The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets face off in the Western Conference Finals. Jayson Tatum’s heroics sent the Boston Celtics to yet another Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers.Â
The most impressive aspect of Schmitt’s hot start has been his work at the dish. It’s not uncommon for first time call-ups to look good with the bat as opposing teams usually don’t yet have enough information to exploit weaknesses. After watching pitchers attack Schmitt with a variety of sequences, it looks like it’ll be a while before teams adjust to him, at which point it’ll be on him to adjust back. This looks like a vary possible reality ‘cause the kid has a solid plan in the box and swing to back it up. He uses the middle of the field extremely well and has more than enough bat speed to demolish mistakes.Â
For the Grizzlies, they have to think long and hard about the next steps. From a pure basketball standpoint, he’s worth every penny of that massive extension. From an organizational perspective, cutting ties with Morant would send Memphis back into a tough spot, especially with Dillon Brooks’ antics and his rumored departure this summer.Â
Unfortunately, that is where the good times ended for the Suns. They played the top-seeded Denver Nuggets to a stalemate through the first four games, with each team winning on its home court. However, Denver closed out the series in six games, including a lopsided 125-100 victory in the series finale.Â
I’m just gonna eat the chalk here. I want a winner, and the greatness of Larson around here is simply too tough to ignore. His average finishing position at Darlington is 9.2. Now, that may not seem high, but it’s actually second among driver with more two or more starts at this tracks.
The series goes back to Boston, which is the worst-case scenario for Philadelphia after they choked Game 6. Furthermore, Jayson Tatum does his thing in Game 7. He has a 4-1 record in Game 7s, averaging 24.4 PPG with 8.2 rebounds in the do-or-die game.Â
Let’s begin with the positive first. This squad played its butt off from a defensive perspective. The Heat ranked second in scoring defense, giving up 109.8 points per contest. Miami also finished in the top 10 in defensive efficiency, allowing 113.3 points per 100 possessions.
One of the scrappiest fighters on the roster, Green has split his four fights in the Octagon. Most recently he is coming off a loss to highly touted prospect, Ian Machado Garry, in a fight that he had difficulty closing the distance and getting his own offense off. He loves to crash the pocket with his power shots, and he has a decent ground game if he needs it.
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