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00:03 And then there were only four left in the NBA, Scotty.
00:07 There you go.
00:08 You have the Celtics and the Pacers, the Mavs and the Timberwolves,
00:13 the entire NBA playoff tree right there in front of you.
00:17 You mentioned the Celtic number before.
00:19 It is -900 for the series.
00:24 The Pacers are +600 for the series.
00:27 Game 1 is tomorrow night.
00:29 Celtics are 9.5-point favorites at home.
00:33 Well, I thought yesterday it was 1,500 and it's like 780.
00:38 It's been bet down.
00:40 It's been bet down immediately,
00:42 and I think that's because of what the Pacers do offensively
00:46 and the fact that they won and beat the Knicks, and here they are.
00:51 And that's a lot of points to give a team that scores as much as they do.
00:55 I think that I like those points and the over.
01:00 As far as the Western Conference goes,
01:03 the Timberwolves and the Mavericks -185 for Minnesota as the series favorite.
01:09 The Mavericks are +145.
01:12 They will play Game 1 on Wednesday night in Minneapolis,
01:16 where the Timberwolves are 4.5-point favorites in Game 1.
01:20 Well, they were dogs this morning.
01:25 So Minnesota was an underdog this morning, and by showtime, they're favored.
01:31 So the money has swung Minnesota's way, and I think it's because--
01:36 but look, both teams are really good.
01:39 I'm not going to sit here and say Minnesota's better than them.
01:42 I can't prove it. You know what I mean?
01:44 I just can't prove it.
01:46 I think they are, but I can't say why other than I could give you a lot of BS
01:52 of why I think they're better, but both of these teams are good.
01:55 I'm not denying Luka and Kyrie and Washington and Gafford and that team,
02:00 and if they had, you know, whatever his name is, Cleaver, they're even better.
02:08 He got injured, tore his shoulder, so he was their best 3-point shooter,
02:13 or one of them. I mean, he definitely can hit from deep.
02:16 So losing him hurt them in some capacity, but they obviously won without him.
02:21 I think Minnesota, for my money, is deeper than Dallas.
02:26 I like their depth and who they can put in a game,
02:31 and I'll tell you another thing I like is that I know Luka's unstoppable.
02:36 Mike Conley's a problem.
02:39 He's a problem for just as much as T.J. McConnell's a problem.
02:44 T.J. McConnell became a big problem for the Knicks.
02:48 Yeah, I think that Minnesota's the better team, Scotty, top to bottom.
02:53 I think that for Dallas to win, they're going to have to get a Herculean effort
03:00 from Luka and Kyrie in this series, and more than they had in the Thunder Series.
03:04 They need to score a lot more against this Minnesota team
03:08 if they're going to get it done.
03:09 Celtics are your favorite with 4 left, minus 150 to win the whole thing,
03:13 then the T-Wolves, then the Mavericks.
03:15 Pacers, 30-1 to win the title with only 4 teams left.
03:21 I mean, why not just put a hundo on the Pacers?
03:27 I'm not going to lie to you.
03:28 I don't think they're going to win the series, but at that price,
03:33 I might just throw a $20 bill down on them to win 6,
03:37 just in case they end up winning.
03:39 Why wouldn't you?
03:40 Why wouldn't you with those numbers?
03:41 I'm talking about putting down a hundo or a dime on them.
03:45 Yeah, I'm willing to do that.
03:48 You know what?
03:49 I hate Boston enough.
03:50 Why the F not that the Pacers can beat them?
03:54 I would love nothing more than to see them upset Boston,
03:57 and they beat the Knicks, and they beat the Celtics to go to the final.
04:00 Then what are people going to say?
04:01 They didn't deserve to be there?
04:03 Yeah, that's what they'll say then.
04:05 I didn't deserve to be there.
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