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00:00Редактор субтитров А.Семкин Корректор А.Кулакова
00:30may prove to be beneficial
00:31down the stretch
00:32and into the playoffs.
00:34Kear Card presents
00:34tonight's upcoming schedule.
00:37So tonight,
00:37the first of seven straight
00:38for the Knicks
00:39against teams
00:39from the Western Conference.
00:41They're at Phoenix
00:41on Friday,
00:42beginning a four-game road trip
00:43out west,
00:44and then they're back
00:45to take on the Suns
00:46and the Mavs.
00:47The only two teams
00:48on this board
00:49who are over 500,
00:50Phoenix and the Warriors.
00:52Now down to the guys
00:53who called it for you tonight.
00:54Tyler Murray
00:55and Steve Novak.
00:56Thank you, Bill.
00:56You're right.
00:57Nice to have the Knicks
00:57at home for at least one game
00:59before heading out west
01:00for four.
01:00And also pretty great
01:01to have you back on board,
01:03Steve Novak.
01:03Great to be here.
01:04I'm here to help
01:04get things back on track.
01:06Well, the Knicks,
01:07one of the best home teams
01:08in the NBA,
01:09but obviously
01:10in desperate need
01:11of a win
01:12to snap this season
01:13high losing streak.
01:14They want to play better.
01:15They're determined
01:16to get rid of the L's,
01:17but they're keeping
01:18things in perspective
01:19as we hear from
01:20Brunson and Towns yesterday.
01:23The sky isn't falling.
01:25Yeah, we lost four in a row.
01:27Obviously, we don't want
01:28to be in a position
01:29like that,
01:29but we've got to be better.
01:31We've got to be positive.
01:34We've got to understand
01:35that we didn't start
01:37the season great
01:38and then we played
01:39well after that,
01:40and so it's just a stint
01:41that we need to sneak it out of.
01:42It's ebbs and flows
01:43of a season,
01:44but it shows we've got
01:46a lot to work on,
01:47and if we want to be
01:48the team that we want to be,
01:49we have to, in a way,
01:51have these experiences
01:52so we can be the best
01:53version of ourselves.
01:54We heard Jalen Brunson
01:56allude to it.
01:56The Knicks started the year
01:57two and three,
01:58then turned things on,
01:59now back in a downswing.
02:00What are you seeing
02:01from this team lately, Steve?
02:02I agree with these guys.
02:03The sky is not falling.
02:06This is the same team
02:07that just won the NBA Cup
02:08less than three weeks ago,
02:09had an incredible
02:1017-point comeback
02:11on Christmas against Cleveland,
02:13and yes, there's been
02:14a four-game losing streak,
02:15but the 13 games
02:16previous to that,
02:17this team won 11 of those games,
02:19but yes, this team
02:20has high expectations,
02:21and there's no question
02:22of those four losses,
02:24these last three losses,
02:26they've only scored
02:26100 or less points
02:28in two of those three games.
02:29They've turned the ball
02:29over 17 times,
02:30and they played
02:31some of the worst defense
02:33that they've played all year,
02:34and so we know
02:34that this team is better.
02:36We know that they've
02:36got to turn it around.
02:37I think tonight
02:37is a great time
02:38to get that done.
02:39And look no further
02:40than the team
02:40on the other side
02:41of the floor tonight.
02:42The L.A. Clippers
02:42started the year 6-21,
02:45but they've won 7 of 8.
02:47Defense has been part
02:48of their winning ways,
02:49but the headline story,
02:50the play of Kawhi Leonard
02:52averaging a career-high
02:5328 points.
02:54He's a man on a mission.
02:55He's playing
02:55some unbelievable basketball,
02:57and at his age,
02:57this many seasons in,
02:59he's played 19 straight games
03:01for the Clippers.
03:01It's pretty astounding.
03:03And really what he's doing
03:04for them is leading the way.
03:05These last five games
03:06averaging 40 points per game,
03:08including a 45
03:09and a 55-point game
03:11against this team,
03:12the Pistons.
03:13We know how good
03:13that team is,
03:14so we'll see what kind
03:15of show he puts on tonight.
03:16But he is only averaging
03:1822 points on the road
03:19versus at home
03:21in the comforts
03:22of the Intuit Dome,
03:22so we'll see what he's got
03:23for the Garden tonight.
03:25Maybe he's cooling off
03:26just a little bit.
03:27The Clippers beat the Warriors
03:29by one on Monday.
03:31He was 0 of 8
03:31from three-point range
03:32in that game,
03:33but you can still see
03:34how amazing he's been
03:35in the last eight contests.
