NBA Today Full | No one wants to face Mavs in playoffs, Suns play-in exit, Lakers loss to Warriors

NBA Today Full | No one wants to face Mavs in playoffs, Suns play-in exit, Lakers loss to Warriors

Who’s going to make a Deep Run in this year’s tournaments you can make sure to download the ESPN Tournament Challenge app to fill out both your women’s and men’s brackets here we’re approaching is that already 8 million brackets that are being filled out here and while you’re

Doing so stay here and keep it lock to NBA Today presented by Levis alongside Kendrick Perkins Austin Rivers Brian windhorse I’m Malika Andrew when I was watching Kyrie Irving hit that shot I I think the only adjective the only descriptor I had in that moment was like

Ah a do you something better it said it’s a hook shot he threw that thing what are you talking about hook he threw it in with his left hand well for keeping with the theme I think Madness is also an appropriate way to describe what we saw if you missed it this is

Exactly what we are talking about the defending champs in town visiting the Dallas Mavericks Patrick Mahomes his wife Britney Mahomes also in attendance we’re going to pick this one up S minutes left in the game the Mavs up 11 Jamal Murray drives but gets it blocked there by Derek Lively Mavs coming the

Other way LCA donic I mean there’s nothing you can do about that perk no well not once he gets you on your on his hip he’s getting right down to the basket he’s so crafty well notice he was staring at his left hand too that was ominous building right that was ominous

For something to come but really Nicola yic when he gets a full head of steam there isn’t much you can do about that this is the guy you want to have the ball in your hands tie game Jamal Murray pulls up he says you know what I am a

Cold cold man here though Dallas and three out of the timeout huge sh shot here from Luca donic Big Shot man that’s what he does Mark cubin in his uh his St Patrick’s Day Green is loving it once again this is the guy you want to take a

Shot couldn’t quite get to go how many times have we seen him make that shot though Austin I have I I don’t mind the shot I just mind when he took it cuz left R for this and then there was what about D the level of difficulty what’s yic

Supposed to do yic plays this perfectly he’s on his right side he defends the shot he chases him up to the top of the key I mean luuka didn’t even know what to say no Luka luuka was stunned because usually he’s the guy who’s needing to

Take the shot in the final seconds he said wait a second there’s person who can hit it with the left like that no freaking way we mentioned Patrick Mahomes was in the building here’s him with Kyrie Irving after the game greatness greatness I felt good uh a play that we

Work on uh during shooting round pretty often so um being lucky enough and fortunate to hit a left- hand floater outside the free throw line I thought I got a little closer in the paint but when I looked at after the game and I was uh pretty far out but um you know

Shots that I work on and uh just being idex and being able to trust the the skills that I work on when no one’s watching and you know fortunate enough it went in tonight I mean look at this and this isn’t even quite to scale because we know that Kyrie Irving was

About 20 feet from the baset you know the magic of Television here but it was really the magic of Kyrie Irving can you just describe how difficult how insane this shot was I don’t know what’s more impressive the fact that he’s able to make this shot or the fact that he chose

To take this for game it’s just shows you the the level of confidence that he has in his left hand his off hand I mean look at this right here we’re seeing a guy being contested by a seven-footer 68 guy behind him doesn’t know where that’s happening going away from his left and

It’s not even a straight floater as you can see he kind of has like a sign wine like he almost like tossed the ball in from past the free throw line an incredible shot this guy’s skill level was not talked about it enough I got see it firsthand a little bit uh lockout

Year was his rookie year I was at Duke coming in as a freshman he stayed on campus so we played a one-on-one time after time day after day I would play Perfect Defense on this guy Malika and he would hit me with some crazy left-and hook stopping on the dime can finish you

Know either hand he really is one of the best finishers to ever play the game of basketball and every time we see moments like last night we’re reminded why he’s so special I I have no doubt that you were playing Perfect Defense they say iron sharpens iron you’re not the only

