00:00I mean, this is a good matchup last night as the Celtics were visiting the Detroit Pistons.
00:06Wasn't Max telling us about this particular player, last conversation we had with him?
00:10Right-hand dribble by Derek White, attacking the paint, draws a double-team, kick-out, Garza, open three, got another one.
00:17Oh, you put him in a position right now where he sets a good pick and he's bound himself for a three.
00:23Very tight game all night, separated by just a point or two for most of the game.
00:28Jalen Brown with a big night.
00:30Jalen Brown drives on Duncan Robinson, bullies him to the dotted line, kick-out, Pritchard.
00:34One dribble around Thompson, gets deep in the paint, backs it out, shot clock at seven.
00:39Jalen's got it against Duncan Robinson.
00:40Right-hand dribble past him, elevates, goes off the window and gets the bounce.
00:44The Celtics have the lead with 3.19 to go.
00:47Oh, that was squirrely.
00:48I was in bed and I saw that the Celtics had the lead, so I put a little money line bet on my Detroit Pistons.
00:54Smart man.
00:55My Detroit Pistons, who I watch so much, I'm such a big fan.
01:00Jalen Brown with 32 points, same day he's named an all-star starter.
01:05Can we get to it?
01:06I want to bet.
01:08Okay.
01:08Well, it wasn't the NFL, so of course you did.
01:11Yeah, it wasn't the mush.
01:13I want to bet.
01:14Now, I didn't put any money on him, but nonetheless, you know, I walked out of there with like $30.
01:19Good.
01:19It's a shame the football game was on last night because a couple of all-star starters going up against each other last night between Jalen Brown and Cade Cunningham.
01:27And the Celtics were trailing late and have one last chance.
01:31Cade against Derek White.
01:33Two dribbles in the left hand.
01:34Pull up.
01:34Elbow.
01:35Bounces out.
01:36Rebound.
01:37Cade a knockdown by Duren.
01:38Ball saved from going out of bounds for the moment by Thompson.
01:41But he lands out of bounds.
01:43And the Celtics are going to be given the basketball down by one.
01:47That's not the last chance.
01:48No.
01:49That's them getting possession of the basketball.
01:51Yes.
01:52All right.
01:53Jalen Brown missed the shot.
01:54There you go.
01:54But I'm bump-bump.
01:55Same kind of shot, though.
01:57Elbow fall away.
01:58Good luck.
01:59I will tell you, if these two teams meet in the playoffs, that will be great.
02:02Oh, my God.
02:02Seven games of that would be fantastic.
02:04Yeah, because if I'm the Pistons, I'm not sure if I'm doing much of the trade deadline.
02:11I don't know if I want to mess around with this court.
02:13Now, they started this season exceptionally hot.
02:16They haven't been like that again.
02:19But they're pretty good, and they have an identity.
02:22And I don't know how much I want to screw around with that.
02:24They're obviously going to make a deal at the deadline.
02:27They're obviously going to bring someone in, and they have a lot of cap room, and they have all their picks and everything.
02:33But, like, I'm not sure if I'm them.
02:36And we've talked to analysts about this because, I mean, this is ideal, right?
02:40If the Celtics go far in the playoffs, this is someone they're going to have to play.
02:44I mean, the Pistons are – Pistons and the Celtics really are the two best teams in the East.
02:51The Knicks got embarrassed the other night, and they're now looking to try to call Anthony Towns.
02:56The last night as well.
02:57They were down 30, and Jalen Brunson's playing hurt, and they're not – I thought they were going to be much better.
03:04They're not this year.
03:04No, I did too.
03:05But so say that these are the two best teams in the East.
03:09You know, the Celtics, I don't know.
03:11They might get Tatum back, which seems like a bit of an improvement.
03:13Did you see yesterday?
03:14Yeah, that he played for an hour.
03:16Really showing out at the shoot-around in the morning and apparently saying, look at me.
03:23I'm ready.
03:23No, that wasn't a mistake.
03:25The fact that he worked out for that long while the media was in there speaks volumes.
03:31He's peacocking.
03:32Yes.
03:32It's like the mystery method.
03:34You wear, like, a floppy hat and, like, let girls know that you're there.
03:38But I would be interested to see if – because I don't think if you're the Pistons, you make, like, some gargantuan move and get rid of, like, pieces.
03:48No, you have guys – I don't know if you've watched more than I have.
03:51I haven't watched any.
03:53With the Pistons?
03:53Yeah, I've watched them.
03:55It seems to me like they have the alpha, and I love Cade Cunningham's game.
03:59He didn't play well last night, didn't shoot the ball well, but he had 14 or 15 assists.
04:03Well, they have three –
04:04And Duren's a great rebounder.
04:06Not a good rebounder, a great rebounder.
04:07Well, they have two all-stars.
04:09They have three very good young players in Duren, Cunningham, and Thompson.
04:12And then –
04:12Tobias Harris is a very good role player.
04:14Tobias Harris is a good starter.
04:16Duncan Robinson I don't care for.
04:18And then, you know, Jaden Ivey's been disappointing.
04:22So –
04:23Well, I mean, you need a guy like Duncan Robinson.
04:25Celtics have a guy like that.
04:26Yeah, I know.
04:26You need a guy like that who can – who is a very good three-point shooter.
04:30Yeah.
04:30He doesn't play any defense, but a very good three-point shooter.
04:33He bugs me.
04:34Maybe because he's a Michigan kid.
04:36But I think it's the most embarrassing guys.
