NBA TODAY | “Clippers are pretend team – Mavericks are toughest team outside top 4 in West” – Perk

NBA TODAY | “Clippers are pretend team – Mavericks are toughest team outside top 4 in West” – Perk

And the wolves are going for their fifth straight win tonight but they’re not the only streaking team in the NBA so should we do it Chan let’s do it we’re we’re going to go streaking Coast to Coast the Celtics is where we’re going to start they extended their win streak to a

Season best seven straight Boston starters they’re now averaging over 92 points a game the most in any season by any team since the 86 87 Celtic Squad so perk is this the clear cut best starting five in the NBA sir I wouldn’t say clearcut but I will say they are the

Best starting five in the NBA they could just hit you with so in so many areas they can chin check you they can hit you with the with the body shot whatever you want they got it God bless America well out west then to the Pelicans they won

Their fourth straight to put them a season High 12 games over 500 Zion he dropped 27 to9 and he said postgame quote at this point I got to win Chan is Williamson finally ready here to lead this team to the playoffs he is and it’s not just Williamson it’s everybody else

It’s the whole crew last night they had all five players against the rockets and double figures right uh he’s had 22 on the year he’s played in what I think about 45 out of 54 or so games so they’re doing right on time they’re right on time see why we gave that one

To Chan well wi just one assist shy of his the third 5×5 game this decade but last season’s clutch Player of the Year dear and fox iced the game late Zach it’s been 20 years since the Kings won a playoff series any chance their drought comes to an end this

Year I think it’s going to be 21 sorry Kings fans But first you got to get into the playoffs you might have to go through the playin and then you’re probably going to have to play one to the top four of the West you have a punches chance in some of those series

But not a great one sorry o all right well then in Dallas Luca and Kyrie combined for 70 against the Suns none pretty here I mean the transition finish from Irving late switching hands righty finish okay Kyrie take a look at this uh okay he was in his bag he was and the

Mavericks have ripped off seven straight wins since Irving returned to the lineup they’ve jumped up to sixth in the Western Conference playoff picture as you can see here so this is what it looks like the play in picture out west as of now the Pelicans and Mavericks are

Currently just above the mix they’re looking to stay there and then the next four teams are all within five games of six with the Warriors holding on to that final playin spot but things are tight Zack low it feels like we haven’t given the Mavericks enough love recently

What’s the biggest reason that they are surging up the standings right now look all the attention is on the trades and they made great trades for their team this year longterm we’ll see but the biggest reason is that Kyrie and Luca have mesed even better than even the most optimistic person could have

Projected Kyrie has played at an All-Star level when he’s been available they’re cooperating in more picking roles good luck guarding that Luca is coming to the Forefront of the MVP race this offense is borderline Unstoppable when both of them were on the floor and now they have a lot of different looks

They can go to they can have a dive man like drik Lively or Daniel Gafford and last night we saw them go with maxic Clea at the five shooting all around Luca the floor wide open nothing the Suns could do it’s pretty safe to say I

Think right the top four in the Western Conference seems locked in the Wolves the Thunder the Clippers the nuggets in some order in some way shape or form but outside of that quartet perk are the Mavs the most dangerous lurking team I’m leaning that direction the Pelicans

Still scary the Lakers but I will say this Luca is the most dangerous player in the Western Conference when it comes down to a guy that could kill you in any given series or send you home like we made I heard Jason kid get so much you know like backlash when he mentioned

Luca in the conversation with LeBron Jordan and Magic right but when you think about what Luca has been doing to the league he has been making love to everybody he’s come across to he has been giving them that work averaging 34 points a night averaging eight rebounds

Nine assists and when I think about it I’mma say this again I said it plenty of times he is the LeBron J he is LeBron James minus the athle athleticism look uh the Mavs are in Texas right yes you number one on the charts country thank

You there is a dark horse in Texas and it’s absolutely the Dallas Mavericks they got better at the interior you said you were leaning well we know if you lean you going so I think he’s going he’s basically saying the Mavs watch out for them and Zack you’re absolutely correct it’s the

