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Speaker 1: some basketball. So the Lakers get a huge win at

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Speaker 1: and Bid play this well, they can beat anybody. I'm

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Speaker 1: He's been exposed in some specific matchups with his foot speed.

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Speaker 1: the NBA postseason. I'm skeptical too, but if they play

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Speaker 1: to beat anybody and we can't write them off. All right, guys,

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Speaker 1: that's all I have for today. We're gonna be back

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Speaker 1: tomorrow covering Nick Celtics, a little bit more from that

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Speaker 1: Sun's MAVs game and whatever. I'll have to look at

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Speaker 1: the slate to see if there's any other interesting games tonight.

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Speaker 1: That show should be releasing in the early evening tomorrow,

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Speaker 1: so to keep an eye on the feeds. As always,

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Speaker 1: I appreciate your guys as support and I will see

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Speaker 1: you next time. The volume