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to write about championship caliber teams that she's

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about to start a quest for a three

1:33

year old. Ah, but it sure looked like

1:35

a finals preview between the Celtics and the

1:37

Nuggets last night in Denver today. If we

1:39

get seven of these in, the employees. No,

1:41

I'm not going to a matter of fact

1:44

that and then I bay is the thing

1:46

though. the nuggets. They were underdogs entering the

1:48

first time. Denver has been under dog that

1:50

hall all day long and they took that

1:52

personally or upgrade them are very good right?

1:54

Here are a the. Bucket. I mean you

1:56

feel like the energy was a speeding. through the

1:58

elevator and then pick it up here in the

2:00

final seconds of the first half. How

2:03

does he do it? Is it big of

2:05

America? Is it change? I mean,

2:07

well, it is 20,000, five assists in

2:09

the first half for Nicola Jokic and picking

2:11

it up right where he left off in the third

2:13

year. Somehow, some way getting that. Like

2:15

there's no solution for this guy. He can, he

2:17

can kill you on the outside and then also

2:19

in the inside. But right there, man, he showed

2:22

up from the tip. Jalen Brown. Yeah, absolutely.

2:24

Jalen Brown, they sort of dared him said, you

2:26

know what, if you can get, why do they

2:28

do that? And he said, all right, Bet, Jamal

2:30

Murray cruising through traffic here, perfectly fine. And

2:35

he's an ex-factor because anytime you

2:37

get stuck, man, easy pass, easy layup,

2:39

the key points, all in

2:41

like two feet radius. And then

2:44

Chris Depp, Porzingis, pulls up,

2:47

gets that one to go. Boston

2:49

within five, same sport here. Watch

2:51

this. Malika, come on. Like what?

2:53

He'll pass. And then what? Dunk

2:55

of the year candidate? Definitely. I

2:57

mean, someone helps. King of

3:00

Love City is calling out after that. That

3:02

said something. He knows a thing or two about

3:05

the monster. He wasn't done.

3:07

Right? Oh, no. We need to give him

3:09

like best in-game dunker award

3:11

or something. Seriously.

3:16

And then here, Chris Depp, Porzingis

3:18

throws it ahead. Jason

3:20

Tatum to Brown back.

3:23

This is what you

3:25

wanted. The look you needed couldn't quite get it to

3:27

go. Nugget, holds a

3:29

slight lead. Nikoli Jokic putting the

3:31

final touches here as Denver

3:33

gets the win. Let's take a listen to Michael

3:35

Malone after the game. It

3:38

was another playoff atmosphere for

3:40

sure. As we talk pre-game,

3:43

and you got to give the Celtic fans

3:45

credit, they always come out strong. But

3:48

you know what we say, right? They

3:51

can take that L on the way out, baby. I feel like

3:53

I should have guarded Joe's gets a little bit, a little more.

3:56

I wish I would have had those opportunities a little

3:58

bit. Keep them away from the best. Google.

4:01

It took away some and only us to do. so

4:04

as not with of every chance to

4:06

win his games is came of. It

4:11

that, no, Has. Been able to

4:13

for this guy down. I mean look at his second

4:16

season was. Twenty thirty point triple doubles only.

4:18

Oscar and Ross have had more years

4:20

boosting. Okay numbers, It was a statement

4:22

when from top to bottom for the

4:25

defending champs, the reigning finals Mvp, a

4:27

second What did the Nuggets prove to

4:29

you last night? Well they prove their

4:31

sins a team to be at the

4:33

end of the day I think the

4:36

championship run through Denver and Yogesh this

4:38

proves he's and audible and the reason

4:40

why he's on guard bull is because

4:42

you do this. He does that.

4:44

You do that. He does this. He is

4:46

constantly just making the right play in. What

4:48

I really love about him is there's zero

4:50

hesitation about making the right say He doesn't

4:52

care if it's services apotheosis, he is making

4:54

the right reads every time he touches the

4:56

ball and he just richard see senses huge

4:59

dilemma so that the are you saying it's

5:01

a little bit at a sin a little

5:03

that I. Had a less than

5:05

a little bit of a placebo masterclass of being

5:07

able to be dominant and vs on different ways.

5:09

When he was on the block, he finished it

5:11

off the blocks and then when he was on

5:13

the lucky pass off the what's the Denver Nuggets

5:15

to Meet You said it best. the title run

5:17

through Deborah Denver. Maybe not literally because Boston Celtics

5:19

I think they have like a five or

5:21

six game at over. Also these to meet

5:24

in the M B A finals. it will

5:26

go through Boston game one. but still. it

5:28

seems to me that Nicole yogurt is the

5:30

best thermal floor and I know we argue

5:32

about the supporting cast because that isn't there

5:34

big. Improvement. Is

5:37

supposed. To

5:45

bomb. Or even knows how to bother Dances we

5:48

the you a beautiful single and more importantly

5:50

he will. There be some games or maybe

5:52

some people would say okay airborne. Shoot the

5:54

ball. the matter is. Cutting his movie and it

5:56

feels like he has. You know that That's so Raven I

5:58

don't have the legacy will be going to I'm I'm I

6:00

had a brain. Is this a settle down? I'm glad

6:02

it's like I it's her actions, not to mention

6:04

we've got over that he can see exactly we

6:06

I owe these questions. or who is going to

6:09

replace Bruce Brown and Peyton Watson Associate mostly stepped

6:11

up into that sort of six man type of

6:13

position particularly defensively remote or either either Watson was

6:15

big in a game that is the big quest

6:17

with them for in their beds to they let

6:19

a lot of those guys go. they didn't pay

6:21

them the elevator the young guys but to me

6:23

like when you watch the game is it lists

6:25

felt like a final showdown. It felt like of

6:27

Zeus and Tatum was going to make a case

6:29

to be the Mvp over yolk is this was

6:31

the night that. Was the shot we just showed

6:33

it he didn't hit it's but when I was

6:36

that the Denver Nuggets you cannot. Double.

