Orlando look cooked without Suggs.
Atlanta have cooled right off... they might be good for a game in a 7 game series.
But Chicago are clicking. Would like to avoid them in the first round.
Atlanta aren't the same team of a few months.
(1) Season ending injury to their 2nd best player in Jalen Johnson
(2) Traded away DeAndre Hunter. He was their 3rd/4th best player on the season.
(3) Traded away Bogdanovic. A key reserve that along with D Hunter and Okongwu created a bench mob that gave Atlanta an advantage over competitors on a nightly basis. One of the best benches in the league. However, now 2 of their top 3 bench pieces have been dumped after they gave up on the season following the injury to Jalen Johnson.
This isn't the same team as it was earlier in the season when they were the rolling in December / January. A shadow of it. They are not even a .500 team at this point. Probably more like a 35 win caliber team.
Weak opponent. Easy pickings in a playoff series.
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I thought Suggs was coming back for the playoffs. Nope. I was wrong. Out for the season. Bummer.
Yeah, Orlando are cooked without him. Not a playoff threat.