1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: The volume. This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What 2 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: is up Straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire 3 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: for Thursday May eighteenth, and well, well, well, an unexpected 4 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: development in the Miami Boston series last night. We'll talk 5 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: about that obviously. Picks, gambling, observations and wagers for Laker's 6 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Nuggets game to tonight. That is must watch. Holy cow, 7 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: Laker's got to get a dub. And I'm going to 8 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: talk about a story by Chris Haynes on I think 9 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: he's Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sport, whatever he is. He had 10 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: some interesting news, shall we say, on James Harden and 11 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard that I'm gonna get into. But obviously we've 12 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: got to start with the Boston Celtics playing a dominant 13 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: half of basketball, just rolling over Miami up double digits 14 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: most of the second quarter, or at least the second 15 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: half of the second quarter, and then completely collapsing in 16 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: the second half. Jimmy Buckets takes over the heat, can't 17 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: miss from deep on the Celtics. This is what they do, folks, 18 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: the Boston Celtics, and they're laissez fair attitude. They are. 19 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: They're just so cocky and just so, Hey, let's just 20 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: go down the court and pass it around and whatever 21 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: happens happens. Listen, there is so much skill and talent 22 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: on this Celtics team that there's a reason that they're 23 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 1: ten and eleven in their last twenty one playoff home games, 24 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: ten and eleven, ten and eleven. The Nuggets. Meanwhile, I 25 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: think there are now eight and oh at the postseason 26 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: at home, seven and oh eight, No, whatever the number is. 27 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: They haven't lost, and they're clobbering teams mostly. Celtics are 28 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: like a five hundred team at home. And why is that? 29 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: What can characterize these Boston struggles in the in the 30 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: playoffs at home, especially when they have leads. I mean, 31 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: they did this against Atlanta in the first round. We 32 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: definitely saw this against Philadelphia. Didn't end up costing them, 33 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: but it could have. And the Boston Celtics essentially are 34 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: that guy in your class or in your your office 35 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: who waits until the very last minute to deliver. He's 36 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: got other stuff going on, he's maybe taken a late 37 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: liquid lunch, and you're just you're worried about him. You're like, Jesus, guy, 38 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: this guy's so good, But whoa he's on top of it. 39 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: Is he going to deliver? And then he shows up 40 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: at the last minute and comes through. That's what he does, 41 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: and that's historically what these Celtics have done. And I 42 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: don't know what the deal is. Maybe they had so 43 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: much success going to the Eastern Conference Finals multiple years. 44 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: They went to the finals. Last year, they're back in 45 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference Finals, hosting it that they got playoff 46 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: I think they have home court advantage throughout the rest 47 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: of the playoffs geat because Philly's out and you just 48 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: watch them sleep walk through their defensive rotations in the 49 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: second half. Folks, they're closing out on Gabe Vincent and 50 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: Max Strus like they're playing defense in my men's basketball 51 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: league out here in California. I mean, Caleb Martin not 52 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: a three point shooter. He's not like he's a good player. 53 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: I remember I talked about him. I like this guy 54 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: in Nevada. He had a twin, played for Muscleman. They 55 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: had some really good runs. It won me some money. 56 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: Caleb Martin is a nice player. He went undrafted, okay, 57 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk NBA Draft coming up here soon 58 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: because they had they had the combine this week, and 59 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: Caleb Martin's one of those guys. Oh, well, he's old 60 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: and you're not going to really draft him. Yeah, Caleb 61 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: Martin a good player, but what's his value? So he 62 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: goes undrafted, And all of a sudden, you've got Caleb Martin, 63 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: now twenty seven years old, undrafted, delivering fifteen points, three 64 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: of seven from deep, two steals, block a, three of four, 65 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: doing it all against the number two seed in the 66 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: East of Boston. And Caleb Martin looked out standing. He 67 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: get the open threes, he's hitting them. He's now thirty 68 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: eight percent in the playoffs from downtown, Caleb Martin, eighty 69 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: percent from the foul line. He's shooting fifty two thirty 70 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: eight eighty. Remember Curry's fifty forty ninety was like historic. 