1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 2: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 3 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 2: straight Fire? Payam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Friday, 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: May nineteenth. It is a tough morning for Lakers fans 5 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: out here in Los Angeles. A brutal collapse by Anthony 6 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 2: Davis and the Lakers. Listen. I know people want to 7 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: blame Lebron. We'll get into it all. They went into 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: the Jamal Murray buzzsaw. Jamal Murray goes off. 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: In a way. 10 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: I don't think we've seen one of these in the playoffs, 11 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,319 Speaker 2: Like Jason Tatum has gone off. Steph Curry went off 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 2: for games. Tatum out a good fourth. I don't know 13 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: that we've seen a twenty three point fourth quarter. Jamal 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: Murray an unconscious effort at home, splashing threes over eighty 15 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt in the eye of Lebron twice overshrewder, it didn't matter. 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 2: Unbelievable performance from Jamal Murray, thirty seven points and Denver 17 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 2: steals another game at home. They are up to nothing 18 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: on the Lakers. We'll definitely get into that. Obviously. I've 19 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 2: got toot my own horn early. I told you guys, 20 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis under. And it is so funny because just 21 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 2: before we recorded, and it's approaching midnight here after the 22 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: about forty five minutes after the game ended, I went 23 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: back and listened to the end of yesterday's podcast, and 24 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: I'm talking myself through what the bets should be. I'm like, 25 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: I can't go back to the KCP. Well, good thing 26 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: I didn't he hit under. I start talking myself into 27 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: Yoki t points rebounds. I says, so, I'm like, no 28 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: way that numbers inflated. It didn't hit, it went under, 29 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 2: and I ended up on a d because he's inconsistent 30 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: throughout the playoffs and Antony, listen, this is gonna be 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: a if Friday, we're at the blame game. A lot 32 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: of people are gonna blame Lebron the reverse donk, come on, 33 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: he missed the layup late. Lebron did have some miscues. 34 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: I think if you want to fault Lebron, that's fine. 35 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: Fault him for the three pointers. I have mentioned it repeatedly. 36 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: I've told you guys, I go to games my buddy 37 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 2: season ticket holder, and Lebron does this thing where he 38 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: wants to kill shot. He wants that dagger and he 39 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 2: wants it from three and in probably the most amazing 40 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 2: status postseason that I've heard, Rob g found this one. 41 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: Lebron James has now missed After Game two, he has 42 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: now missed nineteen straight fourth quarter three pointers nineteen. He 43 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 2: is thirty eight years old. That obviously needs to be said. 44 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: He was oh for six from deep in this one. 45 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: He was settling late. He's now OH for ten from 46 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: three in the series against Denver. Again, Lake I wrote, 47 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 2: if it Laker fans want to kill Lebron, it's a 48 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 2: lot of Jordan defenders and if we could find an 49 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: opening to backs Lebron, hey, let's do it. Lebron James 50 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 2: is not the reason that the Lakers lost Game two 51 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: and they collapsed in the fourth quarter. If you want 52 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 2: to pinpoint point number one, Jamal Murray went off and 53 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: they were all over him. He's hitting twenty nine foot 54 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 2: step back threes. He went postal and Jamal Murray, by 55 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 2: the way, had been having an awful game. I had 56 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: him going into the fourth quarter. Going into the fourth quarter, 57 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: Jamal Murray on the struggle bus. It looks like he 58 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: was five of seventeen shooting at halftime. I think he 59 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: was three to fifteen because I noted. Remember game two, 60 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: and I said this yesterday. Remember game two against Phoenix. 61 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: He had a great game one and he was tired 62 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 2: in game two, four six stuff, struggled and then made 63 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: a couple late. Jamal Murray's reason this game was won 64 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: by the Nuggets. He just an unbelievable, unconscious performance. Lakers 65 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: ended up settling for some threes late. They missed eleven 66 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: straight threes in the fourth quarter. And you know why 67 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: you're shooting threes in the fourth quarter, because you're tired 68 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 2: and you don't want to drive, you don't want to 69 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: pound it down low. That's what the Lakers did. And 70 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: I would say their second biggest thing in this game 71 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: was Anthony Davis. And again I'm not just saying that 72 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: because I want to bet, but Anthony Davis has gone 73 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: great game and then subpar game, great game, subparkt He 74 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: just the body, It just isn't there, the inconsistencies, the 75 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: legs Anthony Davis is. I think his final two shots 76 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: in like the final six minutes were both threes. He 77 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: lost the ball going up against Aaron Gordon. And I 78 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: will point this out about the refs. They did let 79 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: them play fouls were nineteen to eighteen. The Lakers attempted 80 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 2: eight more free throws at her. I don't think there's 81 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: anything there, but I do think Anthony Davis settled for 82 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: way too many shots. Anthony Davis in the paint three 83 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: of nine, he just again. Aaron Gordon is a large individual. 