Stats: James sets another playoff record 0-2! History shows that the Lakers have only a 9% chance of advancing
On April 23rd, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with a total of 3 games today, James set a historical record, the Lakers fell behind 0-2 and the probability of promotion was only 9%, and Murray's 20+ reversal hit the whistle to kill, becoming the third person in nearly 24 years, the following is a summary of today's data——
James set another all-time record
The Lakers lost to the Nuggets 99-101 and trailed 0-2 in the series. James shot 9-of-19, including 3-of-6 from three-point range, to finish with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. At the age of 39 years and 115 days, he became the oldest player in NBA playoff history to score 25+5+10, the previous record was 36 years and 346 days set by Paul in 2022.
The Lakers have a 0-2 chance of advancing to just 9%
In Lakers history, when they fell behind 0-2 in the series, the team ended up 2-20 and had a 9% chance of progressing. Previously, the Lakers had been eliminated six times in a row after falling behind 0-2. The last time they came back from 2-0 was against Spurs in the 2004 semi-finals.
20+ reversals to send a lore!Murray became the third person in nearly 24 years
The Nuggets completed the comeback when they were down by 20 points at one point in this game. Jamal Murray hits a nozzle shot, and since 2000, only three players have hit a buzzer-beating shot while trailing 20+ in the playoffs: Robert Horry in 2002 (against the Kings), Doncic in 2020 (against the Clippers) and Murray today.
Jokic set two records
In the reversal of the Lakers, Jokic scored 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists on 9-of-16 shooting, which was his fifth triple-double of 20+ rebounds in the playoffs, and Jokic ranked first in the league since the NBA and ABA merged in the 1976-77 season.
It was also the 70th playoff game of Jokic's career, and he had 17 triple-doubles, which is also the highest in history with a 24.3% triple-double rate.
The Knicks went 2-0 for the first time in 11 years
The Knicks narrowly beat the 76ers 104-101 to give the series a 2-0 lead. The last time they went 2-0 in a series was in 2013 against the Celtics in the first round, where the Knicks went 4-2.
Hart became the third person in history
Knicks forward Josh Hart shot 7-of-16 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, with 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, becoming the third player in history to score at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 three-pointers in the playoffs under 1.93 meters, the first two being Curry and Westbrook.
Maxi is on par with two predecessors in team history
In the loss to the Knicks, 76ers guard Maxey made 12 of 22 shots and scored 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists. He became only the third player in franchise history to score 35+5+10 in the playoffs, the first two being Chamberlain and Iverson.
The Cavaliers led 2-0 and advanced all
The Cavaliers defeated the Magic 96-86 to give the series a 2-0 lead. After winning two games in a row in the history of the Cavaliers, the team went 15-0 and advanced all. The Magic went 0-9 down 2-0 and never completed a comeback.
Aaron's feat became the first in the history of the team
Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen finished with 16 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks on 6-of-10 shooting, becoming the first player in franchise history to score this set of stats in the playoffs, and the first Cavaliers player to score 20+ rebounds in the playoffs since Love in 2017.
Banchero set an embarrassing record
The Magic's Banchero had 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, while committing six turnovers. Banchero had nine turnovers in his opening game, and his 15 turnovers in the first two playoff games of his career surpassed James in 2006 (14) and set a new NBA record.