WEBVTT - First Round Series Reaching Crunch Time

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Trystal Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, It's uh, we're

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<v Speaker 2>recording this Sunday night, so anything that happens on Monday

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<v Speaker 2>is not going to be discussed. So it is the

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<v Speaker 2>first round of the playoffs and they are halfway through. Damn.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there a lot popping around the league? And not

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<v Speaker 2>just some incredible things happening with this Kings and Warriors series.

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<v Speaker 2>We got news from all this series, so that you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be caught up to start the week. My

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<v Speaker 2>last hit from San Francisco. Let's so let's get straight

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<v Speaker 2>to it, Nick and do me a favor then drop

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<v Speaker 2>that same beat that should be Rihanna. Oh okay. I

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<v Speaker 2>am sitting here in my hotel room about a mile

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<v Speaker 2>from Chase Center. I am chilling after Game four of

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<v Speaker 2>the Warriors Kings game, and I have to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>that was one of the wildest, most the rilling games

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<v Speaker 2>that I have seen in a long long time. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't remember an NBA game I've seen in person as

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<v Speaker 2>good as that one recently. It was exactly the opposite

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<v Speaker 2>of Game three, full of drama, big shots, runs by

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<v Speaker 2>both teams, surprises everywhere. My God, that Steph timeout, which

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to. I'm sure there wasn't a timeout. The

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<v Speaker 2>Fab five moments. You know, our dubs, the champions that

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<v Speaker 2>they are, they pulled it out in the last second.

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<v Speaker 2>Some would say they dodged a bullet. I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>that's just championship DNA coming back to rear its beautiful head.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we head back to Sacramento. We are tied to too.

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<v Speaker 2>The series is everything that everyone wanted it to be.

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<v Speaker 2>A dogfight, a dogfight between the team that the national

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<v Speaker 2>media wants, the darlings of the national media aka the

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<v Speaker 2>Sacramento Kings and a veteran in what I think the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA wants to tell us as an aging team, the

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<v Speaker 2>last dance of the dynasty, and a team that knows

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<v Speaker 2>how to win, versus this young, upstart team that's trying

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<v Speaker 2>to rip out their throats. So the overarching story, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>was the return of Draymond Green, and I think after

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<v Speaker 2>Game three, people in the media were whispering and like

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<v Speaker 2>hypothesizing what if Draymond Green came off the bench, like, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>the elephant in the room right after the game was

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<v Speaker 2>in the elevator, in the media elevator, like Hey, you think, no, No,

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<v Speaker 2>that's crazy, that's crazy. I don't know, man, it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of feels like it's the right thing to do. Like

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<v Speaker 2>they look pretty good out air offensively, it was just

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<v Speaker 2>one non shooter out there. You think maybe like Looney

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<v Speaker 2>or like Draymond come off the bench. And multiple days

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<v Speaker 2>were going by, and that started to get louder and louder.

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<v Speaker 2>And it turns out that Draymond Green saw the same

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<v Speaker 2>thing that we saw. So he comes up to Steve Kerr,

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<v Speaker 2>according to Steve Kerr after the game today, and said, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you think about me coming off of the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Kerr was already thinking about that, and he was like, huh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's an interesting thought. I haven't thought about that. He

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<v Speaker 2>was thinking about that, and Draymond said, listen, like I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to shake things up just because I came

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<v Speaker 2>back from a suspension. That wasn't right. You know, Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>Poole earned the right to be in the starting line lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>and I am not going to be one of those

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<v Speaker 2>veteran that think that I'm entitled to the starting job.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm back on the Draymond train. By the way, that

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<v Speaker 2>presser his performance today the way that he handles being

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<v Speaker 2>a winner, the way that he handles being selfless, all

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<v Speaker 2>the things that people accusing him of, the opposite of

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<v Speaker 2>I love him, I do. I'm back on me and

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<v Speaker 2>Draymond are back on. Looney, of course was amazing. He

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<v Speaker 2>had four and twenty on four to twenty in game three,

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<v Speaker 2>but we've got not surprisingly, Mike Brown had a plan

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<v Speaker 2>and that was to move some bonus out to the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the arc to open up the spacing for them,