84 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 2: Jokic obviously is a big man, and Anthony Davis, after 85 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: playing forty two minutes now logs forty one. Lebron goes 86 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: forty and forty again. These are big, heavy minutes, especially 87 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 2: at altitude. And Anthony Davis, remember the Remember the stat 88 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis had not played twenty straight games with the Lakers, 89 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: getting back to I believe the bubble year, he had 90 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 2: not played twenty straight games with the Lakers, and he's 91 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: now done that at the end of the regular season. 92 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 2: In these playoffs obviously, because they need him and the 93 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: guys wearing down. You saw it now. We'll get to 94 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: Game three later. But I did not think ad was 95 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 2: anything special. Jokic didn't totally eat his lunch. Jokich twenty three, 96 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 2: seventeen and twelve, another triple double. I believe that's his 97 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: seventh in the playoffs. Eventually, he's gonna break the record whatever, 98 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: whoever owns a record. But Jokic did not utterly dominate 99 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 2: the way he did in Game one. And I will 100 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: point this out Anthony Davis and the Lakers are getting 101 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 2: murdered on the glass. Offensive rebounds for the Lakers. Game two, 102 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 2: they had four. Jokic by himself had four. The Lakers 103 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: are getting not getting the second chances, and that hurts 104 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 2: because remember that was a big edge they had against 105 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: Golden State, like you know the size. They don't have 106 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: that here. So who are they leaning on my guy? 107 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves? I mean, come on, how good is Austin Reeves? Folks? 108 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 2: I know everybody. All they want to say is he's 109 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: gonna get paid. He's gonna get paid. Somebody's gonna give 110 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 2: him a contract that is going to force the Lakers 111 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: to pay him. The Austin Reeve's like ninety million dollars, 112 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 2: and you know what they're gonna have to do it. 113 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: He's the third best player. He undeniably, it's not even 114 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: I don't even think it's close at this point. We'll 115 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: get to D'Angelo Russell or me Angelo Russell in a minute. 116 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves twenty two points five threes. So guys not 117 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: named Austin Reeves shooting on the Lakers from d we're 118 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: three for twenty one. This is regressing to early season. 119 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: Lakers don't have three point shooters. I mentioned it to 120 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: Rob g before the pod. I'm sure he'll push back. 121 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: Rob make a note of it. I do believe when 122 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 2: we head back to LA for Saturday's game, I almost 123 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: guarantee you we will see some minutes from Beasley or 124 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: Brown because the Lakers need three point shooting outside of 125 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves. D'Angelo Russell is it was a catastrophe, ladies 126 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 2: and gentlemen, if you want to shove anyone in the 127 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: doghouse headed back to LA and you kind of need him, 128 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: so I don't think you could totally do that, but 129 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 2: it's warranted. D'Angelo Russell, are you ready for this? Fifty 130 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: nine minutes on the court in two games, the Lakers 131 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: are minus forty one when he's on the court, minus 132 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: forty one when he's off the court. They are plus 133 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: thirty and thirty seven minutes. Like at some point Darvinham 134 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 2: and the staff have to look at this and be like, 135 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: oh wait a minute, wait a minute, way they're targeting. 136 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: They're straight up going at him all the time because 137 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: Russell is an indifferent defender. He is a I don't 138 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: want to call him prodigious, that's a little strong, but 139 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 2: he is a very gifted offensive talent. His stuff in 140 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 2: the lane, I like his little floater is a little 141 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: step back, but he's always looking for a shot one 142 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: of five on threes and he's just a Michael Malone. 143 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: If you guys heard some comments after game one, he 144 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: alluded to Russell, you know, we played so like he 145 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 2: couldn't be on the floor in the fourth or whatever, 146 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 2: and I was like, that's weird. I don't think of 147 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: d'andela Russell's that good of a player, and I don't 148 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 2: think that this is like gorilla warfare. But Michael Malone 149 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: hinting at d'angela Russell's fourth quarter of a minutes to 150 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: me was surprising because I'm like, like, he's not that great, 151 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: and then all of a sudden, if you watch, you 152 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 2: could go on YouTube and watch the highlights, like they're 153 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: attacking Russell almost every chance they can get. He is 154 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 2: by far the weak link defender. Reeves is capable. Reeves 155 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: hustles through screens, will block some shots. He's long. You're 156 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 2: not totally attacking Lebron. You ain't going after a dy 157 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: I think it. D'angela Russell is like a target. There's 158 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 2: a target on his back and he's been atrocious. Now, 159 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: all that being said, folks, the Lakers midway through the 160 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: third quarter had this game in hand. They're up nine, 161 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 2: they're up eleven. It felt like, okay, we're going back 162 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 2: to La tied at one. But I cannot drill at 163 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: home enough altitude and no days off. There's one day 164 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: off in between every game, no extra days, no extra 165 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 2: time for treatment. Lebron's ankle will see I'm sure, sure 166 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 2: he's gonna. 