this New York Nix The season was not supposed to go this way. When a total of six rounds are traded for a mixture of Michal bridges and towns of Karl Antsteoni after you ranked second in the eastern conference in the previous year, your scenes are placed on the Larry Operen Cup. Well, at least they were appointed.
The fact of the matter is: New York Nix from 2023-24 was better than the team’s repetition this year, a group that may have larger names but feel like it’s jam in a round hole through two games against Detroit Bestone, which achieved a series and got the first victory in a separate match since 2008 by winning 100-94 on Monday night.
Nix? They dug themselves a 15 -point hole, ignored and surpassed their home and they were of some kind in the entire night in the second game. After Detroit presented a real intimidation to New York on Saturday evening, you thought Nix was at a maximum alert in the second game. You may have thought that this would affect the Mogo Pistones and may harm their confidence. Think again: Through two games, Detroit was the best team, although there was no fortune from Stars He is supposed to own Nix.
Detroit was given the credit for their defense and there is no doubt that Kadi Caningham turns into a real star in the American Professional League. He went for 33 points at 11 of 21 of the Earth on Monday. But the piston is limited to the attack. Do not make it wrong. For this reason, in the end, none of these teams carry a candle to Celkus in the second round of the qualifiers.
But here are my questions: How do you not try one shot in the last 17 minutes of the game? How do these bridges issue less than the original expectations when you gave up five first rounds to get it? How is the Nix seat this overwhelming?
The Knicks team was better with the previous nucleus including Donte DivinCenzo, Julius Randle and ISAIAH Hartenstein. We will reach Oklahoma City later in the column, but it is very clear how absent from Nix in Hartnstein’s physical and existence. It cannot be explained that the cities were negative after the big first quarter on Monday. This is on the star, and the training team did not prepare it more to exploit the Pistons team, which was without Isaiah Stewart. Kat needs to confirm itself – easy and simple.
Things did not decrease in New York, and while Galen Bronson could still win a series, it could not have come to this Nix team. Even against high -quality Pistons defense, it was difficult to see on most of Monday night. Click on Tom Thebodo and its employees to find out something with the transformation of this series to Detroit, which must be shaken on Thursday night. It is the largest post -season game that Pistons hosted since 2008 in my humble opinion because the other series since this point has not left them with a lot of shot, if any.
Here are four fast food from the qualifiers so far:
Clippers can go on a deep tour because they have the best 3 players now
His name is Kawahi Leonard. This was an absolute masterpiece of the performance in the 105-102 victory on Monday in Denver to benefit HomeCourt in the opening series between Cleibers and Nuggets. Leonard also looks smooth: 39 points, 15 out of 19 land, 5 decisive passes, stole.
Does anyone realize the fact that Cleibers are 19-4 in the last 23 games? During this period, Los Angeles has the first league crime. They have a 4 -league defense. Leonard has a friend in James Harden on the ocean while Ivica Zubic can lock things in the front on both ends of the earth. Don’t forget Kris Dunn and what he does as well, as it reaches 3 of the 13 theft of the team and forced 20 transformations.
But the presence of Leonard was at a level as it was in 2019 with Raptors when they won everything. The truth is that when it is in good health and in this type of post -season mode, it is dangerous like anyone because of Leonard’s ability to influence the game on both ends of the floor at a distinct level. I think Cleibers will win this series, and while the hard climbing to meet thunder will be difficult, I claim that Leonard will be the most influential player in that series with the experience factor that plays a role as well. Clippers is a real dark horse and have no main holes. However, the basketball fans inside me takes seven games between Denver and Los Angeles. It would be great, because the first two games were exciting.
Warriors can roam the missiles. Why? Houston’s crime is very defective
Golden State defense achieved really high equipment and gave missiles a lot of seizures on Sunday, but the lack of Houston experience showed in the game one loss against Warriors. The seeds 2 may say next to Houston and 7 next to Golden State, but nothing feels it in the opening match. Being 23 in the league in Made Triples is what will really hurt Rottz in this series. Now, I do not expect Galen Green to shoot 3 against 15 of the ground again, and there is no doubt that Houston defied the warriors defensive in the way they guard, but at the end of the day, Steve Care Steve Curry and filtered Jimmy Petler to go to him when he needs attractiveness.
Woriors has the best players and the best attack in this series. They win this in a maximum of six games.
The West passes through Oklahoma City Thunder and showed this on Sunday
I know it is one game in your home stadium against the GRIZZLES team that had to play last Friday night just to get a series with Oklahoma City, which started less than 48 hours after that, but still, winning 51 points in a night, where the MVP Shai Gilgeous Lexander team is only 4 against 13 of the floor that speaks to what is just Mark Digenol.
There are two things that I love in this OKC team: Galen Williams has evolved in a truly strong weapon for thunder, as it is now average average 21/5/5. Another factor that I think gives this team the additional dimension is that obtaining Harttenstein allows Chet Holmgren to be completely comfortable and play its normal position. She got physical existence but also high -quality passers -by in Hartnstein, who won 14 points, 8 rebound balls and 5 assists in Sunday’s victory while Holmegran won 19 and 10.
They make songs and shirts around Ty Jerome in Cleveland now
The 27 -year -old has seen many in the last seven years of his life. In the first 1 seeds he lost in front of 16 seeds in the NCAA championship when Virginia fell in front of Umbc. The following year, he was raising the national championship cup when Cavaliers completed the final redemption. His professional career brought four different stations in six years (Sanz, Thunder, Woriors, Cleveland) with the time in the G league with North Arizona Senez and Akllahoma City Blue. It was possible for him to be a professional winner, but Jerome found a home and a decisive role in Cleveland. What he did on Sunday, where he joined Liberation James and Kerry Irfing as the only players in the history of Cleveland, which score at least 28 points in a first time match, was no less than tampering. Think about this: Below is a list of the highest registration offers off the bench in the first appearance of the American Professional League qualifiers since 1971:
- Monk owner, 2023 kings – 32 points
- Ben Gordon, 2005 bulls – 30 points
- Billy Ray Bates, 1980 Trailblazers – 29 points
- Tae Jerome, 2025 Cavaliers – 28 points
I reached the point where Miami Hit dared him when he exceeded half of you, and he sent multiple defenders to him. Now, will Jerome do this a lot? Not to this degree, but his role as two numbers and the manifestation of an ocean is a testimony for what Kenny Atkinson did in his first year on his head in Cleveland. CAVS was good but had to evolve aggressively, which was a stagnant plan in recent years. To get Jerome, Max Strus and even a man like Sam Merrill helps Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobiley is a great luxury for Cleveland. This team appears to be able to meet Celkus in the Eastern Conference Finals and Jarland’s development on Sunday as well. This is the most comfortable in the qualifiers.
John Vanta is an anchor and national basketball writer in Fox Sports. It covers sport in a variety of capabilities, from connecting to the FS1 games to working as a major host on the Big East Digital Network to provide comments in the field of 68 media networks. Follow it in john_fanta.
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