May 11, 2023 • 18 mins
Colin gives his instant reaction to the Warriors' 121-106 Game 5 home blowout over the Lakers to cut L.A. 's series lead to 3-2 heading into a pivotal Game 6, and explains the key to the W from a team standpoint, the Andrew Wiggins factor, and why the Lakers should feel confident despite the loss.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The volume. Oh right, everybody time for an instant reaction
as the Lakers go down. Pretty impressive performance by the
Warriors for a lot of reasons. But I thought this
(00:22):
was interesting. So field goal percentage Lakers forty eight percent.
There's still a couple seconds left in the game. Warriors
shot fifty one percent. Not a huge gap there. They
both shot over thirty seven percent from three. They were
both excellent at the free throw line. The Lakers shot
fourteen free throws, made twelve, Warriors shot fifteen, made fourteen assists,
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pretty even blocks, even steals, even turnovers, exactly even points
in the paint fifty four for the Lakers, fifty two
for the Warriors. So how did they win? Going away rebounds?
The smaller Warrior team had substantially more rebounds, and that,
to me was the difference in the game. Energy Hit
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Wiggins finally played with great aggressiveness, physicality and energy. Draymond racing,
pacing up the floor, great energy. This was not I mean,
let's be honest. Steph was good, but so was Ad
for the first three quarters. Lebron was good, so was Draymond.
(01:29):
You know, Draymond mostly has had a very good series.
Klay Thompson continues to struggle. But when I looked at
this series Andrew Wiggins tonight, I thought brought something that
he really hasn't in this entire series. So Wiggins takes,
you know, two months off of the Warriors, they're not
the same team. They miss his perimeter defense, his twitchiness,
(01:52):
his scoring, his mid range game. He comes back against
Sacramento right and we all kind of felt like, we
don't know what we expect. I thought he played better
than I expected, So I had hoped that he would
be even more engaged from a physical standpoint, more locked in,
more capable of giving you thirty six thirty eight minutes.
(02:13):
Until tonight you got nothing from Wiggins. He is a
huge part of this team. He's a former number one
pick for a reason. Long, quick, twitchy, nice mid range game,
can drive and finish at the rim athletic. Tonight, you
saw what happens when he is engaged physically and aggressive.
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You know that was always the knock on Wiggins that
he had all the tools. But you know, when he
was in Minnesota for years, he dropped twenty six points.
You didn't remember any of them. He could kind of vanish,
disappear in games. I thought tonight there were several moments
where he was very crucial on back to back possessions.
So let's start with that. Andrew Wiggins a big factor
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tonight and he hadn't been. The second thing is Steph's
played well and AD's played well throughout the series. I
probably would have pulled Lebron and a D sooner. You
saw Ad got whacked upside of the head. Lebron was limping.
They wouldn't have got to that point with me. We
got to be honest about it. Like sometimes tonight it
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just felt like the Knicks were going to win right
like they got a lead. They kind of controlled the pace,
they were in control of the game. Brunson shot making, playmaking.
It was the nixt night at home. I felt like
it was the Warriors night at home. The Lakers just
felt like they guess every time they get close. Steph
at a basket, Steph at a basket, Wiggins a basket,
Draymon a basket, Pool a basket. So we know Ad
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and Lebron are playing at a pretty high level. We
know that, you know Steph is played at a remarkable level.
But I thought Wiggins and Draymond Green were excellent tonight.
You know, Steve Kerr was quoted saying on a radio
station in the Bay Area that you know, Steph Clay
and Draymond are the future, and that when Kerr was
with the Bulls at the and they were spent emotionally
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and physically. I think Steph is as good as anybody
at in the world at what he does. And Draymond
made second team All NBA Defense. Still you saw him tonight.
He can be an offensive catalyst, his screening, his assists,
his pacing, handles the ball very well. Draymon and Steph
are very, very important. Boy. I don't know what you
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do with Klay Thompson. He's really struggling. He doesn't have
a ton of energy offensively. He's no longer an elite
defensive player. And they have Gary Payton if they need
that in Moody, So I don't know what they do
with him. I know he means a lot to Steph
and Draymond and Kerb. I don't know what you do
with that contract. I took some notes in this game.
