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<v Speaker 1>Broad casting live from the ninety six to nine at

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<v Speaker 2>It's time to show as a song. Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Kravitz.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah yeah, Welcome to the show. We are live on

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<v Speaker 1>You are in the zone, the show of the Orlando

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Fan. Your host Brandon Kravitz here, joined by my

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<v Speaker 1>co host and producer, He is Sweet Tea Tyler Karen.

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<v Speaker 1>Sort Of a disjointed week for me in and out

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<v Speaker 1>of the studio, at least for the early portions of

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Doing the show from home today, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that this would be it was just sort of kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a run around. So I thought, hey, you know what, Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>let's just let's just slow down a little bit, connect

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<v Speaker 1>into the studio. Thanks for bearing with us, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully it doesn't cause you any disruption, but we've been

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<v Speaker 1>kind of running around like chickens with our heads cut off.

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<v Speaker 1>And Tyler, you have earned MVP status for helping to

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<v Speaker 1>for me to get through this very busy week. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you and congrats on your award MVP for doing

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<v Speaker 1>my job. I could get used to this.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's a little lonely in here today. The gloomy

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<v Speaker 3>weather outside certainly doesn't help it. We have motion detector

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<v Speaker 3>lights just outside of the studio through the halls in

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<v Speaker 3>the building that we're in, and BK, let me tell

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<v Speaker 3>you it is a Friday, we're heading into the weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>It's crappy weather outside and those lights are off. I

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<v Speaker 3>might be the only one here in this horse story

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<v Speaker 3>building today, but we still have the same amount of fund,

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<v Speaker 3>bunch of great Friday stories and some Friday shenanigans as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would love to start the show with some

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<v Speaker 1>quippy story about life, something that happened. But I literally

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen the sun in five days, so I got nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>I've just.

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<v Speaker 1>I've just been I've been watching sports and prepping sports

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<v Speaker 1>for the last five days. It is a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like a life of solitude. It's not sexy people,

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<v Speaker 1>but damn if it's not fun. So let's dig into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's the reality. I should be excited about what's happening

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<v Speaker 1>right now in the NBA. We are entering into a

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<v Speaker 1>Game seven in the NBA Finals. I should be excited,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that. There's a big part of my

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<v Speaker 1>brain that says, be excited. This is exciting right Game

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<v Speaker 1>sevens This is what we live for as basketball fans.

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<v Speaker 1>Except I can't get there, and I'll tell you why

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<v Speaker 1>in a second. But let's rewind a bit before I

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<v Speaker 1>get back to that point. Great game by the Pacers

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<v Speaker 1>last night. Gutty performance by Tyrese Haliburton, who I thought

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<v Speaker 1>did not look like his normal self early on, but

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<v Speaker 1>played close enough to the level that we have become

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<v Speaker 1>accustomed to to where he wasn't anything close to a

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<v Speaker 1>detriment to the team. In fact, I thought once he

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<v Speaker 1>settled into the game, he actually played quite well, and

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<v Speaker 1>more than anything, I think he inspired his teammates. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>with all of that said, that game was not indicative

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<v Speaker 1>of how good the Pacers are. It was an absolute

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<v Speaker 1>no show from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Think of how

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<v Speaker 1>uncharacteristic that game was. The Thunder scored the least amount

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<v Speaker 1>of points that they had scored through three quarters in

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<v Speaker 1>a season sixty also one hundred and three games played

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<v Speaker 1>this season by OKC. This was just the second time

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<v Speaker 1>all year that the Thunder didn't create a steal or

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<v Speaker 1>a live ball turnover in the first half of a

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<v Speaker 1>basketball game. Their bench was outscored thirty one to six

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<v Speaker 1>through the first three quarters of the game. The fourth

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<v Speaker 1>quarter was complete trash, throw it out. The box score

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter. Sga tallied his second lowest point total in

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<v Speaker 1>the entire postseason in a game where he played at

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<v Speaker 2>Credit the Pacers, they got the win.

