Three meetings are on the program this evening. On this very sad January 26, one year to the day after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people, basketball takes back its rights as the Black Mamba would no doubt have wanted. We present to you the short evening program!
After a night of eleven meetings (including two postponed), we are forced to prepare for a much less busy night, but not uninteresting for all that. We come back to what awaits us in the next few hours, of course having a thought for the late Kobe.
1h30 : Hawks – Clippers : after bumping into the Bucks (115 to 129) without Trae Young and Clint Capela, the Hawks will want to resume their flight against the very weakened Clippers. If they remain on seven wins in a row, the Angelinos will have to compose without Patrick Beverley (knee), but especially without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, both in isolation because of the famous COVID protocol of the NBA. Hawks side, the opportunity is good, especially if Young (back) and Capela (hand) are back on the floor. Danilo Gallinari hopes he can continue after reassuring on a limited playing time against the Bucks (17 points in 19 minutes). The supporting cast of the Clippers, Lou Williams in the lead, will have a lot to prove this night against the young Hawks to start a road trip to the East even more complicated than expected!
Kawhi Leonard (health and safety protocols), Paul George (health and safety protocols) and Patrick Beverley (right knee soreness) are ruled out tomorrow against Atlanta.
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) January 25, 2021
2h00 : Rockets – Wizards : John Wall will face the Wizards for the first time since his outright trade to Russell Westbrook. The new Rockets point guard has just returned from injury: he really couldn’t miss this game against his lifelong franchise, who is having a hard time digesting the way he was transferred after more than ten years of life common. Well put together, as he told Chris Miller at length from NBC Sports Washington, Jean Mur will have the opportunity to prove that he is not finished and that his team would have done better to keep him. To win the match, he hopes to be able to count on the return to the game of Christian Wood, still very uncertain, and potentially on the debut of the turbulent Kevin Porter Jr .. The Wizards are far from complete for this match, six players including Davis Bertans and Rui Hachimura being still absent due to COVID. Bradley Beal and Russ West will be there. The first will find the one who was his playmate for eight years in Washington DC, all this in a duel that promises to be more than spicy!
Back on Wall’s interview which will be broadcast during the pre-game tonight against the Rockets: “They thought I was finished” .https: //t.co/nyzpAVH9mX
— Wizards France (@WizardsFrance) January 26, 2021
3h00 : Jazz – Knicks : Jazz is a hit, and the Knicks are one of the nice surprises at the start of the season. The confrontation between the third in the Western Conference and the men of Tom Thibodeau should therefore offer us a beautiful show. As fans increasingly push for a start from Immanuel Quickley, just emerging from a 31-point game in the 113-116 loss to the Blazers, there is no indication Elfrid Payton will not start in the breast of the five major tonight. Absent since hit in the neck, the veteran Reggie Bullock will not be able to send him his usual bombs. Opposite, Donovan Mitchell and his teammates will seek to offer themselves a ninth consecutive success and to justify the very rewarding remarks of Steve Kerr concerning them.
Small emotional moment to be expected at the time of reunion between John Wall and his former teammates, including Bradley Beal, tonight. We’ll also have to keep an eye on Atlanta to see how the Clippers fare without their two leaders. Finally, the Jazz will try to continue its very good series against the Knicks who will probably not let it go. Little action, it’s true, but no action, it’s completely wrong!
Source article : Rotoworld et NBC Sports Washington
