On April 28, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the league arranged a total of 4 sets of matchups today, the specific situation is as follows: the Cavaliers lost to the Magic 89-112, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans 106-85, the Celtics defeated the Heat 104-84, and the Nuggets lost to the Lakers 108-119. In these games, stars such as Wagner Jr., Alexander, Tatum, Brown, Jokic, Porter Jr., Thick Eyebrows, and Lao Zhan have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Year award today? Let's take a look.
Cavaliers 89-112 Magic, Wagner Jr. blasted 34 points + 13 rebounds + 4 assists
In the Cavaliers VS Magic game, the Cavaliers had a total of 4 players scoring double-doubles, Allen and Mobley Jr. combined to contribute 35 points + 18 rebounds + 3 assists + 3 steals, Mitchell and Garland combined to contribute 32 points + 12 assists in the backcourt, but they still collapsed in the third quarter, trailing by as many as 30 points at most, and finally suffered a 23-point defeat, just because Wagner Jr. was too unreasonable! Wagner Jr. played 39 minutes, 13 of 17 shots (2 of 3 three-pointers), 6 of 7 free throws, and 34 points +13 rebounds + 4 assists + 1 block of luxury data, the plus/minus value on the court is as high as +32, the best in the game! Especially in the second half, Wagner Jr. scored 23 points alone, more than the Cavaliers' starting five tigers (16 points), and he single-handedly beat the opponent, which is very arrogant!
Celtics 104-84 Heat, Tatum cut 22 points + 11 rebounds + 6 assists
The Celtics went to challenge the Heat away from home, and the Heat team had a total of 4 players scoring double-doubles, among them, Adebayo scored 20 points + 9 rebounds + 3 assists, Halkes contributed 12 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists, Jovic scored 15 points + 8 rebounds + 3 three-pointers, and Herro scored 15 points + 2 rebounds + 2 assists + 3 three-pointers, but they were still defeated, trailing by as many as 29 points at most, and finally could not escape a 20-point defeat. On the Celtics' side, Brown scored 22 points + 8 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 steals + 1 block, and Tatum was even more ruthless! He played 38 minutes, shooting 6 of 16 (2 of 7 three-pointers), 8 of 12 free throws, and cutting down 22 points + 11 rebounds + 6 assists, with a plus/minus of +22 on the court. According to statistics, after this battle, Tatum's total playoff career points reached 2,309 points, officially breaking the 2,300-point mark, and he became the third player in NBA history to complete this achievement before the age of 26, the first two being Kobe Bryant and Lao Zhan.
Thunder 106-85 Pelicans, Alexander contributed 24 points + 5 rebounds + 8 assists
The Thunder went to the road to challenge the Pelicans, Ingram, McCollum and the Jones Trident teamed up to cut 50 points + 16 rebounds + 9 assists + 5 steals + 2 blocks, but the Pelicans still collapsed, trailing by up to 24 points, and the game lost suspense early. On the Thunder's side, Jalen Williams scored 21 points + 9 rebounds + 5 assists, Keady scored 21 points + 8 rebounds + 6 assists, and Alexander was even more unreasonable! He played 36 minutes, 8 of 20 shots (1 of 5 three-pointers), 7 of 9 free throws, contributed 24 points + 5 rebounds + 8 assists + 4 steals + 1 block, and the plus/minus value on the court was as high as +22. Alexander is a young man, steady and ruthless, and this Young Guard is really about to rise.
Nuggets 108-119 Lakers, thick eyebrows slashed 25 points + 23 rebounds + 6 assists
In the Nuggets VS Lakers game, the Nuggets scored 20+ with 3 players, among them, Porter Jr. scored 27 points + 11 rebounds, Murray contributed 22 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists, and Jokic was even more ruthless! He played 41 minutes, 10 of 20 shots (2 of 5 three-pointers), 11 of 11 free throws, and a big triple-double of 33 points + 14 rebounds + 14 assists. Statistically, it was Jokic's 18th triple-double in his playoff career. Even so, the Nuggets still failed to have the last laugh! On the Lakers' side, Lao Zhan scored 30 points + 5 rebounds + 4 assists + 3 steals, Russell scored 21 points + 4 rebounds + 4 assists, and Reaves scored 21 points + 6 assists, but they are not the team's best players, thick eyebrows are! Thick eyebrows played 41 minutes, 11 of 17 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 25 points + 23 rebounds + 6 assists, and the plus/minus value on the court was as high as +11. According to statistics, this is the third time in his career that Thick Eyebrow has grabbed at least 20 rebounds in the playoffs, and 23 rebounds tied a new career high for Thick Eyebrow.
The performances of the above stars are impressive, but considering the wins and losses of the game and the personal data of the stars, the performance of the thick eyebrows dominating the offense and defense to lead the team to overturn the defending champion is too explosive, and he finally beat Jokic, Wagner Jr., Alexander and other stars to be elected as the NBA Player of the Day without suspense. Fans, what do you think about this?