My first set of notes were in the first quarter,
(04:43):
seven threes for the Dubs and they only lead by four.
So my initial impressions of this game is the Lakers
are getting very easy toos, the Warriors are more spectacular.
Seven threes at home, still a close game. My notes
in the secondcond quarter Anthony Davis again too many easy buckets.
(05:08):
But then Steph right before the half hit a couple
of threes and it was seventy to fifty nine three
at the buzzer, and at that point I thought, I
really felt like it's just not gonna be the Lakers night.
Every time they get close. We saw in the fourth quarter,
every time they kind of inch back, they get it,
they get it to nine, they get it to ten.
Step at a three. Third quarter of my notes were
(05:31):
Lakers lethargic to open now seventy five fifty nine, Wiggins
jam La way too many turnovers, Draymond highly offensive minded,
good pace, and then I put two thirty left Warriors
up by sixteen. Then some other notes, uh, lebron live
being a d's done, get them out of the game.
I think tonight though, like the Knicks at home, I
(05:53):
thought tonight was a pretty predictable outcome, and you know,
you can tell it was really important that Jordan Poole
has really struggled in this series. And I've said this
and I said it again today. It's hard for him.
I believe he's a starter in this league, just not
for the Warriors. And he's too often compared to Staph
(06:15):
and that's a bad comp for everybody in the league.
You put him in Orlando, you put him in Houston,
you put him somewhere else. He gives you twenty four points,
big offensive energy. He's creative and clever. He didn't play
much defense. Hey Harden didn't for a decade, Luca doesn't,
Kyrie didn't. If you score twenty five a game, people
forget the defense. Mellow's a legend in New York, never
(06:38):
ever played defense. You get the offense figured out, you
got fans, you have supporters, You'll find a place in
this league. So I don't want to hear about You know,
Jordan Poole doesn't play much defense. Klay Thompson doesn't play
much defense anymore, all right, And Pool can be more
consistent and more spectacular on offense than Klay Thompson often,
So I thought Jordan Poole it looked it is, though
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Steve Kerr had said to Jordan Poole before last game's disaster,
in this game. He said, Hey, Jordan, not everything has
to be spectacular. You can shoot a mid range jumper.
You're trying too hard. And I think that's one of
the things about being a backup to Steph Curry. Steph
is so spectacular that you come in and you're just
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automatically compared to Steph Curry. And I think Jordan Pool's
really talented. It doesn't play any defense, but he is
really clever, can beat people off the dribble, can get
a shot. Not as many guys in this league can
get a shot by themselves without a screen, as you think.
So I thought Pool played pretty well. Steph was great,
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Dramon amazing, Wiggins completely utterly engaged. Here is the latest report,
and it's disturbing on Anthony Davis. According to Mark Spears,
he was wheeled into the Laker locker room in a wheelchair.
Now he was hit on the side of the head.
There were reports he was poked in the eye. It
was much more than that. He was banged upside the head.
(08:09):
And my takeaway he may have a little bit of
a very very mild concussion. Otherwise why would he be
in a wheelchair. So if the report and I trust
Mark spears, he knows what he's doing. If Anthony Davis
at six ' eleven is in a wheelchair after being
banged upside the head, he's probably having some stability issues.
Rob Polinka his agent Rich Paul are reportedly huddled by
(08:30):
the Laker locker room. So they wanted to get Anthony Davis. Obviously,
they wanted to get him off his feet. They didn't
want him wobbling into the locker room, so that is concerning.
I would have pulled him out earlier. You know, when
you had two thirty left in the third quarter and
the Warriors were up by sixteen. I went to Twitter
and said, Hey, should we get Ad off the floor?
