WEBVTT - NBA League Update For NFL Fans Coming Over

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<v Speaker 1>If you're tuned into Heat Check with Tristal Quick on

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<v Speaker 1>this episode of The Heat Check. So football season's basically over,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's time to get you caught up on what's

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<v Speaker 1>been going on when you've been sitting there dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy watching playoffs, and fill you in on all the

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<v Speaker 1>things you might have missed. It's also trade deadline season,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're gonna update you on the best trade rumors.

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<v Speaker 1>I also have to mention this end of the Celtics

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers game where Lebron James do the biggest tantrum I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen in my life, and it was hilarious. Also

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<v Speaker 1>potential bad news for our tubes. Too much happening around

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<v Speaker 1>the league. Next to do me a favor, drop that

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<v Speaker 1>generic ass beat. Alright, so let's get into it. I

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<v Speaker 1>know you've been watching football. I know you haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>watching the NBA. I know it. There's lots of games

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<v Speaker 1>going on on Saturday and Sunday. Did you watch any

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<v Speaker 1>of them? No, I know you didn't. It's fine. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't either, but I did watch him after the fact.

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<v Speaker 1>So I wanted to start the episode with some fun facts,

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<v Speaker 1>some things that may shock you or surprise you. Or

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<v Speaker 1>delight you. In doing my research and getting ready for

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<v Speaker 1>this episode, not a lot of time to get into

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<v Speaker 1>him deeply, so we're just gonna go through them line

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<v Speaker 1>by line, step by step, day by day. Number one,

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<v Speaker 1>Kawhi Leonard. Currently. You may not know this. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people think Kawhi Leonard is washed. Kawi Leonard is

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<v Speaker 1>currently the best player in the third best player in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA over the last two weeks. Yeah he is.

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<v Speaker 1>He's averaging twenty nine points per game on fifty eight

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the field, forty four percent from three, and

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<v Speaker 1>ninety percent from free throw in the last eight games.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what his shooting splits are. He's also averaging one

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<v Speaker 1>and a half steals per game and a half of

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<v Speaker 1>a block during that time period as well. So just

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<v Speaker 1>a fun fact for the Clippers, which is why they're

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<v Speaker 1>searching Aunt. Edwards has become from ant man to superman

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<v Speaker 1>as well. He's averaging thirty a game as well, fifty

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the field, forty four percent from three, eighty

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<v Speaker 1>four percent from the free throw line. He has two

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<v Speaker 1>steals per game, so he's actually currently better than Kawhi

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<v Speaker 1>Leonard almost a block per game two and then as

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<v Speaker 1>a result. The Minnesota Timberwolves. I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 1>know this, but they're actually good again. They're up on

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<v Speaker 1>the standings above the play in version above going to

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<v Speaker 1>the play in tournament. They are seven and three in

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<v Speaker 1>their last ten. They are cooking without Karl Anthony Towns

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<v Speaker 1>and do not look now. They are currently fifth place

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<v Speaker 1>in the West, fifth in the West, and in the

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<v Speaker 1>month of January, if you look at their wins, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>they're probably playing cupcake teams, right, they're probably playing teams

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<v Speaker 1>that want a tank. No. In the month of January,

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<v Speaker 1>they've beaten the Nuggets, the Clippers, the Cavaliers, the Nuggets,

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<v Speaker 1>I said that already, Grizzlies and Kings all top four teams.

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<v Speaker 1>That's ridiculous. The Pelicans, we move on. They are horrible

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<v Speaker 1>right now. They currently are not very good. They've gone

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<v Speaker 1>from second in the West to eighth in the West

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<v Speaker 1>in a split second time. They've lost eight in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>Herb Jones has missed sixteen games out of fifty one.

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<v Speaker 1>BI now has missed twenty two games. He's finally back,

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<v Speaker 1>but is he back? Zion has missed twenty two games.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't know what's going on with them? But they probably

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<v Speaker 1>need to make a move at the deadline. Sixers. Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>currently the best team in basketball. Yeah, and Beat has

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<v Speaker 1>gone from fifteen to one to win the MVP to

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<v Speaker 1>now just just shy of three to one. He's currently

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<v Speaker 1>second in MVP power rankings. That is how dominant Embate

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<v Speaker 1>has been, and that's how good the Sixers have been

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<v Speaker 1>in the last two weeks. The Wizards, and I mean this,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean this in the best possible way. The Wizards

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<v Speaker 1>are actually something that you can talk about on this show.

