WEBVTT - NBA Feb. 23 | What You Need To Know

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<v Speaker 1>The Lakers have lost three in a row? Is it

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<v Speaker 1>time to worry? The team? LA is chasing? The Utah

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<v Speaker 1>Jazz set a new team record, but that was after

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<v Speaker 1>the Charlotte Hornets really pissed them off. God, I love

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<v Speaker 1>that game. Let's get into it. Hey, I'm tas Malus

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what you need to know in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA for Tuesday, February twenty third. The first thing you

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<v Speaker 1>need to know is that the world is not collapsing

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lakers. Yes, the champs have lost three in

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<v Speaker 1>a row after losing to the Wizards at home, and

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<v Speaker 1>they have some problems with the bottom dwelling teams in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA, but that's better than having problems with the

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<v Speaker 1>best teams in the NBA. Lebron's Lakers are going to

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<v Speaker 1>play down to their competition at times. They need things

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<v Speaker 1>to motivate them. That's why they're a far better road

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<v Speaker 1>team than they are a home team. And even more

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<v Speaker 1>importantly than that, they're a top heavy team that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have their top right now. Anthony Davis is out He's

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<v Speaker 1>missed this entire three game losing streak, and Dennis Shrewder,

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<v Speaker 1>their third best scorer, is also out. And he won't

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<v Speaker 1>be there when the Lakers face the Utah Jazz on

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday night, which stinks. If you want to nitpick about

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<v Speaker 1>something with the Lakers, it's that they're up seventeen in

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<v Speaker 1>the third quarter and then they just shot three after three,

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<v Speaker 1>after three after three. They missed twelve straight threes between

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<v Speaker 1>the third and fourth quarter when they should have been

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<v Speaker 1>going to the whole to the free throw line. Especially

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<v Speaker 1>with their old mate, old Laker Moe Wagner starting in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle for the Wizards. This should have been going

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<v Speaker 1>down there. But Lebron James thirty one points and thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>assists isn't getting the old It's not an issue. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not the problem. Yeah, he missed a free throw at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the game. It would be nice if

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<v Speaker 1>he had a better free throw percentage. It went into

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<v Speaker 1>overtime because he missed that free throw when Westbrook had

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<v Speaker 1>a really good period, great shot selection from him. He

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<v Speaker 1>handed with thirty two points, fourteen boards, and nine assists.

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<v Speaker 1>He says he's held healthy and if you listen to

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<v Speaker 1>this show, you'd know that his second half of the

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<v Speaker 1>season is probably going to be better than his first.

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<v Speaker 1>If his season mimics anything like it was last year

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<v Speaker 1>for the Houston Rockets when he went to the All

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<v Speaker 1>Star Game, and just some great experiences for the Wizards

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<v Speaker 1>youngsters in this game as well. Ruy At Tramura got

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<v Speaker 1>to guard the best player in the world for the

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<v Speaker 1>entire game, guarding Lebron. That was awesome to see. Russell Westbrook,

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<v Speaker 1>according to Fredkatz, told ruy hey, you got to guard

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<v Speaker 1>one through five, and now he has taken defense a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more seriously, Danny Avdia, their rookie draft pick.

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<v Speaker 1>He hit a big shot under a minute left. The

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<v Speaker 1>Whiz have now won five straight games, their longest winning

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<v Speaker 1>streak in three years. They're at eleven and seventeen and

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<v Speaker 1>they're only two games back of the eight seed, and

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<v Speaker 1>they've got more games left than anyone in the Eastern

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<v Speaker 1>Conference because of how their COVID postponements have worked out

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<v Speaker 1>thus far. Little note for the Lakers, they released Quinn Cook,

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<v Speaker 1>the two time NBA champ, is likely to be replaced

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<v Speaker 1>by a big man. DeMarcus Cousins is rumored to be

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<v Speaker 1>going to the Lakers because he's on the outs with

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<v Speaker 1>the Houston Rockets. According to Schams Sharania of the athletic.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's also another big man who's in a very

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<v Speaker 1>similar situation to DeMarcus Cousins with the Rockets, but with

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings, Hassan Whiteside is a backup big there might

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<v Speaker 1>be on the outs with a young and upcoming team

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<v Speaker 1>that's looking to move on from Hassan Whiteside. According to

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<v Speaker 1>The La Times, Brad Turner and Dan Wiki, the Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>are interested in Hassan Whiteside, and it makes sense that

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers want a backup big. They never really replaced

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<v Speaker 1>Dwight Howard in the offseason. Montrez Harrol is their backup center.

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<v Speaker 1>Although he's more of a power forward. He couldn't play

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<v Speaker 1>in overtime against the Washington Wizards even though he had

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<v Speaker 1>a season high twenty six points. He's just a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit undersized, so for some matchups they need a biggie

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<v Speaker 1>like Couzy or white Sidey moving on the Hornets versus

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<v Speaker 1>the Utah Jazz. My money, this was the game of

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<v Speaker 1>the night and with my money, I could have probably

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<v Speaker 1>got into this game. There were fans in the stands.

