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Week 3 in the NBA brings about our first off day for the entire league, as no games will be played on Tuesday in observance of Election Day. That makes for an interesting schedule: four days loaded with games and three with lighter slates. Most teams will play four games in Week 3, and quite a few are dealing with injuries to key players. Let’s look at the Week 3 schedule and some of its key storylines.
Week 3 Games Played
4 Games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SAS, TOR
3 Games: BKN, NOR, UTA, WAS
Week 3 Storylines
– All 30 teams will play on Monday
With no games being played on Tuesday, it’s all 30 teams “into the pool” on Monday. Six (Atlanta, Brooklyn, Dallas, Detroit, New Orleans, and Orlando) will play the second game of a back-to-back. Depending on who sits for those squads, fantasy managers could begin Week 3 without the services of Ben Simmons (Brooklyn), for example. Atlanta, New Orleans, and Orlando have been hit especially hard by injuries recently, so navigating two games in as many days will be no small feat.
Among the players on the injury report for Sunday’s games are Jordan Hawkins (New Orleans), Wendell Carter Jr. (Orlando), and Dyson Daniels (Atlanta), and that doesn’t even touch on the players sidelined for extended periods. Simmons is essentially a lock to sit out one of Brooklyn’s next two games, so there won’t be much deliberation required there. As for the other vital injuries, fantasy managers will have much to sift through before Week 3 tips off Monday evening.
– Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday are the other busy days in Week 3
Wednesday’s schedule consists of 12 games, Friday’s 13, and Sunday’s 11, thanks to the Tuesday night off. Also factoring into the equation is the Emirates NBA Cup, which will begin with group play games during Week 4. Among the teams that will be active on all four busy days in Week 3 are Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Golden State, Houston, the Lakers, and Miami, to name a few. Houston has a wraparound back-to-back to navigate, as it will visit Detroit on Sunday and host…
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Publish date : 2024-11-03 01:50:00
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