03:37Well, Carl Anthony Towns
03:39was held to a season-low
03:40four-shot attempts
03:41on Monday
03:42as the Knicks
03:43had their lowest scoring
03:44output of the season,
03:45just 90 points
03:45against the Pistons.
03:46But the last time
03:47Towns saw these Clippers,
03:49he went off 34 points
03:50and 14 rebounds.
03:52The Knicks looking
03:52to get back into
03:53the win column
03:53against one of the hottest
03:54teams in the league.
03:56Kawhi Leonard,
03:57James Harden,
03:57and the Clippers
03:58have won seven of eight
03:59as they make their first
04:00and only trip
04:01to the world's
04:02most famous arena
04:02this season.
04:04Knicks and Clippers
04:04tipping off next.
04:10Clippers at Madison Square Garden,
04:11last home game
04:12for the next 10 days,
04:13so enjoy it here
04:15in the world's
04:15most famous arena.
04:16Hi, everybody.
04:17Here in the Lexus
04:17GameSide studio,
04:19I'm Alan Hahn.
04:19Great to see you tonight.
04:21Tyler Kolek,
04:21since the NBA Cup,
04:22has had his arrival
04:23in the NBA
04:24this season with the Knicks.
04:26And the NBA Cup,
04:26finally,
04:27you see his numbers there,
04:27but how about
04:28in the last 11 games
04:29as our MSG player spotlight
04:31presented by Chase Freedom,
04:32you see the eight
04:33and a half points a game
04:34in the shooting as well.
04:35But what you also know
04:36about him,
04:37he loves to talk trash.
04:38He loves to talk.
04:39And we got him
04:40mic'd up tonight.
04:45Hey!
04:47I'm mic'd up today.
04:49I'm mic'd up.
04:51I'm happy for you, bro.
04:51Back in the garden, man.
04:52Hell yeah,
04:53I'm happy for you, bro.
04:54Keep going,
04:54it's you.
04:58Damn!
04:58That was you, Mitch.
05:04Battlefield down here.
05:06He's got a smack.
05:09Hey!
05:12If you followed him
05:13at Marquette,
05:14you know he loves to talk.
05:15Our other Tyler,
05:16Tyler Murray,
05:17and another Marquette product,
05:18Steve Novak,
05:19on the call.
05:20Next.
05:26Already great energy
05:28in the building
05:28here at MSG
05:29as the Knicks host
05:30the Clippers
05:30in Manhattan.
05:32L.A.
05:33has won seven of eight.
05:34Knicks looking for the first win
05:35in the last five games.
05:36James Harden back
05:37after missing Monday's matchup
05:39with Golden State
05:40with shoulder stiffness.
05:41And Deuce McBride
05:42will make his first start
05:44since that road game
05:45in Atlanta.
05:46This is the first time
05:46that group has played together
05:47since game two.
05:49Now,
05:49so your starting line-up's
05:50brought to you by Genesis.
05:51Now,
05:52it's time for Steve's
05:52keys to the game.
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05:58Well,
05:59the first key is
05:59this has got to be
06:00a big game for Cat.
06:01Look,
06:01six points,
06:02four field goal attempts
06:03last game versus Detroit.
06:04I just think these matchups
06:05really favor him
06:06with Zubach and Lopez
06:08coming out on the perimeter.
06:09So,
06:09get that thing going early
06:10and then be ready
06:11for some big-time ISOs.
06:12This is the number one ISO team,
06:14the Clippers,
06:15in the league.
06:15So,
06:16be ready to put your chest on guys.
06:17Quick rotations.
06:18They're looking for mismatches.
06:20And then,
06:20honestly,
06:20a New York state of mind.
06:21This is a team
06:22that has lost
06:23four games in a row
06:24back at MSG
06:25in front of their home fans.
06:26They've been fantastic here.
06:2815-4 so far.
06:29So,
06:30let's get that back going.
06:31I just saw James Harden.
06:32He's been fantastic here as well.
06:34His career-high
06:3561-point effort
06:36back in the Rockets days
06:38came here at the Mecca.
06:39Zubach
06:40won the tip from Towns
06:42and were underway
06:42on a Wednesday night
06:43at Madison Square Garden.
06:45Knicks are on the road
06:46for four
06:47after tonight.
06:49They go Phoenix,
06:50Portland,
06:51Sacramento,
06:51and Golden State.
06:53Here is Kawhi Leonard,
06:54one of the hottest scores
06:55in the NBA.
06:56Pocket pass to Zubach.
06:57He'll find Dunn,
06:58who's been hot from three
06:59this year,
07:00but starts cold
07:00and Towns gets the rebound.
07:01Now Brunson
07:05got the step on Leonard
07:07and Ananobi off the catch.
07:10Back to Brunson
07:11who started five of six
07:12on Monday in Detroit
07:13but couldn't sustain it.
