Brian Windhorst

Like somebody's getting thrown out, right? Yeah. Here's something else. Houston plays, like, super physical. Like, that's how their coach, Ime Udoka, like, teaches them to play. He wants them to play physical. And so you know officiating is going to be a deal in this series. You know that how Houston gets officiated is going to be something. So you know that from the opening tip-off.

Like somebody's getting thrown out, right? Yeah. Here's something else. Houston plays, like, super physical. Like, that's how their coach, Ime Udoka, like, teaches them to play. He wants them to play physical. And so you know officiating is going to be a deal in this series. You know that how Houston gets officiated is going to be something. So you know that from the opening tip-off.

Like somebody's getting thrown out, right? Yeah. Here's something else. Houston plays, like, super physical. Like, that's how their coach, Ime Udoka, like, teaches them to play. He wants them to play physical. And so you know officiating is going to be a deal in this series. You know that how Houston gets officiated is going to be something. So you know that from the opening tip-off.

Draymond Green's going to be working it. Obviously, sometimes Draymond goes over the edge, but if you look on balance, the Warriors might tell you that on balance, he's way ahead because he does sometimes intimidate officials. Now, the officials that you see in the postseason are more veteran. It's maybe not going to happen.

Draymond Green's going to be working it. Obviously, sometimes Draymond goes over the edge, but if you look on balance, the Warriors might tell you that on balance, he's way ahead because he does sometimes intimidate officials. Now, the officials that you see in the postseason are more veteran. It's maybe not going to happen.

Draymond Green's going to be working it. Obviously, sometimes Draymond goes over the edge, but if you look on balance, the Warriors might tell you that on balance, he's way ahead because he does sometimes intimidate officials. Now, the officials that you see in the postseason are more veteran. It's maybe not going to happen.

But Draymond, I could see Draymond going to work here because he knows from the beginning of the series that the way games are officiated are going to matter, and he has a whole game within the game of what he's doing with the referees.

But Draymond, I could see Draymond going to work here because he knows from the beginning of the series that the way games are officiated are going to matter, and he has a whole game within the game of what he's doing with the referees.

But Draymond, I could see Draymond going to work here because he knows from the beginning of the series that the way games are officiated are going to matter, and he has a whole game within the game of what he's doing with the referees.

You sound like you're a first take producer. Yeah. That is exactly. It popped in my head.

You sound like you're a first take producer. Yeah. That is exactly. It popped in my head.

You sound like you're a first take producer. Yeah. That is exactly. It popped in my head.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Good. Very good. Agree.

Good. Very good. Agree.

Good. Very good. Agree.

Um, so I think there's, I'm at, let me just say who I don't think there's pressure on that. You may be, maybe not you, but the fans, but I don't think there's a lot of pressure on the Lakers. Okay. Um, that's not what people are going to think. They're going to think, oh my God, like the lake, you know, if LeBron doesn't win, like, uh, you know, there goes the Jordan comparison.

Um, so I think there's, I'm at, let me just say who I don't think there's pressure on that. You may be, maybe not you, but the fans, but I don't think there's a lot of pressure on the Lakers. Okay. Um, that's not what people are going to think. They're going to think, oh my God, like the lake, you know, if LeBron doesn't win, like, uh, you know, there goes the Jordan comparison.