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Speaker 1: having an incredible week. Well, the Red Sea parted for

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Speaker 1: the Lakers to make their move up in the standings.

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Speaker 1: I was watching the ESPN applicant at all of the

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Speaker 1: and an ass kicking ensues, and the Warriors shot really well.

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Speaker 1: But I also thought there was a reality of the

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Speaker 1: talent difference in this game. Without Anthony Davis, I thought

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Speaker 1: the Warriors would have found a way to win it anyways,

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Speaker 1: even if they didn't shoot as well as they did.

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Speaker 1: So now the entire fortune has been reversed in the

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Speaker 1: Warriors are in the driver's seat to get that nine seat,

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Speaker 1: fortune within a few hours there, we're gonna break down

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Speaker 1: this game from the perspective of both teams, and then

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Speaker 1: All right, let's talk some basketball. So obviously I was frustrated,

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Speaker 1: dead giveaway. Draymond Green five for seven from three, Andrew

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Speaker 1: stay more attached to Steph, stay more attached to Clay.

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Speaker 1: that's not even a Lakers issue, that's in every defense

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Speaker 1: is such a dangerous predicament to be in. But I

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Speaker 1: Within the context of this game, though, even if Wiggins

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Speaker 1: those waves and waves of athleticism that Golden State brings

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Speaker 1: bringing Trace Jackson Davis into the starting lineup has brought

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Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins versus Ruby Hatchimura individual matchups. Wiggins is just

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Speaker 1: I thought Steph like Steph obviously didn't have to do

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Speaker 1: I thought it was one of Dlo's worst games of

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Speaker 1: where it went wrong. It didn't go wrong here. It

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Speaker 1: on it. Basketball's hard. Sometimes you work really hard on

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Speaker 1: There's all these different reasons why, like it's difficult to

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Speaker 1: Transferred to Naia all of a sudden, I was a

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Speaker 1: figuring out how to play with inconsistent minutes. Not that

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Speaker 1: in time. I started like half the season, came off

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Speaker 1: laneup now. It's like, actually, we think Torrian's better than Ruey.

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Speaker 1: it's your turn. No, no, we're going back to Torrin. Like

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Speaker 1: there was real competition there. Torrian Prince has no business

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Speaker 1: point in the season. All right, now I'm officially getting

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Speaker 1: off of my soapbox. That's all I have for tonight, guys.

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Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow. We're gonna do a little bit

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Speaker 1: So we'll see you guys tomorrow. Don't forget to drop

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Speaker 1: some mailback questions. Probably do a mail back at the

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Speaker 1: end of the show. The volume