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Last night was something off a shocker.

It's the Jazz at home against the Lakers in LeBron trying to get right.

But in the second quarter, the Jazz had other ideas.

That's Mike Conley knocking down a three.

He was four of six from three and the Jazz opened up a 13 point lead.

LeBron would get himself involved, if only briefly, watch Rudy Gobert not dumb enough to get in front of that.

But LeBron had just 19, and Utah, in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, just pulled away.

Jordan Clarkson, a big part of that.

18 points off the bench for him, Jazz up 16 at the break, and they would not look back.

Third quarter.

The lead is 20.

Spider Mitchell is playing free safety.

Look at him with the interception, and then he chucks it up and go bare.

Throws it down.

Watch this one again.

The Jazz.

A 22 point lead.

Gobert had 18 points on the night and then Mitchell, who had something of a quiet night offensively, just four of 16, but nothing quiet about this Bam!

He throws it down hard Jazz would make 22 threes on the night and they win going away 1 14 89.

The Jazz, with a statement, win LeBron James after the game.

That's a tough stress wars.

But, um, you know, if you know this won't the define who we will be for the rest of the season And there for the for the long haul, that's for sure.

Of course, we don't make the playoffs.

I would say our whole preparations prepared for the playoffs.

You know, we see the Jazz.

We know they beat our ass tonight, but, you know, and the playoffs is a different start.

Yeah, we'll see.

I mean, the Lakers air now five and five of that.

Anthony Davis.

They've lost four straight.

Dennis Shooter has missed all those games as well, But let's talk about the level of concern and let's bring in the big fella toe.

Do it.

Kendrick Perkins gets up with us early this morning.

Big Park.

How worried should a fan of the Lakers be this morning?

Well, first, let me say this.

You know how when you leave work and you go home and this Sunday outside and you get on your back patio and you take your nap back there on your lawn chair and your toes be doing this because you so cozy.

That's how everybody need to relax.

Okay, all the Lakers fan need to relax.

One thing we should know is that long as you have LeBron James, he will not let you down.

Now I will say this.

They have been without their third best player and Dennis Schroder, Who's the guy that the only guy besides LeBron James that could create for himself and others.

Okay, but the Anthony Davis Anthony Davis being injured is a blessing in disguise, because now the Lakers are able to re evaluate what the others bring to the table and see what they need to add.

We all know that the free agent market for us guys getting bought out, the trade deadline is coming up.

And I'm looking at this Laker team and they need to upgrade and fine tune some things that the shooting position, maybe go out there and get a guy like they ready, and then maybe go get a shot blocker like Andre Drummond, a dynamic roller.

Or maybe our song White side but again.

Look, when you're the champs Greening.

I was the NBA champion.

When you're the champ, you're going to get everyone best shot every single night.

And they are missing two of their best players along the side that they played the best team in the league.

The Utah Jazz Jazz Very quickly.

One other thing I want to get to.

But the Jazz, because they don't have a lot of star power, don't get the kind of attention some of the others do.

Is Utah the best team in the NBA right now?

Hell, yeah, they are greeny.

They are something special and they are serious, Okay?

And they could easily come out of the West.

They are one team that that is not lacking at anything.

They have rent protection and Rudy Gobert and Derrick favors.

They have perimeter shooting in Joe Ingles, Jordan Clarkson, uh, Bogdanovich Conley, Donovan Mitchell.

And they have wing defenders.

O Neill is one of the most underrated guys in the league for us guarding the wings, the wing position in the guard position, and they're well coached, this team at home unbeatable.

And look, I would hate to play the Utah Jazz in the Siri's and have to play a Game seven in Utah.

This is not stopping them alone.

This is the new generation of the Utah Jazz, and they are electrifying and they are very dangerous.

Fair enough.

Let's talk about one other guy you might hate to play against.

You know, a lot of people thought you looked like a football player while you were playing basketball.

I want to show you Myles Garrett playing basketball right now.

Take a look.

What are you doing with this fellow?

What are you doing with Myles Garrett when he goes down low against the Kendrick Perkins?

Well, first of all, I'm staying up on this way.

Look at him Green.

He looked like he was about £300 with 3% body fat, super athletic.

And we all know that he trained martial arts.

So one thing about big Perk, I was born, But I wasn't born yesterday.

I don't know how to pick it.

Choose my battles.

And that's one man that I would I'm staying away from.

I tell you that much, but you fear no man.

You've told me on the show.

Kendrick Perkins fears no man.

Yeah.

I didn't say I e I didn't say I feel them, granny, but I'm not crazy, okay?

I'm not gonna wait.

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