0:00 I feel like he's he's too busy studying. So he's not actually shooting basketballs. Yeah, when does he shoot basketball? >> He's not dribbling enough. >> No, but he's a baller though. So you respect him because he's of his academics? Cuz he turns in his homework. Welcome back to Careful Boys. Today we're talking indeed about the NBA playoff picture. Look, man. It's been actually pretty good. Like a lot of crazy games. You know, I know a lot of people criticized the NBA playing tournament, but that that game with the Heat against the Hornets was absolutely nuts. The playing tournament Okay, so does everybody even understand the concept of the playing tournament by the >> Yeah, he go he knows. That's a new thing, right? It is very new. Bar will explain >> When did they start doing it? >> You don't think about the in-season tournament that has the NBA Cup that's in December. That's what I thought you were talking about.
0:50 >> Yeah, we're talking about the playing tournament that leads uh goes into the playoffs where they're basically Can Bar just explain what this is already or >> Oh, yeah, yeah, go ahead. So in play tournament happens, it's a new thing. It happens when they're trying to figure out where the teams are seating on the opposite sides of the bracket. That is exactly right. >> And then throughout the the voyage they they start placing them based off their seed and then that's how they match them up and then so that they know where the points are getting calculated. >> And obviously this all came from the NBA. Exactly. And the COVID-19 fiasco. Yeah, it came from So it started there really and >> This is part of the whole like Fauci NBA system. >> Fauci NBA system, exactly. He has own NBA system? Yeah, so what's cool about it though is
1:40 that >> is this thing? >> There's more There's more teams that are >> you knew for real. >> More teams can make the playoffs, right? Like that's the cool part of it. But then there's a drawback to it. Anthony, go ahead. Uh more basically it's it's to fight for the seventh and eighth seed of your respective conference. I was onto something. Yeah, so it's it's like the the last wild card losers bracket to see who can make it to the playoffs. So it just makes it kind of like a little bit more like a lot of times the season gets to a point where like in the middle there's a lot of teams that are tied. So instead they throw like a mini tournament. So it gets really spicy to see who gets knocked out which is really ████ fun. By the way Clippers just got knocked out too. And they lost a pick now to the to the freaking enemy of the state in my opinion the OKC Thunder. Enemy of the state I like that. But have we seen any AC team like make it
2:30 that go all the way? I don't think so. The gap is far in terms of like but that's the thing so now the Pistons who are like the number one seed right they get to play the play in winner right that's the idea behind it. So then like the Clipper the So it just adds more to the story makes it juicy. And remember bracket matches are always funny too because you might have the top two on one side. So one guy gets upset knocked out and then now suddenly it's a it's really open season on anybody you know. So then yeah the Thunder also is going to play their play in winner. So whoever that ends up being. Thunder have the craziest record of the entire season. They're like damn near undefeated. And they just got another draft pick because the Clippers are out. So like everyone's pissed about that especially me. But that being said so we'll talk about like who I mean who do you think is going to who do you think has a shot at this? I mean obviously the big story is
3:20 the Celtics with Tatum coming back from the Achilles right? And you did really well. He did really well. But we don't we don't like Boston. So that's it. I understand that you don't hate Boston. Yes I'm still cuz you're a Lakers fan I get it. Pacers and and Celtics are kind of we're kind of cool with each other actually. We kind of respect each other a little bit. I get it. I get it. But yeah no there's no way I'll I'll bet on no matter what the odds say. There was there There a year where we we we parlayed and barely bet on Boston just to cover our nut. And that was that was still like like a hideous thing to do. It's just you can't do it. >> betting on the enemy. Yeah. Um I mean OKC, obviously. Heavy heavy favorite, yeah. >> Boringly obviously. But I mean Who do they have?