Should we get Lebron off the floor? I didn't think
(08:51):
it was, you know, crazy to suggest that. So Ad
got banged in the head after that, and the report
is he is. My guess is that he's wobbly and
they wanted to get him off his feet. Take a
quick break back with more in a second. Some good
news though for the Lakers. How great have the NBA
(09:15):
playoffs been so far? Miami upsetting the number one seed
Milwaukee Bucks? How about Warriors? Kings go seven? The Knicks
upset the Calvs. If you live in one of those
cities and wanted to go to the games, there is
only one place to get tickets. The Game Time App,
the fastest growing ticketing app in the US for last minute,
(09:39):
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best wishes and cross your fingers with Anthony Davis. But
as I look at the box score, the very encouraging
(10:26):
part for the Lakers is they shot forty eight percent
from the floor, and they were a little sloppy with
turnovers fourteen and they had him in spurts, but they
also created fourteen turnovers. But they continue to get I think,
really really good looks. And I think it's also encouraging
(10:49):
that more Austin reeves more of a role player. D'Angelo
Russell both played well. Shrewder gave you fourteen points. I
think Lonnie Walker is somebody they're getting more and more confident.
I thought the Lakers had really good looks. I thought
when they attacked the rim, the Warriors were much more
aggressive defensively, Draymond had blocks without fouls. Maybe you get
(11:13):
those calls in Los Angeles. The Lakers did not get
those calls tonight. So one of the things that's been
very clear in this series is that the Warriors are
scoring more spectacularly, but the Lakers continue to get a
lot of good looks and a lot of mid range
and close looks. They're an old school offense with some
(11:36):
limitations on shooting the ball. They hit ten threes tonight.
That's okay for them. But I did feel like, especially
in the first half, that you know the Warriors, the
degree of difficulty on their shots and Steph can hit
them is just much higher than the degree of difficulty
for the Lakers. And I'll give you a football analogy.
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When you watch a football game the first couple of series,
I always look for who gets the easier yards. If
you can get consistently six yards running the football, your
receivers have a little more space on the completions. Those
are easier yards. If you're really trying to grind out yards,
you're really you're getting down to third and third and three,
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and you know they bring out the chains again, and
you make it by a hat and every first down
is a struggle over the course of a game. I
like the team early that gets easier yards, and the
Lakers in this series get more quality easy looks. The
Warriors are just much more spectacular. So you know my
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takeaway coming up for games six in Los Angeles? Do
I think Wiggins, Draymond and Steph will all play this well?
Can Wiggins back this up with another great performance. I
don't doubt Steff will shoot well and Draymond will play well.
But you had three players for the Warriors play fantastic basketball.
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Jordan Poole I thought bounced back a little, didn't take
as many high risk shots this series. You know, this
is the longest stretch Anthony Davis has played big minutes
and remain healthy. This series may come down to a
finger cross on Anthony Davis's health. The only reason I
suspect they put him in a wheelchair is just for
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stability as a big guy walking. They wanted him off
his feet because he didn't get hit in the legs.
He got hit in the side of the head and
you could see him grabbing his head. He looked woozy,
so you know, and again this series, it's one day
off and then you're playing a game on Friday. So
this would be a great time to get two or
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three days off for Anthony Davis. And this is one
of the things I worried about with the Lakers. Lebron
is substantially better with that second day off. Anthony Davis
is a better player with a second day off. Remember,
go back to Game one. He had a two and
a half day rest advantage off that Memphis series against
the Warriors. How good do the Lakers look in that
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first half against the Warriors at chase their energy, their dominance,
download their physicality. Second half and the next game didn't
have that huge rest advantage, game was much closer. So
cross your fingers for Anthony Davis. Three to two, Lakers
still lead. My only real thought about the New York
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Knicks beating the Miami Heat was one of the things
about sports, it's not just about deciding who you are,
but what you're not. And Jalen Brunson creates so much
clarity a plus leader, a plus playmaker, a shot maker.
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Your set. You got your quarterback and your leader for
seven years, many as you want it. He just moved
into his prime. Your set. Carmelo, you had a great
naw Wings score, didn't really commit the defensive end. I
never thought he was a great leader. He was just talented.
