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

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

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

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

... 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.

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

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

... The offense is on fire led by Tyrese Haliburton

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

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

... 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."

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

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

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

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

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

... Show ends