1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: What is up straight fire playing? It's me Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 2: Straight Fire For Wednesday, April twenty fourth, the NBA was 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: good again, not as good, not quite as good as 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: the Monday night madness with the Nixon Lakers games. But listen, 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: you can tell there's a little pep in my step, 7 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: little bounce to my ounce on a morning after the 8 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: first halves that we talked about last night went three 9 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: and zero, and Pasters come out on top, MAVs come 10 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: out on top. The only loser was the Phoenix Suns. 11 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: And I'm sure you guys heard what Devin Booker said. 12 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: Rob g and I are gonna parse those words shortly, 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: but first we gotta start with my Mavericks. You know 14 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: my Mavericks. I'm pot committed on Dallas. They have not 15 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: looked great. I was sweating it against the paper clips. 16 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: I was shocked. I thought the biggest surprise this postseason 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: not Pascal Siakam, who's going off if you guys haven't noticed, 18 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: Not the Timberwolves, now Anthony Edward's not the imploding Suns. 19 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 2: But I thought the surprise was Kawhi Leonard is gonna fight. Okay, 20 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 2: Daniel LaRusso is gonna fight. That's what I mean. I 21 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: was absolutely stunned. I could not believe it. So as 22 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 2: a as a note, Kawhi had not played since like 23 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: late March. He had not done any contact practices according 24 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: to the team, he just was. He appeared at a 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: shoot around and all there is is like a four 26 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 2: second video from one of the reporters who was let 27 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: in and you see Kawhi Leonard walking, not even but 28 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: participating in a drill like they blew the whistle. It's over, 29 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden, the line move I think 30 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: four or five points. Kawhi Leonard plays and I'm like, oh, damn, 31 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: madis in trouble. Map's come out strong covered the first half, 32 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: but in the if you guys are watching, in the 33 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 2: fourth quarter, the Clippers go up by four and it 34 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: was like it was, you know, pants pooping time for 35 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: the Maps and the Clippers up for had two possessions 36 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: to extend the lead. They were unable to do so. 37 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: And then my guy, my MVP Luka doncic Man did 38 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: he take over? Oh he did get a dumb technical 39 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: at the end of the third. I mean, you know, 40 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: if they reviewed it. I'm sure they would have. They 41 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: would have found something since the review has been I mean, 42 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,679 Speaker 2: the review might be the the second biggest story of 43 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: the postseason so far. But Luca don just basically took over. Uh. 44 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: He had two free throws, and what they started to 45 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: do is they started to blitz Luca. When he tried 46 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: to do a switch with to get Zubas on him. 47 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 2: They were like, we're not gonna let him cook Zubas. 48 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 2: We're just gonna double team Lucas. So that blitz him hard, 49 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: double hard. So he has to give it up. And 50 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 2: he was giving the ball up to like PJ. Washington 51 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: or or who is Derek Lively, the young guy at 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: the foul line, and both of them like turned around 53 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 2: and like what do I do? And it was like 54 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: a comedy of errors, and that's kind of how they 55 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: blew the lead. And finally they got a good, good 56 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 2: rotation and PJ. Washington hit a corner three, big one. 57 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 2: Luca then walks into a twenty seven foot three and 58 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: starts shouting at the crowd, probably in serving in something 59 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: something really just vulgar. I hope Barry's at three. Then 60 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: Kyrie hits the three and then it's like, okay, game 61 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 2: on MAVs kind of took over from there. Kyrie had 62 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: like a nice baseline hook job that I was like, 63 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 2: oh man, Kyrie, Rooting for Kyrie Irving is fun again. 64 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: And I probably shouldn't put this political thing in there, 65 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: but I put out a tweet during the game. Boy, 66 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: it is so fun to root for Kyrie. It's been 67 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: a while for me since I've rooted for Kyrie. And 68 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: someone instantly replies with Kyrie is pro Palestine. But yeah, 69 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: that baseline floater, and I just was like, I'm not 70 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: going there. This is an NBA game. There's money on 71 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: the line. I don't want to talk about it. But 72 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 2: the other obviously, Luca finished with thirty two, nine and six. 73 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 2: He wasn't amazing, but he made the passes, and this 74 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: I think was the big difference. We know in the playoffs, 75 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: role players usually deliver at home. Nick Batoomb ferfility in 76 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: the play in Josh Hart for the Knicks, role players 77 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: deliver in the playoffs. That's kind of a Jade McDaniels, 78 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: who we'll get to, had like twenty five points for 79 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: the for the Timberwolves. You need those performances at home 80 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 2: from the role players, they step up comfort level, crowd 81 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: blah blah blah. We didn't see that in game one 82 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: from any of the maps role players. And in the 83 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: fourth quarter of Game two, money time or is my 84 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: buddy Nick Nikos's nut cutting time? PJ. Washington hits the 85 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: corner three, PJ. Washington and he goes to the other 86 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 2: corner and hits the three. Luca with the assist, and 87 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 2: then Maxi Kleiba with like three two minutes leup. It's 88 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 2: a big three and got an offensive board on a 89 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 2: Kyrie missfree throw. Role players came up clutch. It was 90 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: you know, listen, Luca played forty six minutes. I don't 91 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: think he came out in the second half. Kyrie irving 92 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: forty two minutes and MAVs got the victory. Listed they're 93 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 2: walking wounded, Hardaway turned an ankle, Daniel Gafford went out injured. Again. 