 Run it up, do run it back. Run it up, do run it back. Run it up, run it back. Good Wednesday morning, and welcome to the Fandome Studios here in beautiful Los Angeles. It's still dark though, because it's very, very early. Shamsherania, to my right, Chandler Parsons, Eddie Gonzalez on the end there. My name's Michelle Beatle. And we had some fun games, some not so fun games last night, but guess what? Look at me, Louie strikes again. We get to start the show with Dreymon Green News. Oh my goodness. Well, it's official. He's suspended for game three against the Kings for this moment, right here with Demona Sabonis. Shams, we didn't know as we left yesterday, and now we do. What led to it? So the league actually, from what I was told, was leaning most of the day toward not suspending him, giving him a fine. And I think the Warriors were bracing for that, and they were stunned last night when around midnight Eastern time, it came out that Dreymon Green was gonna be suspended for one game. But I think as the day progressed, Dreymon Green's history of plays, unsportsmanlike plays as the league says, also the behavior of retaliating when Demona Sabonis tugged at his leg, and also the aggressive taunting that he had for the crowd. I think all those factors ultimately led the NBA's decision makers, Adam Silver, Joe Dumars, to decide to suspend him. But like I said, this is something that the Warriors were shocked by, and it's something that I think will be, I mean, this is gonna be a topic all day today and going into game three. If your kid is the kid on the bus that's constantly pulling everybody's hair, how can you be shocked when he gets in trouble? Like really, Shailor? Are we shocked? You know what? I'm shocked that we're opening up the show with this. This is what pisses me off because we should be talking about the signs and how good they looked and the Celtics how good they look. But this is the story and everyone's gonna cover it and he got what he deserves in all fairness. Like should I think he deserved a suspension actually in this part of the season, the series? No, but this is his history and it's repeating itself and he does this every single time. And I said yesterday him barking at the crowd while they were reviewing the play was not the smartest thing he could have done. And what I don't like now is it's giving people this excuse for the Warriors that they lost game two because Dreyma got suspended. Now if they lose game three, it's supposed to excuse. No, they're losing because the Warriors or the Kings are playing better and they look like the better team so far. And so I hate that that is happening for the Kings because kind of raining on their parade a little bit. Is it a little bit extreme? Yes, I think the ejection was enough but again, you can't do stuff like this. You can't escalate a situation like this and it's what he does and I'm glad they're kind of laying it down on him because there's really no room for it anymore. I mean, Adam Silver's right there. Like what are you doing, dude? I mean, can it be an excuse if you did it yourself? If it's self-inflicted? I mean, this has been the season of Dreyma. The season started for all of us with him punching his teammate and we went on and on and on and that's been the story of the Warriors. And if this is what takes them down, if this is what's the end of their Warriors run and this is the summer where they break up and they do all the stuff and he leaves and Clay leaves and they move on to the next era of the Warriors, that's an insane bookend to what's going on but it also is fitting. This is a guy who got suspended in the finals because he couldn't keep his composure because somebody stood over him and this has been the story of them but they need him and if they lose game three, are they gonna win four games and like, it's worse. Series is over if they lose. Right? Yeah, I mean, it's a brutal loss at a time where like, they have their backs against the wall and they needed Dreyma in the lineup and you thought once the ejection happened, Flagler or two happened, the circumstances and I think all day yesterday, the league looked at the fact that Sabona grabbed his leg first or had his leg in his arms that this was something that it at least was a difference makeup between him getting suspended and fine but clearly as they went on, they looked into his past and they penalized him for it. That's a big part of it, right? It's not like this is just anybody. It's a man with a very long track record. So here's, hear me out on this cause this is something that like Chandler, this pisses me off and I think I was guilty of this once probably years ago. I used to say the same thing that what makes Dreyma on great is this, that what makes him a winner is this and now I'm starting to think, how do we know? Cause we've never seen a Dreyma on that doesn't act like this and maybe he would have been just as great but now we have all this ridiculousness that surrounds him. For me personally, I think it's, it Mars what is a pretty good legacy as a winner but do we have to take this with the good? I mean, I feel like he can be better. Yeah, I mean, you shouldn't be able to put yourself in a situation to take yourself now out of a playoff game that could basically be the end of it. You know what I mean? Again, when you're an older player you've been them before, you understand how valuable you are to this team and you still can't control your emotions and you put yourself in a situation like this. So again, it's his history, it's his past. If Looney did this, would he be suspended for game three? I doubt it, but this is a track record here and this is what he does. And again, he played game one and he still got warped game one and the King still looked like the better team game one. So again, we can make all the excuses how valuable he is, how good he is defensively with or without him. I still think the Kings are a better team and go in there and win game three. So it's, I get it, but enough with this is why they're losing the season. I mean, this is gonna be his reputation for his career. For sure. If we watch, Dennis Robbins was an incredible basketball player. One of the greatest rebounders of all time, one of the best defenders of all time. If we run a Dennis Robbins highlight reel right now he's gonna be kicking a cameraman. He's wearing a dress. Wearing a dress, he's gonna be like, the antics follow you. Now, Drebaugh doesn't have all of those off court antics in the same way, but he has a few. Yeah. But he has this and we'll see this over and over again. We'll see him kicking guys below the leg, kicking Steven Adams accidentally. We'll see all that. And it does. It marrs what he is. He's a great player. He's probably a Hall of Fame player. There's some debate there, but it does marr that. And it's just him. That's the Drebaugh green experience. He falls for the bait so easily. You shouldn't fall for the bait so easily because you are your liability to your team when we know this. Yeah. I mean, you have to know, like I think Chandler spoke to it yesterday, like you have to know what you shouldn't do in that moment, right? Like, yeah, his foot, there wasn't many places his foot could have went once it got tugged. But clearly he