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00:00Updating those Eastern Conference odds right now, Boston minus 145,
00:04priced slightly stronger after dispatching Orlando in the gentleman's sweep last night.
00:10The Cavaliers moved back by a dime at plus 170.
00:14But, J.Y., have you seen anything early on in this opening round that would change your belief
00:20that ultimately in the Eastern Conference Finals, it is still the Cavaliers and the Celtics
00:25as we have projected it being since early January?
00:30No, because for me, I don't think New York's going to have the horses to even compete with Boston.
00:36And if you look at the way how Cleveland looked versus Miami, by the way,
00:40shout out to the Miami Heat for their incredible fold job that they did, Games 3 and Games 4.
00:45You want to talk about a team that may have to start thinking about starting over.
00:48I hate to say it, Miami Heat may be one of them.
00:50But the way Cleveland looked, Ben, was so impressive, particularly, you know,
00:54not only the Game 3 win, but the come out of Game 4 to be up by a 40-piece at halftime.
00:58But they're playing like the two best teams in the Eastern Conference.
01:02You know, the Knicks, obviously, if they get by Detroit, I'm honestly concerned.
01:06Is Jalen Brunton even going to make it?
01:08I mean, the guy rolls his ankle at least twice a game, right?
01:11So, to me, that's obviously going to be an issue there.
01:14And I just think Detroit will be too big for the moment.
01:16So, obviously, I think it's an easy pathway for both teams to be to the Eastern Conference Finals.
01:21And I don't think either series, and I'm a Knicks fan, goes past five games.
01:26Let's get out to the West here, talking about five games here.
01:29How about a 3-2 series lead now for the Denver Nuggets after handling business in their own arena
01:33in game number 5, 131-115 over the Clippers.
01:36Impressive performance by Jamal Murray.
01:38Because if you see Jokic scores 13 points, Coach, how could they win that game going away?
01:43Well, they did.
01:44The Nuggets now in command of the series against the Clippers.
01:47You know, and when I saw the number, the overall, I think it was like 203 or some weird number.
01:53I'm like, that game's got to go over, right?
01:57And you're sort of thinking about Denver just hadn't shown themselves offensively yet.
02:02Well, that was Jamal Murray.
02:04And Bubba Murray, Playoff Murray, whatever Murray you call, he showed up and showed out.
02:09And what a performance with the 40-plus points.
02:11So, to me, if you're Denver, you have to feel better about yourself with the fact of you got a very subpar game scoring-wise with Nikola Jokic, right?
02:20Game number four, he went off.
02:22He carried you to the finish line.
02:23Game five, you know, role players played better at home.
02:26Gordon was better.
02:28You know, obviously, Brody was better.
02:30Michael Porter Jr. was better.
02:32And obviously, we talked about Jamal Murray.
02:34So, it sets up an interesting spot here where I've said from the get-go, Donnie, this is going seven.
02:40And I fully expect the Clippers to hold serve in game six, send it back to the Mile High Arena, Mile High, and see what happens there.
02:49And that's where you get concerned if you are the Clippers because, let's be honest, there is the James Harden game seven.
02:56You're a sixer fan.
02:57You know exactly where I'm going.
02:59Game seven's these struggles.
03:00But I do think the Clippers find a way to win game six and force a deciding game seven.