>> ALL RIGHT SO THE NBA IS
TIPPING OFF ITS NEW PLAY IN
TOURNAMENT TONIGHT FOR THE
FINAL REMAINING PLAYOFF SPOTS
IN
EACH CONFERENCE. NOW EARLIER
THIS MONTH LEBRON JAMES
CRITICIZED THE NEW STRUCTURE
SAYING WE CAN'T SAY EXACTLY
WHAT HE SAID, BUT ESSENTIALLY
SAID WHOEVER CAME UP
WITH IT SHOULD BE FIRED.
WELL SURE ENOUGH LEBRON'S LOS
ANGELES LAKERS
ARE NOT ONLY IN THE PLAY IN
TOURNAMENTS BUT THEIR FIRST
OPPONENT IS NO CAKEWALK IT IS
MVP CANDIDATE STEPH CURRY AND
THE GOLDEN
STATE WARRIORS SO JOINING US
NOW IS BEN STEIN
OR NBA REPORTER FOR A FAN
NATION PART SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
YOU KNOW BEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE CAN YOU
BREAKDOWN FOR US. WHY
THE NBA CAME UP WITH THIS AND I
GOT TO WONDER OR DID IT HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE
SHORE IN YOU KNOW 72 GAME
SEASON OR IS THIS A LONGER TERM
STRATEGY FOR THE LEAK.
>> GREAT TO BE BACK IT'S IT'S
CRAZY NBA TEAMS ALREADY IN
THE PLAYOFFS. WE IT'S GONE BY
SO QUICKLY THOUGH 72 GAMES,
YOU'RE CORRECT SHORTENED
SEASON. I THINK WHAT THEY SAW
WITH THE WAY IT WENT IN
THE BUBBLE KIND OF ALMOST
TOURNAMENTS FEEL WHEN THEY WERE
DOWN THERE AND BEGIN THE
SEASON, IT WORKED WELL AND YOU
ADD THAT HE AND HOW DO YOU MAKE
THE SEASON. THESE FINAL GAMES
MATTER I MEAN A LOT OF TIMES
THE FINAL FEW WEEKS OF THE
SEASON ARE
IRRELEVANT AND THE RATINGS WENT
UP A LOT PEOPLE CARE THEY WANT
TO
SEE IT THE LAKERS WILL PLAY THE
WARRIORS WE'RE GOING TO SEE
LEBRON JAMES AND STEPH CURRY
LEGACY SHELTER AND WE WOULD
HAVE SEEN THAT I THINK LEBRON
HE WAS JUST YOU KNOW A LITTLE
TICKED OFF THAT LOSS THE RAPID
EXPANSION SAID WE SAID, BUT
BEGIN THE DAY HE KNOWS THAT FOR
THE LEAD THIS ONE. GOOD THING
NOT FOR HIS LAKERS, BUT IT WAS
A GOOD THING FOR THE LEAK.
>> ALL RIGHT SO THE STRUCTURE
OF THIS PLAY IN TOURNAMENT
ISN'T AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS
SOME FANS WITH THANKING YOU
WALK US THROUGH HOW IT WORKS
EXACTLY.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY THE 7, 8,
SEEDS THEY GOT TO WIN ONE GAME
IF THEY WIN THAT ONE GAME IT
WILL GO INTO THE PLATE NORMAL
PLAYOFFS. SO LATE WARRIORS
TOMORROW NIGHT. THE WINNER
ATTACK GAME WE'LL GO
TO THE LAYOFFS AT THE 7 SEE NOW
THE LOSER OF THAT GAME BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALREADY 7 OR
8 SEED. WE'LL GET TO GET
ANOTHER CHANCE SO THE LOSER OF
THE WORKERS LAKERS GAME WILL
THEN PLAY
THE WINNER OF THE 9.10 SEE SO
ESSENTIALLY IT GIVES THE 9.10
SEE ONLY GET ONE LOSE
A GOAL. WINNER GOES TO THE
NEXT, YOU KNOW 7, 8, SEE IF
THEY GET 2 REWARDS THE TEAM'S
REGULAR
SEASON RECORD. A REWARD THE
NORMAL TEAM THAT WOULD MAKE THE
PLAYOFFS SO IT'S LITTLE
CONFUSING FOR FANS MAY WILL
FINISH LEE, BUT IT'S VERY
SIMPLE YOU'RE THE 7 OR 8 SEE
YOU IN ONE THING. YOU'RE YOU
CAN WHEN YOU CAN GET ANOTHER
CHANCE
TO IT YOU DO LOSE IT
INTERESTING FORMAT BUT THE WAY
THEY DID IT DOES MAKE SENSE
THAT PEOPLE FOLLOW ALONG
VENTURA.
