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well look what I got oh Patrick Mahomes

thrown sport coffee what did you guys

get some that's actually the one the

flavor I had yesterday yeah yeah they

sent me another package because I am why

just so mad let me just reveal real

quick they they put on the they put on

the coffee to Nick I'm about oh

bristen if if M Jones sent us I don't

know some mints I assume it would say to

wild team no say to everybody it right

or or Brew

team least maybe it was like a coffee

pun but otherwise first things first

today historical record under Jason kid

all losses last night W so Nick are you

surprised the Mavs won and I would like

to

add what very sneaky by you what did I

do you kind of covered all your bases

yesterday what do you mean I picked the

m to win the series and I

see even

contradicted last series it didn't even

pick a

winner I didn't need expect because I

have been committed to the Dallas

Mavericks for two years okay last year

y'all mocked me for it but a moment of

reflection if we

may because this is been a tough week

for Kevin wild what I do no it's just

the week started poorly for you you got

very lucky buddy because as painful as

Monday was yeah with bruis Timberwolves

beating your nuggets why I didn't do

it if Brew is a Kinder man than me a

gentler man than me a better man than me

a gentleman yeah a gentleman even if

your nuggets had gotten to this round

this Dallas team would have taken care

of them what is this and you got

incredibly lucky cuz I wouldn't have

been as nice as Brew was because this

Dallas team right now is perfectly

positioned because everyone knows their

exact roles Luca is getting better as

the playoffs are going along Kyrie

Irving I think his knee was bleeding

yesterday yeah and it didn't matter that

I don't even know what that was cares

not and K I love how Kyrie is playing

which really he's talking and leading

everything about him has been impressive

but he also you know what's also been

impressive he seems to understand his

own own physical limitations within the

game that I don't think because

throughout his career he's never given

this type of effort defensively that

he's given in this postseason I think he

knows I can't do that and give you 40

minutes of awesome offense so I am

picking my spots where I think the team

needs it last round he was trying to

save it up for second halfs he said

yesterday I've been in the Conference

Finals none of these other guys have

been let me fire all My Bullets early

and then trust LC will fit fit into the

game so that plus the role guys knowing

their role guys and knowing their role I

think that the Mavs are wildly dangerous

and I think if you woke up this morning

a Mavs fan it's the most optimistic

you've been about your team since after

game five of the 2011 finals say even

going into that finals no right after

once you went up three2 on the heat so

that's yeah I mean I think they should

feel great and I'm not surprised cuz I

called it I would add this I would add

this about Kyrie yeah I actually Wonder

now I could be totally wrong it's just

pure speculation I wonder was he pacing

himself during the OKC Series that's

what yes cuz he clearly wasn't doing

what he can do offensively and was he

thinking if I have to turn it on so we

can win the series then I will but if I

can I'm going to myself the next

whatever is I I agree with a lot of what

you said one thing I disagree with I and

I said this I think last week during the

second round between Minnesota and

Denver I I don't think Dallas would have

had much of a chance to beat Denver oh

wow but I thought if they meet meet

Minnesota while I'm picking Minnesota I

I thought this was like a closer series

like so it looks like that I'm surprised

cuz they loost they hadn't won a game

won um but you know look they came out

and and I know they got to be motivated

because they only shot six for 25 from

three so they won a game on the road

shooting 24% from three like you said

Kyrie I think a few the what he did

coming out early did a few things it it

allowed Luca to kind of took pressure

off Luca all right with Kyrie going so

crazy in the first half it in a I think

it relaxed

his younger teammates and less

experienced teammates who had never

played in a conference final and it sent

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota

perimeter Defenders a message cuz

obviously a in fun somewhat had called

him out say we GNA you know I'm gonna

guard Kyrie we gonna go against each

other but the difference here is that

against Denver as great as Jamal Murray

is he obviously doesn't have the wiggle

or the speed that Kyrie does and then

kcp same thing so guarding those

perimeter Defenders is different than

guarding Luca and Kyrie so I think they

sent that message um but you know it it

was a good good game for the Mavs to