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<v Speaker 1>There were thirty nine hundred of them. Although it sounded

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<v Speaker 1>like Utah's old stadium, pumping sound, and that's probably what

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<v Speaker 1>was happening. They're piping in music and piping in sound,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm extremely gullible. Anyways, the Hornets were just feeling themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone on that team can pass and shoot. This was

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<v Speaker 1>a great game and they make other teams angry. When

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<v Speaker 1>Lamellow Ball scored and did the you're too small gesture

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<v Speaker 1>toward Mike Conley, Oh, it riled up the jazz commentators.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen right here the bucket. Nice playing, But all right,

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<v Speaker 1>young fella, why I watch yourself. It's a long game. Yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>rookie can't do that to a fourteen years van. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>Gotta love it when Ball shot his floaters, Craig Bowlerjack

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<v Speaker 1>and Thorough Bailey were calling his shot technique awkward. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe the word you're looking for is unique, although they

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<v Speaker 1>softened on Ball and his twenty one points as the

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<v Speaker 1>game went on. Gotta love Ball going after it and

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon Hayward is fun to watch against his old team.

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<v Speaker 1>He went into Utah was looking like his old stop

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<v Speaker 1>on a diamond the lane spinny self. He had twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one points, but he left this game with apparent wrist injury.

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<v Speaker 1>In the fourth quarter. Hopefully he's all right. The Utah

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<v Speaker 1>Jazz were all right. They sold the Hornets in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. Charlotte was taken away the middle and Rudy

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<v Speaker 1>Gobert so he didn't have much of an offensive game.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Jazz just decided, you're gonna play into our

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<v Speaker 1>hands like that. We're just gonna bomb away threes and

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<v Speaker 1>they hit a franchise record twenty eight of them, which

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<v Speaker 1>is one off the NBA record set by the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this year. The Jazz set an NBA record in

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<v Speaker 1>this one with nineteen threes off the bench. George Nyang

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<v Speaker 1>and Joe Ingles had seven, each career highs for both

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<v Speaker 1>of them. They didn't score another point either. The Clarkson

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<v Speaker 1>had five off the bench. How are you going to

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<v Speaker 1>lose when you've got nineteen threes off the bench seven

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<v Speaker 1>from the Yang, seven from Engles, and five from Clarkson.

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<v Speaker 1>The Jazz stretch their lead atop the West to three

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<v Speaker 1>and a half games on both the Clippers and the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>One though Rookie of the Year race, I have been

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<v Speaker 1>big enough. Anthony Edwards, the number one pick out of Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 1>LaMelo Ball definitely still the Rookie of the Year favorite,

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<v Speaker 1>the Charlotte Hornets definitely the NBA favorite as being the

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<v Speaker 1>most fun team in the league. Moving on to Portland

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<v Speaker 1>and Phoenix, one of the most fun teams in the

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<v Speaker 1>league is the Suns, especially because of Devin Booker. This

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<v Speaker 1>guy against the Blazers, it was some classic big shooting

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<v Speaker 1>guard stuff, taking small defenders in the posts like Damian

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<v Speaker 1>Lillard showing all his handles and pull ups to Gary

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<v Speaker 1>Trent Junior, going by bigger guys like Derek Jones Junior

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<v Speaker 1>and Robert Covington. Everyone that was not a center guarded

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<v Speaker 1>Devin Booker, but he cannot be stopped. It was a

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<v Speaker 1>perfect night. Thirty four points, twelve of seventeen, shooting eight

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<v Speaker 1>free throws. Okay, I guess it's not perfect because he misshots,

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<v Speaker 1>but all in all, watching this guy play was perfect

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<v Speaker 1>and they needed Booker to be that good because Chris Paul,

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<v Speaker 1>his backcourt mate, only had two points in this one.

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<v Speaker 1>When the All Star reserves are announced on Tuesday, who

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<v Speaker 1>the heck is going to get that All Star appearance

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<v Speaker 1>from the Suns. They are both deserving, but it's unlikely

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<v Speaker 1>both are gonna make it. Just give him half an

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<v Speaker 1>All Star appearance each Crevin Book, All yeah, Crevin Book Book,

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<v Speaker 1>All yeah, it's half. They're a well rounded team that

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<v Speaker 1>is now twenty and ten. They're gonna make the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time since twenty ten when Steve Nash

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<v Speaker 1>was taking this team to the Western Conference finals. Gonna

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<v Speaker 1>wrap up the other few games for you. Memphis visited Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>No Christops Porzingis in this one. The MAVs big man

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<v Speaker 1>had a little bit of back tightness, and as my

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<v Speaker 1>man Kelly Dwyer pointed out, you know, wonder Dallas's defense

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<v Speaker 1>played a little bit tighter against Memphis. Brutal Kelly Dwyer,

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<v Speaker 1>but probably some truth to that. The MAVs won in

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<v Speaker 1>a game that wasn't all that close. They had him

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<v Speaker 1>played in a week due to game cancelations, so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure they were just happy to get back on the court.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bulls destroyed the Rockets, who have now lost eight straight.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't have Christian Wood or Victor Oladipo in the lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll say it one last time, Zach Lavine better

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<v Speaker 1>be named an All Star reserved tonight. Give the fans

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<v Speaker 1>one last dunk contast Zach He's definitely not going in

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<v Speaker 1>it if he's not named an All Star. Last game,

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<v Speaker 1>the Heat got a nice, well rounded win over okay See,

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<v Speaker 1>looking a little like the Bubble Heat. But I give

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<v Speaker 1>all the credit to Kelly Olinick's shoes. He was wearing

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<v Speaker 1>his old team Canada twenty ten red Nike hyperfuses when

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<v Speaker 1>he was on the national team. As Nick Depaula pointed out,

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<v Speaker 1>those are some beauties. Thanks for joining me today. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back on Wednesday to give you the news as

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<v Speaker 1>fast as I possibly can. Some All Star reserves talk

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<v Speaker 1>in there, I'm sure. Make sure you check out the

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<v Speaker 1>full No Dunks episode today here on Tuesday. Talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you tomorrow.