6:38

Yolk is because they have all suitors and they

6:40

have the best Love the and all of best

6:43

money or gorgeous of eat as that was an

6:45

incredible has I cannot watch that plays are not

6:47

enough I know like I just want to see

6:49

it over and over and over split air and

6:51

with the follows Aaron Gordon so is there and

6:54

of every team needs one of those like when

6:56

you when you focus his around the league or

6:58

a hoot what cleared you need on your table

7:00

Vinnie some a nigger there is with flu and

7:02

because he revisits sugar there who think they're and

7:05

the perimeter of one to five and be a

7:07

lot threat to where. You can not double

7:09

yolk. It's because of how dominant air gourd.

7:11

I do wonder how much is that there

7:13

was Germans were not wanting to completely pip

7:16

his hands to. What we could. Boom.

7:18

Potentially and the M B A finals we. Saw them be

7:20

the person guessing savior tome and double a look at if

7:22

you're in their didn't work for think it's took the. Brunt

7:24

of that as I miss when really see

7:26

your holiday so are we going to see

7:28

that more Any this is a wanna so

7:30

it like maybe that's something that we're only

7:33

going see the rhinos let's let's it was

7:35

shifted Boston side of all this the consistency.

7:37

Don't say the same amount of shop as

7:39

he has turnovers. It is worth his second.

7:41

Underwhelming gaming. Serving

7:46

as for the season most his

7:48

second worse. Against any opponents of her

7:50

state of after Beckett. smoke

7:53

on my side or. about

8:01

Other guys had it going, so if

8:03

I had to be in the corner, if I had to

8:06

be a facilitator at times, it

8:09

was so good. Everybody's

8:12

allowed to have an off night, but Tatum essentially

8:15

is saying there that he's willing some nights to

8:17

take the back seat as their best player. What's

8:20

that deep breath for? You have a problem with that? I...

8:23

you're the man. Jason, you're the man. I

8:25

want you to hijack the game. I want you

8:27

to do that. Look,

8:29

at the end of the day, he's a great team

8:31

guy. I think people like playing with him, like

8:34

being his teammate. But in

8:36

these situations, what Denver really sent is a

8:38

message of, we can take your guy out.

8:41

You're the man. We're going to take that guy out. And

8:45

Boston can't do that with usage. So

8:47

it is a problem when you start the game

8:49

plan and figure this thing out because any...

8:53

for me, and a lot of this is not even like a physical

8:56

aspect of skills and this and that. This

8:58

is a mental switch that has to be

9:00

switched on in the... not just Jason Tatum,

9:02

the whole Boston Celtics team, because I feel

9:04

like they have this like

9:06

little brother syndrome almost because they've been so

9:08

close. Anything less is a championship, but

9:11

they get beat definitely in these big games. And

9:13

I think that just wears mentally on you. So

9:15

they need to reset the mindset more than anything.

9:17

The jumpers, okay, they weren't falling. We know those

9:19

will fall. But going into the playoffs, you need

9:21

to find a way to win when that three

9:23

ball's not going. Well, they were blitzing Jason Tatum,

9:26

not letting him isolate. And they basically said we

9:28

are... it's not the same thing the

9:30

Warriors did where they didn't guard Jaylen Brown, right? They... That

9:33

was drastic. That was drastic and it was over the top.