Brunson gives you the quarterback leadership thing, the toughness. You
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got your playmaker. He's going to have his hands on
the ball for a majority of the offense. You also
have excellent size and length. I'd keep RJ. Barrett. I'd
probably move Julius Randall. But the Knicks not only know
what they are, they know what they're not. They got
to go out and get another elite score. They know
exactly what they need, and they got some bodies to move.
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So I don't think they're gonna win this series. But
you go into the offseason, you know a lot of
these teams like Memphis, what is John Morant? Can you
really is he a one or is he a talented two?
The team often plays better when he's not around. They
have a higher net rating when he doesn't play. What
are the Grizzlies? They have talent, they have depth that
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I know exactly what the Knicks are. You got your
mature quarterback for as long as you want him. That's
gonna lead this franchise. Size, length, and you got to
you gotta. I believe a tradable player. I think Julius Randall.
I mean, the guy gives you a great effort. He's
a three on a championship team, maybe a four. You
can't tell me he doesn't have value. He commits on
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the defensive end, excellent rebounder, great effort. Guy is gonna
play a lot of games. I'd probably try to move him.
If not, you keep him as a three. But as
I watched that game, I thought, what a great place
to be, Like, what a great it's like in the
NFL when you finally find your quarterback. Okay, that box
has checked. Now I gotta get a left tackle, I
gotta get weapons. I gotta get an offensive coordinator or
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a head coach. Let's get an edge rusher. But if
you can't get the quarterback right, everything else is waiting
to get the quarterback right. The Knicks have their leader, dependable,
lean on me, shot maker, playmaker, ball in his hands,
their quarterback for as long as they want him, and
he's just a he's just a terrific player, an absolute
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pleasure to watch. Maybe he'll never be iconic, like a
jeter and a mellow you know in New York, Lawrence Taylor.
Maybe he'll never be that level. But they got their
quarterback and those Villanova guys rock solid, coach hard in college,
willing to be coached hard, want to lead. All right,
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The volume. Oh right, everybody time for an instant reaction
as the Lakers go down. Pretty impressive performance by the
Warriors for a lot of reasons. But I thought this
(00:22):
was interesting. So field goal percentage Lakers forty eight percent.
There's still a couple seconds left in the game. Warriors
shot fifty one percent. Not a huge gap there. They
both shot over thirty seven percent from three. They were
both excellent at the free throw line. The Lakers shot
fourteen free throws, made twelve, Warriors shot fifteen, made fourteen assists,
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pretty even blocks, even steals, even turnovers, exactly even points
in the paint fifty four for the Lakers, fifty two
for the Warriors. So how did they win? Going away rebounds?
The smaller Warrior team had substantially more rebounds, and that,
to me was the difference in the game. Energy Hit
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Wiggins finally played with great aggressiveness, physicality and energy. Draymond racing,
pacing up the floor, great energy. This was not I mean,
let's be honest. Steph was good, but so was Ad
for the first three quarters. Lebron was good, so was Draymond.
(01:29):
You know, Draymond mostly has had a very good series.
Klay Thompson continues to struggle. But when I looked at
this series Andrew Wiggins tonight, I thought brought something that
he really hasn't in this entire series. So Wiggins takes,
you know, two months off of the Warriors, they're not
the same team. They miss his perimeter defense, his twitchiness,
(01:52):
his scoring, his mid range game. He comes back against
Sacramento right and we all kind of felt like, we
don't know what we expect. I thought he played better
than I expected, So I had hoped that he would
be even more engaged from a physical standpoint, more locked in,
more capable of giving you thirty six thirty eight minutes.
(02:13):
Until tonight you got nothing from Wiggins. He is a
huge part of this team. He's a former number one
pick for a reason. Long, quick, twitchy, nice mid range game,
can drive and finish at the rim athletic. Tonight, you
saw what happens when he is engaged physically and aggressive.
(02:34):
You know that was always the knock on Wiggins that
he had all the tools. But you know, when he
was in Minnesota for years, he dropped twenty six points.
