On May 13, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today, the specific situation was: the Knicks lost to the Pacers 89-121, and the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 115-107. In these two games, Haliburton, McConaughey, Sika, Huazi, Jokic, Murray, Gordon and other stars have performed well. So, who will win the Player of the Day award? Let's take a look.
Knicks 89-121 Pacers, Haliburton contributed 20 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists + 4 three-pointers
In the Knicks VS Pacers series G4 game, the Knicks attacked, the lights ran out, and the soldiers were defeated, trailing by as many as 43 points at most, and finally suffered a 32-point defeat! The Knicks were defeated, and the Villanova Three Musketeers rarely fell off the altar at the same time! Among them, Brunson shot 6 of 17, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and 6 of 9 free throws, and only scored 18 points + 3 rebounds + 5 assists; DiVincenzo shot 3-of-13 and 1-of-6 three-pointers to score only 7 points + 5 rebounds + 4 assists; Hart made just 1 of 6 shots and 0 of 2 three-pointers, scoring just 2 points + 3 rebounds + 2 assists.
On the Pacers' side, everyone gathered firewood and the flame was high, and a total of 6 people on the team scored double-doubles. Among them, Siakam scored 14 points + 4 rebounds, Turner scored 13 points + 5 rebounds, and McConaughey, who came off the bench, contributed 15 points + 4 rebounds + 10 assists, but they are not the best players on the team, Haliburton is! Haliburton played 27 minutes, shot 8 of 15 (4 of 10 three-pointers), contributed 20 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists, and the plus/minus on the court was as high as +31, the best in the game! According to statistics, in the last 3 games, Harry has averaged 29.7 points + 7 assists + 5.7 three-pointers per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 55%, 46% and 86% respectively.
Nuggets 115-107 Timberwolves, Hua Zibang 44 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists, Jokic exploded 35 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists
In the Nuggets VS Timberwolves series G4 game, a total of 6 Timberwolves scored double-doubles, and they launched wave after wave of counterattacks when they were once behind by 18 points, and once chased the point difference to single digits, but unfortunately it was still difficult to recover the defeat, and Huazi once again became a lonely empty chopping king! Huazi played 45 minutes, 16 of 25 shots (5 of 8 three-pointers), 7 of 8 free throws, 44 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists + 2 steals + 1 block, and the plus/minus on the court was +5. According to statistics, 44 points are a new career high for Huazi in the playoffs. At the same time, this is the fourth time that Huazi has scored 40+ in the playoffs, ranking second among players under the age of 22 in NBA history, behind Doncic (5).
On the Nuggets' side, Gordon scored 27 points + 7 rebounds + 6 assists, Murray contributed 19 points + 5 rebounds + 8 assists, Braun and Holiday who came off the bench combined to contribute 21 points + 6 rebounds, and Jokic was even more unreasonable! He played 39 minutes, shooting 15-of-26 (1-of-5 three-pointers), 4-of-6 free throws, and slashed 35 points + 7 rebounds + 7 assists + 3 steals + 1 block. Especially in the final quarter of the game, Jokic scored 16 points alone and refused to reverse, which was very arrogant! According to statistics, this is the 30th time Jokic has scored 30+ in the playoffs, surpassing Westbrook and Miller to rise to 22nd in NBA history. At the same time, it was the 11th time in Jokic's playoff career that he scored at least 35 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists, more than anyone else in franchise history combined (nine).
Huazi is sorry, Jokic was voted the best player of the day
The performance of the above stars has left a deep impression, especially Huazi, who is not afraid of fighting to the end in danger, showing his supergiant nature, commendable spirit, and he can leave with his head held high if he loses. However, considering the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, Jokic's performance of leading the team to drag the series into the battle of Kings Mountain with MVP-level dominance was too explosive, and he finally beat Huazi, Haliburton 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.