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So if you were waiting for 70 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: Julius Randall and Jalen Brunson to cool off, tonight was 71 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: not that night. On the road in Miami, Randall started 72 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: red hot, Brunson had it going to but the Heat 73 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: made a run in that fourth quarter and actually took 74 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: a lead on Caleb Martin three to go up one 75 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: oh seven, one oh six. And we did a show 76 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: that went on the feeds yesterday talking about the Knicks, 77 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: and I told Carson, and I've said this throughout the season, 78 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: that you know, when we're discussing the ceiling for the Knicks, 79 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: it really is as far as or as high as 80 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: Jalen Brunson and Julius Randall can take them. If they 81 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: can produce like offensive superstars, that absolutely changes their ceiling 82 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: to the same level as the teams that we see 83 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: at the top of the league. It all falls on 84 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: those two guys, just like it does for all the 85 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: teams at the top of the league. If Jaylen Brown 86 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: and Jason Tatum weren't superstars all of a sudden, the 87 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: Celtics wouldn't be as good. If Jhannas Antenna co Bout 88 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: didn't play like the best player in the world, the 89 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: Bucks wouldn't be as good as they are. That top tier, 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: superstar level production from the players on the best team 91 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: in the league is what separates them and Randall and 92 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: Brunson playing the way they've been playing is exactly why 93 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: they've been winning the way they've been winning. I wanted 94 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: to go play by played down the stretch of this 95 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: game just to talk about how Julius Randall and Jalen 96 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,559 Speaker 1: Brunson pulled this out with that superstar level shot making. 97 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: This was a tough environment down the stretch. Julius Randall 98 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: was getting a steady dose of Jimmy Butler like pressuring 99 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: the hell out of him attacking his handle, even caught 100 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: Bam at a bio on a specific possession down at 101 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: the end, which we'll talk about. Jalen Brunson was getting 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: a steady dose of Victor al Ladipo. And you know, 103 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: Victor has fallen off in a lot of ways, but 104 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: one of the things he can still do at a 105 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: high level is guard guards around the NBA, and he 106 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: had that matchup. But the heat go up one oh seven, 107 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: one oh six on a Caleb Martin three, and down 108 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: the stretch, every single big important play was Jalen Brunson 109 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: or Julius Randall making a tough play over good defense. 110 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: So it's one of seven, one or six and Jalo Brunson, 111 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: Jalen Brunson runs a pick and roll with Mitchell Robinson 112 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: on the right side of the floor and Bam is 113 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: kind of in like a high drop coverage and Brunson 114 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: comes over the top of that pick, gets downhill and 115 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: knocks down a floater in the lane, and you're gonna 116 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: see a chess match kind of take place over the 117 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: next several possessions. So they get a stop, knicks are 118 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: still up one o eight, one oh seven. They run 119 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: that same action that Brunson Robinson pick and roll, and 120 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: this time they switch it so he's got Bam at 121 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: a Bio on the switch. He actually drives on Bam 122 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: At a Bio and BAM's defending him pretty well, but 123 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: out of nowhere, inexplicably, Victor Oladipo leaves Mitchell Robinson to 124 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: help Bam when he doesn't need help. Julius or Jalen 125 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: Brunson makes the right read and makes a nice bounce 126 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: pass in the lane to Mitchell Robinson for dunk. They're 127 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: up one ten, one oh seven. Then Caleb Martin makes 128 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: a couple of free throws to get it back to 129 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: one ten, one o nine. They go right back down 130 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: to that exact same action. This time they switch it 131 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: again and Bam At a bo on Jalen Brunson, but 132 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: they set a second ball screen with Josh Hart, this 133 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: time to get Caleb Martin switched onto Jalen Brunson, and 134 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: from there he goes straight iso and knocks down a 135 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: really nifty spinning fade away over his left shoulder, so 136 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: you can see that progression of the coverage right, so 137 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: like they're in a drop coverage. He gets the floater 138 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: that's too easy. So next time they switch, well they 139 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: get a basket out of it. But Jalen Brunson knows, well, 140 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: it was really because Victor Oladipo made a mistake. It's 141 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: not because I was beaten Bam off the dribble. Let's 142 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: not do that again. So let's run a second ball screen. 143 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: I like my chances against Caleb Martin better. He gets 144 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: that spinning fade away knocks it down. That's that chess 145 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: match that takes place at the end of games and 146 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: further record the only team the only types of players 147 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: that force defenses to make those types of adjustments are 148 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: the superstar level players. And that's the advantage of having 149 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: players that can warp defenses to that extent. When you 150 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: have Eric Spoelstra having to kind of reach deep into 151 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: his bag to come up with strategy to slow you down. 152 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: That when you know you're performing at a high level offensively. 