WEBVTT - NBA Feb. 26 | What You Need To Know

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<v Speaker 1>The Brooklyn Nets do it with defense, okay, and some

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<v Speaker 1>offense too. The Philadelphia seventy six ers do it with defense. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>mostly defense, and Commissioner Adam Silver apologizes to Raptors president

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<v Speaker 1>massaiu Jiri. Hey, I'm Tasmellis, and this is what you

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<v Speaker 1>need to know in the NBA for Friday, February twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six I don't know if you can call the Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Nets the league's hottest team because the Jazz are so

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<v Speaker 1>smoking hot over the last two months. But the Nets

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<v Speaker 1>have won eight in a row. That's the longest current

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<v Speaker 1>winning streak after routing the Orlando Magic, the longest streak

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets have had since they moved to Brooklyn in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve. The last time their franchise had such a streak,

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson won twelve in

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<v Speaker 1>a row with the New Jersey Nets. The current Nets

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<v Speaker 1>big three offense is fantastic. We know that they are

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<v Speaker 1>three Wizards with the basketball, Kyrie Harden and Kevin Durant,

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<v Speaker 1>they can explode for fifteen point runs at any time.

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<v Speaker 1>But the best part of their streak right now is

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<v Speaker 1>they're playing defense. They're pretty locked in on that end. Everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>even Kyrie Ving is getting in on it. He had

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<v Speaker 1>a steal and a breakaway dunk versus Orlando. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if you can call it a dunk. His teammates

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to see that real dunk from him very badly

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<v Speaker 1>because it's so rare from him, but he kind of

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<v Speaker 1>just laid it over there. A funny moment for them

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<v Speaker 1>in a rouw. They've got a top ten defense since

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<v Speaker 1>they started this streak that includes wins over the Lakers, Clippers,

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<v Speaker 1>and Sons, much of the streak without Kevin Durant. He's

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<v Speaker 1>missed the last six games with the hamstring injury. No

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<v Speaker 1>one seems to be worried. I guess they shouldn't be.

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<v Speaker 1>They're a half game back of Philly in the Eastern Conference,

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<v Speaker 1>who got a real impressive win over Dallas. Not impressive

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<v Speaker 1>because Joel Embiid or Ben Simmons went off, but because

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<v Speaker 1>of their defense. Yeah, we're talking about defense even more here.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty twenty one, Philly won a game versus Luca

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<v Speaker 1>and the MAVs with him being missing fifteen of his

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<v Speaker 1>twenty shots. Well, he did have to shoot over Boban

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<v Speaker 1>Marjanovich and Bobon can move his feet, as we saw

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<v Speaker 1>when he and Luca danced arm in arm On No

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<v Speaker 1>Dunk's Whoopsies video this week subscribe on YouTube. But Philly's

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<v Speaker 1>perimeter defense, led by All Star Ben Simmons, was a phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one of those games where his stat line

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't do it justice fifteen points and seven assists, but

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<v Speaker 1>what really matters is that Dallas had eighteen turnovers, Philly

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<v Speaker 1>had seven. Ben had zero, and that's why the coaches

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<v Speaker 1>voted him an All Star yet again for the third

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<v Speaker 1>time in his career. That's the stuff coaches want. Take

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<v Speaker 1>care of the ball, don't turn it over. I just

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned Jason Kidd on The New Jersey Nets. It's hard

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<v Speaker 1>not to think of kid watching Ben Simmons defensively scramble around.

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<v Speaker 1>There's some similarities there. Philly's crowd was loving the defensive effort. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>they have no fans in Wells Fargo Center, but they

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<v Speaker 1>turned up the audio so loud on the broadcast, making

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<v Speaker 1>it seem like they were fans there. It was so

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<v Speaker 1>jarring because it just wasn't at the right time. Philly

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<v Speaker 1>HiT's a free throw. Now, now I thought I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>cheering like that for the Denver Nuggets this season, but

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<v Speaker 1>for me, they've been disappointing, even though they're above five hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a Western Conference Finals team last year. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's because they have no fans. They used to be

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<v Speaker 1>a really great home team. Pretty average this season. Nikola

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<v Speaker 1>Jokic way better than average, an MVP candidate this season.

