2023-24 Season: Week 17 and 18 Recap, Part 2

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Greetings, my peeps and welcome to the all things basketball podcast with your boy GD.

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In this episode, I'll be talking about Caitlyn Clark. She makes history yet again, guys.

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Also Wimby goes on a tear. Also, we'll talk about Boston Celtics dismantling the Golden

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State Warriors and a whole lot of news as well. So just sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

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Okay guys, this is your boy G D back with all things basketball with GD podcast. And in this

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episode, there'll be a continuation of my week 17 week 18 recap. We already did part one. This

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will be part two guys. So without any further delay, let's get right into it. Charles Barkley on,

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of course, inside the NBA on TNT, you know, those guys do a fabulous job there. Barkley says

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that no one in the West is worried about the Lakers or the Golden State Warriors. Being the fact

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that they're both playing teams. So nobody's nervous about seeing them. Kenny Smith tries to

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push back on that notion. And I actually heard the given go guys, of course, the guys I listened to

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Rick Kamla and Antonio Daniels. And they definitely went ballistic on what he said. And the reason is

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the Lakers are going to be talked about because of the presence of LeBron James. That's just the

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way it is. No matter the sports debate shows LeBron James is going to come up in those Lakers are

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going to come up. That's just the way it is. And also given the fact you got a guy like Anthony

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Davis as well there. So of course, they're going to be mentioned. And also they are playing team

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that could possibly get into the playoffs. And once they're one of the lower seats, they could

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get problems to a OKC who's now enjoying success at the highest level, being amongst the top three.

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Also, you have a Minnesota Timberwolves who are enjoying this kind of success as well. They're

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usually in the playoffs, but kind of a lower seat. The fact that they're amongst the top three as

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well. And they don't really have the track record of handling the lower seats. So you have that.

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And then the Denver Nuggets who, oh, by the way, has vanquished both of those teams. The LA Lakers

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and also the Golden State Warriors in the past. That's a team that you feel more confident if

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they were to face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. As far as Golden State goes,

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they're actually kind of catching fire a little bit. You know, you got Dre Mom back, you got the

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revamped lineup. You're bringing Clay Thompson off the bench. I mentioned that in my other recap

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episode. So you have Steve Kerr who's incorporating the younger players with the older players over

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there. So to kind of get some pop as far as that goes. Again, if a OKC or Minnesota was to see

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that Golden State ends up getting into one of those last seats in the West, would that be a

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cause for concern for them? I'm sure it's something they would think about. But to automatically rule

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it out, as Barkley says, they shouldn't be worried. I don't know if I go there.

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Gold State still has championship pedigree. They're a couple of years removed from a title.

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So I don't know if you can out and out rule them out. And who knows these kids you play in Kaminga,

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Moody, Pazimski. These kids may kind of surprise you. So I don't know if you can out and out rule

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them out. Sure, they're struggling there in the play in position, but that doesn't take away from

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them being dangerous. So that's why I would have to say as far as what Barkley said, I think you

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still kind of got to keep an eye out for those two teams. So that's my take on that. Let us continue

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on. Caitlyn Clark. She passes Lynette Woodard, her AIAW scoring record. And actually, Caitlyn Clark

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's coach, Lisa Boulder, actually said so. She said she had feel the record was real until

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Caitlyn passed Lynette Woodard. So, you know, give credit to the Iowa coach for recognizing

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the fact that Lynette's record is valid. Sure, it was during the AIAW days, but that should not

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diminish from what was accomplished during those days. So it's nice to see Lynette Woodard getting

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her flowers. I actually mentioned that to her on IG, to which she appreciated. And during her senior

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day, she actually came out. Lynette was there. Also, Maya Moore was there. And you got celebrities

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like Travis Scott came to the game. You know, Caitlyn's getting the attention and rightfully so.

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We'll see how her team does come tournament time because you're going to have a lot of tough teams

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out there. And unfortunately for her, she lost one of her teammates. Molly Davis went down with a knee

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injury. Looks like it's a torn ACL, which is bad news for the Iowa Hawkeyes. So we'll see what happens

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as far as that goes, but that's, that's a pretty significant loss over there. But also, Caitlyn

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has said she's not coming back because she had the COVID years. She says she's not coming back.

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She's declaring for the WNBA, which would put her smack dab number one overall and a pick that

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the Indiana fever would make. So you have to like sub pairing Caitlyn with a Leah Boston,

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giving you that inside out kind of look. Of course, that will be a boom for that organization there.