pull out okay good can I just add

something about Luca just if we can show

some of Luca's numbers here quickly

because the other thing that happened

yesterday was Luca made his fifth all

NBA team and that is always been because

of who he is offensively and that will

continue to be we show you his numbers

last night we show you his numbers for

the the postseason and these are all

going to be offensive oriented numbers

but he also when the the this postseason

he has been better down the stretch in

you know in every series in almost every

game and last night two of his biggest

plays down the stretch were on the

defensive end and when it was a

two-point game and he broke up that

potential lob that then led to it

becoming a four-point game that's a

great play he also had higher Rudy go

say

sure but that was that was being in good

position there and we I forgot to tell

him to pull the video he also had one of

the best almost assists you're ever

going to see stay tuned with weird and

wonderful and so and the fifth all NBA

first team that he made yesterday Brew I

know it's not everything but it's not

nothing that he's been all NBA first

team more than Chris Paul John Stockton

or Steph Curry more than Steph Curry

Steph only S4 he has

well no it's because Steph doesn't have

as many unbelievable Seasons as you

think and two of them he that he didn't

really he and KD you know what I mean

didn't get full credit for and step at

some injuries but he only has he only

has one fewer all-nba first team than

Durant or Giannis Lucas got five in a

row and so he is building the legacy of

an all-time great player and the seven

wins away seven wins away quickly I'll

say this too I thought early on in the

game it looked like certainly at times

Dallas was trying to get the ball I mean

Minnesota was trying to get the ball out

of Lucas's hands they were blitzing him

on the screen and roll and and doubling

him and obviously Kyrie and other

players stepped up and then in the

fourth quarter you saw a lot more I felt

oneon-one with Jaden McDaniels who some

of that was decent defense but Luca's

Luca and he went off for 15 points in

the fourth quarter against that single

coverage cuz I was saying early on just

single guard Luca and don't let the

other guys go off but obviously it

didn't work in the fourth quarter so fig

out brw wolves okay Brew are you worried

about your wolves no I mean look after

what we saw last series like I mean you

can think the series is looks like it's

going one way and obviously we talked

about this after one game everybody re

oh my gosh now Dallas is going to win

and all that stuff but there's really no

situation other than like three where

you would I would feel like oh they're

done after what they did against the

defending Champions not only in game six

but in game seven so no I'm not worried

and Chris Finch Nick was just telling

talking about what he said today after

the film session how he said his team

wasn't prepared like acting like this in

the Western Conference Finals look they

at least their best player is young and

I do think it has to be an energy thing

no I I I think look I do think and Nick

said this could be a factor I didn't

think it would be going in but they

clearly were spent a little particularly

Anthony ever it was a let down because

not only physically going seven games

cuz look you got to have the physical

energy which I think they will but

emotionally that's what I thought they

were they Anthony Edwards I think some

of that was physical fatigue but also

emotional after that huge win over

Denver he was clearly spent in the

fourth quarter and so I I think that's

look they've gone through a a phoenix

team that has superstars on it they went

through uh the defending Champions and I

think they I think there was a let down

no I think there was a let down so Josh

did the numbers to back you up teams are

now one and four in game one in the

series after beating the defending

Champions oh see so yeah I don't see

Reggie kept and I I I promise I don't

try to pick on Reggie Miller I just he's

on a lot of the broadcasts and I don't

agree with a lot of things he says he

kept talking about ant being exhausted

and it seemed like he was talking about

like physically tired yeah I don't buy

that but he looked I

agree because the thing oh he dug down

deep right round one they swept Phoenix

so they played the minimum round two

those game it went seven but only the

final game of the series was close like

you know what I mean they were 30 and 40

Point margins on both sides so it wasn't

that type of Series where you're playing

46 minutes every night and I do think it

was for every single person on the

Timberwolves they were coming off the

best win of their lives the biggest

moment of their basketball lives and

there is a little bit of an emotional

let down there I also think there were

