1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: No trades have happened, but we might be getting closer. 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon and the Boston Celtics. Sure hope. So the 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: Rockets streak ends, and so does the Hawks, but the 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: Raptors continues on and on and on. The Grizzlies are 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: a pleasure to watch, and so are the thunder We'll 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: show some small market love today that it will hopefully 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: leave you dancing. Hey, I'm Tasmelis and this is what 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: you need to know in the NBA for Tuesday, March 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: twenty third. Good morning, everybody. Toronto, Houston is where we start. 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: Because one streak had to end. The Rockets twenty game 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: losing streak is over, but the Raptors losing streak continues 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: at nine. But hopefully, for Kyle Lowry, this championship era 13 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: of the Raptors ends today for him. Yes, I would 14 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: like Kyle Lowry to be moved for his own sake, 15 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: for Theptor's sake, because it's time to move on from 16 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: this championship era of the Raptors. This could have been 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: his last game, and yeah, may end on a sour note, 18 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: but it's time for them to turn the page on 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: this chapter of the Toronto Raptors move him before the deadline. 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: It was already kind of over before this season when 21 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: serge of Baka and Marcus Sole left. Now Kyle Lowry 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: to paint the picture. Is golfing thirty six holes today 23 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: on his off day, as he told Michael Grange, and 24 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: ideally he gets the call from GM Masiu Jeri while 25 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: he's on a green, he'll bury his putt, put the 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: flag back in light a cigar and with it, his 27 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: nine year career with the Toronto Raptors shall go up 28 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: in smoke. Now. I don't know if Kyle Lowry smokes cigars, 29 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: but today he should. Maybe his statue erected outside the 30 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: Raptors Arena will be him taking a golf swing. Speaking 31 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: of memorializing, Airic Koree memorialized Lowry's game against the Rockets 32 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: on the Athletic. Why would you memorialize as a game 33 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: like that? While because the Raptor does it again, Kyle 34 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: Lowry had a great game, even in a loss. As 35 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: for that game, John Wall shot eight for thirty but 36 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: had a gorgeous three sixties spin layup Wow vintage John Wall. 37 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: Rockets broadcaster Matt Bullard said it was an ode to 38 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: Lakers legend Elgin Baylor, who passed away on Monday. I 39 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: was the heck of a line because the thing that 40 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: stixs ot in my mind when I think of Elgin 41 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: Baylor is him in the air, hanging like that. Elgin 42 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: Baylor was doing that type of thing in the sixties 43 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: while averaging twenty seven and thirteen boards and serving in 44 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: the Army during his Hall of Fame career. Baylor was 45 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: eighty six. May he rest in peace. Speaking of streaks, 46 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: ending the Hawks' eight game winning streak, is Ova looked 47 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: like it was going to nine. The Clippers came back 48 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: from twenty two points in the second half on Atlanta. 49 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: Ty Low's line change of all five players midway through 50 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: the third quarter sparked it. Luke Canard, who hadn't played 51 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: all game, was that spark. He has been a disappointing 52 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: sixty four million dollar man for the Los Angeles Clippers. 53 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: I thought he could be their de facto point guard 54 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: late in games this season. He was that in this one. 55 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: He had twenty points in just eighteen minutes all in 56 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: the second half. Terrence Mann added twenty one off the 57 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: bench as well. The Hawks have six more games on 58 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 1: the road to get back on track for coach Nate McMillan. 59 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: They just won eight in a row, their longest winning 60 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: streaking years. Can they trade John Collins before Thursday's deadline 61 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: or just roll the dice in the offseason to see 62 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: if they can make a deal. One team that was 63 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: rumored to want Collins was the Boston Celtics, but they 64 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: appear to be closer to trading for Orlando's Aaron Gordon. Yes, 65 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: this might be real. We might be getting a trade. 66 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: No more teasing. The rumor deal got some parts. Here 67 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: would be twenty five year old Aaron Gordon plus vet 68 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: Evan Fournier to the Celtics for Marcus Smart and two 69 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: first round picks, according to Sam Amock of The Athletic 70 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: and Matt Moore of The Action Network. Those two gentlemen 71 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: confirm this rumor that the Celtics want Gordon. They obviously do, 72 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: because Keith Smith reported the Celtics attempted to trade for 73 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon at both the twenty nineteen and twenty twenty 74 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: trade deadlines, but that this season it could actually happen 75 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: because of Gordon's trade request. In Orlando's lost season, things 76 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: are different th in Orlando, and they're also different in Boston. 