On April 24, 2024, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs series went on as usual, the Clippers lost to the Mavericks 93-96, and Harden set a record of 5 with 22+6+8! Lillard brushed 7 miles with 34+4+5! The following are the important statistics and milestones of the NBA today:
Durant is sad
The Suns lost to the Timberwolves 93-105 and trailed the series 2-0.
Durant played 41 minutes in this game, shooting 6 of 15 and 6 of 7 free throws, scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
1. Durant had two turnovers in the game, bringing his total career playoff turnovers to 547, surpassing Jordan (546) to move up to 11th on the all-time turnovers list, ahead of Karl Malone with 550.
2. With the addition of 7 free throws in this game, Durant's career playoff total total came to 1,423, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,419) to move up to 9th all-time, ahead of Jerry West's 1,506.
3. With the addition of 1 block in this game, Durant's total number of career playoff blocks reached 200, becoming the 24th player in NBA history to achieve this achievement.
Edwards Milestones
The Timberwolves beat the Suns 105-93 to give the series a 2-0 lead.
Edwards played 37 minutes in the game, shooting 3-of-12 from the field, including 2-of-6 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, and had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
With that, Edwards' career playoff total has reached 357 points, tying Sprewell for third in team history, behind Garnett (1,049) and Szzebiak (369).
López mileage sad
The Bucks lost 108-125 to the Pacers.
In this game, Lopez played 28 minutes, shooting 8 of 13, including 6 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 22 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
1. With the addition of 6 three-pointers hit in this game, Lopez's three-point shooting in the Bucks career playoffs has reached 86, surpassing Holiday (80) to enjoy the third place in team history, behind Middleton (187) and Connaughton (97).
2. After this game, Lopez's total number of blocks in the playoffs in his Bucks career reached 109, surpassing Brother Alphabet (107) to become the team's all-time playoff block king.
Turner became the first man in the East since James
The Pacers defeated the Bucks 125-108 to tie the game at 1-1.
In this game, Myles Turner played 34 minutes, shooting 9 of 15, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 0 turnovers.
So far, Turner is the first Eastern Conference player since LeBron James to score 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 0 turnovers in a single game in the playoffs.
Siakam Milestones
The Pacers beat the Bucks 125-108.
Siakam played 36 minutes in the game, shooting 16-of-23 from the field, including 3-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws, and finished with 37 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 0 turnovers.
1. Siakam became the first player after the NBA merger to score at least 35 points + 10 rebounds + 5 assists in a single game in the playoffs, shooting 65%+ from the field and 0 turnovers.
2. Siakam scored 36 points and 14 rebounds in the last game, and scored at least 35 points + 10 rebounds in two consecutive playoff games, becoming the first player in the NBA league to get this data since Chamberlain in 1967.
3. Siakam scored a total of 73 points in the two playoff games, the second-highest scoring score in the first two playoff games after the first team change in NBA history, second only to O'Neal (76 points/Lakers)
4. Siakam became only the second player in Pacers history to score at least 35+ in two consecutive playoff games, the other being Reggie Miller.
5. Siakam is only the second player in Pacers history to score at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in the playoffs multiple times, the other being Paul George (twice).
Lillard has a sad mileage
The Bucks lost 108-125 to the Pacers.
In the first half, Lillard scored 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 6-of-11 three-pointers.
Lillard played 39 minutes in the game, shooting 10-of-21, including 6-of-13 three-pointers and 8-of-9 free throws, scoring 34 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
1. This is the fourth time in Lillard's career playoff game that he has hit at least six three-pointers in a half, tying Klay Thompson and Ray Allen for the most all-time hit.
2. This is the seventh time Lillard has made at least five three-pointers in a half in a playoff career, the fourth-most in history, behind Curry (19), Klay (13) and Ray Allen (eight).
3. This is the 10th time Lillard has hit at least six three-pointers in a single game in a playoff career, tying Ray Allen for fourth all-time and behind Curry (40), Klay (23) and Harden (16).
4. This is the 18th time Lillard has hit at least five three-pointers in a single game in a single playoff career, the fifth-most in history, behind Curry (64), Klay (37), Harden (23) and Ray Allen (21).
5. This is the 13th time in Lillard's playoff career that he has scored 30+ points and hit 5+ three-pointers in a single game, the fourth-most in history, behind Curry (40), Harden (19) and Klay (14).
6. This is the 12th time in Lillard's playoff career that he has scored at least 25 points + 5 assists in a single game and hit 5 three-pointers, the third-most in history, behind Curry (40) and Harden (15).
7. Lillard scored a total of 69 points in the two playoff games for the Bucks, the third-highest scoring in the first two playoff games in NBA history after a team change, behind O'Neal (76 points/Lakers) and Siakam (73 points/Pacers).
Doncic milestone
The Mavericks beat the Clippers 96-93.
Doncic played 45 minutes in the game, shooting 11-of-26 from the field, including 5-of-14 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws, and scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
1. Combined with the 32 points scored in this game, Doncic's career playoff total points reached 976, surpassing Josh Howard (961) to move into sixth place in team history, behind Nowitzki (3663), Terry (1466), Brackman (1039), Mark Aguirre (1035) and Michael Finley (995).
2. This is the ninth time in Doncic's playoff career that he has hit 5+ three-pointers in a single game, tying Tatum and Duncan Robinson for tenth all-time.
3. After this game, Doncic averaged 32.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game in the playoffs in his career, totaling 49.8, second only to Chamberlain's 51.2 in NBA history (Chamberlain averaged 22.5 points, 24.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in the playoffs).
Harden mileage sad
The Clippers lost 93-96 to the Mavericks.
Harden played 42 minutes in the game, shooting 6 of 14, including 2 of 10 three-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
1. With the addition of 8 assists in this game, Harden's total career playoff assists reached 1029, surpassing Jordan (1022) to rise to 12th on the all-time assists list, and Kobe Bryant's 1040 in front of him.
2. Harden hit 8 free throws in this game, and the total number of free throws made in the playoffs in his career reached 1073, surpassing the Magic (1068) to rise to 10th all-time, and in front of him was Nowitzki's 1074.
3. Harden has never missed the playoffs in 15 years of his career, becoming the seventh player in NBA history to make the playoffs for 15 consecutive years, the first six are: Karl Malone (19 consecutive years), Stockton (19 consecutive years), Tony Parker (17 consecutive years), Pippen (16 consecutive years), Robert Horry (16 consecutive years), Drexler (15 consecutive years).
4. This is the 80th time in Harden's career playoff game that he has scored at least 20 points + 5 assists in a single game, the sixth most in history, behind James (209), Jordan (104), Kobe Bryant (93), Larry Bird (85), Curry (84)
5. This is the 53rd time in Harden's career playoff game that he has scored at least 20 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists in a single game, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar Drexler Havlicek (52) to hold the ninth all-time position, behind James (200), Larry Bird (83), Jordan (80), Magic (71), Kobe (66), Durant (61), Curry (56) and Westbrook (55).