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- Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard discuss the latest results in the NBA including the Dallas Mavericks win over the LA Clippers, Kawhi Leonard’s return from injury, Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 to even their series at 1-1.
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I absolutely love these 3 musketeers 😂😂😂
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"Let's talk about the team that actually won." - Coming from the guy who talks about the Lakers for 10 minutes first after they got swept last year.
Mr. (In)Consistency!!
Not one soul made you click and listen to them talk about the lakers cry more
Literally yesterday 😂
@@brianogrady3185he’s only consistent in football; and he’s lucky his team is good (I’m from KC too) his football takes are entertaining; his basketball takes are just bad tho.
@brianogrady3185 No, actually, that is consistent, he does it every time right?
It’s hilarious how Nick is so perplexed by Brou sticking with his LA pick when the series is 1-1 while simultaneously being super ridiculous defending his LA pick that’s down 0-2
Nick is so entertaining lmfao his content cannot be found elsewhere
Totally agree with Brou. The clips had a bad shooting night and it still was close. Also, mavs offense is not too reliant on Kyrie and Luka making shots. Clippers in 6/7
Exactly 😂 dudes such a clown. Lakers are 0 - 10 against the Nuggets and he has them winning in 6
Real, and they only lost by 3 lol.
We all knew this series was gonna be a hard fought 7 games, nothing's changed that.
@@Trazor2k0 man I’m a die hard lakers fan, I really had lakers winning this series. Yesterday we played the best game I ever seen us play this season through 40 minutes. And we still lost cuz we couldn’t play a perfect game for 48. Im losing hope fast.
These guys chemistry is the best on sports talk rn
By a mile...the only TV show i CARE about, for more we have so many good CZcamsrs
Yep, the ultimate intangible
@@alexandreazevedo9906
They are greatest terrible takes in all of sports (mostly the guy with the elephant trunk).
Wildes face when nick asked "can doc make an adjustment" 😂
Just as mush as Ham can. 🤣🤣🤣
He looked like Katt Williams right there 😅
I@@ivannbg6212 do u often disparage insult harass black men or just when u not in front of them little boy
Kyrie ended up in a better spot than KD. That wasnt on my bingo card.
God is real
Maybe Draymond was on to something🤔
Kyrie’s lack of desirability at the time allowed him to be moved for less compared to kd
@@miyasato1 Lies! 5 teams contacted the Nets regarding Kyrie. Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Suns, and Mavs. Also, Kyrie was on an expiring contract
@@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju that too
Props to nick for actually being the only “analyst“ to give Luka credit for his defense
JJ did a whole sequence on it too, with some impressive stats: the opponents Luka guarded went 2-17 and 0-11 when he contested, if my memory is correct.
Rachel Nichols did a ton this morning.
If by "the only" you mean 1 of 5 (and also the last one chronologically) then yes... sure....
giving Luka credit for defense is new just like Luka playing defense. Give people time.
Chuck and Shaq spent all of the post game last night ignoring Luka played D and wondering why he doesn't pass the ball more. It was so weird
My favorite version of Luka is just smiling Luka, when the Mavs are playing and Luka is just grinning the whole game......The other team can't be having a good time lol
💯
💯
All anyone should be talking about is Luka's insane defense.
Every show should be talking about how he locked down the Clippers big 3 all night & needs to give him credit.
Nick gets big ups for leading with that.
I was able to see Luka daughter in hospital, I saw Luka with grip device, I think his ready for some hand thing during this playoff
@@expungebadjust delete ya account and go to sleep forever
@@TheRealest365 no dude we Chinese coming to conquer the world white daddy can do nothing
Pascal lighting up the Bucks without Giannis is totally expected if you're a Raps fan, it's always been those two going at it. The idea that Bobby Portis could guard a guy like Pascal is hilarious, there's a reason the Pacers wanted him.
He's incredible. I feel like the league slept on him so long. I hope two things happen:
1: I hope Tyrese figures out the aggressive coverages and gets back to his efficient, aggressive scoring from the IST, and
2: I hope the Pacers make it out of the first round.
More people need to see Siakam play in a free-flowing, dynamic offense and just absolutely wrecking the top teams in the East. Plus, looking at his postgame interviews, it seems like he's having fun playing this style of basketball, which is unlocking an even higher level of play from him we haven't seen since the Raptors championship run
Spicy 🌶️ P killing us 😢
Pacer fans love him
Yessir P gets buckets💪🏾
They were disrespecting him honestly. I don’t see him averaging 36 but he’s a walking mismatch.