167 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: Play through it. 168 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 2: Guy's a freaking cyborg. But this Laker team melted down 169 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter. N out of gas started settling 170 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 2: for threes, and Jamal Murray had twenty three points in 171 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 2: the fourth the Lakers had twenty four. So listen. Is 172 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: the first time the Lakers have lost back to back 173 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 2: games in the playoffs. They did cover the spread by 174 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 2: half a point. Again, I told you guys, don't betting 175 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 2: on the sides. Too much chicanery, free throws, late threes. 176 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 2: I'm not messing with the sides. I don't totally have 177 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 2: an answer. I don't think it's panic down for the Lakers. 178 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: In my opinion, the series is not over at all. 179 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 2: The Nuggets survived Game one and then needed Jamal Murray 180 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: to go volcanic and ererupt in the fourth quarter to 181 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 2: win Game two. So this series is definitely not over. 182 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 2: Remember Denver did go to Phoenix and lost both games. 183 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: Now Phoenix got Devin Booker and Kevin Durant to combined 184 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 2: for like, you know, eighty points in Game three, and 185 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 2: then in Game four it was I believe Landry Shamat 186 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: splashing threes. Hey, maybe we'll see Lenny w have a game. 187 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: Ruy Haachi Mora is definitely delivering. You know, we saw 188 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 2: a lot of him. He's just a good player. I 189 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 2: think you've got to keep RUI it's weird because, like 190 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, I don't know the cap rob 191 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 2: But if you're talking me into we're keeping a d 192 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 2: We're keeping Lebron, We're keeping Reeves, We're keeping Hachi Mora. 193 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 2: You like fill out dudes around them. I think that's 194 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 2: a squad. I don't know, I'm not. Yeah, it felt 195 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: like the Lakers were old and creaky, and they needed 196 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 2: some desperate moves. But this is a Lakers team. They're 197 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 2: right there with this Nuggets team. They've lost two games 198 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 2: against the second best team at home in the league 199 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 2: this year by what a combined eleven points, Like, they're 200 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 2: not that far off. This is definitely not over. My problem, 201 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 2: Rob is there's no extra days of rest, and I 202 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: don't see how the Lakers are gonna steal one in Denver. 203 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 2: An amazing stat, Rob, I don't know. This is absolutely 204 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 2: staggering this season. The Nuggets have lost one game this 205 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 2: season against a Western Conference team when Yokis plays. That 206 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 2: was a one point game in December. They are thirty 207 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 2: one and one when Yokics plays at home against the West, 208 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 2: now eight and zero in the playoffs. This is a 209 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 2: major home court advantage. And I'm not worried about the Lakers. 210 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: I think they'll be okay, but there is no room 211 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 2: for error when they come home this weekend. 212 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, that's the understatement of the millennium. You know, 213 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: the down two to oh Lakers and six is teetering, 214 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: teetering on the edge right now when we're recording this podcast, Look, 215 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: NBA teams saw us on ESPN, and the Conference finals 216 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: are six and fifty six all time when trailing two 217 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: to zero in a series. Two of those wins, though 218 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: Laker fans, Two of the six were by Lebron James 219 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: led teams in two thousand and seven and twenty eighteen, 220 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: So if there's anybody that can do it, you know, 221 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: it's probably him. As much as I want to talk 222 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: about the Lakers, because you know, the Lakers on my team, 223 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: I'm still not willing to fully concede Lakers in six 224 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: this night, it's all about Jamal Murray. You know. I 225 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: know that we talk a lot about playoff Jimmy, Jimmy 226 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: Butler and everything that he's been doing when he's been incredible. 227 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: For my money's probably been the best player in the 228 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: postseason on both ends of the floor throughout this entire 229 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: playoff run. But it's time to start mentioning playoff Jamal 230 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: or playoff Murray in the same breath as playoff Jimmy, 231 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: because during his postseason career, Jamal Murray averages twenty five, 232 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: six and five on forty seven forty one ninety shooting splits, 233 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: and more impressively than that, he now has four twenty 234 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: point fourth quarters in the postseason four four. Wow. Jamal 235 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: Murray needs to be starting to get discussed as one 236 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: of the elite guards in the NBA. I don't know 237 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: if it's because he plays in the Mountain West. I 238 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: don't know if it's because he plays with Nikola Jokic, 239 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: but what he does year in year out in the 240 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: postseason needs to be recognized more. 241 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 2: Wait, is that four to twenty point fourth quarters in 242 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 2: his career or these playoffs. 243 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: In his career? In the postseason? 244 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,079 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, the bubble he had, didn't he have a 245 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 2: couple of fifty burgers against like Utah or something. 246 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, he was incredible well. And then also those four 247 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: to twenty point fourth quarters in the postseason are more 248 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: than any other player over the last twenty five years. 