ITALKSPORTS Episode 23 - NFL Playoffs (Divisional Round) Recap. UFC 311 Recap. NBA Standings
The episode dives deep into the emotional aftermath of a heart-wrenching playoff loss for my favorite NFL team, the Ravens, as I grapple with the disappointment of seeing them exit the postseason. Each divisional round game is meticulously analyzed, revealing the highs and lows of the matchups, while I express my frustrations with players like Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews for their pivotal mistakes. Transitioning to UFC 311, mixed feelings arise as I reflect on the event's outcomes, particularly the unexpected turns and the standout performances that kept me engaged despite the overall letdown. The discussion highlights the beauty of sports, even in defeat, as I appreciate the skill and drama of both football and MMA. As the episode wraps up, anticipation builds for the upcoming basketball season, hinting at a shift in focus once the football playoffs conclude.
The latest podcast episode dives deep into the emotional rollercoaster of playoff football, as the host grapples with the heartache of their team's defeat in the NFL divisional round. With a mix of frustration and analysis, the discussion unfolds game by game, examining the performances of key players and the pivotal moments that defined each matchup. The host passionately critiques the Detroit Lions' disappointing loss, expressing disbelief at how a professional team could succumb to a 6-0 defeat, and the ripple effect it has on their playoff aspirations. The narrative is laced with humor and sarcasm, as the host reflects on the unpredictability of sports and the agony of supporting a team that has repeatedly faltered in crunch time. This segment is not just a lamentation; it serves as a reflection on the broader implications of performance in high-stakes games, and how even the most promising teams can crumble under pressure.
Transitioning from football, the podcast shifts gears to UFC 311, where the host shares mixed feelings about the event's outcomes. There’s an evident appreciation for the sport, despite the disappointment in the main event's matchup that fell short of expectations. The host recounts the excitement leading up to the fights, only to be met with injuries and unexpected changes that altered the card significantly. Nevertheless, the discussion highlights the thrill of the sport, the artistry involved in high-level competition, and the unpredictable nature of fight night. The analysis delves into specific fights, offering insights into fighters' techniques and strategies, and the host’s personal reflections on what makes the UFC a captivating spectacle. Overall, the episode encapsulates the highs and lows of sports fandom, blending analysis with heartfelt commentary, leaving listeners with a sense of camaraderie in shared disappointment and hope for future victories.
Transcript
Mic check.
Speaker A:1, 2, 1, 2.
Speaker A:What's good?
Speaker A:What's good?
Speaker A:What's good?
Speaker A:Are you fine?
Speaker A:Are you okay?
Speaker A:Jordan episode, baby, episode 23, who's the greatest?
Speaker A:Who's the goat?
Speaker A:I'm the goat.
Speaker A:You got a problem with that?
Speaker A:Come tell me and I'll drop 60 on you and tell you.
Speaker A:I'm the goat.
Speaker A:Come.
Speaker A:Because we've reached 23 episodes.
Speaker A:I should be honest with you.
Speaker A:There's like episode 25, there's a bunch of recordings that we did and then, yeah, we never got them out.
Speaker A:So maybe if you're nice to me, you might get some archives.
Speaker A:But anyway, episode 23, we are here.
Speaker A:A lot has happened, yo.
Speaker A:A lot has happened.
Speaker A:And I'll get to that, because right now is one of those days where I'm.
Speaker A:Where I'm happy, but I'm angry, I'm hangry, and I'm not even hungry.
Speaker A:But we'll get to that.
Speaker A:Let me mind my manners.
Speaker A:What's good?
Speaker B:What's good, man?
Speaker B:Fantastic.
Speaker A:Good.
Speaker A:How.
Speaker A:How's.
Speaker A:How's your latest episode on your podcast doing?
Speaker B:Oh, that.
Speaker B:That's going to be a hit podcast.
Speaker B:It's.
Speaker B:It's going to be lit.
Speaker A:Came out this morning.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker B:Came out this morning.
Speaker B:And age restriction.
Speaker A:Age restriction.
Speaker A:Please put the kids to bed for them.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker B:I love how we ended up with church that redeemed me.
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker A:We.
Speaker A:We closed it off with church, which is always a need.
Speaker A:Always a need after what we talked about.
Speaker A:Anyway, how's Chelsea?
Speaker B:As I told you last year, I know my team with fifth on the log, back to where we started the beginning of the other season.
