Devastating injuries to Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton opened up the Eastern Conference as well as the MVP race for the Detroit Pistons and Cade Cunningham.
To put it bluntly, this sucks, as I hate to see players get hurt and lose whole seasons, which will likely be the case with Tatum and Haliburton. I want to see the best players, even on the hated Celtics and Pacers, so these injuries are bad for the NBA.
I still wouldn’t count out the Celtics and Pacers as playoff teams in the East, but teams like the Pistons and Hawks are ready to overtake them.