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On this episode of the Heat Check, it's another bonus episode, people.

You're welcome.

We've got an interview with Brendan Glashine, who is the play-by-play man for the Maine Celtics, the G-League team, as well as the Connecticut Sun, and works for ESPN, Draft Kings, and the Action Network on Green Dot Daily.

Brendan joined me and my co-host, Ryan Horvott, on Betty MGM Tonight on a recent episode, and he actually gave his unfiltered thoughts on the Celtics, the Nets, the Timberwolves, and a ton of other teams.

It is a great conversation, so Nick, do me a favor and drop that motherfucking beat.

I don't think anyone expected, even myself, as a long, long, life-long fan of the Portland Trailblazers, that they would sit atop second in the West.

What are you seeing from them?

Do you think that this is sustainable?

I saw on our commercials, some people are already talking about Dame L Willard for MVP, even though he's already missed time with an injury. Yeah, it's pretty incredible what they've done with Dame out, and they're eight and two against the spread this year, so they've been a great covering team this season as well. But I like what Portland did in the off season. Jeremy Grant, who I thought played some good minutes for the Detroit Pistons, who is still

trying to kind of find himself.

He's carved out a nice role in Portland.

I don't know if it's sustainable.

That's the million-dollar question with this team.

But when Damien Lillard is on and getting teammates involved, they've got enough

knockdown shooters.

Grant was five of eight from three the other night.

I like Little's game off the bench.

He made a couple of threes.

So they've surrounded Dane with enough shooting that they'll hang in games.

And they've played this underdog card.

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