1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Best of the Week for What's Right 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: with Nick Right the best takes and moments from this 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: week on the show. Enjoy. 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 2: So, yeah, you went. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 3: Off on your on your show yesterday, you called James 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 3: Harden the biggest choker in modern sports history? 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 2: Was that what you called him? Yeah? Yeah, do you 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 2: think that's you think that's fair? 9 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Who else is in the argument? Just tell someone. I 10 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: just need someone to tell me who the other contenders are. 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: And here's the deal. I'm going to pull up these 12 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm going to pull up these numbers real quick. So Harden, Lebron, 13 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: Steph Durant, those are the four guys of the era. 14 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: And as far as just having uh okay, sure, yeah, 15 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: maybe I should have included Chris, but I didn't. But 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: that's and that that's a fair one. But I just 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: want to give you these numbers. Career playoff games Demons 18 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: less than four made baskets. Durant has two, Steph has three, 19 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: Lebron has five. Give me a guess for Harden, Just 20 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: give a number Harden. 21 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 3: All right, So you said those guys numbers, I'll go 22 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: nine thirty five. Yeah, and those guys have obviously played 23 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 3: a lot more than well. 24 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: I don't Harden's played a bunch. I don't Lebron's played 25 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: a lot more. But yeah, but you know Harden was Okay, 26 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: hold on, that was so again? Thirty five career playoff 27 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: games with less than four making How many of those? 28 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: Uh A hand? A decent amount? But again he the 29 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: only one you can really throw out is the like 30 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: his for you want to throw out you know, ten 31 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: of those games because it was young, young James Harden, 32 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: but he was you know, sixth Man of the year 33 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: and going two for ten in the finals. All right, 34 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: hold on, I got a couple more for you. Career 35 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: playoff games with with under five made baskets. Again, I'll 36 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: give you the numbers for everyone else. KD four, Steph eight, 37 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: Lebron nine, James Harden fifty five. Okay, yeah? And then 38 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: last one career playoff games where you have at least 39 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: as many turnovers or more turnovers than made shots Durant seven, 40 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: Steph thirteen, Lebron's seventeen James Harden. 41 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: More turnovers than made shot Yes, all right, yeah seven 42 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: Steph thirteen, Lebron seventeen, James Harden forty two. 43 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: Forty two more turnovers than made shots. 44 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: It's the biggest, right there. 45 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: Or as many turnovers as made shots, as many or more. 46 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: Uh So, here's the thing. So even if you want 47 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: to be like, well, those first two stats were about 48 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, he wasn't playing as many minutes he's off 49 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: the bench. That clears that up. And it's just demons. 50 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: I used to be the biggest hardened defender. He had 51 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: such a horrific Game six against San Antonio in twenty 52 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: seventeen when Kawhi and Tony Parker were out and the 53 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: Rockets lost by thirty nine points that I said, I 54 00:03:54,880 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: thought he had an undiagnosed concussion. It's just and so 55 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: there is there is no comp for it. And so 56 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: if people want to, we don't have to. It's just 57 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: at this point who he is, the moment gets too big. 58 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: It was turning around there for a second. 59 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: He always has these moments. And then it's the game 60 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: six or a game seven, and he takes seven shots, 61 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: he takes eight shots. He has he has I think 62 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: six playoff games where he was two for ten, two 63 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: for eleven or two for twelve from the field. Ask 64 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: this follow up about Russ and then we'll get to 65 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: the Warriors. 66 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: So who do you think will end up having a 67 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 3: better legacy when it's all said and done between Russ 68 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 3: and Harden. 69 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: So I think this is really it depends on what 70 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: your value. So Harden's a better all time player, and 71 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: like he has, he's gonna have better numbers on better teams, 72 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: more of a part of winning. They both won one MVP. 73 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: But Russ is going to be an icon and Harden 74 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: is going to be a placeholder for choking like to 75 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: like in the future. And so the answer is Russ. 76 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: Like the answer is definitely Russ. 77 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 4: Blending Vice's signature dynamic storytelling with the high octane world 78 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 4: of sports, Vice Sports brings an exciting and diverse range 79 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 4: of programming that goes beyond the game. From action packed 80 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 4: live events to gripping behind the scenes documentaries, to hard 81 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 4: hitting investigative pieces and in depth profiles of athletes, coaches, teams. 