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Carlisle is a genius coach, and I thought it

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<v Speaker 1>was an inspired effort. But the result, the way that

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<v Speaker 1>it played out, the blowout nature of the game was

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<v Speaker 1>a fluke. The Pacers are not a fluke. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>calling the team of fluke. I am calling that win

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<v Speaker 1>felt fluky. So I'll get to my Game seven take

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<v Speaker 1>in a second, But your general response to my read

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<v Speaker 1>on this basketball game. We usually don't see these, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least I don't think we are mentally ready for

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<v Speaker 1>these in the NBA Finals, these games that you see

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the season where you go, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that team just didn't have it tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's exactly what that was to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it seems like a game that was played on

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<v Speaker 3>a sleepy Wednesday night in the middle of February heading

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<v Speaker 3>into the All Star break.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the vibe of it. That's number one.

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<v Speaker 3>Number two, Aaron Wiggins is on the road, the star

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<v Speaker 2>What do we expect him to do? I'm kidding. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>done with the the Aaron Wiggins focus.

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<v Speaker 3>But you certainly have to give credit to Rick Carlisle

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<v Speaker 3>and to this Pacers team because they were up for it.

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<v Speaker 2>They are ready.

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<v Speaker 3>But jet lagged is a term that I've continued to

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<v Speaker 3>use when, especially when you have quick turnaround travel like

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<v Speaker 3>you do in the finals, Game five in Oka, se

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<v Speaker 3>Game six in Indiana, now back to OKCE for in

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<v Speaker 3>Game seven, the Thunder just didn't show up.

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<v Speaker 2>The Thunder were playing.

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<v Speaker 3>Like they had some wiggle room, like they had an

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<v Speaker 3>extra game to play, and the Pacers were playing like

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<v Speaker 3>they did not. But it was some certainly some uncharacteristic

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<v Speaker 3>things by Oklahoma City that also Indiana forced them into

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<v Speaker 3>the corner to do when you shoot one of eleven

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<v Speaker 3>from three point range in the first half. Which, don't

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<v Speaker 3>get me wrong, the Thunder won a game in this

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<v Speaker 3>series where they only had three main threes in the game.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not their bread and butter, but that doesn't help

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<v Speaker 3>the cause twelve turnovers in the first half comparatively to

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<v Speaker 3>just two for Indiana. We're talking about the Indiana team

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<v Speaker 3>that likes to get out and run, whereas OKC kind

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<v Speaker 3>of slower tempo, methodical, half court offense. Those numbers are

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<v Speaker 3>generally flipped in this series, even in games that Indiana

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<v Speaker 3>finds a way to win. So very uncharacteristic game for

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<v Speaker 3>Oklahoma City, and it continues to beat into the pattern

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<v Speaker 3>that this Thunder team just frankly isn't as good on

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<v Speaker 3>the road as what they are as home. You see

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<v Speaker 3>this a lot with teams in general, especially young teams,

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<v Speaker 3>which Oklahoma City, despite the success, despite having the MVP,

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<v Speaker 3>are still one of the younger teams in the league.

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<v Speaker 3>But there is something about that building and playoff environment

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<v Speaker 3>buildings on the road that the Thunder have struggled with,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's why they're in even five hundred in the postseason,

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<v Speaker 3>five and five on the road comparatively to ten and

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<v Speaker 3>two at home. So heading into the Game seven, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think that you need to sell all of your

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<v Speaker 3>stock in the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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<v Speaker 2>You shouldn't be riding the Pacers too high.

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<v Speaker 3>I think this game can be competitive, but last night,

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<v Speaker 3>as you mentioned, BKA, very uncharacteristic for the Thunder and

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<v Speaker 3>just all in all a complete no show.

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<v Speaker 1>So in my opinion, game and this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be controversial, and I think some people are going to

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<v Speaker 1>get very upset, but hear me up. Game sevens are overrated,

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<v Speaker 1>especially for a series like this. I like watching these

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<v Speaker 1>two teams play, Okay see style, their brand, the way

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<v Speaker 1>they built their franchise. I appreciate all of those things.

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<v Speaker 1>The defense the Pacers, the high octane offense that anybody

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<v Speaker 1>can score on any given possession, kind of feel of

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<v Speaker 1>the way they run their team. I appreciate all of

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<v Speaker 1>those things. But this series has been sloppy and lopsided.