One though who noticed F were reac you LeBron Jes Kyrie Irving abelyan shots he said that is freaking insane Kyrie you are sick and then of course Damen Lillard he chimed in on social media as well Jaylen Brunson he added that Kyrie is so whole lot of O’s there tough it’s not

A got of thinking we need to take a look back at some of Kyrie’s Lefty Wizardry because this isn’t the only one this is 2015 against the Spurs he had 57 in this game Brian best games that he’s hat is a c yeah I actually was on the bench I got

Front row tickets oh well what about this one 2016 this is in Sacramento oh my goodness what and then of course we’re going to go ahead perk this is 2018 this is with the Celtics and this is in Madison Square Gard come here uh the the fact the English the finger

Roads in traffic but to get to that shot and then of course it all cumulated in yesterday’s shot Maybe the most difficult shot he he’s ever hit you know perk you we see him a practice I used to watch him a practice he obviously used

To work hard on that left hand but he would do shots in games that I know he didn’t practice and I asked him about that once and he said I’ve been practicing with my left hand my whole life I’ve been preparing for that my whole life do I think he’s taken a 20

Foot hook shot that often ever no I do not but I know that for his whole life he’s worked with it and he manipulates it like no one no one I’ve ever seen well he’s also his stride right he’s played in 18 consecutive games for the first time since 2016 Luca he’s quite

Possibly playing the best basketball of his career as well but I keep coming back to is this Duo enough is what they are doing at this level enough for the Dallas Mavericks to make a deep and meaningful run it is it is and and and think about 265 and five that is what

Anthony Edwards is averaging right now guess who else is averaging similar numbers Kyrie Irving who’s the number two option on the the team and it’s it it’s a shame because it actually took for Kyrie to have this spectacular shot for us to really wake up and say you

Know what Kyrie irvan has really been balling out because he’s been quiet and actually playing the game of basketball and so when I look at the western conference right now the Clippers are are going through their trying times right now Paul George Paul George just said about you know they trying to find

Their identity do we really trust the Sacramento Kings right now they’ve been up and down like the only team that we actually could trust is the Denver Nuggets and and who was that game against the Denver Nuggets so anytime you’re trying to reach a goal or trying

To find an identity what’s how like going against the defending champs is no better measuring stick than that yeah so here’s here’s if you’re building a case for why the Mavericks could do something this postseason what you would look at is the way that the trade deadline

Changed their size and I heard nikic say something after the game last night they really uck me he said you know we we were smaller than them how often you hear Denver say they’re smaller than some and if you looked at the way that the rebounds played out in this game you

Never see Denver get out rebounded like this also offensively Dallas owned the offensive glass and that’s because they bring two seven-footers Off the Bench and if you’re constructing a way that you’re going to slow down the Nuggets you got to throw multiple big- time big guys at joic and Derek lley their rookie

Now I’m not saying this with happen every night Derek Lively really held joic down defensively so I’m telling you size is going to be a big factor in the matchups in the west Dallas now has the size to give themselves a chance against some of these matchups you guys make

Good points I mean this team is a very dangerous ball Club you know you look at their top of the top or you always try to break down playoffs usually coaches only play seven guys so always try to find like the top seven eight guys on

Each roster and if you do that for Dallas they’re a very dangerous team and with that being said my concern with them is defense absolutely you know they they they don’t play defense they allow 117 points the only team in the playoff picture behind them right now is a Los

Angeles Lakers um I do like that they’ve gotten sides with Gafford I think PJ Washington’s an upgrade from Grant Williams just in terms of fit and style of play um but I don’t see this team you know consistently enough play defense to where I can confidently put my

Confidence behind them in the playoffs making a run where I see them beating the Clippers in the seven games let alone the Nuggets or even a Minnesota TS who plays on both sides of the ball and has Lin size but Austin right now we really don’t see a team in the Western

Conference playing CU defense consistently outside of the nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves to be honest with you and and great point about Gafford and and D Derek Lively two athletic bigs who are being mentored by NBA champion and the veteran and Tyson Chandler that that goes a long way for