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<v Speaker 2>and it definitely worked. Definitely worked. There's more open space,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more scoring. Looney was nowhere the force that

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<v Speaker 2>he was on the rebounds, and that was much more

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<v Speaker 2>typical Golden State game right, a lot of big runs, threes,

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<v Speaker 2>Draymond doing Draymond things. So another thing that I thought

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<v Speaker 2>was really funny was the Draymond and this postgame presser

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<v Speaker 2>kind of going backwards here, but Draymond said that Kerr

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<v Speaker 2>called him on Saturday and was like, hey, uh, I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to make sure you're you're good with this decision,

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<v Speaker 2>Like how do you feel about coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>And this is what Draymond said.

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<v Speaker 1>Coming into this game. I came off the bench, I

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<v Speaker 1>went to coach Kerkr after the game. I told him,

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<v Speaker 1>right then, I'm like, yo, coach, if I need to

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<v Speaker 1>come off the bench, like fine, Like, I'll come off

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<v Speaker 1>the bench, no problem. And he's like, oh, I could

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<v Speaker 1>almost call him by surprise, Like he's like, oh, the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that I didn't want to happen was like

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<v Speaker 1>I come back and everybody's like, oh, this work. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Loon comes out the star lineup. That's bullshit, Like, that's bullshit.

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<v Speaker 1>You're an awful fucking teammate if that's what you think

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<v Speaker 1>should happen. Looney just had twenty rebounds, nine assists, dominated

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<v Speaker 1>a game. You don't then go to him and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>your reward is to come out of start lineup. That's

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<v Speaker 1>as a leader of a team. That's how you lose.

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<v Speaker 1>Coach called me a day later and said, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what we're doing. But you haven't. You haven't

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<v Speaker 1>come off the bench in nine years. How are you

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<v Speaker 1>in a playoff game? How are you gonna feel about that?

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<v Speaker 1>I said, well, coach number one, who fucking cares? Who

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<v Speaker 1>cares how I feel about that doesn't matter. Feelings don't matter.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have time for feelings in the playoffs. You

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<v Speaker 1>get caught in your feelings, you get caught on the

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<v Speaker 1>boat to can Kun number two. I feel great, I'm fine.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be ready to go when it's time for me

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<v Speaker 1>to go in big question is do you keep coming

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care. Draymond Green did not care. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a beast. He shot a million times, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>he was one of the most impactful dudes. Even though

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<v Speaker 2>he had a tray Young like an efficient performance, not

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<v Speaker 2>today's tra Young, not today's tra tray Young is pretty

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<v Speaker 2>good today twelve, ten and seven, had a steal and

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<v Speaker 2>a block, had some defensive plays in crunch time. He

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<v Speaker 2>had a tech early too, And you know it was funny.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't find this part of the presser, but someone

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<v Speaker 2>in the press conference room asked him about that tech,

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<v Speaker 2>and he goes, wasn't that just beautiful? That was just poetic,

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't it. You know what? I love that I got

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<v Speaker 2>a tech. Why because nobody's going to change me. Not

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<v Speaker 2>a suspension, not an ejection. You're not going to move

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<v Speaker 2>me off my spot. I'm going to continue to play

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<v Speaker 2>the type of basketball that I play no matter what,

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<v Speaker 2>which I love it. He got into it with the

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Fox. Why because A Draymond Green hit Keiki Murray

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<v Speaker 2>in the mouth, and it's like, yeah, Steph Curry didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know that the team was without a time out. Because

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<v Speaker 2>here's what happened. So offensive foul happened, and Draymond implored

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Kerr to call a challenge. It was a moving screen.

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<v Speaker 2>Kevon Looney on, I believe Malik Monk, it was definitely

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<v Speaker 2>a three hundred percent a moving screen. They call a challenge,

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<v Speaker 2>they lose the challenge, they lose their final timeout. Steve

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<v Speaker 2>Curry doesn't tell the team. According to him, forgets to

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<v Speaker 2>tell the team, Hey, we are out of timeouts. Forty

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<v Speaker 2>seven seconds left, Warriors up five, and Steph Curry is

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<v Speaker 2>in the back court all by him, his lonesome, trapped.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got to call the timeout. Oh no, Warriors get

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<v Speaker 2>the technical foul. Malik Monk hits the free throw Sacramento ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Dearon Fox, mister clutch time himself, iso On Draymon hits

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<v Speaker 2>a step back three. Oh my god, King's only down one.

