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00:00We know that the last couple of games have looked good, but that's usually the case, Gilbert, whenever a coach gets fired, players rally and say, oh, it wasn't us, it was somebody else, right? It always happens. But the Nuggets are favored in the series. Clippers are plus 130. This one is really expected to go more than five and a half games. Look at that, minus 162.
00:17And, you know, certainly for me, the one thing that stands out, look, I know James Horan's a great player, Hall of Famer, Gilbert, but let's just be real here. The only player who can really take this series over on the side of the Clippers is Kawhi Leonard. And we just haven't seen that in a really long time. But if he chooses to, and I'm being facetious, but if he does, I mean, that could give the Clippers a win in this series. It's got to be vintage Kawhi, though.
00:44Absolutely. And that's another guy who's been rounding in the playoff form. And the big thing with him is his health. Every year, it seems like we see it and we're going to see it. And then something that out of his control gets in the way and the big what if. And it's been the story the past couple of playoffs with this Clippers team and with Kawhi Leonard. So if he can stay healthy and James Horan doesn't have as much pressure to be a second or third guy because Avica Zubats and Nona Powell can step up. And I think the Clippers are in a really good spot. They're a very tough team, as we saw yesterday in Golden State.
01:14You can never count them out. James Harden had a huge game. Kawhi Leonard had a huge game. Avica Zubats had a good game. So that's a team that's built really well. They're built for playoff success. They have an identity and they stick to it. I think this series goes the distance and it really does feel like a toss up in my eyes.