Sure for sure right I and also I mean I don’t want to over it was a spectacular game winner but the the West it’s still absolutely spectacular game still play spectacular that’s what I’m saying that’s what I’m saying I think they’re really good exciting I just March is all

About Champions March is also about freshman phenoms and oh my goodness Brian does it seem like Victor wanyama is hitting his stride we’re going to pick this one up in the in the first quarter here the Spurs on the break wanyama just comes through the lane

Slams it down this is like one of about seven thinks he did in this game that jaw dropped you this is just what he does every night look at that cross look at this reverse yeah what are you going to do with that nothing that don’t even look natural nothing there’s nothing you

Can do it goes time I know right look at that but he can and he can block with his you got get you got to pass it out just the discipline also to stay he was about to try third I know over and over this no

Fair because the Nets are so small it’s like playing with kids no that’s crazy I’m serious that ability how he visualizes things before they happen on the floor that’s something he has to have thought about doing he’s getting real comfortable right now and that’s scary for the rest of the league

Yo this yo man I said there’s like seven things we’re not even there yet left hand right see there you go said I saw what Kyrie Irving did earlier it feels like the the Rookie of the Year race it was tight for a while and now Victor

Seems to be having his his final look at that he’s just too big he’s too big for them look at that but I love but I love in these highlights we’re seeing a mixture of both his ability to put it on the floor and his ability to

Play in the paint absolutely and his ability to hit from distance as well that shot has become much more consistent for him here so the last 13 games he’s averaging five assists and five blocks did you hear just said five assists and five blocks that’s crazy

Into overtime we go more of the Victor wanyama show I love that though he’s he’s getting a basket man he’s living through the paint and then letting the jump shot come later but of course because it’s Victor he has to seal it on the defensive end Victor watching

Hunting pins it against the backboard are we sure he can’t win defensive play of the Year 122 115 well he did have 33 points 15 rebounds seven assists and seven blocks in this one he became the second rookie with 30 points 15 rebounds five assists five blocks in a game since

Blocks became official in 7374 he actually joined fellow Spurs number one overall pick David Robinson who did that back in in 1990 so as they say in France we’re going to start in Detroit tie game between the Pistons and the heat shot clock off kid Cunningham too early too

Early I don’t like it I’m not really sure why they didn’t call a timeout he liked the match up took that shot but then that match up bio about seconds enough time for him to do that Brian the heat of the seven Siege did they make it

To the sixth I don’t know every every single day they’re their injury report is drama filled you have no idea be healthy bam has made one three-pointer before last week they made three last week and now it’s a couple more next we’re going to head to Washington the

Celtics they rolled the Wizards to get their 13th win by 25 or more this season that’s their most in franchise history Kendrick Perkins what do all these blowouts mean to you nothing nothing absolutely nothing when it comes down to the Celtics they would never be measured

On what they what they do in the regular season that postseason start April I mean that season start April 20 oh okay well next stop Los Angeles the Hawks they led the by led the Clippers by as many as 29 Points this was a one-sided Affair Paul George said after the game

Right now I don’t think we have an identity so Austin do they have time to find one well I hope so uh but there’s not a lot of there’s not a lot of time left we only got about what 12 13 games left uh I thought they found their

Identity when they went 25 and five 30 Games a little bit a little bit confusing that this is happening at this point and then speaking of two teams we’re kind of still trying to figure out the suns in the Milwaukee Bucks no Giannis attent kumbo in this one so we

Thought okay it’s going to be Dame time well it was but it was also poris time Brian I mean this guy has the ability to get super hot it doesn’t happen often but when it does just admire it the poris portal is open I’m trying to think back trademark the poris portal he

Pulled up for three again and again I remember earlier in the year I referenced Nas Reed as the best big Off the Bench and perk reminded me about this guy right here Bobby Porter my man has been musty buckets Off the Bench I just spread his lips he sets up to about Austin