Speaker B:And we're about to play Manchester City, who just beat Ipswich Town.
Speaker B:The time sick.
Speaker B:And we lost to them six.
Speaker A:No, six.
Speaker B:That's, you know, Jordan's record in the finals.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:How does that happen?
Speaker A:How does 6 nil happen in a soccer game?
Speaker A:Professional?
Speaker B:Yeah, easily.
Speaker B:You play a weak team.
Speaker A:Touche.
Speaker A:What are they doing in the big leagues then?
Speaker B:They earned away in the biggies and.
Speaker A:They just played a very, very Richmond fc.
Speaker A:Huh?
Speaker A:Richmond fc.
Speaker B:Well, well, Oil fc.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Damn, I don't even know what that is.
Speaker B:Oil money.
Speaker B:Oil money.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah.
Speaker A:Oh, goodbye, Kremlin money.
Speaker A:Okay, the NFL playoffs have started.
Speaker A:We are two weeks in.
Speaker A:I thought I'd be happier because we are two weeks into the NFL playoffs, so I thought, nah, that's great football.
Speaker A:That's.
Speaker A:That's, I don't know, a month and a half of great football.
Speaker A:Which it has been a great.
Speaker A:It has been two weeks of great football.
Speaker A:My mental health is on the complete down.
Speaker A:Down low, though.
Speaker A:All my horses are out of the race.
Speaker A:Detroit.
Speaker A:Jaden Daniels, our rookie, came in and dropped 45 on y'all.
Speaker A:But I'm not mad at Detroit.
Speaker A:I expected Detroit to lose because they.
Speaker A:They.
Speaker A:Man, that team is a shell of itself.
Speaker A:Now, it's not the same team that was playing in October, I want to say, but let me give you the score.
Speaker A:Detroit.
Speaker A:Detroit Lions lost to The Washington Commanders, 31 to 45.
Speaker A:Jaden Daniels, the rookie sensation, he keeps doing the impossible and he keeps convincing us that this is the greatest rookie season that we have ever seen.
Speaker A:If you did not believe me, if you.
Speaker A:If you doubting that, show me a bit of rookie campaign.
Speaker A:I'll wait.
Speaker A:We were convinced CJ Stroud was doing it last year, and then his buddy Jaden Daniels just came to and said, hey, let me show you how it's done.
Speaker A:And I can't even be mad at him.
Speaker A:But let us start with the team I've been raving about.
Speaker A:Let's start with.
Speaker A:Let's start with the team I've been praising all year, the Detroit Lions.
Speaker A:Jared Goff played a decent game.
Speaker A:313 yards.
Speaker A:Actually, you know what?
Speaker A:No, I'm lying.
Speaker A:I forgot that he had three interceptions.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:You know, it's bad when you bring Teddy Bridgewater on the.
Speaker A:On the field.
Speaker A:Teddy Bridgewater?
Speaker A:Who's that?
Speaker A:Did you forget Teddy Bridgewater?
Speaker A:Let me tell you who Teddy Bridgewater is.
Speaker A:Teddy Bridgewater is a quarterback in the NFL who was retired until a month ago.
Speaker A:He was a high school.
Speaker A:Ah, man, the offense.
Speaker A:You put up 31 points.
Speaker A:I would assume your offense did a good job, right?
Speaker A:Like, even the numbers are very well, but Jaden Daniels just outplayed them.
Speaker A:And I'm not even mad.
Speaker A:I'm not even surprised that they dropped this much points.
Speaker A:45 points from the Washington Commanders.
Speaker A:I'm not mad because I sat here and I said, the Detroit Lions defense is hampered.
Speaker A:It is.
Speaker A:It is hindered.
Speaker A:It is compromised.
Speaker A:It is Hobingana.
Speaker A:It's just.
Speaker A:You understand?
Speaker A:And I'm not even mad at this loss.
Speaker A:I am mad at seeing Dan Campbell lose.
Speaker A:There's just something about watching a grown man cry.
Speaker A:A grown man who.
Speaker A:Who does not look like he even has any tear ducts cry.
Speaker A:It's like, yeah, we are human after all.
Speaker A:But Jaden Daniels, 299 yards and two touchdowns, my boy.
Speaker A:Two in his second playoff game.
Speaker A:And damn.
Speaker A:Lamar didn't win his first playoff game until three, until three years later.
Speaker A:But he won his first mvp.