153 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: So they're up one twelve, one on nine, Jimmy Butler 154 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: draws a couple of fouls on the next two possessions. 155 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,239 Speaker 1: He goes three for four. That ties the game. Jimmy 156 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: Butler was awesome in this game. He's such a warrior. 157 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 1: I tweeted after the game, like, is are there many 158 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: players in the league that you'd rather have in the 159 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: trenches with you in a must win game than Jimmy Butler, 160 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: Like it must be so awesome to be that guy's teammate. 161 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: But anyway, so it's one, one twelve and the Knicks 162 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: run that exact same action, the Jalen Brunson pick and 163 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: roll with Mitchell Robinson on the right side. Spolstra's next move, 164 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: now that this has been a problem, is he just says, 165 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: screw it, Let's get the ball out of Jalen Brunson's hand. 166 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: So they blitz the ball screen both of Victor Oladipo 167 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: and bam at A Bios to start pressuring Jalen Brunson. 168 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: He takes a retreat dribble and swings it to Julius Randall. 169 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: Julius Randall has it in a late clock situation, and 170 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: he just backs Jimmy Butler down to the foul line 171 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: just below the fall line and knocks down a really 172 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: nice little left shoulder fade in the lane to put 173 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: the Knicks back up one fourteen to one twelve. The 174 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: Knicks get another stop next possession, down Jalen Brunson doesn't 175 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: want the blitz, so what's the best way to avoid 176 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: the blitz? Don't even bring the second defender into the play. 177 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: He just goes straight iso on Victor Oladipo, kind of 178 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: hits him with the hesitation move and gets into the 179 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: lane and makes a really nice, tough floating bank shot 180 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: off the glass to put the Knicks up one sixteen 181 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: to one twelve. Then the heat go on another run. 182 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: Bam hits gets an ally from Tyler Harrow, then Jimmy 183 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: Butler gets to put back. Screams of the crowd. It's 184 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: one sixteen, one sixteen, there's one or three left. Nick's 185 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: call a time out. There's another interesting chess match chess 186 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: match peach piece here, So Tom Thibeto takes Mitchell Robinson 187 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: out of the game for this possession to go all 188 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: in on offense. Right. This allows Eric Spoelstra to put 189 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 1: bam At a bio on Julius Randall now because he 190 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: doesn't need Julius Randall to contend with Mitchell Robinson on 191 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: the glass. Right. That's that's like a little side effect 192 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: of going to offensive subs as you opened up a 193 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 1: bigger defender to put on too Julius Randall. But Randall 194 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: literally just went right at bam at a baio on 195 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: the right block, backed him down and hit him with 196 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: that shoulder in his chest and spun over his left 197 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: shoulder and hits an and one fade away on the 198 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: baseline to put them up one nineteen to one sixteen. 199 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: Then the Heat come at him again. Tyler Harrow goes 200 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: on a personal four oh run puts the Heat up 201 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: one twenty to one nineteen, and on the ensuing possession, 202 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: the Heat trap Brunson again, who throws a bad pass 203 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: to Julius Randall. He has to like retreat back to 204 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: half court, bobbles it, he gets it, and he secures 205 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: the pass with eight seconds on the game clock, and 206 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: he's out at half court and he rips through. Jimmy 207 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: Butler in this situation opts for ball pressure, so he's 208 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: attacking the hell out of Julius Randall. He's swinging at 209 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: the ball. He actually picks it clean, but it bounces 210 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: back to Julius Randall. He somehow composes himself and takes 211 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 1: his step back three on the right wing with Tyler 212 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: Harrow all up in his grill and he knocks it 213 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: down the toughest shot of the game in the game winner, 214 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: time and time again down the stretch of this game. 215 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: No matter what punch Miami threw offensively to get the 216 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: lead or to get back into the game, no matter 217 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: what coverage Eric Spoelstra threw at those guys, those two 218 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: guys made superstar offensive plays every single possessions possession down 219 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: the floor. That's what superstars do. They make tough shots 220 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: over good defense. And why do I talk about that 221 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: all the time, Because when you get to the playoffs, 222 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: it's always good defense. You might get lucky and catch 223 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: a flawed opponent in the first round, but as soon 224 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: as you get to round two, the rest of the way, 225 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: everyone's good at it. Everyone's good defensively. And then the 226 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: deeper you get into the series, they're ahead of all 227 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: your actions. They've guarded you seventy possessions already in that series, 228 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: and they know all your moves, and it comes down 229 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: to good defense and guys having to make shots over 230 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: that defense. That's why I talk so much about that 231 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: half court shot creation. That's why I talk so much 232 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: about your star talent. Absolutely have to have it. It 233 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: is a prerequisite to score when you get to the 234 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: late rounds of the NBA playoffs, and it's super encouraging 235 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: to see a game like tonight where Miami plays damn 236 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: near perfect defense down the stretch of the game with 237 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: good defensive players, but you just go down and make 238 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: tough shots in their face to win the game. Now, 239 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: is this recent stretch real from the Knicks. I don't know. 240 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna find out when we get to the playoffs, 241 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: but I can tell you that I'm very excited to 242 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: find out, and I absolutely think they do have that chance. 