48 Minutes: Heat Shock Bucks, Lakers give Memphis the Blues, Kawhi Outduels Durant, Gritty Knicks Survive in Cleveland

0:00 ... Hello and Welcome

0:36 ... Bruce quickly recaps the three series that should end quickly

1:36 ... World B explains how load management helped Kawhi Leonard get off to a fast start for the Clippers

2:43 ... Ross has words of praise for Rui Hachimura of the Lakers, who saved his best performance as a Laker for a very big moment

4:36 ... Bruce shows his respect for Miami's Jimmy Butler, the former Marquette star who came back to Milwaukee and crushed the Bucks in game one

5:09 ... World B expresses concern about the Bucks' offense as game 2 against the Heat approaches and Ross pipes in on the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo and it's affect on the Bucks' offense.

7:17 ... Ross wonders why Jae Crowder was such a non-factor for the Bucks in game one

11:08 ... Despite losing at home in game one, Bruce identifies several "silver linings" for the Bucks coming off the loss

14:34 ... The Lakers beat Memphis in game one and their transition offense was a big reason

16:22 ... Role players Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves overshadowed superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James in the first game of the Lakers/Grizz series

18:06 ... Ja Morant injured his shooting hand and the crew discusses the chances of Memphis beating LA if he is out of the lineup

20:56 ... Russell Westbrook of the Clippers had one of his most improbable "big game" performances in game one against the Suns

23:29 ... The two headed Clippers Center (Ivica Zubac and Mason Plumlee) gave DeAndre Ayton of the Suns all he could handle in game one

26:24 ... Phoenix stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker need to be MUCH better in game two

30:18 ... The Warriors/Kings matchup has all the makings of an all time great playoff series

32:59 ... Can Malik Monk of Sacramento continue his torrid shooting as the series moves forward?

35:20 ... The Warriors always win a road game in every playoff series ... will the streak continue?

36:07 ... Kings coach Mike Brown kept calling for screen and rolls against the team he knows well after being a Warriors assistant for 6 seasons

38:43 ... Both Steve Kerr and Brown are using their entire roster rather than tightening up their rotations in the first game of the series

39:11 ... The gritty New York Knicks did what they always seem to do in game one against the Cavaliers

42:02 ... The Cavs have some young players who lacked poise in game one and need to mature quickly

46:47 ... Ross shares his Best Bets on some Clippers parlays that will make you some money

48:03 ... Bruce's closing thought is on "Bloody Sunday" where injuries to key players cast a pall over the first weekend of action

49:37 ... World B takes Russell Westbrook to task for his antics with a fan at halftime of game one

53:22 ... Ross quotes the great Pat Riley who said "A series doesn't start until the home team loses."

54:20 ... Bye for now

TRT: 54:37

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