WEBVTT - Trae Young Goes Crazy, LeBron is Clutch, Playoff Jimmy Does it Again

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<v Speaker 1>And here it's Yong that shack spy. It's just Young

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<v Speaker 2>Yo, Hi go.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into NBA Pulster production of iHeartRadio in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Sarahcustack, NBA analyst for the Yes Network, and today

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<v Speaker 1>is Wednesday, April twenty six. From our extraordinary core group

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<v Speaker 1>of NBA journalists, We're joined now by NBA dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>senior writer Steve Ashburner. Steve, I'm excited for you. We

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<v Speaker 1>got a big slate of game four, Game fives, four

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<v Speaker 1>of them here tonight. You're headed to Memphis pretty soon, correct,

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<v Speaker 1>But before we get to that game and preview the

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<v Speaker 1>other four games, let's talk about last night. What a

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<v Speaker 1>win by the Atlanta Hawks, led by Trey Young thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight points, thirteen assists. They continue to give Boston a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of a push here. Boston still leads the

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<v Speaker 1>series three to two, but it also extends this series

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<v Speaker 1>of which the Philadelphia seventy six ers Joel Embiid as

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<v Speaker 1>he was hobbled a little bit in their sweep of

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets, get some more time to rest. That series

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<v Speaker 1>won't start until Monday, May first. But what did you

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<v Speaker 1>see out of Trey Young? In particular one nineteen one

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen Hawks win at Boston without Dejonte Murray and what

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<v Speaker 1>he's done for this Hawks group to uh, to give

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<v Speaker 1>the Celtics more than maybe a lot of us expected.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think a lot of people will remember, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>how Trey Young went into Madison Square Garden and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>silenced the crowd and became a new century Reggie Miller

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<v Speaker 2>in a sense in terms of taking on that what

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<v Speaker 2>seemed would seem like an insurmountable disadvantage, and he did

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing. He didn't have Jihntay Murray at his side,

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<v Speaker 2>and he went into you know, Tea Garden and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>took it to Celtics fans who had every right, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>to expect that their team would end this series, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it would move up the the East Semifinal

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<v Speaker 2>series with Philadelphia a couple of day games, but it

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<v Speaker 2>would certainly ease things for the Celtics had they taken

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<v Speaker 2>care of business last night. You know, Trey Young, I

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<v Speaker 2>threw him an All NBA vote, And he's got as

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<v Speaker 2>many critics as he has supporters, it seems, and people don't,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like his game. They Siddenly don't like his defense.

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<v Speaker 2>They feel that he's not necessarily a great team player,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, the guy puts up the numbers. He's

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<v Speaker 2>not an off court issue at all. And for him

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<v Speaker 2>with Murray out to do what he did and that

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<v Speaker 2>shot was unbelievable. I mean I scared. I scared the

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<v Speaker 2>people in my house because I let out such a

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<v Speaker 2>yell when it happened. Now, I will admit that had

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<v Speaker 2>Boston won that game, I would have had to go

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<v Speaker 2>to work immediately write a series preview story about six

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<v Speaker 2>or Celtics. So I was able to kick that can

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<v Speaker 2>down the road a couple of days at least before

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<v Speaker 2>I have to preview that that e semifinal.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're screaming for multiple reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>I was screaming for a much easier night and morning today,

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<v Speaker 2>But mostly I was I was screaming for the drama

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<v Speaker 2>of Trey Young just sort of sticking it in people's

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<v Speaker 2>faces and pushing this thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Young that's a come.

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<v Speaker 2>Go unreal how good he has been just willing this team.

