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These 8 Underrated Players Hold the Power to Shake Up the NBA Playoffs from Day One

These 8 Underrated Players Hold the Power to Shake Up the NBA Playoffs from Day One

The Hawks have been a different team since finding their perfect starting five: With CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu on the floor together, they’re +170 in plus/minus. They also finished the regular season winning 19 of 24 games, although the Knicks ended with an 18-8 stretch.

The Hawks are fast, long and athletic – with a lot of different ways to counter the Knicks. But one thing they have no answer for is Robinson, a sheer interior force.

X-Factors NBA Playoffs Mitchell Robinson

The Knicks’ 7-foot, 240-pound center is just bigger than what’s in Atlanta’s rotation. He’s tied for the best offensive rebounding rate (with Houston’s Steven Adams) in the league, and his block rate is in the 96th percentile. In his two games against the Hawks this season, the Knicks are +14 in his minutes.

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