94 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: That's two of their top like seven or eight guys. 95 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 2: Not great, but they get to go home. You know, 96 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 2: they'll be juiced up in Dallas. I'll be honest. Rob 97 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: might have seen something different. I didn't see it from Kawhi. 98 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: I'm personally shocked that he played thirty five minutes, no 99 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: minutes restriction for guy who wasn't playing a month like 100 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: they were act. They were treating this game like, Oh, 101 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 2: we're gonna go steal it. Let's bring Kawhi back, or 102 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 2: maybe they have an extra day they were hoping for that. 103 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 2: Kawhi solid defensively with four steals but zero for five 104 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 2: on threes. He looked to be settling a little bit. 105 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,679 Speaker 2: And oh what did you know it? James Harden didn't 106 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: make every shot he took, and the defense on pull 107 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: George was solid. Zubas thirteen and twelve, a far cry 108 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 2: from the twenty and fifteen he had in Game one. 109 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 2: You can tell by the way I'm rattling off all 110 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 2: this information I am pot committed on the MAVs, and 111 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 2: the MAVs get the dub even the series at one. 112 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: I'm feeling really good. Norm Powell off the bench two 113 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 2: for ten, so Westbrook two for nine, role players not delivering. 114 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 2: I think Dallas should be up three to one in 115 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 2: this series when they go home and win the next 116 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 2: two games drop. So I feel really good about the MAVs. 117 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: And yeah, I think this is a very extremely dangerous team. 118 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would agree with you, and as impressive as 119 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 3: it was for the Dallas matters, I think the story, 120 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 3: as you alluded to, was Kawhi Leonard making his big return. 121 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 4: Had a few friends who were in the building. 122 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: They said, it's the loudest that it's been for a 123 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 3: Clipper game in years when Kawhi was introduced for the 124 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 3: starting lineups, and I believe that he had missed the 125 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 3: last twelve Clippers playoff game, so it wouldn't make sense 126 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 3: as to why, you know, everyone was so excited about it. 127 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 3: To your point, though, it's really really difficult to go 128 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 3: from basically sitting on your con stand on the couch, 129 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 3: but sitting on your couch for a month, and then 130 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 3: walking into an NBA playoff game where the intensities ratchet up, 131 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 3: the physicalities ratcheted up, and to perform at a high 132 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 3: level or the level that we are accustomed to see 133 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 3: from Kawhi Leonard. I thought we saw in that game 134 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 3: yesterday that he was I'm not gonna say tentative is 135 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 3: the right word, but he just wasn't as aggressive as 136 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: you would expect the guy like Kawhi Leonard settling for 137 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 3: a lot of mid range stettlep for a lot of 138 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 3: three pointers, which normally is something he can hit, but 139 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 3: he doesn't necessarily do it all the time. He was 140 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: zero for five last night. 141 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 4: And he wasn't really attacking in. 142 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 3: The way that you would expect a prime healthy Kawhi 143 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 3: Leonard to attack. So that's number one. If he's not healthy, 144 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 3: I have the Dallas Mavericks winning this series pretty easily. 145 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 3: I had actually think I had him in five before 146 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 3: the series started because I didn't know if Kawhi was 147 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 3: going to play at all. 148 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 4: Now that he's back and. 149 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 3: He looks limited, I still feel good about the Dallas 150 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 3: Mavericks because Kawhi Leonard is that important to this Clippers team. 151 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: When Kawhi is not there, there is a heavy, almost 152 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: over reliance on James Harden, and in Game one, you 153 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 3: got good James Harden. James Harden was great. You know, 154 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 3: he had like twenty points in the first half. 155 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 4: Game two. 156 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: The final numbers look fine, twenty two, eight and six, 157 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 3: but two of ten on threes, and a lot of 158 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 3: those threes were of the step back variety, which means 159 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 3: that it's not James Harden whipping the ball around the 160 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 3: horn and he gets it back at the top of 161 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 3: the key for an open three. You know, it's James 162 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: Harden pounding the rock, pounding the rock, getting his rhythm, 163 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: shooting that step back three, and when he's hitting it great. 164 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 3: When he's not hitting it, it doesn't really allow the 165 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 3: rest of the players to kind of get into a rhythm. 166 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 3: Outside of Paul George, who was seven to fourteen, none 167 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 3: of their guys really gotten to any kind of rhythm. 168 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 3: Norm Powell was two for ten, Russell Westbrook two for nine, 169 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 3: Terrence Man was two for seven. Like, if James Harden 170 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,319 Speaker 3: is not getting those rest of those guys involved, then 171 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 3: it's hard for them to get into any kind of 172 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 3: offensive flow. And if Kawhi Leonard is not healthy, you know, 173 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: a healthy Kawhi Leonard, then I just don't see how 174 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 3: in the course of a seven game series they're gonna 175 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: be able to keep up with what Luca and Kyrie bring. 176 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 2: On an anthony basis, Yeah, Kyrie and Luke are just two 177 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 2: cerebral basketball players who are gonna solve what you throw 178 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 2: at them. The problem for the Clippers is there's nothing 179 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: to solve. It's just like Paul George and James Harden 180 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: need to make shots. And I'll say this. Derek Jones 181 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 2: is a solid defender man. He's good and long and quick. 182 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: I thought he had a solid game. I would like 183 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: to if you're asking me anything, I'd like to see 184 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 2: more of of the MAVs. It'd be a little more 185 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 2: Josh Green. I don't exactly know if they have a 186 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: hard and fast rotation, but Green to me is spry. 187 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: He's young, quick, aggressive as hell. He had an open 188 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: three in the fourth end he missed, and I think 189 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 2: they sat him and didn't. He didn't get to play 190 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: much after that, but I think he's a very good 191 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: young player. Just need to see more of him. But overall, 192 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 2: I think mager and control of that series. 