{"id":18873,"date":"2021-02-15T19:38:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebottomlinenews.com\/?p=18873"},"modified":"2021-02-17T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:05:18","slug":"nba-southeast-division-first-half-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebottomlinenews.com\/nba-southeast-division-first-half-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Southeast Division: First Half Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first half of the regular season is all most to its end on March 4<sup>th<\/sup>. The all-star break is near and the trade deadline. Teams in the southeast are looking to get in a spot in the play- in tournament seat and playoffs when it comes.<\/p>\n<p>The southeast division looks like the weakest division in the NBA right now. So, let us explain why teams in the Southeast Division are at their spot now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlotte Hornets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Record: 13-15<\/p>\n<p>PPG: Gordan Hayward 22.3<\/p>\n<p>RPG: P.J. Washington 6.5<\/p>\n<p>APG: LaMelo Ball 6.1<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets are surprising people for the decent start they are having right now. With Gordan Hayward leading the team in scoring and Terry Rozier right behind him averaging 20.6.<\/p>\n<p>LaMelo Ball is the most excellenting rookie right now in the league and is spacing the floor out on offense for the Hornets. He is right now the favorite to win rookie of the year right now with 14.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 6.1 apg. He needs to work on his shooting.<\/p>\n<p>This team is young and have a lot of potential. We will see will they keep the lead in the division for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> half.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orlando Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Record: 10-18<\/p>\n<p>PPG: Nikola Vucevic 23.7<\/p>\n<p>RPG: Nikola Vucevic 11.4<\/p>\n<p>APG: Cole Anthony 3.8<\/p>\n<p>The Magic are not having the start of the season as they hoped for. Injuries are hurting them to be a playoff team as they were the last two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Isaac tore his ACL last season in the bubble but is not returning this season. Markelle Fultz also tore his ACL early this season. So, they are playing without two young talented starters.\u00a0 Aaron Gordan has a severe left ankle sprain and will not be back until March.<\/p>\n<p>The Magic are left with only Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier, Terrence Ross, and Arran Gordan will he come back. Their playoffs chances are very low right now. Possible trades might come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miami Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Record: 11-15<\/p>\n<p>PPG: Bam Adebayo 19.5<\/p>\n<p>RPG: Bam Adebayo 9.3<\/p>\n<p>APG: Bam Adebayo 5.2<\/p>\n<p>The heat is having a slow start but are coming back to form after the injuries they had.<\/p>\n<p>Bam Adebayo has been carrying the load by leading the team in points, rebounds, and assist. Jimmy Butler was absent most of the time due to a case of COVID-19. The team were 6-12 but now that everybody is getting healthy, they are 11-15. The heat is not to what they were last season, but they will soon.<\/p>\n<p>The big question is can Goran Dragic stay healthy?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Wizards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Record: 7-17<\/p>\n<p>PPG: Bradley Beal 32.9<\/p>\n<p>RPG: Russell Westbrook 9.0<\/p>\n<p>APG: Russell Westbrook 9.1<\/p>\n<p>The Wizards have been struggling this season. Bradley Beal is leading the NBA in scoring, but the team can barley win any games. The defense is still struggling like how it always been for years.<\/p>\n<p>The Wizards in the offseason picked up good additions to help Bradley Beal, with the biggest help of Russell Westbrook joining. Westbrook is putting up the numbers, but he does not look like the same Russell Westbrook.<\/p>\n<p>They are missing their starting center Thomas Bryant and Russell Westbrook can barely play back-to-back games. During one point of the season almost the entire team was in COVID-19 protocol.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the Rockets are winning the trade between John Wall\/Russell Westbrook. The season still young can the Wizards pull a comeback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altana Hawks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Record 11-15<\/p>\n<p>PPG: Trae Young 26.0<\/p>\n<p>RPG: Clint Capela 13.9<\/p>\n<p>APG: Trae Young 9.4<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks are looking to be in the playoffs this season but right now they are not looking like a playoff team right. But they are a team on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>On paper the Hawks have a lot of talent but are struggling to use them. They have good young players around Trae young and veterans they can teach them like Rondo. The team already made it known that they are listening for offers for John Collins who numbers dropped compared to last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks are still a playoff team they just need to fix up some rotations and game plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first half of the regular season is all most to its end on March 4th. The all-star break is near and the trade deadline. Teams in the southeast are looking to get in a spot in the play- in tournament seat and playoffs when it comes. 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