4 Teams combine to shoot just 2-10 in the first few minutes. Is it nerves, adrenaline, pressure?
Bucks take a timeout with 6:51 left in the quarter to regroup. At this point, the Bucks are shooting 2-7 with Middleton and Holiday combined for 0-5. The Suns are shooting even worse at 2-9 with Chris Paul and Devin Booker both 1-3.
I can’t tell if this is good defense or awful offense or yes
It’s a miss or miss league.
5 I don’t think Coach Bud drew up a double-pump lefty runner in the lane from Jrue Holiday in that timeout but it worked. That’s followed by a steal and layup from Khris Middleton as both players get their first points of the night.
The 2020-21 NBA Entrance Survey
Where will James Harden land? Who presents the biggest threat to the Lakers? And which teams and players are we most excited to watch? We answer the biggest questions heading into an unprecedented regular season.
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Whether you (or the players) are ready or not, the 2020-21 NBA regular season is here. LeBron James and the Lakers enter the season the unanimous favorite
Which team are you most excited to watch in 2020-21?
: Nets. The mainstream basic side of my brain likes Brooklyn, because Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are two of the most compulsively watchable basketball players on the planet. My League Pass herb side prefers Memphis. Ja Morant looked incredible this preseason. Gentleman masher Jonas Valanciunas remains a slept-on delight. And no team in the league has a deeper collection of intriguing 25-and-under talent.