9:35

But it was like, we all could see what they were

9:37

doing. But they essentially said we want Jaylen Brown to shoot

9:39

more. The Boston

9:41

Celtics are seven and seven when he shoots more than

9:43

20 times a game. They're eight and 10 when he

9:45

shoots more than 25 times a game. So

9:48

even though we had 40 points, that's what they're trying

9:50

to get him to do. They're taking the ball out

9:52

of Jason Tatum's hands and making Jaylen Brown shoot. He

9:54

had 40. Right. And

9:57

like you said, Jason Tatum is the guy. In

9:59

his idol... Kobe Bryant there are games

10:01

when you're He's trying to do

10:03

the to Kobe too, but he just kept shooting But if

10:05

they're going to win a championship tonight, do they need more

10:07

from their best player? Who is

10:09

Jason Tatum? Absolutely They need much more

10:12

in those crucial moments and I think

10:14

you know I have this situation where

10:16

one of the greats in the WNBA Simone Augustus

10:18

told me what makes Diana Tarasi great And she's

10:20

the all-time leading scorer in the WBA is

10:22

that she has that Vulnerability to take the

10:24

tough shots knowing that there might be failure on

10:26

the other side I think when we look at

10:28

the Boston Celtics, they're all like, okay We're all

10:31

working together as key pieces But he needs to

10:33

go out there and those field goals and I

10:35

would take you know Someone like you coach Becky

10:37

because I know when you coach Asia in the

10:39

toughest moments You say I don't care what happens

10:41

to be aggressive and we'll live with the consequences

10:43

I'm not saying coach Joe Maguma is not

10:45

saying that but in some regards you would

10:47

see that especially that Confidence in him if

10:49

you have the whole system behind him in

10:51

those circumstances And I think they fall prey

10:53

to that more often than not now lastly

10:55

I'll say this when it comes to David

10:57

Tatum I think there's a lot of criticism

10:59

on him always MVP kids We all

11:01

knew was probably gonna be a long shot based on the

11:04

rest of the field and they also have the

11:06

highest margin of victory The Celtics so you look at

11:08

those crunch line numbers. I don't think that tells you

11:10

everything Plus we've seen him show up 51

11:12

points in a game seven to close out a few Yep

11:14

We just want to see it Consistently for them to build

11:16

a rep with it confidence for them to move forward and

11:19

I think the point being No, you

11:21

don't want to hijack the game like that. That's a very

11:23

I don't know kind of

11:25

even keeled statement in a because

11:27

you got to know when to hijack the game

11:29

and when not to and when your team is

11:31

in limbo of Losing a game that is the

11:33

time to jump in and hijack the game and

11:35

that back and forth that they had going on

11:37

Right like that down the stretch down the wire

11:40

Like you have to find ways to make an

11:42

imprint and here's the thing you gotta live with

11:44

the consequences being great or being Good you got

11:46

to be good with both But you got to

11:48

be able to take up that shot and take

11:50

it with confidence every single time you let it

11:52

fly One Jason Tatum knows that in the finals

11:54

against the Golden State Warriors. He wasn't that guy

11:56

He was not the best guy on the floor and

11:58

it's something that still played he still thinks

12:00

about and when we sat down at All Star

12:02

Weekend he seemed ready. He really did. He knows

12:04

it. He has all the tools. I actually expect

12:06

to see it. And it's one game. It's one

12:08

game. It's one game. Next

12:11

year. I think it's a 50 point performance on ABC. So

12:16

we come up on NBA today. We got a lot

12:18

to get to by friends. I got two words for

12:20

you Chanae. My

12:22

goodness. Head on the rib. Ever seen a block

12:24

like this? I hope someone gave him some ice

12:26

for his head after that. We're going to take

12:29

a look at the wildest blocks of all

12:31

time. See where that one falls. And

12:33

we also have the latest on Steph

12:35

Curry's ankle. How long he could be

12:37

out and how the entire Western playoff

12:39

race it hangs in the balance.

12:41

Plus it all goes down

12:43

across the street tonight baby. The box, the

12:46

Lakers. Chanae shows us who has the edge.

12:48

Giannis or LeBron. Can't wait for that. We'll

12:50

be right back. Now

13:00

let's talk about the play of the week.

13:02

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the cup. Blue and ready for

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the play. And boom on Yeyo

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Shelburne is the best and most relentless

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always inquisitive, finding out all the details,

14:21

the information. She's got all the plugs

14:24

in the league. She's someone

14:26

that I've always found that I can trust and

14:28

talk to. To watch Ramona's ascension in the world

14:30

of the NBA has been remarkable. Entering

14:32

a traditionally male state and carving

14:35

her own role and

14:37

achieving what she's achieved is a remarkable accomplishment. Alright,

14:41

thank you. Thank you. It

14:44

is an honor to sit next to you every single

14:46

day. Fun fact, when I was in college, Ramona

14:48

took me out to dinner. It was when she was

14:51

working on this famous Mamba Out story. I

14:54

think she had to take roughly 17 phone calls during that time. I

14:56

was like, I'm sorry, I gotta take this. In this

14:58

period, she has always given back to all of us. So we

15:00

just wanted to say, yay, yay, yay, yay. You've

15:03

covered some all-time greats in your career. You're going

15:05

to be around a whole lot longer. And it

15:07

seems like if Auntie Edwards keeps doing what

15:09

she's doing last night, that list of the

15:11

greats that you've covered, it

15:13

may just get a little longer and include him. Because

15:16

remember that Timberwolves visiting the Pacers is the first game

15:18

since Woes reported that Carl Anthony Towns will undergo surgery

15:21

to repair a torn left meniscus. He will be reevaluated

15:23

in a month. We're going to pick it up in

15:25

the fourth at the game time. Anthony

15:28

Edwards, I mean, he left the game with an

15:30

angle injury, came back and is still doing this

15:32

today? Man, beast mode, walking down threes, attacking downhill.

15:35

Look at that. That was by far

15:37

not the best place. We know what's coming. Talk,

15:41

y'all, is. Oh, and

15:43

then he goes to the free throw line. He

15:47

made the first. He misses the second. The

15:50

Pacers getting out in transition here. A chance

15:52

to tie the game. It's headed to overtime. Anthony

15:54

Edwards elevates. He

15:58

hits his ass. Head

16:00

on the rim as he goes for

16:02

the game-stealing block. You

16:05

know he grew up playing football, right? That

16:08

is a great safety across the middle. That

16:10

is a 47-inch vertical right there. This

16:13

block has been in a decade. Let's take a

16:15

listen to Mr. Edwards after that incredible block.

16:18

Woo! I hit my head, I think on the

16:20

rim, it's hurting real bad. And I landed on

16:23

my wrist, but I mean, you know, I saw

16:25

him with the lane, I knew he

16:27

was going for the layup, and I was just like, man, I'm going

16:29

to go get this. I ain't never jumped that high in my life.

16:33

Ashley has jumped that high. This season. That's what

16:35

this is for. She has it over and over

16:37

again. Anthony Edwards, his game-saving block. He

16:39

got us producers thinking about where it ranks

16:42

on the all-time list of most wild blocks

16:44

in NBA history. So we start with LaFonso Ellis.

16:46

Oh, Anthony, it was another block. It was a

16:48

smash. It was an itch for sex.

16:51

Where's he just? Come on.

16:54

Smash. You get to stand and train a little

16:56

bit after that. And then we got Shaq. This

16:58

is on Rex Chapman in 1996. Made

17:01

the cameras in the forum go out.

