1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Hey, I'm tas Mellis and this is what you need 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: to know in the NBA for Tuesday, January twelfth. The 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: first thing you need to know is that the Hornets 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 1: LaMelo Ball is the best player in the NBA. With 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: the way the media and fans talk about LaMelo, it 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: feels that way sometimes, doesn't it. It does to me 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: for a person in the media who is often saying, oh, 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: you know what, this guy can't do this, this guy 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: can't do that. Well, now we're talking about what a 10 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: guy can do. It's the honeymoon period with LaMelo Ball. 11 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: I get that, but I am enjoying it. I am 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: basking in it. Take Monday's game against the Knicks, for instance. 13 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: The biggest thing to come from that game was Lamello's 14 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: full court pass to his teammate Gordon Hayward. It was 15 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: a gorgeous pass, well one hand leading him perfectly. Now, 16 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: the full story is that LaMelo struggled from the floor 17 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: a little bit. It's gonna happen with him three or thirteen, eight, 18 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: eight points, but he did a lot of other good things. 19 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: Fourteen boards, seven assists, and he's a joy to watch. 20 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: This Hornets team. Maybe they're not gonna win a ton 21 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: of games, but they're winning right now. They've won four 22 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: in a row. They sit at six and five. A 23 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: big part is Gordon Hayward, although he got paid one 24 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty million dollars and many people criticize the 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: Hornets for it, myself included. The guy is putting it 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: in the hole. He had twenty eight points in the 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: first half, thirty four for the game. Now on the 28 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: other side, the Knicks are struggling to do just that. 29 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: Julius Randall, RJ. Barrett. They're just such tough shot makers 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: that it doesn't come easy for them at times. So 31 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: that eighty eight points they put on the board, it's 32 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: gonna happen from time to time. They're missing Alec Berks, 33 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: They're missing Obi toppin a rook that could have gone 34 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: up against LaMelo Ball in a nice little rookie battle. 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: But I said it last week, I still don't believe 36 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: they've got enough offense, and the same holds true right now. 37 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: Will the Knicks score enough, It's gonna be a struggle 38 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: for them. They are five and six. They're gonna have 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: to beat teams like the Charlotte Hornets. If they're gonna 40 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: want to make the playoffs. The Charlotte Hornets six and 41 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: five one four in a row. They go play the 42 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: Dallas Mavericks next. I'm not sure if that's even gonna happen. 43 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: We'll get to that a little bit later. Then they 44 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: go play a doubleheader with the Toronto Raptors. Ooh, good 45 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: thing they got LaMelo ball hurling from the mound. Speaking 46 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 1: of those Toronto Raptors, Oh, that was another tough loss. 47 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Pascal Siakam two knights in a row, had a chance 48 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: to win the game. Two nights in a row, the 49 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: ball rimmed out. Speaking of triple doubles, Pascal Siakam had 50 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: it against the Blazers. Twenty two points, thirteen boards, tenn assists. 51 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: This was a fantastic game back and fourth. Siakam looking 52 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: good for basically the fifth game in a row. He 53 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: is feeling it, but the ball just not bnouncing the 54 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: way for the Toronto Raptors against the Portland team. That 55 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: is always a good watch. If you're looking to stay 56 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: up late, tune into a Blazers game because it's going 57 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: to be up and down. They allow a lot of points. 58 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: Their court looks pretty so it's fun to watch them. 59 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: They had three guys over twenty points in this one, 60 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: including Mellow a lot of points to the head. Dame 61 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: had twenty three, but it was CJ McCollum with a 62 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: beauty finish to really seal this game. Love Terry Stotts 63 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: not calling a timeout. Blazers go from one end after 64 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: Fred van Fleet miss under ten seconds left, no timeout. 65 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: CJ McCollum behind the backspin, gorgeous shot to give him 66 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: thirty points and then Pascal rimmed out as I said, 67 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: great game from Chris Bouche of the Toronto Raptors. Twenty points, 68 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: five threes for him. He's got to get more minutes 69 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: at the center spot as the Raptors are looking for 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: a center to play with. And let's end this story 71 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: with a bit of nostalgia. Pascal Siakam with the twenty 72 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: seventh triple double and Ors franchise history. Let's look at 73 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: the list. Kyle Lowry has more than half of those 74 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: triple doubles with fourteen phenomenal and then some fantastic names 75 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: rounded out Damon Stodhomire, Jose Kyle Dern, Marcus Camby, Vince Carter, 76 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: Mark Jackson, Charles