Bru's face at 3:12 NEEDS TO BE A MEME!
Lol right
lmaoo
It is
With the coffee mug sip hahhahaha
I'm rolling
Really appreciate the 90 seconds of Pacers coverage. How generous of you.
RIP STUART SCOTT
❤ gone but not forgotten❤
The goat
Rip
Booyah!
Stew = 🐐
Nick : “don’t do this to yourself!”
Also Nick: “LAKERS IN 6!”
Kd was a perfect fit for the Warriors, it's because all he had to do was ball. They already had a leader, they already had the team, if KD has to do anything other than get to his spot and shoot he's in trouble.
I have found no lies.
he doesnt just score by getting to his spots
Lost all respect for KD when he left OKC for the Warriors.
The NBA wasnt going to allow Steph to have more rings than Lebron
@@randyholliday5626 Not true. That's not how the rigging works. That's why LeBron is complaining about the Refs. He doesn't understand that they will only help you get close. You still have to win yourself. Jokic is a great story. New blood defeating the old guard. Just like the WWE accept the final victor is unknown. You have to make the shots.
Jason Kidd has done a great job with the Mavs
Facts in coach Kidd we trust but it's on our players now
Facts
Yo must not have watched the season
10% of this is kidd lmao. 40% is Nico, the GM. The rest is Kyrie and Luka.
Chris “emBOLDENED” Broussard
someone clip that it will age like fine wine
@@piotrswat169 who cares, he is purely saying this for ratings
"Emboldened by the flame of ambition"
@@alexsantiago3181 been playing elden ring? 😀
I love that Wildes has to admit that Luka and the Mavs play good defense.
That’s right. Tyron Lue sees something, happily, in the distance.
It’s an early vacation.
And they said I was a madman when I called Phoenix a first round exit. Who knew having a top heavy offensive team with zero bench and defensive minded coach would lead to this 😂
Anybody can hold serve at home. Let’s revisit this after games 3 and 4
@@leir2005the Nuggets “held serve” (barely) and everybody says that series is done. The Wolves were up so much that the bench warmers got garbage time in both games and the mantra is “held serve at home”. They did more than hold serve - neither game was remotely close.
Like they might still lose in Arizona but the disparity in conclusions across sports media is wild
the wolves will be out in six games . suns will rise
@@KMM5821 Twolves in 5
@@jamespratt7526well said sir well said
18:03 lmaoo Nick acting perplexed that doc rivers doesn’t make adjustments in the playoffs is hilarious. He only has an entire career track record of no adjustments and still Nick foolishly picks his teams to go to the finals every year
Nick's brain turns to scrambled eggs when he talks Lakers. 😂
When he talks Luka Mavs too
Dirk not being in the top 20 is absurd
Wade and KG also
What is George Mikan doing in row 2 😂. Above Moses, Oscar, Jokic, KD, Giannis, Isaiah is just wild.
And that kLuTcH check gets LeBalco on the left of MJ 😂😂🤣
Luka and Kyrie and the best duo in game.
LMFAOOOOOO hero ball is not going to work for long. Against trash teams, like Clippers who have been overrated for the last five years and the most overrated in sports over the last five years....sure. But Denver will absolutely DESTROY Mavs.
I wonder what happened to Jokic and Murray
@@arsenioseslpodcast3143 are you the same bandwagon people who were cheering for golden state in the past 10 years. All I see is denver "fans" since they became champions. Suspicious.
@@ayoomisope6563 in terms of basketball skill. They are the best duo.
As a citizen of Indianapolis, I’m offended. They said 2 things about the Pacers. 😂 we don’t get no love.
Pacers good don't sleep on them
Pacers are lucky that Siakam has overperformed just as much as Hali has underperformed lowkey
Fox Sports. Whatever you do, do not change this lineup. This is the best sports show on TV right now.
" if your just tuning in, the clippers did lose"😂😂😂
He cracked me up on this one 😂
The Beal trade was stupid. Let’s be real
Beal way better than CP3 and 1 2nd round pick. It was an obvious trade
Should’ve got mike conley
@@rileyevans1523😂
Cmon brou 🤨
6'12" KD injuries have wrecked KD from the player he could have been. It's sad, but it happens with a lot of tall players. Nick seems to forget that.
Brou be hatin on OKC like crazy
Can we focus on the team actually up 2-0 against the Suns?
Why that series is done.