17:03

Breaking cameras, breaking glass. He used to

17:05

break rims back in the room. And

17:08

then Becky, you remember this one. Ben

17:10

Wallace in 2000. He's

17:12

it. And then Snack is it. I

17:14

mean. These

17:16

are disgusting. These blocks are.

17:19

I'm sitting over here with Stankface, because these

17:21

are incredible. They need a warning before you

17:24

watch this. Ron on Diego Splitter in 2013. This

17:27

is the final. He's got a little bit of shoulder like that.

17:32

And of course, we need to take one more look at

17:34

Ant-Man last night. There are no words. There

17:37

are pogo sticks. Trampoline. Did your heart give

17:39

a beat when he's landing there? Like, oh,

17:41

yeah. Absolutely. His arm

17:43

was a bit in the backboard. Like,

17:45

his head would have went higher than the rim. Correct.

17:48

It's ripped not been there. Correct. If he did that

17:50

last night, then what did he have for us in

17:53

store tonight? The Wolves host the Cavaliers in the

17:55

first game of our ESPN Friday doubleheader at 7.30.

17:58

And then we know that Giannis in the playoffs. are

18:00

capable of doing the insane

18:02

as well. They're in LA to face LeBron

18:04

James and the Lakers. Our coverage begins with

18:06

NBA count-outs. That's at seven o'clock

18:09

Eastern. All right, every

18:11

game, it counts for the Lakers in

18:13

the Western playing race, right? So let's check

18:15

in on what teams are doing, what wins

18:17

down, with some goosies correctly above

18:19

Los Angeles in the standings. Who will

18:22

come? Chris or Kevin Durant and the Suns here

18:24

today. Look, let me tell you this, they are

18:26

coming. They are, because Katie is starting to

18:28

take over. I know we've always said, hey, Devin

18:30

Booker's the only person from that finals run

18:32

team. Nah, Katie is being aggressive with his

18:35

field goals, his tests, his shots. I feel

18:37

like they want a statement with the Boston Celtics rolling into

18:39

town. And he's one who knows what it takes to win.

18:41

All right, let's check in on Luca Dodges in the map,

18:43

playing the heat halfway through the fourth year, the map down

18:45

by two. Luca Dodges, everyone scrambling for

18:47

the ball. Keep an eye on Luca here, and

18:49

the shot clock somehow beats the buzzer. I don't understand.

18:52

I guess that's why they say it's Luca Magic, because

18:54

just when I saw that play, I was like, oh,

18:56

there's no way he's gonna make it, but then I

18:58

reminded myself, oh, it's Luca Dodges. And I know the

19:00

numbers just keep getting better and better for the

19:02

Mavericks. Well, another reason they say it's Luca

19:04

Magic too, is he's the first player in NBA

19:06

history, was forced to rate 35-point triple doubles.

19:08

He's gonna lose his league. Come

19:11

on, and that's the heat. They've been hot. 35-point

19:13

11 rebounds, a lesson assist for Luca. And

19:18

then, this person that came, the Kings on the second

19:20

end of a back-to-back, this is late in the third

19:22

year. De'Aaron Fox picks it out. Oh,

19:25

all right. One more time. I

19:29

mean, that guy, six-man of the year candidate right there,

19:31

but he did that to the Lakers the other day,

19:34

in that game when they turned it. And the

19:36

Kings really have recovered well from that loss they

19:38

had earlier in the week. First up,

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there for this is a seat on

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Cost Us is undergoing imaging today and

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ask and answer. A lot of those questions

21:20

of how much time he's going to mess and

21:22

also told the third going to be wanting him

21:24

closely over the next twenty four hours to see

21:26

how has been cool. To is responding

21:28

last night the where's the were Bracing

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for him to have to miss time.

21:32

hopefully not much some at least. Steve

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Kerr told us that after the game

21:37

last night stuff on his right ankle

21:39

and an ice bucket for by the

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time reporters we were allowed into the

21:43

locker room, stuff had moved behind closed.

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Doors Someone else in the organization was running

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bringing him on his belongings. so we didn't

21:52

get a chance to play our eyes on

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him or his ain't your dream on green

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told us that his spirits were fine but

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this whole situation just sucks. Malika, as

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you just laid out how tight that

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trying to, if not avoid the play

22:07

in, at least improve their seating tonight.

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Seven or eight seed. They finally got

22:11

their roster fully back together when Andrew

22:13

Wiggins returned two games ago and now

22:15

they might be without their best, their

22:17

most important player for the most important

22:19

stretch of the season. Yeah, Steph Curry's

22:22

a leanest three games for the Golden State

22:24

Warriors this season and the Warriors are 0

22:26

and 3 in those games. It will be

22:28

imperative that Golden State get Steph back as

22:31

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22:33

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24:54

street in just about seven hours. We have the Lakers.

24:57

We have the Milwaukee Bucks. What are you watching tonight? Look,

24:59

we have two of the most physically dominant

25:02

forces in the NBA colliding tonight. And I

25:04

want to show you their evolution. One is

25:06

Giannis. One underrated aspect of his

25:08

game is his handle. Look at that. Taking

25:10

on all five and knocks it down. But

25:13

this right here is why his evolution is

25:15

crazy and scary. A similar matchup going up. LeBron

25:17

James, Giannis onto Dacunco. But

25:19

this time he hits the mid-range. That's

25:21

development. That's skill. That is Giannis

25:23

evolving. Now, on the other end, I mean,

25:26

what can LeBron James not do? He's shooting one

25:28

of the best percentages of his career. But just look how

25:30

easy, how effortless this is. Giannis is pursuing. You

25:33

know, LeBron has options. He could either

25:35

pass it to AD, but he finishes and is typically

25:37

around second and fast play points per game. So

25:39

he is a force when it comes down to the middle. Now,

25:42

who takes the crown, right? You just saw it from those guys.

