Beijing time on May 15th, the NBA playoffs continued. The league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today. The specific results are: Pacers 91-121 lost Knicks , Timberwolves 97-112 did not Enemy Nuggets . In these two games, stars such as Harten, Hart, Brunson, Siakam, Turner, Towns, Gobert, Jokic and others all performed well. So, who will win the best player award today? Let's take a look together.
Pacers 91-121 Knicks, Brunson blasted 44 points + 4 rebounds + 7 assists
In the Knicks vs. Pacers series Tianwangshan battle, a total of 4 Pacers scored in double figures, including , Siakam scored 22 points + 8 rebounds + 2 assists + 2 three-pointers, Turner scored 16 points + 5 rebounds + 2 assists + 4 three-pointers, Haliburton scored 13 points + 5 assists +2 steals +2 blocks. Even so, the Pacers were still defeated. The team made a total of 18 turnovers. From beginning to end, they fell behind by up to 31 points, and finally suffered a 30-point defeat!
For the Knicks, Hart contributed 18 points + 11 rebounds + 3 assists, Harteng grabbed 17 rebounds (12 offensive rebounds), and Brunson was even more unreasonable! He played 42 minutes, making 18 of 35 shots (2 of 6 three-pointers), 6 of 7 free throws, and a whopping 44 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists. The plus-minus on the field was as high as +31, the highest in the game. ! According to statistics, this is the fifth time Brunson has scored 50+ points in the playoffs this season. The number of 40+ points in a single season playoffs ranks fourth in NBA history, second only to Jordan (6 times) and West (7 times). times) and James (7 times). At the same time, Brunson scored a total of 373 points in the first 11 games of the playoffs. He became the fourth player since 1990 to accomplish this achievement. The first three were Jordan, James, and Durant.
Timberwolves 97-112 Nuggets, Jokic scored 40 points + 7 rebounds + 13 assists
In the Tianwangshan battle of the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets series, the Timberwolves wanted to kill the enemy but were unable to save it! A total of 4 players on the Timberwolves team scored in double figures. Among them, Towns scored 23 points + 6 rebounds + 4 assists + 2 steals + 2 three-pointers. Gobert contributed 18 points + 11 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 on 7-for-7 shooting. Steals + 2 blocks, Huazi scored 18 points + 4 rebounds + 9 assists, but they still collapsed in the third quarter, falling behind by 18 points at most, and finally suffered a 15-point defeat because Jokic was too unreasonable. .
Jokic played 41 minutes, making 15 of 22 shots (2 of 3 three-pointers), 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 40 points + 7 rebounds + 13 assists + 2 steals + 1 block. The number of turnovers was 0. , the plus-minus value on the field was as high as +21, the highest in the field! Especially in the third quarter, Jokic scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, almost single-handedly defeating the game. He is worthy of being the 3rd MVP winner in 4 years! According to statistics, 40 points is Jokic's career-high career score in this year's playoffs. After this campaign, Jokic's assists in the playoffs reached 591, surpassing O'Neal (582) and rising to fourth among NBA centers in history, second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (767), Russell (727) and Chamberlain ( 673).
Brunson is sorry, Jokic was elected as the best player of the day
The performance of the above stars has left a deep impression on people, especially Brunson, it is like a god coming down to earth to lead the team to win the battle at Tianwangshan, it is amazing! However, considering the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, Jokic used MVP-level dominance to defeat the three top players in the Timberwolves. Gobert, who was as powerful as the 4-time DPOY winner, became a toy in his hands. This kind of dominance and influence It was so explosive. He finally beat Brunson and other stars to be elected NBA Player of the Day, and he deserved it! Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.