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<v Speaker 2>I do wonder whether and I know you know, on

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<v Speaker 2>paper and by most measures, Atlanta's a better team with

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<v Speaker 2>John D. Murray. There's no doubt about it. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>good player. But you know, does Trey Young get in

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<v Speaker 2>as comfortable a rhythm if you know he's sharing opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>with Murray, you know, the ball it doesn't end up

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<v Speaker 2>in his hands quite as much. I think it's been

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to sort of see how teams respond when they've

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<v Speaker 2>been without a key player, whether it's Golden State without Draymond,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's Memphis without Jah. I mean, that's the one

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<v Speaker 2>game they've won in that series. Now the Clippers. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's one thing to do things without Paul George or

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<v Speaker 2>Kawhi Leonard, but when you don't have either. But I

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<v Speaker 2>just think it's an interesting dynamic. I don't know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you can speak to that, but when you're down a

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<v Speaker 2>key guy, what goes on with whoever's left standing standing?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? Well, and I think we saw that to your point.

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<v Speaker 1>The big question coming into that season when the Hawks

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<v Speaker 1>acquired de Jonte Murray was how those two not only

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<v Speaker 1>were going to play alongside one another, but the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to stagger them a little bit. And I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Murray component was also a defensive component. But those two

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<v Speaker 1>players getting used to playing off the ball, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's something that was still a work in progress.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously the change with Quin Sny coming over as a

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<v Speaker 1>head coach, how he had tried to kind of mix

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<v Speaker 1>and match those players, but that it was a big

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<v Speaker 1>night from John Collins, and that I think is something

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<v Speaker 1>else we were waiting on. Twenty three points bogdan Bogdanovic

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<v Speaker 1>came in. He's always been solid. I also think with

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<v Speaker 1>Boston and off night, you don't see this often from

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Tatum, the fact he was nineteen eight and eight,

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<v Speaker 1>but he went eight to twenty one from the field,

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<v Speaker 1>one to ten from the three point line. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be interesting to see. But I think the

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<v Speaker 1>key part of that, as you said, and we talk

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<v Speaker 1>about just Philadelphia waiting in the wings there knowing they

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<v Speaker 1>have a little bit more time to rest up, something

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<v Speaker 1>that Dac Rivers and Joel Embiid, James Harden, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>they're very pleased about. There was some clarity and some

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<v Speaker 1>of the other series last night. Denver closed out the

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<v Speaker 1>series against the Timberwolves, and the Suns closed out the

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<v Speaker 1>series against the Clippers. As you mentioned, the team playing

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<v Speaker 1>without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, so Phoenix, Denver. No,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to play one another, but we're still waiting

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<v Speaker 1>to hear what's going to happen with some of the others,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe we will see opportunities to close out series

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<v Speaker 1>here tonight, Not sure if will happen. Let's start with

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<v Speaker 1>the seven pm game on NBA TV, the New York

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<v Speaker 1>Knicks at the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks with a three

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<v Speaker 1>to one series lead. The Cavs did win Game two

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<v Speaker 1>at home, but the Knicks have taken care of business

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<v Speaker 1>and all the others. This has been a series that

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<v Speaker 1>has been predicated on defense, rebounding. We haven't seen a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of high scoring games when you look at this

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<v Speaker 1>game at Cleveland, but with the Knicks a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>close it out, what are your expectations for what will

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<v Speaker 1>happen this evening?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, like you just said, another low scoring game. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I think Tom Thibodeau is in his glory with

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<v Speaker 2>these defensive tussles' that's you know, old school TIBs, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just think New York has played harder. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they have a little bit more versatile attack. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Julius Randall is not himself, but I just think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, with with the way they play, Jalen Brunson,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, so far being the better offseason pickup judged

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<v Speaker 2>by the postseason compared to Donovan Mitchell. You know you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go with Brunson to this point in this series, Cleveland,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, has I think they've been caught on their heels.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they expected the Knicks to be as

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<v Speaker 2>difficult a matchup. I didn't think, you know, they probably

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<v Speaker 2>didn't expect to have as much pushback. They're very proud

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<v Speaker 2>of their talent in Cleveland, their talent level, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>very backcourt dominated, and so you know, if they don't

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<v Speaker 2>get more from the front line, I think they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to continue to get you know, out toughed and and

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately outscored by by the Knicks. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know that that makes the Knicks a, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>any sort of a great threat to keep advance. But

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<v Speaker 2>I do expect bulldprick bold pick here. When the team's

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<v Speaker 2>up three to one, I do expect them to get