25:45

Well, the race is tight. Since LeBron James

25:47

signed with the Lakers in 2018, Giannis has scored 33.4 points

25:49

per game against the Lakers. That

25:53

is the most by any player against LA in

25:55

this time. Now, however,

25:57

and that seems, man, LeBron James has added to

25:59

the game. average 29.7 a game against the Bucks.

26:02

So the second most against Milwaukee. So we will

26:04

see tonight who takes the crown, but today you

26:06

know what it is. We're flaunting our

26:08

TRs as women. Okay. Heck

26:10

yeah. I love that. This

26:13

could be a fun one. Tonight on ESPN,

26:16

the Bucks, there's two and a half point

26:18

favorites. LeBron's over under for points 25.5. Giannis,

26:21

his point prop, 31 and a half. Where's

26:24

Dame? Cause he always has a big game against Lakers.

26:27

Oh yeah, always. And the entire state of California. Great.

26:30

Super boring on this matchup. We're flaunting the

26:33

first woman ever to hold the full time

26:35

play by play position, not just in basketball,

26:37

in any major men's professional

26:39

sport, our Bucks broadcaster, Lisa buyington. Thank you so

26:41

much for stopping by. Oh my gosh. This is like,

26:44

I don't miss this show every day. So to get

26:46

this invite and then to get this invite with you

26:48

guys, it is, it is honestly my honor. Thank you.

26:50

We are so excited to have you here because there

26:52

were folks early on in the season, including us on

26:55

the show. You know, you were watching it, who were

26:57

a little bit skeptical of the Bucks. And after bringing

26:59

in doc rivers, they started off a little bit rocky.

27:01

They were three and seven to start. They've been six

27:03

and one since. So what's been the biggest turnaround? First

27:06

of all, I'm glad you brought up the national narrative

27:09

cause I was, I was frustrated. It's the first time

27:11

I've been frustrated maybe watching this show and it's

27:13

okay. Totally honest, right?

27:15

Go for it. I felt like there was too

27:17

much attention. It was premature that the criticism of

27:19

doc, I felt like was premature and everyone was

27:21

focusing on the record in the first 10 games.

27:24

And I heard so much about

27:26

the three and seven, the three and seven. And there

27:28

wasn't context to it. So allow me if I can

27:30

to provide a little bit of context in the first

27:32

10 games, Chris Middleton missed

27:35

six of those. In the first 10 games,

27:37

Dane missed two of those. In the first

27:39

10 games, Brooke Lopez missed three of those.

27:42

You're dropping a head coach and Becky,

27:44

you can appreciate this from a coaching perspective.

27:46

You're parachuting a head coach middle

27:48

of the season into a

27:50

five game road trip. The first time he's with

27:52

his team on the court is at

27:55

a shoot around to take on the defending NBA

27:57

champs. It's nothing that

27:59

anyone would sign. up for. And

28:01

so by the way they're playing the

28:03

toughest schedule when that coaching change was

28:05

made. So I just feel like that

28:08

that national narrative and that push well

28:10

Doc can't get it done was way

28:12

too premature. We had always said wait

28:14

until post all-star break. Those possessions of

28:16

progress are going to start materializing and

28:18

then the wins are going to come

28:21

and I think exactly it's time and

28:23

consistency with this team on the court.

28:25

Not just film session, not just

28:27

on the road but that's that's made the major difference

28:29

is him being able to implement his well. Also

28:32

he has one of his guy one of his

28:34

assistant coaches Dave Yeager. The rest he assumed Adrian

28:36

Griffin's coaching staff right. He has two or most

28:38

of the rest of staff. He brought in Rex

28:40

Kalamian for the defensive side Dave

28:42

Yeager on the offensive side. He's brought in a

28:45

couple other of the people and and so

28:47

they've mixed and matched which is a challenge

28:50

in itself you know. You have some Mike

28:52

Boudenhoser assistants. You have some Adrian Griffin assistants

28:54

right. Now you have some Doc Rivers assistants

28:56

and now you got to find consistency. Absolutely.

28:58

In the first ten games like come on

29:01

you need some time to develop

29:03

that. You can't just go like that. Well I think this

29:05

is where we bring Lisa in for all of this

29:07

context that's boost on the ground reporting and I

29:09

agree with you. I will we will own that

29:11

premature and in the

29:13

same breath I think when you look at the

29:15

teams recently that the Milwaukee Bucks have been beating

29:17

it's not the same caliber team that you're going

29:20

to be seeing necessarily in the playoffs and particularly

29:22

if they're going to make a run to the

29:24

NBA Finals which we all know is the Milwaukee Bucks

29:26

goal here. So this West Coast swing they

29:28

really have a chance to show that this

29:30

is the version of Milwaukee. It started with

29:32

a loss in Golden State in a tough

29:34

game. It just wasn't their matchup. Now they

29:37

have the Lakers. So what are you watching most closely

29:39

in this one? Well looking to correct some of the

29:41

mistakes that they had on Wednesday against

29:43

Golden State and some things that we haven't

29:46

seen them done post all-star break. So you

29:48

know there's six and one post all-star break

29:50

and putting up some really good defensive numbers

29:52

number one. They struggled in the

29:54

paint. They struggled defending the rim against Golden

29:56

State and they struggled in transition and it

29:58

was interesting to me. See that The

30:00

comments that rivers may post is a. Surprise

30:04

you guys are problem was not decent or

30:06

mobile, was office and it was the shots

30:08

that we will take his arm that we're

30:10

getting us out of of position defensively so

30:12

so hence the nineties has breakpoint censor. The

30:14

plus fifty points is a pain that that

30:17

on the Golden State had put up so

30:19

look for them to put an emphasis especially

30:21

the in the paint. We know that the

30:23

Knicks, the Lakers are really good about right

30:25

top two in the league and in scoring

30:27

in the paints as well as fast break

30:30

points so I think that will be. A

30:32

of point of them says tonight. I'm. Working

30:34

for thing the phone back. And it should be

30:36

fun. I mean really point of emphasis for both

30:38

teams, right? The lakers into paint to hear how

30:40

it's going to be the battle and pay Whoever

30:42

defends the paint better I think wins this game.

