The NBA Playoffs Already Got OUT OF CONTROL...

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It’s the first day of the playoffs and we already have superstars barking at each other, clutch shots, and a bunch of sequences.
Starting off in Minnesota, the home crowd was fired up for this one, but it was KD who came out firing at the start of the game.
The Timberwolves tried Karl Towns on him in the first few minutes but there was no way he could hang with Durant defensively so a change had to be made.
They however survived the hot shooting in the first quarter by imposing their size, and dominating in the paint and on the rebounds.
The huge size difference allowed them to grab 24 more rebounds, which led to a 20 to 6 discrepancy in second chance points.
The Timberwolves also crushed Phoenix inside, finishing the game with a 52 to 34 advantage in points in the paint.
So, when Phoenix couldn’t sustain the hot start in the second quarter, Minnesota pounded them down low.
This gave them a 10 point lead at halftime, even with a quiet Edwards at 10 points at the break. But nobody was prepared for what he did in the third. Ant began toying with Grayson Allen and even Booker, shaking him off with some phenomenal footwork.
So then, Durant said enough is enough, I got him. But Edwards said…
Unbelievable, Edwards demolished KD as well and he let him know about it.
Maaan this is an absolutely amazing scene and I wish I was there honestly.
This explosion took Minnesota up by 19 and they never looked back, cruising to a 25 point win in game 1.
And boy, do I wish it was this easy for my Knicks, but Philly stormed out to a 13 point lead on the shoulders of Joel Embiid who was unstoppable to start the game.
New York needed a spark, and it was Bogdanovic and Mcbride off of the second unit who quickly shot them back into this game.
Philly fans could not even imagine that what’s about to come would take them from euphoria to a gut punch in the blink of an eye because…
Maaan this was tough even as an opposing fan, I just want this dude to be fully healthy and show us everything he can do.
As he limped off to the locker rooms, the Knicks continued their run, and went from a 13 point deficit to being up by 12 at halftime.
This was encouraging to see however Embiid was not the main factor in the Sixers comeback. But rather…
Lowry had 12 points in the period, with Maxey matching him point for point, the guards led the surge and made this a dramatic finish in the fourth.
It was obvious that Embiid was impacted by the injury, but that didn’t stop from fighting.
This allowed Philadelphia to ultimately retain possession leading to…
And on defense they made it clear, that they want the ball out of Brunson’s hands, but…
This three was just the beginning of a wild ride because…
What a shot by Josh Hart in the clutch to give New York a 7 point lead in this incredible finish which ultimately would be enough for the Knicks to seal the deal in game 1.
The most important thing however would be the health and availability of Joel Embiid moving forward as this series completely depends on that.
Moving on to last year’s conference finals matchup, where the Lakers came out strong in Denver, led by Lebron and AD who combined for 14 of 21 in the first half, creating mismatches and causing the Nuggets some trouble.
Denver especially experienced some problems during the non Jokic minutes, as Murray had a bad first half and couldn’t hold his team down with Nikola on the bench.
So in a bit of a shocker, this was a 12 point lead for LA by the middle of the second quarter announcing a possible upset in the series opener.
However this sounded the alarm that woke up the championship unit of the Nuggets, and as soon as they came out of that time out storming back and playing their familiar brand of basketball.
Despite the Nuggets coming back from that scary deficit, Lebron James still had the final say in the first half.
But the Lakers had no idea that a similar run was waiting for them in the third quarter as well, as KCP threw an avalanche of threes causing the arena to explode.
Denver won this period 32 to 18, and coming into the final 12 minutes, the Lakers were facing an uphill battle on the road.
Anthony Davis did everything he could to pull his team back into the game, and LA came to down by 6 in the middle of the fourth, but he had 0 support from his team, and there’s no way that 1 guy beats the Nuggets by himself, so Denver held on and took a 1 nothing lead in this series.
And here’s the summary of the hardest series to watch: The Cavs had control for the entire game led by Donovan Mitchell who’s one guy that the Magic don’t have, and this might end up being the difference in this matchup.
The first day of the playoffs was crazy, following the wild sequence of events that took place in the play in. You gotta check out exactly what happened right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.

