Speaker 1: In the Sports page with The Orlando Sentinel at FM
Speaker 1: ninety six to nine the games Mike the Bulldog beyondy
Speaker 1: jr R.
Speaker 2: Taco Bob. I'm sensing perhaps maybe how that taste might
Speaker 2: be forthcoming from Mike the Bulldog BYONKI this.
Speaker 3: Morning, How did that taste? Atlanta Hawks? Wow?
Speaker 4: The Magic clinched a playoff spot last night with a
Speaker 4: resounding one, twenty to ninety five victory over the Hawks
Speaker 4: inside a sold out Kia Center. The Bulldog was there
Speaker 4: and it felt like the playoffs have already begun. Give
Speaker 4: the NBA credit the the play in tournament man. The
Speaker 4: excitement in that building last night was off the charts.
Speaker 4: It was electric. The Magic are now going to play
Speaker 4: the defending champion Boston Celtics in the first round of
Speaker 4: the playoffs, starting Sunday in Being Town, tip off.
Speaker 3: Three point thirty.
Speaker 4: What made this victory so special last night was it
Speaker 4: wasn't Palo Bancaro and the Franz Hey Franz Wagner who
Speaker 4: led the way. The Hawks were keying on. Those two
Speaker 4: stars in Orlando's supporting cast stepped up big time. Cole
Speaker 4: Anthony my God exploded for twenty six points. Ten of seventeen,
Speaker 4: shooting four of nine from three. Windell Carter Junior nineteen points.
Speaker 4: He was a beast on the offensive boards. Anthony Black,
Speaker 4: the second year guard, finished with sixteen points. Made all
Speaker 4: three of his three point shots.
Speaker 3: That was impressive.
Speaker 4: Last night, it looked for it looked for a minute
Speaker 4: the Magic built a twenty two point lead in the
Speaker 4: first half.
Speaker 3: It looked for a minute like they were gonna blow it.
Speaker 4: The Hawks pulled it within three midway through the through
Speaker 4: the third quarter.
Speaker 1: And then the Magic ran him out of the jump
Speaker 1: and that's when Taco went to bed. He told me, Yeah,
Speaker 1: I stayed up till the end of the third corner
Speaker 1: and said, you know what they or whatever it was,
Speaker 1: They're down, They're down three. I go, I'm out. I'm
Speaker 1: not even gonna watch anymore. And question for you, don't
Speaker 1: you being the number one Magic fan though, see have
Speaker 1: little faith Tacobama, No, but I had faith. I was
Speaker 1: just kind of like, I'm not going to hex this.
Speaker 1: So it's finally, excuse me, little goober, there finally on TV.
Speaker 1: So I gotta watch it, dog because I don't have cable.
Speaker 1: And you guys are talking about Polo. You got to
Speaker 1: give him credit, dude. Heuh he had so many assists
Speaker 1: at the beginning of that game.
Speaker 2: Insane.
Speaker 4: Yeah, he filled up the statue. He had seventeen points.
Speaker 4: He went to the free throw line a lot, nine
Speaker 4: of his ten free throws. He made nine rebounds, seven assists.
Speaker 4: The Franz even though he didn't shoot well either, he
Speaker 4: had a double double.
Speaker 3: With thirteen points thirteen rebounds. But I'm not in any.
Speaker 4: Way saying the Magic are going to beat the Celtics
Speaker 4: in the playoff series. But I will say this, the
Speaker 4: season has a whole new feel to it. Making the
Speaker 4: playoffs I think sort of resets what we think of
Speaker 4: this Magic team. I mean, let's face it, a month,
Speaker 4: month and a half ago, we thought this team was
Speaker 4: going nowhere. They looked more like a lottery team than
Speaker 4: a playoff team. And now they're in the playoffs. They're
Speaker 4: playing the defending champions. They're peaking at just the right time.
Speaker 4: They won eight of ten to clinch the playing home
Speaker 4: court advantage, and they're shooting. They're not shooting great, but
Speaker 4: they're shooting better. Their defense has remained dominant. Brandon Kravitz,
Speaker 4: who does the afternoon show on our station, he thinks
Speaker 4: the Magic are built to not beat the Celtics, but
Speaker 4: at least make the Celtics sweat a little bit.
Speaker 2: Let's rewind a little bit further back into the season.
Speaker 2: There was a stretch Bulldog where many NBA observers would
Speaker 2: make the common comments that hate this Magic team is
Speaker 2: a team that you might not want to run into
Speaker 2: in the playoffs. Right so, right, hey, stranger things have happened.
