The NBA returns to action Thursday, July 30 when the seeding round begins in the NBA bubble in Orlando. It's also been playing well of late as it's won three of its four seeding games, beating Memphis, Houston and Denver. They may have beat Milwaukee 119-116 on Tuesday, but it will be a challenge for them to upset the Bucks in a best-of-seven series.If Brooklyn goes on a run, not only would it be one of the biggest surprises of this unorthodox NBA season, but it could turn into one of the best stories.
Malika Andrews breaks down how the NBA was able to achieve zero positive COVID-19 tests over the past week. He noted the Warriors' chest of draft assets, which includes the Minnesota Timberwolves' 2021 first-round pick, might not intrigue a 76ers team looking to go back into rebuild mode.As Hollinger notes, since Wiggins' contract currently is viewed negatively around the NBA, the Warriors would take on Horford, who had an abysmal first season in Philadelphia and wasn't a fit next to Embiid, in order to have each team taking on an unfavorable contract.But the acquisition of Horford shouldn't scare Warriors fans. "When it comes to being selective, it's not necessarily about going to a team that's a winning team or that has a winning record. "I felt alive. But the 76ers didn't utilize Horford in an ideal way. The player will undergo a second test, and should the retest come back negative, the player will undergo one more test (FDA-approved rapid test) approximately eight hours before the player's next game. Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, and Zion Williamson had 23.Philadelphia coughed up a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead before holding off San Antonio for a 132-130 win, its first of the restart. They are 24 and 26 years old, respectively.
The Most Improved Player candidate score 10 points in the fourth quarter. Putting Horford on the Warriors' front line with Green and Simmons, who would serve as a wing who can both initiate the offense and play off ball as a slashing threat, could be an intriguing option for the Warriors.The 76ers have to chart a course forward and most assume that will include splitting up Embiid and Simmons at one point or another. Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 37 points and also had 12 rebounds.New Orleans won its first game of the restart with a 109-99 victory over struggling Memphis, which is now 0-3 since games resumed last week. 1 pick played 25 minutes Monday night, including the final 4:29, and finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 109-99 win.Brandon Ingram scored a game-high 24 points for the Pelicans, who moved within 2½ games of the Grizzlies for eighth place in the West. The NBA’s decision to include 22 teams in the bubble was certainly in-part due to Zion Williamson and the Pelicans, but including New Orleans may not reap significant benefits. Williamson also had 10 points in the fourth, including seven in the final four minutes as New Orleans put Memphis away. Davis bounced back from a 2-of-7 shooting night Saturday in a loss to the Raptors.Davis put an exclamation point on his night with a 4-point play with 42 seconds left to effectively seal the win.Davis scored 24 points in the first half, but the score remained close until the Lakers took control with a 19-2 run late in the third quarter.
"I just took it upon myself to really lock in and really try to take it to another level," Warren said. After a 20-week hiatus forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA has come floating back into the lives of its fans. "We're just trending and going in the direction that we want to be," Trail Blazers guard The Trail Blazers have made the playoffs each of the past six seasons (including a trip to the Western Conference Finals last year), and they may be on their way to preventing that streak from ending.The Nets clearly don't have their best possible roster in the NBA bubble with Brooklyn is 3-2 since the season resumed, notching victories over Washington, Milwaukee and Sacramento and clinching its spot in the playoffs. We're through the first weekend of seeding games inside the bubble campus in Orlando, Florida, and the NBA is well and truly back.The weekend concluded with four down-to-the-wire finishes Sunday that saw some of the game's biggest stars make huge plays in clutch situations. 8 seed, there will be a play-in tournament in which the No. But it's safe to assume his name will be linked in the weeks ahead to some of the high-profile head-coach openings in the NBA.And speaking of "linked," there is growing speculation the Warriors and 76ers But Philadelphia general manager Elton Brand poured some cold water on that rumor Tuesday. ESPN spoke to a range of stakeholders studying the "bubble" concept and compared their concerns with the league's thinking.