According to Nick the Series hasn’t started yet
Suns and Lakers disappointment is just greater than Minnesota's and Denver's greatness at the moment. Don't worry, after the Suns are eliminated and Minnesota moves on, they are going to get all the flowers. Minnesota's defense is playing the best in the playoffs but despite that, their offense has looked a little anemic against a Suns team that doesn't play with energy or good defense. There's no question Minnesota's defense is amazing but there's still a question mark on their offense.
No
For what? The Suns bout to do them Timberwolves in next four consecutive. Timberwolves barely won game two with no real help from Edwards.
Mavs will win this series .....
Clippers in 6
@@Rushking20you mean losing in 6 😂😂😂
@@Rushking20 6 Flags okay I got you ....
@@vortexathletic😂😂 facts
Eh
Nick confidently claiming the Mavs would be up 3-1 after they win one game is hilarious
i will never understand his ability to be so sure of himself after being consistently colossally wrong almost every year. he's been wrong about literally everything so far this postseason: knicks/sixers, lakers/nuggets, and now mavs/clippers, and he still talks like can see the future. it's so obnoxious lol
Brus love affair with the Clippers will never cease to amaze me😂😂
The fascination with Kevin Durant slander lately has been really weird
Well, I mean, he hasn't been successful since he left the warriors. He's great, but he kinda deserves the criticism he's getting.
@@ryanfruge8819 ok and? Lol is he the only one who haven’t been?
@renardjohnson8166 No, he isn't, and those other guys get criticism. Criticism isn't somethings that's unique to KD. 😂😂
@@ryanfruge8819 ok
Down 0-3 he deserves all the slander he’s been getting.
8:12 😂😂cold
Chris Broussard broke my anlkes with that, "on the contrary"
I like the Mavs in 6 Suns not beating T-Wolves 76ers still got a chance and stop the OKC DISRESPECT
The ways Nick finds ways to slight Kd. Amazing
Insane the way he hates kd
Insane
It's because he singlehandedly stopped nicks girlfriend LeBron from winning more titles
You are never ever going anywhere if you expect PG to be great in the playoffs. He has only shot better than 45% in the playoffs once in his career. If he shoots, odds are he misses.
Same with harden and westbrick 😂
I will never get on board with a guy with 6 epic beatdowns in a championship series as the greatest player ive ever seen in any sport
Brou will never learn
brou i am with youuuu! believe in harden and clippers
love this show
Clippers actually would’ve started so much better if Zubac didn’t pick up those 2 early fouls. Harden and George were excellent at driving to the rim. They just didn’t have anyone to finish. I don’t know which plumlee brother is on the Clippers but I’m amazed the broadcast said he’d played 12 years in the NBA with that kind of performance
Having Mikan in the top 22 but no John Stockton is ATROCIOUS
Nick's top 22 just looks weird with Lebum the choker, the quitter at #1 lol 😂.
Crazy to think the Suns could have picked Luka and had the best backcourt in the league for a decade.
Bro booker is trash
@@ernestoarellano7869 He is not trash, but he's not top 7 like so many thought last year. He's top 10 at the very most, but still a very good player in a league chalk full of talent and obviously, Luka is the better player, both on offense and lately, on defense as well.
Booker is DEFINITELY TRASH ONE DIMENSIONAL @@curqo9711
SUNS lack 2,3 players for sure and one is a 3pts machine Bogdanovic from Atlanta, maybe he would come to Phoenix
@@vukaleksic1654 suns need to go into rebuilding mode cuz Booker isn’t him
Nick said "Siakems" inevitable come down to earth moment will happen when he 1 of the few players on the court with playoff n finals experience is crazy
Asking Doc Rivers to coach is like asking Dwight Howard to hit 5 threes a game. So pretty much, it ain’t happening😂😂😂
I think this is a 5050 7 game series but I love how Brou sounds like he's trying to yell himself into believing in the Clippers more than he does😂
Yes but people have yet to realize Luka for whatever reason is not playing good whatsoever 🤣 like he is shooting horrible, taking time to read defenses
Wait till Luka gets up to his standards
6 or 7 games. Both getting ready to lose too Denver.
@hintssabbat the winner plays the Twolves. I'll be impressed if either team makes it to Denver.
@@user-tc1cd3nx2fcould this not also be due to the Clippers defense? And the same can be said for Kawhi. It’s reasonable to expect both of them to get better
@@JeReMyBrOwN504 actually from what I'm seeing wolvs and thunder can beat mavs and Clippers. Denver is the favorite but it's close
The Clips loss by 3 and shot 32% from the field and 27% from the three. Let's see what happens!