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<v Speaker 1>The Wizards. They have won their last five. They've traded

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<v Speaker 1>ruy Ha Chi Muren somehow got better in the five

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<v Speaker 1>game win streak that they have had. The Wizards are

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<v Speaker 1>top ten offensively they are ninth and top ten defensively

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<v Speaker 1>they are seventh. They are shockingly a ninth place right now,

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<v Speaker 1>even though I thought that they might be tanking, and

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<v Speaker 1>they are one team that thinks that they are a

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<v Speaker 1>piece away for making some sort of playoff run. That's

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<v Speaker 1>where we're at. The Pacers, who we love good fun

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<v Speaker 1>story Tyrese Haliburton ballin. They are atrocious. Currently. They are

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<v Speaker 1>one to nine in their last ten, which is the

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<v Speaker 1>worst in the NBA during that timeframe, and that happens

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<v Speaker 1>to coincide exactly with Tyre's Halliburton's injury. Of their nine losses,

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<v Speaker 1>they are losing by an average of thirteen points. So

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<v Speaker 1>if you are a gambling person, a betting person, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>keep that in mind when you're thinking about playing or fading.

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<v Speaker 1>The Indiana Pacers. Bad stuff pretty much more important to

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<v Speaker 1>his team than almost anybody else. The Bucks, who have

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<v Speaker 1>been terrible all of a sudden, are hot. They are

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<v Speaker 1>currently blowing teams out. Since Chris Middleton got back. Since

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<v Speaker 1>he arrived back from injury, things offensively clicking. They have

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<v Speaker 1>scored over one hundred and thirty five points in three

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<v Speaker 1>of their last four games. They scored one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty against the Pistons, Giannis back to scoring fifty again.

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<v Speaker 1>Their demise greatly exaggerated. The Raptors are in such disarray

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<v Speaker 1>there are now reports that Nick Nurse could be on

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<v Speaker 1>the hot seat. They are talking about trading everyone three

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<v Speaker 1>other five starters, Fred van Fleet, Gary Trent Ojannobi. The

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<v Speaker 1>latest is that oj Annobe might be going to the Suns,

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<v Speaker 1>which would be something which probably means DeAndre Ayton is

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<v Speaker 1>going to the Raptors, and I thought they probably save

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<v Speaker 1>their season for maybe a week or two, and now

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't, and now Nick again on the hot seat.

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<v Speaker 1>Current news from Sean Sharana. There are Jaron Jackson conspiracies

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<v Speaker 1>brewing around the Reddit realm. There are reckless claims about

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<v Speaker 1>his stats being padded at home because I guess scorekeepers

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<v Speaker 1>are being influenced by the Deep State or something. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure. There were highlights that were put out on Twitter,

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<v Speaker 1>there were extra scrutiny in that game. And what did

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<v Speaker 1>Jaron Jackson decide to do in that game when those

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<v Speaker 1>extra eyeballs were there at the crib? Have a block party?

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<v Speaker 1>Just defending recklessly currently minus two hundred to win Defensive

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<v Speaker 1>Player of the Year. And finally, the part that's much

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<v Speaker 1>more interesting to me than almost any other is that

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings are so good, they are so hot, that

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<v Speaker 1>a fan base that hasn't seen the playoffs in over

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen years expect them to win every game. They want

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<v Speaker 1>to riot in the streets when they lose games that

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<v Speaker 1>they probably should or must or can lose. Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>believe that they should win every every single game. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where the fan base is at that's how good

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings are sending atop the West with just one

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<v Speaker 1>football game left on the schedule. We're about to enter

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<v Speaker 1>full NBA season, so that's gonna run from the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl through June and the end of the Final. So

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<v Speaker 1>now that you're all caught up what's happening around the league,

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<v Speaker 1>don't miss another episode because things are gonna get crazy

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<v Speaker 1>very very soon.