Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks
Match time: 2021-12-13 01:00
With the letter brother's last-minute counterattack success, the defending champion Bucks finally thrilled to defeat the rockets that have been in great shape recently, achieving a good record of nearly 10 games and 8 wins, ranking also came to the third position in the East, in this game, the letter brother slashed 41 points and 17 rebounds of the super double-double, and there were 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks of the all-around performance, which played an important role in both offensive and defensive ends. After this game, alphabet brother's career block count reached 805, surpassing Lister to become the first person in bucks history. Portis and Middleton also scored 21 points each, becoming the right and left arm of the alphabet brother.
In stark contrast to the Red Bucks' fiery heat is the New York Knicks' slump. After losing to the Raptors, the team has lost five of its last six games and is getting farther and farther away from the top 8 in the East. The core of the team, Randle, has seen a significant decline in all statistics compared to last season, and Noel's capricious injuries have also made the team's seemingly powerful interior combinations falter. To make matters worse, Topping, who played well in the previous game and cut 19+10, will miss the game against the Bucks due to the triggering of the health and safety agreement.
From the perspective of state and strength, the Bucks are undoubtedly the more dominant side, coupled with the Knicks' record at home this season is not ideal, the last 10 home games have only achieved 3 wins and 7 losses, including losses to well-known away bugs such as the Nuggets. Therefore, the victory or defeat of this game is not too suspenseful, but the Knicks have two big blockers mitchello and Noel, and Noel is sure to play in this game, which is undoubtedly a big challenge for the Bucks who are mainly attacking in the interior.
New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs
Competition time: 2021-12-13 08:00
With an easy win, the Pelicans ended their losing streak. The team's recent performance has also tended to be stable, with nearly 10-5 wins and 5 losses, and the bright performance of substitute center Hernan Gomez and second-round show Herbert Jones has become a surprise for the team, the former can often get a double-double, playing as stable as always, while the latter has taken on the position of the team's starting striker in the absence of Cain this season, and can contribute to the excellent data of averaging 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, which has the potential of defensive gates. However, according to US media reports, the team's offensive core Cain's injury recovery has regressed, and the return date has once again fallen into the unknown.
And their opponents, is the Spurs intended to train this season, although the recent ushered in 7-5 wins, but in the last game, against the old opponent Nuggets, the physical impact of continuous high-intensity games restricted the Spurs' play, the game in the second quarter basically lost suspense, the Spurs also changed to the bench early, and finally lost to the Nuggets 112-127. But the good news is that the previous ankle injury striker Kelden Johnson returned to this game and had a good play, scoring 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, which is a big plus for the team's platooning.
From the perspective of the lineup and state, the level of the two teams is basically close, and the victory or defeat is really unpredictable. However, this game will be another round of four days and three games after the spurs' four-day three-game match on the 5-8th, and there are certain hidden dangers in the team's physical fitness. In this game, after the Spurs played 3 consecutive 230+ games, the score was still relatively cautious, and perhaps physical problems would be the key to restricting the attack.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers
Match time: 2021-12-13 10:00
On the books, both teams have been in a sluggish state recently, with the Timberwolves losing five straight games after losing to the Cavaliers in the last final quarter. The core of the team, Towns, also expressed his dissatisfaction with the team after the game, saying that the team needs to do better in all aspects, and he has had enough of not practicing. In addition, Towns also believes that the previous league has made the team slack and unable to continue to devote energy to the game. Russell, the main offensive point on the team's outside line, will still be absent for a period of time due to ankle injury, which is undoubtedly a huge loss for the Projection and Organization of the Timberwolves' outside line, and the current replacements Beverly, Beasley and Noel all have their own shortcomings to complete the team task undertaken by Russell.
Compared with the Timberwolves, the Blazers' injury problem is obviously more serious, the team leader Lillard has been plagued by abdominal injuries and has missed many games in a row, while the second boss McCollum has suffered from pneumothorax attacks and the return date is undecided. In addition, many important role players such as Simmons, Zeller and Little have also suffered injuries, which has forced the Blazers to use Dennis Smith, Snell and other players at the end of the bench, and it is understandable that the last 8 games and 7 losses are also understandable.
From the point of view of form, both teams are undoubtedly in the predicament of losing consecutively, but the situation of the obvious Blazers is more serious. However, the team has recently ushered in a big good news, the team leader Lillard said in an interview that he is likely to play in this game, which undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm of the whole team, coupled with the Blazers' home has always been a strong performance, the winner of this Northwest civil war may be more inclined to play at home.