They got a lotta freebies from the refs
Clippers threw all sorts of defensive looks at Luka.. He has started to recognize and dissect all of them... Clippers started throwing doubles and blitzing him. That's a sign that they are in trouble... Luka's teammates will adapt to playing 4v3 against a scrambling defence
@@karabomafa5609 Luka shot the ball 26 times to get 32 points. So if you call that getting use to something have at it. The only reason the Clips loss was because they had a horrific shooting night. Usually if any team shoots that bad they lose by double digits! When the Mavs shot that bad they were down by 30. Knock it off!
@@karabomafa5609 kawhi is not playing Rusty like that again
@@142splatzso ur betting on luka and the mavs playing bad all series so when the mavs have a bad shooting game its the clippers are just better but when the clippers shoot bad its “they only won cuz we shot bad”😂 ya i want what your smoking buddy🤷🏾
😂😂😂😂"I can't believe it"....
-Nick Wright
Jordan is the only player to average over 40 in a series!
Main question with KD is.. what has he really done except getting 2 easy rings on the most stacked team in nba history? And its not like he has not been stacking the deck since leaving the warriors.
You have to be really young to be saying this lol. He's been 10x All-NBA, MVP, 4 scoring titles, 3x Gold Medalist, 14x All-Star, made the NBA's top 75 team, first team All-american, has his jersey retired with the Longhorns. KD will retire a top 25 player. Don't let these casuals fool you into questioning KD's greatness. He's old now, of course he's on the decline lol. Still a top 10-15 players in the league
@@VivisDoomsdayhe’s either 15 or just starting watching basketball
Nick has to be an easy dad to please. Fs all year and bring home one A- on a pop quiz and it’s “let the praise be as loud as the disrespect”
What’s the f?
Probably a critical thinking seminar
7:17 This isn't the Darvin Ham's I saw something😂
Great game overall. Dont think there's anything wrong with either club. Each game won was earned and not given away.
Just shows how good and even the teams are.
nick claiming luka is a lockdown defender is crazy
Not a lockdown but his defense is good
He locked up the Clippers last night. Pretty sure PG, Harden, and Kawhi had like 3 total field goals with Luka as their defender. If that.
He was lockdown in game 2.
Actually he's been good this season. And excellent in game 2.
Yeah lockdown is a step too far, but I think his defense has seriously stepped up and should be acknowledged.
Yall forgot the 94 magic ? Young penny and shaq?
That’s like 30 years ago bro lol
they didnt make the finals in their first playoff run that was their second year. they got swept their first playoff run by indiana
That team was full with veterans.
H. Grent , N. Anderson , D. Scott.....
LAC defense is a factor but Mavs are shooting 40% FG over the first 2 games (48٪ during regular season). Brou isn't appreciating how much higher the Mavs' ceiling is if a few more open looks start falling.
This show is really awesome. Good dynamics. Even if they are wrong it's still enjoyable to listen
Mavs had home court and were clear favorites when they were up 2-0 on the clippers.
And choked away a two game lead
They were the away team
Different team, Different players.
That was a significantly worse roster. Trying to compare this team to that team is dishonest.
They have the greatest all around player in the league Mavs in seven no disrespect to Clippers Iam picking them to go to Western Conference Finals against Denver that will not be easy
The topic being about the suns and not the wolves is everything that’s wrong with the sports industry puppets
Because the Suns are far more disappointing than the Timberwolves have been great. Timberwolves are playing a team that has no energy or soul and their offense last game looked bad. Don't worry, Timberwolves will get their praise when they go up 3-0 against the Suns and the series is really over.
@@VivisDoomsday what happens if the suns win the series
@@macks5626 If the Suns win the series, we are proven once again that Minnesota isn't ready yet. That's part of the reason why people aren't getting too crazy about singing all the praises for the T-Wolves just yet- they are definitely in control of this series but they have to actually win a series and prove to the nba that they are worthy. It's funny how all these people are complaining the T-Wolves aren't getting a ton of praise. They have short term memory.
@@VivisDoomsday Yeah the series isn't over, as a suns fan I hope they win against Minnesota. I just don't see Minnesota winning against the Nuggets the only team I give a shot are the suns and Clippers, that's why I want both to advance hopefully
7:07 I saw that they can’t match Westbrook energy at all… the change of pace through them off every time
I’m interested to see what adjustments are made.
I wonder what it would look like if they put Josh green on him. Both, high energy players.
@@loster87 even at his age I don’t think anybody can keep up with him, besides Ja. Ant man and SGA.
Luka has been in the league for 6 years and they still can not pronounce his last name, DEAR GOD.
How hard is it to say "DON CHICH"! Why does the media keep saying Don CHICK. Come on man. It's like calling Stephen Curry, STEVEN CURRY.
