NBA Game Roundup: OKC Dominates, Knicks and Pacers Prep

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00:03 Let's begin with an uneventful night.

00:04 Sorry to say, just got to keep it real.

00:06 Uneventful night in the NBA last night.

00:09 I mean, two blowouts.

00:10 It happens.

00:10 Sometimes you're going to get that.

00:11 And hopefully tonight's Knicks-Patriots game is a little bit better.

00:14 Oklahoma City defeats Dallas.

00:17 Game wasn't close.

00:17 117 to 95 last night.

00:20 OKC was up throughout.

00:22 In fact, they were up pretty big at halftime as well.

00:24 Shea Gildress-Alexander, 29 points, nine rebounds, nine assists.

00:30 Just not a great night for Luka.

00:31 Didn't even get 20 points last night.

00:33 Of course, OKC covers the number of three and a half.

00:36 The total was 218 in this one.

00:38 And Dallas is probably going to have to look a lot better in game two than they

00:41 looked in game one.

00:42 My gosh, what happened last night in Oklahoma City?

00:44 Well, that was asked of, of course, point guard Kyrie Irving.

00:48 And exactly what it's like trying to defend SGA.

00:51 >> I mean, again, I'm going to show my respect to Shea first.

00:55 And he's a great player.

00:56 But tonight, in the first half, there wasn't really a rhythm for

01:01 a lot of players out there.

01:02 It was a lot of slow down, watch free throws be taken.

01:05 And it just, the way the game was being called,

01:08 it felt like the game was being called like a regular season game tonight.

01:11 That's just my perspective.

01:12 I don't speak for anybody else.

01:13 I don't want to get anybody else in trouble.

01:15 That's just my perspective.

01:15 I think that it was ref like a regular season game,

01:19 because we come off a very physical series against LA Clippers.

01:22 And then we have some of these fouls that are called.

01:25 And some of them may be fouls, right, or a majority of them.

01:27 But I think when you're out there as a competitor, and you just want the flow of

01:31 the game to feel like the playoffs and the physicality is up there,

01:33 it just feels a lot better.

01:36 But again, it's all about adjustments.

01:38 It's really just about continuing to stay positive through some of the runs that

01:42 they make and also being mature about who we're going against.

01:45 They're a good team.

01:46 They've shown it all year.

01:48 They have a starting five that has a plus minus to the roof.

01:51 I'm one of the top defenses.

01:52 So again, we're going to give them credit, but

01:54 we got to come in game two ready and prepared.

01:56 >> Dallas obviously has to look a lot better in game two against Oklahoma City,

02:01 as they have the night off tonight.

02:03 Well, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed seven games to defeat the Orlando Magic.

02:07 And boy, that is what showed last night.

02:09 Tired team as the Boston Celtics basically ran them out on offense.

02:13 They scored 120 points last night on Cleveland.

02:16 The final 120 to 95, an easy cover.

02:19 The line even crept up to 12 and a half over on the FanDuel Sportsbook.

02:24 But there was no stopping Jalen Brown.

02:26 One of the big surprises over the last couple of weeks in the playoffs has

02:29 been Derek White.

02:29 He had another 25 points yesterday.

02:31 Jason Tatum with a double-double, 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

02:36 But yes, it was Jalen Brown taking over the game many times throughout to get to

02:41 that 120 point mark.

02:43 Joe Mazzullo talked about how he has evolved as a star player in the league.

02:48 >> He takes a ton of pride in just growing as a player every year,

02:51 every game, every day.

02:53 Spends a lot of time on it.

02:54 He's not afraid to go after something that he knows he can improve on,

02:57 which I think is huge for his growth mindset.

02:58 And like you said, he has evolved.

03:00 His ability to pick and choose his spots, went to a play in transition.

03:03 He had a couple times where he scored in transition, and

03:05 two plays later he slowed it down, went mid-pick and roll, and

03:07 made the right play.

03:08 I think the growth of him, even if he scores six or eight in a row and

03:11 he gets into the pain, it's a pass on the next one.

03:14 So he's grown as a player, and it's helped us.

03:17 And he's playing big stretches for us, so it's important.

03:19 >> Similar line for game two with Boston 12.5,

03:24 13 point favorites over Cleveland coming up later this week.

03:28 Now also later this week, we're gonna finally get to game three of Denver and

03:32 Minnesota.

03:32 The good news for the Nuggets, even though they're down 0-2,

03:35 going to Minnesota, is Jamal Murray will be able to play in the game.

03:39 He was not issued a suspension, but was fined $100,000 for

03:44 tossing a heating pad in the direction of an official during the loss to

03:47 the Timberwolves.

03:49 It happened with four minutes and 41 seconds in the second quarter.

03:52 And naturally, this is not something that you can do and

03:55 generally avoid a fine, so he got fined 100 grand.

