Friends who follow NBA, good morning everyone! Today, the league arranged 3 games of playoffs , and two of them were Tianwangshan Battle . Due to the injury of Booker , the current matchup between Suns and the Pelicans is on the Pelicans' side. Although the Suns are at home in this game, it is expected that the Pelicans will win. Timberwolves and the Grizzlies played a great match against each other. The Grizzlies, who were at home in this game, had a big chance of winning. In this game, the Heat and the Hawks have a big gap in strength, but neither Lowry nor Butler can play in this game. It is expected that the Hawks can win a game back. Let’s first take a look at what off-site hot news is worth paying attention to:
1, Lawen triggers the alliance health and safety protocol. According to famous reporters, Bulls player LaVin triggers the league's health and safety protocol. He is expected to miss the Bulls' playoff G5 game against Bucks .
2, Monty was fined $15,000. NBA official announced today that Suns head coach Monty was fined $15,000 for inappropriate comments after the G4 game. Note: The free throw count of G4 is 42 to 15, and Monty questioned the gap in free throw count.
3, Durant retorts Barkley . Buckley previously criticized Durant, saying that Durant is just a passenger on the bus, and if you are not a driver, don't say everywhere that you are the champion.
Durant posted photos of Barkley joining the Rockets in the later stage of his career today, playing in the same game as Pippen and Olajuwon, and also posted photos of Barkley playing with his teammates while playing for the 76ers, and wrote: Without strong teammates, where will Barkley rank? Fan comments: This is Du Xiaoshuai's style, and the counterattack is sharp enough.
4, Heat was rated as the best business operation team. Today Miami Heat was selected as the best business operation team of the year. Note: This award is used to recognize the team's outstanding performance in commercial operations.
5. Chasing dreams for the sake of the poor. Poole's average of 12 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists last season, and 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season. Unfortunately, Poole did not make it to the final shortlist. In this regard, Green said that if the player who has improved the fastest is not Poole, then the award will be changed.
6, Garnett : I thought the series would be played 6 games. After the Celtics swept Nets , Garnett updated the social media to express his congratulations. He wrote: This is crazy. I didn't expect Celtics to sweep. I thought it would take at least 6 games. Congratulations to the Celtics.
7. Brunson's father: My son will not cut the price. Brunson's father recently accepted an exclusive interview with ESPN. He said that we have to figure out whether Mavericks wants him or not, don't just say it with your mouth, we can't give it a discount. Brunson did not refuse anything, the Mavericks refused first. When the Mavericks wanted to look back and find Brunson, we said, let's finish this season first.
Note: The Mavericks could have offered Brunson a four-year, $55 million early contract renewal before the start of this season, but they did not take action. The Mavericks did not offer Brunson a contract extension before the end of the season's trading date, but they proposed a contract extension just after the deadline. Fan comments: Average of 30 points in the playoffs, and now Brunson has played. The contract that could have been settled for 55 million in four years is not necessarily kept for 100 million in four years.
8, Brown 's annual salary in the market was disclosed. 2 ESPN reporter said on the show that it is obvious that Brown has played an excellent season, with his annual salary in the market ranging from about 12-14 million US dollars, and the Nets need to find a way to keep him. Note: Brown has a contract of $4.7 million this season and will become a free agent.
9, Simmons
It is worth mentioning that Simmons has been swept twice in his career, and his opponents are both Celtics, and he has not played due to injury.
10. Several teams want to adjust the playoff rules. Several NBA teams have reportedly applied, hoping the league will consider changing the rules that allow teams in the ninth and tenth places to play the playoffs. These teams hope that the ninth and tenth teams can only participate in the playoffs within a certain range of wins.
note: The Hawks, who ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference and the Pelicans, who ranked ninth in the Western Conference, both made a counterattack through the playoffs, but the Pelicans lost to 26 wins in the regular season.
11, Holiday won the Best Teammate Award. NBA officially announced today that Bucks player Holiday won the 2021-22 season Teammate of the Year Award. Note: This is Holiday's second award.
12 and Mitchell MRI test results were negative. According to ESPN, Mitchell's left leg hamstring MRI test was negative. He is also dealing with quadriceps bruises on both legs. He is now receiving treatment, but the outside world is optimistic that he can play in the G6 series.
13, Capela will play today. Today Hawks officially announced that Capela will play in today's game. Note: Capela was suspected of having her right knee stretched out due to excessive stretching.
14, Cousins fined $15,000 . Today's league officially announced that Cousins was fined $15,000 for kicking a towel into the audience. Fan comments: Is Cousins' salary enough to pay a fine?
15. Butler missed the game today. Today Heat officially announced that Butler will miss today's game due to right knee inflammation.
16, Kor : Curry has no play time limit. Cole said in an interview today that Curry has no playing time limit. I know what questions you will ask me next, but I can't disclose them yet.