249 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: So he is incredible at it when the chips are down, 250 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: as good as Jokic is, and he is phenomenal. Where 251 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: does Denver go to? They go to Murray. Him scoring 252 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: those twenty three points in the fourth quarter as impressive 253 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: as it was, just the counting stats twenty three and 254 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: six seven. To your point, he was drilling these shots 255 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: right in guy's eyes. So it's like watching Steph Curry 256 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: with the Warriors. When Steph makes an open three, you're like, 257 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: ah shit, you know he made it open three. But 258 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: when Steph drills a pull up, side step step back 259 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: three pointer from the logo, that hurts a little bit more. 260 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: And in a game like one we saw in Game two, 261 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: where it was a rock fight. For most of that game, 262 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: nobody could get anything going. He was struggling. Jokic had 263 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: big numbers, but I didn't think he was really having 264 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: a an all caps Yokic type game. Ad and Lebron 265 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: couldn't hit the red side of a barn, and he 266 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: was drilling these shots with a hand right in his 267 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: face like they weren't even there. Those kind of threes 268 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: feel like they count for five points. So Jamal Murray 269 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: deserves all the flowers he's gonna get here on Friday, 270 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: heading into the weekend, he was for my money or 271 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: that was the most impressive I've seen any player play 272 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: in these playoffs, including the Jason Datum Game six. 273 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 2: So a lot of people, you know, I've been hyping 274 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 2: the hell out of Murray for a while. That bubble 275 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 2: obviously did some things, But it goes back to a 276 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 2: story I read Rob about him by Jackie McMullen in 277 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen. It was titled why No Stage is too 278 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 2: Big for the Nuggets Jamal Murray And you know, the 279 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 2: dads who know me know that I am like geeky 280 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 2: about hoops. I love it. I want my kids to 281 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 2: play basketball. I think it's great for body and mind 282 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 2: and friendships and all that stuff. And I read this 283 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 2: story on Jamal Murray and he's from Canada, Okay, and 284 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: his dad grew you know, when Jamal Murray was like 285 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 2: a young kid, his dad was like his trainer. And 286 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: I read the story by Jackie McMullen and this is 287 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna read this paragraph. By the time Jamal 288 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: was seven, he was required to drain thirty consecutive free 289 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 2: throws before he could stop for the day. His dad 290 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: limited distractions. Did he's connecting the TV and forbidding cell phones, 291 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 2: video games, and frivolous trips to the mall. His dad 292 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 2: fell in love with the game by watching Jordan and 293 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: incorporated teachings of Bruce Lee and kung fu. He stressed 294 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 2: physical strength, mental fortitude, and intercom calm c alm nut. Yeah, Rob, 295 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 2: you know what it takes when you're like, you know, 296 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 2: five of seventeen heading into the fourth and you're tired mentally, 297 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 2: you need to have no fear. Jason Tatum showed that 298 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter game stick against the Sixers. Jamal 299 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 2: Murray had that in game two at home. Jamal, according 300 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: to the story, learned to meditate daily, eliminating outside noise 301 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 2: by focusing on his breathing and lowering his heart rate 302 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 2: to forty beats a minute. This is a guy who 303 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: his dad would make him do. Wall sits in the 304 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 2: snow in Canada. Wall sits like I just I love 305 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 2: everything about this grind and like, listen, did part to 306 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 2: me reading this thing? Oh yeah, I'm gonna do this 307 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 2: with my kids of course, And then you know my 308 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 2: wife hears that and she's like, you can't get your 309 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 2: son to go in the shower at night. 310 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: You know. 311 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 2: It's like that that listen, that's reality. But the dedication 312 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: and the hard work that Jamal Murray put in. Since then, 313 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 2: I've been a fan, and obviously I have him in 314 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 2: the player points a pool. He dropped thirty seven makes 315 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 2: me look good. I might be in first at this point, 316 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 2: who knows. But everything you said about him, rob like 317 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 2: he's a killer. I don't know how they defend him. 318 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 2: I don't want to hear this. Oh, Dennis Schruter can 319 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 2: garda like listen Shruder Chase Curry and did a decent job. 320 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 2: Murray's a different animal. And I'm not saying he's better 321 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 2: than Kurry. He's obviously younger, and he's playing in the 322 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 2: pick and roll off yokicch and Yokis is a big body. 323 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 2: It's tough to get around him. And a lot of 324 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 2: these shots. You watch the highlights, Jamal's hitting over a 325 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 2: d over Lebron and like he's a killer. I don't know, 326 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 2: Rob Wer. We don't want to litigate these guys after 327 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 2: every game. But the league is full of really good 328 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 2: shooting guards. I'm gonna call up the leading scorer as 329 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 2: a shooting guard. And again this is off of Jamal 330 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 2: Murray historically great game, but you tell me, like who's better? 331 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 2: And again, regular season is one thing. Can you show 332 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 2: out in the playoffs when it matters? So this is 333 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 2: shooting points leaders for shooting guard this season number one. 334 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 2: I'll go ahead and guess that it's Devin Booker, Well, 335 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 2: Shake gill Is, Alexander Well. They have missed point guard. Okay, 336 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 2: so number one is oh Donovan Mitchell actually number one 337 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 2: twenty eight point three points per game. Who you like 338 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 2: in d Mitch or uh, Jamal Murray? 