Beijing time on May 20th, the NBA playoffs continued. The league only arranged 2 sets of matchups today. The specific results are: Pacers 130-109 beat Knicks , Timberwolves 98-90 Diggs Gold team . In these two games, there were many stars such as Siakam, Nembhard, Haliburton, Nesmith, DiVincenzo, Jokic, Murray, Towns, Huazi, McDaniels and so on. vulgar performance. So, who will win the best player award today? Let's take a look.
Knicks 130-109 Pacers, Haliburton scored 26 points + 4 rebounds + 6 assists
In the tiebreaker of the Knicks vs. Pacers series, the Knicks were determined to kill the enemy but were unable to After all, they fell behind by 23 points at most, and finally suffered a 21-point defeat! The Knicks attacked with a broken formation and ran out of gas. Anunoby only lasted 4 minutes after returning with a hamstring injury. Hart fought hard for 36 minutes with an abdominal injury. Brunson suffered a fracture in his left hand and DiVincenzo also played. Use up all the bullets and try your best! He played 41 minutes, making 11 of 21 shots (9 of 15 three-pointers), 8 of 10 free throws, and a total of 39 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 9 three-pointers. According to statistics, 39 points set a new record for points scored in a single game in the Knicks' history in a Game 7, and 9 three-pointers set a record in NBA Game 7 history!
The Pacers defeated the Knicks at home with a 21-point victory and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 10 years! A total of 6 Pacers players scored in double figures. Among them, Nembhard contributed 20 points + 5 rebounds + 6 assists, Nesmith scored 19 points on 8-for-8 shooting, and Siakam scored 20 points + 4 rebounds + 4 assists. Assists, Haliburton is even more ruthless! He played 32 minutes, made 10 of 17 shots (6 of 12 three-pointers), scored 26 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists. The plus-minus value on the field was as high as +21, the highest in the game. Especially in the first quarter, Haliburton scored 14 points, setting the tone for the entire game and showing more and more leadership!
Timberwolves 98-90 Nuggets, Jokic blasted 34 points + 19 rebounds + 7 assists, No. 1 pick scored 23 points + 12 rebounds
In the Nuggets vs. Timberwolves series G7 game, the Nuggets The team achieved its success in one battle, Murray and Jokic showed their strength together! Among them, Murray scored 35 points + 3 rebounds + 3 assists + 4 three-pointers, and Jokic was even more unreasonable! He played 46 minutes, making 13 of 28 shots (2 of 10 three-pointers), 6 of 7 free throws, and a whopping 34 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 block. Even so, the Nuggets collapsed with a 20-point lead, suffered a huge reversal, and stopped in the Western Conference semifinals!
For the Timberwolves, a total of 6 people on the team scored in double figures. Among them, McDaniels scored 23 points + 6 rebounds + 3 three-pointers, No. 1 pick Lang Huazi scored 16 points + 8 rebounds + 7 assists, and Super Sixth Man Reid scored 11 points + 4 rebounds + 2 blocks. , but they are not the best players on the team yet, the number one pick, Towns, is! Towns played 39 minutes, making 8 of 14 shots (1 of 6 three-pointers), 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 23 points + 12 rebounds + 2 assists + 2 steals + 1 block. In the first half of the game, Towns scored 13 points to support the team's offense; in the second half, which determined the outcome of the game, Towns scored another 10 points and contributed greatly to the great comeback!
Jokic, sorry, Towns was elected as the best player of the day.
The performances of the above stars have left a deep impression on people, especially Jokic, who played almost the entire game, fired all the bullets, and lost. You can leave with your head held high. However, taking into account the outcome of the game and the performance of the stars, Towns' tough performance in overturning the defending champion throughout the game was really incredible. He finally defeated Jokic, Haliburton and other stars and was elected NBA Player of the Day. Well deserved! Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.