82 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 4: Vice Sports captures the raw energy, drop and passion that 83 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 4: makes sports truly unforgettable. Catch live events and other exclusive 84 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 4: sports programs only on Vice TV. Go to vicetv dot 85 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 4: com to find your cable channel. 86 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: The Knicks deserve, They deserve to be the story, but 87 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: they are not the story. The Knicks deserve to have 88 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: us talking about how they have gone to Boston. They 89 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: have been down twenty points in the second half in 90 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: both of these games. They have not played great, honestly, 91 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: in either game. Yesterday, Mikhale Bridges is terrible for the 92 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: first three quarters before being awesome. Jalen Brunson is six 93 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: of nineteen in the game. With a few minutes left 94 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: in the game, he had made four shots and it's 95 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: not like he was getting He had made four shots 96 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: and gotten to the free throw line once. And they 97 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: found a way to win, and they deserve credit for that. 98 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: But the story, and we will, I promise we'll spend 99 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: a lot of time on the Knicks, but the story 100 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: is Boston. The next story is about what I said 101 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, planning for this moment for more than a year, 102 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: and there being a lot of similarities to what how 103 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: Minnesota was able to beat Denver to what we are 104 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: seeing with the Knicks and the Celtics. Let's table those 105 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: and we will get to those shortly, because the story 106 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: really is the defending champs falling apart in real time 107 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: physically and mentally. And now let me make this clear, 108 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: I don't think it's over. I don't think like, oh, 109 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: no chance the Celtics come back. The Celtics are talented 110 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: enough and good enough obviously to win four out of 111 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: five against New York. In fact, most people thought they 112 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: were going to win four out of five against New York. 113 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: They just thought it was gonna be the first five games. 114 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a nice, friendly, gentleman suite. But 115 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: we are now here. Everyone's gonna focus on the three 116 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: point variants, and I get it, twenty five of one 117 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: hundred from three fifteen of sixty in Game one, the 118 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: exact same percentage in Game two, except they were ten 119 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: of forty. I actually don't think that is that might 120 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: be the biggest reason they're down. I don't think that 121 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: is the biggest story surround them being down. The biggest 122 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: story surrounding them being down is Jason Tatum. And we 123 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: gave him all his flowers and all the credit for 124 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: what was, without a doubt, at least to my eye, 125 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: the best regular season of his career. I understand he 126 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: didn't even have. It wasn't the best numbers. He's averaged 127 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: almost exactly this many points. He's averaged twenty six point 128 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: eight or twenty six point nine points three of the 129 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: last four years his you know his numbers in the 130 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: one year he did and he averaged thirty. His numbers 131 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: have been consistent, his field goal percentage has been consistent. 132 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: And it wasn't that he played more games. It was 133 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: just this felt like the best Tatum year because you 134 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: didn't get a great year from Jalen Brown by his standards, 135 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: Horford's a year or older. You saw some real deterioration 136 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: from Drew Holliday over the course of the year. And 137 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: yet Tatum answered the bell on both ends of the 138 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 1: court every night. And and this is the key piece, 139 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: not vkey, but one of the key pieces of it. 140 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: Responded from what was a really weird few months for 141 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: him where he finally wins a championship, but he's not 142 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: the Conference finals MVP. He's not the Finals MVP. He 143 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: actually plays some of his worst basketball of the season 144 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: last year in the biggest games, most notably those two 145 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: series the Conference finals in NBA Finals. Still, it's not 146 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: like he was bad, but he just dropped a level 147 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: that then was compounded by the fact that Steve Kerr, 148 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: who obviously is despite what lunatic Warrior fans would try 149 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: to tell you. Steve Kerr, who obviously is one of 150 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: the best and smartest basketball minds we have. Steve Kerr 151 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: saw Jason Tatum in the Olympics and said, can't use you. Sorry, 152 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: would love to, but actually you're not one of our 153 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: eight best. And he responded to all of that with 154 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: a year where he had an argument he was the 155 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: third best player in the league and where there was 156 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: no argument whatsoever, he was one of the four best 157 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: players in the league. And for that to then and 158 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: then let me add another piece to it. After a 159 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: kind of rocky game one of the playoffs, but who cared? 