193 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 194 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 195 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 196 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: listen live. 197 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 2: I do think a series that I don't have as 198 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 2: good of a feel on is this Phoenix Sun situation 199 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: against Minnesota. I'm gonna go ahead and skip the boring part. 200 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 2: So the Sun's covered the first half, but you could 201 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 2: see it was getting dicey there. They win the first 202 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 2: half by just one point, and you're just looking just 203 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: watching that game. I went for a quick little basketball 204 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 2: run on Tuesday because we have our season opener on Thursday, 205 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: so I played a little bit. I did not play great. 206 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 2: I did a little run Monday. I played better in 207 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 2: like sneakers and just goofing around. But I get home 208 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 2: and I'm like, what's going on here? This offense is 209 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: something seems off? And then Grayson Allen goes down rob 210 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 2: and for whatever reason, every guy they tried did not work, 211 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 2: like Ross O'Neil just look like he didn't want it. 212 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 2: How do you play seventeen minutes in an NBA game 213 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 2: and attempts zero shots? Like, what's he doing out there? 214 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 2: Is that like me getting Cardio? Go get Cardio in 215 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: the NBA? I mean roych O'Neil did not want it. 216 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: He did not want any shots. And then the problem becomes, Okay, well, 217 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 2: if Grayson Allen's out, we know that Jayden McDaniels, who 218 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: is an elite defender, probably first team All Defense. He 219 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 2: was locking up d Book and Book had another rough game, 220 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: six of thirteen, one of six from deep. He had 221 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: twenty but he was a minus twenty four six turnover 222 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 2: six baskets. That's not gonna cut it. I mean last year, 223 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: remember Booker was cooking the Nuggets KCP Jamal Murray didn't matter, 224 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 2: d book was getting his guy came into this series. 225 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: He averaged twenty seven points a game this season, well, 226 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: the best scores in the league. He is through two 227 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 2: games averaging nineteen. He's shooting thirty seven percent from the field, 228 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 2: twenty five percent from three, and he's got ten fouls 229 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 2: and eleven baskets, and he's got seven turnovers. And after 230 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: the game, and I think this is a real quote, Rob, 231 00:11:58,559 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. I saw a bunch of people reach 232 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 2: to but you never know with the fake stuff going 233 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 2: on out there. My frustration is within the team. Did 234 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 2: you see that quote, Rob. 235 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 3: I saw a number of quotes regarding frustration, not that 236 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 3: specific line though. 237 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 2: Okay, so we heard Joel Embiid on Monday with his 238 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: head down, very upset, and he kept using the word unacceptable. 239 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 2: We know Joel Embiid would be one of the biggest 240 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 2: names on the move in the NBA this offseason. I'm 241 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 2: not saying Booker's on the move, but I am saying 242 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 2: something's not working in Phoenix, folks. Third quarter comes out, 243 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 2: you know, tight game. You expect Phoenix veteran squad, guys 244 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 2: who have been through some battles and rob it's the 245 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: classic your turn, my turn. It's like, Okay, Beal, let's 246 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 2: run you and you banks, pick and roll and let's 247 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 2: get let's get cooking against Gobert and it's okay, Bill, Okay, 248 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 2: now it's your turn. D book. Oh, can't get loose 249 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 2: against McDaniel's. Damp, Okay, let's go KD on carl Anda's. 250 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 2: They don't seem to be running sets and they're not 251 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 2: getting any fast break act because Minnesota is either making 252 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: their shots or getting back on defense. It felt like 253 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 2: no transition action really for Phoenix, and the half court 254 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 2: is just bogged down and Timberwolves start pulling away, and 255 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,719 Speaker 2: it's like when that crowd gets rolling in Minnesota. I 256 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 2: know this has never been said. When they get rocking, 257 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 2: lookout and Kevin Durant eighteen points on fifteen shots, Bradley 258 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 2: Beal fourteen points on seventeen shots. Folks, Phoenix Suns are 259 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 2: in deep, deep trouble. Kevin Durant now, in two games, 260 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 2: he played I think thirty nine minutes and now forty 261 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 2: one minutes, and he has three assists. I don't know 262 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 2: what's going on. Kd did not make a three pointer. 263 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 2: He only shot two of them. Kevin Durant attempting two threes. 264 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: Something's off and I don't know what's going on. I mean, 265 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 2: I don't want to blame Vogel. You know, he's a 266 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 2: defensive guy, and he's got to be just so annoyed 267 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 2: that they have no defense. I don't know that there's 268 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 2: a quick fix here. Something's got to give. But I mean, 269 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 2: I have my doubtstoubt about the Suns in this series. Obviously, 270 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 2: last year they lose the first two to Denver. It 271 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 2: felt over. They go home, they get right, the role 272 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 2: players hit. I'm sure Royce, O'Nina Locook and Drew you 273 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 2: Banks and Eric Gordon, and they're gonna get They'll get 274 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: Game three. I think that's a lot. Go ahead and 275 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 2: take that right now. Let's make sure Grayson Allen is 276 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 2: not seriously injured to look like an ankle he turned. 277 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 2: Because they don't have any depth on this team. I 278 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 2: don't think they trust a Kogi Bull. Bull is like 279 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 2: an internet guy who everybody loves, but reality is he's 280 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 2: not like a factor. I think the Suns get game three. 