[@HeatCheck]

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[@David-iv6je]

Embiid's injury let your Knicks dodge the bullet. They fought hard but a healthy Embiid would have beat them. Of course, Knicks are missing Randle. So hey, according to Pop, staying healthy is part of contending for a championship

[@jesussaves852]

Jesus loves you and may God bless you ..

[@marcuspowell2510]

Thank you for sparing us the Cavs/Magic matchup.😂

[@bigbangbasketball]

Lol people sleeping on that series but it’ll b interesting

[@anythinggoes4881]

That self alley oop from Embiid though. From hype to "Oh no I hope it's nothing serious" real quick.

[@yaha2937]

I was hoping for a career ender.

[@chasebarricklow1154]

Me too 😂

[@ghoxted2789]

Gotta love the way a Vet like KD reacted. Sportsmanship and Competitiveness. Wished I'd had seen the game. thx. for the feed.

[@jamsjars9505]

As the Blazers have learned the hard way, if you have Nurkic and Eubanks as your defensive bigs, you're gonna have a bad time. They've been dunked on and embarrassed so many times lol

[@alex4863]

Not gonna lie, Edward’s has impressed me to get a jersey. Dudes a savage n wants the heat, mad respect to that.

[@RT-qz5ci]

He’s must see TV. Not a lot of players like that.

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Edwards is raw as hell dude. No womder you want his jersey, i do to, after this series, come to think of it 🤔

[@DefineSeizure]

Not many young players got that DAWG mentality. Reminds me of the Kobe, MJ mentality

[@Daveyjdigital]

I got the water city jersey and I'm actually wearing Ants Allstars jersey right now

[@thorkagemob1297]

​@@Daveyjdigitalwe need to bring back the Prince city editions cause I need an Ant version lmao

[@benso309]

Ad got no help from his teamates when it matters.. and no one is praising him for doing so.. most of them hate him when ad isnt doing the load.. Meanwhile the other laker player whether or not is helping the team always gets the praise and rare critics on him..

[@johnmarkson1998]

thats cause AD is supposed to be this good and the star player. we expect the rest of the team to suck cause there either old or role players.

[@rosesaredying0]

At least the ref helped em for giving 19 FT against nuggets with only 6 FT. Hahaha

[@vitorguerreiro3902]

Also AD is really unlikable

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@vitorguerreiro3902How? Unlikable implies that he has a bad personality, something that he has never displayed. What is unlikable about him?

[@jackfoudray]

@@rosesaredying0 You actually have no idea how basketball works if you talk like this about free throw counts. Goodness.

[@albertstoesboi1501]

Thanks so much for these videos man! Even if i catch a game or two it’s so much easier to catch up with your videos on all the action!!

[@bear9322]

I’ve been a fan for Edwards since last year but this year he’s my new favorite. It’s not exaggerating to say it’s like watching a modern day MJ.

[@Biscuitsgravy924]

You’re not wrong because if MJ played in this era he’d just be another superstar.

[@jackchan6624]

Modern day mj😂😂😂 is that an insult to mj, he’s average 20++ in a modern day era as the main man in wolves and Jordan average 30 in his era. And he doesn’t even have the airness of Jordan and turnaround hang time jumper . Lmao

[@allisterlouison8587]

Antmans hopps is unreal! I agree on the MJ assessment in terms of athleticism and scoring prowess. Extremely entertaining. I always say "why couldn't he have played for the Knicks"

[@Biscuitsgravy924]

@@jackchan6624 Jordan played in the Referee gambling era. Jordan was the NBA’s poster boy. They gave him everything he wanted. The championships. Everything He’d be just another superstar in this era. He’d probably be out the league for gambling addiction too.

[@eanbenjammin2032]

Welcome to the wagon

[@5555emerson]

Nice to finally put the voice with the face. Thank you & continued success.

