FULL NBA TODAY | Dejounte Murray will make LeBron & Lakers a serious threat in the West – Perkins

FULL NBA TODAY | Dejounte Murray will make LeBron & Lakers a serious threat in the West – Perkins

It was a crazy night in the association last night so let’s do a little top of the top we’re going to start with some top yams Anthony Edwards did you see this last night Richard if you didn’t see this watch this oh my God Jordan man look there’s from that angle and

That height there is no one in history that can block that shot look at the bench reaction to this and then we got Jaylen Johnson with the poster I feel like he’s been I feel like he’s been on top of the top every day yeah yeah he’s been he’s been balling for

Atlanta I have no idea and then last but not least we got a little Co Anthony wait that was cool I thought that was know he cut he cut his braids man he got that bounce he c c braids got that bounce back next up top dishes

We’re going to start in New York we got Julius Randall look at him go here with a little no look at my Nicks your Nicks your Nick my Nicks oh come on now I got seats at at the man then we got LeBron James nice little bounce pass Little Wolf Ferell

Clip I see you van wind up for that one pretty good pass for that guy yeah I I would guess so well phoh loving it then Donovan Mitchell I mean this one was just blowout behind the defender back I had to rewind that one when I was watching what do

That might be the best one n was cooking minivan yeah minivan was cooking let you know about it yeah I just asked Beasley last one we have some top game winners anony Simons here winning it for the Blazers sir thank you Anthony SAS snow and ice won’t stop

Him to be fair it gets weird in Portland uh and then we have deante M who oh beating the magic with that one somebody else could use that on a consistent basis if the HS don’t want it well I mean speaking of that Bobby marks there’s a couple of

Different trades that potentially might work for dejonte Murray here’s one the Lakers Hawks why would the Hawks a little proposed trade well LeBron James he was asked about what the Lakers should do I don’t play fantasy basketball um what I do is focus on the guys that’s

Here in his uniform and show up to work every day it’s it’s too disrespectful to be thinking about what we need or what we don’t have that’s I don’t do that to my teammates and uh you know we’ve been putting in the work and that’s what we got to continue to

Do yes no Zach make the trade well first of all LeBron has a say in whatever he wants to have a say and second of all that trade if I’m the Lakers I do that trade I think that helps if I’m Hawks that’s that’s not equivalent to what I traded for de

Whiches me a little bit sad but look if I’m the Lakers I’m like I’m that’s my line like I’m not putting Austin re in because I just don’t think that’s enough of a move the only way I’m doing this deal if I’m the Hawks is if I’m getting

Reeves back at least somebody that’s complimentary to Trey young if it didn’t work with Deon M it’s not gonna work with D’Angelo Russell he’s a guy who needs a ball in his hands as well that doesn’t make any sense for me no I look I love Bobby marks to a certain degree

But when we start when we started when he traded you yeah yeah he traded me but look we we don’t have to discuss that uh but my thing is this to the point that everyone’s making here yeah that’s a great deal for the Lakers do you know

What teams don’t like doing great deals for the Lakers every other team they don’t want the rich to get richer so look the Jon Murray he could get a lot I think he could get a lot of or the Hawks get a lot better offense on the table than that particularly when they’re

Looking at exactly you know how we know if they trade him if they trade him for something better if not then we’ll see okay where do you fall in this perk actually love it I actually love it I think it’s a win-win for both parties isn’t it a First round picking there

Yeah but top eight protected man and it seemed like they you know it seem like they you know unload a little bit of money too as well you know what I mean the Hawks do so I’m just looking at it and I’m like I mean it’s obvious that

Murray and Trey young are not getting along I a I ain’t saying they beefing but damn it it ain’t everything ain’t peaches and cream over there I actually love it if the Hawks don’t have another option they might have to take this from the well how the Los Angeles Lakers are

Going to deadline they agent is Rich Paul you know he’s going to be aggressive you you scared me m agent uh the Lakers how they’re approaching the trade deadline is a question that remains the season how the Lakers finish the season is a question that remains