Chemistry Between the back court I think we heard a lot of narratives about Luca and people not wanting to go to Dallas guess what we’ve seen them have beautiful chemistry Kyrie was in his bag in his element Luca was on the bench clapping him on there’s something surging there’s something swirling they

Have the interior boost they have great guards and we know what happens come playoff time he he fears no man there is not quite the Celtics level of this is a championship robust team but they do need to they chasing them matched up in Oklahoma City last night the Clippers 36

And 17 third in the Western Conference the thunder right be right in front of them second in the Western Conference here this was a great game in the first half chanet it was but there’s a reason why SGA Shay gilis Alexander is number two right now in MVP favorites because

No one can move him off of spots first he gets the rim here he gets some separation he has 40 30o games this season again 40 30 point games this season this is his year they have a ride this is the beginning of the third quarter here the thunderly

By oh my goodness he’s dropping Paul George finds Isaiah Joe for the dunk now the Thunder lead by three and they’d start to roll and watch this play right here I mean come on now all MBA like he keeps climbing from year to year sorry Norm he’s the midrange a l dribble

Little jumper woo all right the Thunder lead 83 to 75 this is late in the fourth quarter here but look how active they are defensively typically the Clippers are this way and they found a closer in Jaylen Williams and Williams look at him here hyping up the crowd let’s take a

Listen to tyou after the game CH I think 71% from the FEI of the third something something from three was that them making shots or was that just your defense not being what it needed to be a combination of both and so what needs to be done now going forward to I

Guess try to get your defense back again maybe not play OKC again how about that you don’t do you no but but the playoffs are coming so Zach this young Thunder Squad only one game out from first in the west how seriously should we and the rest of the

League be taking Oklahoma City here if you don’t take them seriously what happened to the Clippers last night is exactly what’s going to happen to your team they’re going to run you out of the gym with Steals and block shots at the rim and SGA putting on a show and

Putting your guys butts on the floor with his step backs and his crossovers this team has the number one point differential in the Western Conference number one number two in the entire MVP NBA they have an MVP candidate they have depth we barely even seen Gordon Hayward

He debuted last night we’ll see more of him I know they’re inexperienced they’re not a good rebounding team some big guys can push ched around a little bit but they make up for that by blocking shots getting Steals and scoring scoring scoring you better take them seriously

They’re for real for real the and at what level though Zack like for real far as a their selling is a first round exit second round exit or they got actually go to the Conference Finals like what’s serious we know they higher cealing than that perk first first round exit I got

Him a higher seal and if they’re in the Conference Finals I would not be surprised one bit I know you would we disagree that’s fine well I would I would and I actually don’t see them getting past the the second round to be honest and it’s because the lack of

Experience that they have and especially with their rotation players you look at Luke darts and SGA yes they have playoff experience I’m a huge fan of SGA right I think he’s a bright young superstar in the making I think jayen Williams he is going to be has a he has a beautiful

Future in front of him but that Playbook gets that much thicker in the postseason and right now Jaylen Bronson I mean Jaylen Williams he is the number two option on this team do you know what the Scouting Report is going to do to him you know he’s going to have to go

Through his Nicks and bruises throughout the postseason get that postseason experience we saw with the Sacramento Kings last year you remember how great they were in the regular season putting the world on notice one second and then not this good not this good Zach Zach you need interior man when it comes down

To the postseason in the west what happens if they have to go against Anthony Davis who by the way their last three games his last three games against them 31- 14 27- 15 26 and 11 what happens when he have to go they go against joic they still look I’m not

Saying the future is not bright but I’m not ready to put that type of crown on them yet so you’re saying the ceiling is a first you saying first round I said second round okay second round exit for you they are chasing though they’ve been impressive in the yeah they are

Impressive because look at the standings right the the Timberwolves they still sit at the top but then you can kind of see how the rest of the the conference is shaking out here the wolves are looking to win a playoff series for the first time since 2004 and our all access

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NBA TODAY | “Clippers are pretend team – Mavericks are toughest team outside top 4 in West” – Perk