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00:00Now let's talk about the Timberwolves' chances against that defense.
00:05Now, I have liked the Timberwolves,
00:07and I am scared to death against Oak City's defense.
00:12I don't care how much I like the T-Wolves.
00:14They're going to run into a problem here.
00:17Yeah, they are.
00:18And listen, I was like you.
00:19When I saw the draw, I loved the Timberwolves
00:22to go to the Western Conference Finals
00:24because I just thought that the Lakers and Golden State
00:27were incredibly overrated.
00:28And I also thought that the size of Big Rudy, Julius Randle,
00:32Jaden McDaniels, and Nas Reed was going to be too much.
00:35Well, guess what?
00:36They're running into a team that's just as big
00:39with Hartenstein, with Chet Holmgren, right,
00:41with the toughness of Lou Dort.
00:43Alex Caruso basically took Nikola Jokic out of the game yesterday.
00:47Think about that.
00:48And 6'3", took him out.
00:50So to me, this is where the problem starts with Minnesota.
00:54OKC is way too deep.
00:56And here's the thing.
00:58OKC, besides game two, Pharrell, did not play well in this series
01:03until that 15-2 run at the end of the second quarter
01:07with Jalen Williams, who finally woke up out of his nap
01:10after playing great in game three and didn't give you anything,
01:134, 5, 6.
01:14Was absolutely fantastic, scoring 11 out of those 15 points.
01:17And at that point, Debra looked around and said,
01:20we don't got that next gear.
01:22Yes, Aaron Gordon hurt.
01:25Yes, Jamal Murray, you know, illness.
01:27Yes, Michael Porter Jr. hurt.
01:29I don't care if all three of them were fine.
01:31The way that team turned that switch in game seven,
01:35that's Oklahoma City that we saw.
01:37And I think that Minnesota's going to struggle in this series.
01:42I think you've now, OKC's woken up.
01:44This may be crazy what I'm about to say.
01:46Like, I think the OKC Thunder beat them, and they beat them in five.
01:51Yeah, like I said earlier that they're a true number one.
01:58You know, they beat everyone's ass all year.
02:01And then when it mattered most, I mean, look what they did in the first round.
02:05And then when it mattered in this game, they beat their ass.
02:08When they want to play, they can beat anyone's ass in the league.
02:14I mean, at this point, like, seriously,
02:17you can't favor the Knicks or the Pacers over that team.
02:22No, no, absolutely not.
02:23I mean, I would say that whoever got to the finals,
02:27I think OKC would be at least a minus 250 favorite to win the finals,
02:32no matter who came out of there, because of the dominance they've had.
02:35And they've been the best team during the regular season.
02:37Now, playoffs or playoffs, things are different.
02:39But, you know, OKC, I firmly expect to get there.
02:43The Knicks' pace receiver is just going to be tough.
02:46I have the Knicks in seven.
02:48I think the exact revenge, if they can stay healthy,
02:50I think they have the best player on the floor,
02:53the best closer on the floor in Jalen Brunson.
02:57I think having Mitchell Robson this year will help.
03:00I think OG being healthy helps.
03:02I think Mikael Bridges being there helps,
03:04because I think Bridges goes to Halliburton,
03:06which his length should give Halliburton problems,
03:08because Halliburton's really not much of a burner to get by him.
03:11And I think OG can go to Siakam.
03:13So I think the Knicks in seven and a really good series.