excessively stepped, stomped whatever verbiage you want to use on Demata Sabonis. And so if you, you know, even if you trip yourself up or you do something, you might have even gotten Sabonis a flagrant to or you might have gotten, like, there's ways to go about it. But again, another thing we know about Drebaugh green, he's very principled, you know, right or wrong in any situation, he's always going to be passionate about what he believes. And in this case, you can tell by his post game comments, he believed that his leg was grabbed upon and that's why he did what he did. I mean, he posted the still on Instagram, just sort of like see, like he just, he just doesn't ever leave it alone, I think, is, God, here we go. And I'm with Chandler in the sense of, if the Kings do in fact pull this series out of here, like I hate the idea that now people are going to say, that's a bummer too. I don't want to take anything away from the Sacramento team. Well, that's their story. We haven't lost him, we've been healthy or whatever. And there's some truth to that. But again, he did this. Like this is his, I, there's no excuse for that. He did this, he jumped off the guy's chest and whatever explanation you want to come up for, he did it. So that's part of them losing. They are losing because he did this. Let's also not forget this team, the Warriors have been two completely different teams on the road and at home. So this series by no means is over. All they need to do is focus on game three and they need guys like Kaminga, they need guys like, you know, Luni, they need these type of guys to step up. But yeah, as a vet, as a leadership, as the role that Dreymon's in, you can't again put your team at a disadvantage like this and be missing game three. Selfishly, I'm going to game four as a fan and now I feel like you just got a lot spicier. And so I'm kind of here for it, you guys. I'll take picks, don't worry. Selfish for everyone. Could be the last time you see this group together. I know, right? It's going to be historic. I'll take a lot of videos. So we could take a deep breath now, cleanse our pallets of the Dreymon Green drama and actually talk hoops. Cause it did happen last night. We had some Clippers, Sons, Magic. And Eddie, man, I can't wait to talk you about this one. All right, so Devon Booker, I don't know. A lot of people maybe didn't realize how good he was, but he's damn good. 38 points, nine assists, one steal. Durant finished with 25. Monnie Williams said the basic difference between this and game one wasn't about adjustments. It was just playing better. How confident are you right now if you're the Sons, Jaller? Super confident. And again, this is the team that, this is why they're so dangerous. Last night they tried to throw double teams at Kevin Durant all game long and that allowed Devon Booker to get free and to play off the catch and to find his rhythm and then allowed Deandre Aitin to get those mid range where he went on a little run himself and knocked down four jumpers in a row. And it's, you can't double team one of them. Cause as you saw when they went at KD, Devon went off. When they went at Devon, KD went off. And you can get eight involved. And guys like Tori Craig stepped up, hit five three. We always talk about who's that fifth guy gonna be on the Sons. Last night it was Tori Craig. And then you had your closer CP go to the pick and roll at the end of the game and kind of put the game on ice there. So they even defended, they played harder, they played with a point. And again, this series to me is the best series because anything can happen. Again, game one is now just to pass. This is just a memory. Sons tied it up. And now we're going back to LA and I can't help but think if Paul George was playing in this series how much better it would be. But still, the Clippers are making this very, very competitive and Russell Westbrook has found something, his value, his energy, his defense. And Kawhi Leonard looks like the best player in the playoffs to me right now. So this series again, to me is the most competitive and kudos to the Sons last night. They finally found it and they look good. I was gonna say is Kawhi the best player in this series but you just went ahead and said the playoffs. I mean, who, he's looking like. Dang. Old school Kawhi. All right, fair enough. Eddie. I buy Monty's quote. I mean, they shot much better. Chris Paul actually made some shots. DeAndre Aitman was seven to 10 from the floor. They shot 72% from the mid range yesterday which is kind of like what you dream of of this team when you think of them. When you think of Kevin Durant, when you think of Devin Booker and you think of Chris Paul. And it just came down to they were making more shots. Now with that said, it was still a close game. They still have issues with Kawhi. Kawhi side 11 of 20. Like he's, he is a monster. He might be the best player in the playoffs right now. But what I did think was interesting to see and it's kind of when you trade for Kevin Durant, this is what you envision for Devin Booker is, yeah, Kevin's getting trapped. He's getting double team. People want to see if he's gonna be loose with the ball if he's gonna turn it over. But then that leads to Devin Booker attacking off the cats on the weak side, getting more singles. And that's not what he's used to see it. He needs to stay for 38 points. This is the ideal for them. This is gonna be a tough series. I think it's gonna go at least six, if not seven. And they might be, I mean, just a surveying the landscape. They might be the two best teams. They're just making each other look a little worse right now. Yeah, I mean, to me, what Devin Booker or Kevin Durant do on a nightly basis, how they're able to, you know, balance each other. We saw, it was a perfect example last night, for sure. But to me, the way how hard that team was playing, it's stark difference from game one where they didn't bring that same aggressiveness. So to me, how it goes back to LA is gonna, you know, be interesting to watch. It is a bummer about PG3. PG, what? PG13. Yeah, what? PG24. It's the dayquil. I'm telling you, it's the dayquil. There was a moment last night between Kawhi and CP3. Maybe it wasn't a moment. Maybe I just want it to be a moment. But right here, right here, wait for it. Five, six, seven, eight, yeah. I mean, it's like New York sidewalk walking and I love doing that to people, but is that anything? Can it be? It's just, it's playoff basketball and people say that all the time. But this is after two games. Imagine if this thing goes six, seven games, how physical, how petty, how aggressive, everything is gonna get. So I don't think there's anything here. You saw Kawhi learn. He's a robot. He didn't even. He doesn't even know he's there. He probably didn't even realize. He didn't even feel it. Yeah, he didn't even really feel it. And CP3 did feel it. Cause he, he definitely, yeah, thank you. This is 100% Kawhi. I will say Kawhi last night, he chirped at the refs a lot more than I'm used to him seeing. Who is this guy? Okay. Who are you, sir? I'm a little, he might be a psychopath. As someone who's terrified of rollercoaster. Right? Yeah, this is impressive. Is he alive? I wouldn't even get on the rollercoaster. There was another