Weeks of injuries left Eagles general Collins all over his body, and eventually due to a torn plantar fascia in his right foot and an injury to his right ring finger, the return date is uncertain.
Fortunately, Collins's finger was injected the day before yesterday and a special splint was installed, but he will wear this splint for the rest of the season, and it is time to show his mamba spirit.
In addition, in the next few days, Collins's right foot will also receive non-surgical treatment, which shows that Collins and his team are still very conservative, the team should now hope that Collins can come back this season, and join Trae Young to rush to the playoffs, even if we can't get in the playoffs, the playoffs can also try it, right?
Collins averaged 30.8 minutes per game this season, scored 16.2 points, 7.8 boards, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 1 block, shooting 52.6% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range and 79.3% from the free throws, making him an indispensable forward player for the team.
According to McMillan, Collins is not only the second best player on the team, but also the spiritual leader of the team, and losing Collins will become a huge loss for the team.
Sure enough, in today's game against the Pelicans, the Eagles who lack collins are like chicken cubs, letting Varan shoot 10 of 16, 1 of 2 of 33 points, 5 of 6 from the free throw line, and 26 points, 12 boards, 4 assists and 1 steal;
Especially in the fourth quarter, Varan played 9 minutes, shooting 3 of 4, 4 of 5 free throws, and had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter, which finally allowed the weak Pelicans to win the Hawks with a 5-point advantage.
Due to the lack of reliable tandem points on the inside, Trae Young also played extremely hard, playing 34 minutes in the whole game, shooting 5 of 14 (3 of 3 for 3 points, 8 of 8 on free throws) and getting 21 points, 5 boards and 10 assists, plus-minus -19, and 7 turnovers;
It can be seen here that Doncic's Lone Ranger is his team alone, and Trae Young's Eagles obviously still need teammates to lift a hand, otherwise they will return to the brush team of a few years ago.
In Trae Young's most difficult time, the only team can stand out is Gallinari, this game Italy shelled down 27 points, but how to help the other side's Valanga Hayes and Melnan Gomez partner bully, even if you give up a hand of 300 pounds of fat tigers, people still arrange you clearly on the inside line, the tonnage can not be carried, jumping and jumping, you say that you are not angry.
The Hawks in the next journey can be arduous, after losing to the Pelicans, they have come to the tenth position in the East, the Wizards at the bottom are 5 games behind them, there should be no big problem without overturning, the Hornets above are 1 game ahead, and the second team is most likely to join the play-offs;
After all, the eighth-ranked Nets are bound to rush a wave of winning streaks after welcoming Adu's return, and then they can only break the wrist with the Raptors.
But no matter what, Collins' comeback will determine the future direction of the team, so between health and the team, Collins will make a choice? We'll see!