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<v Speaker 2>things done, and I think it could be as soon

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<v Speaker 2>as tonight. I think that Cleveland is, you know, they're

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<v Speaker 2>playing on eggshells in a sense and their crowd would

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<v Speaker 2>deserve to be highly disappointed if they go out in

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<v Speaker 2>five games, So it could be a funky atmosphere.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and considering they did lose game one at home

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<v Speaker 1>to this next team who's playing confident, playing well, and

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<v Speaker 1>playing with the character that, as you know very well,

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago blood Tom Thibodeau likes, likes to employ and he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of guys that fit the mold of

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<v Speaker 1>how he wants to play. They will await. We will

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<v Speaker 1>get to some interesting things that happened in the East

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<v Speaker 1>between that matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>What it will be.

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<v Speaker 1>We will get to that Milwaukee Miami game in just

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<v Speaker 1>a minute, But first at seven thirty PM on T

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<v Speaker 1>and T, another incredibly intriguing series, one that has had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of storylines both on and off the floor

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<v Speaker 1>of the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Memphis Grizzlies and

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers have that three to one series lead. As

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned, you will be making the drive down to

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<v Speaker 1>cover that game one which has had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>highlight plays, a lot of fireworks, and a lot that

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<v Speaker 1>have come down to the the end of games, close games,

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<v Speaker 1>six seconds left. Le Bron's got it till them and

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<v Speaker 1>autumn Lakers down too, Chains off the window, run up,

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<v Speaker 1>basket by chains, tied on Memphis.

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<v Speaker 2>We're tied in one oh four.

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<v Speaker 1>Can the Lakers close it out in Memphis tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Absolutely. I think when you're you're a team as

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<v Speaker 2>hobbled as Memphis is, you've already dug down once too,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to show your resiliency. So that's on the record.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we give them all due for that, but

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<v Speaker 2>to know that, you know, in the back of their minds,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've got to push this thing back to La.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lakers are going home to Los Angeles regardless, because

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<v Speaker 2>there would be time before the next round. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's can you do it again? I mean

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<v Speaker 2>jam Rand, every time he goes to the floor, you're

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<v Speaker 2>wondering how much pain is he feeling. I mean, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he's not reinjuring, but he's clearly got discomfort in that hand,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's kind of painful to watch him play. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And I think I think the Lakers on our old

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<v Speaker 2>are the Lakers team that we saw down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron would be happy to stick it to Dylan Brooks

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<v Speaker 2>and the Grizzlies crowd as an extension of him. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think the Lakers are you know, not

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<v Speaker 2>just by numbers in games one so far, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think I've considered them favorites in this series because of

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<v Speaker 2>no Brandon Clark, no Steven Adams, you know, a half

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<v Speaker 2>capable John Morant. It's just too much to ask.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and we talk a lot about lebron Ja deservedly so,

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<v Speaker 1>but to play from Austin Reeves, Ruy Hachimura, Dangel Russell,

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<v Speaker 1>wiss some big play, I mean Jared Vanderbilt, right, some

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<v Speaker 1>of those trade deadline pickups, moves that have been made

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<v Speaker 1>for that team have paid dividends here early on in

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<v Speaker 1>this series. We are going to get to the other

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<v Speaker 1>two games on the slate tonight, including waiting to see

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<v Speaker 1>kind of how these series plays out. Who opponents may

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<v Speaker 1>be Miami at Milwaukee, Golden State at Sacramento. That's coming

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<v Speaker 1>up next. Welcome back to NBA Pulse, Sarah Coustak joined

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<v Speaker 1>by Steve Ashburner and Ash. We got a great slate tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>As we said, four game fives, we already went through

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<v Speaker 1>the first two. Let's look at the latter ones at

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<v Speaker 1>nine thirty pm on NBA TV, Miami Heat at the

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee Bucks. Who would have thought Miami with a three

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<v Speaker 1>to one series lead. Jannis did come back to play

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<v Speaker 1>in Game four and Biolic I think we thought that's

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<v Speaker 1>when the Bucks would start to turn things on, but

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler had other ideas. Coming off of an extraordinary

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<v Speaker 1>game playoff. Jimmy is a real thing, Butler one.