160 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: They won? It was easy where he got hurt. He 161 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: then came back after missing a game, averaging thirty six, 162 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: eleven and six the rest of the series. It's like, 163 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: holy shit, Jason. This extra level that Bill Simmons has 164 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 1: been swearing on his children exists for years. For Jason Tatum, 165 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: we're seeing it. And then in back to back games, 166 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: he is twelve of forty two from the field. He 167 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: is five of twenty from three. He is a total 168 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: and complete non factor in the fourth quarter of these games. 169 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: The only play he made last night was when the 170 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: Knicks screwed up a switch and he got a wide 171 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: open dunk. And now, listen, I'll just tell you what 172 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: I say to Kevin Wilds when I face timed him yesterday. 173 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: And I know this is going to sound unfair, but 174 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: it's just how I feel, and it's not prisoner of 175 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: the moment, because I have felt this way about Tatum forever. 176 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: He's an excellent player. But what I said to Wilds 177 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: is I don't care if the Celtics win the next 178 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: three championships, He's never gonna be the best player in 179 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: the league. That guy is not the best player in 180 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: the league. And I don't even think the reason I 181 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: said that to Wilds is because he keeps trying to 182 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: force the conversation of Jason Tatum's going to force us 183 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: into some really tricky conversations. What do we do with 184 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: the twenty seven year old with two rings and four 185 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: first Team All nbas and all of this, What does 186 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: that mean for where he is historically? And my answer 187 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: to that is Tatum is an excellent player. He is 188 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: not yet in the We need to evaluate his historical 189 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: greatness level, and I don't know that he is going 190 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: to be in that conversation. There is and I can't 191 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: put my finger on it, but there's something that's just 192 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: not there. 193 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 3: Yes, and it gets a little tight in big spots, 194 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 3: is what it seems like to me. 195 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: Watching the game. It feels to me like if his 196 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: three isn't falling, it knocks him off the rest of 197 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: his game. And what is And here is the Celtics piece. 198 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: And I just did Levotard Show and this is the 199 00:14:54,400 --> 00:15:02,119 Speaker 1: point I was trying to make. The Celtics bum three 200 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: strategy over the long haul, obviously is just a smart 201 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: mathematical strategy. As sample sizes get smaller, you put yourself 202 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: more at you know, the mercy of the variants. It's 203 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: you know, the team that really originated this strategy was 204 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: Darryl Moury's Rockets. But here's why. For Darryl Moury's Rockets, 205 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: it made total sense. The team they were trying to beat, 206 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: the KD Staph Warriors, was flatly better than them, so 207 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: they needed to shake up the snow globe and add 208 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: some damn variants. Because if we just go go to 209 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: the middle of the rain and trade jabs, we got 210 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:09,359 Speaker 1: no shot. So instead we're gonna throw some wild Haymakers 211 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: and risk getting knocked out because that's our chance. This 212 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: strategy for the Celtics maybe wouldn't make sense if this 213 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: were the NBA Finals against Oklahoma City and they feel 214 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: like they're better than us. All year long, they've been better, 215 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: they have the better resume. They they're best players, better 216 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: than our best player. They're better than us, So let's 217 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: add some uncertainty to it. Up twenty points in the 218 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: second half against the New York Knicks. The last thing 219 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: you want is to add uncertainty. It's it's an insane 220 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: It's not an insane way to play. It's insane. Demon's 221 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: not to adjust, Yeah, and not to have It's a team, 222 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: it's a football team that their identity is chucking it 223 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: deep and up ten in the fourth quarter. They refuse 224 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: to run the ball that and here's the other piece 225 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: of it. 226 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 5: You've got Jason Tatum. He's six eight, he's an amazing shape. 227 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 5: He can get to the hoop, and it is. 228 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 1: It is stubbornness that at this point might cost him 229 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: their title defense to lose both and it's the first 230 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: twenty point lead. I said it tuesday. The Knicks made 231 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 1: that a game faster than any team. I can remember, 232 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: it was twenty points, Boston up by twenty with five 233 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: and a half left in the third, and it was 234 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: a six point game with a minute left in the third. 235 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: So the Knicks just in the span of ten possessions 236 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: made it a game again. Yesterday was different in that, Yes, 237 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: it was twenty and then the Knicks chipped away, but 238 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: it was go ahead. 