Although many interesting and surprising things have occurred lately in the NBA qualifiers, there seems to be a lack of superstar power. Kevin Durant did not arrive at the playoffs, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, as well as Los Angeles Lakers James and Luka Doncic, came out in the first round. Then, in the semi-finals of the conference, Nikola Jokić and Stephen Curry returned early for the summer.
On Saturday, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have an Anthony Edwards budding superstar, devoured Oklahoma City Thunder 143-101 to go up to the Board of Directors of the Western Conference final. During the match, the sports commentator Skip Bayless tweeted that he is missing James – but for bad reasons.
James did not play his best basketball when the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs. He went wrong in three of the five fourth quarters of the series, and he had expensive mistakes in match 4 that helped Timberwolves take total control with their third victory in the series. As a result, he is at home looking at the rest of the playoffs.
However, he had his excellent regular regular season, and was appointed to the second all-NBA team. It seems reasonable to believe that he will continue to play at the same level next season, while Los Angeles could have a list of championship caliber truly.
With more help, it may be cooler and will therefore be able to play its standards during the qualifying crisis.
