On May 3, 2024, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs series went on as usual, the Knicks defeated the 76ers 118-115, Brunson set a record of 41+12 and set a record of 7! Haliburton 17+6+10 is the second person in history!
Embiid has a sad mileage
The 76ers lost to the Knicks 115-118 and were eliminated 2-4.
Embiid played 40 minutes in this game, shooting 12 of 25, including 2 of 5 three-pointers and 13 of 13 free throws, and scored 39 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls.
1. Embiid became only the second player in 76ers history to score 30+ at least 20 times in the playoffs, the last being Iverson (33).
2. This is the 16th time in Embiid's playoff career that he has scored 30+10 in a single game, the first in team history; Chamberlain 14 times (2).
Haliburton became the second man in history
The Pacers defeated the Bucks 120-98 to eliminate their opponents 4-2 in the series.
Haliburton played 31 minutes in this game, shooting 7-of-16, including 2-of-10 three-pointers and 1-of-1 free throws, and got a double-double of 17 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
So far, Haliburton has averaged 16 points, 3.8 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 2.7 turnovers per game in this series; He is the second player in playoff history to start the playoffs with 16+ points, 9+ assists and fewer than 3 turnovers, the last being Chris Paul (Paul's first playoff trip, averaging 24 points, 11 assists and 1.8 turnovers per game).
Hart Milestone
The Knicks defeated the 76ers 118-115 and advanced to the next round with a score of 4-2.
Hart played 46 minutes in this game, shooting 5 of 11, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.
Hart averaged 16.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in this series, hitting 2.7 three-pointers per game, including 3.7 frontcourt rebounds;
So far, Hart has become only the second player in playoff history to average 2.5+ three-pointers per game and grab 3.5+ frontcourt rebounds in a single-round series, the last being Kevin Love (15-16 Eastern Conference semifinals, 3.8 frontcourt boards + 4.8 three-pointers per game).
Brunson Milestone
The Knicks defeated the 76ers 118-115 and advanced to the second round with a score of 4-2.
Brunson played 44 minutes in this game, shooting 13-of-27, including 3-of-8 three-pointers and 12-of-16 free throws, and exploded a double-double of 41 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.
1. This is Brunson's fourth consecutive playoff game with 39+ charts, becoming only the fourth player in NBA history to do so, joining Jerry West, Bernard King and Jordan (2).
2. In this round of the series, Brunson averaged 35.5 points and 9 assists per game, and was the third player in NBA history to cut such statistics in a single-round series, after Doncic and Westbrook.
3. Brunson became only the second active player to score 40+ in three consecutive playoff games, the other being Jamal Murray.
4. Brunson averaged 35.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 9 assists per game in this round of the series, becoming the third player in NBA history to average 35+ points per game in the playoffs for 27 years or older, the other two being Jordan and Elgin Baylor.
5. Brunson became the fifth player in NBA history to average 40+10 per game in four consecutive playoff games, the first four are: Westbrook, James, Abdul-Jabbar and Brother Alphabet.
6. This is the fifth time in Brunson's career playoffs that he has scored 40+ in a single game, tying Murray and Leonard for 10th place in the active team.
7. This is the second time in Brunson's career playoff game that he has scored 40 points + 10 assists in a single game, tying Booker and Westbrook for seventh place in history, behind James (5 times) and Doncic & Robertson > Jerry West > Jordan & Lillard (3 times).