On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the first round was about to come to an end, and teams were eliminated in recent days. And just in the past night, there are 3 important news about the alliance, and the author will introduce them one by one for you. First, Leonard was absent, and the Clippers hit Tianwang Mountain to chase the big score to 2-2, and it was happy to win, but Leonard was too embarrassed. Second, according to NBA reporter Woj, Suns coach Vogel is expected to step down, and there is consensus in the league. Third, the NBA officially announced the Coach of the Season, and the Thunder's Dagneault was successfully elected.
The clipper hits Mt. Tenno
In today's game, the Clippers let Leonard rest, but he didn't expect to really win, under the leadership of Harden, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Mavericks 116-111 and got a key victory, and the big score came to 2-2. In this game, the Clippers' Harden exploded, he scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to become the hero of the Clippers, George also got 33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, similar to the series G1, after Leonard's absence, the whole team will play, especially Harden and George, who are free on the offensive end.
The Clippers went from 1-0 to 1-2, and now to 2-2, the biggest difference is whether Leonard plays, Leonard doesn't play, the Clippers have won 2 games, Leonard plays, and the Clippers have lost 2 games directly, if he doesn't return in series G2 and G3, the Clippers may have advanced to the semifinals. Leonard is speechless, the Clippers management advised him not to play in G2 before, and he can come back in G3, but Leonard didn't listen, he insisted on playing, and as a result, the team was in danger of losing consecutive games, and now it is still relying on Harden and George to lead the team to tie the score.
It was revealed that Vogel was about to leave class
The Suns' performance in the playoffs was very dismal, and they had no power to fight back against the Timberwolves, knowing that in the regular season, the Suns 3-0 Timberwolves, which is enough to show that the Suns have the strength to fight against the Timberwolves. In a previous interview, Durant said that the leader of this team is Vogel, implying that the team is in this situation right now, and the head coach should be responsible, while Vogel believes that the Suns' Big Three are the leaders on the court. In short, the Suns have had a situation where the generals disagree.
According to NBA Athletic Woj, Suns coach Vogel is expected to step down and he will be fired at the end of the season. There is no doubt that if the team owner were given a choice between Durant, Booker, Beal and Vogel, the management would definitely support the big players, and Vogel would be the man behind it. Vogel has just coached the Suns for less than 1 year and signed a big contract of 5 years and $31.2 million, and if Vogel is fired early, the Suns will also need to pay a large salary. However, the owner of the Suns is not short of money, and he has been crazy to recruit in recent years, but unfortunately the team has not succeeded.
The best coach was officially announced
Today, the NBA league officially announced the awards, and Thunder coach Dagneault was successfully elected as the best coach of the season, and he took the lead without any suspense. Dagneault received 89 first-place votes, nine second-place votes, and one third-place vote, for a total of 473 points, and was successfully voted NBA Head Coach of the Year in 23-24. In second place is the Magic's Mosley with 158 points, while Timberwolves coach Finch has 105 points. The Thunder have been outstanding this season, finishing first in the West with a 57-25 record, which is a huge improvement.
In the playoffs, the Thunder team is still playing very well, and is currently leading the Pelicans 3-0, with a high probability of completing the sweep, the Thunder will face the Clippers or the Mavericks in the semifinals, and definitely have a chance to reach the Western Conference finals. From the perspective of the pattern of the West, the top 4 in the West are likely to enter the semifinals, the Nuggets are still the biggest championship favorites in the West, and there is basically no suspense in the East, after the injuries of Brother Alphabet and Lillard, the Bucks are basically in the first round, and it is only a matter of time before the Green Army rushes out of the East.