281 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 2: The real question is can they get game four now, 282 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: rob I don't have numbers on this, but the one 283 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 2: thing that I cannot quantify that it feels like a 284 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 2: thing is around the rim. The Sun's must have missed 285 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 2: like ten shots in close, and every time I look, 286 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 2: Gobert is like impacting shots. He's not blocking it, but 287 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: it's like Durant has to add a little extra on 288 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: a layup and it goes high off the glass and 289 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 2: rolls off the right. Then it's Booker and it's Beale 290 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 2: and finishing at the rim. Like I know, I kind 291 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 2: of laughed at Gobert being the Defensive Player of the 292 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 2: Year over Wemby, assuming he wins it, but it just 293 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: felt like Gobert was impacting shots at the rim. And 294 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 2: I know Evan Mobley's doing that in the Orlando series 295 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 2: when people are shooting against Evan Mobley, he's holding him 296 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 2: to like eighteen percent shooting or something insane because of 297 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 2: his length. And I don't have numbers on Gobert yet. 298 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 2: Maybe they'll emrge later today, but it feels like, you know, 299 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 2: he had eighteen and nine and only credited with one block. 300 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 2: But I'm just telling you it felt like he was 301 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 2: a big factor defending the rim, and now the Suns 302 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: have to settle for a bunch of shots on the perimeter, 303 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 2: and it's like, oh, they're not hitting their shots. I'm 304 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 2: worried about I'm not writing them offics on over obviously, 305 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 2: but I am certainly like splashing red sirens in Phoenix 306 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 2: right now. 307 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 3: Oh one thousand percent. I don't know how you could 308 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 3: not be concerned about the Phoenix Suns. And this is 309 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 3: coming from a guy and me who picked them to 310 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 3: win this series. Yeah, I'm not shocked necessarily that they're down. 311 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 3: Oh two, it happens. Minnesota is a good team, They're 312 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 3: they're a great defense. They protected home court. That's not unusual. 313 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 3: What is unusual is how they've done it right. You 314 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 3: would think coming into this series with the mid range 315 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 3: monsters that they have there in Phoenix, with Beald KD 316 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 3: and Booker, that they would be able to feast on 317 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 3: the Rudy Gobert drop coverage, that whoever with Phils KD 318 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 3: or whoever got the mismatch with Karl Anthony Towns defensively, 319 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 3: they would be able to get to their spots and 320 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 3: just kind of raise up and hit it that hasn't 321 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 3: played out. 322 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 4: And more importantly, and. 323 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 3: This might be one of the great tactical adjustments that 324 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 3: I've seen a coach make so far in these playoffs, 325 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 3: is Chris Finch has decided, you know what, We're not 326 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 3: gonna be able to stop Kevin Durant. There's nothing you 327 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 3: can do realistically in the scheme of our defense that 328 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 3: is going to stop Kevin Durant. But we're just he's 329 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: gonna whoever we put in front of him. We try 330 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 3: to make it tough on him, just hope he misses, 331 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 3: because it's really there's no defense for a guy who's 332 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 3: seven foot tall that can shoot from anywhere, pull and 333 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 3: hall and everything like that. So what they decided to 334 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 3: do was Jada mcdell's is our best defender. We're not 335 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 3: gonna put him on Kevin Durant Becau instead of holding 336 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 3: him to thirty five hild in the thirty one and 337 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 3: it's not really going to do much for us. Instead, 338 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 3: we're gonna put him on Devin Booker. And if Devin 339 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 3: Booker does not go off or do he's not get 340 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 3: off in the same way that he did last postseason 341 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 3: with KD, then the Suns have no chance of winning 342 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:33,959 Speaker 3: this series. And to your point, Devin Booker is having 343 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 3: a miserable go on it because they're putting a lot 344 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 3: of length on him. Jady McDaniel's be the number one guy, 345 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 3: uh Niki, Alexander Walker's getting some time on him, and 346 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 3: they have made their emphasis on slowing Devin Booker. And 347 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 3: you can tell that the frustration is boiling over in Phoenix. 348 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 3: You alluded to that one line about what he said 349 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 3: about inside their team and the frustrations. There was a 350 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 3: myriad of videos that I saw coming out on Twitter 351 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 3: late Tuesday night by some of their beat writers, and 352 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 3: one of the quotes that really set out to me 353 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 3: was he's talking about what they can do and in 354 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 3: situations where thinks to touch a snowball out of control, 355 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 3: and his quote was quote, just talking to each other, 356 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 3: holding each other accountable. We're all trying to fight out there, 357 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 3: and so far this series, once it turns the shit, 358 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 3: we've kind of separated instead of being together. And that's everybody, 359 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 3: top to bottom. We've got to figure it out. And 360 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 3: he alluded to that being an ongoing problem with their team, 361 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 3: not just in the series, but throughout the season. And 362 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 3: that to me is indicative of a bigger yet unsurprising 363 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 3: problem in Phoenix. Kevin Durant, for all of his skills 364 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 3: and his ability and everything that he brings to the table, 365 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 3: he is very vocal about the fact that he is 366 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 3: not a leader. That's not his game. He's going to 367 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 3: show up, He's going to lead by example, and that 368 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 3: works for him, but incessarily work in the structure of 369 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 3: a team. Bradley Beal has been stuck playing losing basketball 370 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 3: for about a decade in Washington. So whether he's a 371 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 3: leader or not, I don't know if he necessarily has 372 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 3: the skins on the wall where people are going to 373 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 3: follow him. So then now it falls on Devin Booker. 