Speaker A:He won an MVP before he won a playoff game, which is mad.
Speaker A:But then again, Drilling Beat has won an MVP and he's never been to a conference finals.
Speaker A:So what are we doing here?
Speaker A:Okay, moving on to the Chiefs and the Texans.
Speaker A:Great game.
Speaker A:Great game.
Speaker A:It went this the way we expected it to.
Speaker A:What is happening with Kansas City's offense?
Speaker A:How many times have they cracked 30 points this season?
Speaker A:I can't remember.
Speaker A:They didn't do it last week.
Speaker A:They didn't do it last night.
Speaker A: They beat the Texans: Speaker A:Now, Patrick Mahomes played a safe game, 177 yards with one touchdown.
Speaker A:Kareem Hunt had a good running game, but that's as good as it gets.
Speaker A:Travis Kelsey had a great game.
Speaker A:What did I say?
Speaker A:Do you remember?
Speaker A:Do you remember at the start, literally, maybe the first.
Speaker A:Maybe the first four episodes of the show, what I say?
Speaker A:I said watch.
Speaker A:Travis Kelsey is going to have a bad season.
Speaker A:One of the worst seasons of his career.
Speaker A:And he's going to go beast mode in the playoffs.
Speaker A:What has he done?
Speaker A:He has seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown with an average.
Speaker A:With an average yardage of 16.7 yards per catch.
Speaker A:He's back.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Greatest tight end of all time is doing what the greatest tight end of all time does.
Speaker A:He is catching touchdowns in the red zone.
Speaker A:I am telling you, bro, when it gets to the red zone, especially at this time of the year, Patrick Mahomes just goes, bam.
Speaker A:Kelsey's down there.
Speaker A:And guess what?
Speaker A:Kelsey does.
Speaker A:Bam.
Speaker A:I got you, bro.
Speaker A:I'm down here.
Speaker A:That's what's been happening all season.
Speaker A:Well, not all season.
Speaker A:All throughout the entire run.
Speaker A:And they've been killing dudes, man.
Speaker A:They're about to repeat.
Speaker A:Watch them.
Speaker A:Three peat.
Speaker A:Do you know why?
Speaker A:Because the Ravens are out now.
Speaker A:The.
Speaker A:I don't believe the Bills.
Speaker A:Actually, you know, the Bills are better team than the Kansas City Chiefs.
Speaker A:That one I can't say.
Speaker A:However.
Speaker A:Oh, my God.
Speaker A:My God.
Speaker A:Can I do something about this?
Speaker A:Can I do something about this?
Speaker A:Just throw it away.
Speaker A:Throw it where?
Speaker B:Still life.
Speaker A:Oh, my God.
Speaker A:This would never happen at rap studios.
Speaker A:I'm just saying.
Speaker A:So that happened and we had a great.
Speaker A:I love you, nj.
Speaker A:We had a great.
Speaker A:We had a great time watching Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans.
Speaker A:Wasn't a bad game.
Speaker A:Shout out to C.J.
Speaker A:stroud.
Speaker A:He did well.
Speaker A:Went as far as we expected him to go.
Speaker A:As well.
Speaker A:And I don't know what else we can say about that.
Speaker A:Moving on to a game that I.
Speaker A:I don't know, man.
Speaker A:This game was weird and it got scary for the Eagles for a while, but just because I'm scared of Matthew Stafford sometimes, he's the number one overall pick for a reason.
Speaker A:So very, very scared of him.
Speaker A:However the Eagles handled their business, Jalen Hurts didn't.
Speaker A:Jalen Hurts did not.
Speaker A:Here's the thing about Jalen Hurts.
Speaker A:I can't even be mad at him.
Speaker A:He knows when to play a safe game and he knows when he has to sling the rock.
Speaker A:He tried.
Speaker A:He made 15 of his 20 pass attempts for 128 yards, zero touchdowns, zero interceptions.
Speaker A:Do you know why?
Speaker A:Do you know why he should be the mvp?
Speaker A:He's not the mvp.
Speaker A:Well, even actually, you know what?
Speaker A:He should.
Speaker A:He should be like second in MVP voting, if not third.
Speaker A:And two months ago I did say he's the mvp, but no, he's not.
Speaker A:But last night, though, what he did do was Rush for 205 yards with two touchdowns.
Speaker A:His name is Saquon Barkley, so my children's names.
