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00:00First game of the day will be the Pacers and the Bucs, 1 o'clock East Tip in Indiana, game one of this series.
00:08Now, Damian Lillard, obviously, is where we'll start.
00:11He was cleared yesterday, Scotty, of his deep vein thrombosis and will no longer be on blood-thinning medication.
00:20Doctors have told Bucs officials this recovery is, quote, has never been seen before, this recovery from this.
00:28So, Dame time, Dame time.
00:30It's a miracle.
00:31Now, he's not going to play game one here on Saturday, but it looks like he's getting a little bit closer to coming back and helping the Bucs out.
00:40Here is Doc Rivers on what he has seen from Dame time as we get going.
00:44Probably about 24 hours has been great.
00:46All great news.
00:47You know, we didn't go a lot live today, but he was in practice throughout practice today.
00:53You know, now we just got to see where he's at physically.
00:57It's going to take a minute.
00:58Well, today he did everything.
00:59There's no limitations at all, no other than his lungs and timing and everything else.
01:06How's he doing emotionally?
01:08This has to be a big one.
01:09Yeah, I mean, listen, this could have been career-threatening.
01:11Or it was.
01:13You know, and the fact that there's a very good chance that he's going to play in the playoffs for us.
01:19It sounds like he was going to die.
01:20That's a godsend.
01:23Just stop.
01:24Like, honest in Christ, my man doesn't sign autographs and now he's going to die?
01:29I mean, honestly, you know what?
01:31So he's out of shape now is what you're telling me.
01:35Here's the reality of it.
01:36I don't deny that he can fill it up and I don't deny that Giannis is a problem.
01:41I don't deny that Bobby Bug-Eyes can ball.
01:44But let's face facts.
01:48The Pacers are better.
01:50They're loaded.
01:52At every position.
01:54They're too deep at every position.
01:56In my opinion, they're a problem for the Bucs.
01:58I really think so.
01:59Remember last year, did they not go on a run?
02:02Did they not eliminate the next?
02:03It's the same team.
02:05They're good.
02:06This is like the Phillies.
02:08It's the same team.
02:09They're good.
02:10They have all these stacked players that can ball out.
02:14Same as the Phillies.
02:15You know, they never change their team or their lineup.
02:17They don't do anything.
02:18They add a couple pitchers.
02:20That's it because they're loaded.
02:22I mean, you look at these teams around the NFL that are good.
02:26The Bills.
02:27They're stacked.
02:28They're loaded.
02:29They got every position covered.
02:30They get a couple guys to back them up and they go lock and load and do it again.
02:34That's what the Pacers are.
02:36The Bucs had one run.
02:38One run.
02:40And what have they done since?
02:42Fired coaches.
02:43They've never mattered since they won that title.
02:46To the point of, we've heard about Giannis moving.
02:50We even heard the pathetic rumor that he was coming to the Nets.
02:53For Christ's sakes.
02:55Give me the Pacers.
02:58Yeah, Pacers in game one are minus five and a half.
03:02With the total 224 and a half.
03:05I do think the Pacers will win the series as well.
03:08And I like them laying the five and a half in game number one.
03:12I think they'll take care of business at home on Saturday.
03:16I mean, it's a lot of points to me against a guy like Giannis who can score 40 points.
03:23So, that's a problem for me.
03:25I like him in the series.
03:28Game one, I would say yes, but tentatively.
03:32I think there's better offerings out there.
03:34I mean, it's better offerings out there.