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<v Speaker 1>Finals are here, and the only thing for sure is

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<v Speaker 1>Amazing ride to get here, an unprecedented run to this point,

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<v Speaker 2>What's Right with Nick Wright?

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<v Speaker 1>A quick reaction show to Lakers war last night. As promised,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't have a show Tuesday. I was traveling, wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do a second episode this week. Lakers Warriors, a

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<v Speaker 1>potential Round one preview, a potential Round two preview, a

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<v Speaker 1>potential Round three preview.

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<v Speaker 2>It delivered because.

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<v Speaker 1>The two guys who have been delivering for this league

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<v Speaker 1>for a decade continued to deliver.

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<v Speaker 2>And we will get to the actual game itself.

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<v Speaker 1>Long short of it, Luca's got to be better if

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers are going to have a chance to reach

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<v Speaker 1>their full potential, if they're gonna have a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>win the Western Conference, to give Boston a real run

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA Finals, which I think they can do.

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<v Speaker 1>But Luca's got to play better. And we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the actual ins and outs of the game in a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's not actually where I'm focused. I'm focused on

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<v Speaker 1>an appreciation for Lebron James and Steph Curry and what

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<v Speaker 1>they have given us as sports fans for the last decade,

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<v Speaker 1>because it should be impossible. Lebron James and Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 1>first met in the NBA Finals nine years and ten

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<v Speaker 1>months ago. June of twenty fifteen was our first Steph

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron Cavs Warriors, and Steph had already had obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>nice career up to that point. That year, he had

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<v Speaker 1>already won his first MVP, He had had some unbelievable

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<v Speaker 1>moments becoming a superstar and becoming one of and then

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, catapulting himself into the discussion for

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<v Speaker 1>not just one of the best players in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>but a top three player, a top two player, fully

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<v Speaker 1>flirted with top one player in some quarters, and Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>already had built a top ten all time player resume.

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<v Speaker 1>When these two guys first played in the finals, which

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<v Speaker 1>was again ten years ago, Lebron had already played seven

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<v Speaker 1>years with the Cavs. Took him to a finals left

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<v Speaker 1>his entire heat career had come and gone, not five,

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<v Speaker 1>not six, not seven. The press conference of the Decision

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<v Speaker 1>four League MVPs five finals appearances, two championships, Lebron had

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<v Speaker 1>already done all of that before he and Steph started

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<v Speaker 1>this last decade of professional basketball being the face of

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<v Speaker 1>the league and the other face of the league being

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<v Speaker 1>the two guys who set the standard for what not

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<v Speaker 1>only being a superstar in the NBA ideally would look like,

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<v Speaker 1>but what being a professional would look like, what being

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<v Speaker 1>a titan of industry almost would look like. Zero off

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<v Speaker 1>court mistakes, zero controversy. The worst thing Steph ever did

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<v Speaker 1>his entire career was throw his mouth guard into the

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<v Speaker 1>front row. The worst thing Lebron ever did his entire

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<v Speaker 1>career was a maybe preemptive celebratory press conference.

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<v Speaker 2>The not five, not six, not seven. That's it. And

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<v Speaker 2>for those guys to have delivered.

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<v Speaker 1>For the last ten years and last night no different.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a big day, It's national TV. All eyes are

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<v Speaker 1>on us. Our co stars may or may not be

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<v Speaker 1>available for US. Steph didn't get much from Jimmy, Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get much from Luca. It doesn't matter. Steph drops

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven some very just only Steph shots. Lebron drops

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three on just fifteen field goal attempts. After not

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<v Speaker 1>looking quite like Lebron since coming back from the groin injury,

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<v Speaker 1>but he did last night, because these guys deliver and

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<v Speaker 1>they answer the bell unlike any duo we have seen

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<v Speaker 1>since Magic and Bird. But here's the thing, this is

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<v Speaker 1>so much, so different than Magic and Bird. Here's why

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<v Speaker 1>Magic and Bird we got them for the first decade

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<v Speaker 1>of their career.

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<v Speaker 2>And then it was over.