374 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 3: And if Devin Booker is already getting frustrated after two 375 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 3: games in this series. If Devin Booker, you'll recall, went 376 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 3: viral years and years ago when he was getting mad 377 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 3: about guys double teaming and open gym, like, who's gonna 378 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 3: be the guy who steps up and galvanizes this group. 379 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 3: It's the same thing that was going on with Joel Embiid, 380 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 3: as you mentioned earlier. If Joel Embiid is not in 381 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 3: the right mental state of mind, to get his guys 382 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 3: behind him and rally them together to make this a 383 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 3: competitive series. Then who is Phoenix realistically only has two 384 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 3: guys or who can kind of carry that torch. It's 385 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 3: Bradley Beal, who has been very underwhelming in Atlantica's injury, and. 386 00:19:58,480 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 4: It's Devin Booker. 387 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 3: And Bookers already lets you know what his mind frame 388 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 3: is with his comments last night. He's letting his frustrations 389 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 3: boil out on the court, They're boiling out in the 390 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 3: president in the postgame press conferences, and it's just looking really, 391 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 3: really bad for Phoenix Minnesota. I'm not gonna say they've 392 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 3: mentally broken Phoenix, but they've definitely put a chink in 393 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 3: their armor. 394 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just want to be clear. I don't think 395 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 2: that series is over. I think MAVs have their series. 396 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 2: They just needed to get one from the Clips. I'm 397 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 2: not a big believer in the Clippers. I don't think 398 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 2: Kawhi will fully turn it around. I don't think Sons 399 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,479 Speaker 2: are dead. Obviously, Game three they got to win, and 400 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 2: then Game four will be the series if they can 401 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 2: go to too. I think the Suns are going to 402 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 2: be fine winning a Minnesota I got to give Minnesota 403 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 2: some credit. Man Finch is doing a great job, like 404 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 2: you said, tactically, and that crowd is very lubricated. Man, 405 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: it is such a scene. Everybody's standing like it feels 406 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 2: like the entire game. It's the number two Arenas so 407 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 2: far after the Garden, I would say for energy and vibes. 408 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 2: In the NBA Playoffs, the final game last night, very 409 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: little talked about, but it was my Pacers, Yes, my Pacers. 410 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: You know, I liked him in the series, showing out 411 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 2: in the second half and just totally blitzing Milwaukee. Milwaukee's 412 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 2: got some problems, so the Pacers, you know, the young team, 413 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 2: really first playoff experience for a lot of guys except 414 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 2: for Pascal Siakam. In Game one and in Game two, 415 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 2: here's what they did. Thirty burder in the first, thirty 416 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 2: in the second, thirty two and the third, thirty three 417 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 2: in the fourth. They were consistently strong throughout. Okay, now 418 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 2: you could argue Jay Milwaukee had one in hand. They're 419 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 2: just waiting for you, honest. Okay, fair enough, fine, I 420 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 2: get it. That's what thirty eight assists. The Indiana Pacers 421 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 2: shot fifty five percent from the field forty four for 422 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 2: third and three Hoscal Siakam his second straight thirty five 423 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 2: and ten playoff game. I mean, this is how bad 424 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 2: the defense was of the Bucks. Pascal Siakam mad thirty 425 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 2: seven eleven and zero turnovers in thirty seven minutes. Like 426 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 2: zero turnovers. That's pretty amazing. Now, Halliburton, I told you, guys, 427 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 2: I'm in a player points pool for the playoffs where 428 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 2: you draft guys. Haliburton was one of my picks because 429 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,719 Speaker 2: I think the Pacers went around and you go to 430 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 2: the second round. He's just not doing the scoring twelve points, 431 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 2: twelve assists, like he had a good game. But I 432 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 2: can't tell Rob if he's deferring to other guys or 433 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 2: he's being like LEBRONI ish, I'm gonna give what the 434 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 2: defense is taking me because like Miles Turner's eating he 435 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 2: had twenty two, Nemhard the kid out of Gonzaga, really 436 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: strong little player twenty aaron Ne Smith over top, and 437 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 2: like Allie's like, I'm not I don't need to get mine, 438 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 2: and everybody else is eating Pacers look good and I 439 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 2: got a number for you here on the Bucks. So, 440 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 2: outside of Damian Lillard, in the first half, the Bucks 441 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 2: basically have done nothing in two games. Like I know, 442 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 2: they won Game one and Day one off in the 443 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 2: first half, but second half the Pacers basically played him 444 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 2: to a standstill, obviously because Lillard went postal. Damian Lillard 445 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 2: has eight points in the second half in two games. 446 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 2: He has not made a three in the second half. 447 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 2: Two games. You're shooting twenty one percent in the second half. Now, listen, 448 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 2: we know Damian Lillard's older. How's this. Damian Lillard knows 449 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: I got to get I gotta get mine, I gotta 450 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 2: get this team in the game. I gotta carry us. 451 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 2: And he goes off in the first half again, and 452 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 2: he's tired and spent in the second half and he's 453 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 2: got nothing left in the tank. And then it's like, okay, 454 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 2: who's going to carry us? Oh geez, Jay Crowder, Pat Connaton, 455 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 2: who I like coming ont of Notre Dame. Like, listen, 456 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 2: you guys can Milwaukee fans can get excited about Portis 457 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 2: in Middleton and Lopez. Those guys are aging, and they're 458 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 2: showing their age defensively, unable to stop the Pacers. Even 459 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 2: if Jiannis comes back. I still think the Pacers can 460 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:43,479 Speaker 2: win this series. And I think they probably will win 461 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 2: this series. I haven't liked what I'm seeing from Milwaukee. 