77 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: This season, the Celtics have fallen off defensively since their 78 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference Finals run last year. Losing Smart but gaining 79 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon would make them hard to guard, But would 80 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: it bring this team together. Something's going on, in my opinion, 81 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: in that locker room. And they've also fallen below five 82 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: hundred after a loss to the Grizzlies. When your point 83 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: guard can do things like this, Jal Morant was getting 84 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: to the rim in this game. How do you stop 85 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: this guy? My goodness, he was over the rim. He's 86 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: one of the reason Memphis leads the league in points 87 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: in the paint at fifty six per game. The other 88 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: point guard likes to go to the hole. They got 89 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: it done in overtime. Yeah, the Celtics were shorthanded, but 90 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: they did have two All Stars. John Morant wasn't an 91 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: All Star this year. He's a future All Star. He 92 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: had twenty nine in this game. The Charlotte Hornets started 93 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: their life without their future All Star and started off well. 94 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: LaMelo Ball is done for the season, but the Hornets, 95 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: they are not. One thing about everyone's second favorite team 96 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: in Charlotte is that They've got some depth even without 97 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: LaMelo Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier are their scores. Haroard 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: had twenty seven and Rozier had twenty four in a 99 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: win versus the Spurs on Monday. PJ Washington and Davonte 100 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: Graham give them support in their starting lineup, even though 101 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: they both have been a little disappointing the season, and 102 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: Malik Monk is a prototypical sixth man. Now, I thought 103 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: Davonte Graham would be traded because he's restricted free agent 104 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: this offseason, but now he's filling in for Ball and 105 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: he's a capable guy. He scored eighteen points per game 106 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: off the bench last season, so now is he going 107 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: to be dealt? I'm not sure. The Spurs couldn't get 108 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: it done, but it was a pleasure to watch point 109 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: guard de DeRozan work twenty eight points on eleven of 110 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: sixteen shooting, and DeMar called Kyle Lowry after the game. 111 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: People still talk on the phone. Old teammates still talk 112 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: on the phone. More importantly, what does it mean. Does 113 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 1: it mean he's being traded or are they just friends? 114 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: Tomorrow recently lost his father. I'm sure they're just chatting. 115 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: It up. Damarrow and Kyle Lowry talking there. Kyle Lowry 116 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: was in the middle of his press conference and said, yeah, 117 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: I'll take this in a second. Hold, I'll call you 118 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: back tomorrow. Thanks to Josh Leuenberg of TSN for that info. 119 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: Okac Minnesota, maybe the thunder aren't just a good story, 120 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: Maybe they're just good Shay Gilgess Alexander is an absolute boss. 121 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: He is not scared of contact going in there with 122 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: the big guys. He had no problem going inside against Minnesota. 123 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: He had thirty one. He is their best player by far, 124 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: but he has helped, including seven to Moses Brown, who 125 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: went undrafted out of UCLA in twenty nineteen. This guy 126 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: is not scared of Anthony Edwards coming at him at 127 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: the rim. He is legit seven to two and legit 128 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: not scared of anyone. I love watching him play on 129 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: both ends. Okay, so he made a shrewd trade to 130 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,679 Speaker 1: get sharp shooting Spema high Luke from Detroit. Recently. Kendrich 131 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: Williams is very, very talented. Isaiah Roby is an absolute 132 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: pleasure to watch. Okay, sees shooting is what got them 133 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: the win versus Minnesota. They had twenty one threes and 134 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: Spema Hiluke of course was a huge part of that, 135 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: and one of his threes got nineteen year old Alexe 136 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: Pokoshewski a dance in on the sideline. Check the moves 137 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: from the nineteen year old. Yeah, he's got it. Townside 138 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: a good stat line in this one, thirty three and ten, 139 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: but it took him twenty eight shots to get those points. 140 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: Wrapping up the night, Sacramento Beek Cleveland. How did Toronto 141 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: lose to that team? I don't know. The Bulls tried 142 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: to take it to Rudy Gobert and the Jazz early, 143 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: but the Bulls continue their poor play versus good teams 144 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: Chicago's own nine versus plus five hundred teams over the 145 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: last six weeks, and the short handed Bucks beat the 146 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: shorthanded Pacers. The No Dunk's crew will not be shorthanded today. 147 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: Make sure you check out the full No Dunks episode 148 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: here on Tuesday. I'll be back tomorrow to give you 149 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: the news as fast as I possibly can. I will 150 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: see that