71 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: Kayleb Martin and it's a small sample size in a 72 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: tiny postseason, but he's delivering. And the scary part is 73 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: this Miami deep. The Miami Heat team was twenty seventh 74 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: in the league on three pointers in the regular season. 75 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: They could not shoot. Now in the playoffs, they can't miss. 76 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: Sixteen to thirty one last night fifty one percent from deep. 77 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: Kevin Love hit too Jimmy Butler hit two. Jimmy Butler 78 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: hit an awesome when late that rimmed out and then 79 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: went right back in because it's Jimmy Butler. Gabe Vincent 80 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: three of five from three, Max Struce three of five 81 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: from three, and Kyle Lowry three of five. Like it 82 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: felt like in the second half they were shooting ninety 83 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: percent from three. I don't have the exact number, but 84 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: bottom line is first half Miami, you know they were 85 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: a little shook. Boston dominated in them lay up line. 86 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: Think they scored forty points in the paint. Second half 87 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: Miami forty six points in the third quarter, and all 88 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Boston got sloppy. And folks, I know 89 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: this is the kind of day now. Obviously we're recording 90 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: this right after midnight. The game ended like an hour ago, 91 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: and I wanted to collect my thoughts and get some 92 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: numbers for you, Like this is gonna be one of 93 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: those days where everybody's going after Jason Tatum. See I 94 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: told you Jason Tatum wasn't a star. Jason, why do 95 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: you keep hyping up Jayson Tatum? And I'll be, oh, oh, 96 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: so this is what we're doing. We're gonna litigate Jason 97 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: Tatum's career and legacy and whatever crap you want to 98 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: talk about on every frigging night of basketball. So struggles 99 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: early in the Philly series, Oh, Jason Tatum, what a bum? 100 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: Struggles for three quarters in Game six in Philly. Oh, 101 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum's one of fourteen? I told you he wasn't it. 102 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: He outscores the Sixers in the fourth quarter fourteen thirteen 103 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia to save Boston, then drops fifty one in 104 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: Game seven. Oh, wait, Jayson Tatum is good. Sorry I 105 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: didn't mean that. You know, he's a really good play 106 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: Game one, Jason Tatum? Where was he in the fourth quarter? 107 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: He did score well, he took five shots in the 108 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: second half. Is that Jason Tatum's fault? He had two 109 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: bad turnovers back to back. You know what it happens. 110 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: Steph Curry got locked up by Anthony Davis. Lebron missed 111 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: a game time three in Game one against that Like 112 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: it happens, Guys, it happens. What do you want me 113 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: to kill? Jason Tatum nine of seventeen eleven eleven from 114 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: the foul line. I don't love one assist in forty 115 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: one minutes, But he had thirty points. He led the 116 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: team of scoring. They should have been there in the 117 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, Missoula got pissed off at his team Al Horford. 118 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: Another rough game for al Horford. Robert Williams dunked everything 119 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: in the first half. I don't remember one play he 120 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: made in the second half that was of consequence. Marcus 121 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: Smart had ten assists in the first half, he had 122 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: one in the second. What happened to Marcus Marts minutes, 123 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. He wasn't in foul trouble. And then 124 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Jaylen Brown, who I told you to bet the over 125 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: because I knew he was gonna get the value. He 126 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: got the volume. He led the team in shots, twenty 127 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: one shots for Jaylen Brown. Problem is the only may 128 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: ten one to six from three, two three point misses 129 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: in the fourth that would have put him over the total. 130 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: Even missed a free throw with hurt, so he landed 131 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: on twenty two short of twenty four and a half. 132 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: Not great, but this is why Jason Tatum needs to 133 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: be the guy in the fourth. And stan Van Gundy, 134 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: I believe who's the announcer, was really going hard at Boston, Like, 135 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: how was he not touching the ball. Jalen Brown's handle 136 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: is a problem, and we've talked about. If you're listening 137 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: every day, you know, Jason Tatum is the guy and 138 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown is definitely the number two, and he's the 139 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: number two because his handle is shaky. Jalen Brown had 140 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: six turnovers guys, six turnovers, five assists. The ball was 141 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,239 Speaker 1: in his hands a lot and it didn't always go