1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:08,159 Speaker 1: The Brooklyn Nets do it with defense, okay, and some 2 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: offense too. The Philadelphia seventy six ers do it with defense. Yep, 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: mostly defense, and Commissioner Adam Silver apologizes to Raptors president 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: massaiu Jiri. Hey, I'm Tasmellis, and this is what you 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: need to know in the NBA for Friday, February twenty 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: six I don't know if you can call the Brooklyn 7 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 1: Nets the league's hottest team because the Jazz are so 8 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: smoking hot over the last two months. But the Nets 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: have won eight in a row. That's the longest current 10 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: winning streak after routing the Orlando Magic, the longest streak 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: the Nets have had since they moved to Brooklyn in 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: twenty twelve. The last time their franchise had such a streak, 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson won twelve in 14 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: a row with the New Jersey Nets. The current Nets 15 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: big three offense is fantastic. We know that they are 16 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: three Wizards with the basketball, Kyrie Harden and Kevin Durant, 17 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: they can explode for fifteen point runs at any time. 18 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: But the best part of their streak right now is 19 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: they're playing defense. They're pretty locked in on that end. Everyone, 20 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: even Kyrie Ving is getting in on it. He had 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: a steal and a breakaway dunk versus Orlando. I don't 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: know if you can call it a dunk. His teammates 23 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: wanted to see that real dunk from him very badly 24 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: because it's so rare from him, but he kind of 25 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: just laid it over there. A funny moment for them 26 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: in a rouw. They've got a top ten defense since 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: they started this streak that includes wins over the Lakers, Clippers, 28 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: and Sons, much of the streak without Kevin Durant. He's 29 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: missed the last six games with the hamstring injury. No 30 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: one seems to be worried. I guess they shouldn't be. 31 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: They're a half game back of Philly in the Eastern Conference, 32 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: who got a real impressive win over Dallas. Not impressive 33 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: because Joel Embiid or Ben Simmons went off, but because 34 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: of their defense. Yeah, we're talking about defense even more here. 35 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty one, Philly won a game versus Luca 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: and the MAVs with him being missing fifteen of his 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: twenty shots. Well, he did have to shoot over Boban 38 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: Marjanovich and Bobon can move his feet, as we saw 39 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: when he and Luca danced arm in arm On No 40 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 1: Dunk's Whoopsies video this week subscribe on YouTube. But Philly's 41 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: perimeter defense, led by All Star Ben Simmons, was a phenomenal. 42 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: This is one of those games where his stat line 43 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: doesn't do it justice fifteen points and seven assists, but 44 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: what really matters is that Dallas had eighteen turnovers, Philly 45 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: had seven. Ben had zero, and that's why the coaches 46 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: voted him an All Star yet again for the third 47 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: time in his career. That's the stuff coaches want. Take 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: care of the ball, don't turn it over. I just 49 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: mentioned Jason Kidd on The New Jersey Nets. It's hard 50 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: not to think of kid watching Ben Simmons defensively scramble around. 51 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: There's some similarities there. Philly's crowd was loving the defensive effort. Actually, 52 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: they have no fans in Wells Fargo Center, but they 53 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: turned up the audio so loud on the broadcast, making 54 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: it seem like they were fans there. It was so 55 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: jarring because it just wasn't at the right time. Philly 56 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: HiT's a free throw. Now, now I thought I'd be 57 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: cheering like that for the Denver Nuggets this season, but 58 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: for me, they've been disappointing, even though they're above five hundred. 59 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: This is a Western Conference Finals team last year. Maybe 60 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: it's because they have no fans. They used to be 61 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: a really great home team. Pretty average this season. Nikola 62 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: Jokic way better than average, an MVP candidate this season. 63 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: But they haven't found a real replacement for Jeremy Grant 64 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: because Michael Porter Junior missed sometime, hasn't found his role 65 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: on this squad, and they're missing a lot of their 66 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: depth right now, including against the Wizards on Thursday. But still, 67 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: what happened at the end of this game was ridiculous. 