Oakley, ben Uzzo, Op Bah and Alvin 77 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: Williams the Raptor great now with Pascal Siakam joining the list. 78 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: Thanks to Blake Murphy of The Athletic for that one. 79 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: Staying at the bottom of the East where the Raptors reside, 80 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: the Washington Wizards. They got a w They came into 81 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: a game against the four reel Phoenix Suns sitting at 82 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: two to eight. Russell Westbrook is out for a week, 83 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: their starting center Thomas Bryant out for the season. That 84 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: didn't matter against the Suns. This team came to play. 85 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: They really had a defensive attitude, holding the Suns down 86 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: to one hundred and seven points. Yes, holding the Suns 87 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: to one hundred and seven points. That is an accomplishment 88 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: in today's NBA, especially for the Washington Wizards. Bradley Beal, 89 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: smooth and buttery is ever thirty four points, but it 90 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: was a defensive mentality for the Wizards that really got 91 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: it done. Robin Lopez eleven and eleven in place of 92 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: Thomas Bryant and doing some thanks for my fantasy team well, 93 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:18,119 Speaker 1: Davias Burton's scorching, scorching off the bench what they signed 94 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: him for eighteen points, all three pointers coming off the 95 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: bench for Washington, sticking at near the bottom of the 96 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference. It seemed like the Atlanta Hawks were going 97 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: in that direction, but then they turned that friggin thing around. 98 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: They started at four and one, lost four in a row, 99 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: and now they're back in the win column. Trey Young 100 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: did not look like himself recently. Came into this game 101 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: with some friggin swagger. He looked like Trey Young. He 102 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: looked like he wanted this game, and he looked like 103 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: he was the leader on this team. He had twenty 104 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: six points to lead the way by far for this 105 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: team against a banged up Philadelphia seventy six Ers team. 106 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: Banged up in terms of injuries, Ben Simmons has a 107 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: knee injury. Hopefully he's back on Tuesday against the Miami Heat. 108 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: They needed his energy in this one because it was 109 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: lacking not also injuries, but also contact tracing running rampant 110 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: throughout the Philadelphia seventy six ers roster. They're missing a 111 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: bunch of guys, including Tobias Harris, Shake Milton and others. 112 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: Last game, before we get to some news, Sacramento took 113 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: care of the Indiana Pacers in what was a blast 114 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: of a fourth quarter. Harrison Barnes led the way for 115 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: the Kings with thirty points. Great call from Mark Jones 116 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: on the broadcast as Barnes went to the hole. A 117 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: lot of jelly on that one. It's great to have 118 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: ESPN broadcaster Mark Jones on the local call. Feels like 119 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: a national call. Shout out to Canada. The Indiana Pacers 120 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: had four guys with twenty plus in this one, but 121 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: still lost because the Aaron Fox ended this game with 122 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: a huge dunk and a huge yell. You can hear 123 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: it on the broadcast loud as day. What does the 124 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: Fox say, Well, he said rah as he seals a 125 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: win with a dunk that was incredile. Players of the 126 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: Week in the East Jason Tatum, it's got to be 127 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: the first player to win a Player of the Week 128 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: honor while also having COVID nineteen. I'm pretty sure he's 129 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: the first. Also, the Celtics had a game canceled on Sunday. 130 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: Still he gets the honor and Luka Doncic winning it 131 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: in the West as the MAVs looking more and more 132 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: like Luka Doncic's team again. Unfortunately for the MAVs, though, 133 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: their game was canceled on Monday night because four MAVs 134 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: reportedly have COVID contact tracing issues throughout the roster. Maxi 135 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: Kleva reportedly one of those MAVs that has COVID. Chicago 136 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: Boston also canceled. That game is supposed to happen on 137 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: Tuesday nights, so they're looking ahead here to Tuesday night. 138 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum and Robert Williams have tested positive for the 139 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics, so those two games the third and fourth 140 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: games canceled this season. Last thing I wanted to show 141 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: you is something I've never seen before. The Grizzlies Kyle 142 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: Anderson flopping in preparation of a jump ball. What is this? 143 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: Andre Drummond of the Calvs obviously has never seen anything 144 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: like it either. This is bloody hilarious. Hopefully it brings 145 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: a smile to your face. Make sure you check out 146 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: this cliff. Thank you so much for joining me today. 147 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: I will be back on Wednesday to give you the 148 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: news as fast as I possibly can. Make sure you 149 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: check out the full length No Dunks episode for Tuesday. 150 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: Talk to you soon.