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And Indiana, not too far from Iowa. So you have that kind of local flavor, so to speak. And then I

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hear the odd couples, Rob Parker, he was on there, Chris Broussard's on vacation. So, you know, he

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has a run of the place. So, you know, he's going to have these wild takes. He already has them when

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Chris is there, but this is what he said in terms of Caitlyn Clark declaring for the WNBA. He says,

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you know, it's a wonderful accomplishment for her, but he places the financial strings that the WNBA

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is having on women. He says, the fact that women doesn't support the product, that's cause for

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that's cause for concern. And the fact that women, because if they were to support the WNBA like they

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should, these ladies perhaps wouldn't have to go overseas to places like South Korea,

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to Russia, China, and all these different places. So that caused me to, you know, he joked about it

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and kind of made a little fun of it. But I think beneath the bad attempt at humor, I think there

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is something to be said as far as why don't women support the WNBA as they should? You think of

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women's tennis, they're getting their pay over there and then some, you know, if you're a player

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who shows well in, you know, different tournaments and so forth and grand slams, you'll get your pay

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over there. But in terms of the WNBA, it doesn't seem like they're getting the bang for their buck.

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And I think, I gotta be careful here, but to rely on both men and women to support it,

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me myself, I'm an avid supporter of the WNBA. I'll be honest with you, I enjoy watching them play.

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I enjoy, you know, the style of play that they play over there. A lot of interesting story lines

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there as well. A lot of players that I have a tremendous respect for and I enjoy seeing them

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play. In fact, I already got tickets for a few events for the coming season, but that's just me.

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I don't really have the answer. I think that's up to women to answer the question,

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why they don't support the WNBA? Because they're strengthening numbers, guys, make no mistake

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about it. Especially if you're talking politics or anything else, women will come out in droves

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for those sort of things. I mean, I guess you can't compare politics and sports, but I just wonder

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about it as well. Why women don't flood these arenas to support these ladies? I just wonder about it.

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Maybe there's an answer out there that I'm not seeing, but it's something to think about. I'll just

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leave it at that. Alright, so that is that for that subject. Victor Wimbayama. Wow, he's really been on a

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tear lately, guys. And he puts up yet another rare stat line, guys. On February 23rd in a road lost to

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the Lakers, a game I believe was nationally televised. Here's what he does. 27 points. He made three

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10 rebounds, eight assists, five blocks and five steals, guys. This kid, man, I mean, he's putting

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up numbers, guys. Here's what he does in the marquee game on February 29th in a win, actually.

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This is after their long road trip. You know, they go on that rodeo long road trip over there.

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But this is the first game back and it's against the Oklahoma City Thunder. And of course, they're

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trying to drum up this rivalry between him and Chet Holmgren. In this game, here's what Wimby does.

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28 points. He hits five threes in this one, 13 rebounds, seven assists, five blocks again,

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and two steals. The San Antonio Spurs, they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. My, you, the Oklahoma

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City Thunder that's playing very well this season. And then here's another crazy stat line that he

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just produced. This was on March 3rd in a win against the Indiana Pacers. 31 points, which he

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a which he hit three three pointers, 12 rebounds, six assists, six blocks, guys for Wimby.

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First of all, kudos to grandpa. He's still letting the kid play even this late in the season.

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You know, he hasn't tried to shut the kid down. And I have to say this,

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he's not getting like a huge ton of minutes. He's getting like, you know, he'll get 32 here,

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maybe 30 there, but they're mostly under 30 minutes play guys. So it's not like he's burning the kid

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out, which, you know, I give them credit for that. But the kid is playing well, man. I think he's

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a shoe in for rookie of the year. I can't look in any other direction, but his. And I think it would

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be a disservice to him not to get him a veteran point guard for the following season. He has to

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get somebody in there who can get him the ball, guys. The kid was sensational. I can't say any

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more about it. Definitely give him Wimby his flowers because he's had a fantastic rookie season.

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So kudos to the kid. All right. With that said, let us move on. Shout outs to Dawn Staley. She

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reaches 600 wins as a coach. This is her 24th season of coaching her 16th season at South Carolina.

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And she reached the 600 win mark in a win over Alabama. Her team is undefeated 29 and 0,

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entering their conference tournament. So Dawn's got them in the right direction. Second year,

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they're going into the conference tournament undefeated and possibly the NCAA tournament

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undefeated. Give her credit for that. She clenches her eighth SEC regular season title.

