Inside the NBA previews Lakers vs Warriors | February 22, 2024
>> THAT’S A GOOD ONE. YEAH I ENJOY THAT ONE OUT THERE TONIGHT. LAKERS IN MY EAR IN THE WARRIORS. >> OH YEAH. EXCUSE ME. >> UM BAD ACTING ALL RIGHT. >> WHAT DO YOU MAKE. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF UH OF THE LAKERS. RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE THEY’VE WON EIGHT OUT OF THEIR LAST 11. UM, NO LEBRON TONIGHT. BUT THEY HERE’S THE DEAL. THEY’VE HAD FIVE TIMES THIS YEAR WINNING STREAKS OF THREE GAMES. THAT’S THEY HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET OVER THAT. THEY HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO DO IT TONIGHT. WHERE IS UH DO YOU SEE ANYTHING
EXPLOSIVE COMING OUT OF THE LAKERS AS WE HEAD DOWN THE STRETCH? >> WELL ONE, THEY HAVE NO GAMES TO SPARE, AND I SEE TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS. I SEE TEAMS THAT WHEN WE WATCH THEM, WE GO, OOH. LIKE THE PLAY IN TOURNAMENT. WE WERE ALL THEY’RE VERY IMPRESSIVE. THEY PLAYED. AND THEN YOU KNOW KIND OF LIKE SIX DAYS AGO. AND THEN IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOMETIMES THEY’RE COMFORTABLE WHERE THEY ARE. BUT YOU KNOW, THESE NEXT 30 GAMES LIKE I SAID, IS NO GAMES TO SPARE. I’M ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE LAKERS ARE GOING TO GET.
YOU KNOW, THEY’RE THEY’RE A BUNCH OF OLD VETERANS. KENNY AND VINCENZO. WE ALWAYS THINK WE CAN TURN IT ON WHEN THAT TIME COMES. SO LEBRON AND AD
THEY’RE NOT. LEBRON’S NOT GOING TO BE THERE. SO IT’S GOING TO BE EXTRA BALL MOVEMENT. OTHER GUYS ARE GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO PLAY. WHO’S GOING TO BE THE LEBRON TYPE. WELL NOBODY’S GOING TO BE LEBRON. BUT WHO’S GOING TO BE YOU KNOW THE OTHER SCORER TONIGHT I’M LOOKING FOR AUSTIN REAVES TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT BECAUSE HE’S WAY TOO UP AND DOWN UP ANOTHER FOR ME IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THAT NEXT LEVEL, THEY GOT A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING THAT’S PRETTY RARE IN LEAGUE HISTORY AND THAT’S HAVE FOUR GUYS
IN THE SAME MONTH, AVERAGED 20 POINTS A GAME RIGHT NOW LEBRON’S DOING IT AD IS DOING IT RUSSELL DANILO IS DOING IT. >> AND SO IS AUSTIN REAVES. IT’S HAPPENED ONCE IN THE LAST 36 SEASONS. AND THAT WAS IN DECEMBER BY THE BOSTON CELTICS. SO THE LAKERS TRYING TO GET THAT DONE HERE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY I’M MORE INTERESTED IN GOLDEN STATE BECAUSE THEY’RE ON THE RISE AS WELL. >> YOU KNOW. AND YOU KNOW THEY CHANGED THEIR LINEUP BRINGING KLAY OFF THE BENCH WHICH ACTUALLY GIVES HIM MORE SHOTS. UM, AND HE’S NOT STARTING THE
GAME. BUT HE FINISHES IT. WE KNOW WHAT THIS GUY TOO I MEAN THIS GUY HERE IS YOU KNOW THE BEST OF THE BEST IN TERMS OF GETTING HIS TEAM READY. AND SO I THINK THEY’RE TRYING TO MOVE UP. AND THE BIGGEST THING IS KUMINGA HIS ABILITY NOW VINCE, IS TO SAY I’M A PRIMARY SCORER. LIKE IT TAKES TIME TO LIKE INFILTRATE OVER DRAYMOND, EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT A SCORER. BUT DRAYMOND KLAY AND STEPH AND SAY, I’M GOING TO TAKE MORE SHOTS TONIGHT THAN YOU. THAT THAT IS A BIG PROCESS TO OVERCOME, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE
