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But when you think about who is in the top of the West and how competitive it is, it makes sense that the Trailblazers haven't had enough to be at the top.

But Denny Avdia is having a breakout season.

We love the athleticism that's in Portland.

And I think that is what gets me excited about them going up against Phoenix because Phoenix also has showcased

Their defense is so much fun to watch.

They've got huge guys like Oswego Daro, Ryan Dunn, playing outside, being able to guard guards.

We've seen Devin Booker come back and make a, I would say like,

I mean, he has his own he had his little own little mini MVP run in the sense of how huge he is for leading this team's defense and how big he is for the energy that the Phoenix Suns offer.

I just think that there's an opportunity here for it's not a great shot for shot making, but it's a great opportunity for athleticism to play a part between these two teams.

So I think they'll be the most exciting one.

to be clear i definitely thought you asked just for play-in matchups oh yeah no he said both yeah i'm not of all of the matchups in brown what i'm not thinking about phoenix suns versus hey it could be a big donovan clinton it could be it could be but that is absolutely not i would say more than those that matchup yeah for me whoever ends up playing detroit

Because this is an opportunity to see, let's just ensure that Detroit is who we think they are.

Especially if it ends up being Charlotte.

If Charlotte ends up beating the Heat and they get the opportunity to get that eighth seed and go up against Detroit, we know they're going to have to come up against the physical defense of Detroit.

They're going to have to come up against just...

What we've seen all season long with Detroit and the Charlotte Hornets matchup, that they're just a little bit more calm and more poised in those positions.

However...

The Hornets are absolutely capable of running Detroit ragged by the end of that series.

And I'm just shooting as the exactly the outside shooting the matchup there in general.

The numbers have always favored whoever can shoot more threes and the numbers have always favored who has more ISO creators.