239 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 3: We were holding it like we stayed out in front, 240 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 3: in front for a minute, and we just kept shooting 241 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: the three, and they just kept chipping it away. 242 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: It was fourteen with seven minutes left. And so I 243 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: if you look at the Celtics fourth quarter shot chart, 244 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: they did, you know, they didn't just shoot threes. It 245 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: wasn't the third order in Game three. But there were 246 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: just these moments. Most notably was the one Wild's took 247 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: the picture of but it is it's a jarring image 248 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: where it is eighty six seventy seven. Is that I 249 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: want to make sure I have it. I think it's yeah, 250 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: or the let me try to pull out I should 251 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: just pull up Wild's tweet because it is it's a 252 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: wild decision by it's eighty six seventy nine. Pardon me, 253 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 1: and I don't know why this isn't showing me that, 254 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: but regardless, don't worry about it. Oh here's why, because 255 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: it wasn't. I was like, I thought it was eighty 256 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: six because the score. Remember, and here's a sneaky important 257 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: part of the game that will be forgotten the history. 258 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: The Knicks got an extra point during a time out 259 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: because they had called a Jalen Brunson three a two 260 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: and then they fixed it. Oh on, Mikale Bridges, pardon me, 261 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: And so the score the scoreboard says eighty six seventy nine, 262 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: but it was actually eighty six eighty and Derek White 263 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: misses a three. McHale Bridges then goes down misses a three, 264 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: and Josh Hart tries to save it and starts the 265 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: fast break, and all of a sudden and we can 266 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: put the image up. Jason Tatum finds himself in this position. 267 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: I don't think demons I like it. I well, I 268 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: don't think I like shooting that three if I'm the 269 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: team trailing by seton seven, Like I, I don't think 270 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: it's the smarter move. 271 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 2: You got a dunk right there, it's not recovering. 272 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: He's probably gonna try to get recovering. And by the way, 273 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: it's and here's the other thing. If Jalen Brunson is upright, 274 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: you might have a dunk there. Oh yeah, you're seven 275 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: inches taller than him. Horford's there. You have a full 276 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: head of steam. That is an impossible decision. Now you 277 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: can be like, listen, what does Jason Tatum shoot on 278 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: corner threes? Blah blah blah. Again, you're ups You're actually 279 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: up six, but you think you're up seven. It's bananas. 280 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: And the very next possession, we don't have a picture 281 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:55,239 Speaker 1: of it, but Jalen Brown has an alley to the 282 00:21:55,280 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: basket and he takes a pull up three. And so 283 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: it's just. 284 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 3: It is the Knicks just finally want it more, is 285 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 3: what it seems like. 286 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: Well, they just wanted certainly more comfortable demands. If it's 287 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: close late, yeah, that is undeniable. And the fact that 288 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: the Knicks have now won five road playoff games and 289 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: they have won them. They have played five road playoff games, 290 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: they are five and zero, and they have won those 291 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: five games by a combined This is really unbelievable, situants. 292 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: They have won those five games by combined ten points 293 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: ten one in overtime. They won Game three against Detroit 294 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: by two, Game four against Detroit by one, Game six 295 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: against Detroit by three, Game one against Boston by three, 296 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: and in overtime in Game two against Boston by one. 297 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: It is uh. 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It's gonna be out at least a week. 336 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 3: Do you give the Doves any chance to win without Steph? 337 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: No? And I thought that was a great win by 338 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: and I thought Steve Kerr was brilliant and playing thirteen 339 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: guys adjusting on the fly, and Buddy healed. Like these 340 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: last two games with Buddy Heeld, it reminds you of 341 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: how great the Warriors were when they had prime Klay Thompson. 342 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: Because the last two games Buddy held has been prime 343 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: Klay Thompson. It's been really it's just impressive. 344 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: You give them no chance to win this series? If 345 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 2: Steph is out? Call it? I mean, this is seven 346 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,880 Speaker 2: more days? Is the series over by then? 347 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: No? 348 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: They the Warriors could lose like one game. 349 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: The earliest he could be back, realistically is game six 350 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: because they play tonight Saturday, so that's game Uh so 351 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: let me do it like this. They already played game one. 352 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: Tonight is Game two, Saturday is Game three, Monday is 353 00:26:55,320 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: Game four, Wednesday is game five. Then they don't play 354 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: Did I do that wrong. They play Thursday, Sat. Yeah, 355 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: I did do that. No, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and 356 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: then the next game is Sunday. I think the. 357 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 3: If the Knicks can go out there and do that 358 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 3: to the Celtics and win the second game, I think 359 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 3: the Warriors can go back and beat them without Steph Curry. 