11:30pm: Tucker and Kyle Lowry (hamstring) are both listed as questionable for Saturday’s Game 3, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Sources tell Haynes that Tucker was able to avoid an MRI after the swelling in his knee decreased and that he plans to play tomorrow (Twitter link).
7:37am: Heat forward P.J. Tucker, who has been battling minor injuries throughout the postseason, left Thursday’s Game 2 loss to Boston early in the second half due to a left knee contusion and will undergo an MRI on that knee on Friday morning, tweets Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
According to Haynes (Twitter link), Tucker sustained the injury in the first quarter and tried to play through it, but was ultimately forced to the sidelines.
As Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (subscriber-only link) writes, Tucker also turned his right ankle in Game 1 and has been dealing with a calf strain since last month. However, he has appeared in all 13 of the Heat’s postseason games to date and has been a key part of the team’s lineup due to his defensive versatility and his ability to knock down three-pointers (48.6% in the playoffs).
The results of today’s MRI will presumably determine if Tucker has to miss any time. Head coach Erik Spoelstra was unable to provide an update after Thursday’s game.
“If you ask him, he says he’s good to go,” Spoelstra told reporters, including Chiang. “We’ll just have to see (on Friday). I’ll talk to the trainers.”
Cant even be relatively healthy 1 time in 8 years…
Seems to be the case every playoff season in the NBA. Whoever can survive health-wise has a good chance to come out on top.
I feel you on the heat. It’s not like a team can be a championship Contender every single year. The season’s that it all comes together we just cross our fingers no one gets injured.
Both East teams are banged up. Warriors looking like team to beat. Shows you how quickly things can change. East was a deeper conference this yr.
Lol your takes are always hilarious. Suns Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavericks and Nuggets. Even Timberwolves were decent this year.
Warriors would have been the number 1 team if they played in the east.
Says the incompetent one.
The East had 10 teams wit a .500 or better record against the West.
The west had 9 teams.
Heat 18-12, Celtics 18-12 against the West.
The #1 and #2 seed in East still playing.
Warriors 20-10, Mavs 16-14 against the East. The #3 and #4 seed.
So your top seeds in the NBA season can’t even make the Finals. I would investigate who those wins came against East. But I’ll let your ?umb ares do it.
My takes are for the informed and knowledgeable. Lol you are not even worth laughing at.
And we won’t even discuss teams built on a fly like Sixers and Nets . Just be thankful East is banged up. Cause Bucks, Sixers, Nets with full squads could of won it all this yr. That’s how deep East was.
Raptors 18-12
Bulls 17-13
Cavs 17-13
Hawks 17-13
Even the Freakin Knicks were 15-15 against the West.
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Knicks were 3-1 vs Mavs and Warriors
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The West sucks …. 1-3 against NYK
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Al you know as well as I do because you’re a long time basketball fan that the Warriors could go 0-20 versus the Knicks all year long if they played each other that much, yet what matters is what’s up after the regular season is over.
The Warriors are in the Western Conference Finals ready to advance to the NBA finals, but the Knicks are at home in their underwear eating potato chips and planning trips to Europe.
You know it’s all about the playoffs. Heck, there’s teams that rest guys during the regular season and lose a few games that they normally wouldn’t, just to prepare for the playoffs, which are vastly more important.
First off I’m responding to someone who desperately wants my attention. And you really want to get into the Warriors and the Knicks. Facts are facts. Just like NFL “on any given Sunday. Dude I have been one of biggest supporters here since Clay got hurt. If you come here and actually read. You would know that.
But no one “No One”. Is disrespecting me, especially when it comes to balling. Disagreeing with me is not disrespectful. The o e from Uranus here need to know that. You come at me this way. You will know it.
Yes, it’s all about the playoffs.
Knicks last made the finals in 1999.
Knicks last won a championship in 1973.
Lol poor guy is always in meltdown mode.
Again, the Knicks have been irrelevant for decades.
What are you laughing at? How Knicks have been garbage for so long?
You’re really frustrated. Go sit in the corner.
Everybody here knows you always make laughable takes. You’re a troll.
Injuries have always been a part of the game. Nobody has control over them. The injuries excuse is so lame.
Suns, Grizzlies and Warriors had better records than any the top seeded teams. And West has all the superstars.
You’re a Knicks fan. Knicks haven’t been irrelevant in decades. Going by your seething post, I understand your frustration.
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*Knicks have been irrelevant for decades.
So in a basketball way now. Warriors have lucked out on not playing the Suns. They played and inexperienced Grizz team with no depth. Let’s just say things have gone their way. I said same thing about CovidTitle Lakers. But hey they are doing it. So you have to respect that
I picked the Warriors to be here, long ago. But I was counting on Wiseman and Kuminga to play bigger roles. To me that shows their depth. And Klay starting to hit his pace. Warriors have the championship dna. So I don’t see them letting this opportunity get away. They will go all out to win this now. They are too close. But I still believe Bucks, Heat, Celtics all healthy. Beat them in a series. So it’s time to show up.
Yes I’ve been reading you a long time Al. You’ve always liked James Wiseman and never say anything bad about my Warriors. Just good basketball takes.
Yes golden state is fortunate to not meet up with the suns. I really don’t know what happened because Dallas has two penetrators and a bunch of jump shooters.
Warriors are loving that because they don’t have a shot-blocker in the middle so they just Chase guys off the line and except for the first half of one game Dallas has been ordinary from 3.
Warriors in 5, still.
When the two teams left reach the finals then I’ll make my homer prediction about that matchup :)