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Hacksaw’s Great Sports Weekend Podcast
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“HOT HEADLINES–HOT TAKES”
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OKLAHOMA CITY-INDIANA:
..What did you expect? This shocking upset? Not me-not anyone. Probably not even Indiana. Definitely not OKC. Indiana comes from 15-points back, hits 18-3’s and wins on another Tyrese Haliburton desperation shot with 3/10th of a second to go, to win. Amazing. The Thunder took 98-shots in the game..but shot just 39%. Alot of guys disappeared in that game, leaving Shai Alexander to score (38) and everyone else miss a ton of shots. It only counts as 1-win, but Indiana out-toughed Oklahoma City and just never gave up. The grinders upset the glitter guys. Here I was about the write, Indiana scored a ‘Moral Victory’ by getting back into the game and nearly winning it. Instead they scored a ‘Real Victory’ on the road in a hostile environment. Something to see. But maybe it shocks the OKC system into playing with more intensity. No one expected this, except Haliburton, who has now hit 4-final second jump shots to win games in the playoffs this spring for Indiana.I expected a blowout much earlier. Credit the Pacers grit that a double digit deficit early did not wind up a 30-point loss. They believe and they have a 1-0 lead in what was supposed to be a torch job series.
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EDMONTON-FLORIDA:
..Game two is Friday night and you ask can the Oilers-Panthers take it up another notch after the electric first game that went deep into overtime before Leon Draisaitl won it for the Oilers. Edmonton beat Florida at its own game, turning a 3-1 deficit into a tie game, hitting the Panthers, finishing their checks, disrupting the Florida forwards, and owning not only the final 20-minutes but also the overtime. Yes it may only count as one win, but there is quite a message to be delivered there, the Oilers are deeper, tougher, griffier than the team that got taken out by Florida last spring in the Cup finals. Game On-bring it on.
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PADRES:
..Is it an injury? Is it a problem off the field? No one is asking questions. No one is talking, but this is not typical Fernando Tatis, an MVP candidate in April, a struggling veteran in May. He has not been the same at-bat since getting hit on the forearm. Has he lost power in his left forearm? Is it a rib cage injury? Is he trying to over compensate by changing his batting stance and mechanics? Heading into the Milwaukee series on Friday, El Nino is (24-122) hitting (.196)…that’s right (.196). Not an MVP month is it? And now Xander Bogaerts has pain in the same area he suffered a fractured shoulder last season. And Luis Arraez seems to strain his knee reaching for a ground ball. Looking for healthy players and some players to get hot on their road trip.
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