Good Morning It’s Basketball - The NBA's night of chaos
This is a preview of today’s full, robust newsletter. Want the whole thing, plus every full newsletter five times a week? This glorious prize is within your grasp for just $5 per month or $50 per year! The NBA's night of chaosOrlando is tumbling from the Race for No. 2 to the Race for No. 6 (joining Cleveland on the way down). Giannis is hurt. The Suns are mystifying. The West No. 1 race is hotter than ever. Holy smokes.What a truly bizarre night in the NBA. The Blind Musician; Alvar Cawén; 1922 Let’s basketball. Race for East No. 2The Celtics rested Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford for their game against the Bucks on Tuesday. That led to Xavier Tillman starting and Luke Kornet being the primary big off the bench. The C’s didn’t seem terribly interested in winning. Boston may have low-key wanted Milwaukee to win to keep them out of the 4-5 bracket, which could have led to a second round battle, and seems to want to avoid tipping their hand about any tactical wrinkles being prepared for the playoffs. In any case, the Celtics drew zero free throws for the entire game (a new record, and unbeatable at that!), the Bucks drew only two and … Giannis Antetokounmpo left with a calf injury in the third quarter. It’s not a season-ending injury, it appears, but it doesn’t sound like he could run a 5K right now. The Bucks won regardless, and have a game of breathing room for No. 2. The Knicks, chasing Milwaukee, won, too. That game featured Jalen Brunson going for 45 … … but more importantly, it featured one of the most hilarious plays in NBA history. That’s Torrey Craig trying to lob it to himself off the backboard in transition, but missing because a trailing Andre Drummond thought the pass was for him. Drummond was injured back in transition going the other direction, not on the goof itself. The baseline angle is worth watching, too. Pause immediately after seeing Coby White’s incredible reaction if you don’t want to see Drummond’s ankle turn. Torrey Craig’s face there is now the stuff of legends. Anyways, the Knicks won and sit one game behind Milwaukee in the standings. But the Bucks have the head-to-head tiebreaker, so New York needs to make up two games. Orlando might have just VanVleeted themselves right out of any hopes for No. 2 … and might be slipping into the race for No. 6. Fred VanVleet had 37. The Rockets are still playing hard. They enjoy ruining the experiences of fans of opposing teams, and of the opposing teams. Orlando is now two games back with an unresolved tiebreaker and two games against Milwaukee remaining. Their other game sandwiched in there: at Philadelphia. Gulp. Playoff Status now gives the Magic better odds of ending up in the play-in than in the Nos. 2 or 3 slots. ... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Good Morning It's Basketball to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Losing on purpose works in the NBA. The 2022-23 Mavericks prove it. The 2021 and 2022 Thunder really prove it. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
The NBA playoff picture is a total mess with 1 week left
Monday, April 8, 2024
The field of 20 teams is set in stone. But only a single seed is locked in. What a week we have ahead of us. First, let's recap the weekend. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Joel Embiid is back. Are the Sixers?
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Big Fella plays 30 crucial minutes in a huge win. Thank goodness there are a couple of weeks before the playoffs. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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And also another sick Collin Sexton highlight. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Back to reality for Draymond Green and the Warriors. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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