360 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: But it's just I just don't listen. I I don't. 361 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: I think Jimmy's been good but not unbelievable by keep hitting. Yes, 362 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: I don't. I think Buddy healed is you know, going 363 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: to regress more to the mean there? And uh, I 364 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: also think and this was, do you guys remember when 365 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:56,719 Speaker 1: the Lakers went down three to one to Minnesota and 366 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: I came on here and said, I don't think necessarily 367 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: the series is over. It obviously was, but the Lakers' 368 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: title hopes are done. And the reason I said was 369 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: because now the only way to get out of Round 370 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: one is they have to play every other day, win 371 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: a Game seven, and then start a series where they're 372 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: playing every other day for the entirety of it, basically, 373 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: and there are too old and too thin of a 374 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: team in order for that to be an effective path. Essentially, 375 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: that is now where the Warriors are, and you saw 376 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: it immediately. Bite Steph, a player who has never had 377 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury in his life, ended up having to 378 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: play every other day against that Rockets defense running around 379 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: like that. Windy said that since they've started tracking, this 380 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: game seven against Houston was the most like mileage Steph 381 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: has run on the court in a game in his career, 382 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: and a quarter and a half into the next game 383 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: he suffers his first ever hamstring injury. Like that, every 384 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: game matters, and the Warriors kind of punted game five 385 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: against Houston and then let go of the rope in 386 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter of Game six, and all of a 387 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,959 Speaker 1: sudden they find themselves in a Game seven. And then 388 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you find yourself two days later 389 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: playing in a Game one, and even though you win it, 390 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: that's the ultimate when the battle lose the war. And 391 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: so no, I listen. I think the Timberwolves. We were 392 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: talking about three point regression with the Celtics. Timberwolves are 393 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: now like twelve of seventy over their last two games 394 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: or something insane. And so I don't I think that 395 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: when we get it to Game five, it's gonna be 396 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: three to one. I think we're gonna be I think 397 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: the Minnesota's gonna win. The next three is the short 398 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: version of it, and I think it's gonna be three 399 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: to one going back to Minnesota. And here's the other piece. 400 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: They ruled Steph out a week immediately, so game six 401 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: is the earliest he could come back. That's probably not realistic. 402 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: But even if he is back for game six, are 403 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: you gonna get a fully healthy, fully functional Steph? I 404 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: don't know, so, yeah, I think though. I think the 405 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: Warriors are done. I think Kur has done a great job. 406 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: I think Jimmy's been good and Draymond the last two games, 407 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: to go along with what had been great defense, he 408 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: actually provided some offensive punch. I don't think any of 409 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: that's sustainable. What are your follow ups here? 410 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 2: Oh, a couple follow ups. 411 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 3: So Chris Finch, head coach, came out and said, we 412 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 3: had one and a half one point in the first half. 413 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 3: You're the leader of the team and you've got to 414 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 3: come out and set the tone. If your SHOT's not going, 415 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 3: you still have to carry the energy. 416 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. 417 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 3: How do you feel about that? 418 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: Yeah? 419 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 2: I so. 420 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: Chris Finch is not afraid to kind of call out 421 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: his star player, and Aunt clearly disagreed with him. Ant said, 422 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: you know, I thought I just my shot wasn't falling. 423 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: I was still there on defense. I I think Chris 424 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: Finch has done a really good job. I also think 425 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 1: that I it wouldn't make sense for Aunt to be tired. 426 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: They only played five against the Lakers. It's only round two. 427 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: He's twenty three years old. We did see last year 428 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: he said he got exhausted by the conference finals. I 429 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: am not yet ready to say I think that is happening. 430 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: I am ready to say it is something to monitor. 431 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: But I think Ant's gonna come out and be outstanding tonight, 432 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: and you know, he finally hit some shots and he'll 433 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: be fine. So I'm not I'm not panicked about that. 434 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: And I also am not as angry at Aunt for 435 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: the laughing about the three point shooting. Bru was pissed. 436 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: Brew is like he's gotta be more serious. I just 437 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: think Ant is so overly confident, that is so incredibly compident. 438 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: I should say that sometimes he feels like everything's gonna 439 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: be fine, and that can be a gift and a curse. 440 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: I think he'll be fine.