Speaker A:But anyway, he had a great game, played well, carrying the Eagles on his big shoulders.
Speaker A:And I like it.
Speaker A:I like Jalen Hurts not having to bear the brunt of the responsibility for this cheap for this Eagles offense.
Speaker A:And hopefully they can do something.
Speaker A:This is.
Speaker A:This is giving me that same feeling that they, that I got when they got to the super bowl two years ago just to lose to the Chiefs.
Speaker A:But Jalen Hurts is definitely not the same player he was then.
Speaker A:They are giving me that vibe as a team simply because of the addition of Saquon Barkley.
Speaker A:Giants of New York, how do you feel?
Speaker A:You let Saquon Barkley go.
Speaker A:Now look.
Speaker A:Now look what he's done.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:And the Rams played well.
Speaker A:Matthew Stafford did his thing.
Speaker A:324 yards with two touchdowns.
Speaker A:And Cooper Cup.
Speaker A:I want to see what Cooper cup did.
Speaker A:61 yards.
Speaker A:He caught for 61 yards.
Speaker A:There was a time where Cooper cup was the baddest, baddest, baddest receiver in the game.
Speaker A:That was three years ago.
Speaker A:How.
Speaker A:How quick time flies, man.
Speaker A:How quick time flies.
Speaker A:But that's the wide receiver position.
Speaker A:There's a best receiver every year.
Speaker A:So I can't even be mad.
Speaker A:Do you know why I can be mad?
Speaker A:I need water.
Speaker A:The Baltimore Ravens will be the reason I die of a heart attack at 25.
Speaker A:I'm telling you now, I'm not happy and I haven't Been happy for a while now.
Speaker A:And everyone was saying, I'm so confident in Baltimore.
Speaker A:We're gonna win.
Speaker A:The Bills are in trouble.
Speaker A:And I was the one person, the lone human being that said, I'm kind of concerned about this game.
Speaker A:I'm kind of concerned about the Buffalo Bills.
Speaker A:They picking up steam at the right time and they playing well.
Speaker A:And they are red, red, red hot.
Speaker A:And Lamar Jackson and the Ravens are Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, which means I can count on them to melt down, which is exactly what happened.
Speaker A:Mark Andrews.
Speaker A:Mark Andrews, one of the best tight ends of his generation, probably one of the greatest we've seen in the sport of football as a whole.
Speaker A:Mark Andrews, who we can say has glue on his hands at certain points in time, was in the end zone right there.
Speaker A:It's fourth down, last play of the.
Speaker A:Of the game, Minute left, you are down two points.
Speaker A:You just got the touchdown.
Speaker A:And Mark Andrews gets the ball, catches the ball, and he fumbles it and he drops it.
Speaker A:And just like that, the Raven season is over and the Buffalo Bills are going to the AFC Championship game, where they'll inevitably lose to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Speaker A:But the Buffalo Bills are going to the AFC Championship game instead of the Baltimore Ravens, a team that we've been saying should go, bro.
Speaker A:Lamar Jackson has a playoff record of 3 and 5.
Speaker A:Now, thank God the MVP is a regular season award because in the playoffs he is no better than.
Speaker A:Than Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Speaker A:Who's Ryan Fitzpatrick?
Speaker A:He's never even been to the playoffs.
Speaker A:But they're the same player, essentially, because what good are you if you're going to give me a great regular season, but when it's time to play well in the playoffs, you don't do that.
Speaker A:And I'm not even being fair right now because he had a decent game last night.
Speaker A:He threw.
Speaker A:He made 18 of his 25 passes through for 254 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
Speaker A:However, do you want to know.
Speaker A:Do you want to know how bad that interception was?
Speaker A:It's all about what and when do you do it.
Speaker A:We always say an interception in the first quarter is not as bad as an interception in the fourth quarter.
Speaker A:When the game is tight, though, those two.
Speaker A:Not all turnovers are made equal.
Speaker A:However, tell me why in your most important game of the season, you decide to have the one game off the season where you have two turnovers?
Speaker A:Lamar, you were going well.
Speaker A:You were going well, bro.
Speaker A:Do you know that against teams on the road, especially actually NFC teams, Lamar Jackson only had one interception this season last Night, he got an interception and a fumble.
Speaker A:Don't get me started with that interception.
Speaker A:I'm sorry if you're listening to me on Spotify or anything of sorts, but if you're watching me, I want to show you, bro, this is.