462 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 2: I'm not ready to go, like what do they do 463 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 2: in the offseason because Gianness is hurt. But rob Pacers 464 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 2: to me, so they played eight quarters. If you want 465 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 2: to say, we'll say two quarters have been even. I 466 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 2: think the Pacers have basically outplayed the Bucks saved for 467 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 2: the first two quarters of the series. In the last 468 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 2: six quarters, it's been a stand still or or Pacers 469 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 2: have won the quarter. Bucks are not looking good to me. 470 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, this series is really tricky because again after Game one, 471 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 3: you know when Damian Lillard basically ended the game before 472 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 3: it started in that first half, and you go it 473 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 3: with thirty five points, and you know, it was never 474 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 3: really in doubt from there. But the one thing that 475 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 3: the Pacers did, which you got to give him credit 476 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 3: for which I didn't even notice really at the time 477 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 3: watching Game one, is that as the game went along, 478 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,239 Speaker 3: they got back to playing their style of basketball. If 479 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 3: they're going to play in a half court setting against Milwaukee, 480 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 3: I don't think they can win the series just because 481 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 3: their team is not built to play like that. Like 482 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 3: it's Halliburn creating for everybody for the most part, and 483 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 3: you kind of just go from there. And that's exactly 484 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 3: what the Milwaukee Bucks are doing with Damian Lillard. So 485 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 3: in the first half, with Damian Lillard's cooking and he's 486 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 3: getting everyone going and he's scoring over himself, it looks great. 487 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 3: But in the second half, when either he wears down 488 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 3: or the defense a jest and things like that, they 489 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 3: have nothing going for him. What Tyree's Halliburton has been 490 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 3: doing going back from the second half of Game one 491 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 3: and then all of Game two last night, is you said, 492 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: he's playing within himself. 493 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 4: He's playing within the system. He's moving the. 494 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 3: Ball, he's not pounding it into the pavement over and 495 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 3: over and over. It's part of the reason why he's 496 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 3: so appealing for Team USA basketball. We talked to this before. 497 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 3: Kyrie Irving is probably a better player than Tyre's Heller 498 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 3: point plant period, just in terms of skills, handles, shooting ability, everything. 499 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 3: But what that roster needs is a guy who's going 500 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 3: to move the ball, take the open shot when it's there. 501 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 3: But other than that, just be a connector to the 502 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 3: rest of your players. Indiana, while they don't have that 503 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 3: high end talent, obviously of a team USA basketball. They're 504 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 3: built in a similar way. They're better, they're at their 505 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 3: best when everybody's involved, when Miles Turner feels like he's 506 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 3: getting his touches. Pascal Siakam has been a revelation and 507 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 3: he's doing a lot of work in the mid range, 508 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 3: which is i'd love to see. It's a lost start 509 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 3: in today's NBA, so for him to get the Pacers 510 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 3: where they want to go. He knows that his job 511 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 3: is to just keep the engine going. And Milwaukee, as 512 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 3: has been the case all season, has a mediocre defense, 513 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 3: and with no Yiannis, it's even worse. Their offense right 514 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 3: now is heavily predicated on Damian Lillard just basically going 515 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 3: super nova for four quarters, and so far he hasn't 516 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 3: been able to do that. In each of these last 517 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 3: two games. He has it for half and it kind 518 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 3: of fades out. So unless Giannis is going to come 519 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 3: back in Game three and not just come back like 520 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 3: Kawhi Leonard did, but come back and be a reasonable 521 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 3: facsimile of himself, I feel very confident in my Pacers 522 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 3: pick to win this series. 523 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 4: Before it started like that. 524 00:26:59,160 --> 00:26:59,959 Speaker 2: They desperate. 525 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it's just it's just a better matchup for them. 526 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 2: They started to double Siakam because they couldn't stop them, 527 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 2: and then Siakam's kicking it out and guys are spraying threes. 528 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 2: It's like doubling Pascal Siakam. Who's the stopper on this 529 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 2: this box? I don't see one. So essentially we're now 530 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 2: what Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, four days into the NBA playoffs, 531 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 2: Steph Curry has been eliminated. Lebron is down oh two 532 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 2: in the first round. Kevin Durant is down two in 533 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 2: the first round. Folks, these guys had a good run, right, 534 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 2: fifteen years of total domination for that trio, where they've 535 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 2: been on top of the league or near the top. 536 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 2: Obviously Kurry a little shorter, Lebron a little longer. 537 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 4: You get the gist. 538 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: For fifteen years, essentially, that trio has ruled the NBA roost. 539 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 2: I know, Yoki just come on strong of like, but 540 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 2: remember Curry wonner title in twenty two, Lebron won the 541 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,919 Speaker 2: Bubble title. Like, come on, we're we're reaching the end 542 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 2: of an error, folks, and like it's tough to wrap 543 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 2: our head around this, but yeah, the Nuggets may bounce 544 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 2: the Lakers again, and Kevin Durant may get bounced again. 545 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 2: And I don't know if Kevin, if Chef Curry's getting 546 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 2: back to the playoffs again. It's like these things are tough, 547 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 2: and you know they kind of sneak up on you. 548 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 2: And everybody's all excited about Anthony Edwards. I am too, 549 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 2: Luca down to a lot of excitement around the league. 550 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 2: But then quietly, you've got the veterans who you've watched 551 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 2: religiously in the playoffs for fifteen years, and they're out 552 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 2: or down or down and out, and it's just for 553 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 2: me a little depressing, which leads us, I think into 554 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 2: tonight's games. 