WON SO MANY CHAMPIONSHIPS BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT THERE. SO THAT’S KUDOS TO HIM FOR HIS NOW FOR TAKING THAT ROLE AND TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. >> I’M GOING TO TOUCH ON THE LAKERS REAL QUICK. I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE BEST OF LEBRON AS YOU SEE WHEN IT’S WHEN IT’S MONEY TIME, WHEN IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME, THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO GET THOSE WINS. I AGREE THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR PUSH RIGHT NOW. BUT TO WHAT EXPENSE. LIKE IF YOU DO IT NOW, WILL YOU HAVE ENOUGH? WILL YOU HAVE THE LEBRON THAT YOU
WANT COME PLAYOFF TIME? I’M SURE HE’LL GET HIS BODY READY. BUT IN REALITY, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, SOMETIMES WE FEEL WE CAN DO IT UNTIL REALITY HITS US AND WE CAN’T GET IT DONE LIKE WE WANT TO. SO THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT LAKERS, THAT IS, FIGURE OUT HOW THEY’RE GOING TO GO ABOUT THAT. >> THEY DID IT LAST YEAR. >> DOES THAT ADD TO MAYBE A SENSE OF URGENCY TO GET IN THE TOP SIX. SO YOU HAVE THAT WEEK OFF AT THE END TO SOLIDIFY A SPOT. IF THEY CAN NOT BE IN
THAT PLAY, BECAUSE I THINK HIS REST IS MOST IMPORTANT. >> LIKE IF YOU REMEMBER THE PLAY IN TOURNAMENT, REEVES WENT CRAZY. KUMINGA ALL THOSE GUYS PLAYED WELL. >> BUT WHEN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE PLAYOFF SERIES, THOUGH, IS WHAT I’M THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, I’VE BEEN IN KLAY THOMPSON’S POSITION BEFORE. WHEN I GOT TO PHOENIX, STARTING MOVED INTO A RESERVE ROLE. >> WHAT WAS YOUR MENTAL WHEN THEY PUT WHEN THE GREAT VINCE CARTER NOW COMING OFF THE BENCH? >> IT WAS IT WAS TOUGH TO DEAL WITH WHO STARTED
OVER. SO HUH. NO MATTER PICK YOUR SPOT NO MATTER. >> NO NO. JUST NAME. >> NOW WE WANT A NAME. >> I DON’T REMEMBER UNDERDOG BC YEAH SEE LOOK IT UP IF. >> GOOD LUCK, TELL ME. >> NO, I DON’T KNOW. >> UM THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE. >> BUT MAN, I DON’T KNOW. IT WAS A YOUNGER GUY. THEY WERE GOING, BUT BUT NAME SAY HIS NAME. MAYBE LATER. UM, BUT THE THING WAS, IT WAS JUST ACCEPTING THAT. AND ONE THING THAT KLAY SAID THAT I REALLY LIKED, HE SAID I GOT PAST IT. I SAID, AND
HE HE SAID, WELL, LIKE I DID, HE FIGURED OUT HOW TO STILL BE THE VERSION OF HIMSELF. AND HE CAME OUT AND HE HAD A BIG NIGHT AND I THINK THAT’S IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO DO IS CONTINUE TO PUT THAT ASIDE AND SAID LIKE, OKAY, YOU’RE NOT A STARTER 100. AND THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING. YOU’RE NOT A STARTER, BUT WHAT’S WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT TO US? IF YOU WERE STARTING AND DIDN’T FINISH GAME, I’M NEVER I’M NOT EVEN BOTHER YOU. >> I’VE NEVER BEEN THE PLAYER THAT YOU OR OR KLAY HAVE BEEN. BUT NINE. MY FIRST
NINE AND A HALF YEARS IN THE NBA, I STARTED. AND THE FIRST TIME THAT SOMEBODY SAID, COME OFF THE BENCH AND THAT AUDIENCE IS LIKE, AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS RUNNING OUT, THAT I’M A ROUTINE IS OFF I WENT. TEN YEARS IN THE NBA. I WAS LIKE ONLY 30 GAMES. THE BENCH START CAME OFF 30, BENCH 30 GAMES, AND I WAS HURTING. WE SEE YOU IN BOSTON. CLEVELAND, KLAY CAME OFF THE BENCH WITH 35 RIGHT BEFORE THE BREAK AT UTAH. >> THAT’S RIGHT. JUMPING OFF THAT BUILDING. >> AH THAT’S Y’ALL CAME
OFF THE BENCH. >> YEAH 20 GAMES IN MY CAREER SITNG UP HERE WITH SOME BUMS
