1 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: The Lakers suck everyone, including me, into some Lebron MVP talk. 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: The Timberwolves get two forty point performances in one game. 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: The Atlanta Hawks won their seventh straight, and a throwback 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook performance had me a little teary eyed. I'm 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: not gonna lie. Hey, I'm tas Mellis and this is 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: what you need to know in the NBA for Friday, 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: March nineteenth, Yes, good morning everybody. Minnesota in Phoenix. The 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: Young Wolves versus the Young Sons turned out to be 9 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: a great one. The Sons look to have this game 10 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: going into the fourth there or up eight, but then 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: the two man game of Karl Anthony Towns and rookie 12 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards took over. I guess Minnesota didn't mess up 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: with that number one pick. Kat and Edwards playing the 14 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: pick and roll, going back and forth to each other. 15 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: Baby Edwards was able to get into the lane and 16 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: score with contact playing off Cat. I had to stop 17 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: and double check to see how tall Edwards is because 18 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: he looks a lot bigger than six'. FOUR i guess 19 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: it's just the way the number one pick. Plays he's 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: nineteen years, old but he's not afraid of the lane 21 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: he gets in. There he had thirteen free throw attempts 22 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: in this, game although he can score from the outside. 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: Two Anthony edwards had a career high forty two points 24 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: at nineteen years of. Age he's the third youngest player 25 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: to score forty. Points he scored one hundred and five 26 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: points over his last three, games the first teenager ever 27 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: to score one hundred points in a three game. Span 28 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: the other two teenagers to score forty points stream Team 29 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: can you come through for? Me can you come? Through 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: if you're on, YouTube you don't have a lot of. 31 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: Time two guys have scored nine or forty points at 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: nineteen years of, Age lebron And Kevin. Durant Carmelo anthony 33 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: also did, it but he was older Than Anthony. Edwards 34 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: beautiful stuff playing off each. Other towns had forty one 35 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: in this, game the fifth pair of teammates since twenty 36 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: ten to score forty in a. Game The wolves have 37 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: won three of. Five that is great for. Them Anthony 38 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: edwards also becoming a great quote at nineteen years of 39 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: age on his Teammate juancho Hernan, gomez he, said, Quote 40 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Jan scho can shoot the piss out of the. BALL 41 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: i told him that's what you get paid to. Do awesome. 42 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: Stuff speaking about one of those teams that scored forty, Points. 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: Lebron The lakers hosting The Charlotte hornets In Los angeles 44 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: a pre game with some teal on the floor on 45 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: The Lakers Gold. Floor The lakers handled The hornets Behind 46 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: lebron's thirty, seven eight rebounds and six. Assists lebron fell 47 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: short of his one hundredth career triple. Double when he gets, 48 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: IT i think he should stop one hundred career triple. 49 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: Doubles it's a solid. Number much of the talk afterward 50 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: on The lakers zoom pressers was about whether or Not 51 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: lebron IS. Mvp lebron spoke out on his number OF mvp. 52 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: Trophies he, SAID i should have more than, four BUT i, 53 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: don't AND i don't set around crying about. It Teammate 54 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: Kyle kuzma called it a political award and Said lebron 55 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: should have eight or. Nine other Teammate Alex caruso said 56 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: it's not Like yanni's didn't deserve it last, season But 57 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: lebron has been the best player in THE nba for 58 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: years and that's the. Problem it's not the Best player 59 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: in The world. Award it has to be the best 60 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: player that. Season, otherwise, yeah it would go To lebron 61 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: or a couple other. Guys that being, said if the 62 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: current leaders for the award Like Nikola, Jokich Joel, Embiid 63 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: Damian lillard and others have a similar case To, lebron's 64 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: if it's not overwhelmingly better Than, Lebron's lebron will win 65 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: because it's going to go to the world's best player 66 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: who has the best resume by default and a little. 67 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: Narrative he hasn't won it in eight years as the best, 68 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: player so, yeah it's going to go to, him especially 69 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: if they continue to rise in the. Standings they're not far. 70 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: Off they're only one and a half games back Of, 71 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: utah And Anthony davis's absence is Helping lebron's. Case he's 72 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: been out Since Valentine's. Day The lakers getting close to 73 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: that one seed as The Jazz. Falter utah Played washington On. 74 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: Thursday this was A Russell westbrook. Game it brought a 75 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: tear to my eye Watching Russell. Westbrook this is what 76 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: fans are gonna think of when we think back Of russell's, 77 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: career grabbing defensive, boards pushing it up like Only westbrook, 78 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: can putting pressure on the rim like Only westbrook, can 79 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: and when that's taken, away dropping dimes for, teammates coaching 80 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: up those teammates like he did With Young ruy At. 81 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,239 Speaker 1: Chimura this was a great. Moment Then ruy came out 82 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: and did a great post move right after. That russ 83 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: just taught. Him