WEBVTT - Steph Curry Went To A Different Level Eliminating The Kings

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<v Speaker 1>Lord have mercy Wardell Stephan Curry. If you haven't seen

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<v Speaker 1>Steph's performance in Game seven against the Kinks, and you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen the highlights, you should probably just stop this

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<v Speaker 1>podcast right now and go watch it. What we saw,

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<v Speaker 1>what we witnessed was the elevation from legend to god

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<v Speaker 1>to godhood or maybe possibly Goathood, as we will get

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<v Speaker 1>to as well. Steph Curry did things that we've only

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<v Speaker 1>seen in NBA jam and we are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this performance forever. Fifty years from now, people

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be talking about this Game seven performance.

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<v Speaker 1>So after the embarrassment of Game six where our dubs

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<v Speaker 1>got blown out at the crib in the largest loss

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<v Speaker 1>of the Steve Kerr era, Steph was not taking no

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<v Speaker 1>chances with that whole one team one dream bullshit. No

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be Steph's show, and that happened from the

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<v Speaker 1>very tip off. If they were gonna lose, it was

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna be because Jordan Poole was looking at Battie's

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<v Speaker 1>court side and was turning the ball over ten times.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just not what was gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 3>And what we got, I think was probably better than his.

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<v Speaker 1>Teammates could have even anticipated the best Game seven performance

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<v Speaker 1>in NBA history. Let me say that again, that was

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<v Speaker 1>the best Game seven performance in the history of the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA in existence. Steph put up a fifty piece against

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<v Speaker 1>probably their best foe since the probably twenty sixteen Calves, Lebron,

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and a bunch of those role players.

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<v Speaker 1>It was electricity. Kings led by two at half, but

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<v Speaker 1>you knew what time it was. Steph already had twenty

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half, already had twenty. Fox was struggling

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<v Speaker 1>to get going, and you're like, man, it's only a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of time before they break this thing open. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just we are just waiting for the dam to burst.

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<v Speaker 1>And you would think maybe Mike Brown would have made

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<v Speaker 1>some adjustments because he coached against or with Curry for

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<v Speaker 1>eight years during his time coaching the Golden State Warriors.

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<v Speaker 2>But no, he did not.

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<v Speaker 1>He had nothing up his sleeve to stop Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 1>from doing Steph Curry things. And Steph, even though in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half the Kings knew that they had to

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<v Speaker 1>put more attention and pressure on Curry, you would think, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe second half he like just puts up eighteen or sixteen.

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<v Speaker 3>No, he's actually better.

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<v Speaker 1>In the second half, with everyone scheming and game planning

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<v Speaker 1>to shut him down, he put up thirty. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a better second half than it was in the first half,

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<v Speaker 1>where he just casually put up twenty. The most demonic

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<v Speaker 1>shit that I saw from him. This is what I

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<v Speaker 1>knew it was over.

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<v Speaker 2>Was at the end of the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors are starting to pull away and he had already

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<v Speaker 1>missed for the first time ever in my memory, two

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<v Speaker 1>consecutive free throws, and you're like, oh, God, Like, what's

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<v Speaker 1>stepp up to?

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<v Speaker 2>Is he frustrated?

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<v Speaker 1>He gets to the line again moments later, because that's

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<v Speaker 1>just the kind of night it was. With the Scott

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<v Speaker 1>Foster game, by the way, that was a factor, and

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<v Speaker 1>they panned to his face and he's grinning from ear

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<v Speaker 1>to ear. It was the most diabolical, sick, twisted, sadistic

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<v Speaker 1>smile I have ever seen on anyone's face. It was

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<v Speaker 1>not a normal, I'm happy grin. It's a let me

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<v Speaker 1>make myself happy in the moment and let me show

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<v Speaker 1>these kings I'm coming and this is over for them.

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<v Speaker 1>That's when I knew it was inevitable. He is inevitable.

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<v Speaker 1>There was gonna be no comeback. They were only down seven,

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<v Speaker 1>but it could have been seventy. At that point, it

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<v Speaker 1>was over.

