The Fellas Discuss The Lakers'-Nuggets 1st Round + Zion's Big Night | NBA on TNT

Inside the NBA is presented by the three-row Kia sento built for the Unstoppable Kia is the official automotive partner of the NBA. When LeBron James and the Lakers beat Zion Williamson and the Pelicans on Sunday had gotten New Orleans into the game, they had a chance to clinch a playoff spot, so those two will do it again to

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in New Orleans and Zion to a couple there, a very good first half, very aggressive, had a great game, actually, 40 points and 20 in the first 20 seconds, his skill. to get you off the dribble, well you came to the Pelicans, the first thing they need to do this offseason is go out and get a point guard because it was evident in the second half when they hit Alvarado there, they need a point guard when with Alvarado they played much better, but they did it and they played much faster, that was the difference in the game, you can't walk with the ball up and down the court and go one on one like they were trying to do, oh look at Zion with Time is Running Out in the first half on top of the glass, all these plays go fast Hy, that was the difference in the game 60 to 50 Lakers in the half, oh look at LeBron taking the load from Zion, that's why he needs to be finishing not starting to play in half court the guys can just stand up but he's a good starter too no I don't think he should do that he should be finishing that's when they made their move when he finished oh good pass oh great look in for Austin Reeves they were up 73 to 55.

Zion didn't get any help to

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, oh I say Alado played well, yes he did and he changed the pace, he changed the momentum of the game, but he was the only one who played very well. this cat also played very well, he made 9180 at that time, here come the winged Pelicans for three. I like wing play and here comes this part, this 13-2 run, push it to Zion, we're tied at 93, push that thing. good in that area yeah but that's not the way you're going to win it going to 101 got the last bucket of the game there for Zion Williamson 40 points 11 rebounds obviously frustrated as he leaves more in his situation in just a second LeBron connecting though, a tough shot there 9997 and Trey Murphy floating in to tie it, this was a great opportunity to take the lead and watch D'Angelo Russell's steal, Alvarado's only turnover because it would have been a block anyway , they never got the lead after these three here, big shot here, ah, don't look at the bench Russell 21 and six assists and he had 20 and 15 LeBron 239 and n and uh the Lakers undefeated in the tournament uh playin uh playin now uh they win in 110 106 they advance to face the Denver Nuggets, let's hear from Willie Green on Zion, it was hard to see him go down, he was fighting, he was going and uh, the team was there with him, we got him for a few more minutes.

I know we might have a chance to get this out. He is a generational player, a generational talent. um he's just going to keep getting better and better and better. Tonight was just a small microcosm of how great it can be. You know his ability to finish downhill. vers Smalls finish vers big they kept swinging we kept fighting meeting strength with strength his athleticism his skill his ability to shoot the ball Zion you know his non-stop relentlessness and that's a great team we just put this notion out there maybe it would be better for you to abandon this game to avoid the Denver asylum.

Sources say sure not, they've obviously had a lot of success against our ball club, but there's always a new day that fake Shiron reports that Zion is believed. having suffered an injury to his left hamstring uh sour is to say to the athletic um he was 40 and 11 how can we believe him? he feels like they have no chance of being the Kings without him, in my opinion, I mean, I think tonight was the first time I said, man, this guy could be a star, this guy could be a superstar because he was dominant. , it was explosive, uh.

It was funny to see that he didn't get any help from the guys that were supposed to be giving him help, but you know Shaq challenged him before the game saying, man, it's about time you did your thing and what did you say? Give me 40, yes, give me. I was very impressed, I hate to see him go down like that, but now that we see what he can do to be a great player, he has to continue with this and move on to the next step, so if he comes back, whether he is injured or not, he will still have to give us one of these great efforts because I agree with Chuck if he doesn't play against Sacramento, they may not have a chance, but if he's going to play and you know it's a little bit.

I have to know, push it, yes, but I don't know if you can push through a hamstring. I see a hot hamstring. It is one of those worst injuries you can suffer. I see hot. Good for me. You, you, what I saw. You know, these are the games like that that players make. I always felt like the playoffs make the players move on to the next season or they or the teams move on to the next season. There is a level of excellence that you have to have in the playoffs, so I don't know if Shaq and Charles felt that way after you made it to your first playoff and started winning, when you came back to the regular season it was very easy because not everyone plays at that level, you meet teams that have never gotten there before.

The teams are still trying to find their elements, so you identify things pretty easily and you know we did it. I felt like a team. Many times when we came out of the surge with the Rockets, but do you feel that Zion now succeeds? That's why I want him to make the CU playoffs, then he knows he's going to bring that into the regular season, well, that 40 20 and then you're like, oh my gosh, then when he makes the playoffs he's going to be out of here. I think the only thing he has to learn and like I said, he didn't have a Mone like me, he spent the whole season getting fit instead of starting the season fit, well you know my role, yeah, yeah, you don't play. basketball to get in shape you get in shape play basketball so he spent I think someone says he lost about 25 to 30 pounds during the season and his body looks a lot better than it did in October November December he looks amazing but demanding back by Kenny If he comes in and stays in good shape, he might do this more often because you can have what Moisés told me, son, you can have some good games being fat and overweight, but you can't be consistent in home games against Sacramento on Friday was five-0 against Sacramento this year, but if Zion wins, we'll see what impact it has.

Meanwhile, Golden State, I mean, meanwhile, the Lakers advanced to play Denver and the Nuggets have beaten them eight times in a row heading into this first round. series LeBron said it, it's going to be a tall order, you know, and he's going to have to play some magnificent ball out of this world, but you still know they don't have an answer for the Joker, you know, Denver plays with so much energy. who are the defending champions, they will definitely be ready, hopefully Denver can have some slip up so the Lakers can have some success, but if Denver is focused and the Lakers are focused, it could be another sweep, well for me, it's all about Jamal .

Murray sees, first of all, the Joker, he's on another planet right now, we'll just throw him into the equation, but they can't stop him, but Aaron Garden is one of the few people who is big and strong enough to be with LeBron because LeBron. It's like he has a perfect body, since he is 6869 big and strong, there aren't many guys that have that combination, usually you get a big, skinny and not strong guy. Aaron Gordon can make him work hard, but the key if you go back to last year when the Nuggets are starting to become champions, who was the second best player out there.

Tomar Muray has to be the second best player and he is the key for the

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. the Joker will do what the Joker does, but everyone else will do what they do, but. the key is Jamal Murray, if he is the second best player on the Nuggets team, they will come out of the West, the first game of that series will be Saturday night, at the Denver Lakers and the Nuggets, what do we have on social media ? Now, how can we believe him if his name is Shams? I never thought Peterson, um, and it's Shams. Please spell Shams though well we'll be keeping an eye on what happens on Wednesday at the game when we get back oh great game in Chicago.