big moment. History was made actually as well with CP3, snapped the 13 game playoff losing streak when Scott Foster's officiating. There we go. After the game, CP3 was asked about it. Complete lie, by the way. I didn't notice that is what it is. I'm sure it's still be a thing. You didn't notice. I'm pretty sure he's spoken in the past about the following, about it being a thing. And there were some clips on social media last night where he was kind of looking at Scott Foster, like saying, please, please, please, please. Again, he's not gonna make this a distraction but he's definitely aware of the stats. I think that's the big question, Shoms too, is like it was weird that the league sort of allows a Scott Foster to be part of this game. He's well respected though. You know, one thing about Scott Foster is, players respect him. Obviously, we know what comes out on Twitter and what the fans view him as. And, you know, he's become a figure. Obviously, with this stat with Chris Paul, he's become a key talking point, especially when he referees Chris Paul games. But if the league had felt this was an issue, he wouldn't be reffing last night. So I think the league doesn't. And they're gonna see him again if they do advance and they survive this series. Scott Foster, like Shoms just said, he's one of the more respected referees. He's gonna be in the second round. He's gonna be in the Western Conference finals. So Chris Paul is gonna have to, you know, do this. And again, Scott Foster can control a lot, but he can't control, you know, them moving the ball like they did, playing harder than they did yesterday. And Devin Booker having 38 points, like that has no impact on it. So let's not make it too much of a thing, but it was good to see him get there. He's also a pickleball star. He doesn't want to see me in pickleball. You love the pickleball, yeah. He doesn't want to see me in pickleball. I think he does want to see you in pickleball. We play together in the bubble. Me and Scott Foster. Like he's solid. He's like a leader, you know. Shoms, did you love the bubble? Man, the entire, you loved the bubble. He'll will his way to victory. He'll will his way. Yeah, for sure. Leadership. How much did you hate Scott Foster? Very vocal. You know what, Joey Crawford, I liked Joey Crawford. Oh, as a Spurs fan. I sneezed one time and that guy teed me. I threw a guy off laughing. Not even in the league and I hated Joey Crawford. Zack Zarbha is my favorite. He's got the best hair. He's got the best gray hair. That's because you guys are face dudes. Yeah. Oh, you guys are the worst. He's pretty. Like, Zack Zarbha is the, he goes to review more than any other rough. Jimmy G, yeah. Let's go check the cameras again, guys. Let me get on the microphone one more time. All right, you think six or seven, does everybody here think this thing goes six or seven games? Ideally it goes five, but probably going seven. Seven will be awesome. Seven I'll love. I hate when there's one series that ends early and we're stuck watching like some series you don't want to watch, like the games that we got coming up. Six or seven for sure. Six or seven for sure. I mean, it's hard for me to see Phoenix winning the next three, you know, unsolicited with any clippers. Come back here. It's not that hard for me, but... By the way, that's like the worst tease we've ever done. We would like this to go six or seven games, but we're going to take a break right now when we come back, the games that sucked and we're going to talk about those next and then hopefully they'll get better. The Knicks will get better. We got a magic tweet. Yes. Facts. Facts on it. Well, a lot of hopes for this game last night. It did not deliver calves with eight just, an absolute butt whooping of the Knicks. Darius Garland heard everybody talking about his first game, second half antics or at least lacked thereup. 32.6 out of 10 from three. Mitchell was 17, Randall 22 and eight. Brunson, Brunson was all right, had 20, Chandler. But the Darius Garland show with the Carrius Levert opener was, it was quite good, wasn't it? How impressed were you? Yeah, Choms called it yesterday on the show. He said he looked for Garland to be more aggressive and explosive. And he was. He was so quick. He was so determined with the ball. He'd gotten the paint. He was getting everyone else involved. He plays unselfish. He was making shots. He looked like the best player on the floor last night to where they didn't even need Donovan Mitchell. And they had a big game from Carrius Levert. They had a lot of other guys contribute in. But Darius Garland last night played to an all-star level. He dominated the game from start to finish. And what most people aren't talking about, defensively, he was great. He was picking up Brunson full court. He was flying around. He was in passing lands. And so the effort that the Cavs and Darius Garland gave yesterday is exactly why that they're a favorite in the series and exactly why that I think they'll win the series. Yeah, look, he had a big first half, 26 points in the half. And it did exactly what John said. He was looking for a shot. Donovan Mitchell kind of played the background. And the team looked better for it. I mean, it's always nice to see a guard at that size just explode with a bunch of jump shots. It's a fun theater. But I think where they really won the game is on the defensive end. And I joked yesterday about defensive analytics and how they sneak. It was like the best defense in the league yesterday. The way they were able to trap Jalen Brunson at half court over and over and over and just make him give up the ball. The way they were able to close out on shooters, they were prepared last night. They were ready. They knew they needed this game. They gave up home court the night before and they absolutely needed that. Evan Mobley, same thing. Flying all over the court on defense. He's still figuring that on offense. He finally knocked down some shots later in that game and in the second half. But he is so disruptive on defense when he's moving like that. And he can go out to half court in guard at Jalen Brunson. That changes things. And so here I went from, you know, the Knicks have their number to, man, they gotta figure out a way to snap back from that. But play all basketball in the guard and can't beat it. And you can just tell two from game one to game two. They looked relaxed. These are young kids that haven't had a many, you know, playoff experience, zero playoff experience. And so there was a huge difference of how they looked in game one and two. And I think they just, the nerves settled down and they just played more comfortably last night. Yeah, you can see how loose they play when Dears Garland's on the ball. And I think that's, he's different than Donovan Mitchell. Donovan Mitchell, I think when he talks with people on the calves, he's way more mechanical in his approach. He's way more, you know, when he's, when he's scored, when he's thinking about scoring, he's very methodical, very mechanical with it. Dears Garland's kind of free flowing. He kind of just goes with whatever he's picking role, plays very loose on the ball. Sometimes it leads to some turnovers. But overall, the way he plays, I think it, when there's