243 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 1: And I'm again, I want to wait until we get 244 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: to April, but I'm like this close to saying that 245 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: they'd beat the Calves in that first round series. So 246 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens over the course of the next 247 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: few weeks. All right, let's move on to Grizzlies Nuggets. 248 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: So Memphis through one hell of a punch in this game. 249 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: I was really impressed with their defense. They were swarming 250 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: Nickela Yokich and did a really nice jot rotating on 251 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: the back line to make sure they didn't give up 252 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: too many of those wide open threes on the back 253 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: side of the court. They held that high, that high 254 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: powered Nuggets offense to just fifty points in the first half. 255 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: But they also, you know, Denver, to their credit, also 256 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: battled through that whole stretch, and they did a nice 257 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: job defending and keeping Memphis in the half court, preventing 258 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: those fast break opportunities that they get so frequently. Memphis 259 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: only had twelve points in transition in this game. It's 260 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: far cry from the thirty six points in transition that 261 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: they scored against the Lakers on Tuesday. But that's how 262 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: we ended up in a close game going into the 263 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. Excellent Memphis defense, excellent execution from Denver to 264 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: prevent turnovers and getting out in transition. And then in 265 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: that fourth quarter, Jamal Murray, who had been kind of 266 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: locked down by Dylan Brooks for most of the game, 267 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: finally shook loose. Made four shots in the quarter. He 268 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: had all of them were high degree of difficulty, two 269 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: of them on Dylan Brooks and straight Iso, who's one 270 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: of the best defenders in the league. He had a 271 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: spinning step back jump shot on the right wing. He 272 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: had a play where Dylan was kind of pressing him 273 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: on the left wing and he just kind of held 274 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: the ball out to his right and did kind of 275 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: like an invert to jab step where he kind of 276 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: faked like he was gonna go left and went into 277 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: the middle and made like a little push shot. You know, 278 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: he set up Dylan Brooks really well on an off 279 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: ball screen for a curling layup, Like setting up your 280 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 1: man is the key is succeeding in those off ball situations. 281 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: He just kind of got physical with him and pushed 282 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: him out of position and then came off the screen. 283 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: That was what allowed him to get open, and then 284 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: he sealed the deal. The dagger was a kind of 285 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: a chaotic play that ended up with him on Xavier 286 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: Tilman on the left wing, and he just tough shot, 287 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: making a jab step three writing Xavier Tillman's face. And 288 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: you combine that with a ridiculous defensive half from the Nuggets. 289 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: They held the Grizzlies to just thirty nine points in 290 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: the second half, and that's how you end up with 291 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: a very very comfortable win against a very good team 292 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: at home, revenge for the loss in Memphis. I think 293 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: it was earlier this week or last week. I can't 294 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: remember exactly where Jokis has another triple double at eighteen 295 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: points on just ten shots tennisis eighteen rebounds really quickly. 296 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: On the stat padding, stupid storyline that was around from 297 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: Kendrick Perkins, I don't really have an opinion on it 298 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: because it's just wrong. I have never seen a single 299 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: basketball possession where Nicola Yokich made an unnatural basketball play 300 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: in pursuit of a stat. I just have never seen it. 301 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: And like, I haven't seen every single Nuggets games game 302 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: like Nuggets fans, but I've watched the I watched the 303 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: majority of them because they're one of the teams that 304 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: I'm covering closely, and I've never seen him do it. 305 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: When Russ was you know, Kendrick Perkins was making the 306 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: point like, oh well, everyone called Russ's stat pattern. Look, 307 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: I didn't. I believe in the legitimacy of Russ's statistical achievement. 308 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: I thought it was remarkable, But yeah, he was doing 309 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: some Jakie stuff. I'm sorry. Like I watched Thunder games 310 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: where Steven Adams would have a rebound right in front 311 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: of him and deliberately not grab it so Russ could 312 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: come in and grab it. Like that's where that narrative 313 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: came from. It wasn't from people just hating on Russ. 314 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: It was what we saw when we watched the games. 