Pre-season 2020-21, penultimate evening, with eight games on the program tonight, just to begin to familiarize ourselves with a regular who will regularly offer nights at twelve, thirteen or even fourteen meetings. It’s sport, eh, and we also have to warm up.
Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and his plane ticket to Texas, Kyrie Irving against the Celtics and with Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson vs Giannis Antetokounmpo, Theo Maledon, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker and Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Talen Horton-Tucker. Does that suit you as a program or do you need a drawing?
0h : Pacers – Sixers : four duels from the East to start the evening, and this first match between Pacers still in the works (absence of Warren, small form of Turner) and the Sixers, who will try for their part to talk about other things than the transfer rumor sending Ben Simmons to Houston. Spoiler is not easy.
1h : Raptors – Heat : you will have to get used to it, this Raptors6heat is a… derby. Probably not from Kyle Lowry or Jimmy Butler, but we will still appreciate the duel between Pascal Siakam and Bam Adebayo, while the Dinos fanbase will hope to see new beautiful promises from Malachi Flynn, aka one of the only ones. reasons for a Raptors fan to watch this preseason.
1h30 : Knicks – Cavs : we stay to the east and we head towards the bottom of the pond. No Frank Ntilikina for the Knicks, no “full of players” on the Cavs side, but rest assured we will be entitled to a nice beef between the two freaks Obi Toppin and Isaac Okoro, while we can always realize a little more of Mitchell Robinson’s future volleyball career.
2h : Celtics – Nets : the poster of the evening, a classic of the East for a few years, especially since Danny Ainge stole forty draft rounds from the Nets in a single trade. No Kemba Walker or Tristan Thompson for the Greens, and in Brooklyn the focus will obviously be on Kyrie Irving against his former teammates. An advice ? Watch out for Marcus Smart’s canines, you might find pieces of flesh there.
2h : Pelicans – Bucks : Zion Williamson facing Giannis Antetokounmpo, it’s a bit like meeting your double after it has passed under the wheels of a truck. The same one in more lengthened, and beyond this duel of cyborgs one will watch the return of Jrue Holiday in the room of NOLA but not in front of its public, and it will be necessary to get used to reading this kind of sentences. Violent.
2h : Thunder – Bulls : the return of your favorite player’s favorite Theo, with a new encounter against the Bulls and their sniper backcourt. We are expecting a new outing on the part of the former ASVEL, who likes to combine the jobs of professional basketball player and surface technician. Because wherever Théo goes, cleanliness remains.
3h : Nuggets – Blazers : new rematch, this time between two of the Western darlings of recent seasons. We expect the usual stars to warm up, but also a few calls from players who need to prove. Poke PJ Dozier, Harry Giles or Bol Bol, we are waiting for you at the cleat gentlemen.
4h30 : Suns – Lakers : last meeting of the night, if you’ve been there from the start and you’re still up you’re one hell of a number. Two members of the banana-boat, two teams that reek of hype, young people who show themselves, and a potential preview of a future first round of the Playoffs? Perfect for falling asleep in the middle of the third quarter and telling yourself when you wake up that we were almost there.
Eight games, and at least as many reasons to keep warming up before December 22. What remains to be done? Simply put the alarm clock.
Source texte : Rotoworld