[@Thinkofawaffle]

1:40 bro went to the Olympics to early😂

[@wolfish15]

People complaint about Jokic lack of athleticism, but my man don’t jump unnecessarily and been playing 80 games a season the last 7 season. In the end of the day 2 points are two points the play from Embid was beautiful to see but was just 2 points. But 2 points that potentially will cost Philly the playoffs. Just stay healthy man and protect your joints.

[@smaj56]

Always happy to see your recaps

[@BelowTheRimPod]

you could have at least brought up the fights and the head coach battle of Cleveland vs Orlando.

[@hectorbatang3023]

KD's smile says, "Can I join you real soon?".

[@josuadavico5784]

keep it up heat!! LOVE UR VIDS

[@callidawkins85]

6:27 jokic looks like Gru from Despicable me HAHA

[@mirtesen1888]

Edwards’s midrange shot is reminding me someone from the 90s 😉

[@trshaffa744]

Playoffs are a must watch

[@Mr.Tica.]

5:58 What was that flying right to left ?

[@philliprhinehardt6268]

These playoffs are already exciting.

[@thevault4724]

Cavs vs Orlando deserves more coverage

[@scarlettanderson5788]

Gru Jokic owns his Lakers Minions

[@boylovesbowie]

So many travels each game...

[@ben_jammin9470]

One thing to point out tho, KD being guarded by KAT was a feature, not a bug. The Wolves smothered the other guys and left whoever was guarding KD (mostly KAT) out on an island.

[@KINGhotaru11]

Edward's movement, flair and style reminds me soo much of Jordan feels like I'm watching mj especially when he jumps for layups 😅

[@GregTurismo]

That review of the Magic Cavs game was very silly. Could have just said, idk, check the score online lol

[@urbaindelva7869]

You did the Cavs vs. Magic game dirty. Yeah, it was a rough watch, but they deserve some more consideration.

[@Daveyjdigital]

Anthony edwards my favorite nba player

[@oncetezu3413]

Bogey is still a marksman, glad he found his home with the Knicks. Hahahah Denver is Denver, and as much as we joke about AD he showed his heart. Hopefully the flopper is fine. Wolves and sun is a great match can't wait next game. What happened with Cavs and magic

[@Songbird95]

White Kyrie, I’m loving this narrative style of storytelling for the highlights. Fits very well with the commentary too. You just keep evolving. Keep it up bro! 🔥🫡

[@Yo_IneedaNapkin]

Embid healthy through the playoffs would be a miracle.

[@ceesparxxx]

I like how when you went into the Sponsor of today's video, that you showed the price of a ticket that was $1,400, and then gave us a code to get $20 off 🤣. That's like if McDonalds said: "Use our app to purchase your next cheeseburger, and we will throw in 1 extra pickle for free." 🤣

[@ezile17]

My sixers didnt know what is box out 😢😢😢

[@RVered]

7:01I'm a diehard Lakers fan, but that's a carry leading into a travel 🤣😂

[@Saintmadman]

He is doing that for decades, it's never a travel for the refs

[@RVered]

@@Saintmadman I know. I'm just amused that it's shown as a highlight instead of a Shaqtin.

[@fuzzycats420]

its literally neither a carry or a travel. gather, one, two, layup. as for the carry, you gotta get used to some modern dribbling... none of that was a carry

[@mja4wp]

why call a foul on a teammate?

[@RVered]

@@fuzzycats420 Slow down the replay; it's clearly a three-step with the ball in the air. A "gather step" IS the 1-2; there's no gather + extra 1-2. You gotta learn what constitutes a carry; the fact that it's not called anymore is a problem, not an excuse.

[@d2selling]

kermit wilts with the trash talk!

[@bmsuperstar1]

1:40 Phenomenal footwork? We used to call this footwork "a travel".

[@RT-qz5ci]

It was close. With that move he’s supposed to jump off both feet after taking the step. It looks like he may have lifted the pivot foot before starting the jump but it’s close. Good no call.