While these two fight I’m glad I’m in the middle Zach what is your biggest question that you want answer NBA Today presented by ESPN bet Zack low Austin Rivers Richard Jefferson Kendrick Perkins I’m Malika Andrews guys less than two weeks ago the Lakers they were

Kind of in a tail spin right they’d lost four in a row nine of their last 11 and we were asking if they’d hit rock bottom well perk fast forward guess what they’re back to 500 last night the Lakers post thank you for that sound effect

Perk let’s pick it up here with Anthony Davis the playmaker Zach yeah nine assists last night ad D this is the best stretch of his career this last 6 weeks and he was nasty and mean and physical last night I like when the Lakers play with violence they were violent last

Night wow this is two days in a row you’ve started the show out was nasty as the the word to describe the team we’re talking about in this case the Los Angeles Lakers going ahead here Richard to the third quarter LeBron James watch him here gets the rebound a little

Fullcourtpr him to get an early deep post up that’s one of the few times he gets that is either in transition he gets that small there that’s just an easy pass for the big 16 fast break points in the third quarter for the Lakers are most in any quarter of the

Season and then in the fourth quarter here LeBron drives gets a little an one there wants to shake it off and let the crowd know the Lakers up big at this point it was a close game at Halftime and then the Lakers they just found their Rhythm here as Jared Vanderbilt

Slams it down will Ferell Courtside loving it but guess what so that was happening at 74 43 p.m. LeBron was throwing this insane Pass Austin and then if you flip channels that was on ABC over to ESPN that’s what I was doing I was watching this game I was Arizona

Arizona fan yeah we knocked down Duke earlier this year so it just taken down was not that big of the deal was in Cameron indor though well it’s kind of a cool moment father and son at the same time LeBron James looking looking to put

A little bit of icing on the wi here nails that one the Lakers get the win 127 110 but look LeBron he’s got to get back to into the locker room quickly to watch the rest of brony’s game his post game it was insightful if he wasn’t just a little bit

Distracted what have you seen out of 80 the passing the last few games he’s he’s learning from me how to pass out of the post that’s what I’m seeing I’m serious he’s working on it and it’s great team’s going to stop doubling him soon long as

We make shots out there for him shoot it um long as we make shots for him then you know teams will stop doubling them so it’s it’s it’s our it’s our job to make sure we’re in the right position position shoot it um it’s our it’s our job to make sure

We in the right position at the right time when he gets double defensively we were in tune and then offensively we’re really intact God sorry that’s right wide open layup just like any parrent talking to the talking to reporters making sure they they are watching their

Kids game well I’m glad that him and I have the same uh parenting style when it comes to basketball shoot it shoot itam shoot it shoot it what LeBron was saying right in between his commentary on you USC it was actually worth diving into right because you surround ad with

Shooting and that’s what Darin ham was trying to do he went back to the lineup they opened the season with and it’s it’s kind of starting to work a little bit right yes but but the passing out of the post and and you know kind of putting Shooters around them you’ve got

To be aggressive first like like Zach says if you’re aggressive then the double team comes well but the group has won right the bulk of their minutes together look at this they not scored opponents by 17 points in 33 minutes into LeBron’s point that group is making

60% of their shots so Zach how far can the Lakers go with this kind of continuity I mean they can get back in the playoff race for sure and you saw last night they’re dangerous like and what I like about this lineup is they have two Playmakers with LeBron Austin

Reeves and D’Angelo Russell which gives two guys who can screen for him get mismatches when they’re switching and when the Lakers are at their best when they can alternate when they can push the pace and when they can’t push the pace when they can beat you up and hunt

Mismatches and play calculated predatory offense and they hit that night the question though is like with re and Russell can they hold up well enough defensively but I like maximizing the number of Playmakers next to LeBron and AD who is playing just awesome awesome basketball oh absolutely yeah

And they’re a better team when DLo is consistent when he adds scoring to this team consistently it it it helps them and not it alleviates pressure on LeBron’s shoulders this is you do this every time I talk about every time I bring up or say something positive about