>> FORMER THE FANS ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO GET USED TO YOU KNOW WE
MENTIONED EARLIER THAT LEBRON
JAMES IS NOT HAVE THE WITH THIS
FORMAT, NOT HAPPY WITH THIS
TOURNAMENT. BUT I WONDER WHAT
ARE OTHER REACTIONS, YOU KNOW
FROM ACROSS THE LEAGUE.
>> WE SAW MARK CUBAN WHO
COULDN'T USE THE OLD SOUK
HISTORY JUST LIKE
LEBRON BUT I THINK THE TEAMS
THAT OR IT BECAUSE THERE WAS
SOME OLD QUOTES FROM PLAYERS
THAT THEY ARE NOT IT'S SUCH A
BROAD
JAMES THAT THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF
IT I THINK THE TEAMS THAT ARE
IN IT ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF IT AS
MUCH BECAUSE
WELL IF THEY LOSE THEY MIGHT BE
AND YOU GO THROUGH A TWO-GAME
STRETCH FOR ONE GAME STRETCH
FOR YOU DON'T PLAY WELL, YOU'RE
AT THE PLAYOFF YOU GET THAT
NORMAL
7 GAME SERIES. SO I THINK A LOT
OF THE LEAGUE IS IN FAVOR OF
THIS IT MAKES A LOT
OF MONEY NUMBER PEOPLE CARE
ABOUT THE REGULAR SEASON AT THE
END, I MEAN THAT LAST GAME ON
SUNDAY. JAMES ALL DAY LONG HAD
SO MANY EMPLOYEES
PATIENTS THAT NORMALLY DIDN'T
MATTER WE WANT TO SEE IF THE
LAKERS WOULD WIN AGAINST THE
PELICANS WE WANT TO SEE THAT
REALLY AS WE
GUTS. THESE GAMES NORMALLY
WE'RE CAKEWALK GAMES PEOPLE
WOULD JUST YOU KNOW THE REST
THE STARS. NOW YOU'VE GOT
PEOPLE REALLY HEARING ABOUT IT
INTO THE NET INTO THE COURT.
>> SO MOVING ON TO RAISE MONEY
QUICKLY I WONDER HOW DOES THE
PLAN TOURNAMENT, YOU KNOW
IMPACT THE LEAVES PLAY ON
RATINGS AND AND YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE SHIPPED ISSUES HAS THE
NBA FACED A SEASON, ESPECIALLY
AMID THE PANDEMIC.
>> THERE WERE A LOT
OF CONCERNS. LAST SEASON IN THE
PAST 2 SEATS WHEN LEBRON AND
YOU JUST COME OUT OF 10 THINK A
LOT OF THE STAR
STEPH CURRY IT WILL REALLY
STRUGGLE WITH THOSE RATINGS.
HOW THIS SEASON WE SEE
IN APRIL THE REAL QUESTION
POSED TO THE STORY ON IT WITH
THE RATINGS WENT UP THE REASON
ACTUALLY BEEN DOING VERY WELL
IN A PLAY IN
GAME SITUATION. YOU'RE GOING TO
GET THE LAKERS WARRIORS GAME
TOMORROW NIGHT MIGHT BE THE
MOST YOU GAME ALL SEASON.