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00:00We'll start in Detroit with the Knicks and the Pistons.
00:03Of course, Cade Cunningham has been out to a great playoff start.
00:06He's averaging 25-plus points, 8-plus boards, 8-plus dimes in his first five playoff games.
00:12Only Oscar Robertson and Luka have done that in their history,
00:16first five career playoff games.
00:18I saw Beasley say yesterday, too, that the Pistons have been winning
00:22without him and Hardaway hitting shots.
00:24He's right about that.
00:25But they're about to catch fire.
00:27Well, will they catch fire tonight?
00:28Tonight, Pistons minus 1-1⁄2, 2-14-1⁄2 is the total.
00:35You know, I got to tell you, I'm going Rogie Vashon here.
00:39I'm going Knicks.
00:41They won both games there.
00:43And the Pistons haven't won a game there in the playoffs since, like, 08.
00:48They just, what is it, nine straight they've lost at home?
00:53You know, they've proven they can't win there.
00:56I mean, I'm sure they'll probably burn me tonight and win, but I'm going Knicks.
01:02And I think all they need to be in this game is a good start.
01:06Because what they did in those games in Detroit was they started well.
01:10I thought that last game in the Garden, Kat was not the big bodega at all.
01:18He was not even the little bodega.
01:21And I thought that Brunson had a horrible game.
01:25We're used to Brunson going 30-plus, all right?
01:28So when he's going to go 16, you're dead in the water.
01:32So what they need tonight is all hands on deck from the jump to come out and take this thing and run with it.
01:40And belly to belly, they have to be the ones controlling everything, tempo, the lead, everything.
01:49They have to get on the boards.
01:51And I'll tell you another thing they've got to do, and I know this sounds crazy.
01:54I don't know how they're going to do it.
01:55They've got to keep this Mitchell Robinson from being on that foul line.
02:00Because every time he's out there, Detroit puts him on the line, he misses.
02:04He's awful.
02:06And I mean, if it comes down to it, I can't have him on the floor in the fourth quarter.
02:11I know no one will agree with that, but Christ, can Ananobi get a rebound?
02:16He's a great defender.
02:18And Hart's a great rebounder for a 6'5 guy.
02:21Can somebody else get an effing rebound besides Mitchell Robinson, who gets fouled?
02:25And they put him at the line.
02:26He hasn't hit a free throw in five months.
02:30I know he's hit a couple free throws, but he misses most of them.
02:33And so a majority is all I need to know is he sucks.
02:38He is not a scorer at all.
02:42He is a shot-altering, blocking defender and rebounder.
02:46That's all he does.
02:48He does nothing.
02:49Like, he's the guy that, you know, teams coach to beat you by going against him.
02:56Get him to the line.
02:58Let him have the ball.
02:59Because he can't shoot.
03:00He can't score.
03:01He can't shoot free throws.
03:02He can't do anything.
03:03They have to be smarter tonight with that guy.
03:06The other night, that guy was going to the line like 10 times.
03:10Christ, that's exactly what the Pistons wanted.
03:12And it worked.
03:15I'm going to go with you here because I was thinking about this last night.
03:20The Knicks are up 3-2 in this series, and it feels like they haven't played, like, one complete game yet in the series.
03:29Like, it feels like they're the better team, right?
03:32And they haven't played a cover-to-cover good game, and yet they're up 3-2.
03:37That tells me that they are a lot better overall than the Pistons are.
03:42And I think tonight's the night where they get their closest complete game on the road, and they get it done.
03:48I think the Knicks are going to win tonight, too.
03:49I think it would also behoove them to guard, you know, Beasley and Hardaway and not let them get free to shoot open-range threes.
04:02Because if you're just going to let them chuck and not guard them, they're going to knock them down.
04:06At some point, they're going to fall.
04:08So, I played in a game last night.
04:11This guy was shooting threes.
04:13We were up 15, 20, and the guy started knocking down three bombs.
04:16We weren't guarding him.
04:18Like, Christ almighty.
04:19It's like shooting a free throw if you have a pure shooter.
04:22This kid played at Sac State.
04:23He played D1 basketball.
04:24He can shoot.
04:25You're not going to guard him?
04:27Like, guard Hardaway.
04:30Guard Beasley.
04:31Have a hand in their face.
04:33Don't foul him.
04:34But get up in their shot.
04:37Don't foul him.
04:38And I guarantee you that Knicks will win.
04:40But if you're just going to let them shoot open threes and let Cade Cunningham shoot, like, eight-foot floaters, they're in trouble.
04:47They will be in trouble indeed.
04:49Most bet player props tonight.
04:51Hardaway under 12.5 points.
04:53Duran, Jalen Duran, under 27.5 points.
04:55Rebounds, assists.
04:56Bridges over 2.5 assists.
04:59Brunson over 28.5 points.
05:00They do need that tonight.
05:01They need a 30-bomb from Brunson, minimum.
05:04And Hart over 10.5 points.
05:06The most bet player props.
05:07Well, I'll tell you what.
05:08If Brunson has over 28.5 points, the Knicks will win.
05:11And I'll tell you another thing.
05:12If Hart has a triple-double, because he can easily have 11 points, 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 dimes, he does it all the time.
05:23If either of those two things happen, the Knicks will win the game automatic.
05:28If we were toão, we'll do this ice build.
05:33We'll make it, forever.
05:33I know.
05:34We'll make it happen.
05:35We'll make it happen.
05:39It's fine.
05:39We'll make it happen.
05:41We'll make it happen.
05:42We'll make it happen.
05:43We'll be there.
05:44We'll be there.
05:45We'll make it happen.