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<v Speaker 1>Outside of a couple of instances, we got a great

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<v Speaker 1>Game one, We've had a couple of moments, but for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part, it's just been a flip flop of

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<v Speaker 1>bad game in great games and Game sevens to this

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<v Speaker 1>point should be great. I think they have become one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most overrated things in sports. They have become

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA's equivalent to the New Year's Eve party. That

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<v Speaker 1>sounds awesome, but it's usually pretty lame. And every time

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<v Speaker 1>it comes around and you get invited to one, and

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<v Speaker 1>you put the little hat on, you get the kazoo,

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<v Speaker 1>and you go grab a bottle of champagne, you think

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have the time of your life, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's just not a good party. That is what

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<v Speaker 1>has happened to Game sevens. They should be awesome. They

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<v Speaker 1>have not been awesome. This is and that part. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of that is based on opinion, but the opinion is

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<v Speaker 1>backed up by numbers. Home teams in the NBA Finals

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<v Speaker 1>in Game sevens are fifteen to four overall. That's just

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<v Speaker 1>straight up. Now, this is where it gets ugly. The

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<v Speaker 1>average scoring margin in NBA Game sevens. This is across

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs over the last ten years. The average scoring

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<v Speaker 1>margin is twelve point six. That usually doesn't end kate

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<v Speaker 1>a good game. This postseason alone is where it got

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<v Speaker 1>really ugly. Game sevens have produced an average final score

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty point twenty one point six. In terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the differential, the average of the Game sevens we have

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<v Speaker 1>seen in the postseason have been decided by over twenty points.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Sunday and think about the way.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So that's the trend that's been going on, is

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<v Speaker 1>that over the last ten years, Game sevens in the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs haven't been very good.

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<v Speaker 2>This postseason, they've been horrible.

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<v Speaker 1>And then look at this series and look at the

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<v Speaker 1>way this is tracking for OKAC. You don't think okac'

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<v Speaker 1>is just gonna blow them out on Sunday. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>they are. This is the way this is going. We

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<v Speaker 1>overrated the Halliburton injury. The Pacers gave you that one

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<v Speaker 1>final shot. This series is over, and I find myself

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad that we have another game because we're in

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<v Speaker 1>the content business. I just feel like it's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a waste of every buddy's time. So I'm sorry if

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<v Speaker 1>I come across like the Game seven curmudgeon, but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think this game is going to be entertaining.

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<v Speaker 2>Ssh. That is top rope with it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a waste of everyone's time, Like Game seven of

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<v Speaker 3>the NBA Finals. Through what has been outside of the

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<v Speaker 3>Game sevens, it's been fairly entertaining postseason run.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's here's what I will say, because OKAC has been.

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<v Speaker 3>A juggernaut at home and it's in the numbers that

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<v Speaker 3>I detailed, the ten and two at home, they're averaging

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred and twenty two points at home. Opponents are

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<v Speaker 3>only scoring one hundred and one points on them. They

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<v Speaker 3>have a plus two forty seven differential in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>It's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 3>But these Pacers team, this Pacers team, they have been

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<v Speaker 3>road dogs throughout the entirety of the playoffs. It started

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<v Speaker 3>with Milwaukee where they split the games on the road,

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<v Speaker 3>and then in Cleveland, winning all three games on the

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<v Speaker 2>They were two to one on the road.

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<v Speaker 3>They already have a win in Oklahoma City going back

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<v Speaker 3>to Game one. So this Pacers team, they have been

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<v Speaker 3>about Tyre's Halbert. Early on in the game, it seemed

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<v Speaker 3>that he started a little slow, but then he kind

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<v Speaker 3>of shifted into gear. He got more comfortable as the

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<v Speaker 3>game went along in a very balanced Indiana attack to

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<v Speaker 3>where Tyre's Halbert didn't have to be involved in every

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<v Speaker 3>single bucket. It could obi Toppin could just find space

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<v Speaker 3>and the ball would find his way to him, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's why he was the leading score if I'm not mistaken,

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<v Speaker 3>off of the bench with twenty points in the game

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<v Speaker 3>last night. So I still think there is confidence and

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<v Speaker 3>more room for growth with tyrese of what he is

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<v Speaker 3>able to give you in a game seven. And this

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<v Speaker 3>Pacers team has been good on the road, but Brandon.

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<v Speaker 3>It all circles back to this is an Oklahoma City

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<v Speaker 3>game as much as last night was an Indiana Pacers game.

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<v Speaker 3>This is an okac identity game written all over it.

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<v Speaker 3>Heading home for a Game seven, the franchise that is

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<v Speaker 3>dying for a championship. You have flirt You flirted with

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<v Speaker 3>it last year. You have been building towards it. You

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<v Speaker 3>had the best season and what we've seen in the

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<v Speaker 2>In the regular season.