Rivers third quarter here under seven minutes to go Kevin Durant pulls for three his then we have Devin Booker his jumper that would be good as well so Phoenix after trailing big in the first half was able to really get themselves back in again this is just the 27th game

We’ve seen their big three play here Austin they got to continue to figure that out I I want to see a point guard with them just to make the offense flow a little bit better but oh kind of like that guy see I love anything that makes

Austin go that’s always the shot you want DAV DAV and Lillard hit then the fourth quarter here under four minutes to go the Bucks up by 11 at this point Dame Lillard this is why they got him to close step back that’s good Lillard had

31 points to go with his 16 assists the Bucks win easily without Giannis 140 129 every time the Suns they they went into that lead they just couldn’t quite get over the hump so the Suns lost this game really in the first half I think the

Bucks tied an NBA record with 18 made threes in the first half the suns were just three for 13 from distance but Kendrick Perkins I heard you spy something I’m Kendrick Perkins better known as Big perk and nothing gets past me free just when you thought it did get

Past me there I am I spy a problem I spy it all tear the hill on hello world happy Monday and look I’m not trying to be a guy that’s going to beat on a dead horse and continue to shoot shots at Kevin Durant damn it but

The film don’t lie women lie men lie but the film don’t and look last night game look at Kevin Durant we’re talking about AR be the greatest scorer to ever touch the damn basketball not involved in the offense okay you want to take it a couple nights back look at Kevin Durant

Again and Body Language says it all I understand sometimes you have to be a floor spacer but look at his body language not being involved in the offense this cannot happen if you’re the Phoenix Suns Kevin Durant right Four Points in the last three four quarters and 28 minutes of action we’re talking

About KD we’re talking about Kevin Durant a certified bucket getter that cannot happen Wendy that cannot happen mikica that cannot happen Austin if you’re the Phoenix Suns and you’re trying to make a push in the western conference I know you have been keying in on Kevin Durant’s role in all of this

And there have been so many issues that we have looked at with the Phoenix Suns the Phoenix Suns in reality not the Phoenix Suns on paper including their fourth quarter issues including whether or not a point guard is needed they went out and got Isaiah Thomas does that mean

That they’re saying maybe there’s something that they’re trying to sort of backfill on that what is their biggest issue to you Brian they are the number eight offensive team for the whole game in you know for the season in the first quarter they ranked fifth in offense the

Studs that we thought they would be in the fourth quarter which you talk about beating a dead horse but I can’t get around this in the fourth quarter these suns are 30th they have 30th dead last in fourth quarter offense and by the way their fourth quarter

Defense ain’t much better this team gets boat raced in fourth quarter I’m talking the difference between them at 30 and the team at 29 which is Miami is the same difference between 29 and 8 that’s how much of a difference and how bad they are in the fourth quarter they

Can’t survive being that bad in the fourth quarter now look there’s obviously point guard is an issue if you got a real point guard you’ve played point guard in the NBA Austin you’re going to make sure that Kevin Durant gets his hands on the ball but that can’t just be explained it’s obviously

Part of the issue but here’s the thing Malik you’re talking about they’ve only played 29 Gam games with their big three that’s fair the last 14 games of those three guys have played together they’re seven and seven yeah so it it’s not happening and that’s extremely problematic since this roster is mostly

Locked in it it in my issue you know to even piggy back on what you just said in terms of them having a point guard is they don’t need to go find an Allstar point guard I just want them to have somebody just to hold just to just to

Organize you know when I talk about like always reference the Miami Heat when they had a big three they have a point guard that people don’t really talk about againsts Lost In The Weeds a little bit Mario charm he wasn’t a guy that they had bringing up the ball to do

Pick and rolls no he got the ball in Lebron and Dwayne Wade’s hand cuz they had Chris BOS there but he hit spot shots he played defense and he just got them organized when it got a little bit sticky and isoy he was kind of able to

