Adam Taylor
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The Chicago Bulls‘ season is over. The Miami Heat eliminated them from the NBA play-in tournament on Wednesday, April 16. Miami has now eliminated the Bulls from play-in contention in three consecutive seasons. Following the Bulls’ latest elimination, the front office will likely plan ways to improve the current roster. Signing Josh Giddey to a new contract should top their priority list. However, what they do next remains open for discussion.
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The Philadelphia 76ers have a long summer ahead. They will be watching the NBA playoffs from home. Nick Nurse’s team struggled with a string of injuries throughout the season. As such, questions have arisen regarding the current core of Paul George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey. Of course, Nurse himself has also come in for some criticism. While the veteran duo of George and Embiid are certainly worthy of criticism, Nurse’s hands were tied for the majority of the campaign.
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The Boston Celtics are preparing for their first-round playoff matchup against the Orlando Magic. Joe Mazzulla’s team will be facing a Magic roster that finished the season with the second-best defense in the NBA. However, Boston ranks third in the league for points per 100 possession when facing a top-10 defense this season. As such, the Celtics have very little to worry about, especially as the Magic are without their best defender in Jalen Suggs.
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6 days ago |
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The Cleveland Cavaliers still await their first-round opponent in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They’ll discover who they face by the end of Friday, April 18, when the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat battle for postseason qualification. The winner earns the right to challenge the Cavaliers. Kenny Atkinson’s squad dominated all season, securing the NBA’s best record and claiming the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
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The New York Knicks are preparing for a difficult playoff series against the Detroit Pistons. Tom Thibodeau’s team must be prepared for a physical matchup against one of the young and upcoming rosters in the Eastern Conference. On Thursday, April 17, five-time NBA Champion Magic Johnson pinpointed Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges as the keys to a successful series for the Knicks. “In the East – there are two exciting matchups! First, the three-seed New York Knicks vs.
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RT @AdamTaylorNBA: Some thoughts on the importance of a Tatum/Porzingis-led Celtics as Brown continues to deal with knee issues and is unli…
The fall off has been wild to witness in real time.
@WorldChampRomeo I'll amend this to say "I'd take Butler over Tatum at this very moment" but if I had to pick a player for the next 5 years, it's Tatum.
I beg to differ. Just go back to the entire ESPN press run surrounding him throughout the summer...
This is the dumbest narrative in the NBA right now. Nobody is disrespecting Tatum, but people keep talking about how he's being disrespected.