315 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: Like Russ was doing unbelievable things that year, but he 316 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: also was going out of his way to accumulate stats. 317 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: That's not what Nikola Yokich is doing. If anything, I 318 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: would argue that Nikola Yokich's impact is not properly quantified 319 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: by a box score. It goes far beyond the box score. 320 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: I think he's the best offensive player in the league, 321 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: or right there with Steph and he took ten shots tonight, 322 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: so you're not going to see that type of impact 323 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: in eighteen points on what he does to a defense 324 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: warping it and creating quality shots for his teammates. Last 325 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: thought on that game, Brandon Clark went down with what 326 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: looked like a lower leg injury early in this one. 327 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: I really hope he's all right, because not only does 328 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: that suck for him, but that's a very very important 329 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: piece for Memphis. So prayers up for Brandon Clark. I 330 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: hope that he's all right. Net Celtics. So the Celtics 331 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: led by twenty eight in the middle of the second 332 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: quarter and ended up trailing by sixteen in the fourth 333 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: in what was probably their worst loss of the season. 334 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: There's two things I want to hit from this game. 335 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: First of all, switching defense. This is something I've talked 336 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: about forever and something that I was specifically excited about 337 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 1: with this NETS team, which is struggled obviously because they 338 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: don't have a ton of offensive skill, but they do 339 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: have a ton of defensive versatility. And you know, one 340 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: of the things that I always have loved about switching 341 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: defenses is the way that they stagnate teams and force 342 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: them to create off the dribble for themselves against excuse me, 343 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: against a set defense, and they stagnated the hell out 344 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 1: of Boston down the stretch. In this game. Boston scored 345 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 1: just forty one in the second half. And when you 346 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: look at those lineups, like the primary lineup Spencer Dinwoodie 347 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 1: with Dorian Phinney, Smith, Michael Bridges, Cam Johnson and Nick Claxton, 348 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: there's just not really an easy target to go after. 349 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: But again, you have to beat switching defenses in one 350 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: of two ways. You can either use complicated screen actions 351 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 1: to try to confuse the switching defense right So like 352 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: screens are a great example, there was a play in 353 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: this particular game where I believe Jaylen Brown got a dunk, 354 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: and JJ Reddick, who's obviously one of the best people 355 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,479 Speaker 1: in our business. I think he's the very best at 356 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: what he does. He did an amazing job breaking down 357 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: for the people listening to the broadcast how a ghost 358 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: screen works. And basically all the ghost screen is is 359 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: you take usually a perimeter player who the ball handler 360 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: is also a perimeter player, but the screener is the 361 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: perimeter player, and you have him run just right behind 362 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: the defender as if he's about to set his screen, 363 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 1: but then you just run right past him to the 364 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: three point line. And you're hoping that those two defenders 365 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 1: hesitate or miscommunicate as to whether or not they're supposed 366 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 1: to switch. And on this particular play, I think it 367 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: was Royce O'Neill was guarding the screener and Royce O'Neil 368 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: did not switch at all, but the defender guarding Jaylen Brown, 369 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: which I believe is Micail Bridges on this play, thought 370 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: a switch was coming and Jalen had an opportunity to drive. 371 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: So you need to use actions like that to try 372 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: to confuse switching. Another great way to confuse switching schemes 373 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: is a three player screening action. So like any sequence 374 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: of screens that involves three players in rapid secession, because 375 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: then it's not just a I take your man, you 376 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: take my man. It's like which one of those two 377 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: guys am I getting and that guy's thinking the same thing, 378 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: and that guy's thinking it just gets It's it's like 379 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: an order of magnitude above the decision making process of 380 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: a normal switch. And you can hope to get some 381 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: mistakes there. But if you're not going to do it 382 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: through the screening actions, you have to beat the switches 383 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: by applying rim pressure. I talked about this a ton 384 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: in that Lakers Mavericks come back in the first half 385 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: of that game, Dallas is switching everything and Lebron James 386 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis weren't pressuring the rim the way they 387 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: were supposed to to get the defense in rotation. That 388 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: gets you the open shots. Because again, in a switching scheme, 389 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: if as soon as you draw help, now you're playing 390 00:19:56,080 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: normal basketball. Now it's driving kick extend the advantage a 391 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: good shooter with