1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: On today's show. It was a night of smashing in 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: the NBA. Joel Embiid smashed every Celtics center Boston tried 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: to throw at him. The Lakers smashed the Raptors, the 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: Clippers smashed the Blazers, and the Bucks should have smashed 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: the Warriors. But they have Steph Curry on their team. 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: Didn't happen. Let me take you through an eight game 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: night in the Association. This is what you need to 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: know in the NBA for Wednesday, April seven. Hey, what's off? Everybody? 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: I wish I love something as much as Joel Embiid 10 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: loves playing against the Celtics, and this one wasn't fair. 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: Boston left themselves shorthanded at center by trading Daniel Tye 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: at the deadline, and then combined with Tristan Thompson being injured, 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: well that's a terrible combination. With Joel Embiid coming to town, 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: they only had one guy who could guard him, and 15 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: that was young time Lord Robert Williams, who did a 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: decent job in the first quarter. Was at one point 17 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: point game after one, but Williams is known to be 18 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: a little jumpy. He couldn't stay disciplined long enough. He 19 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: picked up his third foul right at the end of 20 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: the first. Then they had Luke Cornett come in to 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: guard Joel Embiid. Boston wants to give Luke Cornett a nickname. 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Let's slow the flow on giving nicknames to just everybody. 23 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: Brad Stevens left Luke Cornett out there on an island 24 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: with the MVP candidates and soft doubles. That wasn't enough. 25 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: Went from a one point game to a thirteen point 26 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: game at half. The Celtics used break glass in case 27 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: of emergency. Seven to five, taco fall and Embiid way 28 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: too late, and Beid loves playing those Celtics. Did I 29 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: say that already he had thirty five? The seventy six 30 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: Ers swept the season series from the Celtics for the 31 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: first time in twenty years. Joel Embiiden weighed more free 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: throws than the Celtics in the season series, forty seven 33 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: to forty five. Thanks to ESPN's stats and info for 34 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: that one, Robert Williams fouled out in just thirteen minutes. Yepes. 35 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: The Lakers smashed the shorthanded Raptors. Yeah, that is not 36 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: a joke. I'm not even gonna mention how big the 37 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: deficit got. No one needs to know. That's something you 38 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: don't need to know. After a little wrestling match between 39 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: ogn and Obi and Dennis Shrewder, the Raptors had eight 40 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: guys and they wished they could get Marcus Sol back 41 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: from the Lakers, who had a solid game for LA 42 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 1: After a little grumble that Gasol wasn't happy about losing 43 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: his starting spot, well he got to start in Andre 44 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: Drummond's absence and played well. Gasol will see plenty of 45 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: time for the Lakers in the playoffs, which will still 46 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: happen even though they haven't had their two best players 47 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: for a while. Here people were worried about the Lakers 48 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: dropping out of the playoffs. There's nothing really of note 49 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: in this game other than the Lakers continue to tread 50 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: water without those guys. One note, I guess Lebron did 51 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: make the trip to Tampa despite having no public plans 52 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: to return to the lineup, keeping that camaraderie high. I 53 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: guess with the guys or talking to some people checking 54 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 1: in on his town of Lebronto, seeing how the new 55 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: infrastructure changes are coming along. Moving on, the Nuggets hammered 56 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: the Pistons smashing everyone smashing, and they remained perfect. Since 57 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: acquiring Aaron Gordon at the trade deadline, Gordon has fit 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: in perfectly as a passing partner in those five games, 59 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: especially for Nikola Jokic. With Gordon on the floor, Denver 60 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: has outscored their opponents by sixty nine. Yes, everyone together, now, nice. 61 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: Gordon and Jokich had a beautiful player. They just passed 62 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: it back and forth and back and forth, and back 63 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: and forth and back and forth. Gordon playing that role perfectly. 64 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: So was Michael Porter Junior. Denver looking great Pelicans Hawks. 65 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: The Hawks had a three point shooting n October. Remember, 66 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: basically hitting two of every three shots from behind the line. 67 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: That's got to feel good. Twenty of thirty one from 68 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: behind the stripe, to be exact. Atlanta was moving it 69 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: and the Pelicans weren't ready to guard the three point line. 70 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: The Hawks were flying all around the stationary Pelican. The 71 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: third quarter was the real memorable part. Atlanta didn't miss 72 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: from three in the period, going eleven for eleven. That 73 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: is the most made threes without a miss in a 74 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: quarter in NBA history. Okay, that's a decent stat. You know, 75 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: I like forcing stat's but that one's a decent one. 76 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: It was a forty six point quarter for the Hawks. 