DLo you guys just I’m not saying no no no but I’m say I just think about the time when he was getting off the private with C it was like it’s time time I’m saying if you look at D numbers bro and how negative people talk about DLo if

You look at his numbers what else do you want him to be I’m being disp more defensively the concerns with him and Reeves right I’m not being disrespectful to his number better than than Reeves are they but you said this you said when DLo is consistent what is the biggest

Issue with DLo his consistency so that’s fair that’s fair you’re basically saying when plays well when DLo plays well they’re good when they struggle or when he struggles then they kind of no no no no he’s not the defining he’s not the X Factor I think he can be at times Austin

Reeves I think if if we’re going to talk about who’s like the xfactor for this team when he plays well they’re they’re really on a whole different level okay but I think DLo can alleviate pressure on Reeves on LeBron on ad because this is a guy who’s capable of going for 20

30 points any night the Bell weathers we’re why we’re talking about DLo is that like he’s kind of an all offense player and his opposite is Jared Vanderbilt who’s been big coming in for them guarding ball handlers hounding point guards and that ideally you’d find a player who’s kind of in between those

Two players and they haven’t been able to find that so they’re just kind of finagling like offense here defense there and right now it’s working right so the consistency is sort of the word of the day that we keep talking about because we sort of expect for a couple

Of games right DLo he’s going to come out he’s going to play well and then the problem is what kind what tends to historically at least come after that so if they keep playing like this if they can find this consistency perk what’s this Lakers team

Ceiling second round no and and and Zach you just lied to the to the americ you said you said that the Lakers are dangerous and you don’t believe that yourself dangerous to who right they’re not beating the Nuggets they’re not beating the timberwoods in the seven they’re not beating the Los Angeles

Clippers in the seven not the timber Woods have home court they haven’t beaten them this year they haven’t beaten them this year we we can because anytime you have Anthony Davis and LeBron James your Silling is going to the NBA finals and trying to compete for a championship ship anytime we’re

Talking about one of the greatest players on one of the greatest franchises it’s not making it to the postseason so are they playing better basketball yes cuz they’re finally starting to see that the offense need to be ran through Anthony Davis that doesn’t mean he’s going to take 25 shots

That means he’s going to make others around him better but are they dangerous in the Western Conference hell no per the the Lakers have beaten all the top teams this year they hav’t beat Minnesota they haven’t beat them okay if that’s the defining line of them not

They they could they can beat anything you said they beat all at their best listen the first year seon tournament everybody wanted that they went and got that they went and took that when the lights are on I’m telling that’s true they did everybody else wanted to win I

Love having being in hold hold pleas please don’t bring up the End season tournament they had the easiest pool out of every go they did LeBron you said it yourself LeBron James Anthony Davis in a cast of of a variety of role players that can step on E on any you got them

Going to the finals no I don’t have them you got them going to the Western Finals he asked she asked what the’re dangerous to use disa pointing let me talk because you accused me of lying sir to the American public on television we can sit here and have a

Trial over what the word dangerous means okay dangerous to me just means I I’m not like psyched to face them in a playoff series but look let’s be clear about what the western conference is there are four teams at the top they’re Cut Above everybody else right now

Minnesota Denver Clippers and who am I forgetting OKC the Lakers aren’t as good as any of those teams they’d be underdogs against all of them in the playoffs right now particularly Denver and the Clippers and then we got Phoenix coming so like dangerous dangerous does I don’t know what dangerous means

Dangerous means none of those teams are psyched to face them I think they could beat the Thunder in the playoff series but I agree with you B I’m not like picking them to win the title I’m just saying they’re like a little the second round they did just beat the Clippers

And they did just beat OKC correct with this new lineup change for OKC they’re capable of beating anybody no no no they had the old line up when they actually beat the Clippers they had the old lineup when they beat the cers so let me ask you this you picking the Lakers in

The Clippers stop touching no I miss you I miss you I want to button up a button listen hey look let me ask you this though real talk you picking the the Lakers in the Clipper series I’m not picking against him I’m not I’m not saying I’m picking that sounds like