an open shot or an easy opportunity 392 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: at the rim. But the only way you're going to 393 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: draw multiple defenders against the switching scheme is by driving 394 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: to the basket. If you're taking off the dribble jump shots, 395 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: you're not going to be bringing multiple defenders in. That's 396 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: when you start to get stagnant, when you're just taking 397 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: difficult shots over the top of isolation defense and you're 398 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 1: not drawing multiple defenders. In the second half of that 399 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: Mavericks Lakers game, Lebron James and Anthony Davis just bullied 400 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: the Mavericks to the basket every single time, and they 401 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: either scored at the rim or move the ball around 402 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: for open shooter. Right. That's the way you have to 403 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: attack a switching defense. But the Celtics could never regain 404 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: control of this game. They could never get the requisite 405 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: rim pressure, and before you knew it, the game was over. 406 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: Mikail Bridges in this game when for thirty eight, ten 407 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: and four in eight games since joining the Brooklyn Nets, 408 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: twenty five six and three fifty three percent from the field, 409 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: fifty percent from three, ninety two percent from the That's 410 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: a sixty seven percent true shooting percentage, forty three percent 411 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: on five pull up jump shots per game in two 412 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: stocks per game. That steals plus blocks. So not only 413 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: do you get a big win, strategically over a good 414 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: Celtics team, but mcaial Bridges continues to flash that high 415 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 1: level scoring now they do have, there's a couple of 416 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 1: specific things that he has to work on to get 417 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: to the next level to go from being the guy 418 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: who can score the basketball to the guy who's an 419 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: All Star. That next step for him is getting to 420 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: the rim and finishing. He's still low volume at the 421 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: rim for a wing and low efficiency at the rim 422 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: for a wing. He's blow seventy percent and I think 423 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: he's like two point two restricted air he makes per game. 424 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: I always like to see that for wings up above 425 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: three makes per game and up over seventy percent. That's 426 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: where he needs to get to reach that all star level. 427 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 1: And then the other thing he needs to get better 428 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: at making plays for his teammates that assists to turnover 429 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: ratio isn't where it needs to be. But the scoring 430 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: is real, and when you combine that with what he 431 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: can do defensively, you know the Nets have a serious 432 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: star are from that Kevin Durant deal, and when you 433 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: combine that with all the draft compensation and all the 434 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: other three and D wings that they got at the deadline, 435 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: they're in pretty good shape in the long run in 436 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: my opinion. All Right, Pelicans Warriors, So keeping with the trend, 437 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: the Warriors dug themselves in a seventeen point hole before 438 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: going up by double digits in the fourth quarter for 439 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: a comfortable win. I'm not gonna spend too long on 440 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: this game because Sunday is definitely Warriors Lakers game day. 441 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: Since the two of them are playing each other, they 442 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: will be the focal point of our show on Sunday, 443 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: and we're gonna be going live on AMP right after 444 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: the final buzzer of that game. But I wanted to 445 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: shout out Clay Thompson again, and I know I've done 446 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: that late a lot lately, but he's been incredible and 447 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 1: he's one of my favorite players, and honestly, he just 448 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: deserves it. He did an absolute number on CJ. McCollum 449 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: on both ends of the floor down the stretch of 450 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: this game. I'm gonna go play by play down the 451 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: stretch like I usually do. So the Pells were up 452 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: for middle fourth quarter on a pretty tough fade away 453 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: from Brandon Ingram on a deep post sal I think 454 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: it was over Jordan Pool. If I remember correctly. Then 455 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: Anthony Lamb hits a three to get it back to one, 456 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: and then Clay Thompson checks back into the game and 457 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: from there he demonstrates once again high level half court 458 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,239 Speaker 1: shot creation, which again continues to be the revelation of 459 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: the season for Golden State, one of the main reasons 460 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: why they've been able to float in the standings despite 461 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,479 Speaker 1: being down their two best players for most of the season. 462 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 1: It's Clay Thompson half court shot creation on the basketball, 463 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: which is such an unusual thing compared to what we've 464 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: seen from him over the course of the rest of 465 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: his career. So Trey Murphy misses the three, and Murphy's 466 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: guarding Clay Thompson on the other end of the floor. Again, 467 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: no point in taking on a better defensive player if 468 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: you don't have to. He calls for a ball screen 469 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: from Jordan Pool to get a switch on too CJ McCollum. 