You didn't remember any of them. He could kind of vanish,
disappear in games. I thought tonight there were several moments
where he was very crucial on back to back possessions.
So let's start with that. Andrew Wiggins a big factor
(02:55):
tonight and he hadn't been. The second thing is Steph's
played well and AD's played well throughout the series. I
probably would have pulled Lebron and a D sooner. You
saw Ad got whacked upside of the head. Lebron was limping.
They wouldn't have got to that point with me. We
got to be honest about it. Like sometimes tonight it
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just felt like the Knicks were going to win right
like they got a lead. They kind of controlled the pace,
they were in control of the game. Brunson shot making, playmaking.
It was the nixt night at home. I felt like
it was the Warriors night at home. The Lakers just
felt like they guess every time they get close. Steph
at a basket, Steph at a basket, Wiggins a basket,
Draymon a basket, Pool a basket. So we know Ad
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and Lebron are playing at a pretty high level. We
know that, you know Steph is played at a remarkable level.
But I thought Wiggins and Draymond Green were excellent tonight.
You know, Steve Kerr was quoted saying on a radio
station in the Bay Area that you know, Steph Clay
and Draymond are the future, and that when Kerr was
with the Bulls at the and they were spent emotionally
(04:01):
and physically. I think Steph is as good as anybody
at in the world at what he does. And Draymond
made second team All NBA Defense. Still you saw him tonight.
He can be an offensive catalyst, his screening, his assists,
his pacing, handles the ball very well. Draymon and Steph
are very, very important. Boy. I don't know what you
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do with Klay Thompson. He's really struggling. He doesn't have
a ton of energy offensively. He's no longer an elite
defensive player. And they have Gary Payton if they need
that in Moody, So I don't know what they do
with him. I know he means a lot to Steph
and Draymond and Kerb. I don't know what you do
with that contract. I took some notes in this game.
My first set of notes were in the first quarter,
(04:43):
seven threes for the Dubs and they only lead by four.
So my initial impressions of this game is the Lakers
are getting very easy toos, the Warriors are more spectacular.
Seven threes at home, still a close game. My notes
in the secondcond quarter Anthony Davis again too many easy buckets.
(05:08):
But then Steph right before the half hit a couple
of threes and it was seventy to fifty nine three
at the buzzer, and at that point I thought, I
really felt like it's just not gonna be the Lakers night.
Every time they get close. We saw in the fourth quarter,
every time they kind of inch back, they get it,
they get it to nine, they get it to ten.
Step at a three. Third quarter of my notes were
(05:31):
Lakers lethargic to open now seventy five fifty nine, Wiggins
jam La way too many turnovers, Draymond highly offensive minded,
good pace, and then I put two thirty left Warriors
up by sixteen. Then some other notes, uh, lebron live
being a d's done, get them out of the game.
I think tonight though, like the Knicks at home, I
(05:53):
thought tonight was a pretty predictable outcome, and you know,
you can tell it was really important that Jordan Poole
has really struggled in this series. And I've said this
and I said it again today. It's hard for him.
I believe he's a starter in this league, just not
for the Warriors. And he's too often compared to Staph
(06:15):
and that's a bad comp for everybody in the league.
You put him in Orlando, you put him in Houston,
you put him somewhere else. He gives you twenty four points,
big offensive energy. He's creative and clever. He didn't play
much defense. Hey Harden didn't for a decade, Luca doesn't,
Kyrie didn't. If you score twenty five a game, people
forget the defense. Mellow's a legend in New York, never
(06:38):
ever played defense. You get the offense figured out, you
got fans, you have supporters, You'll find a place in
this league. So I don't want to hear about You know,
Jordan Poole doesn't play much defense. Klay Thompson doesn't play
much defense anymore, all right, And Pool can be more
consistent and more spectacular on offense than Klay Thompson often,
So I thought Jordan Poole it looked it is, though
(07:01):
Steve Kerr had said to Jordan Poole before last game's disaster,
in this game. He said, Hey, Jordan, not everything has
to be spectacular. You can shoot a mid range jumper.