Someone who has played with LeBron I’m not picking against them smart man thank you I’m not picking against them I just you know I keep my money in my pocket on that one just pull a CH just pick nobody yeah and that situation yes because it’s like look LeBron I’m not

Betting against those guys now you put Denver a championship team a team that has done it before right that’s one that you could probably you could probably pick against the Lakers well and we’re still a couple of weeks away from the trade deadline so they could make some tinkering moves particularly around the

Edges to sh up some positions don’t miss what LeBron James had to say about that coming up later in our show and way through the season who’s Head of the Class who needs some extra credit wait until you see the harsh gray perk in the meantime some teams they’ve hit their

Midway point of the Season we’re not going to grade perks photo but we are going to do we’re going to do a little mid-season report card coasta Coast Edition we’re going to start in Boston the Celtics they beat wanyama Spurs Boston is now 20 and0 at home this

Season Austin your mid-season grade for the Celtics sir I’m giving them an a A+ we’re talking about 20 and0 at home uh this is the best team in the Eastern Conference they’ve proven that uh they they seem like last year if anything their playoff appearance and how they

Played motivated them A+ I have them yeah A+ 20 20 know at home is impress A+ in January is fantastic I’m sure Jason Tatum is more looking forward to what his report card is going to be in the postseason though from Boston to Cleveland where the Cavs dismantled the

Giannis bucks by 40 perk the Bucks currently 28 and 13 what’s your letter grade for Milwaukee so far did getting the beat minus a B minus and I’m being nice about that and I look I understand you have Giannis and you have Dame but my boy Chris militon and I hate to say

It he just don’t look the same right now he looks old and they’re struggling guarding on the perimeter I don’t know if Malik Beasley and those guys could get it done I know Jay crowd is coming back but as of right now I’m giving them a B minor or they’re allowing more than

120 points per game this season that’s 24th in the NBA and on Pace to be the worst in franchise history but let’s stick in the East here Jaylen Brunson returned last night for the Knicks had 30 points in route to beating rockets at home Randall also had 31 in the win now

They sit at 24 and 17 Richard time to grade the Knicks first of all I’m going to grade perk’s picture first that’s an F minus and then the Knicks I’m going to give them I’m going to give them an A minus and this is why they added the

Right piece they’re playing well they got off to a really slow start shooting wide Brunson struggled shooting Randle struggled shooting but they figured it out they’re playing good basketball and they look in my opinion like they are one piece away from a a Conference Final quality team they are a very good team

But I don’t know if they’re quite there yet well what about the heat they got blown out by the Raptors 12197 we know Miami turns up the heat during the playoffs but they are currently 24 and 17 Professor Zach what grade are you giv them the heat are cruising along with a

Nice quiet B+ they’re like Jaws they’re just lurking under the surface 24 and 17 they got a lot of stuff they might trade 24 and 17 Jimmy Butler Tyler herro and Bam have played 10 games together the whole season Butler and Bam their two best players

Have played only 17 of 41 and they’re still seven over 500 tough as hell never sleep on the Miami Heat B+ B+ all right well this is where the east standings are right now Boston four games clear River when else and the Bucks and the 76ers are in Pursuit and then after that

Things get pretty as Stephen would say things are fluid the calves the heat the the Pacers they’re all separated by a game and a half so let’s stick in the East here specifically with the the reigning Conference champions the Miami Heat even SPO he told reporters reing to

Where Miami referring to where Miami is in the standings he said buckle up right he said we are not hiding from anybody so perk do you think history is going to repeat itself I don’t and I got so much respect for them goons from day County

And their exposure and what he bring to the table but I just can’t put them ahead of the Celtics in the seven game series I feel like the Celtics would get their leag back I feel like Philly is better than them if they happen to match up in the seven game series currently

Constructed just so just those two teams along I got to say that they’re not going to repeat to represent the east in the so the two teams that they beat last year you don’t think that they are in the same class as them this year no