Kind of you know hold his own and have a voice I feel like they need that we saw how good the suns were when they had Chris Paul I understand he had to go but I just feel like they need someone there to help organize these three because in

The fourth quarter we just see them pass it to one another and it just they have to make magic on some see that that is disturbing that is disturbing we’ll talk about a group of veterans we’re talking about Kevin Durant a top what 10 15 whatever you want to call him greatest

Player of all time and the road does not get easy it’s not but we’re talking about guys that are underrated Playmakers Kevin Durant he like again he mentioned a month ago about being in the goat conversation you know how you take that leap of actually being in the goat

Conversation of actually being a leader on the floor go get the ball I played with KD when he actually won the MVP when Russ went out go look at KD numbers yes he was putting up buckets but go look at the twom man gang when he was

Playing the point forward and him and sergy Baka was mastering that two-man game and they were finding me on the dunker spot for easy buckets Kevin Durant could do it he got to want to do it I can say one sentence they miss Chris Paul it’s as simple as that all

Right coming up on NBA today one sent Nick’s defense has been airtight as of late holding opponents to just 83 point points per game over their last five but remember New York will be without OG anobi against Steph and the Golden State Warriors tonight so Austin and Bryant they are rolling with the

Warriors but Kendrick Perkins is holding fast to that title of mayor of New York he is sticking with the New York Knicks I’m rolling with golden state so that’s who we’ got but the question is who are you picking download the ESPN bed app to get started you see perk we got your

Photo back in there new customers receive $100 bonus bets once they placed their first sports book bet with ESPN bet I I think that we need the next photo you take though needs to be in the shirt that that’s a skinny man way playing checkers Austin’s playing

Check Bo but guess what else we playing right now we playing perks road maps well yeah because the world doesn’t just want to know who you’re picking in this game they want to know who you got how folks are getting there this season yeah

Some what I do every week I travel and I pack lightly okay you know a couple suits I may repeat at times but I’mma repeat this okay let’s start with the New York NE let’s start with them hey look the sign is oh look at that face

Look at that face and the beard but do not enter you know why the Nicks the Knicks defense is suffocating it is suffocating when you talk about identity they’re one of the few teams in the league defensively that has an identity and it’s led by Tom Tibido it carries to

Josh har Jaylen Bronson when you talk about teams that get into you and make you uncomfortable they are the instigators night in and night out also when they comes down to Jaylen Bronson couple backto Back 40 pieces all all Flats he’s been giving people closing games great win against Sacramento now

We’re traveling a little bit Austin do you agree with that I do I love the KN I love their defense I love how they play on both sides of the ball you know when we talk about Josh Hart divon chinzo OG they got multiple guys who get after it

This is a team you don’t want to play early on in the playoffs where you got to go out there and get a bucket is that game going to slow down them guys going to strap up 90s basketball I’m actually liking you this morning great outfit Wendy Jaylen Brunson dbes dribbles 480

Times a game they play like it’s 1997 he brings it down they slow it down they play a high a low possession game grind it out they got a strategy they do it every single night you got to respect it so y’all are riding shotgun in the perk

Mobile on this one what’s our next stop Golden State here you go let me let me get it together let’s see let’s see here we go oh trouble this is just symbolizing what we about to talk about oh my gosh now we’re popping wheelies back it up beep beep there it

Is flying straight hello holdo well just just like this uh bam just like this driving skills that was perfect golden state has a rough that was perfect they do right now in the playin tournament I understand Steph been balling Jonathan kaminga pinski been bringing what he bring to the table

Klay has found his Niche Off the Bench but let’s be honest here they got to get into the postseason and when you look at guys the teams that are in the playin tournament we know how they match up against the Los Angeles Lakers I know they beat them on Sunday but that was

Without ad he went out early ad was on the on the course of dominating that game The Warriors have to get into the postseason then they have to battle throughout the postseason and Steph Curry is not a young spring TR chicken he’s pretty old so he’s going to have to