30:44

but. Going. Back to to see your

30:47

point about what their coach said. the quality

30:49

of shots that you take right and when

30:51

you play a Golden State team you're never

30:53

really out of it in your neck. There

30:55

have never really at risk because of how

30:58

they play but you can't low it you

31:00

can't fall asleep in. Start playing their version

31:02

of offense and I think you can kick.

31:04

They. Can kinda get it, make it it up

31:06

and down kind of more the yeah cup games

31:09

and in you want some discipline during those moments

31:11

in as probably what they're causing suffering so it's

31:13

a so fast which is so much. I think

31:15

this is a better matchup for the Milwaukee Bucks

31:17

and we can learn a whole lot about both

31:19

of these teams the Lakers and Milwaukee. Tonight you

31:21

can test Lisa on the broadcast networks. Thank you

31:23

so much for spent all my gosh you're on

31:25

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33:34

Studio D S P N and dominates

33:36

here to. See

33:39

that as you can include so moving

33:41

around know they he says keep pushing

33:43

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New doors He said it before as

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you know Becky Hammon over the years

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and to watch her work in a

33:56

space that was one. Of

33:58

the women was. common in

34:00

and normalize the whole experience for

34:02

women has just been a tremendous

34:04

gift. Now watching her achieve

34:07

what she's achieved in the WNBA, I

34:09

couldn't be more thankful to say that I know

34:12

Becky and can call her a friend. When

34:16

the door is locked, Becky Hammond, she

34:18

climbs through a window, she scratches, she

34:20

claws, make sure it's open for all of us. I

34:22

always enjoy having you in studio. And I'm

34:24

even more happy today that we have the

34:27

two-time MVP, Asia Wilson, here with us. The

34:30

reason she stopped by is because you're here in studio.

34:32

Well, she's one of my favorite people.

34:35

I'm happy that she's here with us. Yeah, I'm

34:37

happy she's here with us too, Asia, because we've

34:39

been trying to have you on ever since the

34:41

release of your new book that I just enjoyed

34:43

so very much, Dear Black Girls, How to Be

34:45

True to Yourself. It's available now everywhere that you

34:47

get your books. Every chapter, you

34:49

basically pen it as a letter. You open

34:52

up saying, dear black girls to young

34:54

black women everywhere. But also in a way,

34:56

it felt like to me, it was also writing to yourself

34:58

in a sense. What do you want to

35:00

tell young women and girls that you wish you were

35:02

told when you were younger? Ooh,

35:05

that you're seeing, that you're heard, that you're respected

35:07

in spaces everywhere, that you can always be that

35:09

shining light whenever you walk into a room and

35:11

don't let anyone shake you from that. And when

35:13

I came to write in the book, I know

35:16

I always say it's titled, Dear Black Girls, but

35:18

it's a book for everyone because we have our

35:20

moments where we may not be feeling like we're

35:22

seen in her, but we're still fully capable of

35:24

being ourselves and showing up every single day. I

35:26

love that. And I love how you showed up

35:28

and you talked about showing up as your whole

35:30

self over and over again, going through battles with

35:33

dyslexia, all these different pieces being told that you

35:35

would never be a basketball player and then breaking

35:37

through those doors as well. It was a really,

35:39

really beautiful book that I encourage all of our

35:41

viewers to go and get right now. But

35:43

since we have your coach here, I feel

35:45

like we need to take it from the hard cover to

35:47

the hardwood because you both are about to

35:49

start a quest for a three-peat. That's something

35:51

that's only happened a handful of times in

35:53

the history of North American sports. What

35:56

does it mean to you first, Asia, and then you,

35:58

Becky, to be on the brink of... a

36:00

dynasty here. I think you might already be there. I

36:04

mean, it's incredible. It's what we work so hard

36:06

to be at, to be able to say that,

36:08

hey, we're building something here. We have a legacy

36:10

that we want to leave for the next teams

36:12

to come. And I'm super excited to be a

36:14

part of a team just going from rookie year

36:16

to not even making it to playoffs to now

36:18

having our names in conversations. It's great, great teams.

36:20

And honestly, we can't do without head hot show,

36:22

Becky, but no, I'm super excited just to get

36:25

back playing and just kind of being out there

36:27

with my teammates. When you have the

36:29

best player on the planet, you feel really good about

36:31

your odds. The

36:33

aces though, they led the league in

36:36

attendance last season and just became the

36:38

first WNBA team ever, ever,

36:40

ever to sell out season tickets for

36:42

an upcoming season. What do the Vegas

36:45

fans have in store? What do you have

36:47

in store for them this year? And what does that

36:49

mean to you to be that first as well, Asia?

36:52

I feel like we have a lot in store

36:54

for them. Obviously winning brings the crowd, but I

36:57

feel like the product that we have on the

36:59

court is just box office product. Like it's great

37:01

entertainment. We try to play the right way. I

37:03

don't know if Becky says that we played the

37:05

right way all the time, but we try. And

37:07

I think it's the majority of the time. And

37:09

they don't believe me. I let them know about it. Don't

37:13

worry. No one does it

37:15

like you all. I was lucky enough to go to a

37:17

game last season and I have not seen anything like it.

