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The Whiteboard: The NBA’s night of zero stars

By Ian Levy

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 31: Tim Frazier #12 and Ersan Ilyasova #77 of the Milwaukee Bucks make their entrance before the game against the Atlanta Hawks on March 31, 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jasear Thompson/NBAE via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 31: Tim Frazier #12 and Ersan Ilyasova #77 of the Milwaukee Bucks make their entrance before the game against the Atlanta Hawks on March 31, 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jasear Thompson/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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If you’re a Tim Frazier fan, then last night was a very good night. In just his seventh game with the Milwaukee Bucks, after being signed as a deep bench replacement for the injured Malcolm Brogdon, Frazier went out hung 20 points, 15 assists and 7 rebounds on the Atlanta Hawks.  Frazier was joined in the starting lineup by Sterling Brown, who put up 27, and Bonzie Colson, who had 15 points and 16 rebounds. On the other side, Justin Anderson went off for 24 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta.

All in all, it was an excellent evening for squinting at your television screen trying to identify unfamiliar players.

If Milwaukee-Atlanta wasn’t your thing, maybe you were watching Trey Burke, in a Mavericks uniform, putting up 25 and 8 on Oklahoma City. Or Christian Wood’s double-double for the Pelicans. Or Dean Keaton dropping a career-high 37. Or Julian Washburn and Yutu Watanabe playing meaningful minutes for the Memphis Grizzlies. Or someone called Jordan McRae chasing a triple-double in a Wizards uniform. Only one of those things is made up, but good luck guessing which one!

NBA basketball in March is a sight to behold. Young stars leveraging apathy for historic point totals. Stars managing loads. And guys you’ve never heard of or have forgotten about as I’m typing this sentence, finally getting a chance to shine.

I love this game!

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