some concerning signs though for the

Timberwolves on two fronts one is when

you win the three-point battle 18 to6

you're not supposed to lose that's the

fifth time in playoff history a team has

outscored the opponent by at least 36 on

the three-point line and lost the game

so that is a bit of a warning

sign they did shoot a ton of Threes And

The you know but for if you go into the

game and say one team's hitting 18 the

other team's hitting six you think it's

a blowout in that direction the other

one is and I'm not trying to take shots

at Denver but you saw in this game the

difference in Rim protection Dallas has

versus what they just had in round two

and so Denver they don't have a big

other than Joker that is the only you

know weakness if you will of his game

and all of a sudden things were harder

on everybody for the Mavs I'm sorry for

the timber roles not just their bigs

even Anthony Edwards ability to get to

the rim and that is something Dallas

does have a lot of bodies they can throw

out there in that regard I'm glad you

said that 12 of his was it 16 shots were

thre exactly and I think look Anthony AR

we know he's still young 22 years old

and I would say kind of mentality wise

he is in between Jordan and Kobe and

LeBron like Jordan and Kobe are trying

to score like all the time LeBron

obviously is a guy that's looking to

pass a lot I think Edwards is kind of in

that middle I don't think he's has he

clearly doesn't have that Jordan Kobe

I'm not saying he's not a killer but I'm

saying where he's just constantly

looking time yeah I like that he plays

in the system and gets everybody

involved but he's got to find that fine

line he's better do it quickly between

being a as aggressive as he needs to be

and yet playing in the system and

getting other guys involved cuz last

night and we've seen it before in these

playoffs he's got to be more some nights

you just got to be like I'm the best

player on my team I have to go get it

and I think he's still learning it last

four games 20 points uh 18 field goal

attempts and his field goal percentage

obviously way down Nick is this part

mentality like Brew said or give me it

or is this oh how he's being defended

certainly Denver well I listen Denver

had a concerted effort of anybody but

him's going to beat us you know what I

mean they were they were hard trapping

they were doubling him and getting the

ball out of his hands I think yesterday

there was an element of oh man Kyrie's

kind of you

know rolling with Kyrie on the defensive

end every possession is a lot more work

than I I I know he knows right but you

know what I mean I just think I just

think he was not he said it what was the

game in the I think it was game three of

the previous round definitely was game

three was like Hey I I wasn't ready

tonight that this one's on me I didn't

have the energy I think that came out

flat think part of his age shows up in

that and in experience he's not always

as and and that by the way is not even a

criticism I think that's that's why so

few players his age have done what he's

try can I if I may infringe on your

copyright for just a moment before we

move on for your timoll Brew game two

must

win they need this but no I'm telling

you until this three old I'm not

counting you lose the first two at

home you may think you you got to the

point where they were you thought your

boys were going to win so no head to

Boston for game two tonight glass half

full Indie should be inspired by a close

game one glass half empty that was the

Pacers chance and they blew it now the

Celtic's going to roll NBA title odds

Boston way ahead Dallas then Minnesota

then the Pacers part of this is a little

gambling just because the Celtics are

supposed to win true true well that's

what I thought at first as well but they

have the odds out for the next series

yeah and Boston would be bigger

favorites in the listed here so in the

next round against Denver they're minus

230 and let's go Dallas or I'm sorry

against so my bad Boston against

Minnesota to be minus 230 and against uh

Dallas to be minus 270 so they're huge F

okay see huge cuz I was going to ask you

is this just a gambling thing and that

they have the easiest match up in

Conference Finals but if it's just

straight up they think Boston's the best

team yeah I have a big problem with this

now weird the way I look at matchups I

think Minnesota would be a tougher

matchup for Boston than Dallas uh but I

don't know who I'd pick Dallas Boston

we'll see if it gets there but I would

pick Minnesota for sure um I just look

the way Boston is look I I don't know

every so many people think Boston is

just this awesome Juggernaut well the

stand I don't yeah but they playing the

Eastern conference schedule too if they

were in the west I don't think they I

don't even know that they'd have the

best record in the league and they