07:14throws it away and Harden
07:18will bring it up.
07:21Now Leonard sets his feet,
07:23takes the three
07:24and connects
07:24after missing all eight
07:26of his three-pointers
07:26on Monday.
07:27Yeah, that's exactly
07:28what you don't want
07:29to see him get going.
07:30You just referenced
07:31how well he's played
07:32here at MSG
07:34and going 0-4-8
07:35last game.
07:36He needed to see
07:36that one go through.
07:38Yeah, the five-game stretch
07:39where he averaged
07:40about 40 points a night.
07:41It ended
07:42in a loss to Boston
07:43when he had 24.
07:45It's the only team
07:46to beat the Clippers
07:47these last eight games.
07:48The Celtics
07:48who shot 47%
07:50from three in that game.
07:51McBride can't answer
07:52and Collins gets the board.
07:53And some really good attacks
07:54so far.
07:55Good ball movement,
07:56good patience
07:57getting the ball
07:57in the middle.
07:58The first two possessions
07:58though, turnover
07:59and a missed shot
08:01but these are good possessions.
08:03Zubat's working on Towns
08:04and a left-hand hook
08:05will make it 5-0 Clippers.
08:10And Anobi
08:10who, like Towns,
08:11only took four shots
08:12on Monday.
08:13He'll find McBride
08:14in and out.
08:15Bridges couldn't tip it in.
08:16Second try
08:17wouldn't go either.
08:18You know,
08:18the thing that's not happening
08:20is shots are not going in
08:21but I do like the attack,
08:23the paint touches,
08:24the baseline drives,
08:25the aggressiveness.
08:26Just not seeing any fruits
08:28from it so far.
08:29And Anobi's been
08:29in a bit of a three-point slump
08:31as Leonard,
08:32one of the masters
08:33of the mid-range,
08:33can't hit that time
08:34and Towns gets this rebound.
08:38Bridges on the other end.
08:40Now Towns,
08:41trailer three.
08:43Nick's starting out
08:44a bit cold.
08:44They're 0-4-4.
08:45Yeah, not making shots
08:46but again,
08:47that is a shot
08:48that you're going to want
08:49to see Cat look for
08:49with his matchups
08:50in this game.
08:52Dunn,
08:53open for three.
08:54Off the iron,
08:55rebound Zubats.
08:56And the putback goes
08:58for the most improved
08:59player runner-up
09:00a year ago.
09:01Zubats was just edged out
09:03by Dyson Daniels.
09:05Well,
09:05I think we're talking
09:05about the advantage
09:06that Cat has
09:07on the offensive end
09:08with the space,
09:08with the perimeter,
09:09having bigs out here
09:10but he's got to do
09:11some work defensively
09:12down there too.
09:13And Anobi,
09:13count it and one.
09:14He got Collins
09:15off his feet
09:16and a chance
09:16to the three-point play.
09:21And I'm just curious
09:22to watch the body language
09:23to start this game
09:25and just kind of seeing it
09:26balloon into a 7-0,
09:28now 7-2.
09:29Great job by OG
09:29to play through the contact
09:30and get the end one.
09:32Much needed
09:33with the misses early.
09:34Just kind of watching
09:35the shoulders,
09:36watching the eyes
09:37of these guys,
09:37the connectivity.
09:38Coach Brown,
09:39in pregame,
09:40he usually put his hands
09:41together and intertwined
09:42them and said
09:42the connectivity
09:43of these guys.
09:44And so,
09:45very curious to see
09:46kind of how they respond
09:47after losing four.
09:48They want to see
09:49more ball movement
09:50and great passing
09:51like that certainly helps
09:52from Carl Anthony Towns.
09:54Another battle
09:54with Zubats.
09:56Back to the left hand,
09:57that one spins off.
09:58But Collins took
09:59the rebound away
10:00and banks it through
10:01for two.
10:02Well,
10:02that's your,
10:02there's just going to
10:03have to be a gang mentality.
10:04Everybody's going to
10:05have to help each other
10:06double if Cat gets ice
10:07sorted,
10:08there's rebounds needed.
10:11Looking to respond
10:12on Zubats.
10:13Goes with the right hand
10:14and banks it home.
10:17Strong drive
10:18from Carl Anthony Towns.
10:20He's stymied a bit
10:21by Isaiah Stewart
10:22and the Pistons on Monday
10:24as Collins connects
10:25from three.
10:27The Flippers,
10:28five of nine
10:28to start the night.
10:29Two of four
10:30from downtown.
10:34Tridge is looking around
10:35now attacks.
10:38McBride to the elbow.
10:41And it'll be on Collins.
10:44In the lane,
10:45missed the shot
10:45and Collins took it away.