well. 142 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: He's a good player, a very good player of solid 143 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: number two. Like if you're ranking the number twos in 144 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: the league, like Anthony Davis is probably near the top, 145 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: Kevin Durants near the top, Devin Booker, Yeah, they can 146 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: be two twos on the same team. There's a lot 147 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: of twos. Damian Lillard's awesome too. Like Jyalen Brown is 148 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: a great two, He's not like in that class and 149 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: he had a rough game with turnovers brogged in my 150 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: guy in the player points pool nineteen for me. Off 151 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: the bench, Derek White showed, well, you know when Peyton 152 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: Pritchard is making an appearance, that something is a miss 153 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: and during that third quarter, I mean Boston Eder's spark. 154 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: That's what Missoula turned to. Peyton Pritchard, who didn't really 155 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: do anything. Guys. At some point he's gonna have to 156 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: dust off Grant Williams. Now, hopefully Grant Williams is ready 157 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: to go Lennie Walker style. Grant Williams would be like, oh, oh, 158 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: it's my turn to play, because you barely played me 159 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: last round against Philly and I didn't get on the 160 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 1: court in game one, and like it's gotta be a 161 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: little frustrating for Grant Williams who thought he was gonna 162 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: get paid. And I you know, there are stories out 163 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: there that Grant Williams is kind of sort of in 164 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: the Jordan Poole vane where Jordan Poole thinks he's the 165 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: man and lets everybody know he's the man, and Grant 166 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: Williams kind of does the same thing. Grant Williams had 167 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: one game, oh my gosh, one game against Philadelphia where 168 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: he had more than one basket. In Game one, he 169 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: had four minutes, zero points against Philly. Game two, he 170 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: was when he had a game. It was a blowout, 171 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: twenty nine minutes to play, hit four to threes, twelve points. 172 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: Game three, Yeah, Game three he had zero points twenty 173 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: three minutes. Game four, one basket in twelve minutes, Game 174 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: five barely plays, Game six doesn't play at all, and 175 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: Game seven three minutes. Like, I don't. This is a 176 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: guy who was a hero in Game seven against Milwaukee. 177 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: You're telling me you can't find any room for Grant 178 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: Williams out there. I know they love Horford. I know 179 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: he's a veteran. I know he's older than the head coach. 180 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: Yes he's older than Missoula. But get Grant Williams on 181 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: the floor. Change it up. You've got to shake some 182 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: stuff up Boston. It's a bad loss at home. I 183 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: don't see the heat winning the series is just one game. 184 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: You don't want overreact, but that is a pretty brutal 185 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: loss for the Celtics to open the series. A lot 186 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: of this is going to be on Missoula. Obviously, people 187 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: are gonna bag on Tatum. I'm just telling you, guys, 188 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: if you watch the game, this is not on Tatum. Yes, 189 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: he had two turnovers late, I get that, but he's 190 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: got to get the ball to be a factor. Like, Missoula, 191 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: are you running plays for Tatum? And I'm not talking, 192 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: get it to him at the three point line and 193 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: make some shit happen. That's not a play that's not 194 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: a sustainable offense in the NBA Conference Finals against a really, 195 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: really good team in the Miami Heat, and that's all 196 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: they are. They're good. Here's a stat that I wish 197 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: I had seen teams that played in a Game seven 198 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: right the next game in the next rounds game one, 199 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: going back to nineteen eighty eight, they are thirty three 200 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: and fifty three with the Celtics loss. So that would 201 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: apply to Warriors winning Game seven against the Kings, then 202 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: losing Game one to the Lakers. That applied obviously to Philly. 203 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, not Philly, Boston eating Philly in game seven, 204 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: now losing game one, and let's try to remember if 205 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: you win a game seven, let's fade them in game 206 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: one next round in the NBA Finals. Interesting nugget that 207 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: I was able to find there. Overall, I'm not that 208 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: concerned with the Celtics. This Miami Heat team. You gotta 209 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: love them, guys. There's a lot to love about this team. 210 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: I mean, we're talking about a Miami team that one 211 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: game won in Milwaukee, one game one in New York, 212 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: one game one in Boston, and oh, by the way, 213 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: they lost the first playing game to Atlanta and Trey Young. 