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<v Speaker 3>He shot thirty eight times in thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>Eight minutes, from everywhere, from deep, from the paint, off balance, runners, floaters,

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<v Speaker 1>everything but a dunk.

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<v Speaker 4>One.

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<v Speaker 1>There was one point five seconds left to go on

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<v Speaker 1>the shot clock. Kings had defended this team very mightily.

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<v Speaker 1>One point five seconds left on the shot clock. They

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<v Speaker 1>inbound the pass, Steph mbounds the pass, immediately gets it

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<v Speaker 1>back contested corner three splash. The only thing that was

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<v Speaker 1>surprising was when Steph would miss. I was actually shocked

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<v Speaker 1>when not every single shot that he let fly did

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<v Speaker 1>not go in. He said this about his sadistic smile

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<v Speaker 1>after the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Attitude can manifest a lot of things. And I told

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<v Speaker 4>Q on the sidelines, I missed for those the last

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<v Speaker 4>two games, not like me, but never over overthink it.

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<v Speaker 4>Just enjoyed the moment. So the smile was intentional on

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<v Speaker 4>trying to just be in the present and as simple

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<v Speaker 4>as it is, is just trying to make a free throw,

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<v Speaker 4>so I like to have fun with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, No, it was more than that.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Draymond, as he said on the podcast today

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<v Speaker 1>because of course he didn't do in game six. Real

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<v Speaker 1>shocking that there was no dream on episode. After Game six,

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<v Speaker 1>which was the most embarrassing loss, he probably would have

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<v Speaker 1>cussed everybody out.

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<v Speaker 2>So I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>It all began with the pregame speech from Steph wardel Creek,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna.

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<v Speaker 5>Lie man game six. That was a gut punch. That night,

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<v Speaker 5>I sent those two guys a text message. I sent

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<v Speaker 5>that text at three am. The first line is, so

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<v Speaker 5>I can't sleep period. Just finish the film again and

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<v Speaker 5>then I go into some other things. Steph text at

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<v Speaker 5>six am like, can't sleep either, but let me deliver

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<v Speaker 5>the message before film say no more. And he delivered

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<v Speaker 5>such a powerful message. Listen, we just got embarrassed last night.

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<v Speaker 5>We got embarrassed on our home floor. An opportunity to

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<v Speaker 5>close out a team, and we never showed up. He said,

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<v Speaker 5>if you getting on this bus, you making a commitment

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<v Speaker 5>to this team. I don't care how many minutes you play.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't care if you don't play a single second.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't care if it's points, rebounds, whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 5>But if you getting on this bus, you are saying

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<v Speaker 5>I am going to do whatever it takes, as far

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<v Speaker 5>as my preparation goes to win this game. We not

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<v Speaker 5>going out like that. We have an opportunity to play

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<v Speaker 5>in game seven. They've rare, they don't come around. Take

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<v Speaker 5>advantage of the moment, embrace the moment. When he delivered

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<v Speaker 5>that speech, I can't say I knew he was going

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<v Speaker 5>to come out and get fifty, but I knew he

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<v Speaker 5>was going to come out and do something incredible, and

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<v Speaker 5>I knew there was no way he was going to

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<v Speaker 5>allow us to lose that game.

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<v Speaker 2>WHOA, I tell you what.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't really know what more you can say

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<v Speaker 3>after that.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Jordan Poole, suck it up, Hey Jonathan KAMINGA, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not playing anymore. You're not effective enough for us. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>be whining and bitching and moping on the sideline. Do

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<v Speaker 1>not bring the vibes down. This is a championship caliber team.

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<v Speaker 1>We have championship DNA, and you know what, we could

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<v Speaker 1>have traded your ass for somebody with better attitude, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, we have faith in you. So sit

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<v Speaker 1>your little ass down there on the bench and.