10:46And again,
10:47another great paint touch,
10:48another nice attack,
10:49but the Knicks have not
10:51converted on those
10:52paint touch possessions
10:53this year.
10:53Zubats has the mismatch.
10:55Double team opens up
10:56Dunn for a baseline cut
10:58and an early Knick timeout.
11:00Remember,
11:00this Clippers team
11:01is scorching hot.
11:02They've won seven of eight
11:03and they might not be
11:05cooling off anytime soon.
11:06Up 14 to five.
11:08Zubats taking advantage
11:09of the double team
11:10and then Dunn flips it home.
11:12I'm so happy to be back.
11:16This is the only way
11:17I like to watch
11:17a Knicks game now.
11:18And you're probably
11:19the director I've seen
11:20the most work of.
11:21Because you watch
11:22the most Knicks game.
11:22Yeah.
11:24You can tell that
11:24to Scorsese.
11:25How are you?
11:26Nice to see you.
11:27I'm happy to be back.
11:29What's up, man?
11:29How are you?
11:30Nice to see you.
11:31I get to mess with
11:34that machine today.
11:35No, I'm joking.
11:36That's the weirdest machine
11:37I've ever seen in my life.
11:38Mr. Pito.
11:38We met the other day.
11:39Yes, we did.
11:40How are you?
11:40I didn't tell you I'm beat.
11:41You know, the voice.
11:42Oh, you knew?
11:43Okay.
11:43Yeah, the voice.
11:45How are you?
11:45Steve Novak.
11:46Come on.
11:46You don't have to introduce
11:47yourself to me.
11:48I'm a longtime Knicks fan
11:49as it turns out.
11:50I believe it.
11:50Yeah.
11:50I just got on you too.
11:55I mean, how cool is that?
11:56And you can tell
11:57within seconds of meeting
11:58Josh Afty,
11:59he is not just a Knicks fan,
12:00and he is a fanatic diehard
12:03Nick Believer,
12:04and it's been fun
12:05to have his energy around
12:06and obviously his expertise.
12:07You are lying.
12:08What they're not showing
12:09is the banter we were having
12:10in the media room
12:11going back and forth.
12:12There we go.
12:12Mikel, didn't it go
12:13and knocking down a three,
12:14but it's always great
12:16having a big Nick fan
12:18in the truck,
12:19giving some pointers,
12:20some tips,
12:20and also, you know,
12:21directing Marty Supreme.
12:22Not so bad.
12:23Not bad at all.
12:23And you can tell
12:24from his films,
12:25also Uncut Gems,
12:26huge basketball fan.
12:28He was asking you
12:29about playing with
12:29Pablo Prigioni
12:30earlier.
12:31That's how deep he goes
12:32as Bridget gets his steal.
12:33Long out lead to Anna Nobby
12:35for the jam.
12:36Well, Todd,
12:37that might have been
12:37the greatest timeout
12:38that I've seen all year.
12:39You call a timeout,
12:40you knock down a three,
12:41you get a loose ball,
12:42throw it ahead.
12:42That's the energy
12:43that you've got to see.
12:45Back to a four-point game.
12:47Leonard left it short,
12:49but Harding will wait
12:50for the offensive rebound.
12:53Collins crashing in
12:54after the miss.
12:55And it's going New York's way.
12:58Collins asking for a foul
13:00as we see Anna Nobby
13:01on the break.
13:02And, Todd, look,
13:02when you've lost
13:03four games in a row,
13:04you're back at home.
13:05This is what it has
13:06to look like.
13:06You just have to feel,
13:07be able to see
13:08the desperation.
13:09And knocking down
13:10the three, of course,
13:11it inspires the defense,
13:12but look at Bridges
13:12on the floor,
13:13getting the loose ball,
13:14throwing it ahead.
13:16Oh, gee,
13:16from that range,
13:17he's pretty good.
13:19He really has been
13:20attacking the rim
13:21a lot lately,
13:22averaging six free-throw
13:23attempts a game
13:24since Christmas.
13:26Towns finds an open
13:26McBride who steps
13:27beyond the line.
13:28He'll take a three
13:29over Leonard
13:30and connects.
13:31Deuce McBride
13:32from downtown.
13:33Boy, an arch
13:34that he shoots
13:35that three-point shot
13:36with.
13:36You saw him start
13:37to hunt that three-pointer
13:38get behind the line.
13:39He had Kawhi on him
13:39who could reach
13:40just about anything,
13:41but he got it off.
13:43Harding hooked pass
13:44to Zubac
13:44who throws it down
13:45to stop an 8-0 run.
13:46And they're just,
13:47Clippers are getting
13:47way too much freedom
13:48down in that painted area.
