On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today, the specific situation was: the Thunder lost 101-105 to the Mavericks, and the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 106-93. In these two games, Alexander, Washington, Irving, Doncic, Mitchell, Tatum, Brown, Holiday and other stars have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Day award? Let's take a look.
Celtics 106-93 Cavaliers, Tatum blasted 33 points + 13 rebounds + 6 assists
In the Celtics VS Cavaliers game, the Cavaliers had a total of 4 players scoring double-doubles, they fought back when they were once behind by 23 points, and once chased the difference to single digits, but unfortunately it was still difficult to recover the defeat, and Mitchell once again became a lonely and empty king! Mitchell played 43 minutes, shooting 12-of-22 (7-of-12 three-pointers) and 2-of-3 free throws, scoring 33 points + 6 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 steals. Even so, the rice ball king is still invincible with two fists and four hands, watching the Green Army regain the home advantage!
On the Celtics' side, Brown scored 28 points + 9 rebounds + 3 assists, Holiday contributed 18 points + 8 rebounds + 5 assists + 3 three-pointers, White scored 12 points + 3 rebounds + 3 assists + 3 three-pointers, and Tatum was even more unreasonable! He played 41 minutes, shooting 11-of-25 (2-of-8 three-pointers), 9-of-9 free throws, and blasted 33 points + 13 rebounds + 6 assists + 1 steal + 1 block. Especially in the third quarter, Tatum scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and teamed up with Brown to repel Mitchell and lead the team to counterattack, becoming more and more like a general! According to statistics, 33 points and 13 rebounds are Tatum's personal single-game highs in the playoffs this season!
Thunder 101-105 Mavericks, Irving exploded with 22 points + 5 rebounds + 7 assists
In the game of the Thunder vs Mavericks series G3, the two teams fought until the last moment to decide the winner! On the Thunder's side, a total of 4 players scored in double figures, but they still lost a good game with a 10-point lead at one point and failed to regain home-court advantage, but Alexander really did his best! Alexander played 42 minutes, shooting 10-of-23 (2-of-3 from three-point range) and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, scoring 31 points + 10 rebounds + 6 assists + 1 steal + 5 blocks. According to statistics, Alexander is the first player in NBA playoff history to score at least 30 points + 10 rebounds + 5 blocks in a single game!
On the Mavericks' side, a total of 3 people on the team scored 20+, among them, Doncic contributed 22 points + 15 rebounds + 5 assists + 2 steals, and PJ Washington scored 27 points + 6 rebounds + 5 three-pointers, but they are not the best players on the team, Irving is! Irving played 40 minutes, made 10 of 17 shots (2 of 6 three-pointers), exploded 22 points + 5 rebounds + 7 assists + 1 steal + 1 block, and the plus/minus on the court was as high as +11, the best in the game! Especially in the final quarter, Owen is like a god descending to earth and scoring 8 points in 4 of 4, killing people! After this game, Irving's playoff career total reached 1,934 points, surpassing Anthony (1,914 points), Walker (1,916 points), Fraser (1,927 points) and Williams (1,929 points) to rise to 70th place in NBA history.
Tatum is sorry, Irving was voted Player of the Day
The performances of the above stars have left a deep impression, especially Tatum, who was ashamed and courageous and finally did what the core leader should do, which is worthy of praise! However, considering the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, the way Irving took over the game like a god is incredible, showing his supergiant nature at critical moments, and he finally beat Tatum 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.