470 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: Soon as CJ McCollums switches onto him, he just confidently 471 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: steps into a thirty foot pull up three and knocks 472 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: it down in CJ's face to put the Warriors up too. 473 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 1: So then Brandon Ingram comes down and he makes a 474 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: nice play out of a double team that leads to 475 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: a foul under the basket. Pelicans split split the Parrots 476 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: back to one point game, same thing down the floor. 477 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson on the right wing calls for the ball 478 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: screen from Jordan Pool to get CJ. McCollum on a switch. 479 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson just drives by CJ McCollum to the right, 480 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 1: draws multiple defenders, makes a nice kind of hook pass 481 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: out to Jordan Pool on the left wing, hockey assist 482 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: over to Dante DiVincenzo top of the key, knocks down 483 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: the three again. Permiter initiation is not necessarily about making 484 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: the assist or making the basket. It's about drawing multiple defenders. 485 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: It's about getting the defense into rotation. Offensive initiation is 486 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: about that initial compromising and then you're counting on your 487 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: teammates to further the advantage and get the great shot. 488 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: That's what you're asked to do, possession after possession after possession. 489 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: It doesn't always have to be you scoring or making 490 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: v play and this was a great example that gets 491 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: into the lane, draws Herb Jones and help makes a 492 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: pass to a kind of open teammate who makes the 493 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: right who makes the right play to the wide open 494 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: teammate who is the original player who helped on Clay 495 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: Thompson's drive. So the Warriors were up four at that point. 496 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: And again like just so you guys know, plays half 497 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: court shot creation has been off the charts. Oh year long. 498 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: He's eightieth percentile in pick and roll ball handling this year. 499 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: That's one point zero five points per possession. He's ninety 500 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: first percentile in isolation. That's one point two points per 501 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: possession in sixty possessions. He's even scored twenty two points 502 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,479 Speaker 1: on twenty one post ups, which is considered above average 503 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: in all of those are including passes. This is no 504 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: longer just oh, he's doing pretty good for an off 505 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: ball player in a small situation when we've needed him. 506 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: No, no no, no, he's actually just been really damn good 507 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: at initiating offense with the ball in his hands. So 508 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: tip of the caps, Clay. So from that point, brandon 509 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: Ingram makes another tough fade away. He was brandon Ingram 510 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: so damn good. He makes another tough fade away over 511 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: Dante gets it back to ninety eight ninety six and 512 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: they go down in Golden State. Tries to run the 513 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: exact same play again, and on this play, Draymond Green 514 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: actually loses control of the basketball, and when he loses 515 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: control of the basketball, that allows Herb Jones to kind 516 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: of fight through Clay's position and deny the basketball. So 517 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: then Draymond has the audible and he goes to Jordan Pool, 518 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: and Jordan Pool takes like an extremely difficult step back 519 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: three and misses it. But Dante de Vincenzo, who all 520 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: year long has been a monster on the offensive glass, 521 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: just comes flying in and grabs the rebound and hits 522 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: Jonathan Kamenica cutting down the lane for a dunk. But 523 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,879 Speaker 1: from here was what I thought was Clay's best moment 524 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 1: of the game. So on a crazy offensive rebound, after 525 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: CJ McCollum misses a pull up three, Clay Thompson gets 526 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: switched onto CJ, and CJ tries to iso Clay just 527 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: like Clay's been going to work on him, and Clay 528 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: literally just completely swallows him up, just sits in his stay, 529 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: its arms out wide, sliding with them everywhere. CJ doesn't 530 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: know where to go. Eventually, CJ literally retreats and goes 531 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: all the way back out to the top of the 532 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: key and just throws like an aimless swing pass over 533 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: to Trey Murphy, who misses the three. They go right 534 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: back down the floor. Clay Thompson calls for the same 535 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: damn ball screen from Jordan Pool, gets back on CJ. 536 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: McCollum and just walks him down to the foul line 537 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: and takes his step back right in his face and 538 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: knocks it down to put the Warriors up six, effectively 539 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: the dagger to win the game again. Like especially when 540 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: I'm starting, that's when you really know Clay's back is 541 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: when he's got that perimeter defense element of his game going. 542 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the better perimeter defenders in 543 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 1: the league when he's right physically. I've said this before, 544 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: but I think his individual defense on Jylen Brown in 545 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals was one of the huge swing factors 546 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: that swung things back towards Golden State in Games four, five, 547 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: and six. He's one of the best in the league 548 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: at that and to see him doing what he's doing 549 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: on the basketball too, like I've said before, just just 550 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: an absolute just sheer willpower and just a refusal to 551 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: lose games, allowing them to win five games in a row. 552 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: Without Steph again this year, and Steph's coming back against 553 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: the Lakers on Sunday. Steve Kerr said after the game 554 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: that he thinks the team has turned to corner, and 555 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: I agree. I think they are much more poised for 556 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: a stretch run then I would have expected at this 557 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: point given the injuries and man like, if you're a 558 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: Warriors fan right now, you've got to be feeling great 559 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: about about the way things are falling into place after 560 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: how nightmarish this year has been on so many different levels. 