On December 15, Beijing time, according to the famous Shams report, the Bucks' star Alphabet Brother triggered a health and safety agreement, and he will be quarantined, so he will not be able to play with the Pacers on Thursday. In addition, according to the famous Woj report, another Player Matthews of the Bucks also suffered the same situation as The Alphabet Brother, and he will also be isolated from playing for the team.
Alphabet brother has started 26 games for the Bucks this season, averaging 27 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks in 32.7 minutes per game, which is quite comprehensive. Under his leadership, the Bucks have an excellent record of 18 wins and 11 losses, and are currently ranked no. 3 in the East, which is only 2 wins away from the Top of the Nets. The absence of the alphabet brother will undoubtedly have a great impact on the Bucks, and the team's impact on the top of the Eastern Conference will also have an impact. He has missed three games this season due to injury, and the Bucks have only won 1 win and 2 losses. Matthews played four games for the team after returning to the Bucks, averaging 2.5 points per game.
Today, 9 new players have triggered health and safety protocols. Earlier, six of the Nets announced that they had been recruited, so they would not be able to play against the Raptors today. They are Harden, Bruce Brown, Aldridge, Bemburidge, James Johnson and Javin Carter. Counting Millsap, who was previously quarantined, Irving, who was unable to play, and Joe Harris, who was injured, the Nets will have nine missed games. This is definitely bad news for them.
The Nets currently have only 8 players left in the league's minimum number of appearances, and as long as anyone on the team can't play, their game will be delayed. Previously, the Bulls were quarantined due to the 10 people in the team triggering the health and safety agreement, and the team was immediately recruited even if they signed a new signing, so they applied to the league to postpone the game against the Pistons and Raptors, and the league approved it. Whether their Monday game against the Lakers will be played is still unknown.
In addition, Lakers main player Horton Tucker was diagnosed with the new crown earlier, so he also triggered the agreement to be quarantined. Tucker has averaged 11.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game this season, making him one of the team's key rotation players. He has performed well recently, scoring consecutive double-doubles in the past four games to help the Lakers achieve a 3-1 record. His absence will now have a certain impact on the Lakers.
In the past week, players have been quarantined for triggering health and safety protocols, and the cumulative number of players who have been quarantined has now exceeded the 30 mark. This is very serious for the entire league. When the Bulls were at their worst, a reporter revealed that the league did not want to end the game, because 97% of the players in the league were vaccinated, and 200 people were given booster injections. But with the outbreak out of control, should the alliance formally consider a short-term shutdown?
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)