more Dears Garland, everyone gets involved. Everyone eats. And I think that's what you saw last night. I look for Dears Garland. If he continues to be the main playmaker, I think this team can be successful. How hard is that to juggle though? There you go, Larry and his junior. How hard is it to juggle when you have a star like Donovan Mitchell who can get 38 points like he did in the first game and then you lose. But this formula, clearly last night was the better formula. As a coach, how do you make that happen without, you know, hurting people's feelings? Well, I think it's just different every single night. I think it depends on matchups. I think of who gets hot early, who has momentum and who's just playing better, you know, off the tip. And last night it was Dears Garland. He made it a point to be aggressive, to get into paint, to knock down shots. And again, now it's shifting to MSG where don't be surprised if Donovan Mitchell now starts going bananas. So it's great to have options like this, like Phoenix, anyone's night, any given day. So this was Dears Garland's night. And again, the biggest thing for them is they defended. They flew around. They were active. They caused turnovers. They really sped up the Knicks last night. And they blew them out. So I looked at them to kind of use this same formula at MSG. Yeah, I think it's a little overblown when people say, oh, there's only one basketball or they have to take turns. All the great teams have to take turns. Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum have to take turns. Just like you mentioned Phoenix, Steph and Clay have to take turns. There is only one basketball. And I think for two guys like this who are really dribble heavy, who create their own shots off the bounce. And they don't get a lot of catch and shoot off each other. They don't cut. They're smaller. They're not cutting to the rim. And they're not in the dunker spot. So yeah, it's literally that. You take your turns. He's hot. We're going to give him the ball. You're seeing Donovan Mitchell get the inbound and toss it right to Deris Garland across the court. And I think there's a rhythm to that. And I think the guys understand that. And the coaching staff understands that. And you get nights like that. And the sweet spot is when they both go off. Oh, god, yeah. How do you beat that? Kudos to Donovan Mitchell. 13 assists, career high, right? 13 assists. The maturity, I think it takes. I don't know if he does that. I mean, clearly he's never done that in his whole career. So he hasn't done that before. So having the maturity to say, it's not my night from an offensive level. But again, like Chandler said, on some nights, Donovan Mitchell might start off the game really hot. And at that point, Deris Garland will give him the ball, feed him the rock. And he'll do what he's done this season. 71 points early this year. But then on a night when Deris Garland's shooting the ball well, playing, like I said, 26, 25 points in the first half, we're going to let you do your thing. There was a scary moment. It was 2-22 left in the game. And Nick's at this point are already down 21 points. And then this moment with Jared Allen, Julius Randall. Jared Allen was ultimately called for a flagrant on that one, Chandler. What did you think about this moment? Again, if this is Draymond Green, he's ejected and it's a flagrant too. And he's probably suspended for that game. This is Jared Allen who wouldn't hurt a fly and he doesn't have a past. And again, I'm on the flip side. Why is he in the game? This is a long series. Hope for them, yeah. You already snuck one in game one and you already got one. And now you're going back to MSG. This game is clearly over. You just got Julius back. This is on tips. The guy's banged up, he's hurt. And you have him in the situation like this, that's just not smart. But was it an aggressive play given the circumstances? Yes. Again, this is playoff basketball and Jared Allen is not the guy to play dirty. Yeah, I don't think it's a flagrant. They fail in an unfortunate way. But he's contesting a dunk. I mean, should he have done it? At that point in the game, I don't know. But when you're out there and you're turned on, it's a playoff game. Like, yeah, we're going to play until we're out and you really can't shut that off and you shouldn't. It's unfortunate they fail that way and thankfully they're both healthy. But if you're JB Biggerstaff, you love this. Love it. This kid, no easy buckets. Like we're at home, you're trying to dunk. Like this is, I have zero problem with this. It's not like he pushed him. It's not like his left hand kind of undercut him. He legitimately was trying to block it and neither of them should have been in the game but no easy buckets. Are we shocked though that Tibbs left him in the game? Yes. It felt a little shocking to me. I mean, that's one of those plays. If he wanted to take a shot, he absolutely could have. But he's trying to block a shot and it's unfortunate how it happens sometimes but they'll move past it. I didn't like it. I thought it was a little bit scary and it was a weird moment in the game and I think everyone yelled at their TV simultaneously. Why is he still in the game? So we're all tied up. Headed back to the garden, Eddie. Who you got? I got the Nixon game three. I just like a team going home. They got the split. Yesterday it did not go well but you got the split. That's the goal starting the playoffs series on the road. I got the Nixon but I think it'd be a great game. Give me the caps. They're a better team. In game three or at all? In game three for sure. I think they found something here. I think Donovan Mitchell is gonna make it a point to be aggressive early. He's gonna do what Darius Garland did this game and I think they're comfortable and these guys are gonna go on the road and they're gonna get it done. I think Nixon win game three but I do think the garden's gonna be so much fun. It's unfortunate we won't be there. The Hawks Celtics, another game that occurred last night. Boston's doing what exactly they're supposed to be doing. They beat the Hawks 119, 106. They're up to nothing in that one. Tatum, 29. Derrick White, having himself a nice Celtics career, 26. Dijonte Murray finished with 29. Trey Young with the 24 points there. Two of eight from three. They've never won a playoff series after trailing 0 and 2 which is an 0 and 20 record of all time. Look, it wasn't a fast start for the Celtics but it really wasn't in doubt either. Would you say they're the best team in the East at this point, Chandler? Well, right now they're looking like it and it's obviously with the health of Yanis it switches every single day with those three teams and they're all three very good. We'll see how the Bucks respond tonight but yeah, the Celtics, it's business as usual. It's we're gonna defend, we're gonna play tough. We have a bounce attack. You don't know whose night it's gonna be. They have the duo but then you guys got like Derrick White who went off last night. Brogdon's always been so solid so they have so many different ways to hurt you and they look experienced, they look poised and they definitely look like one of the better teams right now. Derrick White, the kind of the hanging thread in