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Butler has done it again. We talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>big first half.

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<v Speaker 1>He had twenty four points twenty two in the first

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<v Speaker 1>quarter alone, but when the.

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<v Speaker 2>Heat needed him the most, he is absolutely delivered.

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<v Speaker 1>What is your expectation? I will say for tonight, but

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<v Speaker 1>also in the big picture of this series, the number

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<v Speaker 1>one seed playing a Miami Heat team that had lost

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<v Speaker 1>their first playing game, had to win another against the

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago Bulls just to get into that eight seed, and

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<v Speaker 1>now this commanding lead against a Buck team that we

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<v Speaker 1>assumed would roll.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's let's give you know, credit to Eric's bolster, very

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<v Speaker 2>crafty maneuvering to get down to the eighth seed from seven, right,

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<v Speaker 2>lose to Atlanta, then get in his eighth so you

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<v Speaker 2>get to face Milwaukee rather than Boston. I never would

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<v Speaker 2>have thought, you know, I joke like that up until

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<v Speaker 2>the other night. But this Bucks team has has been

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<v Speaker 2>a big disappointment. Now look, I get it, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have Giannas for two and two thirds games of the

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<v Speaker 2>first of four, you know, but Miami has not had

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Ira, a guy they rely on for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a significant part of their offense. Once again, as we

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<v Speaker 2>spoke about with Trey Young and Jent Murray, sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 2>streamlines things when when a guy is out and you

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<v Speaker 2>know Tyler Hero, you know his usageer eight the time

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<v Speaker 2>he takes up in possessions. Miami hasn't had that. They've

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<v Speaker 2>just been able to boom, give the ball to Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>and count on that. Now, if if the Bucks are

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<v Speaker 2>is good at defense, team, as the numbers during the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season showed, if their individuals are as good as

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<v Speaker 2>the attention that they get. With Brooks Lopez the second

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<v Speaker 2>in the Defensive Player of the Year voting this year,

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<v Speaker 2>Giannis has won that award. Drew Holliday was named recently

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<v Speaker 2>by in a survey of NBA players by The Athletic

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<v Speaker 2>as the league's best defender. They got to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>a way to throttle down Jimmy Butler, So I'll be curious,

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<v Speaker 2>and then what what does that allowed to pop up

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<v Speaker 2>from other guys? I mean, if Duncan Robinson beats you

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<v Speaker 2>at this point after the year he had, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you deal with that. You can say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>well that's fine, but not when you're the number one

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<v Speaker 2>seed like the Milwaukee Bucks. Chris Middleton has a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of Buck sands as upset with him, nearly as much

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<v Speaker 2>as they're upset with Mike Buttenholtzer. You know, to not

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<v Speaker 2>call the time out during the thirteen oh run is

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<v Speaker 2>for a guy who uses every timeout he has at

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<v Speaker 2>his disposal, you know, the the infant miss use it

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<v Speaker 2>or lose it with just over three minutes left in

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<v Speaker 2>games when he has three for him not to somehow

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<v Speaker 2>break the momentum. Get Giannis a breather. I didn't understand

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<v Speaker 2>that at all. The Milwaukee Bucks look very soft right

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<v Speaker 2>now physically and mentally in terms of what Miami has

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<v Speaker 2>been doing to them. And I would normally say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to blow out Miami. They're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>take three defeats in a row. Now, you know, in

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<v Speaker 2>game in Game five, but I can't say that with

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<v Speaker 2>any confidence based on the Milwaukee team I saw in

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<v Speaker 2>Game four. So you know, we may end up with

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<v Speaker 2>the Miami Heat upsetting the number one seed and facing

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<v Speaker 2>the New York Knicks in any semifinal series, which would

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<v Speaker 2>be you know, back to the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to the future, and man, would that be interesting

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<v Speaker 1>with those coaches going at one another in the characteristic

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<v Speaker 1>of these teams and these players. But as we know,

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<v Speaker 1>can't the Bucks out yet with the talent that they

