The Cavaliers are nigh unstoppable
PLUS: Giannis has moved onto the "feuding with the reigning champs" portion of the season and the Mavericks lose two playoff-intensity games. Plus plus, the injury bug struck hard.
Good morning. Let’s basketball.
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The Weekend The Doctors Took Over
What in the hell just happened?
Kevin Durant will miss at least two weeks with a calf strain.
Ja Morant is “week-to-week” with a hip injury.
Zion Williamson is out indefinitely due to a hamstring problem.
Anthony Davis left the Lakers’ Sunday game with an eye injury.
Chet Holmgren will be evaluated in 8-10 weeks after a pelvic fracture suffered in Sunday’s game. A pelvic fracture! I’m not sure he’s back this season if we’re being honest.
I don’t like any of this.
Scores
Friday
Hawks 121, Pistons 122 — Cade Cunningham with a very difficult go-ahead lefty lay-up followed by a game-saving block. This was also his third straight triple-double.
Let’s go Pistons.
Suns 114, Mavericks 113 — Playoff intensity. Jusuf Nurkic takeover!
Bucks 94, Knicks 116 — The Bucks have lost with Andre Jackson Jr. starting. The fix that wasn’t.
Warriors 117, Cavaliers 136 — One of the more incredible offensive performances I’ve ever seen in the first half here. The Cavaliers dropped 83 points on the No. 2 defense … and didn’t even make crazy shots, really. They just found ways to get open consistently: transition, penetration, creative plays. They went backdoor on freaking Draymond Green consistently. Just an amazing performance that made me 15% more of a believer in this team.
Nets 104, Celtics 108 — Jayson Tatum is the early frontrunner for MVP.
Wizards 104, Grizzlies 128 — Yuki time.