4:10 Sh- SGA? J, I mean I mean they have they They have Lu Dort. They get no respect. Oh, they're the team that beat out the Pacers last year? Yep. Thank you. I see. I remember now, yeah. It's right when you started cheering for them that we started losing. >> me. No, that was when I was like, "Hey Taika, who do you think's going to win the finals?" As we were at a Pacers watch party at his house. And Taika was like, "OKC." And I was like, "Great, I'm ████ It's over." That might be one of the saddest I've ever seen Steve, actually. Like genuinely. I was devastated. It was a game we were assigned. The most obvious game we were assigned I've ever seen. It's a little little little 8-year-old just wrecking taking your whole life out of you. Just sucking your ████ soul away from you. It was sad. It was sad. But also, that was the game that the ref really was heavily involved. ████ him. Anyway, so back to this. So you think it was rigged? No, I look I think that that
5:00 ref in particular is a little bit He's always They call him the extender. Scott Foster's his name. He kind of extends series with erroneous calls is the is the meme about him, yeah. That's the meme. A lot of money in that, dude. The NBA NBA probably loves him. That's all I got to say. OKC probably loves him. OK, that being said, so how do you feel with the Celtics? Cuz I I I just neutral. Blank your brain out. Forget the Lakers for a second. No purple, no yellow. What do you think about the the Celtics? For what? Number one? >> To win it all. To potentially win it all. Win it all. That would be my sneaky pick, I think. Um No emotions? No purple, no yellow. I I would first have to look at their their record against SG again SGA against OKC for the the >> I got you. man. >> I think it's it's going to be OKC probably versus Boston. Oh, see, I like that. I do like that a
5:51 little bit. But I But I I also hate it a lot. Yeah, yeah. Why? I like it as a basketball fan, I hate it as like a like a as a Lakers fan. Because you think Celtics could beat OKC? No, I just number one, having Boston regardless get another championship is just like the worst thing in the world. And then also OKC winning like this era is like uh it's a little annoying to watch. Okay, so Celtics you think could take the whole thing? I I don't like this conversation. >> Well, no, against against the Thunder cuz they they were one and one against the against them in the season. I'm a Jaylen Brown fan, so like yeah, I could see it. And Tatum? Jaylen fan. >> Why are you a not a Tatum fan? Uh Playoff push is heating up and tournament hoops are here. And there's no better way to cash in on the high-flying hoops action than
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8:22 college and like does really insane things as an academic scholar and then still comes back and like MVPs ████ Like that to me is a completely That I did not know. What do you mean? What does he write? He's he's like a ████ scholar. Okay. Let me let me let me actually look up his credentials. Jaylen Brown? Yeah. Obviously the big dogs like talk about this, right? It's going to be the Pistons and it's going to be the Thunder because they have the best records coming in. Okay, so uh his credentials education technology social justice. He's an MIT Media Lab Fellow, youngest person to lecture at Harvard, was named the Forbes 30 under 30 list, uh youngest VP of the NBA Players Association. So, is this Asian ████ Where you're you're going like academically he should win. >> like he's he's too busy studying. So, he's not actually shooting basketballs.
9:12 Yeah, when does he shoot basketballs? >> dribbling enough. >> No, but he's a baller though. So, you respect him because he's of his academics. Cuz he turns in his homework. >> him because he does both hella well. >> see, yeah, yeah, yeah. Can he spell very well as well? He's ████ smarter than me, that's all I'm saying. Bart, as a normie at the at NBA stuff who like, you know, your son collects basketball cards and stuff. So, I assume you're kind of tapped in a little a >> Here and there, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> You kind of what do you your sense of it? And And I only say that because you you could be just as right as me about this ████ and I like follow this stuff pretty hardcore, but like it's just up in the air. So, we got OKC, we got you said the Pistons two are in the game. >> number ones on the each >> OKC's been always, yeah. And then What do you mean in each conference? Is OKC on Eastern Conference? >> OKC's on Western Conference.