Battle so as we look at the playin race here in the Western Conference look at the team that that’s tailing closely the Warriors and the standings the Los Angeles Lakers perk take us on the last stop on our our little road trip here let me let me get the let me get the

Truck right all right you got to back it up and then then you got to oh that was good job is you see that’s pretty solid put the face right there that was pretty solid a stop sign a stop sign I wish I could have had a stop light to do both

Of them but let’s just stop all the talk about the Lakers are going to make this magical run and I understand what LeBron James bring to the table but let’s be honest they actually dropped the ball at the trade deadline you know why because they needed to get better at the

Perimeter on the defensive side of things if you look at what dearon fox is averaging against them right now it’s like 36 point points per game and then you look at Atlanta and what they’re doing with the jonte Murray a guy who was on their radar right now he’s

Balling he just beat the Clippers last night so the Lakers have not figured out how to stop the perimeter we saw what Steph did we saw what Clay did on Sunday night again Sunday afternoon excuse me the Lakers are dead bird Tall Grass stop are you going to stop at that stop sign

Are you doing the California stop where you kind of like roll through when I’m in that shotgun C perk’s got a perk gets big big cars very have you seen the car that he friends when he comes it’s a boat look over the last 15 games which is back into early February they’re

They’re 28th in defense come on wind come on 28th what are we talking about I still have I still have faith man I have belief even I’m in the car behind I’m in the car behind that’s okay I’m care still got F LeBron ad come on man it’s an NBA special edition doubleheader

We’re going to start in Philadelphia the 76ers hosting the an1 late and let’s just say his dad had a pretty animated reaction and look who is joining us here on NBA day now it is Jaylen and Eddie House gentlemen thank you so much for stopping by of course for of course they

Even we got the matching chph what’s going not matching it’s not matching it’s not matching it’s not matching we have to go record and make sure that father and son are not matching feel me this is this my initial this one’s a little fat this one’s a little fatter than

His I knew you were coming with this typ of energy jayen I want I want to start with you here because you have been around high level players you’re entitled entire life including watching our friend Kendrick Perkins here win a a championship with with your father how

Long have you been visualizing A Moment Like This for yourself I mean since I can remember I mean I’ve been trying to get to the to the tournament uh all five of my years so I mean it’s just an amazing feeling to finally be able to do this it was

Pretty amazing to watch and Eddie I just I couldn’t help but smile watching you celebrate your son lead new Mexico to a conference Championship where does this rank for you in terms of of top moments well I would say was the really the best

Day of my life you know I feel like this a family reunion right now and the first because the first thing that I what I what I text Eddie house was I said man I love you brother and I’m proud of you and the reason being is because I used

To babysit jayen I used to wa wait Eddie you trusted Kendrick babysit Jay no no no no I didn’t trust I I didn’t trust perk I trusted van so vanity We Trust understood we just had to clear so so I’m a proud uncle and I’m sitting up here J sitting up here

Watching jayen give that work but I want to talk about the balance tell the world what y’all you know the type of things y’all talk about behind the scenes e- house how you you know keep jayen mind frame in a in a right head space knowing

That you know guys are going to come after him night in and night out because of the back the name on the back of his jersey well I’ll say this Jay no from the beginning you know it’s always been about him I never try to make it about

Me is it’s not about me I go places people gonna say hey yeah you know this that and the other but it’s really about jayen it’s jaylen’s moment okay this is his time his time to shine and so so I did an interview after the game they

Said he’s in the shadow of you I said no he’s not in my shadow he’s creating his own footsteps and this is him his name is jayen houseon don’t forget it he’s creating his own path he’s blazing his own path and it has nothing to do with

What I’m doing what I’m doing is I’m a support for him I lock in as a dad you know and tell him no you that guy you know remember that Jaylen what does it mean to you to have your dad not only say that and put you first but then see

Him show up the way he did go viral for showing up that way cheering like he did in the stands for you this weekend uh I mean it feels good uh he hasn’t been able to come out to many games this year cuz he’s been working