68 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: They had a three on one break in the dying seconds, 69 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: a three on one break in the dying seconds to 70 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: try and tie this thing. Not one of their players 71 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: win inside the arc. Not one of their three players 72 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: went inside the arc. So Jamal Murray passed to Facu Compazzo, 73 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: who missed a three. People will blame analytics because they 74 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: went for a three and the win. Uh No, that 75 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: was just a bone headed maneuver. Jamal Murray had thirty 76 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: four points in this one. The Wizards have won six 77 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: of seven. They're Big three of Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook 78 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: and Royacha. Mura did it. Yeah, Ruy did it. He 79 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: had twenty points in this game, part of the Big 80 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: Three in this one. A team that is getting their 81 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: depth back are the Memphis Grizzlies and Justice Winslow's hair 82 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: looking good since his return. His best game the third 83 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: game back for him. He hadn't played in thirteen months. 84 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: So Winslow has the Grizzlies green part of his hair. 85 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: John Morant has the Grizzlies red part of his hair. 86 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure they were planning it when Winslow was out 87 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: because they were bonding. You could see them on the 88 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: sideline talking what are we gonna do with our hair? Actually, 89 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: with all those guys out, Taylor Jenkins did a great job. 90 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: Their head coach is going to get a heck of 91 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: a lot of Coach of the Year consideration. I am 92 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: very excited for their future in Memphis. They were able 93 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: to defeat a Clippers team who couldn't hit a jumper 94 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: on Thursday night handily. Another pretty easy win was by 95 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: the New York Knicks, led by a guy who should 96 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: get some Coach of the Year consideration as well. Tom 97 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: Thibodeaux has his guys ready to play defense every night. 98 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: It is phenomenal to see that the New York Knicks 99 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: have one of the best defenses in the league. They 100 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: are top three. It goes Lakers, Jazz Knicks, Warriors, who 101 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: are another surprise, and the Philadelphia seventy six Ers amongst 102 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: the top five. Their defense was great, but they also 103 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: put up one hundred and forty points. Because sometimes the 104 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: King's defense leaves a lot to be desired. Marvin Bagley 105 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: a culprit on this night, one of the reasons he 106 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: can't stay on the floor. Last game, a couple baby 107 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: Shacks went at it in Milwaukee. No, not Sophocles scores, 108 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: they need these, he just retired. Zion Williamson and Jannistat 109 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: Gumpo are the modern day Shacks with the way they 110 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: score in the paint. A lot of lead changes in 111 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: this one, but it was Milwaukee Shack who got to 112 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: win All Star. Zion had thirty four, All Star, Giannis 113 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: had thirty eight and non All Star, but still All Star. 114 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: Chris Middleton added thirty one. Bit of news that Toronto 115 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: Raptors fans were waiting to hear for a long time. 116 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: When they won their championship in twenty nineteen, they're celebrating 117 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: on the floor just after the final buzzer in the 118 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Warriors Oracle Arena. Their president and architect and overall incredible 119 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: human Massaiujeri tried to join the celebration. Whiles he tried 120 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: to get there, he was pushed twice in the chest 121 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: by an officer who tried to keep him away from 122 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: his team, and then was sued by said officer in 123 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: a bogus lawsuit. Charges were later dropped, but at the time, 124 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: Commissioner Adam Silver took the side of the police officer 125 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: to some degree, saying to Bryant Gumbel, quote, it's part 126 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 1: and parcel of what comes with someone who is living 127 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: on the edge a bit and is hardwired to sort 128 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: of march to ward with incredible energy. Lessons learned for him. 129 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: Silver now said he misspoke. He would love to take 130 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,799 Speaker 1: those words back. He cringes when he watches the interview 131 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: and has spoken to a Ujerie one hundred times since then. 132 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: Lessons learned. We all make mistakes. I'll be back on 133 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: Monday to give you the news as fast as I 134 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: possibly can make sure you check out the full No 135 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: Dounk's episode here today on Friday. I'll talk to you Monday,