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Iowa State University Athletics
Former Cyclones Set For NBA Playoffs
08.17.2020 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team has eight former players on NBA rosters and all eight have qualified for the playoffs, which start today in Orlando, Florida.
Iowa State has the third-most former players in the playoffs, trailing only Kentucky (14) and Duke (9).
Georges Niang and Monté Morris get things started Monday when the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets open their best-of-7 series at 12:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. The Nuggets won all three regular season meetings, but just by a total of 11 points.
Morris, who is in his third season as a pro, averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 assists. He ranked second in the league with a 4.8 assist-to-turnover ratio. Inside the bubble, Morris averaged 13.9 points.
Niang averaged a career-best 5.9 points and connected on a career-high 90 3-pointers in 66 games this season.
Matt Thomas and the Toronto Raptors play the Brooklyn Nets at 3 p.m. (CT) in game one on ESPN. Thomas, in his first season in the NBA has appeared in 41 games and shot 47.5 percent from 3-point range. He had his best game as a Raptor last week, scoring 22 points against the Eastern Conference’s top-seed Milwaukee.
The Phildelphia 76ers and Marial Shayok also open playoff basketball today, facing the Boston Celtics on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. (CT). Shayok, who is on a two-way contract, saw action in four games while spending the majority of his first season with G-League affiliate Delaware. Inside the bubble, Shayok scored five points in his last outing against Houston.
On Tuesday, Naz Mitrou-Long and the Indiana Pacers start play against the Miami Heat at 3 p.m. (CT) on TNT. Mitrou-Long is on a two-way contract, playing in five games this season and averaging 2.8 points while up with the Pacers.
Deonte Burton and Abdel Nader are set for a seven-game series with the Houston Rockets starting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on TNT. Nader is averaging 6.3 points and shooting 37.5 percent behind the arc in his third NBA season, while Burton saw action in 39 games and averaged 2.7 points.
Talen Horton-Tucker burst onto the scene in the Orlando bubble, averaging 5.7 points in six appearances this season. Horton-Tucker scored in double figures in three of the last four games, tallying a career-best 14 points in his last outing against Sacramento.
Horton-Tucker and the top-seeded Lakers face Portland Tuesday night at 8 p.m. (CT) on TNT.
Most Players In NBA Playoffs
Kentucky - 14
Duke - 9
Iowa State - 8
Michigan - 7
Texas - 7
UCLA - 7
NBA Playoff Schedule
> (3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Utah Jazz
Game 1: Mon, Aug 17 Utah at Denver, 1:30 ET, ESPN
Game 2: Wed, Aug 19 Utah at Denver, 4 ET, TNT
Game 3: Fri, Aug 21 Denver at Utah, 4 ET, TNT
Game 4: Sun, Aug 23 Denver at Utah, 9 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Tue, Aug 25 Utah at Denver, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Thu, Aug 27 Denver at Utah, TBD, ESPN
Game 7*: Sat, Aug 29 Utah at Denver, TBD, TNT
> (4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 1: Tue, Aug 18 Oklahoma City at Houston, 6:30 ET, TNT
Game 2: Thu, Aug 20 Oklahoma City at Houston, 3:30 ET, ESPN
Game 3: Sat, Aug 22 Houston at Oklahoma City, 6 ET, ESPN
Game 4: Mon, Aug 24 Houston at Oklahoma City, 4 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Wed, Aug 26 Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Fri, Aug 28 Houston at Oklahoma City, TBD, TBD
Game 7*: Sun, Aug 30 Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD, TBD??????
> (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers
Game 1: Tue, Aug 18 Portland at Los Angeles, 9 ET, TNT
Game 2: Thu, Aug 20 Portland at Los Angeles, 9 ET, ESPN
Game 3: Sat, Aug 22 Los Angeles at Portland, 8:30 ET, ABC
Game 4: Mon, Aug 24 Los Angeles at Portland, 9 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Wed, Aug 26 Portland at Los Angeles, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Fri, Aug 28 Los Angeles at Portland, TBD, TBD
Game 7*: Sun, Aug 30 Portland at Los Angeles, TBD, TBD
> (2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Brooklyn Nets
Game 1: Mon, Aug 17 Brooklyn at Toronto, 4 ET, ESPN
Game 2: Wed, Aug 19 Brooklyn at Toronto, 1:30 ET, NBATV
Game 3: Fri, Aug 21 Toronto at Brooklyn, 1:30 ET, NBATV
Game 4: Sun, Aug 23 Toronto at Brooklyn, 6:30 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Tue, Aug 25 Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Thu, Aug 27 Toronto at Brooklyn, TBD, ESPN
Game 7*: Sat, Aug 29 Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD, TNT
> (3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers
Game 1: Mon, Aug 17 Philadelphia at Boston, 6:30 ET, ESPN
Game 2: Wed, Aug 19 Philadelphia at Boston, 6:30 ET, TNT
Game 3: Fri, Aug 21 Boston at Philadelphia, 6:30 ET, TNT
Game 4: Sun, Aug 23 Boston at Philadelphia, 1 ET, ABC
Game 5*: Tue, Aug 25 Philadelphia at Boston, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Thu, Aug 27 Boston at Philadelphia, TBD, ESPN
Game 7*: Sun, Aug 29 Philadelphia at Boston, TBD, TNT
> (4) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Miami Heat
Game 1: Tue, Aug 18 Miami at Indiana, 4 ET, TNT
Game 2: Thu, Aug 20 Miami at Indiana, 1 ET, ESPN
Game 3: Sat, Aug 22 Indiana at Miami, 3:30 ET, TNT
Game 4: Mon, Aug 24 Indiana at Miami, 6:30 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Wed, Aug 26 Miami at Indiana, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Fri, Aug 28 Indiana at Miami, TBD, TBD
Game 7*: Sun, Aug 30 Miami at Indiana, TBD, TBD
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