there were calls the Knicks got<\/a> that still don\u2019t go the other way, and it\u2019s worth raising the alarm about that. Ultimately, however, it\u2019s another night where Milwaukee didn\u2019t play well enough to win, despite how much better it looked than the four games Giannis didn\u2019t play. There isn\u2019t really a colder team in the NBA right now, and the scheduling gods have bestowed the owners of the two worst records in the East on Milwaukee in the next three days. If they can\u2019t take care of business in both, changes need to be made.<\/p>\nThe Nets have just three wins and fell to the still-not-complete Sixers last night. You may recall Jordi Fernandez\u2019s squad giving Milwaukee fits last year, but this Brooklyn roster is even more talent-depleted. Cam Thomas is still a bucket when healthy, but he hasn\u2019t been in weeks. Trade acquisition and former NBA champion Michael Porter Jr. is carrying the offensive load with career-best numbers\u2014his efficiency hasn\u2019t really suffered going from a third option in Denver to the guy on this team. Third-year forward Noah Clowney has played well lately and appears to be taking a step forward. Nic Claxton is still good. That\u2019s about where the positives end. Two of their three wins came against fellow cellar dwellers Indiana and Washington (they somehow beat Boston by 12). Only the Wizards have an appreciably worse margin of defeat than the Nets\u2019 10.6. They made four first-round picks in June\u2019s draft, and three of them are glued to the bench or toiling in the G League. It\u2019s a bad, bad team.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll have to wait on the official injury report until later in the day, with both teams on a SEGABABA. Giannis will probably still be listed, perhaps questionable, so we\u2019ll see if he plays both ends. Taurean Prince will be out, but it\u2019s possible Kevin Porter Jr. plays, based on what Kyle Kuzma said postgame last night.<\/p>\n
For Brooklyn, Michael Porter Jr. sat out last night with back tightness. Haywood Highsmith is still recovering from offseason knee surgery and won\u2019t play. Neither will Cam Thomas, whose hamstring strain earlier this month ruled him out 3\u20134 weeks. Rookie Ben Saraf was questionable with an ankle sprain yesterday but didn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n
If KPJ plays, how will he reintegrate into the offense? Both he and Giannis (28 minutes last night)\u2014if he plays at all\u2014probably will be on minute restrictions. While Porter may come off the bench, can he slot in as another ballhandler in the backcourt next to Rollins, who probably becomes more of a secondary guy with Porter back?<\/p>\n
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