westbrook was motivated after a late game 84 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: subpart performance versus The, kings but hopefully he can turn 85 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: it up. Here he had thirty, five fifteen, boards and thirteen, 86 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: assists And westbrook's performance was why The wizards finally won 87 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: a game Where Bradley beal goes for. Forty of, Course 88 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: Bradley beal was smiling When westbrook plays that. Well The 89 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: Washington wizards had lost eleven. Straight When beal scores forty, 90 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: points they had lost eleven, straight and their best player 91 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: had scored forty. Points they finally won beating The. Jets 92 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: beal had forty three in this. One we don't get 93 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: This westbrook a lot, anymore but he did kick it 94 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: up the second half of last season's, schedule when he 95 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: was An All star for The, rockets and you, know 96 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: he's an old dog in this, league so he understands 97 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: win to turn it. On so maybe we'll see a 98 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: little bit more of that in the second half of this. 99 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: Season The whiz could definitely still make the Play Intorney 100 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: bill And westbrook in a winner go home scenario against 101 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: not the best teams in the, league against five hundred type, 102 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: clubs win or go. Home i've GOT ncaa. Fever, NO i. 103 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: Don't Donovan mitchell had forty two and the, loss and 104 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: after the, Game Rudy gobert warned his teammates of getting 105 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: too complacent because they haven't one. Ish, okay See, Atlanta 106 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: time for me to hate it on The. Hawks i'm. 107 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: Kidding The Atlanta hawks won their seventh straight game in convincing. 108 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: Fashion they're now one game above five hundred and have 109 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: won all seven of their games since letting Coach Lloyd pierce. 110 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: Go Trey young was in his. Zone he's throwing passes 111 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: off the board To John. Collins excuse. Me the, guts 112 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: the confidence right, Now they're definitely going to get better 113 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: as soon as they let go of Coach, pierce, though 114 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: And nate McMillan took over because all the guys that 115 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: they signed in the offseason were getting. Healthy Danilo gallinari 116 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: has found himself the last few. Weeks Bogdan bogdanovich had 117 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: his season high Versus okac with twenty, three but no 118 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: one saw seven wins in a row. Coming they found 119 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: a flow playing a lackluster bunch of, Teams let's be, 120 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: honest a lackluster bunch of teams that were missing their 121 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: players as. Well they've only beat one winning team and 122 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: that Was miami in this seven game, stretch and that 123 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: winning team didn't have its best. Player all that, said 124 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: they're above five hundred and they definitely should be somewhere around, 125 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: there especially with all their vets starting to play. Again 126 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: And Trey young is in an absolute. Zone even his 127 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: misses are pretty getting space against defenders right now outside 128 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: a very nice move that's a real highlight that wasn't 129 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: able to get space even though he missed. There we'll 130 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: see if they can continue their flow on an eight 131 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: game road, trip which starts On. Saturday Orlando Knicks Alec 132 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: burks got the start and that was big For New 133 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: york's offense they. Needed he had twenty. One Julius reynold 134 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: needs that, help although he was the one helping everybody 135 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: else on this. Night he had a career high seventeen. 136 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: Assists seventeen assists from The Big man And Frank neilikina 137 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: was Helping for a few. Plays he had a driving 138 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: dunk shot type. Thingy some Aggressive frank plays don't get sold. 139 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: On frank, though he is an, enigma As knicks broadcaster called, him, whoa, whoa, 140 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: Whoa Frank neilina looking into my. Soul he must have 141 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: heard me call him an. Enigma that's What Clyde fraser 142 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: called him on the. Broadcast he called him that basically 143 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: right after that, Play, frank it's got to give us, 144 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: more give us, More. Frank he had thirteen in this. 145 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: One Aaron gordon And Evan fournier. Return it just the 146 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: right time For orlando AND i say just the right 147 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: time because it's just before the trade. Deadline another grinded 148 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: out game for The. Knicks like every game, season came 149 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: down to the final. Play Reggie bullock and his hair 150 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: made the game saving steel for The knicks in the 151 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: Victory Pelicans. Blazers this was the second game of a 152 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: double header between the two. Teams Damian lillard was feeling 153 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: good after his fifty point game in the, opener score 154 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: twenty one in the opener the first quarter of this 155 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: game On, thursday on his way to thirty six as 156 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: The blazers were able to hold off The New Orleans. 157 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: Pelicans that's it for. Me make sure you check out 158 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: the drop On. Friday got a Little March madness angle for. 159 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: You we've got worst of the week for, you and 160 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: probably a lot of non basketball. Talk of, COURSE i 161 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: will be back On monday to give you the news 162 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: as fast AS i possibly. Can hopefully it won't take 163 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: me that long to pick out a. Shirt i'll see, 164 00:08:42,720 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: then