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I know you want to talk more about the NBA finals, and we will get to some Washington

football team news, including something Kevin Durant said about his favorite football team.

But I'll start with, if Halliburton doesn't get hurt, what do you think happens last night?

You know, I mean, look, obviously, you don't know. Indian needed to get, if Indian had gotten that, you know, I mean, look, obviously, you don't know.

Indian had needed to get, if India had gotten that game to the fourth quarter, tight game,

from what we have seen, I would like their chances for sure against Oklahoma City team.

That's the youngest in the league and that has shown, you know, moments

of being, you know, not so serious or not being, been sure enough, a particular game six

where they just got walloped from the start with everything on the line. And, you know,

other than SGA, the other guys all felt like, you know, they needed momentum on their side

to be able to step up in the big, in the big moments. On the other hand, you know, they needed momentum on their side to be able to step up in the big,

at the big moments.

On the other hand, you know, the game to play that out last night that was still, they're basically,

you know, tied, give or take at halftime, even though Hal Burton was out, I was like,

the first five minutes of the second half is going to dictate who wins this game.

It's a thunder come out and do what they have done all year, dominate on defense, create

turnovers, it would turn those into fast breaks, and they get like a 10-point lead, I don't know

that Indiana has enough to come back this time without Halliburton. And essentially, that's

the way it played out. So I, look, I think that I'd like to think that Indiana would have

had a chance to win, but, you know, I don't know.

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