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry bricks King's ball. Ten seconds time out. And

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<v Speaker 2>then here's where it gets tricky. They out of bounce

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<v Speaker 2>play Fox takes it in the back court, takes him

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<v Speaker 2>five seconds just to get down to the front court,

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<v Speaker 2>and they trap Fox, Smart Steph and Draymond out the

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<v Speaker 2>Harrison Barnes and Harrison Barnes misses an open three on

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<v Speaker 2>a closeout which would have sent them into winning Game four,

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<v Speaker 2>going up three to one, and would have been probably

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<v Speaker 2>the most epic choke job in Warriors dynastic history. However,

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<v Speaker 2>they do come out unscathed. And I saw this on Twitter,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know if it's real, but a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people said the Harrison Barnes continues to win Golden

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<v Speaker 2>State championships just by being on another team there is

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<v Speaker 2>it's just cold out here on these treats for Harrison

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<v Speaker 2>Bars he wants it so bad. They buried him for

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<v Speaker 2>so long after that twenty sixteen you can tell he's

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<v Speaker 2>talked about it in multiple times in these pressers too.

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<v Speaker 2>But now we get a light, nice long break before

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<v Speaker 2>Game five and Sacramento Wednesday night. Both teams have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to game plan for. But this is the best

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<v Speaker 2>series in the NBA so far. What Kings fans are scared.

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<v Speaker 2>Kings fans are terrified, as they should be. And our Dubs.

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<v Speaker 2>They feel more and more confident by the minute. The

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<v Speaker 2>only other really good series so far has been the

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<v Speaker 2>Knicks and the Calves. It is now three to one

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<v Speaker 2>New York after another great back and forth game. Our

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<v Speaker 2>man Donovan Mitchell wasn't good. Was not good. Calves came

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<v Speaker 2>roaring back. Nicks blew the lead Nicks bench Julius Randall,

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<v Speaker 2>They bring in Obi Topping and then they put the

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<v Speaker 2>boot on Cleveland's neck. Julius Randall. You heard that right,

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<v Speaker 2>benched for Obi. Ain't no stop in Obi top and

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<v Speaker 2>butt Tom Thibodeau. And you know what, Ari from Manhattan

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<v Speaker 2>on Twitter summed it up for all Knicks fans when

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<v Speaker 2>he said, Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Junior really just benched Julius

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<v Speaker 2>Randle for Obi Topping. In Game four of the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>I could literally cry right now. And it worked. They

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<v Speaker 2>scored outscored the Cavs by seven in the fourth in

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<v Speaker 2>a game that they won by nine. Brunton had twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>RJ had twenty seven. Cleveland Garland did well on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a bounce back game with twenty three two ten,

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said, Donovan Mitchell was getting strapped eleven points,

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<v Speaker 2>five for eighteen, shooting zero threes. Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible.

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<v Speaker 2>And also they shut down Seventh Street. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>mass chaos party in the middle of Manhattan. Even one

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<v Speaker 2>of the guys on Twitter said, you have five minutes

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<v Speaker 2>to shelter in place if you are in this area

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<v Speaker 2>because as it is going to be a zoo. And

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<v Speaker 2>it was incredible. It was incredible. Spider said this about

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<v Speaker 2>the game. I played, like, shit, you're right, you did,

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<v Speaker 2>and now we're wondering what's going on with Randall. The

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<v Speaker 2>benching is huge news. He looked pissed on the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>He bolted the stadium, did not talk to the media,

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<v Speaker 2>and Tims and Brunson were out there sounding Julius love.