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And then Gino Ariama, guys, he reaches 1200 wins and he does it in a game where he beats

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Zetenhall. He's actually the third coach to reach that milestone. The other being

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Taravandre, who just did it and coach Mike Shasetsky as well. But he is the quickest to do it. So

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kudos to him. Gino Ariama and his 39th season with the Yukon Huskies, Lady Huskies. And he has his

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team rolling right now and they're in a good position going into their conference tournament and

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into the NCAAs as well. So kudos to Gino Ariama and Dawn Staley for reaching those milestones.

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Let us continue on. We have a passing. Unfortunately, guys, former NBA player Robert Reed.

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He passes on February 19th at the age of 68. Guys, he lost his battle with cancer.

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Robert Reed, he played 13 years in the NBA and he had a one year sabbatical guys.

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And when I did the research, I was like, wait a second, that did happen.

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And where he took a year off and devoted himself to his Pentecostal faith. He was being told by

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those in the church, his mother and grandmother devout Pentecostal women. And he's being told

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that his playing basketball and his faith were kind of clashing there. So he took a year off

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and then he came back to the NBA. And that actually he took the 1982 83 season he took off.

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And ironically, that was around the time Moses Malone left the Houston Rockets to play for the

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Philadelphia 76ers. He left in free agency. So Robert Reed, he played 10 years in Houston.

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And he was a vital part of those Houston Rocket Finals teams. One in 1981.

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That was with Moses Malone. And then five years later in 1986 with the Twin Towers of

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Akim Elijah on and Ralph Sampson. And he was one of the first point forwards guys that we've seen

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in the NBA. In fact, he was drafted 1977. In the second round, he was the 40 a pick overall.

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But Robert Reed passes guys. So condolences to his family at this time.

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And then the final piece of news I'll give guys. The Boston Celtics beats the breaks off of the

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Golden State Warriors 140 to 88 guys. That's a 52 point win that they have over Golden State.

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They do it, of course, in Boston. And actually, guys, this is their third 50 point plus win

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over opponent this season. They also did it against Brooklyn and against Indiana, all in

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Boston, by the way. And actually, the Golden State win was their third biggest in franchise history.

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The other two, a 133 to 77 win at Chicago. And this was on December 8, 2018. And then

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a 128 to 75 win at Sacramento. And this was on January 25, 2022. So actually, this is their

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biggest win in their arena. Definitely give Boston kudos for that. And then remember two guys.

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Boston and Gold State met two years ago for the NBA Championship, a series where Golden State

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would beat Boston four games to two. So exacting a little bit of revenge, so to speak, in that regard.

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For the game, Jalen Brown in 22 minutes, guys, this is what he did. 29 points with three rebounds

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and three assists. So limited time. He did damage. And actually, he was actually critiquing

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Golden State for the defense that they played on him. And he took advantage of them guys.

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And then Jason Tatum in 25 minutes, he had 27 points with five assists, three rebounds. And

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then mind you guys, there was no Chris Stapp or Zingers in this game. He was ruled out prior to

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the game, guys. So they do this damage without Chris Stapp or Zingers. And mind you, at one point

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in the game, they were actually tied 21-21. And then that's when Boston erupted and they ended up

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being ahead at the half, guys, 82 to 38. Jesus. Steph Curry in that game, four points in 16 minutes.

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He was over nine from three guys. Of course, he would heat up against my nicks and beat them

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a few nights before, but that's the story for another day. The only starter in Double Figures,

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guys, was Moses Moody with 11 points. Boston with a impressive win. They're playing very well, guys.

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Right now at 48 and 12. Listen, guys, they're looking very good. Cause for worry. If you're a

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Dick fan, it is. Yeah. Boston's playing well. What more can you say? I know some people are

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critical of them. They shoot too many threes so on and so forth, but hey, they're getting results. So

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who can argue with that notion? But kudos to Boston. They handle Golden State. And I mean,

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they handle them guys. All right. With that said, guys, that is it for this episode. Much appreciated.

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I got a little special surprise coming up. Hopefully I'll get to get that out to you guys. So

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we're in March, which means March Madness is on the way. You'll have both the men's and the women's

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tournament. Haven't talked to a lot of men's this season, guys. I think I'll explain when I have to

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talk about the brackets. I'll explain then, but my eyes have really been on the women's game

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because it's a lot happening there. A lot of excitement there. I look forward to talking about

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both nonetheless. So we'll see what happens. So all right guys. So that is it for me. I thank you

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