37:20

It was so much fun. What is that? You've been a

37:22

part of so many first Becky, but that buy-in to

37:24

not just women's sports, but to your team

37:26

specifically, what does that mean to you? It's

37:29

invaluable. I don't, I don't think we are where

37:31

we are without that buy-in factor. And

37:34

you know, buying is a two way street. It's got

37:36

to come from both. They're buying to

37:38

me and their belief in me, but also my

37:40

belief in them. And I think that's one of

37:43

the best things about leadership is being able to

37:45

give that person that courage and that bump. Like,

37:47

this is how I see you. This is how

37:49

I see, this is how great you are. This

37:51

is how greatness becomes and sustains it. Right. And

37:53

I think that's, that's the quest. That's, that's the

37:56

job this year. Not just

37:58

to be great, but sustaining greatness. It

38:00

starts with that young lady right there. But

38:03

really, our games are so much fun because they're so much

38:05

fun. You can feel the energy. Even

38:07

our practice is, it's like, we really work hard.

38:09

I always say, happy players,

38:12

happy employees, however you want to look at it, they're

38:14

more productive. They come to work every day with a

38:16

different kind of energy. And

38:18

so we really work hard on that. At first, I didn't

38:20

really know how to take them, honestly, because they were busting

38:24

each other's shops. I mean, it was so much fun.

38:26

I was like, don't we need to be a little

38:28

bit more serious? Right. They've

38:31

never given me a reason not to trust them.

38:33

And like I said, that's a two-way street. And

38:35

I have so much fun coaching these

38:38

women. You can see

38:40

I'm beaming. I just love my squad. There's

38:42

so much just great human

38:44

beings who happen to be exceptional basketball players. Absolutely.

38:47

I love bearing witness to this, going back and

38:49

forth, celebrating each other. I love it so very

38:51

much. Becky, before we let Asia go, I'll let

38:53

you take the final swing, the final question here. I

38:56

know you have the hard-hitting stuff. Oh, I

38:58

do. And that is, have you

39:00

been playing any basketball? Because I

39:02

only see you on Good Morning America.

39:06

I see you on all the shows. You're signing

39:08

books. You've got lines out the door waiting for

39:10

you. I just wanted to know if there's anything

39:14

going on in the basketball court. I missed the

39:16

basketball last week, so that's a plus. I'm

39:19

starting to wake up a little earlier around 10.30 in

39:21

the morning now. Oh, there

39:24

you go. I'm slowly starting to get into

39:26

training camp. So

39:28

training camp could start as early as the crack of 11, Becky. It'll

39:31

be easy. I'm

39:33

on a red-eye tonight down

39:35

to Florida somewhere. So if you're in that area, I'm tracking

39:37

you down. We're going to the gym. Oh,

39:40

my goodness. Asia, thank you so much for

39:42

spending some time with us here at WDA.

39:44

I'm sorry we busted your alarm clock time,

39:47

but we appreciate it. We

39:50

always appreciate Asia stopping by. And then

39:53

there's Anna Edwards. He had an all-time

39:55

block last night. But where does it

39:57

rank amongst the best plays of his

39:59

career? Anna. I've never won. Never.

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like, this girl is a star. She was a college student.

41:31

And when ESPN was thinking about hiring her,

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I called every single person who was thinking

41:35

about hiring. And I said, no, you don't

41:37

understand. This is the real deal. Wait,

41:40

zoom in, Director Kathy. She's going to

41:42

drop a tear. No, no, no. Before

41:44

I start crying, because you guys know I will, you've seen me

41:46

cry on this show before. Let me get

41:48

my game show voice out because it's Friday.

41:50

So let's have some fun. I was not

41:52

ready. I always love it when she thinks it's

41:55

time for our hit game. Who said that? We're going

41:57

to take a look at some posts to cut our attention and

41:59

ask our. who said that? Careful,

42:01

you guys are really good at this game. Sounds good. Oh,

42:04

Ramona's ready. The first step is today. I'm talented.

42:06

You gotta keep up with the king. Show everyone

42:08

how it's done. I got you. Who said this? Quote,

42:11

I got two left feet. I can

42:13

barely jump. Oh, well, not that

42:15

quote. This one. I said, I

42:17

just needed to get some sun. I was locked in

42:19

my apartment for a long time without a scene. And

42:22

I think I can boost your mood. Oh, Ramona's right here.

42:26

I'm gonna go. Ramona, you don't need to eat. It's me.

42:29

It's me. Honestly, this is a real guess. I'm

42:31

gonna go with Grady Dick. All right. Was

42:33

it? What? Mr. Grady Dick?

42:35

No! Why'd you put it in

42:37

there? Over her. Oh, it's in a lady show. Let me

42:40

see. I'm gonna tell you. I'm like

42:42

locked in my apartment. I can't. I was just supposed to

42:44

go on time. I think I can make a

42:46

movie. Of course, you just need a little bit

42:48

of vitamin D. You need a little sunshine. It's

42:52

true. You always need vitamin D. Nobody gets

42:54

enough. Boost your mood.

42:56

It does. All

42:59

right. Let's go to

43:01

the next. Let's go to

43:03

the next one. All right. This one

43:05

is for you, Ramona Shelburne. I

43:08

got two left feet. I can barely jump and

43:10

I'm busting y'all favors. You know what? Was

43:12

it Draymond, DeAngelo Russell, or was it Josh Hart?

