Beijing time on May 16th, the NBA playoffs continued. The league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today. The specific results are: Cavaliers 98-113 lost to Celtics , Mavericks 104- 92 beat Thunder . In these two games, Mobley Jr., Morris Jr., Tatum, Horford, White, Holiday, Doncic, PJ Washington, Jones, Irving, SGA and other stars all performed well. So, who will win the best player award today? Let's take a look.
Cavaliers 98-113 Celtics, Horford scored 22 points + 15 rebounds + 5 assists
In the Cavaliers vs. Celtics series G5 game, Mitchell continued to be absent, and the Cavaliers gave it a try ! Mobley Jr. scored 33 points + 7 rebounds + 4 assists, setting a career-high score in the playoffs; Morris Jr. came off the bench and scored 25 points + 3 rebounds + 2 steals + 5 three-pointers, setting a personal high in scoring. Season playoff high. The Cavaliers once trailed by as many as 17 points and chased the point difference to single digits. Unfortunately, they still fell short and could not escape defeat!
For the Celtics, a total of 6 people on the team scored in double figures. Among them, Tatum scored 25 points + 10 rebounds + 9 assists + 4 steals, White contributed 18 points + 5 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 blocks, and Holiday easily scored 13 points + 3 rebounds + 4 assists, but they are not yet The best player on the team is veteran Horford! Horford played 34 minutes and made 8 of 15 shots (6 of 13 three-pointers). He scored 22 points + 15 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal + 3 blocks. The field plus-minus value was as high as +26, the best in the world. field! According to statistics, Horford is the oldest player in NBA playoff history to score at least 20 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 three-pointers in a single game!
Mavericks 104-90 Thunder, SGA scored 30 points + 6 rebounds + 8 assists, Doncic scored 31 points + 10 rebounds + 11 assists
In the Tianwangshan battle of the Mavericks vs. Thunder series, the Thunder all A total of 5 members of the team scored in double figures. They launched wave after wave of counterattacks when they were 18 points behind at most, and once chased the point difference to single digits. Unfortunately, it was still difficult to recover from the defeat. SGA once again became the lone winner. ! SGA played 42 minutes, making 12 of 22 shots (2 of 4 three-pointers) and 4 of 6 free throws. He scored 30 points + 6 rebounds + 8 assists + 2 steals + 1 block. Especially in the third quarter, SGA scored 14 points. They struggled to support themselves and could leave with their heads held high even if they lost.
For the Mavericks, pj Washington scored 10 points + 10 rebounds + 4 assists, Jones scored 19 points + 3 three-pointers, Lively contributed 11 points + 10 rebounds, and Doncic was even more unreasonable! He played 41 minutes, made 12 of 22 shots (5 of 11 three-pointers), 2 of 3 free throws, and scored a triple-double of 31 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 1 block. The plus-minus on the field was as high as +13. According to statistics, this is the third time in Doncic's playoff career that he has scored 30+ triple-doubles, tying Curry and Harden for fifth place in NBA history, second only to Westbrook (6 times) and Jokic ( 8 times), Big O (8 times) and James (15 times).
sga I'm sorry, Doncic was elected as the best player of the day.
The performances of the above stars have left a deep impression on people, especially Horford, who is getting better and better as he gets older. He used perfect offensive and defensive performance to help the Green Army return to the Eastern Conference finals. It is very impressive! However, considering the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, Doncic used his MVP-level all-around performance to lead the team to win the Tianwangshan battle on the road and win the match point. It was really explosive. He was finally elected over SGA, Horford and other stars. NBA's best player today is well deserved! Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.