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<v Speaker 1>We got them Stephan Lebron got going when Steph was

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<v Speaker 1>half a decade in, and when Lebron was a dozen

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<v Speaker 1>years in, and they're still going. Magic and Bird, as

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<v Speaker 1>great as they are were, are not cumulatively really close

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<v Speaker 1>to the duo that Lebron and Steph have been. Some

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<v Speaker 1>people argue Steps better than Magic.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't go that far.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's at least within shouting distance of him. So

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<v Speaker 1>if some argue steps better than Magic, I think magic's

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<v Speaker 1>better than Steph.

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<v Speaker 2>But call that a wash.

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron versus Bird is a bunch of ten eight rounds.

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<v Speaker 1>And for us to be getting these guys doing this

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<v Speaker 1>when for Lebron the entirety of the rivalry should have

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<v Speaker 1>been when he's passed his prime. For Steph, the last

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<v Speaker 1>half of the rivalry should have been when he's passed

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<v Speaker 1>his prime. It's just remarkable. And I think because of

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron and Steph and also to his credit, Kevin Durant.

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<v Speaker 1>People don't people have forgotten that this has never happened

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<v Speaker 1>in NBA history. Guys, this age. Forget Lebron being forty.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pretend Lebron's thirty seven, like Steph, is this age

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<v Speaker 1>playing at this level. Complete list NBA history of people

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<v Speaker 1>who after their age thirty five season has have averaged

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three plus a game. That list is five people long,

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<v Speaker 1>and two of those people joined that group this year.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Karl Malone, Kareem in eighty six, Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 1>this year, Steph Curry this year, and Lebron James each

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<v Speaker 1>of the last five years. That's the list. Steph Curry's

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven years old. Lebron is forty years old. The

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<v Speaker 1>late great Kobe Bryant played in his final career playoff

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<v Speaker 1>game at age thirty three. Michael Jordan played his final

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<v Speaker 1>game with the Bulls at age thirty six. Larry Bird

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<v Speaker 1>won one playoff series one after age thirty one. Think

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<v Speaker 1>about that, and now you have Stepped at thirty seven

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<v Speaker 1>and Lebron at forty as right now the most reliable

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<v Speaker 1>players in STEP's case, undeniably the best player on his team.

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<v Speaker 1>In Lebron's case, Lucas should be the best for Lebron's

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<v Speaker 1>right now, the most reliable on legitimate contenders on the

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<v Speaker 1>teams with what the third and fifth or fourth and

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<v Speaker 1>fifth or fourth and third best odds to win the championship.

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<v Speaker 1>It was utterly remarkable when Kareem in nineteen eighty six

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<v Speaker 1>gave us one more all time year. And it was

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<v Speaker 1>really really special when Carl Malone in the lockout shortened

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<v Speaker 1>season in ninety nine two thousand, at age thirty six,

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<v Speaker 1>gave us one more great year. Steph, at the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of this season, it looked like, Okay, most guys remember

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<v Speaker 1>they peak at twenty seven, hold on to that peak

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<v Speaker 1>for a few years, and then slowly slowed downward tick.

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<v Speaker 1>And at the beginning of this year, when he was

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<v Speaker 1>averaging twenty to a game, when he had a couple

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<v Speaker 1>single digit point games, you were, Okay, he's to a

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<v Speaker 1>different place, which he should be. They had that amazing

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<v Speaker 1>These two guys had that amazing Olympic moment together, Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>carrying the team through the first few rounds, Steph having

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<v Speaker 1>the brilliant gold medal game, performance like that that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>was for Steph and Lebron their final time playing for

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<v Speaker 1>real stakes, championship stakes, and they got to do it together.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we now there's the Jimmy trade, there's the

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<v Speaker 1>Luca trade. Steph post Jimmy trade has been almost vintage.

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Lebron just came off pre groin injury, winning Western

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<v Speaker 1>Conference Player of the Month. There's still not three guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the league that you could say you definitively would

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<v Speaker 1>rather have than either of these two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>And it gotta have its spot.

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<v Speaker 1>And them doing this now twenty fifteen is when it started.

