On April 23rd, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 started, and there was another crazy night off the court, among which the Clippers got off to a good start, Leonard's injury was further updated; the league announced the candidates for the major awards this season, Lakers star Davis missed the best defensive player candidate, and he was also angry with the league; Heat star Butler's injury update will miss at least 1-2 months, which also means that the Black Eight Miracle is completely hopeless.
The Clippers officially updated the latest injury update, Leonard is doubtful to play due to inflammation of his right knee, and there is a 50% chance of playing.
Leonard was absent due to injury in the first game, but fortunately, the team finally won and led 1-0. Now there are also a lot of injuries about Xiaoka, there is no new structural damage to his knee, only some inflammation, and it is still being actively treated. With the Clippers winning their first game, they won't let Xiaoka rush back either.
The NBA officially announced the shortlist of best defensive players, namely Bam Adebayo, Gobert and Wembanyama, and Lakers star Davis was not selected. Regarding this situation, Davis also angrily complained about the league: "I will never get this award. They won't give it to me, the league doesn't like me. In fact, Davis is fully qualified to be selected, he is the key to the Lakers' defensive system, averaging 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game this season, even if he doesn't win the award, he should be on the final shortlist.
Shams revealed, "Butler suffered a severe sprained medial collateral ligament that would take 1-2 months to recover, and he won't be able to play this series. ”
This was a big blow to the Heat, who managed to make the playoffs, and in the first round they faced the league's No. 1 Celtics, who lost by 20 points in the first round. If Butler can't come back, then what awaits them is likely to be swept out, and the gap in strength is still very large.
Last season, the Heat created the Black Eight Miracle, but the key to this was Butler, who was very strong and completely crazy in the playoffs. But now he is absent due to injury, which also makes the Heat look down on all aspects, and it is most likely a 0-4 swept. Originally, their strength was at a disadvantage, and they lacked the core of the house, and if they wanted to rely on Adebayo and Herro, it would still be difficult to fight against the Celtics, who were the first in the league, and the Black Eight Miracle was completely out of play.