It seems like Nets star Mikal Bridges will tie a long-standing NBA document of 83 video games performed in an 82-game season on Sunday within the finale in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers.
It additionally seems like he received’t play very a lot in any respect — an effort to protect the ironman’s legs for Brooklyn’s first-round playoff collection, satirically in opposition to the identical group they are going to play within the season finale.
Bridges, who tallied 22 factors in Brooklyn’s playoff-clinching victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday, has appeared in 82 whole video games this season, the utmost for any group to play within the common season. Because he was acquired within the midseason deal that despatched Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, the Nets star has another sport obtainable to play.
The final participant to perform the feat was former Atlanta Hawks All-Star Josh Smith, who arrived in a commerce to the Detroit Pistons with an additional sport to play.
Head coach Jacque Vaughn stated the group will focus on what Bridges’ potential workload appears to be like like in opposition to the 76ers, but in addition hinted that if the star ahead does play, it is going to be a restricted position.
“We’ll talk about that, what that looks like,” Vaughn stated after the win over the Magic on Friday. “There’s different minutes and seconds that will actually technically be considered in what playing will be. We’ll talk that out a little bit, we’ll have a conversation about what that looks like, but each team obviously wants to go into the playoffs being whole and healthy. That’s the goal for this group, definitely.”
Bridges stated there’s no new feeling because the NBA’s presumptive 83-game man. This 12 months marks the third time within the final 5 years the previous Suns star has performed all potential video games in a season.
“I’ve been in playoffs a couple of years, so I’ve been playing over 82-plus for some years now. I mean, I’m fine, I’m healthy, so I should be fine for tomorrow — or Sunday,” Bridges stated postgame. “That’s the way to go with it. I mean it’s dope, you know, it’s crazy. Obviously, just with the situation with the whole not missing a game and then, of course, I get an extra game. Just crazy and wild, but it’s pretty cool.”
Bridges is averaging 27 factors per sport in Brooklyn because the Durant commerce. He is taking pictures 48% from the sector, 39% from three-point vary and 90% from the foul line.
For reference, Durant has appeared in simply eight video games with the Suns — a product of a freak ankle damage suffered in pregame warmups — and is averaging 26 factors per sport in Phoenix, taking pictures 57% from the sector and 55% from three-point vary in restricted reps.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com