You're trying too hard. And I think that's one of
the things about being a backup to Steph Curry. Steph
is so spectacular that you come in and you're just
(07:24):
automatically compared to Steph Curry. And I think Jordan Pool's
really talented. It doesn't play any defense, but he is
really clever, can beat people off the dribble, can get
a shot. Not as many guys in this league can
get a shot by themselves without a screen, as you think.
So I thought Pool played pretty well. Steph was great,
(07:44):
Dramon amazing, Wiggins completely utterly engaged. Here is the latest report,
and it's disturbing on Anthony Davis. According to Mark Spears,
he was wheeled into the Laker locker room in a wheelchair.
Now he was hit on the side of the head.
There were reports he was poked in the eye. It
was much more than that. He was banged upside the head.
(08:09):
And my takeaway he may have a little bit of
a very very mild concussion. Otherwise why would he be
in a wheelchair. So if the report and I trust
Mark spears, he knows what he's doing. If Anthony Davis
at six ' eleven is in a wheelchair after being
banged upside the head, he's probably having some stability issues.
Rob Polinka his agent Rich Paul are reportedly huddled by
(08:30):
the Laker locker room. So they wanted to get Anthony Davis. Obviously,
they wanted to get him off his feet. They didn't
want him wobbling into the locker room, so that is concerning.
I would have pulled him out earlier. You know, when
you had two thirty left in the third quarter and
the Warriors were up by sixteen. I went to Twitter
and said, Hey, should we get Ad off the floor?
Should we get Lebron off the floor? I didn't think
(08:51):
it was, you know, crazy to suggest that. So Ad
got banged in the head after that, and the report
is he is. My guess is that he's wobbly and
they wanted to get him off his feet. Take a
quick break back with more in a second. Some good
news though for the Lakers. How great have the NBA
(09:15):
playoffs been so far? Miami upsetting the number one seed
Milwaukee Bucks? How about Warriors? Kings go seven? The Knicks
upset the Calvs. If you live in one of those
cities and wanted to go to the games, there is
only one place to get tickets. The Game Time App,
the fastest growing ticketing app in the US for last minute,
(09:39):
amazing deals. They don't stop with the NBA. They do baseball, hockey, concerts,
comedy shows too. Download the Game Time App and use
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(10:03):
game Time App use the code colin ceeln Last minute
tickets low as prices guaranteed the Game Time App. All right,
best wishes and cross your fingers with Anthony Davis. But
as I look at the box score, the very encouraging
(10:26):
part for the Lakers is they shot forty eight percent
from the floor, and they were a little sloppy with
turnovers fourteen and they had him in spurts, but they
also created fourteen turnovers. But they continue to get I think,
really really good looks. And I think it's also encouraging
(10:49):
that more Austin reeves more of a role player. D'Angelo
Russell both played well. Shrewder gave you fourteen points. I
think Lonnie Walker is somebody they're getting more and more confident.
I thought the Lakers had really good looks. I thought
when they attacked the rim, the Warriors were much more
aggressive defensively, Draymond had blocks without fouls. Maybe you get
(11:13):
those calls in Los Angeles. The Lakers did not get
those calls tonight. So one of the things that's been
very clear in this series is that the Warriors are
scoring more spectacularly, but the Lakers continue to get a
lot of good looks and a lot of mid range
and close looks. They're an old school offense with some
(11:36):
limitations on shooting the ball. They hit ten threes tonight.
That's okay for them. But I did feel like, especially
in the first half, that you know the Warriors, the
degree of difficulty on their shots and Steph can hit
them is just much higher than the degree of difficulty
for the Lakers. And I'll give you a football analogy.