Those two teams got better oh okay I just my my that’s why I just say yeah they got better look the Miami Heat when we talk about the heat culture and all that that means when they get into the fire the way they play the intensity that they play with there’s very few

Franchises that can match that so yes I do believe the Boston Celtics are better than they were last year I think Philly is better but I still wouldn’t put Philly over Miami why mainly because I’ve seen Jimmy Butler show up in the highest of high playoff moments he has

Played the best basketball maybe on the planet during stretches I can’t say the same thing about the best player for Philly not currently right now so if you put my and Philly in a playoff series in the second round I’m not putting my money on Philly I’m not I’m not putting

My money on so are they opposed for another playoff run the answer is yes yeah I think they are yeah thank as long as you have bam SPO and Jimmy and then they have surround shooting with you talk about they they got better I know they lost stru Josh Richardson’s just as

Good they lost Gabe Vincent but now they got a rookie hameh haak is better nice on both ends they still have Caleb Martin they got they got all their key pieces man you still don’t want to see them in the playoff series no but but here here’s the messed up part the

Question says the question is are the heat po to make another playoff run this season Malik ask po okay whatever Malika asked me Malika asked me will history repeat itself I said no that means I don’t have the Heat going back to the NBA finals I didn’t say they wouldn’t

Going go a playoff run it is very unlikely the heat will go back to the NBA finals that’s fine and like accurate they’re going to be underdogs against the top three teams in the east but can they do it yeah absolutely they can do it this is the Miami Heat Philly they

Beat them in the playoffs recently Milwaukee Milwaukee like starts to quiver when they see the mere sight of the Miami Heat Boston we saw what happened last year like these guys are deep and they’re if they get healthy they’re they’re deeper than they were last year and they have stuff to trade

And I think they’re going to look around and see can we get one more ball handler one more offensive threat in here to fortify us cuz offense is their weaker half of their team and I think they could use a boost look I I’m not going

To pick them I’m not going to pick him but they could beat all those teams even Boston and I think Boston’s the best team in the league and in the East F and they don’t care if we don’t pick them like that’s the thing that that’s what

Fuels the heat fire well my thing about Miami and what’s been frustrating really kind of sense the bubble is that it feels like they’re one player away and they’ve been trying they’ve been in conversations with a lot of different players you’ve seen names in kind of most they seem like they’re one player

Away Jimmy Butler he’s very close to being onea I think he needs to be have another 1A right next to him or somebody better than him if they do that that’s a team that could win two out of the next four championships because they have young Talent they have great pieces

Around them but it’s like they can beat everybody but can they do it for a sustained run all the way through the NBA finals and the answer is I think they have shown us time and time again that they don’t care about actually going out there and getting a Dame L

Because if they did they would have got them right they would have gave up the necessary pieces I think the heat always show us that they’re not scared to bet on themselves right like you you asking for another onea in their eyes they’re saying bam is our other one he like we

Think he could Elevate we watch him get better every season like that’s how they go about it and you got to respect it yeah well they’ve used 22 different starting lineups this season it feels like that we still haven’t seen the best of the Miami Heat and that always comes

In the playoffs which is why you can’t bet them out I’m not sure about Jimmy Butler bont bio 21A or not but I do know that Nicola yic is w and here’s our star I’m going to Indie but you know we’re not done perk we’ve seen the Pacers

We’ve seen the Knicks sort of get into the trade market a little bit early who are some teams you have an eye on I think it’s time for a big perks big list hello world I know you’ve been seeing me all around esbn bet you know I mean

Commercials and all that but we cannot forget about NBA today and perks big list teams that need to make a move damn it this is my list this is not Malika list this is not Austin list this is not Z definitely not squid with list this is

Big perk list all right starting at number five give me some energy me the energy I need bam there you go the Milwaukee Bucks why they got to tighten up on their defense around the perimeter they don’t need to make a big move just a small move it’s a lot of pieces out

There they could go out there and get to help to strap up and take some of that load off of the interior for as Brook Lopez and Yannis to Koop and help Dame out all right coming in at number four four give me one Zack okay all right hold