Brou has been embarrassing himself with these clippers for too long. It’s not like that’s his childhood team and he is bias. This is real bs analysis lol
Kawhi was clearly rusty and the Mavs only won by 3 points. I’m not saying the Clippers are for sure gonna win this series but to act like the Mavs have this series locked up is crazy. Picking the Clippers isn’t a bad take.
I don’t see how anyone could have watched these past two games and come to the conclusion the Mavs are the blatantly better team.
“if your just tuning in the clippers actually lost last night”is mad funny
Nick explained it perfectly the Draymond and Jokic comparison lol
i'm right there with you nick about the kd stuff my favorite player makes me sad
Nuggets vs Mavs in the conference finals 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@@chazvriseno9510 uhh, might want to check the playoff bracket
@@emoneyizhereson why? Because you believe the mavs can't beat the thunder or because you mistakenly think the mavs are on the same side of the bracket? (Spoler: they're not)
Agree you are a very astute basketball man
THE INTRO ALWAYS GETS ME!
Nick said Luka has never had home court and been the favorite like he is now but I doubt that. A few years ago the Mavs went up 2-0 going BACK HOME and lost to the clips in 7 I highly doubt they weren't the favorite after those 2 games in that series.
Clippers in 6. I'm with Brou
Mavs in 6 😂😂
i'm scared as a Mavs fan , but hopeful.
Nah not when you built the biggest choker roster in nba history
@@sillygoose4263too bad the clippers own the mavericks. Did they choke when down 0-2 in 2022?
Mavs in 5 or 6
Nick Wright needs to shut up when others are talking
All three of them constantly interrupt each other.
"my favorite version of him, where he is getting technicals"😂
Dirk not in top 22 is so disrespectful, but typical for american media who never gave him his props but celebrates worse players who are more flashy.
European dude cooking the American team with Kawhi, PG, Harden, Russ
They all LA boys as well lol
@@adamjohnson5675 European center cooking LeBron and AD too. 😂
Clippers winning in 7
Nice to see US media that has been covering one of their best players for several years now still can't properly pronounce Luka Doncic. It's not even a difficult name!!
KD's been my favorite player since middle school but hearing his career laid out like that is disheartening lol
Mavs winning it all this season
Good chance good chance I picked them to go to Western Conference Finals
Like your positive attitude
Lmfao needed that laugh 😂😂
Nick hates for Jokic has no boundaries 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm glad nick wright said suns don't have a chance,he's proving he doesn't know basketball
I need Nick to drum the table harder and faster
The Paradox that is Nick Wright.
Ignore EVERYTHING this man ever said about the Lakers and LeBron and below all this BS that has been said there does sit a very competent analyst behind it.
I really wish he would focus more on being a good analyst instead of handing out hot takes like hot dogs on the street and I would actually watch this and listen to his podcast.
I agree with the Luka take. My biggest reason I thought he wasn’t going to win anything is because you can’t have your best player be your laziest… and he fixed that
It’s crazy to think, they are talking about KD and Bron at 23 being the best players and bringing their teams to the finals, and now seeing Ant dominate like this at 22 is amazing.
Ant had 15 points last night and 7 was bs fouls calls in the bonus late game lmaoo it’s obvious the nba want this to go 7 games .. literally the ref controlling the games
As a bucks fan, I’m slightly worried but also confident. If Middleton can get going as a strong second scoring option while GA is out we’ll be fine. Def going to have to have Pat play on ball on Siakkim.
This is the best basketball debate show no question
I’m not an NBA historian, but it’s TOUGH for me to put George Mikan above KD
Notice all the injury excuses they give kd but 0 for when they talk about Giannis
The comedy in this show is so good
Kawhi is the clutchest player in this series
Really cool to hear some cogent analysis or praise of the Wolves in the Wolves Suns segment. Oh, wait, it was literally all on Durant.
Like I get Durant is a legend and HoFer but if y’all are gonna push the idea Ant might be face of the league some point soon y’all have to speak about his team ocassionally
Y'all constantly on Durant its amazing
Brou always has a team who has an injury history that makes everyone doubt them but Brou because "this will be the year" , i.e Nets, Jets, Clippers.
i feel like chris is letting that personal back and forth with KD cloud his judgement. Nick is spot on. at 23 KD was the best player on a championship team. he was 25 competing with Prime LeBron James for best player in the league. he never quite got there but the gap between them was not huge or anything. he went from that at just 25 to possibly not even ending up top 20 all time. that’s actually insane.