(11:58):
When you watch a football game the first couple of series,
I always look for who gets the easier yards. If
you can get consistently six yards running the football, your
receivers have a little more space on the completions. Those
are easier yards. If you're really trying to grind out yards,
you're really you're getting down to third and third and three,
(12:21):
and you know they bring out the chains again, and
you make it by a hat and every first down
is a struggle over the course of a game. I
like the team early that gets easier yards, and the
Lakers in this series get more quality easy looks. The
Warriors are just much more spectacular. So you know my
(12:42):
takeaway coming up for games six in Los Angeles? Do
I think Wiggins, Draymond and Steph will all play this well?
Can Wiggins back this up with another great performance. I
don't doubt Steff will shoot well and Draymond will play well.
But you had three players for the Warriors play fantastic basketball.
(13:04):
Jordan Poole I thought bounced back a little, didn't take
as many high risk shots this series. You know, this
is the longest stretch Anthony Davis has played big minutes
and remain healthy. This series may come down to a
finger cross on Anthony Davis's health. The only reason I
suspect they put him in a wheelchair is just for
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stability as a big guy walking. They wanted him off
his feet because he didn't get hit in the legs.
He got hit in the side of the head and
you could see him grabbing his head. He looked woozy,
so you know, and again this series, it's one day
off and then you're playing a game on Friday. So
this would be a great time to get two or
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three days off for Anthony Davis. And this is one
of the things I worried about with the Lakers. Lebron
is substantially better with that second day off. Anthony Davis
is a better player with a second day off. Remember,
go back to Game one. He had a two and
a half day rest advantage off that Memphis series against
the Warriors. How good do the Lakers look in that
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first half against the Warriors at chase their energy, their dominance,
download their physicality. Second half and the next game didn't
have that huge rest advantage, game was much closer. So
cross your fingers for Anthony Davis. Three to two, Lakers
still lead. My only real thought about the New York
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Knicks beating the Miami Heat was one of the things
about sports, it's not just about deciding who you are,
but what you're not. And Jalen Brunson creates so much
clarity a plus leader, a plus playmaker, a shot maker.
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Your set. You got your quarterback and your leader for
seven years, many as you want it. He just moved
into his prime. Your set. Carmelo, you had a great
naw Wings score, didn't really commit the defensive end. I
never thought he was a great leader. He was just talented.
Brunson gives you the quarterback leadership thing, the toughness. You
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got your playmaker. He's going to have his hands on
the ball for a majority of the offense. You also
have excellent size and length. I'd keep RJ. Barrett. I'd
probably move Julius Randall. But the Knicks not only know
what they are, they know what they're not. They got
to go out and get another elite score. They know
exactly what they need, and they got some bodies to move.
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So I don't think they're gonna win this series. But
you go into the offseason, you know a lot of
these teams like Memphis, what is John Morant? Can you
really is he a one or is he a talented two?
The team often plays better when he's not around. They
have a higher net rating when he doesn't play. What
are the Grizzlies? They have talent, they have depth that
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I know exactly what the Knicks are. You got your
mature quarterback for as long as you want him. That's
gonna lead this franchise. Size, length, and you got to
you gotta. I believe a tradable player. I think Julius Randall.
I mean, the guy gives you a great effort. He's
a three on a championship team, maybe a four. You
can't tell me he doesn't have value. He commits on
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the defensive end, excellent rebounder, great effort. Guy is gonna
play a lot of games. I'd probably try to move him.
If not, you keep him as a three. But as
I watched that game, I thought, what a great place
to be, Like, what a great it's like in the
NFL when you finally find your quarterback. Okay, that box
has checked. Now I gotta get a left tackle, I
gotta get weapons. I gotta get an offensive coordinator or
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a head coach. Let's get an edge rusher. But if
you can't get the quarterback right, everything else is waiting
to get the quarterback right. The Knicks have their leader, dependable,
lean on me, shot maker, playmaker, ball in his hands,
their quarterback for as long as they want him, and
he's just a he's just a terrific player, an absolute
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pleasure to watch. Maybe he'll never be iconic, like a
jeter and a mellow you know in New York, Lawrence Taylor.
Maybe he'll never be that level. But they got their
quarterback and those Villanova guys rock solid, coach hard in college,
willing to be coached hard, want to lead. All right,
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