[@akibhasan8627]

you can always lift the pivot as long as you don't put it back before landing. learn the rules, my guy.

[@koba2209]

Yep. Whole world going to shit.

[@koba2209]

@@akibhasan8627 u bot? Or ur really dont know what u even watched? He stopped the dribble picked his pivot foot LAND with the other foot basically made another step and took a shot. Either ur some kind of a bot design to brainwash masses of ppl or ur a moron. Wich is it?

[@bmsuperstar1]

@@RT-qz5ci It wasn't close. He broke the rules. It was a travel, no doubt about it.

[@jbug1979]

1:41 how is this not a travel tho? pivot foot moved (twice). full disclosure, i love 🐜 man!

[@goktugblack]

At this point I am sure travelling is not a thing anymore in NBA

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

looks clean to me. his pivot foot stayed

[@ascendedxd]

its because he's just pivoting, its not a travel if ur either on the tip of ur foot or on ur heel, and he jumped before moving his pivot so its legit

[@jbug1979]

​@@kingdinodragonite3470 after picking up his dribble, look at where his pivot foot starts and ends up (when he jumps).

[@maxmeier532]

@@jbug1979 Stop. It aint a travel. Obviously you cant stop on a dime after the dribble. That is understood and according to rules. In the dynamic situation he is stopping, his pivot foot stays at the same spot the whole time, until he makes his final 2 steps and jumps for the shot. All clean. Besides, why are people obsessed with travels not being called. Just watch the damn game and be thankful.

[@minovskyparticles1834]

Jokic looks like Gru with his scarf

[@MarkLaw13]

When Kawhi did that move. They called it a travel

[@august6281]

in 2 wolves playoff's losses, it's always Ant that doesn't shrink. unlike Kat

[@urbaindelva7869]

Wym? KAT actually played well in Game 1.

[@leeswift7883]

Including KCP in that Westbrook trade continues to haunt the Lakers

[@richiecolon3774]

Joel Embid is Marvel’s Breakable

[@Suantian]

Heatcheck used to do analysis of tactics, all the small details on the court. Right now, only the plot of the game. I wish it could be technical like before. Good videos tho!

[@Ghostridedrio]

Bogdanovic went from Detroit to the Playoffs

[@mrlee9213]

I see tears in 76 eyes 😂

[@lebronhairline3662]

Crazy how no team forces jokic to defend they best player he literally would get played off the court or be to tired

[@urbaindelva7869]

Jokić is not as bad on defense as people like you claim, and that narrative needs to die. Also, Mike Malone has the likes of Aaron Gordon, MPJ, and Peyton Watson to defend the opposing team's best player.

[@Zett76]

Lebron: 7 of the team's 12 turnovers. -9 in +/-. FOUR points in the 4th, 2 FTs and 2 points when the game was already over. ...but they'll always have the title of Greatest Free Throw Discrepancy Team of all Times. :) What an incredibly feat, for at least two seasons now.

[@perrodepaja]

LeChoke with his signature 4th quarter

[@bradleybacon]

@1:42 how is this not a travel?

[@maxmeier532]

Embiid wearing Sketchers. Anyone surprised they cant carry 280lbs?

[@jamsjars9505]

Let's just say that Lebron is a big man that can shoot and had crazy moves but he hardly got hurt. Embiid just doesn't know his body's limits. It's unfortunate.

[@monsoon1234567890]

Brunson walking in looking like Josh Hart's agent

[@t.4493]

LA had the refs help also and still lost!!!

[@macariosakayy]

Joel wont even pass the first round

[@MinnesotaSportsFan4life]

I was there great game 😂

[@stockman007]

Joker with HOF dimer 🤣

[@investmenttalk4975]

Kd was never a good defensive player, he looked like one when he was part of golden state, but it was actually good team defense with green, thompson and iggy

[@slipsenior1891]

KD was not ever known necessarily as a good Defender but he has always been above average on the help side and pretty good on ball when giving that effort.. Anthony Edwards is a generational talent and KD is pushing 40, it's going to look a little different but KD is not a bad Defender by any stretch

[@Lozuaway]

I love the way you interspersed your comments with the announcer's.

