New Orleans pulled off the upset in the play-in tournament to take the Los Angeles Clippers’ spot as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. Adding CJ McCollum at the trade deadline proved to be the difference for this unit. Brandon Ingram, Jonas Valanciunas and Larry Nance Jr. have been solid veterans who have stepped up. Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III and Jose Alvarado have been immediate impact rookies, with Jones being a legit All-Defensive team candidate.
The concerns with the Hawks fall on the health of John Collins and Clint Capela. Capela suffered a knee injury in the final play-in game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, so how he fares will be huge. There’s no counting out the Hawks because of what they’ve done before, but the Miami Heat should get the best of them in the opening round.
in round one. Denver won the season series 3-1 and the Warriors are dealing with injury issues that reveal their weaknesses. But even if the Nuggets advance, it’s hard to see them going any further.Brooklyn entered the season with championship expectations, but that so far has failed with the Nets being a play-in team. Kevin Durant’s injury and Kyrie Irving’s vaccination status derailed Brooklyn’s regular season, but there’s a glimmer of hopeBen Simmons can play.
On top of that, will James Harden be consistent in big games? The victory laps that spread like fire over social media after his first few games in Philly are now slow jogs. His facilitating has been incredible, but not so much the shooting or defense. Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris will need to come up big, but Matisse Thybulle , Georges Niang, Danny Green, Shake Milton and Furkan Korkmaz are not the most versatile pieces.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: CoinDesk - 🏆 291. / 63 Read more »
Source: nypost - 🏆 91. / 67 Read more »
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »
Source: usatodaysports - 🏆 454. / 53 Read more »
Source: TucsonStar - 🏆 339. / 59 Read more »
Source: TeenVogue - 🏆 481. / 51 Read more »