On May 8, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today, the specific situation was: the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics 95-120, and the Mavericks lost to the Thunder 95-117. In these two games, Brown, White, Mitchell, Doncic, Irving, Alexander, Jalen Williams, Holmgren, Wiggins and other stars have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Day award? Let's take a look.
Cavaliers 95-120 Celtics, Brown blasted 32 points + 6 rebounds
In the Cavaliers VS Celtics Series G1 game, the Cavaliers had the intention to kill the enemy but were unable to return to the sky, digging a 26-point hole step by step, and finally suffered a 25-point defeat! The Cavaliers lost completely, and Mitchell was once again reduced to a lone hero! He played 36 minutes, shooting 12-of-25 (4-of-11 from three-point range) and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, scoring 33 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal. Especially in the first and third quarters, Mitchell broke into the Longtan Tiger's den again and again, scoring 14 and 16 points respectively, although he was defeated, he was still glorious! Statistically, this is the fifth time in Mitchell's playoff career that he has scored 30+, ranking third in team history, behind Irving (12) and James (77).
On the Celtics' side, a total of 5 players scored double-doubles on the team, among them, White scored 25 points + 5 assists, Tatum contributed 18 points + 11 rebounds + 5 assists, and Holiday scored 14 points + 6 rebounds, but they are not the team's best players, Brown is! Brown played 33 minutes, shooting 12-of-18 (4-of-6 three-pointers), 4-of-4 free throws, and blasted 32 points + 6 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 block for a comprehensive stat with a plus/minus of +9 on the court. Especially in the first quarter of the game, Brown scored 15 points, setting the tone for the whole game, and he became more and more like a general!
Mavericks 95-117 Thunder, Alexander exploded with 29 points + 9 rebounds + 9 assists
In the Mavericks vs. Thunder series G1 game, the Mavericks were defeated, trailing by as many as 25 points at most. A total of 5 Mavericks scored double-doubles, among them, Irving scored 20 points + 3 assists + 2 steals + 3 three-pointers, Gafford contributed 16 points + 11 rebounds + 5 blocks, Doncic scored 19 points + 6 rebounds + 9 assists + 2 steals, and Green who came off the bench scored 11 points + 4 rebounds + 3 assists. Even so, the Mavericks struggled to recover from the defeat and eventually suffered a 22-point defeat.
On the Thunder team's side, everyone gathered firewood and the flame was high, and a total of 5 people on the team scored double-doubles. Among them, Jalen Williams scored 18 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists, Holmgren scored 19 points + 7 rebounds + 2 steals + 3 blocks, Wiggins and Jaylin Williams who came off the bench teamed up to contribute 27 points + 14 rebounds, and Alexander was even more unreasonable! He played 36 minutes, 8 of 19 shots (2 of 4 three-pointers), 11 of 13 free throws, 29 points + 9 rebounds + 9 assists + 1 steal + 2 blocks of luxury data, the plus/minus on the court is as high as +21, the best in the game!
Brown: I'm sorry, but Alexander was named Player of the Day
The performances of the above stars have all left a deep impression, especially Brown, who stepped up to lead the team to a good start to the series with Tatum in a mediocre state, and his performance was very explosive. However, considering the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, Alexander's performance against Doncic was even more incredible, and he finally beat Brown and other stars to be elected NBA Player of the Day, which is well deserved! Fans, what do you think about this? Leave me a comment to discuss.