certainly wouldn't have 64 wins and so I

don't I don't understand I think people

are just looking at some analytics

numbers and things like that to think

Boston is this Juggernaut but look they

have had a bad game at home in each of

their two Series so far and they came

all for well yeah well let's see was La

was game won that bad game because they

had losses to Miami and Cleveland and

then every other game or seven of their

eight wins they blew him out so I want

to see tonight was game one that bad

game and if they come out tonight and

blow the doors off Indie then you'll be

okay they're they're back so to speak

and they should roll through this series

if Indiana plays them tough even if

Boston wins then I think that's a sign

that we've got a long competitive series

ahead of cuz Indiana's been great at

home so I am not at all worried about

the Pacers being able to beat the

Celtics but I it takes and this is

something Brew jokes with me about but

about how for seven straight years I

picked LeBron to win the title I only

seven yes I think it's about 13 no that

is not true I didn't is not accurate we

can check the tape however um yeah he

all four years in Miami all three years

in Miami and three years of Cleveland

not as last year in Cleveland thank you

sir I did the first how many Lakers

years two two Lakers years but that's

not the point the point there's that's

that is partially because you know I

favor LeBron but it's really because it

takes a lot for me to think in the NBA

Finals the team without the best player

is going to win it can't you know what I

mean it obviously does happen but it's

the all things being equal give me the

team with the best player now usually

when that doesn't work out it's either

that best player player doesn't play

like it like 2011 finals for LeBron or

that best player is so outgunned like

the KD Warriors finals right typically

that happens or there's significant

injuries man if Minnesota or Dallas does

not suffer a significant injury between

now and the finals I cannot wait to pick

either one of them to beat Boston okay

because it it is so clear to me

especially on the Dallas side who the

best player is and if they play Dall

certainly with Dallas with Luka I mean I

think ant is better than Jason but you

don't think that's better than Jason

Tatum all sudden yeah I I think it's

arguable I I I would go with ant like if

I had to pick one no one's going with

Anthony Edwards over Jason tat MVP did

not go with him the resume doesn't go

with him no

that's he does have the

history didn't go with so you think it's

def I I I think it's arguable but I'm I

disagree with Nick

what What statistic shows that Anthony

Edwards besides some fuzzy new face of

the league he's been better these

playoffs every every stat for these

playoffs how about that okay bring him

up Josh can you bring him up yes Anthony

yeah tell me I just showed you in the

last few games the guys averaging 20

points Jason Tatum had 306 points last

night and they that's fine I I I I sight

unseen I

guarantee Edwards is averaging more

points per game in this playoffs against

tougher competition more assists so do

you want to do with the tougher

competition better field more efficient

I wasn't even Bing this on stats you

said give me stats and I'm just saying

these playoffs are the stats I don't

know if that's true yet to pull

definitely true I'm telling you it's

definitively I do know don't go down

that that that

lane go what did he

say CL across theard really close across

the Edward shoot like 50% from we're not

this is not good Anthony Edwards does

not have a great game andone

you know what he did he does everything

else if Jason Tatum doesn't score a lot

of points it's like man Jason Tatum's

not the guy no I look I defended Tatum

yesterday against YouTu cuz he still had

36 and was a plus 20 when everybody was

killing him so look bottom line is

you're picking the Celtics I'm not piing

the Celtics I'm just you want to say

Luka is better than Tatum sure but all

of a sudden Anthony Edward is not better

than Tatum who you don't even think you

think conf finals but we're not talking

about history we're talking about right

now

okay right now let's take the last two

game ones who had a better game last two

game on well how what do you want to do

he just played and he played poorly and

he said he was

tired and I know you were killing Tatum

on

Twitter to defend the guy okay so I I

let me just ask this very basic question

this postseason who has been

better Anthony Edwards has played well

oh okay then why are you yelling at us

because he's not better than Jason Tatum

you're both he played well Nick said

it's definitive I don't think def I said

it was definitive on Luka and

I definitive on Luca and with the

Timberwolves I would take Edwards thanks

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