339 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 1: Ooh, that's a good one. I lean Jamal Murray because 340 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: he's a more willing defender. 341 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 2: Yes. And by the way, Mitchell, who I love had 342 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 2: awesome success early in his career, hasn't really duplicated that. 343 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 2: And oh, by the way, got cooked up the last 344 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: two years by Jalen Brunson had to head in the playoffs. 345 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 2: That's a fact. I'm not I'm not just saying that 346 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 2: is a Knicks fan like it, brunts and torch him. 347 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 2: Number two leading score shooting guard Devin Booker. Devin Booker 348 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 2: versus Jamal Murray, the Kentucky guys. That's a tough one 349 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 2: because Devin Booker is very good. He's a little bigger. 350 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: Who you got rob uh? Well, I mean, if we're 351 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: just going, okay, who would you pick in the postseas, 352 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 1: I'm taking Jamal Murray. 353 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean Booker at two amazing games at home. 354 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 2: He's got Kevin Durant by his side. I don't know 355 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 2: how Jalen Brown's listed as a shooting guard. I think 356 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 2: it was a small forward. Brown a much much better defender, 357 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 2: has no handle at all. I don't know Jalen Brown. 358 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 2: That's a that's tough because of Brown's defense. But I 359 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 2: just I know what I'm getting for sure. 360 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: With Jamal exactly. You know exactly I don't know, and 361 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: that and that matters in the postseason. Like I know 362 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: that we started off talking about Steph Curry, and obviously 363 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: Steph curR is a better player. But when you said 364 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: that Jamal Murray is a different animal. He is because 365 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: he's six four two fifteen. He can get to the 366 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: little mid range pull up. He can he can score 367 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: over length in a ways that you know Steph doesn't 368 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: really do it as well, even though he's a better 369 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 1: player than Jamal Murray. Jamal Murray in the postseason, he's 370 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: efficient and he's a killer in the fourth quarter. Like, 371 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what else you want from a guy 372 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: at that position in the playoffs. 373 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 2: Now here's a weird thing. So you could argue that 374 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 2: Jamal Murray is point guard and CACP is the shooting guard, 375 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 2: and Jamal initiates the offense. Like there's a case to 376 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 2: be made for that. But when I see Jamal Murray, 377 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 2: I don't think point guard, do you. 378 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: Rob No? I think Yo Kitchen is a point guard. 379 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 2: Jokicch does lead them in assists, but I think if 380 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 2: you want to get paid, as Jamal Murray obviously will 381 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 2: get continued to get paid throughout his career, you want 382 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 2: to be a point guard. Did you have his postseason 383 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 2: numbers this in these playoffs? 384 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: Yes, and now these numbers have not been full updated 385 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: yet because you know it takes usually several hours into 386 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: the next day before they get it. But heading into 387 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: Game two, he was at twenty six five or twenty 388 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 1: six points, six assists, five rebounds on forty seven forty 389 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: ninety two shooting splits. 390 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 2: So fifty to forty ninety is what Steph Curry had done. 391 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 2: That was like historic. I think the only guys who 392 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 2: did that were what Curry did, Nash. 393 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: Do it in the regular season. 394 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 2: Yes, okay, fifty to forty ninety, that's like historically great 395 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 2: and after game two, hell, Jamal Murray might be closing 396 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 2: in on that. I mean, in this series alone, he's 397 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 2: in two games. Jamal Murray is just devastating, like you 398 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 2: can't stop him at this point, he's automatic from the line. 399 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: There's a lot to love about it. But so anyways, Rob, 400 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 2: adjustment wise for Darvin Ham Game three, coming back to LA, 401 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 2: I don't think you need to reinvent the wheel. My 402 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 2: only thing would be I would try to, if possible, 403 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 2: save some Lebron and Ad for the fourth quarter because 404 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: there isn't an extra day arrest and you can't lose 405 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 2: this game. I think if you can possibly steal any 406 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 2: minutes and may be tweaking your rotation a little bit, 407 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,719 Speaker 2: but I think you absolutely try to make it so 408 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 2: that Ad and Lebron are are targeting closer to like 409 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 2: thirty seven minutes as opposed to forty one to forty two. 410 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 2: I know that's going to be difficult, but if you 411 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 2: can grab a six to seven point lead and steal 412 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 2: some minutes, you know, use your time out. Why. I 413 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 2: think you've got to do that because ultimately, Rob, I 414 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,479 Speaker 2: don't think there's a scenario that the Lakers can win 415 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 2: a seven game series, even though they have Lebron against 416 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 2: He's not I just I don't know that that's possible 417 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 2: given the schedule of this series. 