the Kevin Durant trade that could have been, right? And a guy who the Celtics didn't seem that high on last summer as they filled it out in the finals. Big night, he's been great defensively all season long. When they lost Malcolm Brogdon for an extended period everybody was worried that he wouldn't be able to pick up a slack and he's been great and he's been starting and he's held that down ever since, it's just a tough team to beat. The five out offense is the biggest issue, the biggest complication in the NBA right now and the teams that can do it, they know other teams can't defend it and the teams that have to defend it, they're running crazy trying to figure out what to do because you cannot close out on five guys consistently and then protect the rim and you get nights like this. Celtics at 15-3s, if it was a closer game maybe they hit 20 and they care a little more but this is when they're dangerous. When they went to play in five out and they're making every defense scramble it's a tough series for the Hawks and then let's get the round two in the East. Yeah, bring on Philly. Oh, bring on Philly. That's what we're waiting on. We're just going around too. Boston, Philly, that's what I think everyone is waiting on and spending time around the Celtics talking to Jalen Brown over the course of the last month or so this Celtic team has just been getting ready for the finals. They can't wait to try to get back to the NBA finals. I think they still have a bad sour taste in their mouth so that's all they've been playing for. That's why you saw the lulls that they were on the second half of the season but now they're in this moment and you're seeing their taking care of business in Atlanta they're not messing around with their food. Don't play with your food. Don't play with your food. They're taking advantage. Do you expect the Hawks to win a game in Atlanta? They can sneak one out. Look, they're talented. They can score the ball. They can get hot. Trey Young can go nuts. They have guys that can go and score the ball but one at most. How's Atlanta as a city, Chenna? Atlanta's great. Listen, I'm from Orlando which Michelle loves. We're off the road players. How is it? Why are you trying to bait me right now? Yes, Sean, keep going. This is what journalism is. I don't know. I was at home bodies. I didn't realize that. That's what we've heard. I heard that about you. I didn't really see the town very much. It's with the street scene. Great food, great people. Oh, wow. OK. We had that from the logo segment. You actually picked the Hawks to beat the Celtics. The series worked. You said bold. Why are we on that? You said bold. I gave you bold. Yeah, he took bold to heart. And I appreciate that. It made me look better. He really did. I love a good Boston crowd chant. I love a good crowd chant in general because Cavs had one last night as well about New York. But they were chanting overrated at Trey Young. Let's listen. Overrated at Shams right now. That's what the segue is. That's the segue, Shams, because, yeah, there's a player poll. An anonymous player poll. One of my favorite words, anonymous. But the leading vote-getter of most overrated player in the league is that man right there, Trey Young. Chandler, are you surprised? I am. Listen, is he the most likeable dude? Look at that. He's even cloned, by the way. But he wasn't an all-star this year. He's not on one of the better teams. What is he overrated at? A guy averages close to 30 points a game. He's done it for two or three years. I wouldn't really classify him as overrated, unlikeable. I can see, which, if you don't know him, if you know him, he's a great dude. But I wouldn't have him at the top. And this also, this felt like a high school. People used to chant that like a high school overrated and bring out the keys. This is funny and entertaining, but like, I don't know how he's overrated. He wasn't even an all-star this year. Like, how is he overrated? Also, you can't, just for future anonymous polls, like, don't put other as an option. You have to write it down. Like, I want to know who he's overrated. At least tell us who those other guys are. But it was weird, because Julius Randall and Pascal Siakam were two and three. I don't get to Siakam. I think Siakam's underrated. I see the Julius Randall thing, right? You put him on a different team. I don't think his stats are what they are. And I don't think he has the years that he's had. But Siakam is just like a... That one's for me for a little bit. Yeah, like, who, the players voted for this? I mean, it could just be a popular thing, right? Like, I know in high school, that's how we voted. What do you think, Shoms? Yes, Shoms. Who do you think's voted? I'm just kidding. I'm not gonna put him on the spot like that, although I want to. Don't worry, though, there were other questions asked. The most underrated, see, this is a little bit more complimentary, Drew Holiday, McKell Bridges, Jaden McDaniels, Jalen Brown, and De'Aaron Fox. Those are your five most... I like those names. That's a good list. Yeah, that's not so bad. That's the list you want to be on. And then this one, Dame Willer, I think, took exception to this one. Greatest player of all time was not close. Michael Jordan with 58% of the vote, followed by LeBron James with 33%. Did current players pick that? Yes. There's a guy. It's really close, though. You think about 58 to 30. No, it ain't close. There's a guy who voted for Tracy McGrady. Ouch yourself. That guy's name is Tracy McGrady through somebody that he knows on the league. And I love Tracy McGrady. I want to know who did that. Shout out, T-Mack. That's quite the silly question. Yeah, but Dame Willer didn't like it because he was like, now you kind of know who your friends are type of vibe, as if like, what? Because you play with LeBron, you're supposed to... No, that's not how it works. LeBron has plenty of friends. We see them every day in the league. Yeah, we see you great. Clearly plenty of haters, too, because I didn't... This is shocking. But why is that hating LeBron and not loving him? What's not hating? You would think it'd be the opposite. The guys that played against MJ, MJ's their guy, you know what I mean? Like, guys that are now playing against LeBron, I would feel like they would be his guy and they want to make him seem like they're the best because they're currently playing against him and it makes them look better. You're such a narcissist. I think that. You literally... So this is shocking to me. I'd like to think LeBron is the best small four because he dominated me and I was a pretty good small board. I can't believe you just made that about you. Yeah. That is very impressive. That was very LeBron of you. That was very LeBron of you. But you think these numbers aren't shocking? Like, I'm kind of like, it sounds like it's a little closer than I thought it would be. Wait, which way did you think it was? You think LeBron's the go? I think LeBron's the go, but I'm a little shocked that that many people picked LeBron and that few people picked Michael Jackson. But I think Chandler's theory about the LeBron thing makes sense why that many people picked LeBron. I agree with what you're saying. And there's some young players playing now. You put