by Florian Chassard
We begin the last week of the regular season with a little twinge in the heart but above all with a lot of excitement. Even if there are only a few games left, it’s still a hell of a mess everywhere and especially for places 8, 9 and 10 in the Eastern Conference. Indeed, the Hawks, the Raptors and the Bulls are in the fight and we know the importance that the advantage of the field can have on close matches… In the current state of things, Atlanta and Toronto are break even and Chicago has a late hit. As the NBA does things right, the Hawks will travel to the Bulls for a deciding game before possibly replaying in a few days. DeRozan and his gang will start as favorites for this meeting. Indeed, for several weeks, there has been a click within this franchise and the results are finally starting to live up to expectations. This formation is also on a superb victory against the Grizzlies (128-107) thanks to a terrible heat stroke in the third quarter. It will be necessary to validate this increase in power with a qualification in playoff and for that the ideal would be to impose this evening against a team of Atlanta always in sawtooth. Indeed, this team has been yo-yoing between victory and defeat for some time. Again, it’s hard not to be disappointed with the quality of basketball offered by Young and his gang. With the arrival of Murray, we clearly expected better. However, we know that things can go quickly and no one really wants to play against “Ice Trae“ in playoff. But for that, you’ll have to be there already…
