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00:00The NBA on a Friday night in eight games late on this Friday evening around the
00:05Association where Donnie in the stretch run about 20 games or fewer less left around the NBA
00:12Every game impactful from that postseason race trying to earn a play in tournament spot or better your positioning
00:19Within those playoff standings in either conference
00:22That is certainly the story tonight at altitude the Nuggets a seven and a half point home favorite against Donnie's
00:29Western Conference team the Phoenix Suns the over understands now at
00:34238 the RS
00:37Phoenix needs to steal a few down the stretch if they are even going to flirt with a play in tournament spot
00:43But with Dallas stumbling, of course because of the injury stacking up for the Mavs
00:48Phoenix is only two and a half games behind
00:51Those Mavericks for the ten spot in the Western Conference the fourth and final in the play in
00:57Tournament can't Phoenix make this interesting tonight at altitude
01:01such a tough game the
01:03Handicap and as again as we pointed out so many of these are going to be down the stretch because you're trying to trying to
01:08Buy into not the X's and O's like who's the better basketball? Of course, it's the Nuggets
01:12Just look at the actual home court advantage that they have tonight in elevation and also the records for the team
01:17But understand this did something switch over for the Phoenix Suns
01:20I'm not even saying they're a good basketball team or Bradley Beal should be
01:23Relegated to the bench and not playing just like Katie's spin because he's only there for a couple more games
01:28Technically before he's gonna get traded this summer
01:30but from a standpoint of
01:31It was going to be we don't have any chance to even get into the play in round to now
01:36Dallas is in a complete spiral and freefall and nobody wants to actually play behind the Suns
01:43Which means there are some bottom blows like hey that ain't our spot you go ahead and take it
01:47So do they rise to the occasion say we're gonna play better basketball down the stretch?
01:51So at least we can say hey, man, we fought hard the rest of the way
01:54We got it to the playing tournament who knows how it's gonna work out in the end and probably won't work out better
01:59But doesn't this feel like it is gonna be one of those measuring stick games for the Suns like to me
02:03I want to believe that the Phoenix Suns are gonna give their best effort tonight
02:06Which means a legitimate chance to win, but if not losing by less than 10 points would put you around the point spread
02:12But it's also one of those games for me Ben that I say to myself if I take the Suns and this is
02:17131 to 99 because it was fool's gold for the Suns for a one-night comeback party against an injured
02:23Let's just say Clippers team at that point. I don't know what to anticipate
02:26So for me, I'm still gonna keep with the Nuggets their home. They're better. They should win
02:31So if they should win, I don't know if I go
02:33I think the only win by three or four points at this point
02:35I'll take the Nuggets, but it's such an interesting handicap from what am I actually getting from the Phoenix Suns?
02:42The altitude advantage for Denver this year as a home favorite 14 10 and 1
02:47Against the spread a good covering team Phoenix not a good covering team
02:51But as an underdog at least the margin not nearly as wide 9 and 14
02:56Against the number this year, I guess right Phoenix had dropped four of their first five since the all-star break
03:02They have now won two of their last three sandwiched in between
03:05The dramatic second-half comeback against the Clippers earlier this week was a game as a pick'em favorite at home against the T Wolves
03:13That we said you have to have and they lost right?
03:17So what exactly are we feeling about the Suns down by as many as 23?
03:21Late in the third quarter against LA earlier this week at home and they rallied all the way back to win
03:27Fantastic, but you were still down by 20 plus at home against a short-handed Clippers team. I don't know Donnie
03:34I'm not buying in like you
03:36I think you are jokingly buying in to the idea that if they get there, maybe it's worth a sprinkle
03:42I think you let them get a little bit closer before you bet on them getting there at
03:47This time Denver now a half game behind the streaking Lakers who of course have won eight straight for that two three
03:54Split the Lakers the two-seat out west Denver now in that third spot
03:59Probably no Jalen Brunson
04:00Tonight as the Knicks continue their road trip second leg of a back-to-back in LA rolled his ankle in OT
04:07Maybe not as serious as it looked in the moment
04:09But probably going to miss a few games here for the Knicks because of it
04:14You see a large spread the Clippers at eight point home favorite tonight against New York total at 219 now
04:21I'll take the eight points. I'll take the eight points with the Knicks because also understand this. Yes. It's a back-to-back
04:25Yes, Brunson is not gonna play in this game
04:27But it's the same city back-to-back. It's not that bad
04:30You played basketball for a couple hours, which most people tell you sometimes the games much easier than the practices are
04:35You're gonna lace them up once again same hotel
04:37You stayed the night before not flying on a plane checking into a new hotel new bedroom getting ready for everything like that
04:42You get that so I'm gonna take the Knicks tonight getting the eight points against the Clippers who I don't know for all there
04:47Should they win the game? Yeah, probably so but I'll take the Knicks night with the eight
04:50I'm not saying a bounce-back effort because they lost last night
04:53But I don't think it's gonna be a blow-up by the Clippers enough to get me to double digits buying in here per se
04:58Give me the Knicks. I'll take them on a back-to-back with that eight points
05:01The Clippers have not been great since the all-star break neither had the Knicks at least in terms of covering numbers
05:07The Knicks have only covered once in their eight games since the break New York is also the worst underdog team in the NBA
05:14Three and seven against the spread but nine of those ten games
05:17It would seem at this moment or I should say six of those seven non covers against those top two seeds
05:23In either conference no points prop as expected listed for Jalen Brunson
05:30We do have numbers out there though for James Horton and Kawhi Leonard not Donnie's guy Big Will Norman Powell
05:36Can I ask just so we clarify?
05:37So our bit here that you have started on the money line carries over to your guy on TEL
05:43Why Big Will for a guy named Norman?
05:46They could like growing up. You're the best player on the court
05:49You know what? I mean bring your Big Willie game out there Big Willie styles
05:52You know what? I mean? You ever hear that moniker back in the day Will Smith and all that?
05:55So that's where I get active for me. Yeah, so like you you are the big dog on the court
06:00It's just a moniker and a nickname. That's all
06:02Got you. Not that doesn't actually have anything to do with the name William a different
06:07All right. Anyway as we get right now for the rest of the NBA slate tonight, Donnie
06:13As we have shared the Mavericks are probably going to be booked as an underdog
06:17For the good majority of their games down the home stretch of this season
06:20Even at home getting double digits from the Grizzlies who I believe have dropped four in a row Memphis needs to figure it out snap the
06:27Skid expected to do so tonight in Dallas. I mean they should win
06:31But again, there are much better efforts out here that you can bet on and apply your time and try to handicap
06:36Then what am I getting out of the Dallas Mavericks at home at this point quite frankly?
06:40Are there any fans at home to even watch the Dallas Mavericks tonight taking on the Memphis Grizzlies?
06:45The Grizzlies haven't been great by any stretch
06:46Maybe look at the over 238 since how much of that breakneck praise we get from the Grizzlies
06:51But good luck with understanding what the Dallas Mavericks will be made of tonight. I can't get my hands around it
06:57The Memphis Grizzlies have only won two of their eight games. It's the all-star break
07:01They have not covered once in that span the Mavs after the Luka Dantridge deal were booked as a dog
07:08This will be their 11th time in the 14 games
07:10Since or the 12th time in the 15 games since booked as a dog
07:14They started out covering you not so much as way for me over line up next