the guys you're playing over. Like, actually, who's really good at doing this is LeBron. Like, LeBron will tell you how great the Warriors are when you beat him. Because he beat him and that makes him great. It's like, so yeah, I'm with you. I think you put your guys over and it makes you better. I hope Michael Jordan, wherever he was, lit up a nice big cigar and enjoyed this moment. I think he cares about all this. Yeah, he did that regardless of these rankings. Just happened to be on the same day. Yeah, I did like that part of that. Up next, we're going to take a look ahead. Dayquel. Tonight's action with an update on the status of one jaw morant. That's very important, Shoms. The parade in the city. Yeah. Oh my gosh, how cute. Run it back, run it back, run it back. We got games. Lakers Grizzlies tonight, 7.30. Lakers have won nothing in that one, but the most important question, Shoms, jaw. What do we know? He will be a game time decision tonight in game two. We reported yesterday, there's no break, there's no fracture in that hand. But Taylor Jenkins, their coach said he has a soft tissue bruise on his hand. He has bruising that's going on. So they've been successful without jaw morant over the last couple of years. So if they play without him, Ty's Jones would slide right in. But you need jaw morant. If you're going to contend for a championship, you're going to potentially win this series. Even if he plays, we don't know what level he's going to be at. I mean, Chandler, have you ever heard of a soft tissue bruise? Have you ever dealt with that in your career? No. And being on your hand, that's completely different, right? And again, we all know how important he is. And in the interview I saw the other day, he's saying he's not even using his hand. He's not gripping anything with his hand. So this is tough. To re-injury, too. I mean, he already had a busted right hand. He fell on it hard. And now he's getting his hand wrapped in ice yesterday after practice. And again, I think this is something that's not just going to magically fix itself, right? And this looks like it's going to be a long series. So it's not like he's going to have any time off. And you've got to look to Ty's Jones, who's been great in his absence. And you need efficient games from Desmond Bain and Dylan Brooks. You can't have any of these three or four for 16, 17, which they do often. They have to be efficient. They have to knock down shots. And Jaren Jackson has to dominate the paint. But like Sean said, this team's in a dogfight with him. They're not going anywhere without him. All right, that's how they can win without him. I mean, look, it's not a doctor, obviously, but it's not a bone. So it's a bruise. Can you numb it? I mean, that feels like bruising is a little bit. Old varsity blues. Shoot it up. Just shoot it up. Shoot up on your shooting hand, though. Make your big shooting hand feel. I mean, I'm not getting myself in trouble here with anything I'm about to say. So Eddie, go ahead. Numb in the hand. I wonder about his bending his hands. I think he's the greatest shooter. That's a good one, too. He's also heavy with the left hand on the finishes. But yeah, guys, hands are important for basketball. There it is. Clip that. That's it. If he can dribble, though, if he can dribble, and whatever you do, Advil, you know, whatever, similar to Yanis, right? You can just Advil's it. That'd be a little stronger than Advil. I'm just saying, whatever you got to pop, whatever pills, whatever you got to do in order to play, and as long as you can move, you know, as long as your hand can at least be fluid, I mean, you assume, I mean, if it's a pain tolerance thing, he's going to go out like this, right? He's going to at least try. That's what we hope. Well, they cannot go down 2-0 to the goal. What can we just try? So this is must win. But on top of that, a seasoned team, like the Lakers, Geysers, veterans, and have made this run before, you can't let them go home 2-0 plenty of ground to play with. I don't think you can beat this team four games in five nights after that. I mean, there's no pressure on the Lakers. I mean, they're playing with house money. You're the seven seed, you're on the road, no pressure. Well, like we said, there's pressure because if you win this game now, the series is in real jeopardy. So again, if it goes back to one-on-one, then it's anyone's game again. This is the chance for the Lakers to kind of step on their throat, keep their foot on the gas, and have a good chance to end this right here right now. And if they win this game, John Moran is not going to continue to play through this if it's something serious like that. So look for them to kind of try and end it tonight. Blood in the water, if you're the Lakers, and you know how big it is to go home. This is a team that all year long felt like they were way better than what they were showing. Then they make all those changes. They get a whole new team for LeBron at the trade deadline, and same thing, they feel like if we get healthy, we can make a run. They're healthy now, and then they had this opportunity. Am I reading this? Can't let that slip. They're favored tonight in Memphis. Are you reading it right? I think so. That's a great question. Taylor, I love you're reading it right or not. Fandal TV, I hope you know what you're reading. I hope you're reading it right. Well, here's the thing. I said there was no pressure on the Lakers, but maybe there's pressure on one Laker, Austin Reeves. Because he's made quite the name for himself in these playoffs. Is there any pressure on him to continue this Cinderella story? I think he's playing with House Money. I think he's shown that he can play. I think he's shown that he can contribute on a championship level team. And again, he's confident right now. And you can't teach that. He's playing carefree. He's playing confident. He's playing smooth. He's playing as if he's the best player on the floor. Love that. And he's just riding this wave. So good for him. And yeah, I don't think he's slowing down anytime soon. No, he sees the finish line. There's going to be a lot of money at the end of this rainbow. There's about $100 million waiting for him. I mean, he'll slow down. 100 or he's going to take the Lakers' discount? That's 51. I'm not taking the Lakers' discount. I'm not taking that discount. I'll sell my whole family. The votes are in. Fire your agent. Would you take a discount? Joms. He's a, I mean, I don't know what his market is. Let's say one's 100 and one's 51. I'm going to push you out of here. Let's say one's 80, one's 51. Do you think he'd get 100 and 50? No, but if one is 50 and one is 70, then 80, get your breath. Anybody taking a discount for home? You look, wait, hold on. Joms loves his hometown. Let's go to Joms. Are you taking a monster discount to stay home? Or at least where you consider home? Well, I know Austin Reeves loves the Lakers. He told me in our sit-down. Like, I want to be there. I grew up a Lakers' fan. I think there is a lot of value in what he's built in LA and what he's built with the Lakers, the opportunity that they gave him, how they progressed him from a two-way, undrafted, two-way regular season contract. So $20 million discount, what are you doing? $20 