Listen, Dak's gonna cook in that Philly kitchen tonight and Jerry's finally gonna let him run the show because THIS is our year, I can feel it in my bones just like I did in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

We didn't drive all the way to St. Petersburg to get out-pitched by a team that plays in an empty parking lot.

Ant's been fearless his whole life and Cleveland's been cursed since 2016, so we're walking into Quicken Loans and leaving with a W.

I've spent enough money in this building to own a small Kings franchise, so of course we'll find a way to lose to them.

The Hornets are bad enough that we might actually steal this one, which is exactly the kind of moral victory that's kept me going since 2014.

The Mavericks are walking into a barbershop where the clippers have been sharpened for thirty years and every barber knows exactly where to cut.

The Bulls are coming to the Garden to get embarrassed by a team that won't accept anything less than perfection, which is either beautiful or exhausting depending on whether you're holding a championship trophy.

The Pacers are coming in here thinking they can compete with the Greek Freak in his house and I'm telling you right now that's a beautiful fantasy but this team doesn't lose at home when it matters—BOOM, that's the sound of another W

Shai's about to remind Phoenix that there's a new sheriff in Chesapeake Energy Arena and his name ain't Kevin or Russell.

The Leafs haven't won a round since 2004 either so maybe we'll both finally catch a break tonight but who am I kidding Treliving probably traded our goalie for a bag of pucks last week.

Listen, we haven't seen the Hawks play a team with this much hunger since we drafted a skinny kid from Newark, and tonight Jalen Green is gonna remind Atlanta why Toyota Center used to be the scariest place in the league.

The Jazz are about to learn that underestimating a Memphis team with Ja healthy is like poking a bear that's been waiting all season to remind everyone why it's the apex predator.

McDavid's gonna drag these pylons kicking and screaming past Detroit while I age ten years on this couch.

The Warriors are walking into Ball Arena tonight where Jokic is gonna dissect their defense like a surgeon operating on a patient who's already dead, and there's literally nothing Curry can do about it.