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<v Speaker 1>It's twenty twenty five. For this to be going on

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<v Speaker 1>it's eleventh season is incomprehensible for the seventy three win Warriors,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the greatest three game stretch in the history

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<v Speaker 1>of the sport by Lebron. For these finals to be

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<v Speaker 1>the tenth finals we've had since then is and these

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<v Speaker 1>guys are fighting to play in that one. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>an impossibility. And so I just have a deep and

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<v Speaker 1>profound appreciation for these guys. And it also not joh

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<v Speaker 1>last night hit a game winner, and then he did

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<v Speaker 1>the postgame interview and called someone a pigeon, And it

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<v Speaker 1>is very very hard for me not to juxtapose how

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron and Steph have carried this torch and have had

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<v Speaker 1>more scrutiny, in Lebron's case, more pressure than anyone could

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<v Speaker 1>possibly imagine, and never stepped out of line and never

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<v Speaker 1>embarrassed the league and never had an incident and not

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<v Speaker 1>be frustrated.

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<v Speaker 2>By some of them.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know I sound like an old guy, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's because I'm older than Stephan, I'm the exact same

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<v Speaker 1>age as Lebron. I guess I am an old guy

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<v Speaker 1>and not be frustrated by some of the nonsense by

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<v Speaker 1>the guys, not all, but a lot of the guys who

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<v Speaker 1>have come after them, because you had the blueprint. And

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<v Speaker 1>not only did you have the blueprint, you are getting

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<v Speaker 1>to see it in real time because these guys won't

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<v Speaker 1>stop being great. And it was just awesome to watch

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<v Speaker 1>last night for the seemingly seventy fifth time, these two

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<v Speaker 1>legends trading haymakers. Now to the actual game itself, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not all that complex on the Lakers end, really interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Reeves game awesome, the first three minutes, unbelievable, the

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<v Speaker 1>final quarter and not much else. But with thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>on sixteen shots, Lebron was I think hoping Luca would

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<v Speaker 1>get going early. Lebron's zero first quarter points saw Luca

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have it. Finishes with thirty three.

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<v Speaker 2>Five and nine, but.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't going to matter, even though Jimmy didn't really

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<v Speaker 1>do much of anything offensively, because you are not going

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<v Speaker 1>to beat the Warriors on a night Pods and Draymond

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<v Speaker 1>combine for ten threes on fourteen attempts that you're not

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<v Speaker 1>beating them, and Draymond was doing all types of Draymond

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<v Speaker 1>stuff for Guder for Baddie had the wonderful strip on

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<v Speaker 1>Luca late, and Pods was just out of his mind

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<v Speaker 1>the first half of the game. When that happens and

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<v Speaker 1>Luca's not Luca, You're gonna lose. It was insane. The

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers had not really a chance to steal it, but

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to have a chance at stealing it late.

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<v Speaker 1>I am fully and entirely confident that Luca come the postseason,

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<v Speaker 1>will be playoff Luca, because that's all he's ever been.

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<v Speaker 1>But last night was a game that I thought because

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<v Speaker 1>of the stakes of it, because they had had a

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<v Speaker 1>couple days off that we'd see great Luca and we

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<v Speaker 1>saw far from it. And so Lakers win the season

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<v Speaker 1>series on the Warriors three to one, so they do

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<v Speaker 1>still have that tiebreaker, and that could really matter because

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<v Speaker 1>it's now forty five and thirty one for the Warriors,

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<v Speaker 1>forty six and thirty for the Lakers. You won wonder

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<v Speaker 1>what the Warriors will look like tonight as they host Denver.

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<v Speaker 1>Denver having had a night off after a couple brutal losses,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Warriors the rest of the way they've got

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<v Speaker 1>the next two are tough and then a nice soft

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<v Speaker 1>landing until the final game of the year. So the

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors home for Denver, home for the Rockets, at Phoenix,

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<v Speaker 1>home for San Antonio, at Portland home for the Clippers.

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<v Speaker 1>You would think in those six games that four and

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<v Speaker 1>two is a fair result for them, So that would

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<v Speaker 1>put them at forty nine wins. The Lakers, on the

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<v Speaker 1>other hand, they're a tough one to figure because they

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<v Speaker 1>seemingly play their worst against bad teams. But the Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans, then at OKC, at OKC at Dallas in

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<v Speaker 1>what should be absolute theater. It is a shame that

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<v Speaker 1>game is the second night of a back to back.

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<v Speaker 1>But if I were, if I were running the Lakers rotations,

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<v Speaker 1>just me personally, you gotta win tonight against New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 1>I would go for it Sunday against the Thunder, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I would give everybody the night off on the

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<v Speaker 1>front end of a back to back Tuesday against the Thunder.