million, I mean, again, we have to know the market place. If it's 70 and 50, I mean, he's going to sign an offer sheet and then they're going to have to decide whether to match or not, right? And a city in the world worth $20 million. You have a very short window, as a professional actor, to make the most amount of money you can. And who's to say that you take the discount and then you get traded the following year once you get hurt or you don't play as well? So we want Austin Reeves to get it. You owe these teams nothing, Austin Reeves. Go get your money. That's all you need to hear. That's all you need to hear. Hit the bag, big friend. Enough, hit the bag. This guy knows, listen to him. He knows what he's talking about. Heat Bucks, this is another series where we, what, oh, I'm proud of you for it. I actually envy you. This is another one where we just, we don't know yet, Shom. So what do we know about Giannis? So it's still a pain tolerance injury. MRI came back clean, X-rays came back clean, but whether he plays tonight, which Mike Booneholder said yesterday, we're optimistic. Listen to him, doubtful. But Mike Booneholder said yesterday at practice, we're still, we're optimistic he plays the next 24 hours that he's able to figure it out. He's going through treatment around the clock. Basically exactly what he did around the NBA finals a couple of years ago, just in order to play. They're down 1-0. Clearly they need him in the lineup to try to win. And even this up tonight, but even if he plays, it's still going to be something that's going to be bothering him. He's still dealing with a wrist injury, a ligament injury in his wrist. So we'll see if Giannis plays tonight or not. I think he is going to be determined to play. The team obviously is hopeful that he plays. I mean, we saw it at All-Star, right? It comes out. He's going to do whatever he can to be out there. But let's say he's not. Can the Bucks team win without him? They can because they still think they have other pieces, they still defend. They still have guys like Drew Holiday and Chris Middleton that can go off. And let's not forget Tyler Hero is out for the Miami Heat. He's critical to their series and their season, everything that they've done. So I do think Giannis will play. I think this is something that he can manage. And if as long as he can tolerate it, he's going to be in the lineup and he's going to be on the floor. And that alone will give them a boost and will give them hope. But yeah, even without them, I think they're still a better team. Yeah, I think the Tyler Hero mentioned is exactly what it comes down to. That's the head of the snake. A lot of nights on their offense. He runs their pick and roll stuff. He does it all for them. They're going to absolutely miss him. I don't know if they can pick up the slack. I know Kyle Lowry had a good game a week ago. Right. I don't know if he can do that night in and night out. But the good thing for them is they've got their split. They can go home. They have time to figure it out. I think they have the best coach in the league who can try to sort that out. Vince, it was great for them last year in their playoff run. Maybe he's ready to pick up the slack. Some other guys on that bench, but they're going to miss Tyler Hero desperately. On the buck side of things, there's a guy that we know can do it, Bobby Portis, who sat down with Shams recently. Here he is. Now you look at this season. You're one of the top guys for sixth man of the year. Emmanuel Quickly, Malcolm Brogdon, Malik Monk, you. Where do you think you stack up against names like that? If you ask me, I think I am the sixth man. Just the work I put in, I think the numbers tell it when I come off the bench. I think I make an impact on the team, or my impact went at a high level, not trying to sit here and act like I'm trying to lobby for myself for a sixth man and I'm like, yeah, but I just think I am. Think I'm the sixth man on one of the best teams in the league this year, the best team in the league this year. And I've been one on many for a minute now too, man. I think I set that goal at my third year in the league. That wasn't even realistic at the time, but still had that confident type of swag by myself that I could go out there and get something done. So I think I stack up well, I think I stack up well. I love when guys are candid about wanting to win a certain award. What was your biggest takeaway? My biggest takeaway was the fact that I think being a sixth man is something that I don't think Bobby Portis, when he first came in the league, these guys, they want to start, they want to play big roles, and now Bobby Portis, I get to Milwaukee, my only goal is I want to win sixth man. And I think it takes a lot of humility, it takes a lot of accountability, leadership to be like, this is a goal of mine. Like I want to be a sixth man now. Let's give Bobby Portis a mic so he can make his case a little clearer and better for the world. But I like that, is he have a podcast called A Bit of Buck? I think that's part of the podcast. What happens if he gets traded? Can you keep that name? I don't know if Milwaukee can trade him. Well, I mean, or anything, that's the only thing. That's why you never put your company in your email address because now you just talk. Just a little advice that I'd like to give you. Eddie, expect any blood in the water moments for the heat tonight come out firing? They should, I mean, this is a team much like the Lakers. They've made this run recently. I mean, they played the Lakers in that final. So they know what it means to go home up to O and how beneficial that is for them. They know they're a little injured themselves and so this is a scrappy bunch. Organization has done this time in, time in, time out. So yeah, they're gonna be desperate and they should be. Especially with Yana's hurt, same thing as Ja. Blood in the water, exactly like you said. I know, tonight's a weird night for injuries. If you're spolstia, you tell them what. Honestly, just play hard. And listen, they have an opportunity here with possibly the other team's best player out. You already were playing with House Money. Let's try and get another one and take it back to Miami. But again, you have nothing to lose. Don't expect you to be in this series. Everyone expects the box to be the best team. So again, you have House Money here and take advantage. So tonight, or today I learned play hard, hands are important, take some Advil. I feel like together, this is a heck of a coaching staff that we've put together. Here's another series that's happening, whether we want it to or not. Wolves and Nuggets, late game. God, it's a late game. They really are getting the short end of this. Kat says the Nuggets knew all the Wolves plays in game one. Yeah, I would say so. Chandler, have you ever felt like that? Like you're playing an opponent and they know everything you're going to do? Yeah, it's a scouting report. And again, in a series, it's only going to get worse. And they're going to know every single thing. And you know what? They're not only going to know your plays, they're going to know your counters. And they're going to know every single option of that set. So I didn't like this. I feel like this is kind of a