561 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: All right, Grizzlies, Lakers. So everything broke right for the 562 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: Lakers on the schedule tonight. The Blazers got their ass kicked, 563 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: the Jazz got their ass kicked, the Pelicans lost, the 564 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: Clippers lost, so the Lakers had a chance to move 565 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: into a tie in the lost column for the seven seed, 566 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: but they had to beat the Minnesota Nimberwolves, and I 567 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: had a feeling they would really struggle in this particular game. 568 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards, as I've talked about so 569 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: much on this show, are arguably the best to like 570 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: perimeter defense pairing in the league. And they go through 571 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: these defensive runs where they can shut down even some 572 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: of the best players in the league. And when you 573 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: take Lebron James out of the equation and D'Angel Russell 574 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: out of the equation. And look, here's the thing with Delo, Like, 575 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, I'm really confused as to how an 576 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: ankle tweak that he continued to play on is keeping 577 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: him out for this long. I mean, I understand it 578 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: from the standpoint of like he's in a contract year, 579 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: and I get that he probably wants to be one 580 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: hundred percent healthy for his own sake, and I do 581 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: understand that, to be clear, but like, it is so 582 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: unfortunate for the Lakers that he's not available because they 583 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: cannot beat even play in level teams with that level 584 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: of ball handling on the floor. Dennis Schroder's not good enough. 585 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: Guys like Austin Reeves and Lonnie Walker there. I really 586 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 1: like Austin Reeves, but you can't have him in this 587 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: type of high usage role. You need him slotted in 588 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: a position where he's a little bit more selective. Right, 589 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: same thing goes with Dennis. He's better off leading bench units, 590 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: not being your primary guy. And so as soon as 591 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: D'Angelo Russell's out of the lineup, and Lebron James is 592 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: out of the lineup. Everybody is slotted into a position 593 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,719 Speaker 1: that they're underqualified for and it's gonna go poorly. Like 594 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: the Laker guards were an absolute hell tonight against Anthony 595 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: Edwards and Jade McDaniels. It was an extremely impressive defensive 596 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: performance from them. Rudy Gobert was awesome, Naz Reid hit 597 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: a bunch of really important threes. You know, it was 598 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: just Minnesota has been playing decently well here in their 599 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: last couple of games, but I was really impressed with 600 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: them on the defensive end of the floor tonight. Anthony Davis, 601 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: he had thirty eight points, got to the foul line 602 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: a ton but he just the thing with ad is 603 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: he can't really manage a basketball game in like a 604 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: high usage role the way that some of his peers 605 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:06,959 Speaker 1: around the league can. His winning impact when he's alongside 606 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: that complimentary ball handling star, his winning impact is every 607 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: bit as high as the best players in the league 608 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: when he's locked in and he's got that complimentary star. 609 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: But when you take away that complimentary ball handling star, 610 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: his impact just tanks because he just can't. He's not 611 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: the guy that can start fifty offensive possessions in a game. 612 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: He doesn't dribble the ball well enough, he doesn't pass 613 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: well enough. He had six turnovers tonight to just to assists. 614 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: He takes way too many high difficulty jumpshots without necessarily 615 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: needing to. And it's frustrating because again, it's like Anthony 616 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: Davis had thirty eight How ridiculous do I sound like 617 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: talking about Anthony Davis having kind of an uneven night 618 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: when he had thirty eight points. But that's the Anthony 619 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: Davis experience. I've been talking about this forever, Like that 620 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: dude can fill up the box score like nobody's business 621 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: because of what he does on the glass and his 622 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: ability to finish around the rim and all of that stuff. 623 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 1: But like, for whatever reason, like I'm sorry, but like 624 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: I always say, Anthony Davis is one of the best 625 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: players in the world when he's right. If I take 626 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the world, healthy and 627 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 1: right and I drop him into that game, he's winning 628 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: that game. Jannis is winning that game against Minnesota, you know, 629 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: Like I even think Jason Tatum has a chance to 630 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: go win that game against Minnesota. It's just because he's 631 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: a perimeter initiator. Like That's the thing that's tough with 632 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is like he is absolutely one of the guys, 633 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: but he absolutely has to be next to a complimentary 634 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: ball handling star to unlock that level of winning impact. 