03:58 And by the way, he's been really, really rough.

04:01 Game two, eight points, three for 18 shooting.

04:03 I guess if I was in his spot, I would throw something too.

04:06 Just not at the referees, no doubt.

04:08 All right, bad news for the Knicks.

04:10 Mitchell Robinson gonna miss the rest of the playoffs.

04:12 He's been ruled out six to eight weeks with a stress injury to his left ankle.

04:17 Imaging confirmed the injury after playing just 12 minutes in game one

04:21 against the Indiana Pacers.

04:23 He's had this issue before in December with the Knicks hosting the Pacers tonight.

04:28 No Mitchell Robinson for now.

04:31 I would guess for the next round, and who knows as the NBA finals,

04:34 if they were to get that far, what happened in June.

04:37 Meanwhile, a Defensive Player of the Year award for the new papa, Rudy Gobert.

04:41 He wins it again, his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award,

04:46 tying an NBA record.

04:47 He won in 2018, 2019, and 2021 with the Utah Jazz,

04:53 and now joins Hall of Fame centers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace

04:58 as the only four-time winners.

05:00 Victor Wembaeyama, who was the Rookie of the Year,

05:03 finished second in the voting to Rudy Gobert.

05:07 Also, congratulations to Candice Parker, recently retired from the WNBA.

05:12 She's been named the new president of Adidas Women's Basketball.

05:16 Ten days after announcing her retirement, she was the first woman to receive a

05:20 signature shoe with Adidas back in 2010.

05:24 All right, for the first time ever, a betting company is a key sponsor for one

05:30 of the majors in golf, and this one is the upcoming PGA Championship.

05:35 They have inked a deal with ESPN Bet.

05:37 They've been officially named a sponsor.

05:39 The partnership is throughout 2026.

05:42 It's the PGA of America, and of course, Penn Entertainment.

05:46 Under the agreement, ESPN Bet is now the official sports betting sponsor

05:51 of the championship through 2026.

05:56 In addition, late word this morning, Ryan Garcia's win over Devin Haney was met

06:01 with a lot of skepticism once he tested positive for a PED, but on Wednesday,

06:05 veteran boxing reporter Dan Raphael reported this morning he has been cleared

06:10 of a potential positive drug test for a metabolite which derives

06:15 from a banned substance called nandrolone.

06:18 Never heard of any of this stuff, but naturally, those test results have

06:22 confirmed to be negative, so it looks like Garcia will end up keeping his victory.

06:28 In Major League Baseball, one of the hottest teams going right now has got

06:31 to be the Philadelphia Phillies.

06:33 Speaking of new dads, Bryce Harper had a baby less than a week ago.

06:37 What has he done?

06:37 He's hit a home run in every game since.

06:39 Three games in a row, the Phillies have the best record in baseball.

06:43 He had a grand slam, and the Phillies have won seven straight games.

06:46 The Blue Jays are falling apart completely, and the Phillies are headed the other way.

06:50 Meanwhile, Wilson Contreras last night, in case you missed this, was behind home plate.

06:55 JD Martinez was swinging the bat.

06:58 His backswing cracked Wilson Contreras in the left arm, and my goodness,

07:02 they reported this morning that it is fractured.

07:04 He's going to miss months of time.

07:07 He was placed on the injured list today, arguably the best hitter

07:10 on the Cardinals this season.

07:12 Gavin Lux is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers, of course,

07:15 after missing all of last season.

07:17 He hit a home run for the first time since 2022 last night off the Miami Marlins starter

07:23 Edward Cabrera as the Dodgers have taken the first two games of the series.

07:27 They'll play the third game today.

07:29 Four early afternoon baseball games today, including Angels and Pirates.

07:33 They start at 1230 Eastern after our show.

07:35 Blue Jays and Phillies, 1 o'clock Eastern.

07:38 Tigers Guardians at 1, and Mets Cardinals at 115 Eastern.

07:43 The schedules for the National Football League's upcoming season in 2024,

07:47 going to be released next week.

07:49 The date that we're looking at is May 15th.

07:52 We'll cover it for you next week here on the show.

07:54 More trouble for Rasheed Rice.

07:56 He's now a suspect in an alleged assault that injured a man in a Dallas nightclub

08:01 earlier this week.

08:02 Of course, he was in an accident in Dallas as well with a speeding or driving issue.

08:08 Rice has had all kinds of off-season issues, unfortunately, for him and could

08:11 potentially be already looking at a suspension before this alleged incident.

08:16 Tyler Boyd, former wide receiver of the Cincinnati Bengals, has a new home.

08:19 He signed with the Tennessee Titans.

08:22 It's a one-year deal, $4.5 billion.

08:25 National Hockey League held its lottery last night.

08:27 Congrats to the San Jose Sharks.

08:30 They own the number one pick in the upcoming NHL draft.

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