00:00As far as the game goes, though, the interesting thing, when you look at the four conference finalists, three of
00:08them are like all supposed to be here.
00:11And then it's the Spurs from the preseason element.
00:15I mean, it's super supposed to be here if you think back to how last season ended.
00:21When the Eastern Conference, when the when the dust settled on last year's postseason, the Knicks and Cavs were in
00:31a deadlock for if you don't win the East next year, it's a disgrace because the Celtics and Pacers had
00:37their number one star out with a torn Achilles.
00:40The Bucs weren't a real basketball team. Sixers kind of fit that description as well.
00:45So it's funny. It was a long road to get to New York versus Cleveland, but I can't say, despite
00:53the fact it's a three versus four, it doesn't feel like that, at least to me, when I line these
01:00teams up.
01:02It's going to be, I think, probably better than what we're going to get in the finals, no matter who
01:08wins this series.
01:10But, you know, we've got to take into consideration. I can't even remember the last time we watched Oklahoma City
01:15play a basketball game.
01:17And even then, it wasn't like it didn't feel like they broke a sweat.
01:21What do you do in game ones in situations like this? Because the Knicks are going to be the same
01:26thing here.
01:27Are you expecting more uptempo? Are they going to try and just go as fast as they go?
01:33Are they going to slow this thing down? Is there rust? How do you approach this game?
01:36Okay. So I think once again, we talked about this when the Knicks played the Sixers.
01:43It feels as if there's a real tax being put on anybody who wants to bet New York.
01:49I know that that came to Tuesday, but like seven and a half, that is more than obviously Oklahoma City
01:56is laying in San Antonio.
01:57It feels like a full two points potentially for the spot of having played a game seven.
02:05Where I think that might even be more relevant for Knicks Cavs is just Cleveland's played 14 games this postseason.
02:14Like to play seven and then seven again feels like they've almost automatically lost this series.
02:21I don't know how you could have the legs to get through the conference finals here.
02:26If you're Cleveland, I guess you'd have to steal steal game one.
02:30But again, the books obviously don't think that's possible.
02:33The other thing that's just very interesting to me, and you look at both of these game ones,
02:37the NBA playoffs are right now.
02:41We are seeing the books post totals that are like, nope, it's the playoffs.
02:46And usually, right, you're like, ah, let me be smart about this, man.
02:51This is an under spot.
02:53These games keep going over.
02:55Like they keep over adjusting them, and it doesn't pay to be the sharp-eyed underbacker.
03:02I mean, look at the game seven.
03:042-0-5 and a half crashing down.
03:072-0-4 and a half, 2-0-3.
03:08And that game flew through the number.
03:11I, Knicks Cavs looks 10 points light on the total as somebody who thought under could be a good way
03:18to start this series.
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