214 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 1: This was a team that had to win beat Chicago. 215 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: And remember they trailed Chicago on the fourth. I remember 216 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: I was all over Zach Lavine in that game. I 217 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: like the Bulls. They led that game in the fourth. 218 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: And I know we've boiled down basketball to a numbers game. 219 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: All the sports are numbers. Baseball's heavy analytics, Basketball increasingly 220 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: heavy analytics, threes or layups. There's something about the Miami 221 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: Heat that no numbers can apply to. You just can't 222 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: quantify heat culture. You can't put a number on how 223 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: the hell they have Gabe Vincent undrafted, tearing it up, 224 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: Max Strus undrafted, tearing it up, Caleb Martin undrafted. I 225 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: mean those three guys each scored fifteen points. You getting 226 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: forty five points from guys that were undrafted. And by 227 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: the way, this team shot like garbage in the regular 228 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: season from three and now game one fifty one percent. Oh, 229 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: by the way, on the road, Like there's just some 230 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: of this stuff that you can't put a number on this. 231 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, let's give some credit to 232 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler for six steals down the stretch. He knew 233 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: exactly what was coming he read the passing lane. I 234 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: think he had three steals on the fourth quarter alone. 235 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: By the way, Boston Celtics had six steals. Jimmy Butler 236 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: also had six deals. He's just a tremendous player. I 237 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: do want to move on before we get to Lakers Nuggets, 238 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: and I will say there's some trepidation on my part 239 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: with the pickt and eye. I felt good about game one. 240 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: I thought I knew where things were headed. Their Game 241 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: two will be a little different. Shortly so, Chris Haynes 242 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: of Bleacher Report is reporting that Portland, which landed on 243 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: the number three pick in the draft, has decided that 244 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: they are going to be trading the pick. They are 245 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: opening it up for business because they want to bring 246 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: in a veteran who can help Damian Lillard build a contender. 247 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: And you guys know, I have a huge Damian Lillard fan. 248 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: The basketball sneakers I wear are Damian Lillard's. I think 249 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: they're the most comfortable. I just liked everything about Damian Lillard. 250 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: Just a good dude in the community. Everything about him 251 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: is likable. But folks this idea that they can somehow 252 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: ship the number three pick and whatever spare parts or 253 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: poop poop platter. They want to ship out and all 254 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 1: of a sudden have a contender. That's insanity. This is 255 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: a team that hasn't won a playoff series since twenty nineteen, 256 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: when they got swept by the Warriors in the conference finals. Like, 257 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: do we know if Chelsey Billets is a good coach? 258 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: I don't know. Thirty three and forty nine last year, 259 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,599 Speaker 1: twenty seven and fifty five the year before that. I 260 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: think I saw an insane stat. I don't. I don't 261 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: know if it's exact, but I think they have something 262 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: like nine wins combined the last two years. After the 263 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: All Star Break, they've basically gone full on tank mode 264 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: in hopes of finding something in the draft. But what 265 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: we're learning, and Dame knows from watching Lebron, is that 266 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: you can't win with rookies and second year players. It 267 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: just it does not happen. Now, there's a little bit 268 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: of an oddity, and Lebron is being helped by Austin Reeves, 269 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: but he's not your natural rookie or second year player, 270 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: because Austin Reeves was a undrafted like one of those 271 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: heat guys that we just talked about, and Austin Reeves 272 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: is a little bit older. There's a guy who's twenty 273 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: four years old because he actually stayed in college and 274 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: he's not a rookie. He's been in the league since 275 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: twenty towy, so this is his uh, this his second 276 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: year in the league. He spent five years, two years 277 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: at Wichita State, three at Oklahoma, including a red shirt. 