Speaker A:This is the Lombardi Trophy, Something the Ravens don't know anything about past Ray Lewis, but fine.
Speaker A:This is the Lombardi Trophy.
Speaker A:This will be my target.
Speaker A:I'm Lamar Jackson.
Speaker A:I'm the quarterback.
Speaker A:That's my wide receiver.
Speaker A:Why is the ball over here, bro?
Speaker A:Why is he throwing the ball over there to a wide open corner?
Speaker A:Is he colorblind?
Speaker A:What was happening is because the Ravens were wearing white.
Speaker A:So he was like, ah, country, it's snowing in Buffalo.
Speaker A:So I'm just, ah, is it what was happening?
Speaker A:That's the worst interception I've seen Lamar throw in his entire career.
Speaker A:And he decided to do it in the most important game of the season.
Speaker A:I'm not okay?
Speaker A:But it is what it is, and it has happened, and we shall move on and we shall see what happens next year.
Speaker A:What else can we do, right?
Speaker A:But anyway, so next week we got the Washington Commanders, and they're going against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship.
Speaker A:Great game.
Speaker A:Great game.
Speaker A:However, of course, the game everyone wants to see is the AFC Championship game, where we got.
Speaker B:Who's playing that one?
Speaker A:Patrick Mahomes, Not Lamar Jackson.
Speaker A:Lamar Jackson is not.
Speaker A:Can't even sniff it.
Speaker B:Lamar Jackson lost.
Speaker A:Boohoo.
Speaker A:Oh, man.
Speaker A:Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills.
Speaker A:The game of the week.
Speaker A:And then obviously the winners of those two will get to the Super Bowl.
Speaker A:I will tell you about that as time goes on.
Speaker A:However, I am not.
Speaker A:I'm really not happy.
Speaker A:It's.
Speaker A:It's not okay, because, fine, let's do this.
Speaker A:Let's get violent again.
Speaker A:UFC311 came and went.
Speaker A:What promised to be a great card turned out to be an okay card.
Speaker A:We had injuries.
Speaker A:I was excited for the main event.
Speaker A:Islam Makhachev in his much anticipated main event rematch with Arman Sarukian.
Speaker A:I wake up Saturday morning, how Arman Sarukian back pain.
Speaker A:Now Renato Moicano is going to fight, which, damn, that means Benil Darouch is not going to fight because that's who he was supposed to fight.
Speaker A:And immediately, as I saw that, I was like, okay, fine, can we just give Islam the title?
Speaker A:As soon as Bruce Buffer announces the fight, can we just give Islam the title?
Speaker A:Because there is no way you expect me to believe that number 10 ranked Renato Meccano is going to beat Islam Makhachev, who is most likely the greatest lightweight of all time.
Speaker A:Now, he is one win away from tying Anderson Silva's win streak for the longest win streak in the ufc.
Speaker A:He already has the most title defenses in the lightweight division, and he has the longest active undefeated streak in the ufc.
Speaker A:What are we doing?
Speaker A:Islam?
Speaker A:Makhachev is that dude.
Speaker A:I slept on him before, but he's that dude.
Speaker A:Do you see this thing just flying around?
Speaker A:It's distracting me.
Speaker A:It's summer because I prefer winter, because there's none of this.
Speaker A:But in the co.
Speaker A:Main event.
Speaker A:I'm not even going to tell you what happened in the main event.
Speaker A:Fine.
Speaker A:Merab Dwalishvili beat Renato McCanu in the first round by submission.
Speaker A:There.
Speaker A:Done.
Speaker A:Moving on.
Speaker A:So, Merad Dwalishvili, I really don't like that dude.
Speaker B:He's got a cool name.
Speaker A:He's got a cool name, and I should probably stop hating because he.
Speaker A:He really hasn't given me much reason besides beating a fighter I like.
Speaker A:Objectively speaking, great fighter.
Speaker A:However, I do have a problem with him not finishing any of his last five opponents.
Speaker A:He always goes down to the decision, but that's because he has a tank engine in him, bro.
Speaker A:That Georgian boy got a tank engine.
Speaker A:He never stops.
Speaker A:He made Uman Magomedov look like a rookie out there.
Speaker A:And this is Uman Magomerov.
Speaker A:Some people say he be better than Khabib when it's all said and done.
Speaker A:Well, not anymore.
Speaker A:He.