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<v Speaker 3>You survived a Game seven against Denver in dominant fashion.

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<v Speaker 3>You have been you have controlled this series more than

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<v Speaker 3>what the Indiana Pacers have. This is a lopsided affair

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<v Speaker 3>heading into a Game seven. I'm still excited and looking

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<v Speaker 3>forward to it. But if I had to put a

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<v Speaker 3>prediction on this game, which essentially we are, that it's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be the double digit win for the OKC thunder.

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<v Speaker 3>The history backs it up, the numbers back it up,

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<v Speaker 3>and frankly, these teams back it up with what we

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<v Speaker 3>have seen. The saving grace is that Indiana has been good,

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<v Speaker 3>better than most would be on the road through this stretch.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, you can make the tombstone that the Indiana

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<v Speaker 3>Pacers great effort. You put together a great series. You

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<v Speaker 3>have defied the odds and everyone's predictions. No one had

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<v Speaker 3>this series going to seven and Okasee winning in a

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<v Speaker 2>But that's what it's all leading to. It feels like exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, think about the way that this series tracked

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<v Speaker 1>in Indiana. Their DNA in this postseason has been get

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<v Speaker 2>In the series.

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<v Speaker 1>They have won game one in every series that they

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<v Speaker 1>were in in the playoffs. That was how they got

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<v Speaker 1>to this point more than anything else was their ability

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<v Speaker 1>to gain an advantage early in the series, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the percentages are on your side. They were underdogs in

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<v Speaker 1>every series they played in. They I don't I think

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<v Speaker 1>the only one they had home court advantage in was

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<v Speaker 1>round one, but they were even underdogs in that series.

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<v Speaker 1>If I remember correctly, at least early on the number

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<v Speaker 2>That.

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<v Speaker 1>So they did that, and they had the big miracle

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<v Speaker 1>shot from Tyrese Haliburton. Then Okay se goes, Okay cracksknuckles

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<v Speaker 1>and they blow out Indiana in Game two, very predictable.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Game three, first game in Indiana. That's the first

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<v Speaker 1>NBA Finals game that they've hosted since Reggie Miller was playing.

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<v Speaker 1>So they win that one, Okay, no big surprise. Then

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<v Speaker 1>OKAC comes back Game four, and then and then okay,

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<v Speaker 1>see takes care of business game five, and it does

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<v Speaker 1>be like things are wrapping up. We started to count

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<v Speaker 1>out the Indiana Pacers, and that is again what makes

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<v Speaker 1>them special. The second you count them out, they will

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<v Speaker 1>show you they got one last gasp left in them.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that was it. I think that was

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<v Speaker 1>the one, and I don't see it happening again. Not

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<v Speaker 1>in Okac, where the team has been so much better.

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<v Speaker 1>Their net rating is significantly higher over twenty point six

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<v Speaker 1>I think was the number. I don't have it sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in front of me anymore. Negative six point two when

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<v Speaker 1>on the road, the role players you detailed this on

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<v Speaker 1>this show this week. The role players are non existent

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<v Speaker 1>for OKC on the road, and they show a big

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<v Speaker 1>at home. On the text line at five to eight

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<v Speaker 1>five seven, Johnny says game seven's are great.

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<v Speaker 2>Sports extended is always good.

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<v Speaker 1>Those two pieces of your sentence, though, are completely different takes.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with the second part. I like the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that we have another game. Sure, it gives me something

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<v Speaker 1>to watch on Sunday night. It gives us something to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about right now. It gives us something to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about on Monday because there's gonna be a results to

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<v Speaker 2>I like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But Game sevens are great. That first part, it just

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been true. I think that's the part that it

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<v Speaker 1>kind of drives me crazy right now, how much sports

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<v Speaker 1>fans just default to game sevens are amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>They should be, but they haven't been even in.

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<v Speaker 1>Even in hockey, Like some of the Game sevens that

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen in the Stanley Cup playoffs have been blowout

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you to the Florida Panthers for that, But I

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<v Speaker 1>think just a little bit overblown in terms of how

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<v Speaker 1>great these games have been. Up next, the top five

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<v Speaker 1>things that I learned about the upcoming college football season

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<v Speaker 1>while on vacation.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't miss it.