43:14

I'm gonna go with... I don't actually know this

43:17

one, so I'm gonna go with Josh Hart. Was

43:19

it Josh Hart? Like that's right. Oh!

43:24

DeAngelo, wow! That's what you get, Ramona. Two

43:26

left feet. Two left feet. I can

43:28

barely jump. Hey, really? I'm busting y'all

43:30

favorite players. He's so cool. But Josh

43:32

can jump. I'm sorry. When you're wearing

43:34

those glasses, you're going to say something.

43:36

Wow! When you pull

43:39

a hose, I guess Josh can jump, so maybe it

43:41

wasn't him, but yeah. Yeah, I thought it was gonna

43:43

be maybe on Josh, their podcast. That's the type of

43:45

energy that we see. Exactly. Man, pick us up, Becky.

43:47

All right, man. Pick us up, Becky. I'll

43:50

bring up the group average here a little bit. You got the hang Of it.

43:52

Now You can play. Who Said this? I

43:54

Mean, how can I turn into the greatest

43:56

basketball player in the world all of a

43:58

sudden? Under

44:00

a brain like Jimmy Butler was

44:02

is Anthony Edward. I'm

44:06

a go with Jimmy Butler was.

44:08

It were. right?

44:16

About that for a. Full

44:18

of we have one more for everyone to

44:21

redeem. Leave. And others we do this

44:23

together amazes me. Is that right? Can we

44:25

all say that account for us to get

44:27

our day was yeah and we want you

44:29

to catch up with and the monuments but

44:31

with you are right We got a fight,

44:34

we didn't swing. And when you don't

44:36

keep swinging to get knocked out who

44:38

have an alley Will Hardy or Monty

44:40

Williams? What do we? Think. I

44:42

mean maybe it's will hard when I was

44:45

it more harvest parties as have great

44:47

look like three close he does. Were going

44:49

with lard the group. A

44:52

Wow I really wanted will be seen

44:54

as. Soon.

45:02

As I can tell, you're familiar with your for days.

45:05

At a depth familiar Wow. I've never

45:08

taken to else on this allows I

45:10

feel like low know. Like

45:13

that, low rises

45:15

edwards. Is featured a whole lot on

45:17

our who Says That and we need to get

45:19

back to which he did last night. You could

45:22

have one of the best games of his career,

45:24

but it was the last. This is what. We

45:26

cannot stop watching the final seconds of

45:28

the game. Oh my goodness and in

45:31

a vertical real heavy. Hitting the Ram and

45:33

all the same. Within hours of finding out that

45:35

Karl Anthony towns and miss significant time years with

45:37

a knee injury and is in order to the

45:39

back four times a game he was asked what

45:42

he thought about the block and he said once

45:44

I miss the free throw I saw for yeah

45:46

come on the right wing and I knew that

45:48

with my. Matches. So I was

45:50

running toward. Him I went up there.

45:53

I got it. Is that is undervalued.

45:55

Had to go get that. He said it was his

45:57

favorite place ever of his young career. See.

46:00

A program on a day when I

46:02

started twenty twenty one with the sounds.

46:04

oh yeah I was and now they

46:06

talk about his landing says live make

46:08

me nervous. All ages are worse as.

46:12

I can have paid I on a

46:14

river I side note. On

46:18

Man he said it was a saver play

46:20

ever was this. Earlier this season we got

46:22

one of my favorite place of his young

46:24

career when he doesn't sell who. Looks

46:27

to me he has the development of it

46:29

he says is one of the abuses is

46:31

so far in the best last that I've

46:34

seen as a person that's a horse all

46:36

right. There. Were certain friends because they all of

46:38

us and rag. Are all other players trying

46:40

to do this and from succeeding? And then

46:42

this is a season to. Be

46:45

I was a desolate he right now

46:47

her nose is a lot for his

46:49

hands or up in the air. She

46:52

doesn't know what to do with this.

46:54

I mean I'd it's I hadn't seen

46:56

that one before. That is. Here.

47:02

Oh I could. Not.

47:05

Afford all that amount pseudo is when for the

47:07

Timberwolves Anthony Edwards has been phenomenal. The season the

47:10

Timber Wolves have does the has been we are

47:12

no cook. Okay see for that top seed Karl

47:14

Anthony Towns he's going to be out for at

47:16

least a month Your the burden it is going

47:19

to fall on Anthony. Edward shoulders

47:21

here. Ramona. What have you seen for

47:23

me at what is the conversation around the Timber

47:25

Wolves right now? How optimistic are they? They can

47:27

hold on said. I think they're optimistic in the

47:29

sense that they have time here with Carl. Sounds

47:31

a six year, you could try to play this

47:33

hour and and worry about that injury older as

47:35

the York region. Get the surgery now. And

47:37

there is a chance he comes back early in

47:39

the playoffs if he's able to rehab and get

47:42

back on time. And I think it with and

47:44

like people forget call town Such an under his

47:46

wing is. That I was number one draft pick to.

47:48

I want to help you be the best version

47:50

of. The number one draft pick and leader of

47:53

this France's. As possible, so he's going to be in

47:55

his ear the entire time. Yeah, I mean, in games

47:57

without her on the town's He averages thirty seven points

47:59

per game, but. I'd also like to say

48:01

we always love Hillary Guy, our main-

48:03

Yes! Our heart and

48:05

soul of NBA today. She is a mastermind

48:07

and we love you, Hill too. Absolutely. That

48:09

ticker that you've seen all so long of

48:12

all the women, hundreds that have contributed to

48:14

the show. Everyone. Thank you so

48:16

much. Have a great day. Yay, Hill.