Speaker A:He's officially.
Speaker A:He officially has an L on his record.
Speaker A:And we'll never forget that the goat Khabib retired 29 and.
Speaker A:Oh.
Speaker A:So that was great.
Speaker A:I didn't even like that fight, man.
Speaker A:The fight I did enjoy was the light heavyweight bout between Yuri Prohotska and Jamal.
Speaker A:Sweet dreams, Hill.
Speaker A:That was a great fight.
Speaker A:That was a great fight.
Speaker A:Yuri Prohotka has worked on his defense.
Speaker A:Yeah, it only took Alex Pereira knocking him out twice, but he finally worked on his defense, and he is a great fighter.
Speaker A:Great fighter.
Speaker A:His head movement, he still doesn't believe in blocking.
Speaker A:He still doesn't block much, but his head movement has gotten so much better.
Speaker A:And you could see it in full display.
Speaker A:Jamal Hill couldn't find a swing.
Speaker A:Well, he could, but the swing wasn't landing.
Speaker A:Yuri Prohatsko, on the other hand, was cooking him, dissecting and slicing him.
Speaker A:And in the third round, when I thought, oh, man, is this really gonna go down to the decision?
Speaker A:No, no, no, no, no.
Speaker A:The Samurai did what the Samurai does.
Speaker A:Put Jamal Hill to sleep with A mean, mean hook.
Speaker A:Mean hook.
Speaker A:Cut him clean.
Speaker A:Boom.
Speaker A:Boy.
Speaker A:That boy.
Speaker A:That boy felt like.
Speaker A:I don't know, man.
Speaker A:What falls comically funny?
Speaker A:What falls in a comical way?
Speaker A:I don't know.
Speaker A:It just felt like a long pole.
Speaker B:Just.
Speaker A:That's so funny, man.
Speaker A:It was so funny.
Speaker A:And Kevin Harland lost in the first round, three minutes in.
Speaker A:So that officially gives him a record of 26 and 13.
Speaker A:Still a fan favorite.
Speaker A:Who cares?
Speaker A:It's Kevin Holland.
Speaker A:Did you really watch a Kevin Holland fight and expect him to win?
Speaker A:Exactly.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:Are you handling this?
Speaker A:Really?
Speaker A:We're done, though.
Speaker A:Thank you.
Speaker A:Thank you, nj.
Speaker A:Ah, I gotta create a blooper reel for this.
Speaker A:Okay, I'm done anyway, so let me just tell you about the NBA real quick.
Speaker A:In two minutes or less.
Speaker A:So SJ is currently leading the MVP race.
Speaker A:Good.
Speaker A:I'm mad at SJ leading the MVP race.
Speaker A:I'm tired of seeing Joker do it.
Speaker A:Giannis is my favorite player, but he's not the mvp.
Speaker A:Right now, SGA is cooking and he's playing well.
Speaker A:And doesn't hurt that he has the best record in the West.
Speaker A:And as Shaquille O'Neal says, best player on the best team.
Speaker A:So what are we doing?
Speaker A:Who's the mvp?
Speaker A:Okay, now, in terms of standings, I'm just going to tell you the top four in each conference.
Speaker A:Cavs, 35, 6.
Speaker A:Still killing.
Speaker A:They had a great, great duo of matches with the OKC that other Thursday, OKC went to Cleveland and they.
Speaker A:And they lost.
Speaker A:And then last Thursday, Cleveland went to OKC and they lost.
Speaker A:So they split the season, they split the series.
Speaker A:You know, east and west teams get to play each other once per side, and I find that cool.
Speaker A:Celtics 29 and 13.
Speaker A:Knicks 27 and 16.
Speaker A:Bucks 24 and 17.
Speaker A:You know, I can start talking about the Bucks.
Speaker A:They're top four seed now.
Speaker A:We can do something.
Speaker A:Thank you, Doc Rivers.
Speaker A:Thank you, Dame.
Speaker A:Thank you.
Speaker A:Yanez.
Speaker A:You finally figured out how to play basketball again.
Speaker A:Yeah, all it took was the Emirates cup.
Speaker A:In the west, 35, 7.
Speaker A:OKC thunder at the very top.
Speaker A:Probably the best team in the league.
Speaker A:I'll let you decide between the Cavs and the Celtics as well.
Speaker A:The Rockets are still the second seed in the West.
Speaker A:NJ do you know on the Rockets?