[@staunchlyspeaking]

Why does the nba not call this travel? 1:41. It’s so annoying. Some how it’s now called “phenomenal footwork”. Changing your pivot used to be an automatic travel.

[@maxmeier532]

is that a big problem of yours? That is it? That is the big issue in your life? What are you going to do about? Create an NGO to stop travel in the NBA? A gofundme? I think you should really dedicate your life to this. (By the way it's not a travel, he didnt change his pivot foot after coming to a stop until he made 2 steps before the jump, which is all according to rules)

[@robobop3721]

yeah but in the modern nba they changed the rules so you can actually jump off your non-pivot foot. Which IMO has changed the look of the game and given a crazy advantage , eg gather step + 2 steps pivot then jump off non-pivot, would like to see MJ allowed to do these steps!

[@staunchlyspeaking]

@@robobop3721 Oh interesting, thanks for the information. I agree it gives a crazy advantage. A player plays great D and forces a player to his pivot, but all that player needs to do to escape is take a jump shot. Uglies up the game. If Bird and Jordan played with todays rules they’d average 50 definitely.

[@hanialimohamed9509]

The second round between wolves and nuggets would be fire 🔥🔥

[@adsavage1276]

The first day of the playoffs was electric.

[@killout18]

No, only the commercials are out of control. The fans are to blame for this new TV deal. Fans keep paying to view games instead of punishing these greedy filthy animals. It takes me 10s to load a free HD stream with 0 ads in brave browser, what are you normies doing? How come they can triple the amount of ads on you and you keep watching legitimately?

[@richiecolon3774]

@1:45 can they please start calling travel for fuk sake! He clearly changed his pivot foot🤦🏽‍♂️

[@badxx8764]

Cat, ant and bear vs kd, beal ,book

[@crazyfool59]

isn't 1:40 a travel??

[@KiwiKoNZ]

Playoff mode activated!! 🎉✋🥳🤚🎉

[@niligeldwert6434]

Nice vid

[@Oniwabanhammer]

the refs were trying to help AD and the lakers, but they need more help

[@talentkid234]

1:41 Travel!

[@maxmeier532]

You havent travelled this far in your whole life basement kiddo.

[@user-yn8lu9lx2j]

1:40 this is not just traveling-this is a 1 month vacation in a forgotten island

[@maxmeier532]

No it isnt. It's his pivot foot that always is in the same spot.

[@ytfurykiller8990]

The Lakers Daddy

[@buzzbuzz6834]

Peaze ahhout

[@rahkboy1002]

Refs…

[@managed9348]

Embiid needs to start hanging on the rim…that’s too much weight coming down

[@berlin4103]

Yeah and also him falling , flopping trying to get ticky tacky fouls also is a reason for his body being banged up coz as you said that's just too much weight.

[@ghost-type]

Lakers could not overcome terrible coaching.

[@dxbgaming4813]

we are now entering a new era, nba is now finding the next star like lbj curry or kd. Wemby is the closest but he is not winner yet. Jokic and Giannis has no star/showbiz factor. Tatum is kinda shy.

[@greatness3554]

KD about to lose his series and join the Timberwolves. Straight dump Bradley Beal and Devon Booker.

[@jessep8281]

1:40 nice fucking travel

[@marcusbeeep2055]

Please stop acting like kd not gone come back

[@FleXxTheFuture]

Sry but I always thought the sniper was overrated Edwards is the future of the league

[@JacobSnover]

You can see Stephs impact of the game everytime someone shoots a 3, but what impact did LeBron have on the league? This is why Steph is easily the GOAT over LeBron.

[@hughjorgan9328]

Exactly, people been playing like LeBron since the start no evolution there, he did add 3s tho, I wonder who motivated him to do that?