Onam I like that oh I got the Hawks you got the Hawks because you were high on the Hawks I were high I was high on the Hawks and I have a problem with the Hawks why can’t Murray and Trey young get it done together why are they six

Games below 500 right now when you look at they start lineup right you think about capill you look at sadique B like these guys are certified like pros and could should be have a better record especially under Quinn Snider so since they’ve been dropping I feel like they

Need to make a move and they need to split up Trey young and Deonte Murray coming in at number three Austin give me some energy boy I raised pop a threat here you know how we go tight hold up it is a little bam oh okay okay the Lakers the Lakers everyone

Wanted to argue with me in the a block you know talking about yeah the Lakers are dangerous but they’re really not not in the Western Conference they need speed around the perimeter they need a guy that could get down here and attack and put pressure and take the load off

Of LeBron James but put pressure on the defense and get Anthony Davis easier buckets coming in at number two RJ there you go boy you looking nice you’re looking nice I miss you I miss you bam that’s how you do wow hey who need need that’s just

Slow down the Oklahoma City Thunder they need to make a move you know why they are so soft in the middle they lost backto back games to the Clippers and the Lakers and my boy H Greg was getting punished down low not just by Anthony Davis but by plumbley as well they was

Giving up too many offensive rebounds to the point where the coach was trying to go small and that wasn’t working either I mean they got to make a move get a s in there move check to the four position and get take some pressure off of him

Now at number one let me show you how it Go Bam put it up there the Golden State Warriors the team the dynasty right they have an identity problem they lost their Spirit Klay Thompson is beefing with the front office Draymond Green fresh off uh suspension they got to make a move and

I’m not talking about a small move I’m not talking about moving Moses Moody I’m not talking about moving Jonathan kaminga I’m talking about Dre or clay that’s one of the guys they got to go they got to break up the band everybody has done it you know what I’m saying

This my list I think I did pretty good you out of breath bro you okay come on man we get through it proud of you right this is big perk list gentlemen as we head back to the desk it is not Austin’s list Zach’s list Richard’s list my that

Was pretty solid not no not yet but one team that is not on your list Kendrick Perkins and it is your list list is the Philadelphia 76ers the James Harden trained left them right with a little nice stash of draft picks some expiring contracts are also third in the Eastern

Conference sitting behind Boston and Milwaukee who was on your list Zach do you think they need to make a move I think they need to make a marginal move I think the conversation they’re having internally and a win like at at home against Denver and they were on the

Back-to-back the six ear night makes them think do we really need to make a big move like do do we have enough right now and and and I think it’s reasonable for them to think hey maybe we do and we save everything for our cap space this

Summer I think they can trade five first round draft picks this summer once the calendar rolls over but I do think if they really want to compete they really want to win four playoff series and that should be the goal when you have Joel embiid I think they need one more

Marginal up could be just another ball handling guard like a fifth six guy one more guy go for it I I agree when you look at your playoff history and you’re like hey we’ve had very good teams I would want to Stack the deck I would

Want to Stack the deck deck in my favor if I could give away a little something and get a quality piece to add because this is what we’re talking about can the 76ers finally get out of the second round for the first time in 23 years 23

Years so look you’ve had an MVP he’s been second in voting you’ve had plenty of players you’ve had Jimmy Butler come through there you know obviously they re uh they have Tobias Harris they’ve had James Harden come through there and they still haven’t gotten through this year

In my opinion you got to have a little bit more in your favor especially with Boston looking the way they are especially with Milwaukee adding Dame in a late game situation in my opinion so if you get a chance to stack the deck in your philly you stack the deck if not

You just wait for Bron next year look wa what what now what you just just just drop that in at the end no I’m just saying look all I’m saying look Brony we saw Brony playing If he if you know the 76ers want to draft Brony you know they

Got money to go get a Max spot okay Richard just just throw that out I’m making up but seriously if it wasn’t if Pascal if the sixes couldn’t land Pascal seum they’re perfectly fine right now they’re per they’re perfectly fine like Nicholas baton is so underrated what he