418 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: That's fair, you know. Look, we said before the series 419 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: started that Denver has been the most impressive team in 420 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: this postseason, and I think that that has continued, you know, 421 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: through these first two games. As far as adjustments go, 422 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if either team has like a major 423 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: adjustment that they feel like they need to make. Because 424 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: if you're the Lakers, you know, if you say Lebron 425 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: stops shooting so many pull up threes as an adjustment, 426 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: then sure, but you know he was when he got 427 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: to the paint. He can get there whenever he wants to. 428 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: He just smoked three layups or two lamps and a dunk. 429 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, to your point, was missing bunnies all night, 430 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: like five foot an in just missing short whatever, Like, 431 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: is there an adjustment to that, No, because he normally 432 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: expect them to make those shots. It's just it is 433 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: what it is, Ruy that putting him on Jokics really 434 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: stifled or slowed down rather the Denver offense. So I 435 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: don't know if there's really schematic adjustments from the Lakers 436 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: end and from Denver's point of view. You know, they 437 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: still from my money, haven't shown a good counter for 438 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 1: when the Lakers take ad off of Yokik, Like as 439 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: I know that they ended up winning Game two, and 440 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: credit to them, but that was less about any kind 441 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: of schematic alteration than it was just Jamal Murray went 442 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: volcanic in the fourth quarter because the Lakers were able 443 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: to really slow down Denver, a team that scored one 444 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty two points in Game one and they 445 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: had under eighty hitting into the fourth quarter of Game two. 446 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: So if I'm Denver, maybe you know more pinned downs 447 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: for Michael Porter Junior when Yogic is being covered like that. 448 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon as a screener, like maybe MPJ. 449 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 2: MPJ has been really good in this series. I don't. 450 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I know he can be a liability defensive, 451 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 2: but it feels like he's not forcing much. 452 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: Right No, And and the credit to him. They're coming 453 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: him off of screens and curls and things like that, 454 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: and he's hitting those shots yeah at home, I mean exactly. 455 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: But we'll see the fact is those those looks normally 456 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: in their offense go to KCP because he's a better 457 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: movement shooter than Mike than MPGA, And in this case, 458 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: in this series, especially in Game two, MPG was hitting 459 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:05,479 Speaker 1: those shots. 460 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's got like a silky smooth game to him 461 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 2: where lay are like, damn this guy, like I just 462 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 2: he doesn't he doesn't totally feel refined. I don't know 463 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 2: if that makes sense, but he sometimes is out of control. 464 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 2: He seemed to play under control in this series. I 465 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 2: want to look at his splits and see if he's 466 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 2: awful on the road. Well, while you look that up, 467 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 2: my thought on him, he almost looks like sometimes like 468 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 2: he's not trying hard. Yeah, like he's kind of he 469 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 2: glides through the game the way that he plays almost 470 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 2: too cool, Yeah, a little bit. But I mean, if 471 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,479 Speaker 2: he's making shots, then do whatever the hell you want, right, 472 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 2: And he was making the shots during the regular season 473 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: on the road forty seven percent field goals at home 474 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,239 Speaker 2: fifty on the road forty two from three forty. So 475 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 2: then the numbers aren't that different. Huh interesting, Yeah, I 476 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 2: got I'll just have to put a pick on social 477 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 2: media for Saturday's games. But it's I'm going to take 478 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 2: the Lakers to win the game. There's no way Denver's 479 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,239 Speaker 2: I'm going on three nothing one. Other things, Rob, this, 480 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 2: I didn't tell you we were gonna I was gonna 481 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: spring this on you, but you know, so, like I 482 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 2: have a Jimmy Butler guy. As you know, I think 483 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 2: you were producing my radio show in twenty eighteen when 484 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 2: I had that Jimmy Butler over Kawhi take and it 485 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 2: was one of these, as the bar school guys call 486 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 2: it like a quick take when I say something like 487 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 2: that's just like a crazy and I don't think it's crazy, 488 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 2: but I had I would take Jimmy Butler over Kawhi 489 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 2: Leonard in twenty eighteen. And you know you can find 490 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 2: the clip, it's online. And so I said, I looked 491 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 2: at the twenty eleven draft on Thursday, well during while 492 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 2: I was on the herd, and I was like, this 493 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 2: is interesting. Look at how good this twenty eleven draft is, 494 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 2: Robb are you ready for some of these names? So 495 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 2: in the twenty eleven draft, h Kyrie Irving went one, 496 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 2: uh Clay was in the lottery, Kawhi was in the lottery, 497 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 2: uchachit one second round, Tobias Harris went somewhere, Kemba Walker 498 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 2: was first round, Isaiah Thomas was the very last pick, 499 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 2: and then Jimmy Butler was thirtieth in the first round. 500 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 2: That's eight pretty damn good players. I said. The best 501 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 2: careers from the twenty eleven draft career obviously individual, I 502 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 2: had number one Jimmy Butler, I had number two Kawhi Leonard, 503 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 2: number three, Klay Thompson, number four Kyrie Irving. And then 504 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 2: I went vo Tobias Kemba, Isaiah, whatever, do you have 505 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:29,360 Speaker 2: an issue with Butler one, Leonard, two, Klay three, Kyrie four? 506 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: Just in terms of who's the better player, who's had 507 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 1: the better. 508 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 2: Well, those are two different questions. 