278 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: So you know, most of these young guys, like Shaden 279 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: Sharp of Portland, like he didn't even play college basketball. Really, 280 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: he was supposed to be at he was at Kentucky 281 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: practicing with the team, was supposed to play, and then 282 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: Shaden Sharp just ended up not playing and he just 283 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: went to the NBA and his top ten pick. So like, 284 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: how is he going to help you in any way, 285 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: shape or form, like win a playoff series? You know, 286 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: it's just that's not how it works. Now, again, Austin 287 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: Reeves five years of college, Sure, undrafted, let's take him. 288 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: But this idea that hey, you know, we could just 289 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: we could just trade the number three pick and we'll 290 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: bring in a start. So I went looking around rosters. 291 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: What can you get? And again, remember salaries kind of 292 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: have to sort of match in the NBA. And I'm 293 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: making this case, like, Okay, well here's some guys. Let's 294 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: just say, first of all, let's start with Portland doesn't 295 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: want to trade the number three pick in the West. 296 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: Let's start with that. We want to trip it to 297 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: the East just in case something wacky happens. We don't 298 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: want to be seeing this guy for the next decade. Okay. 299 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: So I looked at teams that could potentially have a 300 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: player that Dame could use to help and I started 301 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: with Julius Randall in the Knicks. And I instantly after 302 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: I floated this on social I had fans tell me 303 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: that they would the Blazers fans would probably burn down 304 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: the building if they shipped the number three pick for 305 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: Julius Randall. I said, Okay, that seems a little harsh. 306 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: I don't think Julius Randall and Damian Lillar is really 307 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: doing anything for you, But that, to me, is the 308 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: caliber player you're going to get. For instance, I cannot 309 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: imagine a scenario where Philadelphia is trading the MVP Joel 310 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: Embiid for the number three pick. I just don't see 311 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: that happening. And you go through the rest of the East, though, 312 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: it gets a little interesting with Brooklyn's mckel bridges because 313 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: mckel bridges it's not a finished product, but he is 314 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: a damn good player. Phoenix did not want to part 315 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: with him, but they had to to get Kevin Durant. 316 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: And you look at the numbers that mckal bridges put up. 317 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: I mean this kid is especially like in the playoff 318 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: series against Philly he averaged twenty three, five and four. 319 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,719 Speaker 1: And we're talking about Michael Bridges, a guy who is 320 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: twenty six years old, still ascending. He'll be twenty seven 321 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: this summer, but he was a top ten pick. We 322 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: know Villanova guys are in vogue right now, Josh Hart, 323 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: Jalen Brunson, there's something in the Villanova dna. Michel Bridges 324 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: a really good player, but as him and Damian Lillard 325 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: putting you over the top, like, I don't see that. 326 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: So again, it's really hard to find someone with a 327 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: player of the caliber to get Philly there. Now you 328 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: could look at Pascal Siakam with Toronto, like, okay, sure, 329 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: he's like twenty nine. I like him. What are him 330 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: and Dame doing? Are they getting out of the first round? 331 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: And I keep coming back to this, like I'm looking 332 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: all around the league. I'm like, okay, but Indiana's not 333 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: dealing Haliburton. But what does Portland need with the guard? 334 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: So we need like a big like Milwaukee, They're not 335 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: interested in the number three pick for in some kind 336 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: of Middleton deal like John Collins of the Hawks. Like 337 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: absolutely not, folks. You look up and down, like, let's 338 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 1: just be Paulo about Caro is not going to Portland 339 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 1: for the number three. It's just nothing like that's happening. 340 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: Bradley Beal is interesting, but what are they doing with 341 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: another guard? So now you come back to well, okay, 342 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: is there anybody in the West And you're like, oh, well, 343 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: could you talk yourself into Karl Anthony Towns. It's like 344 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: all right, well what's Minnesota doing? Like they thought they 345 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: were getting closer to contending with Gobert Towns and Anthony 346 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: Edwards and now they're like, ooh, lost in the first round. 347 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: Now we're going to give up on Towns and start 348 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: over with the number three pick. Like, you look around 349 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: the league and I'm not I can't imagine Paul George. 350 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: I just I don't see that. I can't Golden State's 351 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: not doing that. You look around and it's like, Okay, well, 352 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: what if we flipped it instead of flipping the number 353 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: three pick, what if we just flip Dame for more 354 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: picks and players and we just start rebuilding. We're not 355 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: gonna the West is gonna be taken by either the 356 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: Warriors the Lakers. We'll see if the Clippers are healthy. 