13:49Not only offensive
13:50rebounding,
13:51tip balls,
13:52but also right there
13:53just an easy interior pass.
13:55And for the season,
13:56the Knicks are a top-five
13:57defense in terms
13:58of protecting the paint,
13:59but it's fallen off
14:00a little lately.
14:01Brunson slashes Euros,
14:03hits the layup.
14:04And that's a lot
14:05of contact.
14:05You see Jalen running back
14:06looking at referee
14:07Tony Brothers saying,
14:09come on now.
14:09And you saw a lot
14:10of that against Atlanta,
14:11against Detroit.
14:12A lot of physicality
14:12on Jalen.
14:13Very polite communication
14:14that time from Brunson.
14:16As Leonard ducks in,
14:17draws a whistle,
14:18and banked it through.
14:20Three-point play
14:20for Kawhi Leonard.
14:22He's got five early points,
14:23and it's back to
14:24a three-point clipper lead.
14:28And just him back
14:29operating the way
14:30that he has been
14:31as of late.
14:32He's had some monster,
14:34monster games.
14:34And put the ball
14:35in his hands,
14:36good things seem to happen.
14:37By monster games,
14:38I mean,
14:38a 45-point game at Utah,
14:40a 55-point game
14:42against the Detroit Pistons,
14:43who we got to see firsthand
14:44what that defense looks like
14:46and what makes that game
14:47so impressive.
14:48It's nice to see
14:48Leonard back healthy.
14:49This is his 20th
14:51consecutive game played.
14:52He missed 10 in November
14:53earlier this year
14:54as McBride
14:55can't connect this time.
14:57Towns got pushed
14:57in the back.
14:58They'll call the loose ball
14:59foul
14:59against James Harden.
15:03And I really like
15:04the crispness
15:05of Jalen's passes
15:06so far.
15:07From the first possession
15:08of the game,
15:09he was attacking the paint,
15:10kicking it to the corners,
15:11and look,
15:12Deuce not making that shot,
15:13but those are the shots
15:14that you want to see him
15:15taking and, of course,
15:16making.
15:18Mitchell Robinson
15:19with Jordan Clarkson
15:21and Gershon Yabu selling.
15:23We'll check in for Towns,
15:24McBride,
15:25and Ananobi.
15:26And you mentioned
15:26the passing from Jalen Brunson.
15:28He's already got his
15:29first assist of the night.
15:31Monday was the first time
15:32as a Knick
15:33he did not have any dimes
15:34if you don't count
15:35the game two years ago
15:37when he was injured
15:37in the opening minute
15:38in Cleveland.
15:39Yeah, and that really,
15:40it did feel like
15:41an outlier of a game,
15:42that Detroit came
15:43in a lot of ways.
15:43Like you said,
15:44Jalen's not getting assists,
15:45that's an outlier.
15:46And Clarkson off a nice look
15:47from Bridges,
15:49brings it back
15:49to a one-point game.
15:51I just love that.
15:52A guy showing
15:53just how professional
15:54he is,
15:55ready to go
15:55the second he steps
15:56on the court
15:57and one of the best
15:58to ever do it
15:58in the league
15:58off the bench.
15:59Harden couldn't hit
16:00high off glass,
16:01rebound punched out
16:02by Robinson,
16:03it comes free to Bridges.
16:05Now Yabu selling.
16:08Hasn't got major minutes
16:09the last few nights.
16:10See if he can have
16:11an impact in this one.
16:14Brunson off the
16:14Robinson screen,
16:15he's got Collins
16:16on skates,
16:17but Leonard double-teams.
16:18Here's Bridges
16:18in the corner.
16:20Collins the rebound.
16:22Another good kick.
16:23I really do think
16:23it's important
16:24to keep track
16:24of those great assists
16:26that don't end up
16:26being assists,
16:27and Jalen's got about
16:28four already
16:28that haven't gone down.
16:29Harden slows his pace,
16:32stripped out of bounds.
16:33Even with that miss,
16:34Bridges 48%
16:36on corner three-point
16:37shooting this year.
16:41Just saying,
16:42I think the focus
16:43that you know
16:43you have to see
16:44when you're in a rut,
16:45when you're losing
16:46some games,
16:47good activity,
16:48way to show the referee
16:49your hands,
16:49a way to get that ball
16:50out of there.
16:52Here comes Kobe Sanders.
16:53He's been a nice story
16:54for the Clippers.
16:55Rookie out of Nevada.
16:56He's an older rookie,
16:5723 years old,
16:58because he played
16:59five years in college.
17:00He's coming off
17:01a career night,
17:0120 points and seven assists
17:03on Monday
17:03against Golden State.
