It's crunch time here on the jump, the Bulls making a franchise record 25 3 pointers last night in their win over the Pelicans.

Matt, do you think the Bulls can continue their hot shooting?

Or was this a fluke?

Um, this is just whether it's a fluke or not.

This is just what the MBA is now.

It's a three point shooting league, so I expect all existing team records and MBA records to be to fall within the next handful of years.

Yeah, well, look, it is a It is a fluke, because whenever you break a team record, it's not consistent.

But when you got Zach Lavine and his ability to knock down 10 or 12 threes on a given night, you're going to see more of this.

Yeah, look, it's funny.

Brian Wynne horse was on his podcast the other day.

Breaking down where, like the Great Defense is of certain eras, would have ranked in different times.

And where the number five defense, the number one defense in today's game, would have ranked compared to that.

Because being the top defense in the league right now, it's very different story against all the scoring versus being the top defense in the league and say, 2004 right when the Pistons were doing it.

So three game has changed.

All right, let's move on to the sons held on in a tight game to beat the Bucks last night after Yanis missed a potential game winning shot.

Now take a look here.

Afterward, Devin Booker asked his thoughts about when he saw Yanis shooting, and he said, I thought, We're in good shape now.

The reporter followed up, Devin said.

I just mean that it's better to have him outside the paint that inside the paint Do you feel this was shade or just the answer to a question, Matt, I just think it's real talk.

Yanis doesn't strike fear in any opponent outside of the paint, and that's crazy to say about our two time defending M V P.

But as we were talking about earlier, that's the next step in this game being able to have a consistent jump shot or three point shot, and he doesn't really have either right now.

So Devin Booker was respectfully throwing some shade.

Yeah, yes, Richard, he is an amazing, talented player when the best players in this generation.

But they call it, he's with us, Matt.

When we're on the bench and somebody shoots a jumper, he's with us.

That jumper bionics the entire.

Yeah, it is not good.

That means he's on our side.

That means if the Phoenix Suns could have drawn up a play for the Milwaukee Bucks, the Phoenix Suns would have drew up that exact play.

That is the definition of he is with us.

Yes, yeah, he's amazing.

But that's the play that the Phoenix Suns would have grow up that just let you know if they're like, Hey, we're gonna drop a play for Yonas to win the game or lose the game.

If John is shooting a 17 ft jumper over DeAndre Atan, that's the play of the Phoenix Suns.

What drew up?

Just saying.

And look, when you go to these conversations, yep, what every team, what defense is want you go back to the 2011 finals, right?

The idea Dallas was Hey, make LeBron shoot, make LeBron shoot because if he goes into the basket, it's a freight train and everything's done, so just make him shoot.

We want that shot, and it is what undid the Miami Heat in those finals.

That is what teams are doing.

Deanna Center to Campo now.

Now LeBron were down.

He worked on his three point shot.

Things changed, and obviously we're watching to see if you're honest.

Could do the same thing.

Let's move on guys to our league pass game of the night.

I think so.

Too much.

I think so.

But it's not there yet on Lee.

Five games on the slate to our on national TV, so those were disqualified.

That means our producers can only pick from one of the three remaining games.

They went with magic at Warriors, because when a doubt you picked the game Steph Curry is playing in.

He's averaging a ridiculous 37 a half points per game in February, really hitting a stride, elevating his play.

Matt is underdog Steph, in some ways your favorite to watch.

You played on a team with him when they were the favorite favorite favorite.

Yeah, just watching Steph Period is fun for me.

You know, I was on the wrong end of a lot of those threes, but I think Steph is just reminding people how talented he is.

I think quickly we forget how talented stuff is because he's always had such a great Arsenal with him.

But when it's just up to him offensively to carry the load every night, he's more than capable of doing that.

Yeah, I'm gonna say my favorite stuff toe watch is dominant staff where you're just looking around and there's clay and it's him.

It's like, What do you want us to do here?

Coach?

And the coach is looking at you like I just keep doing your best.

But this this version of stuff at this version of step to me is more of like I'm so happy to see it right?

Like he has been down.

He has been out there.

Team has been banged up.

And what does he do after missing a basically an entire season, he comes out.

He's what, First and vote for the guards he's averaging, God knows what.

At this point in time, over the course of the last month, 37 points so this is a fun staff.

But this is not my favorite version of staff.

Yeah, I mean, look.

All good version all versions of staff for good versions, right?

Man, he's always he's, You know, Steph has always been a team first guy, too.

So I'm sure this green, this ultimate green light that he has knowing that every night he's gonna have to be in that 30 to 40 point range is fun for him.

Although tiresome, I'm sure it's fun.

Fun for him.

Amen.

All right, this Just send it the buzzer.

Here's a quote from Kevin Durant on the etcetera.

Is podcasts the podcast out of his boardroom group?

He says Kyrie is going to play a nice, efficient game this year.

All that other expletive, He didn't say expletive.

That's me saying expletive, just clarifying that people talk about.

I was never concerned with that.

Kyrie is going to play the right way.

He's gonna do his best when he is out there.

Matt, first of all, get you a friend like Kevin Durant because that is really impressive backup of his guy the same way, By the way, Kyrie has backed up KD over and over again.

Those guys are legit.

Tight.

Do you share Kevin's confidence in Kyrie this season?

There's never been a question of Cairo's performance on the floor when he decides he wants to play and he's gonna show up.

He's one of the best talents we've ever seen in this game.

So I 100% agree with Katie.

Like when Kyrie has bought in on coming to the games and actually playing, There's never been a question about his talent or his abilities.

Yeah, I agree with Matt.

There's nobody that probably knows, uh, Kyrie better than Kevin Durant right now at this point in time in their stages of their career and being around each other every day.

So if he wasn't worried, that's a good sign for the Nets.

The Nets fan in the organization.

I will say this.

He didn't answer the question he talked about.

When Kevin when Kevin Durant's on where or when Kyrie is on the court and Kyrie like to Matt's point is one of the best we've ever seen, but I'm glad that Kyrie is back.

I'm glad that Kevin Durant will be back and they'll be rolling very quickly soon, and by the way Kevin Durant gets out of the cove, it protocols tomorrow.

Very grateful Nets team who will have him back for Saturday night's ABC game.

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