Sports Illustrated - 21.10.2019

NBA PREVIEW found out his brother had been killed by a reckless driver in his home country of Cameroon. When rumors swirled of B ...

be creative to answer them. Will the Sixers run into is- sues when they face smaller, speedier teams? Can Embiid fix his late-ga ...

60 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED OC T OBER 21–28, 2019 NBA PREVIEW ...

P OINT In a breakout season JAMAL MURRAY had to be a high-scoring lead guard who cedes playmaking duties to a 7-footer. How he c ...

NBA PREVIEW guard is what I’ve done all my life. It’s a simple game.” Still, playing with Jokić requires that the top basketball ...

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NBA PREVIEW that went the distance, bringing Denver within a possession or two of the conference finals. Murray proved to be up ...

Murray snaps back to our universe. “What was I saying?” It’s no coincidence that Denver’s rise has aligned with Mur- ray’s, cons ...

NBA PREVIEW vious two seasons (per Cleaning the Glass), Murray had climbed toward playmaking respectability. Every- thing still ...

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NBA PREVIEW PHOTOGRAPH BY GREG NELSON FOR HIS NEXT TRICK.... In his preseason debut against the Hawks, Pelicans forward Zion Wil ...

G We ste r n Conference Eastern Conference Conference Finals Bucks over 76ers Conference Finals Clippers over Nuggets 1 BUCKS 2 ...

KHROSSOVER APPEAL Middleton’s game became more well-rounded in 2018–19, when he once again played stellar defense while scoring ...

*NEW ACQUISITION ∂61 wins ∂Lose NBA Finals ∂Giannis will catch at least one alley-oop from big bro forward Thanasis. Starters Fr ...

Ben Simmons’s three-phobia has long been a point of derision, with the 2016 No. 1 pick either unable or unwilling to stretch his ...

*NEW ACQUISITION Starters ∂48 wins ∂Lose in 1st round ∂Thanks to Brad Stevens, the C’s will lead the NBA in after–T.O. points. A ...

The Pacers were dismissed as a postseason contender on Jan. 23 when All-Star guard Victor Oladipo went down with a right-knee in ...

*NEW ACQUISITION ∂45 wins ∂Lose 1st round ∂Kevin Durant will appear in a game before the end of the season. Starters Kevin Duran ...

Expectations are reset in Toronto after Kawhi Leonard’s departure to the Clippers, though the Raptors won’t need to undergo a fu ...

*NEW ACQUISITION \ R ROOKIE (COLLEGE STATS) ∂43 wins ∂Lose in 1st round ∂As in Minny, Jimmy Butler and the third stringers beat ...