635 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: Like if Delo doesn't play on Sunday, I don't think 636 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: they can beat the Warriors either, even at home. Yeah, 637 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: it's just too hard to do without the requisite ball handling. 638 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: All right, lastly, before we get out of here, tonight, 639 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: Sun's Bulls. So and I only watched the first quarter 640 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: of this game, so we're not going to talk too 641 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: much about it. Suns pulled away late, beat the Bulls 642 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: by twenty one. Katie was plus twenty four and thirty 643 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: one minutes. But I have two takeaways that I wanted 644 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: to get into. First of all, I liked how much 645 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: switching the Suns did. They switched every single action that 646 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: involved Kevin Durant, DeAndre Aiden, and the Bulls scored on 647 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: them a few times. Damarda Rosen hit a couple of 648 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: pull up jump shots on DeAndre Aden Vussevic had like 649 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 1: a deep seal little hook shot over Kevin Durant, but 650 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: it takes Chicago out of the flow of their offense. 651 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: Like again, with switching, it's always a given a take. 652 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: You're going to give some easy shots and some matchups, 653 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna give up some offensive rebounds. There are going 654 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: to be some miscommunications. But the upside is is you 655 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 1: take an MBA offense that is used to a certain 656 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: rhythm and flow and you completely screw that up, and 657 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, it forces them to play, 658 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: like we talked about earlier about the Nets and the Celtics, 659 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: a specific type of switch attacking offense, and it throws 660 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: a lot of teams out of whack. And so I'd 661 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: like to see that the Suns aren't leaning too heavily 662 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: on drop coverage and they're doing some switching with their 663 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: front core players that I thought was encouraging. The other 664 00:33:56,520 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: thing I really liked was just how many easy shots 665 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: that specifically Devin Booker got off the ball, because the 666 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 1: Suns were running a lot of their actions with Kevin 667 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: Durant in the action, which I thought was interesting because 668 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 1: I've talked a lot about how I expected him to 669 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: be more off ball, but Booker got some wide open 670 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: catch and shoot threes earlier in this game, And I 671 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: think that's a big part of why he went for 672 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 1: thirty five. Like I always talk about like building your rhythm, 673 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: like if if you're a tough shot maker, like in 674 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: my as i've gotten older, I've worked really hard on 675 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:30,920 Speaker 1: off the dribble shooting, and so like most of the 676 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: guys in town, like are expecting me to take a 677 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: certain amount of you know, fade aways over both shoulders 678 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: or step back threes, or pull up twos or pull 679 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: up threes off the dribble. But like, if I go 680 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: into a game and just right at the start, just 681 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: start taking really difficult fadeaways and step back threes, like 682 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: it's gonna be I'll be lucky to make a bunch 683 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: of them and get into a rhythm. But if I 684 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: build my rhythm by attacking the rim or getting a 685 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: cup the catch and shoot threes in the flow of 686 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: the offense to where I feel good about myself and 687 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:09,879 Speaker 1: I feel like I have my touch dialed in, and 688 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: then I take a fade away or a step back, 689 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: that shot has a higher percentage chance of going in. 690 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 1: We talked about this a lot with Paul George yesterday 691 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: with Carson. But you want to build your rhythm with 692 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 1: easy shots and then take the tougher shots. And that's 693 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: what's so scary about this Phoenix offense in particular Devin Booker, 694 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, DeAndre and Chris Paul. These guys are all 695 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,319 Speaker 1: going to get a boatload of easy shots within the 696 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:39,320 Speaker 1: flow of the offense that are gonna help bolster their rhythm. 697 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: Those rhythm builders are going to help lead to more 698 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: explosive scoring nights like Devin Booker having thirty five tonight. 699 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 1: The Sons have a couple more easy games before they 700 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: get into that tough stretch like we talked about. I 701 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,320 Speaker 1: think it's Sacramento and then Golden State in the Milwaukee. 702 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: That's gonna be when we learned the most about them. 703 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: All right, guys, that's all we have for tonight. We're 704 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 1: gonna be covering. I think it's it's six bucks tomorrow night, 705 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: So sixers Bucks Tomorrow night. We're gonna be covering as 706 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:07,800 Speaker 1: part of that show on Sunday when we talk Lakers Warriors. 707 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 1: So keep an eye on my twitter feed. I'll keep 708 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: you posted as to when we'll go live, but it's 709 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: going to be right after the final buzzer of Lakers Warriors. 710 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: As always, I sincerely appreciate your guys support and I'll 711 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: see you on Sunday. The volume