Yet again, the NBA forces us to wait two days before we get to see more Celtic dominance over what is ostensibly an NBA team in the playoffs, but does not appear to be of the same caliber as the team that plays in Boston.
However, the Hawks are now at home and if they have any chance of not seeing their entire organization blown up this summer, and perhaps one Trae Young shipped out of town in exchange for flotsam and jetsam, they need to win this game. Which is too bad. Because they are very unlikely to win this game.
Still, stranger things have happened and it's true the Cs can sometimes play down to opponents and there is some chance that all of the "where is Trae?" talk will get him motivated to do ... something. Pretty sure it's not going to make him good at defense, though, which means it's a layup line for the Cs every time he sees the floor. Maybe Quinn will even bench him and see if he can turn the game into a slugfest. But that's probably going to go badly for a team that's undersized at just about every position.
My prediction is another trip to Blowout City.
However, the Hawks are now at home and if they have any chance of not seeing their entire organization blown up this summer, and perhaps one Trae Young shipped out of town in exchange for flotsam and jetsam, they need to win this game. Which is too bad. Because they are very unlikely to win this game.
Still, stranger things have happened and it's true the Cs can sometimes play down to opponents and there is some chance that all of the "where is Trae?" talk will get him motivated to do ... something. Pretty sure it's not going to make him good at defense, though, which means it's a layup line for the Cs every time he sees the floor. Maybe Quinn will even bench him and see if he can turn the game into a slugfest. But that's probably going to go badly for a team that's undersized at just about every position.
My prediction is another trip to Blowout City.
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