NBA Playoffs Game One Takeaways And What Changes Next

Game 1s are on the books, and we react to what actually felt surprising versus what just looked shocking on the scoreboard. We revisit our Round 1 picks, call out the biggest stat-line red flags, and name the Finals matchup that looks most real after the opening weekend. 
• Magic vs Pistons matchup read and why experience shows up fast 
• Jalen Duren’s low shot attempts and what it signals 
• Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs redemption game notes 
• Nuggets vs Wolves takeaway with focus on Jamal Murray free throws 
• Celtics dismantling the 76ers and real sweep risk 
• Lakers win reaction and why the way it happened matters 
• Spurs confidence check plus Victor Wembanyama playoff impact 
• Round 1 predictions revisited and which series might flip 
• Early Finals expectations with OKC vs Celtics leading 

So please make sure to like, subscribe, comment, tell anyone who's anyone about the show. 

Transcript

Game One Reactions Begin

SPEAKER_00 0:00

What's up everybody? It's your favorite show. It's favorite show get a bucket. I'm your host, Train. As usual. I hope you're all having a wonderful, wonderful day. Look, NBA playoffs, game ones across the board. We're out of the play-in into the playoffs. And game ones have finally occurred. Now hear me out, ladies and gentlemen, because we have some interesting things to talk about, right? Off the break, there were no real surprises for me. I think the closest surprise that I had was the Magic beating the Pistons. But let's not forget here, okay? The Pistons are one of the, even though number one seed, right? In the East, they're still young. Magic have a little bit of experience. So that youth showing up, I figured that was gonna happen. Durin only having four field goals attempts. Jalen Durin only taking four field goal attempts was wild. Like you being outplayed the way he was by Wendell Carter. Shout out Wendell Carter Jr. off my Blue Devils, you know what I'm saying? Good stock. Got 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists, I think a steal in the block to boot. He went, what, seven of nine from the free from the field? But Jalen Duran can only get four field goal attempts. That's crazy. And then I said after the first play-in game, Paolo and Jalen Suggs, Jay Suggs, if you want to call them after today, they have to redeem themselves. And they did. They played efficiently. So I'm not surprised that the Magic beat the Pistons. Even though maybe people might have thought the Pistons were the better team. And you can still think that. But the Magic do have the experience to beat the Pistons. The Nuggets beating the Wolves, I can't say I was surprised about that, right? But what I can say that I was surprised of Jamal Murray's 16 free throws. Like, don't get me wrong, Yoke did what Yoke did. Aaron Gordon, AG still him, you know what I'm saying? The team played well. But that difference, there was like 16 free throws? That's a lot. And keep in mind, Anthony Edwards came nowhere close to getting that many free throws. Now, they are at the Nuggets house, so I did expect them to win. I said that they would win the series. But that was the most surprising thing out of that entire series that I saw. The Celtics destroying the 76ers. Jesus. Hey, yo. I did not expect that. Like destroying, like dismantling. That was sodomization with no lube, ladies and gentlemen. That was disgusting work. We got to talk about here. Will the Celtics sweep the 76ers? Like, I thought the 76ers can get a game, maybe even make it a series, even though Joel MB's injured. But that's tough. I mean, not playing at all. He's normally injured, but not playing at all. I thought the 76ers would do a little bit better. So I maybe I was a little surprised at that, but not the win per se. Like my Lakers beating the Rockets. I can't say I was surprised that we beat the Rockets. I told somebody recently, actually before the game even occurred, I can see us winning game one. Now Kevin Durant didn't play, Luca Doncic didn't play, Austin Reavers didn't play, or Austin Reeves didn't play. Braun did, and he played well. He had eight assists in like the first quarter. I was surprised at that. But I was most surprised that Braun didn't need to score 20. Like Luke Connard ended up having 27 points. DeAndre Ayton went 19 of 11. Hey, yo. I was a little surprised at those two things. Maybe not Luke Connard's 27, because you know he comes from good stock. Shout out to the Blue Devils. But still, I can say maybe I was surprised at how we won. But not surprised that we won. The Spurs. Listen, I'm not surprised that they won their matchup, all right? I'm starting to be a little, not even surprised, but impressed with Denny Evita or Denny Abdia. And I can't say enough about Victor Wimbiyama. When you watch him, especially first playoff game, he drops 35 points. Oh my goodness. It's ridiculous. I think they need to lose this next game at home versus Portland because I need them to put a little bit of pressure on themselves before the second round, just so they can start getting used to that pressure. Okay. So, ladies and gentlemen, I told y'all before the playoffs started, my round one predictions. I told you what they were. Have they changed? Let's talk about it. I still have the OKC Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs, the Denver Nuggets, and the Houston Rockets all advancing. But I'm not gonna lie to y'all. Rockets are starting to split from me a little bit too. Like I still have high expectations of the Rockets. But I'm having a little calls from Paul's. Even with Kevin Durant not playing, I expected us to do a little bit better. I expected them to do a little bit better against us. So hold off until the next time we talk. The Pistons versus Magic. I said the Pistons would win. I still feel that way. But there's a stronger world now where the Magic do win. It's not because of just the game one. I'm not saying it's a fluke. No, no, no. They match up really well. And the magic seemed to be playing pretty decently and playing up to their initial expectations. I told my cousin before the season even started, there's a world where the magic, the Orlando Magic, could in fact get to the NBA finals this season. And if they play the way they've been playing, well, they might not, but if they play the way they did in game one consistently, they could. So let's let's wait and see. Let's wait and see what happens. But if Paolo's aggressive like he was, and they hitting, and if Cade can't get, and if Cade and the Pistons can't get more on track, because Cade scored pretty well. No one else really showed up for Cade and the Pistons. So again, that one might be the only one that I could end up changing, but I still lean Pistons just from an optimist, just from an optimistic point of view. Celtics, I still expect to win. I thought they might have gotten like five best case six. Because again, Embiid's not playing. This could be a sweep. This could flat out be a sweep. Knicks, I still expect to win. And Cavs, I still expect to win. If the Hawks were a little bit more experienced, I would say that one might be a jump ball. But I lean Knicks. Now, if I got a finals favorite, ladies and gentlemen, I want to say OKC versus Celtics. I really want to see Houston versus Celtics only because we got the Emae Udoka ties, right? I think that could be interesting. Plus, you get KD back in the finals. I think that'd be pretty cool. But OKC and the Celtics, they had a 30-point differential in their game ones. And I get it. The Suns are outmatched, clearly outmatched. And maybe we can say the same thing for the 76ers. But a 30-point ass woman, that's what we got to call it. Two of them things, I think we're looking at the Thunder versus the Celtics point in time. Could we see the Nuggets? Certainly. Because at one point in time, remember that was a finals matchup, a finals expectation, the Celtics versus the Nuggets. So one of those two can actually occur for me. But right now, OKC versus Celtics looks to be the finals favorite matchup. But ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, that does conclude the end of the episode. And I'm curious, were you surprised by anything that took place in the game ones? What are your predictions for the round one matchups? Have they changed at all? And then what's your finals expectation? Not wish list. Y'all heard my wish list. What's y'all's expectation? Solely based off the game ones. I'm curious your thoughts. But, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, like I said, that does conclude the end of the episode. So please make sure to like, subscribe, comment, tell anyone who's anyone about the show. My name is Trey. I'm the host of Get a Bucket. I hope you are all having a good one. Take care.