Guys, there is nothing one can do from the technical standpoint to prevent these freezes. I suggest to not waste time and energy on that.
The issue is in the new map itself. The most we can do is to send those reports in and wait for the fix.
Btw these freezes are not the only issue. There is some kind of invisible wall somewhere in the Promenade (central part of the map) that prevents bullets going through.
Also, apparently the Respawn has screwed up the foliage in a number of places because they block bullets too.
Then, there are audio issues that crash the game (plugging/unplugging devices, changing them or their properties, etc.), but those seem to be totally unrelated to the freezes this thread is about. It also seems the fix for the audio issues is ready and coming in the next patch.
While some geniuses at Respawn are directly responsible for doing sloppy work and generating those issues, it all managed to slip through the hands of other geniuses in the QA/Testing department.
So Respawn has unleashed this chaos and frustration upon us all while being totally incompetent in providing fast hotfixes and properly communicating with the player base.
Thank you Respawn for such exemplary display of professionalism!
Btw I did manage to play several games without freezing by landing in the outer parts of the map and avoiding the central areas. I might have just gotten lucky, who knows, but I'm mentioning it because it makes more sense to try that than most of the suggested 'fixes'.