On April 23 Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that Spurs player Keldon Johnson has been named the Sixth Man of the Year. He defeated the Heat's Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the Nuggets' Tim Hardaway Jr. to claim the award. The Spurs have now secured two major awards; previously, Victor Wembanyama was unanimously selected as the Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson received 63 first-place votes, totaling 404 points.

On April 23 Beijing time, the Rockets made a major acquisition last summer by trading for Kevin Durant, hoping to improve the team's stagnant offensive performance in the 2025 playoffs. However, up to now, the desired results have not materialized as expected. Rockets reporter William Guillory detailed that even with Durant joining, the Rockets' scoring woes have persisted into this postseason.

On April 23 Beijing time, model Jenna and Suns star Booker may not reconcile. According to People magazine, Jenna and Jacob Elordi have been quietly dating and spending time together privately recently. An insider exclusively revealed to People: "Over the past two months, they have frequently met and spent time together, gradually getting to know each other." Their romance rumors have also continued to develop and spread widely.

Injuries strike like a tiger~ In Game 2, Spurs narrowly lost 103-106 to Trail Blazers. In this game, Wembanyama played less than 12 minutes before suffering a concussion and exiting early, expected to rest for about a week. The remaining schedule for this series is as follows: April 25th G3, April 27th G4, April 29th G5, May 1st G6 (if needed), and May 3rd G7 (if needed).

Top pick Flagg missed the playoffs; second pick Harper averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2.5 turnovers in the playoffs so far, with a three-point shooting percentage of 0%; fourth pick & top contender for Rookie of the Year Kneiper shot 5 out of 22 (1 out of 12 from three-point range) in two playoff games.

On April 22 Beijing time, multiple sources indicated that Kerr's tenure as Warriors head coach is likely nearing its end. Team reporter Tim Kawakami reported that if Kerr departs, Mike Brown and Andre Iguodala could both become candidates for the Warriors' new head coach.

The playoff matchups so far are as follows: In the West, Thunder 1-0 Suns, Lakers 2-0 Rockets, Spurs 1-1 Trail Blazers, Nuggets 1-1 Timberwolves; In the East, Pistons 0-1 Magic, Cavaliers 2-0 Raptors, Celtics 1-1 Philadelphia, Knicks 1-1 Hawks. Speaking of the playoffs up to this point, who is the most unfortunate player? Perhaps it's a Hawks player. This Hawks player is not ordinary, but rather the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft.

It's over, it's over. Even with Durant, the Rockets lost 94-101 to the Lakers without Luka Dončić & Austin Reaves, now trailing 0-2 in the series. Lakers stats: the new trio LeBron James + Marcus Smart + Luke Kennard combined for 76 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists, and 9 steals.

After eight years, James and Durant finally met again in the playoffs, and this is likely the last playoff encounter between these two. In the first game, the Rockets without Durant lost to the Lakers; today's game, with Durant added, the outcome remained unchanged. Today, a statistic emerged: Durant's playoff points surpassed 5000, making him the second active player and seventh historically, trailing James by over three thousand points.

Today, the Lakers hosted the Rockets for Game 2 of the series, with Durant making his return. The Rockets' starting lineup consisted of Amen, Okogie, Durant, Smith, and Sengun. The Lakers' starting lineup remained Smart, Kennard, Hachimura, James, and Ayton.