NBA playoffs have begun for a while, for the playoffs presumably everyone has some cognition, in the playoffs the defensive intensity is obviously stronger than the regular season, targeted is also more sufficient, the stars want to have a comfortable shot space is not realistic at all, but also because the defensive intensity is too large, which also led to a lot of players injured, injuries are the most difficult card to hinder the progress of a team, last season's Lakers and Nets are destroyed by injuries, today we will take a look at which stars in the league are injured, What impact will they have on the team?
Interjection: For a blue-collar player like Capela, we will not introduce, although their absence is harmful to the team, but it is not enough to change the overall situation, with him, the Eagles can not eliminate the Heat. In addition, stars like Simmons, Ball Brother and Murray, who have been injured before, do not evaluate, and directly enter the main topic.
Devon Booker hamstring strain
In the Series G2 between the Suns and pelicans, Dwon Booker suffered a right hamstring strain, although not a serious hamstring injury, is expected to miss 2-3 weeks, which also makes the Suns passive, although in terms of overall strength, the Suns even without Booker, they are not worse than the Pelicans, but Booker is the Sun's most stable scoring point, he is the only point where the Suns can compete with Ingram, Ingo can't explode well, if it erupts, without Booker, the Suns will be very passive.
Playoff Booker averaged 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 52.6 percent from the field, 57.9 percent from three-point range, and averaging 5.5 three-pointers per game, although the sample of the two games was small, but from here we can also see how good Booker's lethal ability is, although the nominal boss of this team is Paul, but the most stable weapon of destruction is already Devon Booker.
Booker may make a comeback in the second round of the series or the division finals, so if the Suns face Doncic and the Lone Rangers in the second round, with Doncic's firepower, without Booker's response, the Suns are the inferior side, in addition, they must also be morale without Booker, and now the Sun wants to get rid of the Pelicans' bite is not easy.
Booker's injury is an opportunity for the old cannon to prove himself, if the old cannon can lead the team to play a good record and wait for Booker to return, then this season's Suns have a chance to compete for the championship, but I am afraid that Paul, like James last season, has a weak heart after losing the most reliable partner, and his physical fitness and competitive state at the age of 36 are great tests in the playoffs, and the suns will overturn the gutter this season.
Middleton sprained a knee ligament
In the second game of the series against the Bulls, Middleton suffered a sprain of the medial secondary ligament of the left knee, and Middleton does not have a specific return schedule, he will be reviewed in 2 weeks, that is to say, Middleton will most likely be later than Booker's return, and it may not be until the division finals that he can fully recover and return, but now in the East, the Bucks have no problem crossing the Bulls, but the division semifinals are not worse than the Bucks in the green army or the Nets, which is very hanging.
The results of both teams in last season's Finals have now suffered core injuries, although the Bucks are not the team boss, but Middleton is the most stable endpoint of the Bucks' outside line, so far in the playoffs, Middleton has averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.5 steals, 42% shooting and 43% three-point shooting, such a performance can only be regarded as an anomaly for him, and his strength is far more than that.
Last season's Nets in the case of only a healthy Durant, they and the Bucks played to grab seven, the Celtics this season's defensive league first, the defensive strength of the inside and outside lines are very terrible, but also able to do unlimited changes, for the Bucks who now lose Middleton on the outside line, it will be very difficult to play against the Green Army, they will not be easy to face the Nets, and they will be eliminated in the second round if they do not do well.
"Hopefully in two weeks I'm ready to get back on the court", this is what Middleton said in a recent interview, it can be seen that he is still very optimistic, last season the Bucks can win the championship, Middleton's stable performance at key moments is very critical, and now the Bucks have no one to take his place, the Suns still have an old Huang Zhong, who do the Bucks rely on? Grayson Allen?
Barnes injured his ankle
In the first game of the series between the Raptors and the 76ers, Barnes accidentally stepped on his ankle when he clipped Embiid, and his injury also caused the Raptors to suffer 3 consecutive losses, and now it is only one step away from being eliminated. Although the Raptors may not be able to win the 76ers with Barnes, with Barnes, his ability to pinch and assist in defense is outstanding, and at the same time, both personal offense and strategy on the offensive end are great, and can also help the Raptors.