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<v Speaker 2>After the game, Thibodeau said of this, Julius is our horse, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, and he's given us everything that he has. You

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<v Speaker 3>know a lot of guys who probably you know, probably

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<v Speaker 3>wouldn't even be playing. So I knew that with the

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<v Speaker 3>quick turnaround, probably impact him more than than you know,

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<v Speaker 3>most players. You know, he was out in an extended

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<v Speaker 3>amount of time, so uh, you know, we got multiple

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<v Speaker 3>days here before the next game. He'll get a chance

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<v Speaker 3>to to, you know, get some recovery time. But I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's a big part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>So basically he's hurt, he shouldn't be playing. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>hard rock. We had a very quick turnaround. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you expect? His ankles fucked, which kind of changes the perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>Who knows if he's really hurt, then he's just absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>an iron man for even playing at all. Brunton and

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<v Speaker 2>Heart echoed exactly what Tim said.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, Jrew has.

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<v Speaker 4>Been a leader since the day I came here. What

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<v Speaker 4>he's able to do while he's either on or off

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<v Speaker 4>the floor has been incredible. He's uh, he's been special.

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<v Speaker 4>All he wants to do is win. And when he

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<v Speaker 4>has that mindset, he's just it's very contagious. And so

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<v Speaker 4>he's been a leader and we're just we always got

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<v Speaker 4>his back and he just nothing. He wants nothing else

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<v Speaker 4>but to win.

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Brunson winner, Josh Hart winner, Julius Randall obviously a

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<v Speaker 2>winner as well. And what he wants to do this

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<v Speaker 2>is these are three leaders leading the charge. Knicks are back,

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<v Speaker 2>Baby bing Bong. I think the Knicks win at Madison

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<v Speaker 2>Square Garden in six Baby, just a few notes about

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of these series. We'll get into them a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more this week when they reach closeouts Philly. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it was bing bang boom. The Nets are dead,

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<v Speaker 2>like close them out four games, multiple players now on

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<v Speaker 2>the trade block, insane in, insane shit, PJ. Tucker killed it,

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel House, d' anthony meltin. Listen. This is not a

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<v Speaker 2>pushover team that they've been in the past. The Nets

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<v Speaker 2>aren't great, we know that, but have now lost ten

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<v Speaker 2>straight playoff games dating back to twenty twenty one. But

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<v Speaker 2>a sweep for a team that was missing embiid is

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<v Speaker 2>very impressive. And now they get a full week off

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<v Speaker 2>to get m beat healthy for what will be not

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<v Speaker 2>a walk in the park against Boston in the next round.

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<v Speaker 2>Milwaukee Bucks. Oh they are in trouble, baby, Oh no,

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<v Speaker 2>they you know they're playing the Heat. It's not a

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<v Speaker 2>great matchup for them without Yannis. Not something I would

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<v Speaker 2>have said ten days ago. They are down two to

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<v Speaker 2>one to the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat almost like

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<v Speaker 2>didn't make the playoffs. Yannis missed Game three. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>know when he's gonna be back on the floor, hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>as soon. Because this is not a team that you

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<v Speaker 2>can expect to have any title aspirations without their guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Playoff Jimmy has arrived. He is single handedly carried every

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<v Speaker 2>single substandard player on his team. No one is there now.

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<v Speaker 2>The Tyler hero is gone and the team is still succeeding. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, really sad news. Victor Oladipo. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>the final answer to his he got injured last game,

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<v Speaker 2>and I believe it was a tendon. Yeah, a torn

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<v Speaker 2>pateeller tendon in his left knee, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>is the other knee that his other knee was the

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<v Speaker 2>one who got injured, and he had a surgery on.

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<v Speaker 2>So bad bad stuff there. Crazy. The Heat lead the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA right now in offensive rating in the playoffs, field

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<v Speaker 2>goal percentage, three point shooting percentage, Just like hew, they

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<v Speaker 2>all drew it up right, just makes sense. Fourth from

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom all year and now they're just they're just

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<v Speaker 2>snipers Without Tyler Herro. Everybody would have predicted that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>That's how it all went. Clippers are also on the ropes.

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<v Speaker 2>Kawhi Leonard is injured, he's got a nie sprain. Phoenix

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<v Speaker 2>is about to put the Clippers to bed, and Russell

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<v Speaker 2>Westbrook is trying his very best to keep them from

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<v Speaker 2>getting Night Night sleep mask no Kuhi no PG. When

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<v Speaker 2>they were healthy, they were going to really make noise

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoffs. Now they're down three to one. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're going to struggle to get a game six

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<v Speaker 2>in the Suns. Good news, bad news, Good news, Katie

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<v Speaker 2>is doing Katie things, just a book, bucket, walking, bucket Booker.