555 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 556 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,959 Speaker 1: the game, he's making money while you do it. Here's 557 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: your best bat. 558 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 2: You guys know I've been the players have been unbelievable. 559 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 2: But intro Tuesday, and then you look at your schedule tonight, 560 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 2: like go we go ah, Oh, oh, damn is the draft? 561 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 2: Oh it's not damn It's Thursday, and this really sucks. 562 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 2: Like Miami Boston tonight. I want to bet Miami first 563 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 2: quarter that they come out and give it their all. 564 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 2: I don't even think I could go first half. I 565 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 2: want to bet first quarter. I want to see the line. 566 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 2: But I don't Boston. I mean, Boss is winning this game. 567 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: They're not losing this game. Jimmy Butler's not playing guys. 568 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 2: Boss is not losing. What's the excitement level? I don't. 569 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 2: I mean, I have to coach my daughter's soccer team, 570 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 2: so I'll miss most of this game. And I'm not 571 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 2: gonna be like watching it on my phone, you know, 572 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 2: like it's heat Celtics. So I'll watch early and then 573 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 2: I'll watch the end, assuming it's close, and then the 574 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 2: night cap. Rob is probably the most irrelevant series in 575 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 2: the first round. And that's not a knockle. 576 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 4: Don't say that. Don't say that. Sorry, we got we 577 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 4: got Calves Magic, you know? 578 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: Oh? 579 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 2: Is that? No? No? Is that that's that's. 580 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 3: The least watchable series. They say they should put that 581 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 3: on snapchat. That's what they were talking about. 582 00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:02,479 Speaker 2: Oh, I did not see the streets saying that, Like 583 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 2: if Zion were playing, yes, I would be all in 584 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 2: on Zion verse chat. But it's like, I don't know, 585 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 2: brandon Ingram can't get by lou friggin' Dort, Like seriously, 586 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 2: lou Dort, put the put the seat belt on brandon Ingram. 587 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 2: He can't get loose, and I feel bad. Ingram's good. 588 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 2: I mean, he's clearly like a number three. But if 589 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 2: like Brandon Ingram's your three or Austin Reeves is your three, 590 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 2: Like I take Austin Reeves, I don't know, but like 591 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 2: I'm what's the bet there? I have no idea. I 592 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 2: actually think, okay, s he probably blows them out when 593 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 2: there's and again I don't have data to back this out, 594 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 2: but if there's a blowout one way, then you go 595 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 2: the other way. First half, there was a close game 596 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 2: where the Pelicans had it and then lost by what 597 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 2: one or two or three whatever it was? In game one? 598 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 2: Was that their game? That was their chance? And now, okay, see, 599 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 2: the young guys kind of wake up the way the 600 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 2: Pacers did. Pacers had their first game and they're like, oh, 601 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 2: this is tough, it's difficult, blah blah blah. Bounce back 602 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 2: in game two. Like I think, okay, see, probably waxes 603 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 2: the Pelicans here, but I don't know it's okay see, 604 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 2: like are they that good? So I mean, I don't 605 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 2: have a lot of action today. I guess it's a 606 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 2: hold your nose play on the heat first quarter? Come on, 607 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 2: I mean, could Tyler Hero hit enough shots before they 608 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 2: get run out of the building? And then okay, see 609 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 2: you just groot for a blowout. But again, neither of 610 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 2: these games is that appetizing. And what sucks, Rob, what 611 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 2: really stinks is Thursday night you get the draft and 612 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 2: also you get nix Philly. Now that probably will be 613 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 2: a blowout. I did already bet Philly minus four and 614 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 2: a half. I don't know where the line is now, 615 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:38,719 Speaker 2: but I bet it as soon as I saw it. 616 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 2: And then you get Lakers Nuggets, and that's gonna be 617 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 2: a scene out here in LA. And I don't know, 618 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 2: part of me thinks the Lakers who can win that? 619 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 2: But you know, Rob was so negative yesterday. I almost 620 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 2: feel like I almost feel like they're. 621 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 4: I'm a broken man. 622 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that'll do that. They'll do that to you. 623 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 2: And so Thursday's games are good. I don't know, Rob, 624 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:59,239 Speaker 2: There is always Orlando and Cleveland on Thursday. If you know, 625 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 2: by the way, Philly is somehow still four and a half. 626 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 2: Oh my, I don't know what I'm missing. Maybe they 627 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 2: don't think a Bed's gonna play and then Denver's minus 628 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 2: one and a half at home, I'm sorry, on the 629 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 2: road in LA and Orlando's favored against the Calves. Yeah, 630 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 2: I don't know where what I would do in game. 631 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 2: I think I would probably go, well, I have some 632 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 2: time to think about it. But for Thursday, I think 633 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 2: Orlando first half right going home, role players is probably 634 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 2: hitting some shots. You get the crowd juiced up, first 635 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 2: playoff game in Orlando and what got to be at 636 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 2: least ten years, and you ride that energy against the 637 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 2: Calves team that can be hit and miss, and maybe 638 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 2: Orlando can win the half. I don't know if they'll 639 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 2: be able to pull away or even get the win. 640 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, like Thursday, I'm not gonna lie. 641 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 4: Guys. 642 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: Men's League season opener is my top priority. I'm not 643 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 2: even lying no cap on that. By the way, they 644 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 2: just set the rosters out a little while ago, and 645 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 2: of course the team that won the championship, Tim Mosgov 646 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 2: and a bunch of Drew League guys all my friends 647 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 2: wanted to look at the rot They're like, oh my gosh, 648 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 2: those good. The guys who basically won that team aren't 649 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 2: even in the league. I guess two of them went 650 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 2: over to Europe to play in Turkey, Slovenia, whatever it 651 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 2: is they're playing in leagues. Mosgov is playing with a 652 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 2: bunch of free agents whose names I don't recommend recognize. 