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<v Speaker 1>But they haven't found a real replacement for Jeremy Grant

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<v Speaker 1>because Michael Porter Junior missed sometime, hasn't found his role

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<v Speaker 1>on this squad, and they're missing a lot of their

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<v Speaker 1>depth right now, including against the Wizards on Thursday. But still,

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<v Speaker 1>what happened at the end of this game was ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>They had a three on one break in the dying seconds,

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<v Speaker 1>a three on one break in the dying seconds to

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<v Speaker 1>try and tie this thing. Not one of their players

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<v Speaker 1>win inside the arc. Not one of their three players

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<v Speaker 1>went inside the arc. So Jamal Murray passed to Facu Compazzo,

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<v Speaker 1>who missed a three. People will blame analytics because they

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<v Speaker 1>went for a three and the win. Uh No, that

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<v Speaker 1>was just a bone headed maneuver. Jamal Murray had thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four points in this one. The Wizards have won six

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<v Speaker 1>of seven. They're Big three of Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook

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<v Speaker 1>and Royacha. Mura did it. Yeah, Ruy did it. He

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<v Speaker 1>had twenty points in this game, part of the Big

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<v Speaker 1>Three in this one. A team that is getting their

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<v Speaker 1>depth back are the Memphis Grizzlies and Justice Winslow's hair

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<v Speaker 1>looking good since his return. His best game the third

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<v Speaker 1>game back for him. He hadn't played in thirteen months.

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<v Speaker 1>So Winslow has the Grizzlies green part of his hair.

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<v Speaker 1>John Morant has the Grizzlies red part of his hair.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure they were planning it when Winslow was out

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<v Speaker 1>because they were bonding. You could see them on the

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<v Speaker 1>sideline talking what are we gonna do with our hair? Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>with all those guys out, Taylor Jenkins did a great job.

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<v Speaker 1>Their head coach is going to get a heck of

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Coach of the Year consideration. I am

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<v Speaker 1>very excited for their future in Memphis. They were able

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<v Speaker 1>to defeat a Clippers team who couldn't hit a jumper

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<v Speaker 1>on Thursday night handily. Another pretty easy win was by

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Knicks, led by a guy who should

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<v Speaker 1>get some Coach of the Year consideration as well. Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Thibodeaux has his guys ready to play defense every night.

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<v Speaker 1>It is phenomenal to see that the New York Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>have one of the best defenses in the league. They

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<v Speaker 1>are top three. It goes Lakers, Jazz Knicks, Warriors, who

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<v Speaker 1>are another surprise, and the Philadelphia seventy six Ers amongst

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<v Speaker 1>the top five. Their defense was great, but they also

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<v Speaker 1>put up one hundred and forty points. Because sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>King's defense leaves a lot to be desired. Marvin Bagley

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<v Speaker 1>a culprit on this night, one of the reasons he

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<v Speaker 1>can't stay on the floor. Last game, a couple baby

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<v Speaker 1>Shacks went at it in Milwaukee. No, not Sophocles scores,

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<v Speaker 1>they need these, he just retired. Zion Williamson and Jannistat

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<v Speaker 1>Gumpo are the modern day Shacks with the way they

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<v Speaker 1>score in the paint. A lot of lead changes in

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<v Speaker 1>this one, but it was Milwaukee Shack who got to

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<v Speaker 1>win All Star. Zion had thirty four, All Star, Giannis

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<v Speaker 1>had thirty eight and non All Star, but still All Star.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Middleton added thirty one. Bit of news that Toronto

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<v Speaker 1>Raptors fans were waiting to hear for a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>When they won their championship in twenty nineteen, they're celebrating

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<v Speaker 1>on the floor just after the final buzzer in the

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors Oracle Arena. Their president and architect and overall incredible

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<v Speaker 1>human Massaiujeri tried to join the celebration. Whiles he tried

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<v Speaker 1>to get there, he was pushed twice in the chest

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<v Speaker 1>by an officer who tried to keep him away from

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<v Speaker 1>his team, and then was sued by said officer in

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<v Speaker 1>a bogus lawsuit. Charges were later dropped, but at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>Commissioner Adam Silver took the side of the police officer

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<v Speaker 1>to some degree, saying to Bryant Gumbel, quote, it's part

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<v Speaker 1>and parcel of what comes with someone who is living

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<v Speaker 1>on the edge a bit and is hardwired to sort

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<v Speaker 1>of march to ward with incredible energy. Lessons learned for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Silver now said he misspoke. He would love to take

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<v Speaker 1>those words back. He cringes when he watches the interview

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<v Speaker 1>and has spoken to a Ujerie one hundred times since then.

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<v Speaker 1>Lessons learned. We all make mistakes. I'll be back on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday to give you the news as fast as I

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<v Speaker 1>possibly can make sure you check out the full No

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<v Speaker 1>Dounk's episode here today on Friday. I'll talk to you Monday,