Yesterday, the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-112 to overtake the Miami Heat and take the top spot in the East.
In the last 25 games, the Celtics have won 22 games, surpassing the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns in defensive efficiency and becoming the league number one. It seems that the Greenshirts can also hit the championship this season, but their luck is really too bad.
Last night, the Greenshirts officially announced that the team's main center, Robert Williams, had been found to have torn the meniscus of his left knee and was expected to rest for several weeks. In addition, the greenshirts coach Uduka has begun to consider arranging for Lowe to undergo surgery, and if it is really treated by surgery, then Lowe is likely to be reimbursed for the season.
Lowe has been the defensive core of the Greenshirts this season, averaging 10 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, including 3.9 frontcourt rebounds, and shooting 73.6 percent of the league's number one shooting.
So far this season, 164 players in the NBA have made more than 500 close-up shots, and only Lowe alone can drive down the opponent's shooting percentage by less than 40%. Although the Celtics have superstar Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Smart and Horford are all more famous, but Lowe is indispensable.
Without Rowe, the Celtics lost back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors today, losing 112-115. As a result, as the Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 123-100, the Greenshirts gave up the first place in the East and fell to fourth in the East.
Without Rowe, the quality of the Greenshirts' defense would definitely be down, and they would have a hard time competing for the championship this season.