653 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 2: I don't know. It's good. We'll see, but mentally he's 654 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 2: top priority for me Thursday, and then it's NBA Draft, 655 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 2: and then it's you know, the game threes. So Thursday 656 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 2: night's gonna be lit. I think tonight could be okay. 657 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 2: You know, maybe you know, what if if you haven't 658 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 2: hung out with the wife the kids for a couple 659 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 2: of days, you know, maybe maybe Wednesday and I throw 660 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 2: them a bone and and you know, hang out with 661 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,239 Speaker 2: them up take the doughter to Disneyland. I don't know. 662 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 4: I can't afford that no more. What are you talking about? 663 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 3: I haven't looked ahead the Thursday's game, but after winning 664 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 3: my first half parlays last night, I feel like I 665 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 3: might let it ride here for the Wednesday night action 666 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 3: and I love the thunder minus seven and a half 667 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:58,200 Speaker 3: is where I got them against the Like you, I 668 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 3: think that this could be one of those big blowout 669 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 3: type games, only from the reason being is that they 670 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 3: finally got their feet wet. That was the big question 671 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,720 Speaker 3: coming about Oka See is how would the young guys 672 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 3: deal with the first time being in the playoffs outside 673 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,839 Speaker 3: of Shay, and they looked super tentative, quite honest with you. 674 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 4: In Game one, they. 675 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 3: Didn't really look like the okay See that was in 676 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 3: the regular season. So I think now that they got 677 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:24,880 Speaker 3: that exposure in game one, the game plan I believe 678 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 3: will be better in Game two against the Pelicans, and 679 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 3: I think you're gonna see them more comfortable. So I 680 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 3: like them minus seven and a half the Boston one. 681 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,720 Speaker 3: I could see them winning this game by thirty five 682 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 3: and I could see them winning it by thirteen. 683 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 4: Either way, they're going to win it. 684 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 3: So you might not get the best odds on this, 685 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 3: but if you parlay, it might work out for you. 686 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 4: Give me the Celtics money line. I'm not touching the fourteen. 687 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 3: And a half to be because it could be a 688 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:51,439 Speaker 3: backdoor cover. 689 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 4: You could see them twelve hundred. 690 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 3: No, No, you got a parlay, is what I'm saying. 691 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 3: So I'm taking I'm taking my parlay winnings from Monday night, 692 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 3: rolling it over to Tuesday night or Wednesday night. Actually, 693 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 3: the days all run together, and I'm part. I'm taking 694 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 3: those winnings with another part of lay give me the 695 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 3: Thunder minus seven and a half with the Celtics money 696 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 3: line not the best odds. I'm well aware of that, 697 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 3: but you know I'll take the money if it's available 698 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 3: to me. 699 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, I just looked it up. Orlando first half 700 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 2: Game three is minus two minus two for Orlando, a 701 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 2: team that's been destroyed by the way one final note, 702 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,800 Speaker 2: it's you made a good point on OKC, like realizing 703 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 2: what the playoffs are. I don't know if people have noticed, 704 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 2: but how different the playoffs are than the regular season. 705 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 2: Like we know this is a thing, but when you 706 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 2: actually watch it, it's like, damn, people are getting back on defense, 707 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 2: people are hustling, people are locking up. You're not seeing 708 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 2: as many open shots, and the scoring is way down. 709 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 2: Unders have been on a tear. I just do don't 710 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:55,760 Speaker 2: mess with NBA totals, so it just something to watch. 711 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,719 Speaker 2: Like the game is totally different. It is really a 712 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 2: chess match. And I mean, you know most of the 713 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 2: games are, at least I don't know that Boston Miami tonight, 714 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 2: it's gonna be much of one. I think probably Miami 715 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,720 Speaker 2: throws some some zones at Maybe I wouldn't be surprised 716 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 2: to see like a box in one triangle into you know, 717 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:14,759 Speaker 2: just throw some GIMGI stuff to throw them off. If 718 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:17,160 Speaker 2: you could throw them off for five six minutes and 719 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 2: stay in the game, you know anything. I mean, I 720 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 2: wouldn't surprise be surprised if Spolstra had something good cooked 721 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 2: up here. 722 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, I would agree with that. 723 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 3: And again, when you're playing a team like Boston, and 724 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 3: this is might sound like an insult, but it's fact. 725 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 3: When you are that relyant on the three ball, all 726 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 3: it takes is an off night to like I said, 727 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 3: I don't think they're gonna lose this game at all. 728 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 3: I think they're gonna win. There's too much talent. But 729 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,479 Speaker 3: to cover a fourteen and a half point spread, that's 730 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 3: really big in the NBA, and it's it's ginormous in 731 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 3: the postseason. So if they have an off shooting night, 732 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 3: to your point, Eric Sposter junks things up, runs like 733 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 3: four different zones and you know, the first quarter alone, 734 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,880 Speaker 3: then it's possible that we're they're in it for a 735 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 3: closer game than people would expect, or can go the 736 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 3: other way, and the zone, the matter, and then they 737 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,919 Speaker 3: go up by thirty five, and then the third quarter we'll see, all. 738 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:08,479 Speaker 2: Right, pace yourselves, big Thursday night ahead. That's it for today. 739 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:09,280 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you tomorrow.