Speaker B:Oh, oh, I know, Hakeem.
Speaker A:My point exactly.
Speaker A:My point exactly.
Speaker A:Robert Ori took a great three last night.
Speaker A:Memphis Grizzlies 27 and 15, and the Nuggets 26 and 16.
Speaker A:Can I just say, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies.
Speaker A:I Got to find that picture.
Speaker A:I sent it to nj.
Speaker A:I need to find that picture because I could.
Speaker A:I could not believe this when I saw it.
Speaker A:The Grizzlies handled.
Speaker A:Well, the Grizzlies got handled and blah, blah, blah.
Speaker A:Or does the Nets.
Speaker A:The Clippers beat the nets, 126 to 67, dog.
Speaker A:And that's how I'm gonna close it.
Speaker A:I don't know what's gonna happen in Brooklyn.
Speaker A:It's because dlo's on the team.
Speaker A:Dlo's on the Nets, and that's why the clippers beat them 126 to 67.
Speaker A:Because he was taking shots, you know?
Speaker A:Yeah, he was putting up shots.
Speaker A:Anyway, that was that.
Speaker A:I was.
Speaker A:I got happy at the end because I got to talk basketball, which I always love.
Speaker A:But let's not forget that the main agenda of the day is that the Ravens have pissed me off.
Speaker B:How about them Ravens?
Speaker B:How about them Ravens?
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Nothing.
Speaker A:Not a damn thing.
Speaker A:Not a damn thing.
Speaker A:See you next season, Lamar.
Speaker A:Not even close.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:No, they were not.
Speaker B:They were not better, objectively speaking.
Speaker A:No.
Speaker B:Until it came to keyboards.
Speaker B:Now, please explain to me why a team that is supposed to win a match against inferior opposition decides at the most important game that they're going to play, decide to fumble.
Speaker A:Because they're the Baltimore Ravens.
Speaker A:Man, I don't know what you want me to say.
Speaker A:They're the Baltimore Ravens.
Speaker A:This is what they do.
Speaker A:Every year we say the same thing.
Speaker A:The Ravens beat themselves.
Speaker A:And every year what happens?
Speaker A:The Ravens beat themselves.
Speaker A:Last night, all it took was for Mark Andrews to catch the damn ball and keep it in his hands, and we could have been having an entirely different conversation.
Speaker A:But no.
Speaker A:Mark Andrews, who's once again one of the greatest tight ends to ever play the game, has butter fingers now.
Speaker B:Okay, how many chips does he have?
Speaker A:As many as I have.
Speaker B:None.
Speaker A:Yes.
Speaker A:The whole damn team.
Speaker A:The whole damn team.
Speaker A:The Ravens haven't been to the AFC Championship since.
Speaker A:Well, the last time they won, they won a Super bowl, so.
Speaker B:He's one of the best talents of his generation.
Speaker B:Hasn't won any.
Speaker A:Not a damn thing.
Speaker A:In all fairness.
Speaker A:In all fairness, I gotta say this.
Speaker A:It doesn't.
Speaker A:His generation was Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelsey.
Speaker A:Come on.
Speaker A:Come on.
Speaker A:They took all the Super Bowls.
Speaker B:I'm just saying it's not the greatest title of this generation.
Speaker A:I didn't say he is.
Speaker A:Is one of.
Speaker A:So Charles Buckley is not one of the.
Speaker A:The greatest players of the generation.
Speaker A:You lie.
Speaker B:You damn liar.
Speaker A:You damn liar.
Speaker A:Oh, man.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:Episode 23 I'm the greatest.
Speaker A:Like Jordan, baby.
Speaker A:That's it.
Speaker A:Next time we're going to do Kobe 25.
Speaker A:I'll see what I do.
Speaker A:Maybe that's.
Speaker A:That's going to be on my birthday.
Speaker A:Just to make it symbolic and everything.
Speaker A:However, that was it.
Speaker A:We'll talk next week when we talk more basketball, more playoffs.
Speaker A:And for my basketball friends, you'll be happy to know that as soon as this, the football season is over, my undivided attention will be on basketball.
Speaker A:So.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Plus, the season will get hot by then.
Speaker A:All star break time.
Speaker A:It's going to be lit.
Speaker A:It's going to be fun.
Speaker A:More ufc, more violence, more I talk sports.
Speaker A:And as always, until next time, enjoy the violence.