509 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: So okay. 510 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 2: I mean, if you want to tackle better player, like, 511 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 2: that's fine, but I'm curious who has had the better 512 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 2: career individual player, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi, Clay or Kyrie. And 513 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 2: this will say a lot ladies and gentlemen. Rob doesn't 514 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 2: didn't know I was gonna ask this, so this will 515 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 2: say a lot about Rob. And based on his answer, 516 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 2: and I'll tell you why. I would say why Okay, 517 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 2: Kawhi won, Who's two? Butler okay? Three, Clay okay? And 518 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 2: for Kyrie yes, okay, So we agree on Kyrie. So 519 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 2: all these people got angry at me on Thursday and 520 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 2: this turned into like a good topic on the Herd 521 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 2: that Coward was so excited about because it became an 522 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 2: issue of are you a rings guy or are you 523 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 2: more than that? Because if you want to play the 524 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 2: rings game, yes, Clay Thompson's the winner. He has the 525 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 2: most rings period, end of story. But I think Rob 526 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 2: and I we've talked about this. Klay Thompson was a 527 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 2: splash brother and he was either and again this is debatable. 528 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 2: Clay was either the second, third, or fourth best player 529 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 2: on the Warriors before KD and after KD. Okay. Second, 530 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 2: you know, Andre Gudala won a finals MVP whatever that means. 531 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 2: Draymond Green heartbeat of the team. Andrew Wiggins last year 532 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 2: was pretty much which definitely their second best player in 533 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 2: the finals, Right Rob? You remember that? 534 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? Absolutely so. 535 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 2: Clay Thompson as good as he is, great shooter, amazing, 536 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 2: top five shooter all time, maybe number two. Who knows, 537 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 2: Clay never led a team anywhere by himself. So that's 538 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 2: why I don't even consider him one. I don't understand 539 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 2: how all these fans are saying Clay had the best career. 540 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 2: Why because he was part of an amazing team that 541 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 2: won a bunch of titles. Well that's outstanding and that's fun, 542 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 2: but he didn't lead them anywhere, right, Jimmy Butler has 543 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 2: been in alpha everywhere. He's gone Chicago, Minnesota, Philly with 544 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 2: MBD and Ben Simmons. He was the best player on 545 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 2: that team. Don't even try to argue with me. And 546 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 2: then he goes to Miami hashtag heat culture and all 547 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 2: he does is take him to the finals, the Eastern 548 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 2: Conference Finals again last year and he's in the Easter 549 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 2: Conference Finals again as the Alpha. And then you have 550 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 2: the Jimmy Butler Kawhi Leonard debate. Rob where why was 551 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 2: not quite a baggage handler, but he was on that 552 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 2: Spurs team that took down Lebron. For one, Kawhi did 553 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 2: win MVP. If you want to go look up his stats, 554 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 2: the average seventeen a game. We could debate who the 555 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 2: Alpha on that team was. I don't know, Rob, I 556 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 2: don't we would. I would have to drill down and 557 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 2: spend some time. But he was on a team with 558 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 2: I think Tony Parker was still around. I think they 559 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 2: still had Manu, they had Tim Duncan, they had Papovich. 560 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 2: Like I don't know, he was like the young guy 561 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 2: on that on that veteran team. And then he was 562 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 2: on the team the next year when all the guys 563 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 2: were tired. That was up like thirty on the Warriors 564 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 2: with KD, or maybe it was two years later with KD. 565 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 2: And then the whole thing happened when he who's foot 566 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 2: did he step on? It was a guy's name. He 567 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 2: was kind of a goonish European. 568 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: Oh geez, I wish I remembered. 569 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 2: Okay, well somebody out there shouting, how guess forget this buffood? 570 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: Yes? 571 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 2: Anyways, and then the series, you know, he goes down. 572 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 2: The series is over, and then Kawhi was never the same. 573 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 2: He like feuded matures, but we got it, got it, 574 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 2: got all right, and then he forces his way out, 575 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 2: goes to Toronto, gets the luckiest title ever. Sorry Toronto, 576 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 2: that's just a fact. Kevin Durant played eleven frigid minutes 577 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 2: in the series. Come on, okay, and then he goes 578 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 2: to the Clippers and it's been a disaster with him 579 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 2: as the number one, a disaster. So I know he's 580 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 2: been the defensive player the year twice at two finals MVPs. 581 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 2: That's hard to argue. But for my money, I said 582 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 2: Butler over Kawhi. Does any of that make sense to you? Rob? 583 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 2: Did I sway? You or you just like, sorry, no, it's. 584 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: No, I mean it's close. Even when I made my 585 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: answer and my only reason why I picked Kawhi over 586 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler is I think that Jimmy Butler's floor is 587 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: probably much higher on a game to game season, a season, 588 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: play off, the playoff level, but Kawhi's peaks were just higher. 589 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, Kawhi's peak was incredible. Here's the thing though, how 590 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 2: long did that peak last? 591 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: Oh? Yeah, that's a good question. 592 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 2: And here's the next question. Who would you rather have 593 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 2: next season? 594 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: Oh, Jimmy Butler? 595 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 2: Okay, Who would you rather have for the next three years? 