48 Minutes: Episode #6 (1/2/23)

0:00 ... Ross welcomes you to episode #6 of "48 Minutes."

0:44 ... In Bruce's opening comment, he expresses concern about the Milwaukee Bucks and the health of their veteran players.

2:00 ... Michael's opening comment is full of praise for Toronto's Pascal Siakam.

3:28 ... Ross opens with a statistical anomaly from the Phoenix Suns' first quarter performance on Monday against the Knicks.

5:18 ... Our first discussion is about the way Denver manhandled the Celtics on New Year's Day and the brilliance of Nikola Jokic and his role player teammates.

11:14 ... In the Power Rankings segment, Michael and Bruce give their top 3 teams while Ross shares his bottom 3.

21:11 ... The Pacers are rising quickly in the east and emerging as a team that should make the playoffs.

23:13 ... The offense is on fire led by Tyrese Haliburton

24:05 ... Myles Turner is having a career year and will be a free agent at the end of the season.

24:48 ... Rick Carlisle is a Hall of Fame caliber coach and is a big reason for the Pacers' success.

26:57 ... Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin is the second best rookie in the league, but nobody knows how to actually pronounce his last name. Since the rookie is French, Bruce takes a shot at the proper way to say it. "Mah-tur-ahn."

28:19 ... Ross plays a game of "Word Association" with Michael and Bruce. Their topics are the OKC Thunder, Luka Doncic, and Latrell Sprewell.

39:23 ... In Ross' "Best Bets" segment, he tells you which home teams to put money on and which road teams to avoid like the plague.

43:43 ... Bruce's closing take concerns something the top scorers in the NBA have in common.

45:07 ... Michael's is on the overall brilliance of Miami's Bam Adebayo.

46:44 ... Ross' is on the free falling Phoenix Suns and how far they could fall in the next week.

49:50 ... Show ends