Speaker 1: Second best defense in the NBA, they say.
Speaker 2: Meanwhile, over in the West, you got the Warriors one
Speaker 2: twentie over the grizz Is Dogs.
Speaker 4: Listen to Taco parroting stand Van Gundy stats from last.
Speaker 3: You better believe it.
Speaker 1: Baby, I finally got my voice back. Sorry, that was
Speaker 1: from staying up until almost ten or whatever time watching
Speaker 1: that crap.
Speaker 3: Good.
Speaker 4: Yeah, the Warriors playoff Jimmy turned into play in Jimmy
Speaker 4: last night. Jimmy Butler, who forced his way out of
Speaker 4: Miami at the trade deadline, landed with Golden State. He
Speaker 4: looked great last night, led the Warriors with thirty eight
Speaker 4: point seven rebound, six assists. The Warriors advance as the
Speaker 4: seventh seed in the Western Conference, much like the at
Speaker 4: Magic did in the Eastern Conference. Jimmy Butler. Say what
Speaker 4: you will about his exit from Miami, but he has
Speaker 4: been a star in Golden State. He takes the pressure
Speaker 4: off of Steph Curry, who, by the way, scored thirty
Speaker 4: seven last night. Golden State now headed for a first
Speaker 4: round series, was second set a Houston.
Speaker 3: Houston sort of an up and coming young team.
Speaker 4: I would not be at all surprised if the Warriors
Speaker 4: beat the Rockets in that first round series.
Speaker 3: In fact, with.
Speaker 4: Playoff Jimmy in the fold, now the Warriors could win.
Speaker 4: They could win a title this year quite frankly, coming
Speaker 4: out of the play in.
Speaker 3: So we'll see what happens.
Speaker 4: Big news in the NFL the Miami Dolphins in near
Speaker 4: GM Chris Geer announced yesterday that they want to trade
Speaker 4: star cornerback Jalen Ramsey, so he's on the trade block.
Speaker 4: The Dolphins are a mess. The Dolphins said this has
Speaker 4: nothing to do with Ramsey wonning out Bull Bull. The
Speaker 4: Dolphins are covering for Jalen Ramsey to keep his trade
Speaker 4: value up. Jalen Ramsey once out, Tyreek Hill wants out,
Speaker 4: the Dolphins are gonna have to rebuild here.
Speaker 2: Lynch, well, right when you got back on board. Very
Speaker 2: familiar with that movie. So I mean it's like, you know,
Speaker 2: I'll know, I know how the the what the plot
Speaker 2: is and how it ends.
Speaker 4: The Dolphins are just a post. They're the poster boards
Speaker 4: on how not to build a roster. They essentially took
Speaker 4: Tyreek Hill, a diva wide receiver, built their offense around him.
Speaker 4: They got They took Jalen Ramsey, a diva cornerback, built
Speaker 4: their defensive roster around him. Jalen Ramsey, He's the guy
Speaker 4: who wrecked the Jaguars a few years ago because he
Speaker 4: was such a diva. He's also the guy, by the way,
Speaker 4: Jalen Ramsey who uh forced Vic Fangio out as the
Speaker 4: Dolphins defensive coordinator because he didn't like to play in
Speaker 4: Fangio's scheme.
Speaker 3: Yes, the same scheme that won the Super Bowl for
Speaker 3: the Eagles last year.
Speaker 2: Lightning got together with the cross state rivals Panthers last night,
Speaker 2: five to one the final from Tampa. Although this kind
Speaker 2: of just to skate around getting ready for their first
Speaker 2: round playoff matchup that ought to be a little spicy
Speaker 2: starting this weekend.
Speaker 3: Bulldog can't wait. NHL, It is.
Speaker 2: It your Panthers or is it gonna be your lightning
Speaker 2: in the first round.
Speaker 3: Oh, of course it is my Panthers. I'm Solar Bears myself.
Speaker 3: I'm brave.
Speaker 1: If he's gonna talk lightning every day, I'm bringing back
Speaker 1: Solar Bears. I know you guys are playing already. I
Speaker 1: know some people on the team. Go Bears, all right, Okay.
Speaker 2: Mike the Bulldog Beingcky, host of Open Mic on AM
Speaker 2: seven ninety six to ninety game weekday mornings on IT
Speaker 2: Jason Does taking time out of his busy show to
Speaker 2: join us here on JRR for the sports page.
Speaker 4: By the way, happy birthday to the Hoodie. Today, the
Speaker 4: great Bill Belichick turned seventy three.
Speaker 3: Oh on demand download the iHeartRadio app.