Lakers ‘hitting stride’ after T-Wolves win, Celtics lead East, Will Nuggets repeat? | NBA | THE HERD

Lakers ‘hitting stride’ after T-Wolves win, Celtics lead East, Will Nuggets repeat? | NBA | THE HERD

Eddie House broadcasting for the Cel Celtics they’re in Portland so I’ll give you an example because I’m always viewed as a Tatum hater and I do think he’s a great player I’d love to have the franchise top eight nine player in the league I love him but

There was a moment against Cleveland and this is what drives me nuts they set a pick there the team tells him walk it up the floor don’t it’s your game Darius Garland off a pick is 61 he’s 68 and he settles for a foot fall away

And my take is that’s what drives me nuts you you you can’t settle for that shot now isn’t that a fair criticism no if you really look at that play the spacing was horrible like I felt like their late game execution on that in that particular game wasn’t on

Point Jaylen Brown walking behind him look at that spacing right there there’s no Jared Allen is helping he’s look he’s taking a shot virtually over two people with one guy behind him so I don’t blame that on Jason Tatum taking that shot I blame that on the late game execution

The spacing of that team right there and I’m G live with Jason Tatum taking a shot 10 out of ten times you want to talk about that you don’t think that he’s clutch and in these last moment situations well there hasn’t been too many this year right they’ve been in 29

Closed games they’re 19 and 10 I think I would take that okay they’re sixth best in the NBA in NBA history with margin of victory at 10.9 right now so they’re really not in that many situations where they are close games now we could be prisoners of the moment to where those

Two situations he had a chance in the against the Denver game to knock down to three he had a chance against Cleveland to win the game in both of those games shot don’t go in make or Miss league right but we’re not talking about regular season when you talk about a

Clutch player Colin can I ask you when you talk think about a clutch player you expect him to show up in the playoffs right right or wrong right yeah right okay okay and so that’s how playoff Jimmy got his name correct right yeah let me let me riddle off some numbers

Let me riddle off some numbers to you so last year in the playoffs Jason Tatum true shooting percentage a count of field goals a count of three-point field goal and also free throws he was 66% 66% he ranked Fifth and it was 15 players took at least 10 field goals in

Clutch moments right he ranked fifth amongst them you want to know who he was in front of he was in front of Jimmy Butler at seven he was in front of Jamal Murray at nine he was in front of Steph Curry at 10 he was in front of jokic at

13 and he was in front of LeBron at 15 so I mean I don’t know this narrative that they’re trying to create for Jason Tatum I don’t think is fair and he’s a young player he just turned 26 we got to also take that into account when did all

The greats start becoming great it was never when they was 19 20 21 22 it was always after they had been in the league a while and understood exactly what it took to win basketball gam so the the notion that he’s not clutch I think is

Just somebody it’s just it’s just a a false narrative against him um I will say this though in the history of the league there are these players Wilt in his prime Kareem MJ LeBron and I think Duncan and yic there’s really no answer Shaq for about six years there’s

Literally no answer I think Boston could end up being the second best team in the league for the next six years I look at joic and his efficiency Eddie I don’t think he doesn’t have off nights I think we’re looking at historically one of the most efficient players and I mean

There’s a combination here of the Duncan and the Shacks how do you I mean I think Boston’s the second best team in the league I don’t know how you beat yic and Denver I think he’s unbeatable down the stretch your thoughts on that well I’ll say this the the two Gam games they

Played against Boston the first game was in the garden and that was the game that they uh stopped a home game win streak of like 21 straight that the Celtics had right and so I’m there live and I that was my first time seeing joic live nobody gives him credit for how quick

His first step is everybody thinks that he plays slow but that’s all that’s just the way he Lowes you to sleep that’s why a lot of the Big Fellas they they can’t sag off because he’ll shoot the shot they don’t want to get too close because

His first step is impeccable it’s a lot quicker a lot faster and he’s so smart his basketball IQ is out the is through the roof the thing about what he brings to the table is steadiness and everybody around him he’s very similar to like how LeBron had been the system a lot of

Times in Cleveland he has the right pieces around him you put Aaron Gordon that dunker spot you’re gonna have hell to pay if you don’t put a body on him while yic is going to work if you want to come doubling then you got Jamal

Murray that’s able to go to work and you got other guys Porter junr that stepped up is able to knock down the shot jokic is the best player in the league hands down and is not even close to me there’s a big gap between joic and the next best

Player in the league just because what he brings to his team you look at his teammates Jamal Murray he took over that game when they played the Celtics in the fourth quarter and then the last game that they played it was Aaron Gordon it

Was off of passes of yage it was off of coming off the dunker spot rebounding the basketball they’re a complete team they find ways to to win the basketball game and that’s all you look for if you are a team we got to just find ways to

Win no matter what it is and I think he’s a selfless player as well so when you have your Superstar being a selfless player that trickles down to the rest of the guys so I I’ve been saying this I’ve been critical you know this I’ve been critical of the Lakers even though we

Live in Los Angeles and I go to occasional games but then about a year and a half ago I don’t know if it was Diet I don’t know if it’s workout Anthony Davis doesn’t get hurt anymore outside side of giannis’s freakish athletic ability and jokic’s offense he

May be the best big in the game he’s now healthy I mean last night was another clinic I think the Lakers I’ve seen him beat OKC Boston Minnesota Clippers here in the last 15 17 games and I even think they match up with Denver though I don’t

Think they’ll beat them is this finally this rarely happens a Laker team that’s actually a little undervalued size experience ad Reeves is a good complimentary player how do you view as somebody that’s seen him this year how do you view this Laker team I think the Lakers go as LeBron

James number one we know he has to be there he has to be healthy also Anthony Davis if you get that version of Anthony Davis and then DLo I I really believe DLo his inconsistency this year you’ll see a game where he’ll go for 30 plus

And then he’ll have a game where have 12 in the first half and only two in the second half and to me those are the are really key you you can’t have inconsistencies with your main guys that you’re relying on in the playoffs and Anthony Davis for as great as he was

Last night we expect to see that every single night and he just doesn’t bring it and it’s not 25 rebounds but 25 points 12 rebounds 13 rebounds things like that I I I also believe that Austin re is a great ancillary player he’s not

Gonna be a guy who is going to take you to the promised land if you need need to lean on him night in and night out so you need the guys to step up like DLo but be consistent with it you need Austin Reed to be consistent you need

LeBron to be healthy ad to be healthy and playing their best brand of basketball it’s been some games where I look at ad and it if he’s playing a bigger body it seems like he has an issue with bigger with bigger guys but definitely obviously a top 75 Talent one

Of the best players in in the league uh but at the end of the day it all is about consistency and this team just hasn’t been consistent throughout the year yeah they they they haven’t been healthy but most of the time it’s the ancillary players that ain’t been

Healthy where the main guys have to step up and in the playoff that’s what it’s always gonna lean on your main guys have to be there hi everybody it’s me Uncle Colin subscribe here to get the latest from the herd including exclusive behind the scenes videos and more wherever you

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The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, and Lakers C Anthony Davis said that the Lakers are “hitting their stride.” Colin Cowherd and Eddie House discuss if the Lakers have what it takes to win the NBA title, and if the Boston Celtics are the team to beat in the East. Plus, if the Denver Nuggets can repeat as champions.

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