Confidence in Warriors & Lakers is fading + Bucks’ INEXCUSABLE loss to Wizards 😬 | Get Up

Confidence in Warriors & Lakers is fading + Bucks’ INEXCUSABLE loss to Wizards 😬 | Get Up

Allan how about Luca donic and Steph Curry trading pregame half court shot can we replace the dunk contest with this at all-star weekend because the stuff you saw Lucas shoot one off the scoreboard in Houston a couple of nights ago this would be more fun to watch than

The dunk contest has ever been yeah then they’re arguing playfully over who shot was actually longer all good now nine minutes to go in the game Mavs down by nine Luca had 30 12 and 11 Luka magic and as the Warriors looked like they were going to roll to a win he kept

Putting pressure on them Steph Curry have a great game but he had a lot of help from others including Draymond Green who really had a terrific game defensively this right here is a goalen though it is a good attempt but a goalen and watch watch this block right here

From Draymond Green Chris Paul called it one of the greatest defensive plays he’s ever seen catching him on Gafford going for what should have been an easy two on a dunk and Draymond flexing that’s good Draymond for the I mean after the week he had last week he’s played so well

There he is driving he had 11 points eight rebounds six assists four steals a typical Draymond Knight and and typical perhaps only for him and so Chan I mean the Warriors are the most expensive roster in the history of basketball and they have one of the greatest players in

The history of basketball and Steph Curry but they’re fighting just to stay in the play in do they constitute any significant threat in your mind when the playoffs begin look play in versus playoffs first the Warriors have to be a threat in the playin which is crazy to say but this

Season they’ve really been playin with fire being in the playin is a recipe to get burned because pulling off what the Miami Heat did last year is easier said than done now you never bet against Steph Curry and last night they looked great if you watch the game Draymond was

Back to defending on one end pushing in transition applying pressure on the rim Wiggins their X Factor two years ago when they won the championship giving you 23 points but the only thing that has been consistent about this version this iteration of the Golden State Warriors is that they’ve had

Inconsistent performances by players not named Steph Curry yesterday I Got Confidence but the confidence is only in the playin and you’re going to have to string together multiple wins to get to the playoffs yeah one more thing to add to that sure even if they get to the

Postseason the actual playoffs they are one- 10 against the top three teams in the west so they have not fared well against those teams to be a threat in the playoffs you got to be able to beat some teams especially get out of the first round and the matchups tell you

They will not there are going to be some big decisions to be made in Golden State whenever it is their season comes to an end meanwhile let’s run the floor through the NBA CH LeBron had 23 last night Lakers beat the Raptors they’ve been hot are you buying the Lakers as

Legit in the west look as we just mentioned you never bet against Steph you also never bet against LeBron James who shot 83% from the field last night and they have finally found a strong starting lineup now the West is stacked the Lakers can play defense they can win a round or two

They can win in the playing but honestly everyone is just right now trying to dodge the nuggets as long as possible well last night wmi didn’t dodge Nicole yic or the nuggets and while Denver won what was a close game wanyama was spectacular you see the statline on your

Screen against joic is is he getting close to being in the MVP conversation I don’t mean for this year no not this year but I think it’s close I think within two years you can he’ll be in the conversation just based on the numbers he’s putting up look at his Allstar

Break numbers since then he has putting up a statline that we haven’t seen since Kareem back in 79 and to me that’s what’s going to put in the conversation the Spurs have the assets and the ability to build a a winning team around him which then puts him in that

Conversation in the meantime we see the Wizards last night inexplicably beating Milwaukee a Milwaukee team that has been awful on the road this year and that is an inexcusable loss listen to their coach after the game we don’t bring the necessary um professionalism seriousness on the road um and and that’s something

That we can fix um that’s something we’re going to have to fix I’m sorry wait a minute what we don’t bring the necessary professionalism on the road seriousness in the final week and a half of the regular season with a team that has Championship aspirations and also a team

That hasn’t locked up second place yet it’s one thing if you’ve already got that spot locked and you’re kind of just you know going through the motions because you know you’re locked in two they’re not the Cavs I’ll tell you what if not for the injuries for the Cavs and

The Knicks the Bucks would be in fourth place in the East that’s a legit thing I mean they are up one game over 500 with Doc Rivers as the coach they have not been playing a like a house on fire so if not for injuries they’d be a fourth

Place team in the East so they are in second but they aren’t there locked in the Cavs are only two games back in them and when you talk about professionalism and seriousness and being 18 and 20 on the road that’s leadership I’ll throw another one at you if Joel embiid hadn’t gotten

Hurt they would have the fifth best record in the East that said they have Yannis DMO and they have Dame Lillard and they they have an experienced veteran coach in in in Doc Rivers is this a team that you think is a legitimate threat to Boston in a seven game series

Chet look when you have two of the better players in the NBA you always have a chance and I’m talking about Giannis and Dame but as you were talking to Allan I was kind of laughing because I feel like the Bucks they have been playing with their food they ate it but

They still have been able to remain skinny and be at that number two seat it’s like how does that make it make sense to me it’s wild the Bucks have been playing to the level of their competition and the NBA at this point is

Too deep for one star to save you I mean without Dame there’s still no answer for Giannis putting up a 35o triple double and but there is though an answer for an entire team that can’t get back on defense they struggle in transition defense and to me that is the carnal sin

Of defense and that’s something that coach Doc Rivers was brought to fix and so I think he’s right professionalism if you go out there you’re expected to do those things when they fall below the standard still remaining at two has been like wild to me they’re going to need to

Get a whole lot better before these games coming up in the meantime we’ve got games coming up tonight our Wednesday double header you’re going to see Tatum in the you’re going to see OKC that’s 7:30 Eastern then you’ll see Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs taking on

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Mike Greenberg is joined by Alan Hahn and Chiney Ogwumike to debate if the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers are a playoff threat in the West and concerns for the Milwaukee Bucks not “bringing the necessary professionalism on the road.”

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