This list is based on the games played on Thursday nights games, this list is not based on who had the most points, it’s about who had the best impact on the floor all things considered.
- Jalen Brunson
With another big win for the Dallas Mavericks, Mavericks Guard Jalen Brunson put on another show last night scoring 31 points and leading Dallas to another big win 126-118 taking the series lead 2-1 without Luka Doncic in the lineup. If i were Jason Kidd {coach of the Mavericks} i wouldn’t rush Luka back, id make sure he’s 100 percent and slowly put him into the lineup, the Mavericks look like they have the series locked down and thanks to Brunson he’s now emerging as a good number 2-3 option for this team.
- Nikola Jokic
Despite another loss for the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic the soon to be back to back MVP will most likely be getting swept for the second year in a row in the playoffs, without stars Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr Jokic can’t do much with this remaining cast in Denver, Jokic last night had a solid 37, 18 and 5 with 3 steals but it still wasn’t enough to beat the red hot Golden State Warriors last night. The Nuggets will look to bounce back Sunday afternoon but this series is mostly considered over.
- Desmond Bane
The Grizzlies pulled off a historic 26 point comeback to take a 2-1 series lead, many Grizzlies players came up big last night but in my opinion Desmond Bane had the biggest impact last night leading the team in points with 26 but also having 6 boards, 2 assists, a steal and 2 blocks. Many would say Ja Morant had the biggest impact last night with his 18 point triple double but Ja had 7 turnovers making him not as efficient as many would have thought just looking at the box score. With the series already being chippy, the Grizzlies now have the series lead and the momentum heading into game 4 on Saturday.
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