Luka Cooks Clippers and Portland Lets Dame Down | Dunk Bait

LaJethro Jenkins recaps the NBA playoffs so far and gives his predictions for Hawks at Sixers, and what could be in store for the Lakers and the Suns.

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LAJETHRO JENKINS: When it comes to the Mavs and the Clippers, that boy Luka's a dog. He didn't play all that good in the final moments. But that third quarter was special. Turned the whole game around.

I think for a second, it felt like I didn't know if the Mavericks wanted to lose more or if the Clippers wanted to win more. I'm glad the Mavs won. I'm not going to be unbiased here. You know, I love watching Luka play basketball.

What's funny about this is that the Clippers wanted this. They threw games to go against this animal here, to go against Luka. And it's not working out for them.

The Wizards-Sixers series went exactly how it was supposed to go. Even without Embiid, the Wizards couldn't figure it out. But without Embiid, the Hawks may be able to figure it out. That boy Trae is a dog. And even with the great guard defense they've had, Trae has cooked in the games he's played against the Sixers.

And they're solid. They're playing the best basketball they've played. I don't know, man. The Sixers are really, really good. They look very special with Embiid. But without Embiid in, with Ben Simmons there, I don't know. I think the Hawks have a chance.

Some people are saying the Hawks in 6 because the Sixers can't score enough. But with that defense, we'll see. I don't know. But hey, it's going to be a tight series.

I got to keep a stat. This Lakers series has been over ever since AD went down. Game 5 was not a surprise. I didn't think it was going to go up like that, but I knew it was a wrap. I knew they weren't going to win.

AD was the most important person for us in this series. Bron is hurt. He's still hurt. He's been very selective about what spots he's choosing the entire series. He doesn't push or attack when there's traffic in the lane. He's been worried about that ankle the entire series.

He doesn't have the bud right now. We've seen what Bron has done in the past. And people are saying, in game 6, you're getting the Bron game. This ain't the past. It's just not. And he's 36, and he's still hurt.

And we just need to appreciate what Bron is and what we've seen with Bron because we don't know if we'll get that button back. We don't know if we'll ever see that Bron again. I don't know. I'm just going to enjoy the game, win or lose. Take my expectations out of it. The GOAT is going to play basketball, and I'm thankful. And that's where I'm at with that.

What we saw with Portland and Denver-- look, I don't know what's going to happen with that series. From quarter to quarter, you never can tell who's going to do what. It looked like the Nuggets were going to run off with that game. They was up 20-something, and then Dame started doing Dame stuff. You can never count that man out.

What he was doing last night, at one point, I was literally scared. I was frightened, looking at this man. Why does anybody let him shoot game-winning or game-tying shots in big moments? Get the ball out his hands. Literally let anybody else do whatever they want, anybody but Dame.

That man is special, and what we're seeing is crazy. So how do I feel about that game? How do I feel about that series? Portland lost, not Dame. And if Portland loses the series, not Dame. Free that man. Run from the grind, Dame. Run from the grind.