[@bigbangbasketball]

Okc winning it all ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@MrOrthodox13]

I just want Embiid to not cry about MVP award, to not bxtch about fouls and foulbait every game, to just play for France, but no, he picks easy way every day. He got what he deserved. KNICKS IN FOUR! NUGGETS IN FOUR! SONS GET SONNED, LET'S GO TIMBERWOLVES! IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR ETHICAL BASKETBALL FANS!!!

[@Embres66]

Stop hating bro

[@johnmarkson1998]

@@Embres66 the reason embiid will never win mvp again is because we hate

[@urbaindelva7869]

You talk about ethical basketball fans, but you just said that Embiid deserved to get hurt. Idc how you feel about him. That makes you a hypocrite.

[@MrOrthodox13]

@@urbaindelva7869 Cry me a river ;)

[@johnmarkson1998]

@@urbaindelva7869 well i dont care about ehtical basketball. i just want embiid to get hurt because he doesnt deserve to win. its a shame all that talent went to someone like that. imagine someone like micheal jordan had embiids talent... we would have wilt chamberlain 2.0.

[@JaronTevesOfficial]

Cavs vs Magic recap on only 14 seconds 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 What a crap series

[@nikolatodorov1994]

I was hoping for a 76/5280 FInal match of 2 big all star titans, sadly it wont happen

[@SethKwarteng-fe5zn]

Ant for mvp

[@NotSwag69]

Donavan Mitchel had the biggest travel it might have been only a 20 minute overlay

[@justinshoats6989]

Clutch shots lmao there was no close games yesterday

[@tl-hfit3408]

Embiid injured as always ...

[@maxmeier532]

He's a 280 lbs 7 footer with bad knees. Of course he is always injured. I dont know what the NBA expects. Why do the keep giving him big contracts.

[@Khxmani]

Lakers have 0 chance of even winning one game

[@kevinramos5188]

Lebron lol

[@DiKambingcorn]

6 free throws of Nuggets vs 19 of the Lakers is too obvious.

[@TBCLINQ]

Edwards becoming the michael jordan from the west .

[@managed9348]

Ant up next…he a different breed

[@benpaschke9193]

Anthony Edwards is the most entertaining player in the league!!!! Always a show

[@sippins]

yeah he’s a highlight reel. Exciting and young talent to watch reminiscent of MJ. His personality is likeable as well.

[@repulse_]

KD is Antman's goat too, nice to see 2 hoopers balling

[@urbaindelva7869]

Sorry, but I don't believe that. I think that Edwards was trolling.

[@mi2ka-dk1gn]

01:44 travel by edwards

[@ghostflame9211]

8:39 let's not breeze past this. lebron had 27 or so points in the game, but only 4 in the 4th quarter. 1 made field goal, and 2 free throws in the final 12 minutes. i'm not trying to blame just lebron for the loss, but where is his criticism? yes dlo was off the entire night, and i dont even remember everyone else's contributions or lack thereof, but these are things we already know and get to hear about relentlessly. yet everyone talks about how davis AND lebron combined for 59 points. davis was the only one playing his ass off in the end, yet somehow its lebron that doesnt have enough help.

[@mja4wp]

7 turnovers...

[@ascendedxd]

i mean he's 39 his body just can't sustain that much strain on as many minutes as he played and how hard he played trying to get them over the hump. if it was a younger lebron he easily would have scored more in the 4th.

[@robobop3721]

its the same old excuse since miami, he emptied the tank therefore he played well in the beginning but couldn't finish strong

[@ascendedxd]

@@robobop3721 nah honestly that's only happened last and this year, bron usually showed up in the fourth when he was in his prime other than 2011 when he was a rim runna

[@theyrehere.3468]

​don't cry 😂

[@ronnies5900]

That was not phenomenal footwork at 1:45 mark That was a travel by anthony edwards He established a pivot foot then changed it and took two steps as he picked up his pivot foot Wth is that and why is no one called for this anymore ive seen it multiple times Nba is trash and so are its commentators