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<v Speaker 2>Play your role.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was the moment after that game, after that

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<v Speaker 1>Game seven, which let's be honest. I wanted the Kings

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<v Speaker 1>to win because the dynasty I'm hoping will end at

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<v Speaker 1>some point. I want to see a new piece, new

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<v Speaker 1>blood come to the forefront. I came to terms with

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<v Speaker 1>the reality that Steph Curry is the best to ever

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<v Speaker 1>do it at the point guard position.

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<v Speaker 5>He just is.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the performance fifty piece Game seven, when you're

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<v Speaker 1>only surprised that he missed. That was point god as

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<v Speaker 1>John Morant would say, that was point goat performance. He

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<v Speaker 1>puts up fifty after an embarrassing Game six, the worst

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<v Speaker 1>defeat that they ever had, and the Steve Kerr era

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<v Speaker 1>in Game six, stays up all night, watches film, then

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<v Speaker 1>comes ready to kill.

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<v Speaker 2>He is.

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<v Speaker 1>I always was like, oh, it's so cute that they

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<v Speaker 1>call him the baby face Assassin. You know, You're like,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a really cute nickname.

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<v Speaker 2>No, he really is.

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<v Speaker 1>He really is Liam Neeson. He really is a man

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<v Speaker 1>with some very specific skills. He really does take pleasure

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<v Speaker 1>in telling fifty cent, Hey, why don't you did.

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<v Speaker 2>You see it?

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<v Speaker 1>He pretended to light the beam on fifty cent, Like

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<v Speaker 1>this beam, bitch, that's what that was. It's sick, it's twisted.

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<v Speaker 1>The look on his face when he's ending you is

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<v Speaker 1>pure sick delight. It's not just joy for joy's sake,

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<v Speaker 1>because I enjoy playing a child's game and making sixty

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, I enjoy ending you.

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoy you thinking you're gonna win and me silencing

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<v Speaker 1>your cute little crowd at Golden One.

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<v Speaker 2>It's disgusting.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like a boa constrictor around your neck and there's

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<v Speaker 1>no feeling like it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's an outer body experience.

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<v Speaker 1>You're sitting there on your couch or wherever you are,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're like, the game's not over, but it's over,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're watching yourself in awe of you dying right there.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what that was. So now the NBA gets what

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<v Speaker 3>they want.

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Curry versus Lebron in the playoffs, first time they've

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<v Speaker 1>ever faced each other in the playoffs, not in the finals,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is incredible. Lakers, of course, get the

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<v Speaker 1>job done by giving Dylan Brooks exactly what he wanted,

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<v Speaker 1>a forty piece, a forty point loss in a closeout game,

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<v Speaker 1>which gives us a seven seed playing a six seed

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<v Speaker 1>in the second round of the playoffs. Warriors now get

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<v Speaker 1>home court advantage. Isn't that a bitch? You sit there

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<v Speaker 1>and you scrap and claw, and you think that the

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors are dead and now they have home court.

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<v Speaker 2>Until they play the Nuggets or the Suns.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that something The narratives obviously will be out of

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<v Speaker 1>control because these are two out of the five best

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<v Speaker 1>players in NBA history going up one against one another,

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<v Speaker 1>both in the tail end of their careers, but not

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<v Speaker 1>looking a day over twenty seven, and you'd think maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this was the first time. Oh maybe the NBA wish

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<v Speaker 1>it was the Western Conference finals. But I think they

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<v Speaker 1>are going to smash the ratings again for the second round,

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<v Speaker 1>just like they did in the first round.

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<v Speaker 2>The difference. I don't think this goes seven games.

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Curry was asked a question which I've been thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about all day. The question was, Hey, Steph, who can

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<v Speaker 1>stop Steph Curry? And he said he said, hopefully we

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<v Speaker 1>never find out what.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully we'll never find out?

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<v Speaker 1>He is deadly I can This is like the New

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<v Speaker 1>show Citadel, where if he's an assassin, who's gonna beat

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<v Speaker 1>our dubs?

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody that's who.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a championship team and their toughest test They

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<v Speaker 1>just finished in seventh