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<v Speaker 1>have on the roster with Giannis though, it is very,

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<v Speaker 1>very challenging to say the least, to come back from

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<v Speaker 1>a three to one series deficit. The series that is

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<v Speaker 1>tied up here in our Game fives is the Golden

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<v Speaker 1>State Warriors at the Sacramento Kings. That will be a

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<v Speaker 1>ten pm Eastern on TNT. Deerren Fox is listed technically doubtful, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>with a fractured finger, but there has been a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of scuffle and a lot of speculation that he still

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<v Speaker 1>may try to make a go of it, So that

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<v Speaker 1>will obviously be a major factor and significance in what happens,

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<v Speaker 1>and even if he does go how that may affect

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<v Speaker 1>his play. But these games have been extraordinarily close. The

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<v Speaker 1>Golden State Warriors took care of home, as did the

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento Kings back in Sacramento here for Game five, Ash,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you make of this series? And I guess

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<v Speaker 1>the expectations with the uncertainty whether Fox will play in

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<v Speaker 1>what he may look like.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'll be amazed if he doesn't try to play

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<v Speaker 2>at least. I mean, this is this is home court

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<v Speaker 2>advantage at State Care. I mean, they need to defend it.

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<v Speaker 2>If if I feel like if Golden State they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to win one game on the road, if they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to advance, they wait till game seven. You may

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<v Speaker 2>come to that. But if they win it tonight, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think this goes back to Sacramento. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>think the Warriors would close this thing out in six.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, once they know they can win on the

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<v Speaker 2>road and get it done at that building they got to,

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<v Speaker 2>they go home and they don't want to take another

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<v Speaker 2>bus ride. So I think the uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think there Darren Fox, he's just been you know, magnificent,

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<v Speaker 2>and he will try. He's a young guy. I have

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<v Speaker 2>no idea what the discomfort is that he's feeling. Or

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<v Speaker 2>the limitations of you know, having that, you know, finger

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<v Speaker 2>taped and what that would do. He's a left handed shooter,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's it's something I think, if anything, his being

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<v Speaker 2>less than one hundred percent or maybe even at a

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<v Speaker 2>being able to complete the game directly is a challenge

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<v Speaker 2>to demonte Sabonis and he needs to pick it up.

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<v Speaker 2>He needs to sort of just streamline everything, as I

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<v Speaker 2>talked about earlier when he got a key teammate out

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<v Speaker 2>and you just do your thing, and I and I

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<v Speaker 2>think he has a decided advantage in height and in

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<v Speaker 2>skill over you know, Draymond Green certainly the height and

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<v Speaker 2>and Kavan Looney and I just think Sibonis is due

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<v Speaker 2>to to break out. He's had good numbers, but not

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<v Speaker 2>the kind of numbers that will that I gave got

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<v Speaker 2>him a lot of fifth place votes in the m

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<v Speaker 2>v P balloting. I'm predicting I voted for him fifth

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<v Speaker 2>and he hasn't been that player so great series. I

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<v Speaker 2>hate when I have to cover a game on nights

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<v Speaker 2>like this because I really don't get to pay attention

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<v Speaker 2>to the other game the regular It's hard because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>yeah and your your uh, you know, before the game

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<v Speaker 2>he got things to mess with. You can't watch yearly games,

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<v Speaker 2>and after the game, I'm doing my writing and I

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<v Speaker 2>can't watch the late game, and h by the time

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<v Speaker 2>I finish my story, the next game is pretty much over.

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<v Speaker 2>So the viewers, the listeners are in a much better

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<v Speaker 2>position than me tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Ash. That's why we appreciate you, because you should do

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<v Speaker 1>the you do. You do the sacrificing and the tough

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<v Speaker 1>work for us so we can have the joy of

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<v Speaker 1>reading all your amazing work on NBA dot com. But meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>I will be posted up on my couch with the TV,

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<v Speaker 1>the iPad, the laptop, all the games and all all

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage going because it is it should be, especially

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<v Speaker 1>for the first round, a tremendous, tremendous night of playoff basketball,

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