This week, we explore Boston's true strength, Minnesota's playoff hopes without a healthy KAT and the debate over the next face of the league starting and ending with Wemby.
Most analysis of the Celtics tends to focus on their offense -- its potency, and the cracks that emerge in once-a-month. The Celtics are on pace to be the greatest offense in NBA history. They are No. 1 in 3-point attempts, and for all the old-school hand-wringing about their shot distribution -- I'm guilty, too -- that has served them well.
The Celtics' defense held Denver to around league-average efficiency -- all you can ask against Jokic's precision and brilliance. The Nuggets are quietly up to ninth in points allowed per possession after smothering Boston's league-best offense Thursday -- one tell that they are getting into postseason gear . They allow the second-fewest 3-point attempts, a huge win considering their aggressive base defense, which hasThose help defenders make long rotations. One false step exposes a dunk or an open 3. It is exhausting, but the Nuggets have proved they can nail it when they are engaged.
Towns will be reevaluated in four weeks once he undergoes surgery to repair a torn meniscus. The Wolves are hopeful he can return"early" in the playoffs, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. What"early" means is unclear. It's impossible to know where the Wolves will be when Towns can play again, or how fast Towns might approach peak form. Here's hoping he and these Wolves get an honest run at this.
The Wolves are 18th in points per possession and 24th in crunch time. Nothing has been easy. The Wolves often compound their inherent stiltedness by short-circuiting sets and standing around while Edwards dribbles. That won't be good enough. But how does the offense function now when Edwards rests? Everyone is stretched further. One more injury, even to a role player, is a devastating blow. The variance Towns brings -- the possibility of a supernova offensive game, a guaranteed win -- is gone.two-man game more under coach Doc Rivers, but not much more: about 20 pick-and-rolls per 100 possessions under Rivers compared to 17 before, per Second Spectrum.
The Bucks had won six straight before the Warriors blew them out Wednesday in the first of a brutal string of games against good teams. If the Bucks are really fixed, we'll know in the next two weeks. Even so, they are almost assured at the No. 2 or 3 seed, opposite in the East bracket from Boston.has helped. The offense will be there -- probably at a top-five level if Middleton returns and stays healthy.
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