357 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: Lucas still there, Yokich, like the Sons aren't totally dead, 358 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: the Kings are there. Like, if you're Portland, you can 359 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: punt on a year or two and do what Oklahoma 360 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: City did, bottom out and now you got like the 361 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: makings of a good team. And you know what, Oklahoma 362 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: City healthy next year? Sghch at Holmgren, the Williams kids, 363 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: Like there's some dudes in Okay. See. I don't think 364 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: they're winning much, but there is a foundation there and 365 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: if things break right, who the hell knows. So if 366 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: I'm Portland, I'm looking to get out of the Damian 367 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 1: the little business. And I like him a lot. I 368 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: know he's a hero there in Portland and he doesn't 369 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: want to leave, but if he wants to win, he's 370 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: got to go elsewhere. And if Portland doesn't want to 371 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: keep putting like a band aid over a gaping wound. 372 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: You got to get Damien Little out of town and 373 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: just start to build around Sharp and Simon and you know, 374 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: the number three pick if they're I actually think that 375 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Miller's probably going to end up being too toxic 376 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: for the Hornets given the situation with Miles Bridges. Everybody 377 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: knows what happened Miles Bridges, the domestic violence incident, he 378 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: suspended for a billion games, and like that's just not 379 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: a good look obviously. And now you've got Brandon Miller 380 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: coming off his weapons charge and maybe it's a one off. 381 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: And I already hear the pr machine behind Brandon Miller, 382 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: you know, I understand that. But it's not the worst 383 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: thing in the world for LaMelo Ball to have a 384 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: backcourt mate in Scoot Henderson. And actually that would work 385 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: out awesome for Portland because Brandon Miller is the wing 386 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: that they've coveted for like the entire Damian Lillard existence. 387 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: They've always had like a decent big and they've had 388 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: the really good backcourt with Damon CJ. But the problem 389 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: was at the wing, it's been like Alfhaarque Menacere Little. 390 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: They've like just shuffled in and out of dudes. None 391 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: of them ever panned out. And maybe Brandon Miller's a guy. 392 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 1: Portland's not gonna be good next year, but you know what, 393 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: what's the big deal? You got to rebuild at some point. Hey, 394 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: the Lakers were in a six year drought before Lebron 395 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: came and saved their ass. Right, maybe maybe Portland gets 396 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: lucky in a year or two with the number one pick. Now, obviously, 397 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: not winning wembin Yama really really hurts, but I think 398 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: you got a trade, dame instead of trying to build 399 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: around him. The only thing better than sitting on your 400 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: couch watching the game. He's making money while you do it. 401 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: Here's your best bet. And to wrap up, I am 402 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: going to quickly buzz through the lines for Lakers Nuggets. 403 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: I am currently seeing five and a half, pretty much 404 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: what it was earlier before Game one, and then of 405 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: course day of it went up to six and a half. 406 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: And if you got it late, you lost. A lot 407 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: of people want to make the case that, oh, the 408 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: Ruy Hachimura change, you gotta start RUI like, guys, we're 409 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: all watching the same games. Denver knows it, every fan 410 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: knows it, The Lakers know it. That's what's gonna come. 411 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: It's gonna be rue. Do you think the Nuggets that's 412 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: like the number one thing they're gonna be practicing? What 413 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: are we gonna do for we? Are you gonna? Is 414 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: Gordon gonna go to the corner threes? I tried to 415 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: look up Aaron Gordon not a great three point shooter. 416 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: We know that, But is there even a spot where 417 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon is kind of sort of better or passable? 418 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: Do you make him more of a cutter if he's 419 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: not gonna sit in the corner? Do you go to 420 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: Bruce Brown? Do you go to Christian Brawn who missed 421 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: his threes? A lot to like about Bruce Bruce Brown. 