With the Celtics so just being able to show out in front of him in the championship game I mean who who doesn’t want to go out that way in front of their parents I love that so much and did you get any texts about hey did you

See your dad did you see how he was putting on in the stands this weekend yeah uh we got a group chat with like my family or like my cousins and some of my friends and we got a screenshot of that right there him like so we was just laughing at that

This whole little uh week that’s awesome that’s incredible so nephew tell us what what’s next right now like what’s the mindset of the team what’s your mindset going into the tournament do you guys strongly believe that you have an opportunity and are you ready to embrace

The challenge of course I mean we not going in there to lose I don’t know player who going in there to lose um I mean we got a full train steam like I said on the interview after the game I I don’t think anybody want to see us right

Now we we really locked in offensively and defensively Kendrick what are you doing at at 310 East on Friday you’re going to watch you’re going to watch him play clemon absolutely long long as I don’t have to see this face right here I’m cool with watching my NE I don’t

Want to see your face evil guys thank you so much for stopping by man that was so much fun Jaylen house though isn’t the only player with an NBA father on his own team fellow New Mexico player Jamal Mashburn Jr of course the son of Jamal DJ Wagner Mason Miller

Jamir Nelson Jr all among the NCAA tournament Players with NBA fathers pretty cool to watch that fatherson connection but it’s not only Family Ties when it comes to the NBA this year’s men’s tournament duaine won four games in five days to win the Atlantic 10 tournament punched their first ticket to

The big dance since 1977 and the Dukes they’re led by head coach Keith Dam BR who also right coached LeBron James in high school at St Vincent St Mary’s and Dan BR who announced he will retire after the tournament he talked about the differences of coaching this team versus

Lebron after the big win take a listen I try to treat him like my own son and by that what I mean is I I tell him the absolute truth even if it hurts their feelings um and I treated LeBron the same way and I think he didn’t like

It much when he played for me but he he liked what he made at the end of the day which I take no credit for he was that good without me but my point is is if you really care about people you have to tell them the truth and you have to

Treat him like your own family amen well LeBron posted on social media after the Duke’s win yes sir have you all give me a word that best sums up your reaction to any given moment that happened over the weekend you got it you ready all right let’s do it Brian windhorse my

Friend a virt your eyes because we’re starting with your Alma moer Kent State who took I thought this was an NBA show over akan with 6.2 seconds left but then Julius Rollins proceeded to foul on purpose all as though they had the lead Brian God fill in the blank I thought

This was an NBA show this foul what this foul was pain oh Brian they had him beat look as I told Rob there was 6 seconds left akan had a timeout maybe they call a time maybe they call it timeout and set up a game when he play I could they could have

Lost seven or eight is feeling this pain for you I didn’t like seeing that I I didn’t even see that footage till now that hurt bad all right well this also happened this weekend Brian we won’t we won’t Rebel in or sit too long in your

Pain I love you Rob this is the final 15 seconds of the Warriors Lakers game it lasted for over 20 minutes of real time thanks to a series of Replay reviews shot clock malfunctions Austin fill in the blank the Lakers Warriors ending was what sir I’m going with the the Irishman ending I

Don’t know if you’ve seen the movie a lot of star power just like that game had you know alucino Robert dairo LeBron James Stephen Curry but it was just too damn long I couldn’t that that was just ridiculous at that point it became comical just kept going and going and

Going it was funny and then it wasn’t yeah exactly few minutes it was funny and then it was like what are we going to have to come into Studio to fil and see what this is going to happen all right this happened on Saturday night though right Jaylen Brunson the Knicks

This was one of the best games of the Season beat the Kings 9891 thanks to 42 from the Knicks Allstar so perk did you see this this move though fill in the brink Jaylen brunson’s move that he put on Keon Ellen where’d he go what happened there whoop

Was what oh my gosh his controller broke finished over two by the way just insane yeah that was I’m not writing that much it was Triple be’s big body Bruns and it don’t mean look just physicality that means all across the board that means the craftiness that means everything by