Brings to the table Patrick Beverly has been phenomenal with his leadership and his play of what he’s been bringing in Off the Bench but and then when you think about like Nick Nur yeah Nick Nur got this team playing with a different type of spirit and I don’t know how much

Tyrese Maxi has to show us that he’s legit legit but I don’t nobody want to see him come postseason so I don’t I don’t I don’t necessarily disagree with you and they have what according to Bobby Mark’s 55 million in caps basis offseason so free agency could also be a

Path for them but don’t you want to do everything you can Austin to stay out of third so that you avoid having to play both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics sort of in your path for sure if there was something in on the market

Right now in terms of trade value where they could get a piece that’s available I there’s just really nothing there uh you talked about it the Warriors not having an identity Philly found theirs they got rid of James they had to come together they’ve played much better than

Anybody thought they would Joel’s having a better season than his MVP season uh like you said they had the cap space for the summer right now it just seems like everything’s flowing pretty smooth over there Nick nurse is doing a great job in his first year like I don’t think you

Know if you’re going to do something I agree with Zach it has to be marginal I don’t think anything major right now needs to be done they look pretty solid well the great thing about their situation you said 55 million is they can trade a little something and get a

Little something back and still have a Max cap slot this summer depending on how much the guy makes I just think you look Batum is an amazing role player DeAnthony Melton is a really good role player starter I just think they need one more good guyy Kelly UB has been

Good for like if you threw Alex Caruso onto this team as just a sixth man I think that that helps you I love that Z I love that Zach but it’s only one team in the Eastern Conference that you could actually say there to beat the Philadelphia 76 in the 70 game series

Chill out Rich the the Celtics that’s the only team unfortunately got to beat that team but but no but what I’m saying is there to me if the if the 76ers reach to the Conference Finals they have accomplished a lot this season right they could walk out walk out of the

Arena and say you know what we did what we needed to then losing to Boston is not a problem no as long as it’s in the Conference Finals as long as it’s in the Conference Finals right but that’s the problem about being in third is that you

Would have to go through the only team that avoids that is the first seed and then Boston’s pretty far ahead I don’t think they’re catching the first hold on I just want to say perk we had this whole discussion yesterday where everyone yelling to me about Joel embiid

Saying joic is the best player in the league and everyone I didn’t think it was a big deal you’re telling me like you’re cool conference F yeah we lost 4-2 great season like this is Joel embiid’s team he’s in his prime go for it you’re cool just losing to Boston but

What you mean go for it I said if they stay as put Zack what are they going to go get like what what what piece do are they going to you just said they need to make a marginal I like that then all of

A sudden you just said go for it no no I’m I’m just I’m just surprised that your that your view of the Sixers is hey if we get to the Conference Finals in great season let’s P ourselves on the back it is a great season because nobody expected this nobody expected them to

Get there nobody thought when would be a good season I just think they’re good enough now to say hey why not us like why can’t we win the whole they and they may believe that in the locker room well one team the 76 were not on your list

But one team that was was the Oklahoma City Thunder and the question now is can Shay gilgas Alexander and breakout teams of the season but do you know who has been the best team in the NBA since Christmas yeah it’s the Utah Jazz they haven’t lost at home in over a month and

They have crashed their way into the playoff race all of a sudden so Austin let’s start with you here who you got the Thunder or the Jazz I don’t know what’s going on in Utah I don’t even know how they’re pulling this off six in a row is impressive seriously this is a

Team that’s considered to be rebuild mode and guys that Clarks it and markting these are guys that they could be traded or this is what we heard before the season at least as it pertains tonight I got OKC they’re coming off two losses back to back out

Here in La uh this is a young team fighting to stay at the top of the West I think they go get it done in Utah no I think this is a huge game for the Thunder this is a big game because you don’t have the bigs that we’ve been

Talking about that they could struggle against uh Lowry marinan has been doing a great job like you said they’ve been in a rebuild situation in Utah for two straight years they thought that last year they overachieved they’re back here again still trying to figure out exactly what they’re doing but I think the

