Mikal Bridges makes a game saving steal for the second game in row to help the Knicks take a 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni breakdown the Knicks defensive effort, the Thunder beatdown of the Nuggets, and discuss Steph Curry’s hamstring injury. Then, Jared Weiss joins the show after being evacuated from TD Garden following the brutal loss for the Celtics to discuss another 20-point lead disappearing and whether the Celtics stand a chance at winning the series.Host: Dave DuFourWith: Eś Baraheni and Jared WeissExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtAudio Producer: Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chapter 1: What happened in the Knicks vs. Celtics game?
Unfortunately, Steph Curry is going to be out at least a week. They're going to reevaluate him. What's the math on that S that puts him back for which game?
So basically, if they do straight a week, if it's just he's back in seven games, seven days, he could be back for game five. But the likely scenario, given all the kind of information we have, if he's out at least a week, he's probably out for seven to 10 days. And so that puts it at game six.
Game six is the time because there's 12 days between when he got injured and game six should give him more than enough time to be ready for game six. Now, the Question is, can the Warriors get it to six games?
Feels like, look, I know that everyone is ready to write them off without Steph, and I understand it because... Yeah, he's the heart and soul. He's everything. Well, he's also the only source of offense, and every bit of other offense comes off of him. I mean, Jimmy Butler has helped take on the playmaking burden, and he gets the free throw line and whatnot, but...
Steph Curry's out there really making that stuff happen. So I understand, but I do think that their ability to defend I mean, I think that gives them a chance against a team like Minnesota that has sometimes struggled to score. Like this is not the gangbusters offense that that it really ought to be.
And it sometimes it has these games like game one or like the game that they that they actually beat the Lakers where they couldn't hit a shot. So, yeah, I'm not ready to say that Jimmy Butler can't be the number one guy and win a game. You know what I mean?
They just need one. Yeah. That's it. You know, that's the, and like you think about, all right, maybe it's not game two in Minnesota, right? Minnesota is going to be angry. They're going to want to punch back all that type of stuff. But in golden state in chase, there's a decent chance that you have your role players play a little bit better. Brandon Pajimski hit some shots, buddy healed.
That's sort of the equation here for golden state to steal one more game. And to your point about their defense. Yeah. It's locking in on the defensive end. I will say Minnesota is also one of those teams that during the regular season has played with their food. And so if you have that mental note of, oh, Steph's not in the game. Steph's not in the series anymore.
You kind of ease up off the pedal. And I wonder if... that will also catch Minnesota a little bit.
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Chapter 2: How did the Knicks manage their comebacks?
They're not getting anywhere with the ball, and they don't have Porzingis to play over the top right now. Porzingis is sick. Whatever this is, he says that he's ill. It's some sort of reference to what he had before. We've heard bronchitis, but this is a lineup with bronchitis, is it?
So whatever's going on there, they don't have their edges that they usually have that make them better than everybody else.
Yeah, to your point about the Knicks defense, they've been more comfortable switching. They're mixing in some drop every now and then, but they're living with switches with Brunson taking on bigger guys. It seems like they're just more comfortable right now. I guess the question I have for you, Jared, The situation is not good. Down 0-2.
The stats, the history usually says that the team who loses the first two games at home in a series ends up losing. Is it over? No, no. Okay.
The stats say usually. Yes. And then sometimes, and there's sometimes, and this is probably a sometimes. It doesn't mean that the Celtics are going to win the series, but the Celtics have proven themselves at this point. They can adjust. They can find different ways to attack. They have the defensive talent. Like, these guys know how to dig deep. I think this is more of a question of attrition.
You know, teams don't repeat because... They break down because they don't have the edge of the emotional try of that first time they do it. It's hard. You know, Jason Tatum said at some point in the last couple of weeks during a presser that this season was different because, you know, he didn't feel that that edge of like not being champion anymore.
He was basking in the glow and he played great. Like Jason Tatum had a great season. He's better this year than he was last year. And in the playoffs, his defense has been great. Playmaking has been great. But this next series has just been different. And everyone's different right now. There's nobody on the Celtics team that's playing really well right now.
While at least like New York has OG and Jalen in the fourth quarter, like they have these guys. And so, you know, the Celtics, they lost these games on a steal on the last play. Like they're not far. It's one thing here or there, and this is a totally different narrative. So I expect the series to even up. At the very least, I expect the series to get to six.
And I just don't see the Celtics wilting here. There's nothing to indicate that at this point.
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