Assessing Dallas Mavericks' Third Key Player: NBA Insights

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00:03 Well, listen, when you look at a team like Dallas,

00:07 it's obviously the scoring punch of both Luca and Kyrie.

00:10 Obviously something that obviously takes your breath away.

00:13 But I think my concern with Dallas is the fact of who is their third guy?

00:18 Right? You're going to lean on PJ Washington?

00:22 Why not? He's been lighting it up.

00:25 He has been. But you know what?

00:26 The guy that I think would need to step up,

00:28 and actually stepped up in a big way,

00:30 and we talked about him on CBC yesterday,

00:32 was Tim Hardaway Jr.

00:34 You were right about him.

00:36 11 points, 19 minutes.

00:37 I think if he could be that third guy, that could be something.

00:41 And good for Luca, 5 for 8 from 3.

00:43 That was my concern we talked about as well yesterday.

00:46 5 for 35 the previous four games from 3.

00:49 So can Dallas do it?

00:51 Yeah, they could probably do it because they have the scoring punch

00:54 and they have a couple of defenders in PJ Washington.

00:56 And obviously Jones can both defend.

01:01 When you look at Oklahoma City, I think the moment will be too big for them.

01:04 But I do think if you're asking me who would give Boston the hardest time,

01:10 I think it's Minnesota 1, Denver 2, Dallas 3, OKC 4.

01:16 So wait, time out. I got 5 left here. Time out.

01:21 So you just said the moment's too big for Oak City.

01:28 You mean like the season they just had?

01:30 Is that like too big for them that they won all those games

01:33 and they finished first in the conference?

01:35 And now all of a sudden they are 1-1 and now what, they suck?

01:40 This is the playoffs. Teams lose games.

01:43 You're telling me, because I'm telling you, if they were to get by,

01:48 if they were to get by Dallas and they were to get by the winner of the other series

01:53 and they made it to the NBA Finals, you're still taking Boston over that OKC team

01:58 if they make it to the Finals.

02:01 Because I'm not listening to too big for the moment.

02:04 They've already proven they can win every night in the NBA.

02:08 These are NBA games.

02:10 And you know what, the lights are a little brighter

02:14 and the announcers are a little louder

02:17 and the poppin' circumstance is a little juicier.

02:21 But it's still ball, flat out.

02:25 And you're a baller.

02:27 So don't tell me that one game's different than the next.

02:30 You either go out and ball and win and play hard and set screens and finish or you're dumb.

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