The way congratulate to uh congratulations to Jay Le Bron the easn conference player of the week well let’s head to the West now after we we saw the Eastern Conference player of the week Zion has the Pelicans only a game out of fourth place Williamson is averaging

28.6 points on 63% shooting in his last five games his most points over a five game span this season so Mr windhorse the Pelicans they will finish as which seed in the west I’m going to say look I’m going to say five but I’m going to point something

Out the only reason I’m saying five is because their schedule is hard I I know no one’s maybe pay tou the Clippers have struggled the Clippers now have a one-game lead over the Pelicans in the L column and the Pelicans have the tie break Clippers better watch out because

This could turn into a four legit in a couple weeks five I’m going with the for I got the I got the Pelicans as my sleeper to come out of the western conference right now they’re clicking on all cylinders and by the way Zion Williamson looks engaged he’s speaking

With confidence he’s playing with confidence this is the Zion Williamson that we’ve been waiting on yeah I agree with Wendy going to five five four somewhere around there I’m five I like this team I I’ve talked about it all season the length that they have the

Size Zions tapping in right now I still see them as the middle of the pack though we also talked about how matchup wise they’re the one team that when they’re they’re firing on all cylinders like you mentioned you actually feel good about them not matchup depended

They kind of have a little bit of everything which is different than some of the higher seeds that we’re talking about in the Western Conference like oh yeah the the Timberwolves could Advance if they get these certain matchups yeah and I love their depth you’re making a

Reference to there they can play a lot of different ways they can go down their bench they’re not even playing Zion that many minutes not playing Brandon Ingram that many minutes they’re position to make a run here well let’s go to some concerning news out of Cleveland after

Returning from a seven game absence due to a PRP injection Donovan Mitchell expressed his frustration at not blowing by Defenders that’s his words due to that knee he seemed resigned to needing a little bit of extra rest here so Brian they will make which round in the

Playoffs perk Austin you can answer this as well they’re going to make the second round I’m going to say because I believe that Donovan will be okay hopefully by the end of the season but they have a now two game lead on the Knicks the Knicks

Are right up on them after having a big lead for the 3 four you fall into four all of a sudden you’re on the same side of the bracket as the Celtics the Cavs were thinking they were going to get two now Donovan’s back out again Evan mble

And Max stru are out tonight in Indiana the Cavs have been derailed here by injuries that’s ceiling is a first round exit AG it’s it’s it’s concerning right now and right now you’re looking at the Eastern Conference we we know the Miami Heat is lurking right we know what

The Boston Celtics are going to do we we seeing flashes from Giannis and the bucks with Dame do doing his thing under Doc Rivers and the Knicks I thought I was watching a football game the other night that’s how physical they playing you just just whack yourself in the until you said it

I’m going first round AC like the really shout out to Donan Mitchell big fan of his game I love Garland I love some of the talent they have there but we saw it last year in the playoffs they struggle with physicality right now they matched up with the Knicks or possibly the magic

Both teams play physical and play defense they just don’t matchup wise I don’t see them getting it together and beating either of those teams first round I don’t when they’re healthy they’re very good shout out to Orlando one C star we’re going to go from one C

Star to another we all saw that Lefty gamewinner that Kyrie Irving hit against the Nuggets that we started our show with I feel like we need to see it one more time it was that insane crazy we need to G we we need to fill in the blank here this shot was

What is the the Kendrick Perkin we ask him often to do a word of the day for us I need a word of the day for from from all of us on this Kyrie Irving shot I hope I got this right yeah bam it was award winning award winning that’s what

It was bam it was award winning that’s what it was is that a word or two words there two words but so a winning nobody normal would take that shot yeah you have to be you have to be crazy abnormal special and he is what what do you got

For this one Austin I don’t really have anything I I’m going to roll with I’m going to do a I’m going to do mindblowing all right that’s going to do it for us here on MBA today thank you so much for spending a little bit of afternoon with us enjoy the night’s game

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