17:05They're paying you
17:06all that money in college.
17:07There's no reason to hurry.
17:08Play all five years.
17:09They'll pay you
17:10in the NBA too.
17:10Take your time.
17:12Here's Harden
17:13who started Arizona State.
17:15No fine done
17:15out of Providence.
17:17He almost banked
17:17into three.
17:22Now Robinson.
17:23Ball fake out high
17:24and he'll give it
17:25to the captain.
17:28Tough defensive matchup
17:29against Dunn,
17:30but he scores anyway
17:31from three.
17:32And the Knicks have
17:33the lead,
17:3421-19.
17:35It's incredible to watch
17:36the way Jalen gets
17:37his shot off.
17:38Maybe the smallest guy
17:39on the court.
17:39Seems like he never
17:40gets his shots locked.
17:41And Chris Dunn,
17:42long wingspan,
17:43but didn't affect him
17:44at all.
17:46Lopez into the game.
17:48Splash mountain
17:49for three.
17:49Brooke Lopez
17:50in his 18th year
17:52out of Stanford
17:52gives the Clippers
17:53the lead right back.
17:55Boy, he can sure
17:56let that thing go.
17:56He's been shooting
17:57the ball hot and cold
17:58as of late.
17:59You don't want to see
17:59him make that first one,
18:00but he did.
18:02Lopez had a game
18:03a couple weeks ago
18:04against Portland.
18:0631 points
18:07and a career high
18:08nine threes.
18:09Didn't even need
18:10all four quarters.
18:11Had nine threes
18:11by the third quarter.
18:13Gabuseli rejected
18:14by Sanders.
18:15Got the loose ball back
18:16and the awareness
18:17to put a shot up
18:18at the end of the clock,
18:19but he missed everything,
18:20so it is a shot clock
18:21violation.
18:21Mike Brown
18:27and the Knicks
18:27trailing by one
18:28late first quarters.
18:30Krishan Yabusele
18:31will be joined
18:32on the court
18:33by his fellow
18:34French national team
18:36silver medalist
18:37from 2024.
18:38Nick Batum
18:39into the game.
18:42Sanders,
18:43an open look
18:43from three.
18:44Rainbows it short
18:45and it's tipped
18:46out of bounds
18:47by Collins.
18:51Brunson,
18:55one of the best
18:56first quarter scorers
18:57in the NBA.
18:58He and Luka Doncic
18:59have been
19:00one-two all year.
19:02He's got five so far.
19:05Around the Robinson screen,
19:06Collins on his hip.
19:07He'll feed the corner
19:08for Bridges.
19:09Airmail,
19:10the pass to Clarkson.
19:11That's the third
19:12Knick turnover.
19:13Yeah,
19:13you mentioned Jalen
19:14to be one of the best
19:14first quarter scorers.
19:15Absolutely has.
19:17I don't mind
19:18seeing the way
19:19he's facilitating,
19:20attacking,
19:20really kicking the ball
19:21to a lot of guys
19:22to start this quarter.
19:23Getting other guys
19:24touches and involved,
19:25especially in a game
19:26like this
19:26where you are trying
19:27to have a bunch
19:28of guys playing well.
19:29Both of these teams
19:30are trying to clean up
19:30their offense a bit.
19:32Both the Knicks
19:32and Clippers
19:33had 20 turnovers
19:34on Monday.
19:35Here's Lopez.
19:36Not this time
19:37as Brunson gets the board.
19:41Bridges slashing
19:42to the foul line.
19:43Gets a look.
19:45Offensive rebounder
19:46Robinson,
19:46the NBA's leader
19:47in offensive boards.
19:49Another opportunity now.
19:51It's Clarkson.
19:52That's a two
19:52and it's good.
19:53Knicks are back in front.
19:56I just love the way
19:57he stays ready
19:58to shoot it.
20:00Catches that thing,
20:01lets it fly like that.
20:02He's been the spark
20:04in this game so far.
20:10Harden connects
20:10with Collins.
20:11and Brunson able
20:14to save the rebound.
20:15Clarkson's facing off
20:16against four former
20:18teammates tonight
20:19as he gets an open
20:20look from three.
20:21That one spins out.
20:23Collins gets the rebound.
20:24Clarkson play with
20:25Zubats and Lopez
20:26with the Lakers.
20:28And then Collins
20:28and Dunn
20:29with the Jazz.
20:31Harden slashing.
20:32Locked by Robinson.
20:34Bridges draws the foul.
20:35And that's going to be Collins
20:38as Mitchell Robinson
20:40denies James Harden's
20:41layup attempt.
20:43Just such a good job
20:44to keep pursuing
20:45to go follow that one
20:46to the rack.