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<v Speaker 1>Punt that one, because that Dallas game is gonna mean

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to Luca and it's also obviously the far

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<v Speaker 1>more winnable spot of your two of your back to back,

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<v Speaker 1>and then after that home for Houston, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>huge one, and then at Portland the final game of

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<v Speaker 1>the year. If they win tonight, it is very, very

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<v Speaker 1>difficult for me to see how the Warriors could possibly

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<v Speaker 1>catch them. They win tonight, they get to forty seven.

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<v Speaker 1>The Portland win has to be a win the Portland game,

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<v Speaker 1>I should say, because Portland's not even gonna it's the

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<v Speaker 1>game eighty two. They're not even gonna want to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Portland's gonna play. You know, Portland's gonna want the draft position.

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<v Speaker 1>So that puts you at forty eight wins, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you just need one. If I'm right that the Warriors

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna go four and two now, that could I

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<v Speaker 1>could be wrong. You would just need one of Oka

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<v Speaker 1>see OKAC Dallas Houston so Western conference standings. If the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs were to start today, we'd get Warriors Lakers in

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<v Speaker 1>round one. Gosh, that's a series that would be a

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<v Speaker 1>bummer to have in round one. If I could set

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<v Speaker 1>the bracket, I would. It's very, very difficult to get

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<v Speaker 1>them to where they could play in round two, is

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the problem?

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<v Speaker 2>It would have to.

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<v Speaker 1>Be, Well, you know what, there's no way to do

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<v Speaker 1>this because the Rockets are at twenty seven losses. They're

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<v Speaker 1>in good shape. But Man oh Man Rockets final five

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<v Speaker 1>games OKCE, Golden State, Clippers, Lakers Denver. So we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>what the Rockets do over their final five. But the

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<v Speaker 1>Rockets have obviously a big cushion. They're at twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>Nuggets and Lakers at thirty losses. This is Warriors at

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one, and then Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Clippers at thirty two.

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<v Speaker 1>So Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, they're all just starting from right now,

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<v Speaker 1>a two game losing streak from potentially being right in

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<v Speaker 1>the play in and so for the Lakers purposes, you

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<v Speaker 1>would love a bracket that goes OKC one, Houston two,

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers three, Denver, Golden State four five, Memphis six, Timberwolves, seven,

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers eight, or vice versa. That's the ideal bracket for

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers. The ideal bracket for the Warriors is the

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<v Speaker 1>exact one I just said. You just flipped the Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>and the Warriors. I think it's gonna be really hard

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<v Speaker 1>for the Warriors though, to catch the Lakers unless they

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<v Speaker 1>can go five and one are better in their last six.

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<v Speaker 1>And with the fact that I would, I would be

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<v Speaker 1>surprised if Steph plays tonight. I think this, well, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't be surprised. I wonder what the line is

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<v Speaker 1>for that game.

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<v Speaker 2>What is what do.

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<v Speaker 1>Our friends at DraftKings. DraftKings has Denver favored by one

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<v Speaker 1>and a half in Golden State. I think I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>double check that. If that's the case, then DraftKings is

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<v Speaker 1>telling us they're not sure Steph is playing either. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure Steph is playing, and obviously that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of Steph doesn't play, it'd be Denver

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<v Speaker 1>by more than that. But if Steph does play and

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors are fully healthy, I don't think they would

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<v Speaker 1>be dogs at home, so it should be a wild

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<v Speaker 1>final ten days.

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<v Speaker 2>But I am just.

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<v Speaker 1>So incredibly appreciative that if Stephen Lebron were done as

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<v Speaker 1>top of the league competitors fighting for championships after the

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<v Speaker 1>four straight finals, that would have been totally reasonable. Instead

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<v Speaker 1>of that, we're now going on seven more seasons of it.

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<v Speaker 1>They've both they want a championship since and they're fighting

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<v Speaker 1>for one this year. Never see anything like it. See

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<v Speaker 1>you guys on Tuesday for the next episode of What's Right.

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<v Speaker 1>It will be a regular episode. Demons will be back.

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<v Speaker 2>All of that.

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<v Speaker 1>See you guys later today depending on when you watch

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<v Speaker 1>this on First Things First, have a great weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll trade