Barnes scored 15 points, 0 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block in the first game of the playoffs, shooting 66.7% from the field, the young man is only a rookie, but he is not afraid of the field in the face of the big scene, and the playing style is also very calm and mature, Barnes's existence may not play a winning role for the team, but he can and let Nas understand how to choose the core of the team in the future.
Now Van Jordan and Sika really can't be called team leaders, Sika has averaged 18.7 points, 6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks per game so far in the playoffs, the data is good, but the overall shooting rate is only 40.7%, and the three-point shooting rate is 20%. Van Jordan has averaged 16.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks so far in the playoffs, and the defensive end is really trying his best, but the shooting rate is only 35.4%, and the three-point shooting rate is 33.3%.
The ultimate direction of a team's rebuild is to win and playoffs, and players who can't provide a stable output in the playoffs will inevitably not be the leader of the team, obviously after playing Van Jordan and Sika this season, it is estimated that they will not be the team boss, in fact, it can be understood that they have played in the development league, their talent is limited, and they can reach today's height is already very good, and Barnes is different, he only performed so well in the first year, and he is the first round of the No. 4 show.
Doncic suffered a leg injury
If the most surprising team in the playoffs so far, then the Lone Ranger must be on the list, in the absence of Doncic's three games, they even led the Jazz by a big score of 2-1, Dinwiddie and Brunson are really fantastic, the performance of the two big hearts is gratifying, and the Lone Ranger also thanks to their good luck, the Western Playoffs These teams are the Jazz problem, last season Tyronelu played out, and now Kidd is concocting, that is, playing you Gobert, the Jazz still failed to solve their weaknesses.
Doncic was injured in the last game of the regular season, but fortunately he will return in the next game, and it is not certain here that Kidd will let Doncic continue to recover from his injury and return after recovering when the team is in a good situation? After all, even without Doncic, it seems that Snyder's Jazz can't restrain the Lone Ranger.
Although Doncic has not yet performed in the playoffs this season, but we can look at the data he has played before, the past two years of playoffs Doncic averaged 33.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game, if this is a return, on Doncic's firepower, the Jazz will not soon go home to fish? And doncic looks better this season than in the last two years.
This season, Doncic has played the déjà vu of James in 2007, but the helpers around him can be much stronger than the old Jan's helpers, and Doncic's defensive ability this season has also improved, and when Luka returns, if Booker is delayed, the Lone Ranger even has a chance to reach the divisional finals.
Embiid's thumb ligament was torn
The Emperor suffered a torn thumb ligament in the second game against the Raptors, after doing the MRI, the Emperor said that he would play with a thumb injury, although this can not maintain the state, but can motivate teammates, Embiid with injury is also because he saw the hope of winning the championship this season, after the arrival of Harden, Embiid now has less defensive pressure on his body, and he not only has Harden, but also Maxi.
The Emperor is getting stronger almost every year, averaging 27.7 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists in the playoffs this season, shooting 51% from the field, shooting 33.3% from three-point range, and hitting a three-point shootout in Game 3 of the series. A torn thumb ligament may affect Embiid's feel on the offensive end, but as long as he plays, it will force the Raptors to send heavy troops on the inside.
If Embiid rests, then it will take 15-30 days for the finger to fully recover, if this time is not played, then the 76ers are absolutely unable to withstand, Harden's ability to play a hard battle is really limited, his original unsolvable singles ability has disappeared, and Embiid with injuries will inevitably be affected, but eliminating the Raptors is not a big problem, and the Heat will be a big trouble, which requires other players to stand up and worry about the emperor.
Lori, hamstring injury
In today's third game of the Hawks and the Heat series, Lowry injured a hamstring, so it is also to let the Eagles successfully steal a victory, because Lowry has not yet taken the MRI, the specific need for recuperation is not certain, here for Lowry we will not talk in detail, he is the engine of the Heat, without him, the Heat can not play the first record in the division this season, Lowry's control of the field, the overall view is very important for the Heat, without Lowry, the Heat is absolutely unable to pass the second round.
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