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He didn’t play again until January. In 43 games this season, he averaged 20.1 points and 8.9 rebounds while shooting 37% from three and a career-high 53% inside the arc. After missing 10 of the last 14 games because of an ankle injury and soreness in his right knee, Porzingis averaged 19.3 points over his last three games while making nine of his 15 three-pointers, a stretch that Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle called “pretty indicative of his importance to our team” during a radio interview.Los Angeles Lakers
Wade, who joined the ownership group in April, has a long personal history of managing injuries, particularly in the postseason. His experience and insight and respect from modern players was one of the reasons new Jazz owner Ryan Smith welcomed him as a partner.Atlanta Hawks
But they'll need the Warriors' help to stave off the long night for as long as possible.Oklahoma City Thunder
"We put together a team that we think can win the BAL championship. We have a roster of over 20 players that were ready to compete, but the final roster could only be 13. We made a basketball decision which can be justified by our performance so far."Golden State Warriors
It's only a two-day break from Thursday's win to Sunday's series opener for the Wizards, but that might seem like forever to them. Washington hasn't had this much time without competing since the same lag between its contests March 18 and 21 - more than two months and 30 games ago. By Sunday, in contrast, the 76ers will have gone a week without playing and they had two days off between regular-season games as recently as May 9-10. ''It is kind of interesting that two days feels like an eternity at this point,'' Washington center Robin Lopez said. ''I'm sure it'll make somewhat of a difference. The human body's got to be able to recuperate a little more in two days than in one day, I would assume.'' That could be useful for someone like Beal, who missed three games late in the season with a strained left hamstring and hasn't been back to 100% yet.
Speaking of high usage, Tatum has been instrumental for the Celtics with Jaylen Brown out. He’s coming off a monster 50-point effort in the play-in win over Washington, and has just generally been crushing it over the past couple weeks. A matchup with Brooklyn isn’t easy, especially as we’ve so rarely seen all three stars play together in a meaningful setting (one reason I’m not hyping any of the Nets’ big three today), but Tatum is matchup-proof. This should be an up-tempo game and if Tatum can disrupt and create like he has been, he’s in for another huge night. You’re choosing between him and Giannis Antetokounmpo here, which is a tough, tough choice. Similar to what I said about Luka above, I think Tatum has to be The Guy for Boston, whereas Milwaukee can fall back on Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton if necessary, giving a slight edge to Tatum for me.
