On April 13, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs officially began, today there are two games, Durant and Irving into the third pair in the history of the team to get at least 25 points and 10 assists at the same time; Irving's first 12 shots, creating a new career record; he scored 30+10 in this game, and played more than 80% shooting rate, becoming the first person after James in 2020; the Timberwolves reached the playoffs for the second time in the past 18 years. Here's a summary of today's data —
Durant Irving took 25+10 at the same time, the third pair in team history
The Nets beat the Cavaliers 115-108 to finish seventh in the East, Irving had 34 points and 12 assists on 12-of-15 shooting, Durant had 9-of-16 shooting with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and they became the third pair in Nets history to have at least 25 points and 10 assists at the same time, the first two pairs being Derek Coleman and Rumir Robinson in 1993 and Eric Mani and Bernard King in 1979.
Irving set a career record in his first 12 shots
Irving was on fire in the game, hitting all of his first 12 shots, which also set a career record for Irving. Previously, he had hit all of his first 10 shots.
Owen became the first of james
With a shooting percentage of 80 percent from the field, He became the first player since James in 2020 to have at least 30 points and 10 assists in a single game and shoot more than 80 percent from the field. James had 30 points and 10 assists in the series against the Trail Blazers and shot 83.3 percent from the field.
If you don't count the playoffs, the last person to get a 30+10 (points and assists) and shoot more than 80% from the field was Ben Simmons in January 2020, who is now Irving's teammate.
Beverly became a contributor to the Timberwolves promotion
The Timberwolves beat the Clippers 109-104 to advance to the playoffs as seventh in the West, and Patrick Beverley had 7 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in the game, and he showed his energy and passion in the game, driving the entire team.
In his career, while Beverley remained healthy, his teams made the playoffs, with the only exception of the 2017-18 season, when Beverley played only 11 games with injuries and the Clippers he played did not make the playoffs.
Downs Battle Clippers habitually sluggish
Towns had a sluggish performance in this game, he only had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 3-of-11 shooting, and finally left the field with six fouls. Counting this game, Towns has played three games against the Clippers this season, but shot just 32 percent from the field. Towns instead activated the Timberwolves after going off the court, and they hit their opponents 23-11 in the final moments to win.
The Timberwolves made the playoffs for the second time in nearly 18 years
It's the second time the Timberwolves have made the playoffs since the 2004-05 season, and the last time was in the 2017-18 season, when Jimmy Butler came here to help the team make it to the playoffs.