20:47And look,
20:48New York making a few shots
20:50but the defense
20:51is going to be huge too.
20:53Madison Square Garden
20:54certainly because
20:55we've got Tyler Kolek
20:57mic'd up for the first time
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21:12Coach, Coach.
21:17Oh!
21:17Hey, that's their punch.
21:22We got it right here.
21:23That's our punch right here.
21:25Behind you.
21:26Push.
21:29Hey!
21:30Good pass, Kent!
21:32Good stop, White!
21:35Another stop, White!
21:40Steve Novak,
21:41I know you've really enjoyed
21:43watching Tyler Kolek
21:44shine this year
21:44in his second year
21:45out of Marquette.
21:46You know, I really have
21:47and I just love
21:47watching him over there
21:48on the bench
21:49because that's a group
21:50that you don't usually watch.
21:51You watch on the court.
21:53He just knocked that down
21:53but I just love
21:54watching his eyes
21:55how focused he was
21:56over there talking
21:57and keeping himself ready.
21:59Knicks come out
22:00of the timeout
22:01with Brunson,
22:02McBride,
22:02Clarkson,
22:03Ananobi,
22:04and Robinson.
22:04James Harden keeps his dribble.
22:10He's got the matchup
22:11with Mitchell Robinson
22:12who blocked him
22:12the last time down.
22:14Brazzledazzle,
22:15step back three.
22:17Vintage James Harden
22:18and the Clippers
22:18are back in front.
22:20I mean,
22:20really vintage James Harden.
22:21How many dribbles
22:22does it take?
22:23I'll tell you,
22:24Mitchell Robinson
22:24out there moving his feet
22:25but that's like magic
22:26why James is such
22:28a special offensive player.
22:29That was his first field goal
22:30after starting 0 for 4.
22:31This year he's averaging
22:3326 points a game
22:34as Ananobi lets it fly.
22:37For Harden,
22:38it's his highest scoring average
22:39since 2020
22:40when he led the league
22:42with 34 at night
22:43and a lot of his scoring
22:45was exactly like
22:46what we just saw.
22:47Yeah,
22:47this team really plays
22:48nice steal right there.
22:49They forced a turnover
22:50off the Robinson-McBride
22:52double team
22:52and Ananobi on the break
22:54throws it down.
22:55Had a really good job
22:56to run together
22:57on the break.
22:58You saw Clarkson
22:59get out ahead like that
23:00but way to catch up
23:01to him
23:01and make yourself
23:02available for Ogie
23:03to get that dunk.
23:06Here's Jordan Miller
23:07who played with Tyler Kolek
23:09at George Mason
23:09before Miller
23:10transferred to Miami
23:11and Kolek
23:12transferred to Marquette.
23:15Off the jab step
23:16Harden fakes
23:17McBride off his feet
23:18and it hits another three.
23:19There's not much
23:20you can do
23:20when James Harden's
23:21playing like that.
23:22No,
23:22it's what makes
23:23every time he has the ball
23:24he has people say
23:25dribbles too much
23:26he has the ball
23:27in his hands too long
23:27but those possessions
23:29are a basketball work of art.
23:30And he gets the two for one
23:32as Brunson slips inside
23:34and scores.
23:39Because of the
23:40well timed three
23:41from James Harden
23:42the Clippers
23:43can hold for the final shot.
23:44Sanders around the Harden screen.
23:52Harden with five.
23:55Double team
23:55shoots over Clarkson
23:56and draws the foul.
23:59Just got baited in
24:00to put in their hand
24:01if you could tell
24:01they knew right
24:02where the ball was going.
24:04You could see Sanders
24:04dribbled over
24:05said I'm going to make sure
24:06Harden is the one
24:07that gets it at the top
24:08of the key.
24:08And then a little
24:10double team
24:10a little
24:11some good activity
24:12but just a little
24:13touch right there
24:14that's a foul.
24:16It's the first on Clarkson.
24:24It's hard against the roll
24:25shooting 87%
24:26from the line this year.
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24:59at some point Tyler.
25:01Harden just scored
25:02the last nine
25:03Clipper points
25:03and that's why
25:04LA has a
25:0531-27
25:06lead heading
25:07to the second quarter.
25:09Knicks are sharing
25:10the ball
25:10having a little bit
25:11more success
25:12from the field
25:13but still
25:13in an early hole
25:14trying to break out
25:15of a four game
25:16losing streak.
25:17The Red Hot Clippers
25:18after a quarter
25:19in New York
25:20have a 31-27 lead
25:22at MSG.
25:23Second quarter is next.
25:2627 after the first quarter
25:28time now for quarter
25:28number two.
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25:50There's Clippers
25:50head coach
25:51Teron Liu.
