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00:00And the situation then will be on Sunday afternoon, Clippers-Warriors.
00:06Winner avoids the play-in.
00:08Loser is the seven seed.
00:12That's where we are headed in that game.
00:14And I don't think you can overstate how important that is.
00:21Because both the Clippers and Warriors do not need extra basketball put on those legs.
00:28You do not need Steph or Kawhi playing an extra game and possibly multiple extra games.
00:37It is not a guarantee that just because you're the seven and you'll play Memphis, you will win that game.
00:42You will be favored, too.
00:44You will be probably heavily favored, too, with the way things are going for Memphis right now.
00:50But crazy things can happen.
00:52We know that.
00:53It is true.
00:54It would be stunning if either fell all the way out.
00:56Yes.
00:56But you could lose once.
00:58The way the scenarios are presently lining up, if Denver and Minnesota win, right?
01:07Right.
01:07And the Warriors win, it will go Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors, Clippers.
01:13Clippers in the play-in.
01:14Warriors-Lakers round number one.
01:16We get the Denver-Minnesota matchup.
01:18If the Clippers win, it'll be Denver-Clippers round one.
01:23Minnesota against the Lakers round number one.
01:26Warriors are in the play-in.
01:29Let's remove matchups for a second, though.
01:32Between Golden State and the Clippers, JY, are you more interested in betting on or maybe even fading one of those two teams once their seating is officially locked in?
01:45Well, to me, it's all about the matchups.
01:48To me, this is all about-
01:49Forget the matchups.
01:50Okay.
01:51The way they're playing, the way they're built, who do you right now?
01:54Because the matchups can get wonky.
01:56You got to go Golden State.
01:58Yeah.
01:59Okay.
01:59You got to go Golden State.
02:00Just because they have the more recent track record.
02:02Listen, I know Kawhi has been outstanding.
02:05And Tom was talking about during the break.
02:06Like, he's been so good.
02:08But he was so good last year, and he didn't make it through the playoffs.
02:11All of a sudden, poof.
02:12Yeah.
02:12Injury.
02:12Out.
02:13So, to me, there's always a Kawhi injury factor, right?
02:17You also get the Jimmy Butler motivated, I got my money factor, which means he's going to take it to another level.
02:24You have Steph, who looks like, you know, I don't want to say he's going to, this is like the underdog role, but he feels like maybe people aren't talking about Golden State as much as they've done, you know, during the course of the year.
02:37And then there's obviously, is Draymond going to do anything stupid or not?
02:40I think he's going to be on his proper best behavior once playoff time comes.
02:45So, if you're asking me, Tom, what team between the Clippers and the Warriors, which team I'm going to take or fade, I'm going to take the Warriors.
02:53I would also take the Warriors, but I want to say that it almost doesn't matter to a certain point if you're saying which team do I want to bet on.
03:00And you said we have to remove the matchups, which I understand.
03:03But if either of these teams grab the seven seed, they lose, they fall, they play in, it's all said and done.
03:11The Clippers or the Warriors versus the Rockets, I think we're all betting on either of those teams versus the Rockets in that first round, right?
03:20No?
03:21Yeah.
03:21Because we're talking about, like, yes, yes, being locked into the playoffs is fantastic for either of these teams based on their age.
03:27To me, I think it depends on who it is.
03:30If it, this may sound crazy, maybe a little bit spicy.
03:32Because of Shen Gunn and the problems that he poses, I think I'm more likely, and this sounds wild, to give maybe the Rockets a better chance versus the Warriors than I would versus the Clippers.
03:47Look, I think the Rockets would have a chance.
03:49I also think, here's the thing, like, when the price comes out, it's going to, if you're like, I'm ready to bet the Warriors, and I go, minus 250?
04:00It's true, but we can work around that by taking a slot, you know, win the Series 4 or 2.
04:05If you're super confident in that, I'm not sure I'll get there.
04:08Because ultimately, I'll say, I'll start with the Warriors piece of this pie, and we're going to carry this into the Lakers, who very well could play one of these teams.
04:17Watching the Warriors, they live and die by whether or not Steph Curry can go berserk.
04:24And Steph has one of those games, two of those games.
04:30I do not think Steph is showing up against a single team and averaging 35 a game for a series.
04:36I just don't think he has that much juice left in him, quite frankly, and I don't think that's a slight either.