10:02 >> Oh, they're on Western Conference. >> Pistons are on the East, yeah. >> Oh, okay. And then who else is on the Western Conference? >> It'll be San Antonio Spurs. Uh the Tr- Like the ones that are like, I guess That's the number one other one other than Spurs. So, it looks like probably going to be Spurs versus OKC, and then on the other side is Celtics Pistons. Celtics Pistons. Lakers don't have a chance right now. No, cuz they lost Austin Reaves, they lost um our boy Luka. >> They got to rebuild the team. Well, it's it's after this year I think they're probably will be getting rid of LeBron, and that might actually help the team. Who knows? So, but not not necessarily a rebuild, no. You think OKC got good momentum coming in from last year? >> Unfortunately, I do, yeah. >> Yeah. Then probably OKC. >> They weren't blowing the doors off of people this year the way that they were last year, I will say that. Except for their record. The record's unbelievable. It's it's 64 and 18. That's crazy for a
10:54 season. >> Yeah, it is. That doesn't beat Golden State, does it, that one year? Uh don't think so. >> How about this? When was the last time Detroit won a championship? >> That's a great question. Uh Cuz just for the sake of having fun not enjoying uh Boston winning again, Detroit beating It was 2004. Yeah, that's going to be like Grant Hill days or something. That's 22 years ago. It'll be more fun to watch Detroit go >> And you know what And you know who they beat? That's the end That's the end of the video. Oh, no. Wait, so is that like Grant Grant Hill Reggie Miller days or no? Is that after that? That was 2004, so yeah, Reggie Miller was still in, yeah. Yeah. So, thanks a lot. Yeah, that's great. All right, so who who I mean, I think if I had to if I I'm just going to say who I like, I think Celtics would be the
11:45 most fun to win, most scrappiest team with a great story. I think that the Pistons I don't think they're going to win against OKC if they get there. I think it's OKC's to lose, obviously. That's not a crazy take. I do not want Boston to win another championship. >> It's going to be the Hornets and the Raptors. Dude, good for the Hornets, by the way. Like, their fan attendance is going through the roof right now because they're actually winning games, which is crazy. >> When's Vegas getting their franchise team? It's going to be soon. 2028, probably. Do they have a name yet? >> No name. It's not going to be the No License Platers. Or the Hookers. Yeah. That would be really good, the Las Vegas Hookers. That's not bad. That'd be Man, to get a ticket to the very first game What about the LAS VEGAS DARLINGS? THE THE CHICAS BONITAS. >> YEAH, HEY, not bad. Las Vegas Queens.
12:36 What Once Vegas comes, are you still Lakers for life or Lakers is we? You're Lakers for life. Are you a ████ AK? I'm I'm I'm Lakers for life, but that doesn't mean you can't ████ with heavy with another team. >> I ████ heavy with the Raiders cuz cuz I moved here, yeah. Yeah. So, like, I'm already like super down for the Raiders for no reason. I'm down for the Las Vegas Aces. I'm down for the the Knights. Like, it's just fun. Also, Las Vegas is just like as much as it's a a big city, it's like a very small city compared to LA. So, like, it's different when you feel like you're in a smaller place, the camaraderie and the loyalty towards like a a team. Like, you're in LA and you're just like Clippers and Lakers they used to play in the same ████ venue, you know, like, whereas out here you got your one team, so it's easier to just be like, "Okay, I guess that's our team." Yep. Hey, we used to have two football teams growing up, We
13:28 had Raiders and Rams. I mean, there's still two football teams down there. >> Oh, where where is it? It's the Chargers and the the Rams. And then and then you have the the Niners who who take over all the stadiums. Like if it's a Rams game versus the Niners, the whole audience is just completely Niners. What? >> Yeah, it's pretty crazy. >> And like even we technically have two baseball, too. Angels and Dodgers. Sure. Well, yeah. Like if you like if we zoom out, you know? We got the Ducks and the freaking And we have the only the Giants. Yeah, with that city so big, there's like two of everything. Yeah. >> Oh, the Kings are still there, huh? Hey, what do you think about the Nuggets as a sneaky little play, too? Because of Jokic. ████ the Nuggets, too. Specifically Jamal Murray. Only actually only Jamal Murray. I'm okay with I'm okay with the rest of the entire Nuggets franchise. What's wrong with Jamal Murray? He just for some
14:18 reason has this insane ability to only turn it on when he's playing the Lakers. Oh. Cuz he hates them He just gets gangster mode and annihilates us and knocks us out of the playoffs. But then he's just kind of like he's cool during the regular season. Maybe he gets tired after cuz he used all of his energy on the Lakers. I feel like people always come into again, I don't know I don't want I don't maybe I'm biased sure I'm biased. I feel like everyone when you play the Lakers, maybe it's because of like the LeBron the the LA thing the Don't want them to win, yeah. Yeah, everyone goes game seven against the Lakers every time. Yeah. Yeah. And I get it. >> And by the way, LeBron LeBron actually shows up hardcore in the playoffs. That's the only hope I think you have. But not that you're not that anyone's optimistic. No, I'm not optimistic. Uh that being said, Jokic, I think you Were you the one who told me this? He just hit like a the highest um Triple doubles or what
15:08 Yeah. Yeah. He's insane. >> Crazy, man. It's like the the stat game is like it's unheard of now. But, you know. But ████ the Nuggets, anyway. ████ Jamal Murray. Okay. Yeah. Tell us your guys's who do you think is going to win in the comments. Tell us your guys's who you thinks is going to win. What are you talking about? He nailed it. >> Yeah, I'm just making sure that they know that.
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