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<v Speaker 2>Booker's been really really good too. The bad news is

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<v Speaker 2>they're not destroying a team that does not have Kawhi,

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<v Speaker 2>Leonard and Paul George. They are, as Doc Rivers would say,

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<v Speaker 2>playing with their meat, and when you play with your meat,

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<v Speaker 2>your meat tends to bite back. Teams like Denver and

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers are not gonna fuck around in the next round.

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<v Speaker 2>So eight needs to find more consistency. Kdie needs to

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<v Speaker 2>play less minutes. They need to finish this series off

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<v Speaker 2>in five so that they can get more time to

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<v Speaker 2>get their ship in order. Denver thought they were gonna

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<v Speaker 2>sweep the Tea Wolves, and they did not. This is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the least interesting series of the first round.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, Minnesota, I don't want to see another game

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<v Speaker 2>of this. You should just lay down and stay down.

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<v Speaker 2>Barkley doesn't want to even talk about it. He said

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<v Speaker 2>he was watching hockey on TBS. This game is boring

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<v Speaker 2>as hell. I'm gonna be honest with you. After game one,

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<v Speaker 2>in game two, I stop watching, so I don't have

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<v Speaker 2>any insight. I don't have I just know Edwards is

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<v Speaker 2>doing really well. I know he had thirty four, five

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<v Speaker 2>and five. I know he had two steals. We'll watch

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<v Speaker 2>more of the highlights later. This is bad. I don't care.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care. Do you care? No, Let's move on.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the Lakers versus the Grizzlies could be very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Lakers took it to the grizz in Game three. They

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<v Speaker 2>have a two to one league going to the game

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<v Speaker 2>four the crypt. If they win in LA, now it's problems,

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<v Speaker 2>But there is a glaring seven foot hole in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of their lineup named Steven Adams and Brandon Clark.

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<v Speaker 2>Without those guys, they are getting manhandled. Dylan Brooks is

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<v Speaker 2>now a comic book villain. He punched Braun in the

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<v Speaker 2>dick that is now the third dick punch in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Who would have said that was gonna happen? So many

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<v Speaker 2>guys kicking dicks and punching dicks. Dylan Brooks is committed

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<v Speaker 2>to now being this character. I think it is hurting

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<v Speaker 2>his team. He was ejected. Difference between Draymond and Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>Brooks is Dylan's not getting suspended next game. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>really interesting. Day after he called braun Old and said, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>like he's washed and I'm not gonna respect him until

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<v Speaker 2>he gives me forty the Lakers ran out to a

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five to nine first quarter lead. So yeah, the

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<v Speaker 2>funny thing, just like Draymond, he was three for thirteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Unlike Draymond, his team got his ass kicked. Dylan said

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<v Speaker 2>now that even though he just had an article calling

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<v Speaker 2>himself Dylan the villain, now somehow it's us that's making

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<v Speaker 2>him out to be a villain. This is what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>The media is making me a villain. The fans are

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<v Speaker 2>making me a villain, and that just creates this different

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<v Speaker 2>persona of me. Sir, pause, you literally did an article

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<v Speaker 2>with the ESPN like three weeks ago about how you

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<v Speaker 2>love to be the villain. You called yourself Dylan the villain. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, so you think I intended to hit Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>James and the nuts I'm playing basketball. I'm a basketball player.

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<v Speaker 2>So if I intended and that's whatever it is in

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<v Speaker 2>the flagrant two category, if you think I did that,

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<v Speaker 2>then you that means you think I'm that type of person.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the thing, Dylan, You've already hit Donovan Mitchell in

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<v Speaker 2>not so far this year, so it's hard for us

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<v Speaker 2>to just believe you don't mean to do it. This

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be an awesome series. I hope it goes seven.

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<v Speaker 2>I would not be shocked if it goes seven, but

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<v Speaker 2>the Grizz need to get their shit together or it's

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<v Speaker 2>done after basically next game. That's all the time that

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<v Speaker 2>we have for this episode. That Heat Checked my voice

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