422 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna be as easy as we'll 423 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: just play RUI and I know Lakers fans aren't gonna 424 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: want to hear this. They're very excited for Game three 425 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: and four, as they should be. I'm looking at some 426 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: player props, so I fully expect this game to be 427 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: way less scoring than Game one. Game one in both 428 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: conference finals swored over by a billion points. Eighties total 429 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: twenty five and a half. Lebron's twenty five and a 430 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: half interesting Jokics twenty eight and a half, Murray twenty 431 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: five and a half. Gordon, Oh boy, Gordon thirteen and 432 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: a half. So that's probably now. I don't like going 433 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: against role players at home, but Gordon, if we assume 434 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna be the guy that kind of is the swing, 435 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: can he make a shots, can he move out of 436 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: the dunker spot? Or do you just get someone else? 437 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 1: Maybe you go under on Gordon. But Aaron Gordon, this 438 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: isn't some slouch. I don't think he's going to be 439 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: intimidated or scared of the moment. Some of these stars 440 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: rise to the occasion. Gordon was a really good college 441 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: basketball player, super high high school prospect, and he's been 442 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: good in the NBA. Not great, but he's been good. 443 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 1: KGP bumped up to ten and a half after we 444 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: took him to the bank at nine and a hal half. 445 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Junior bumped up to fifteen and a half, 446 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves fifteen and a half, D'Angelo Russell thirteen and 447 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 1: a half. Listen, if you want to go now, it's juiced. 448 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: So you have to bet one hundred and twenty bucks 449 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: on Russell under thirteen and a half to win a hundred. 450 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: You know, I don't love that juice, but there's a 451 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: chance Russell bounces back. He didn't play a lot. Let 452 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: me see if there's a number for Bruce Brown eleven 453 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: and a half Lonnie Walker seven and a half? Really 454 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: eleven and a half? Huh? All right, well, listen, it's 455 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: tough to follow up a three. And oh I did 456 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: miss on Jalen Brown in the Celtics game. Do I 457 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: go back to the well with KCP? If we're assuming 458 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: a slowdown game in low scoring overs are going to 459 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 1: be dangerous. I don't think it'll pan out exactly how 460 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: the Sun's Nuggets Game two panned out, But that was 461 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: where Djokich carried them in the fourth quarter. He was amazing. 462 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: I think he had like thirty nine points. It was 463 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: Jokic and KCP and that was it. Murray had an 464 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: awful game, and Murray, by the way, has been fighting 465 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 1: in illness. I'm not gonna go back to Murray. I 466 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: do think this one's a little bit tighter. I would 467 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: look at the under for the full game. If anything, 468 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:19,360 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis has has followed up his big games with garbage, 469 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: So I'll go under twenty five. And a half AD. Hmmm, 470 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: I'll go over twenty eight and a half Jokic. Damn, 471 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: I hate that because he might just load up on assists. 472 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: Wait wait, wait, hold on, hold on player combos. So 473 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: the cool thing is this is on the fan Dual 474 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:40,360 Speaker 1: website for those in a fandual state. Jokic is total. 475 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: That's points, rebounds, assists thirty nine and a half. That's 476 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: probably better. We know he's gonna get boards. He could 477 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: have like a twenty two seventeen nine and he easily 478 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: clears thirty nine. So I'll go over thirty nine and 479 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: a half. Oh no, that's just points an assists. Damn. Points, 480 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: rebounds and assists for Yokich is Oh dear, fifty three 481 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: and a half. Oh boy, that's really large. So i'd 482 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: be what twenty five fifteen? He would need fourteen to say, Yeah, 483 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: he's not gonna do that. No, I gotta tap out Yokic. Schucks, guys, Listen, 484 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: nothing says you have to bet on every game. Take 485 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,719 Speaker 1: your winnings, pocket them, save them for a Memorial Day weekend. 486 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,360 Speaker 1: Damn it, Jim, I'll go under on AD twenty five 487 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: and a half. How about that? That's it? Under twenty 488 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: five and a half Anthony Davis. I do think the 489 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: Nuggets win this one. I think it's close. I'll go 490 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: Nuggets one hundred, Lakers ninety nine. How's that close? One? 491 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 1: Denver goes up to nothing, Lakers not out of the 492 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,959 Speaker 1: series yet and would not shock me at all if 493 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: the Lakers one. I'm not gonna be betting the side 494 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: in this because I think the Lakers can definitely win it. 495 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: All right, talk to you tomorrow.