We’ve got some day games today, so I wanted to get this up ASAP. Of course, it’s still a mess out there, so I’m sure plenty will change throughout the day.
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Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics
Team Totals:
Injury Report: Dennis Schroder (O, protocols), Enes Freedom (O, protocols), Aaron Nesmith (O, protocols), Jayson Tatum (O, protocols), JaVale McGee (O, protocols), Deandre Ayton (O, protocols), Jae Crowder (O, protocols)
Suns projected starters: Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jalen Smith
Celtics projected starters: Marcus Smart, Romeo Langford, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Robert Williams
Monty/Young quotes: Said Booker cut out a lot of his bad 3-pointers to up his percentage, said Jalen Smith has a nose for the ball and was “pretty impressive” against OKC, said they are missing Crowder and Ayton a lot on the defensive end.
Udoka quotes: Said they were getting good looks and they just didn’t fall, said he liked how they attacked the defense despite the poor shooting, said they were great on the glass against the Clippers and they should’ve won the game if the shots were dropping, said it’s been tough getting guys one at a time.
Stats and Notes:
*Well, the headline here is the Suns are getting hit hard in the frontcourt. It’ll be Jalen Smith getting all the minutes he can handle, and he did show he can handle a big workload based on his Vegas play. He’s a great play even in a bad matchup.
*Booker Boston narrative? He dropped 70 in Boston, and he’s just in a groove offensively right now. With CP3 possibly seeing Marcus Smart and without Ayton, Booker could really hang a big line on Romeo.
*Jaylen Brown will get the Mikal matchup here, which is a spot I’m generally avoiding even though Jaylen has crushed in tough matchups before.
*This sets up as a big spot for Time Lord and Horford. They’ll both have huge size advantages on their counterparts, and we’ve seen some huge minutes out of them.
Chicago Bulls (front end) at Indiana Pacers
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