shot at the coaching staff, not adjusting and not being able to adapt or maybe getting different play calls. But again, in a playoff series, everybody is going to know it. There's probably players that have played on your team that know the system and other sets. It's how you execute them, is who plays harder, is who sets the harder screens, who moves without the ball and plays unselfish. Everybody knows everyone's options. You don't think, who is this? The Timberwolves know what the Nuggets are going to do. It's whether they can stop them or not. So that's what they're paid coaches to watch film and break down every single thing they're going to do. Both sides know it's who executes better. God, you're right. That's a dig at the coaching staff. It's absolutely sad at the coaching staff. And it's an unnecessary one. We know this about all the playoff series. Everybody knows what the Warriors are going to do. We've seen their offense for a decade now. We know all their split-axes. We know all their off-ball stuff. Maybe there's little tweaks here and there, but we know what they want to get into. It's exactly what Chandler said. Can I stop you? Can I stop your two guys playing pick and roll at the top of the key? I know how you're going to do. Can I jump out? Can I be there? Can I stop you from getting in the middle of defense? Everybody knows. So for him to come out and say that, it's absolutely sad. You know who's move is a step back. You know James Harden used to do this. You know LeBron is behind you trying to chase down the block. You know everything in the NBA. It's called scouting reports. So of course they know that. It's how you adjust and adapt to it. I don't like that. Next thing we know, there's going to be some friction in the locker room. It's going to be like a whole thing. Well, we'll see how the team that just fought in the locker room adjusts. More friction in the locker room between the coaching staff. We'll see what the adjustment is. I mean, will Chris Finch make the necessary adjustments? We're thinking just change the name of motion to flex. Like, it's not about the play calls. It's how they run the play. Maybe cats should shoot better. Maybe that should be their adjustment. That also could be advice that could be given. Greatest big man shooter of all time, he says. Also, you're not supposed to have a shot in the world in the series. So technically, I mean, I get it. You have to answer questions because you're being asked of them. And shot at the KCP was like, yeah, of course we knew everything they wanted to. It's weird if the Timberwolves don't know every one of the nuggets set. Right. They should know. And you just played them for 48 minutes and you have played them four times this season. Everybody knows everybody's stuff. I mean, look, every year, whether it be in basketball, football, we always talk about playing in Denver, how much harder it is for visiting teams, blah, blah, blah. But is it really? Is it that much harder? I think it is. I hated playing there. Joellen Bede hasn't played there in forever. There is a difference in your lungs and your legs when that third and fourth quarter comes around. You have nothing left. And it's a huge advantage because they do training camp there. They have all the home games there. They are used to it. They're acclimated to that. When I go skiing in Aspen, I can't breathe. Oh, here we go. Oh, my goodness. Tell me more about your problems. I am just saying, it is a huge advantage being in Denver and not being used to that. But yeah, the skiing in Aspen is great. We'll see, we'll see, Michelle. I can't. See, Michelle, when you're that high at that first powder, it's tough. But then you go to Cabo to like get everything back down to normal. Well, Chandler, I don't know how you do it. I don't know exactly how you do it. I don't know. What a smile. Yeah. Oh, we'll take a moment to mock Chandler on our own time. When we come back, we'll take a look at some of the best outfits so far from these hair play-offs. We'll run it back and turn it off. I like that. What? What's your outfit? Prove it and wear it. You prove it, prove it. Please. The best part of every show is fashion. We left you with a little taste of Russell Westbrook. We'll get back to that in a second. But it's a fit or brick time from the play-offs. Looney. Sure. What is this brand? Because I've seen this a lot. Or designer, I guess. Sorry. Is it Kid Super? Is that what this is? There might be that. I do like Kid Super. Kid Super, but I don't think this is that. I haven't seen this piece. It's very elementary school, like vintage. She gave on Looney trying to bring the heat, though. I like that it fits him well. Shoms. OK, no. Shoms not feeling. Oh, look at Joellen B with Best Dad ever. Can I say something? I made myself a sweatshirt with my dogs on it. He must have used the same company for this. It looks exactly like mine. You rocking some stuff like this? I love that for Joellen. I know. You doing the dad vibe? I have not. I got some socks with her face all over it. I did a mug. I interviewed Joellen a couple of years ago. He had polar bears in the backdrop, like statues of bears. That's his thing? Representing his family. Him, his kid, and his wife. Joellen. Polar bears, huh? I do love polar bears. Shout out, Jo. OK, here we go, Shoms. All right, Shoms, you're up. Wait, are they pants or a skirt? It's a overall. Is it a favorite? It's short. Oh, see, I didn't see it fully. You know, I saw it from a distance. Oh, now you're going to backtrack? It's short leather overall. It is a welding slash switcher. Russ can pull it off, you know? He can pull it off somehow. He can pull it off. But should he pull it off? That's the question. He should take it off. I don't like the black socks with the white shoes. Wow, wow. This looks like Mr. Farley from Threes Company. And yes, if you don't know who that is, look it up. Does he have green pants on? Fairly? I want, like, I got to. Mr. Farley. I got to judge the fit. Match and fit. It's a set? Oh, that's, it's even worse. It's a whole vibe, isn't it? It's very bokeh. I see you. Yeah. He's retired. Cardigan? Another cardigan. I don't know. You can't go wrong with cardigan. This is good. Well, you can if he did it. The pearls? Are the pearls really like? A matching hat, too? I like it. Good fear, God. With the tank and then the, yeah. With the pants? It looks like the pants match the cardigan a little bit. It was, isn't that cold in Boston, does it feel? Yeah, but you only have to walk from the inside. Yeah. We're matching up here. Me and Eddie got similar fits on cream. We always match. White. No, we always, we have, we share a style. Unplanned. Yeah. This is unplanned coordination. It's also called dressing in the dark. No, no, guys, the stylist that set us up, when they did all this, don't say it was unplanned. We coordinated this. It's fine. Yeah, cool. You guys are ridiculous. This is our last day here in Los Angeles for now. But we will be back if they will have it. Chandler, if you will have us, this is your hometown. We are the ones that crash. Dad's going to do it for this week. It is our Friday after all. But there will be many, many good games and some bad ones. Enjoy them all. We'll see you guys Monday morning.