596 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 2: Jimmy Butler Okay, So we will revisit this. I don't 597 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 2: mind if you guys want to say, Jason, you're out 598 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 2: of your mind, recency bias, blah blah blah. I'm just 599 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 2: saying rob like this is even if you disagree, it's 600 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 2: way closer than a slam dunk Kawhi Leonard. 601 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: It is absolutely it's crazy. It sounds on its face. No, 602 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: it's you are one thousand percent. It is definitely a debate, 603 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: no matter which side of the fence you're on. 604 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, Celtics Heat, we didn't get to talk about it yesterday. 605 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 2: Do you believe Celtics are in trouble? You like the 606 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 2: heat in this. 607 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: The Celtics are so annoying, man, because they're clearly when 608 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: they're locked in and playing, they're the best team in basketball. Like, 609 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: I don't think it's even close. They one through five, 610 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: they can switch, they can all score, they can all 611 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: handle the ball a little bit. They're just they're a monster. 612 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: The problem is they trick around like every other game 613 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: for no good reason. And that's why it's frustrating to 614 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: watch them play, even though on the Lakers fan just 615 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: when teams do that on a night to night basis 616 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: as a basketball fan, it gets under your skin that 617 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: they just they're not focused. 618 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 2: I've actually, for the first time I've I've changed. I 619 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 2: thought Celtics over Nuggets in the finals, because we remember 620 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 2: that was that was my pick before the playoffs. I'm 621 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 2: actually saying I think the Nuggets are going to beat 622 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 2: them now. And that's probably a little a little bit 623 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 2: of a recency bias to the I just I for 624 00:33:55,600 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 2: some reason, Boston's apathy. Yes, I just it's it's it's 625 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 2: jarring and disturbing, and you know, Mike Malone is a 626 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 2: damn good coach. Some of the stuff he says, Man, 627 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 2: he's really popping off. Joe Mizzoula seems out of his 628 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 2: a little out of his league here. And I don't 629 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 2: know what to make of this, like this Jokic dominance, Like, 630 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 2: I don't know how you stop this. 631 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: Guy, Rob, I don't. You don't stop him. 632 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 2: All you could do is pretty much could like all 633 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 2: this talk about Shaq and Coward and I got into 634 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 2: it on the show. He's like, oh, Shaq would shove 635 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:30,880 Speaker 2: him in in a locker and he would dunk all 636 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 2: over him. I'm like, I don't know, man, this is 637 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 2: a burly serbian. Yeah, Yokic isn't pushed around easily. I 638 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 2: know he has a vertical leap of like you know, 639 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,959 Speaker 2: my lazy dog. But like Yokic is crafty in the lane. 640 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 2: He's just putting shots up in for some reason. He 641 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 2: feels if he's shooting like inside six or seven feet, 642 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 2: it feels automatic, doesn't it? 643 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: Absolutely everything that goes up like feathery touch. Like I said, 644 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:55,360 Speaker 1: a Game two, I didn't think it was like a 645 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 1: great Yolkic game. He's still fins twenty three seventeen and 646 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:03,319 Speaker 1: twelve like he just his he puts up numbers like 647 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: nobody have ever seen at that position. It's unreal. 648 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the centers are almost back in vogue 649 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 2: thanks to him. Just unbelievable performance. Anyways, all right, guys, 650 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 2: Uh anything else we gotta cover? 651 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: Rop Uh? No, I think we hit everything. Lakers would 652 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 1: be back to too by the time we record on 653 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:23,479 Speaker 1: Tuesday mornings, So it's gonna be great. 654 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 2: Wait, wait, are we not recording on Monday. 655 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: No, I'm just saying that once we go Tuesday, I'm 656 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 1: already skipping. Oh you're skipping giving them two wins. Yeah, 657 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: it'll be two to one by the time you hear 658 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:32,919 Speaker 1: from us again. 659 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 2: I think, I think, Yeah, I would expect the Lakers 660 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 2: to win Game three. I am not as certain about 661 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 2: Game four. Not as certain. It's it's early. 662 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: Obviously either team has lost the home game in these postseason. 663 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:51,680 Speaker 2: Yes, that's indouble again. I just can't get over the 664 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 2: rest issues for the Lakers. I just totally I don't 665 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 2: so like, do you think Ad bounces back with a 666 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 2: huge Game three? I don't know. 667 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know if if by huge you 668 00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: mean at least twenty five points Yes. 669 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 2: Somebody else is gonna have to step up. It's sadly 670 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 2: it might have to be the Angela Russell. I don't 671 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:12,399 Speaker 2: know I would. I'll just be I will my hot 672 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 2: take over the week. I predict in a non blowout, 673 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 2: Beasley or Beasley or Brown make an appearance because they're 674 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:21,879 Speaker 2: gonna have to get three point shooting round. Like at 675 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,240 Speaker 2: this point, if Reeves is off the floor, they're hurting 676 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves in thirty six minutes last night was plus thirteen. 677 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 2: They lost the game by five. How does that happen, 678 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves. 679 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: None of the other guards played well man daggery. 680 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 2: Somebody's got to step up anyways. All right, everybody, enjoy 681 00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 2: the weekend. We'll talk to you Monday.