Thunder they answer and if the Thunder don’t answer that puts a little bit of pressure on them at this midpoint be like maybe there are things that we need to address and this is where I mess everything up cuz now I had to think about it I was going with the Thunder

But the Jazz have shown us who they are damn it I’m a Believer and if you’re going into Utah and you go and play with that bull Carlin seon who’s going to be on SGA probably majority of the game and the way Mark been playing I’m going I’m

Going with the Utah Jazz I know my gra about to say the Thunder but damn it I’m going with the Jaz oh look at our production staff having her back like that way to go well the producers didn’t have to change my graphic because I picked the Jazz right from the start I

Think the Jazz win tonight and if Colin seon is not guarding SGA you know who’s going to be Chris Dunn and it’s unpleasant when that dude is guarding you there are not many guards better defensively than Chris Dunn That’s a fun matchup the Jazz I had you from the beginning no

Flipflops you want a little extra credit for that I had some change all right so we have two for the Jazz we have two for the Thunder the question is who are you picking down in the Western Conference the NBA has postponed a second Golden State Warriors game in the wake of assistant

Coach Dehan malic’s death announcing that Friday’s contest against the Dallas Mavericks will be played at a later date movich 46 died on Wednesday in Salt Lake City after being hospitalized the night before when he suffered a heart attack we now welcome in our reporter covering the Golden State Warriors Kendra Andrews

Kendra movich he was a beloved member of the staff he was a husband a father a fixture of international basketball this is an impossible situation um how are the Warriors doing today yeah I mean like there they’re still reeling from the trauma of yesterday’s tragedy over 75% of the

Players and coaches and staff members that were on the Warriors road trip were there they were at the restaurant they were at dinner they were with decky when he suffered his heart attack and it was an event described to me as traumatic um something that they have never witnessed

Anything like it before and it’s something that will stick with them um for a really long time now to add salt to their wound they couldn’t even get back to San Francisco last night they had plane issues so they didn’t get home until this morning and so they’re still

Rattled and unsettled and sad and angry and all of those feelings and that’s why the league postponed tomorrow’s game one person told me this morning there is no way that within the next 24 hours this team could flip the page and focus on or play in a basketball game um and so now

The Warriors they have six days before their next game when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday and they’re going to spend that time just away from basketball they’re going to spend it with their families and with their loved ones and then in the next couple days

They will come back together and just try to regroup and figure out how do you turn your attention back to their season um and finish out the year in dei’s honor and honoring his legacy Kendra thank you so much our thoughts are certainly with the malovich family the

Impact of the loss of movich who was affectionately called Dei by those who knew him it’s being felt well beyond the Golden State Warriors uh Toronto head coach Darko rakovich he spoke to reporters before the Raptors game saying it was a really tough day for the entire

Ire NBA community and I know Deon since I was a teenager he known him he was a role model as a player as a man as a husband as a coach and what happened afterward that’s what gave me chills take a listen to or yakovich following

The Raptor’s big win over the heat on how he paid tribute to his friend told my guys that I loved him and the opening play in a game was ATO that um that that keep my friend I learned that play from him and that’s what he brought to NBA that’s what he

Brought to Golden State I stole that play from him and that was our opening play tonight and we were able to score on that one so you know I dedicated this this team win to our team and and to to De maverick star Luca donic was among

Others to honor movich writing Rest in Peace Dei and in a social media post Lorry Markin in he posted awful news news today my deepest condolences to coach mich’s family and the Warriors organization and rookie Brandon psky he added you changed my life in such a short time the most important thing you

Ever told me was to just smile your joy your laughs they will be forever missed shine down on us from Heaven okay Something you’re about to be down Way He This Caners have spawn you have defeated an enemy Me Sh [Applause] your tower has been Destroyed Deated an Enemy Come [Applause] how you good What need help My you that Way Some Ch He Have Have Spawn Tower Destroyed you have defeated an enemy Is In Yeah Sec E To good bye uh Now

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