not good. Also, in the playoffs G1 between the Timberwolves and the Suns, two of the Suns' big three stars are playing sluggishly, and they can't do it as soon as they get on the intensity?
The Suns swept the Timberwolves in the regular season, and I thought that the Suns would be easier to play in the playoffs against the Timberwolves, but I didn't expect that in the series G1, the Timberwolves actually beat the Suns by 25 points and lost a mess. Edwards Thief: 33 points + 9 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals. Durant was still trying his best with 31 points + 7 rebounds + 1 assist, but Booker had 18 points + 2 rebounds + 5 assists on 5-of-16 shooting, and Beal only had 15 points + 2 rebounds + 6 assists. Fans said that as soon as the playoff confrontation and defense escalated, the Suns will be exposed, Booker, Beal, Gordon, and Allen all missed their shots, Gordon and Allen shot 0 of 8 together, and the Suns role players were seriously underscored.