77 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: Atlanta sits in fourth in the East. Zion continued his 78 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: incredible run for the Pelicans. He also hit two thirds 79 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: of his shots. He's averaging thirty points over his last 80 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: ten games. I see in the comments here a Jamod saying, 81 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: I guess nice jokes are only funny to Americans. Totally. 82 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep riding it here, Gonna keep riding it. Chicago, Indy. 83 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: The Bulls got their second win in six tries since 84 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: trading Fernicol Vucevich. Vuchvic had thirty two and seventeen against 85 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: the Pacers seventeen boards. The Bulls had twenty eight helpers 86 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,679 Speaker 1: on forty four field goals. It was a pleasure, pleasure 87 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: to watch the front court of Vouch, rookie Patrick William 88 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: Fatty as Young or thagic young as he's called in Chicago. 89 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: They're gonna move the ball. Larry Markinen used to be 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: part of that starting front cord. He's coming off the 91 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: bench now free agent to be some team not called 92 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: Chicago is gonna pay that man. I am Oh, of course, 93 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: had held the Pacers didn't have all star Demanta Sabonis 94 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: or near All star Malcolm Brogden, or Defensive Player of 95 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: the Year candidate Miles Turner who went out in the 96 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: third quarter. But that's what the Bulls do. They beat 97 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: up on sub five hundred teams in the league. Luckily 98 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: there are a few of those in the league. Without 99 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: the Pacers' frontline healthy, Levigne was jamming on some fools. 100 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: Zach had a quiet night, but he played his part. 101 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: It was a good good game for him, even though 102 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: he didn't have a big shooting night. Just played the 103 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: role of ball mover. They got the victory Portland Clippers. 104 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: LA saw a Portland team on their heels and the 105 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: standings and gave them the boots out the gate. LA 106 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: came out with a franchise best forty seven points first quarter. 107 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: Paul George had thirty six on six of nine shooting 108 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: from three six of nine and extended nice Patrick Beverley 109 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: returned after missing three weeks and did a good job 110 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: of harassing Damian Lillard into a two of fourteen shooting night. 111 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: These are the kind of matchups Beverly was meant for. Milwaukee. 112 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: Golden State no. John Stetakumpo in the lineup with thelwonkee knee. 113 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: He's missed two straight games, and for the second consecutive game, 114 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: the Bucks blew a ten point fourth quarter lead. This 115 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: time they lost the entire game, though the Bucks offense 116 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: was lost late and Steph Curry led a desperate Warriors 117 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: team back that needed a win desperately. They had lost 118 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: seven of eight. You could sense it. Curry had forty 119 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: one points. I just say forty one points, like it's 120 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: not a big deal anymore in the association with Steph, 121 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: he has been a little bit out of sorts recently 122 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: with all the losing they were doing. I'm sure he's 123 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: happy to get this victory. No, Jihan is so yeah. 124 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: They're not beating a full squad with the Bucks, who 125 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: also didn't have PJ Tucker. I wanted to note this 126 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 1: because trade acquisition PJ. Tucker missed his seventh straight game 127 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: with the left calf injury. He's only played three games 128 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: for the Bucks since being acquired from the Rockets Memphis Miami. 129 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: Last game on the slate, the Grizzlies were hot, scoring 130 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: on fifty five percent of their shots and stopping the 131 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: Heat win streak at four. Last note, the Nets James 132 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: Harden will be reevaluated in ten days because of an 133 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: injured hamstring. If he comes back after those ten days 134 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: and everyone is healthy on the Brooklyn Nets roster, that 135 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: would give them sixteen games at the end of the 136 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: regular season to get it all together. Remember, Harden, Kevin Durant, 137 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: and Kyrie Irving have only played seven games together. Adam Max, 138 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: they would play twenty three games together before the playoffs. 139 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: Is that enough to win a championship? Seems like a 140 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: very tall task the more these guys are out, all right, 141 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: That is it for me. Make sure you check out 142 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: the full No Dunks episode here on Wednesday. I'll be 143 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: back to give you the news as fast as I 144 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: possibly can tomorrow. That experience expect experience expert experiences