And then there were four!
My guess is not many.
And you know what?
To me, that’s what has made this year’s NBA Cup a success.
This is what it should be all about no?
If the league wants to have this be something people care about, this is the way.
Let the NBA Cup be for everyone else.
If those other teams were good enough, they’d be heading to Vegas.
Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks
Welcome to a rematch of the 2021 ECF!
The results are all over the place.
For example, the Hawks are 14-12, which on the surface kind of stinks.
They have a -2.4 point differential and are just 7-6 at home.
But they’re also a team that has lost to DET, WSH (2x), and POR.
Just a very, very strange team.
But make no mistake, they’ve been pretty dominant in the NBA Cup.
When I think of the NBA Cup and who it’s for, the Hawks are a great example.
And if the game is close?
On the Bucks side, they’re just as weird.
Shit, they already have this season!
It might honestly come down to what throw in of defensive team the Bucks end up facing.
Is it going to be the Hawks team that gives up nearly 120 a night and is mostly dogshit?
That’s sneaky a huge part of why the Hawks win these games against good teams.
They feast on the offensive glass (15 in their first meeting, W).
But the second it happens against them, they cry.
You went 3 minutes in the 4th without scoring, perhaps THAT played a role in the outcome?
Anyway, this is another fantastic matchup.
These types of reps and situations matter.
Dillon Brooks and Lu Dort are most definitely going to get into it.
you’ve got the option to take that to the bank.
The only downside to this for HOU would of course be the Ime horny factor.
Giving that guy an all expense paid trip to Vegas is a dangerous game.
As someone who knows how this could end, there’s really only 2 options
1.
This is going to help propel the Rockets to a great second half of the season
2.
I’m a firm believer in that’s partly why the Rockets played so well last night.
Would you want to be responsible for preventing Ime from getting his freak on in Vegas?
I sure wouldn’t.
They’re a wagon.
If you come ready to play and execute, you too can be an NBA Cup champion.
But who are we kidding, OKC is probably going to be the last team standing.
