00:00Meanwhile, it looks like we're headed toward probably a sweep or a series in five.
00:05I just, Carlin, have not seen enough from the Lakers to think that they can win a game in this
00:10series.
00:10Now, I do believe the Lakers will cover one of the next two.
00:13I really do think that.
00:14LeBron tends to gravitate a team to a really close game and a buzzer beater, whether they win or lose,
00:22I don't know.
00:22So I think that's going to happen in L.A.
00:25But unfortunately, the Lakers are just very undermanned against the best team in the NBA.
00:30Yeah, and I think the rants from, you know, whether it's J.J. Redick or Austin Reeves, LeBron did not
00:36rant as much or actually didn't really say anything last night in terms of the officials.
00:40You know, once you start complaining about the officials and making that the main point of a loss where you
00:47really got blown out in game two, you know, that shows me that you know you can't beat that team.
00:52And you're just looking and drawing at anything you possibly can to get some level of an edge going back
00:57home for game three.
00:58The Oklahoma City Thunder should sweep the Los Angeles Lakers like no one should be surprised about that at all.
01:04The question is now at this point, Greg, if you're better, is like, can they get one game or can
01:08they cover?
01:08And I think they can get a cover to your point in game three.
01:12They'll shoot better. Right.
01:13They'll go back home. They'll feel comfortable. They'll shoot better.
01:16And game three really is their season on the line because they go down 3-0.
01:19Then you could just get the brooms out because I do.
01:22The one thing about this Oklahoma City Thunder team, people forget, hey, they won the championship last year.
01:26It's like we we kind of talk about them like as if they're not the defending champions that got better.
01:30Right. Like that. And they're still missing pieces.
01:33Jalen Williams has been out. He was their second best player.
01:35They could still get better throughout this playoff run.
01:37So I don't think anybody is really shocked by, you know, them being up 2-0.
01:41They haven't lost yet in the postseason.
01:43They should kind of sweep this Laker team.
01:45And I'm looking forward to see if the Thunder have that killer instinct to just get the Lakers out there
01:49because they know, you know,
01:50that yesterday they played, you know, that third quarter without Shea.
01:53He was in foul trouble and they were able to actually extend the lead and went on a big run
01:58without their best player on the floor.
01:59And they have that edge.
02:01Craig, you've seen it with championship teams.
02:03They could flip the switch and just kind of turn it on whenever they want.
02:07And go out there and dominate the team.
02:08And what Oklahoma has to be careful of is when you go on the road and when the switch flips
02:13and it doesn't flip the way that it would at home.
02:15Right.
02:15Then you end up losing a game that you shouldn't.
02:18But they are talented enough.
02:19And if they have that killer instinct, it really should just be a 4-0 sweep.
02:22And you kind of get that rest, get ready for whoever's next in the next round.
02:26Yeah. And they're favored to sweep.
02:28I mean, right now their odds are minus three and a half games, minus 155.
02:32I mean, you don't usually see that in any series in the NBA.
02:35Just to close this one out, by the way, Carl, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I have not
02:40heard a peep on Luka Doncic, which tells me he is just not coming back in the playoffs, right?
02:44I mean, at this point, I haven't heard a thing.
02:46Yeah. Next time we see Luka, it'll be in October.
02:48You know, the last time he spoke, he said that he finally gave a timeline.
02:52They told him that it was going to be eight weeks.
02:54And that eight-week window isn't over yet.
02:56So he ain't coming back.
02:58And I would not bring him back if I was the Lakers either at this point.
03:01You know, you see what you have in game three.
03:02You fight with the men that you have right now.
03:05But bringing him back into this series is just going to maybe prolong his recovery further into the offseason.
03:11Just get ready for next year if you're Luka Doncic.
03:13You don't want to risk his future.
03:14You don't want to risk his future.
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