25:52He didn't have to
25:53game plan for
25:54Jalen Brunson
25:54last year.
25:55Both matchups
25:56with the Knicks
25:56were in March.
25:57He was out
25:57with an ankle injury
25:58so he jokingly
25:59asked today
26:00is Brunson out again?
26:01He got the bad news
26:03and so far
26:04it is Brunson
26:05with a team high seven
26:06tied with OG Ananobi.
26:09Tyler Kolek
26:09checks into the game
26:10along with Clarkson
26:11McBride
26:12and Ananobi
26:12and Towns.
26:13Nice play set up
26:14for Deuce McBride
26:15and he capitalizes
26:16from three.
26:17That's his second
26:17triple tonight.
26:19It's a great way
26:19to start the quarter
26:20obviously
26:21because he made it
26:22but because it felt
26:22like in that first quarter
26:23what stood out to me
26:24was the missed
26:25good looks
26:26from three points
26:27so to get that one to go
26:28I just like this group
26:30offensively
26:30who we've got out here
26:31right now.
26:31They're now five of twelve
26:32from downtown
26:33Leonard can't answer
26:35and a tipped rebound
26:36by Clarkson.
26:38Kolek with his head up
26:40Towns the trailer
26:41gets the step on Lopez
26:42and goes barreling
26:44into the rim
26:44that's out of bounds
26:46off of L.A.
26:47Might be a block
26:48for Brooke Lopez
26:49who's the NBA's
26:50active leader
26:51in rejections.
26:52And I do think
26:53with Cat trailing
26:54giving him the ball
26:55with Brooke Lopez
26:56out there to match up
26:57Brooke does not
26:58that light coming
26:59all the way out
26:59to the perimeter
26:59and so I like Cat
27:00attacking right there
27:01just continue to be
27:02under control
27:03seeing how the referees
27:04call that.
27:05The Knicks loved that
27:05matchup last year
27:06when he was in Milwaukee
27:07here's Towns
27:08missed the three
27:09again another great look
27:12and Tyler's going to
27:13keep putting that thing
27:14on the money for guys
27:15or a Towns shot
27:17about forty five percent
27:18from beyond the arc
27:19in December
27:20a little bit of a cold
27:21start to twenty twenty
27:22six
27:22college teammates
27:25facing off here
27:26Miller and Kolek
27:27and now it's Lopez
27:28from way out
27:29Kolek directing traffic
27:33wants a screen
27:34from Towns
27:35and Anobi
27:38off the tip
27:38pass from Leonard
27:39this is Sanders
27:40a full head of steam
27:41Kawhi Leonard
27:43steps beyond the arc
27:44and rolls it in
27:45for three
27:45and this year
27:47he is
27:48thirty five percent
27:49of his field goal
27:50attempts are threes
27:51you saw Kawhi back up
27:52kind of hump that
27:53three point shot
27:54that's the highest
27:55percentage of threes
27:56he's taken in his career
27:57spin move from Towns
27:58is denied by Lopez
28:00one for five
28:03to start the night
28:04for Cat
28:04Miller gets wide open
28:06and connects from three
28:08the back to back
28:09three pointers
28:09from the Clippers
28:10they've gone up by seven
28:12and forced a Mike
28:13Brown timeout
28:13and boy
28:16it is going to keep
28:17coming down to the defense
28:18this is a Clippers team
28:19that doesn't even like
28:20to play with a ton of pace
28:21got a body up
28:22keep them playing slow
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28:48you might have heard
28:50the Thunder
28:50are a little bit
28:51up and down
28:52since Las Vegas
28:53and the NBA Cup
28:54so the Knicks
28:55are not alone here
28:55these are the four teams
28:56that went to Vegas
28:57that at least made
28:59the NBA Cup
28:59semifinals
29:00the Magic just lost
29:01to the Wizards
29:02last night
29:03the Thunder
29:03lost at home
29:05to the Hornets
29:05by 27 points
29:06even though the Spurs
29:08won five in a row
29:09coming out of the Cup
29:10they've now dropped
29:10four of six
29:11so not just the
29:13NBA Cup grind
29:15but this time of year
29:16with the all-star break
29:17within reach
29:18Steve Novak
29:19it can be a challenging
29:20time of year
29:21for these players
29:21you know it really can
29:22these are considered
29:23the dog days
29:23where it's been here
29:24a few months
29:25and a couple months
29:26into season
29:26and Deuce
29:27there you go
29:28it's been a nice
29:29time to have him
29:29and Clarkson
29:30really getting it going
29:31I gotta keep it that way
29:32but these are
29:33these are tough days
29:33tough stretches at times
29:34and I think
29:35if you're just a Knicks fan
29:36Tyler with the foul
29:37you sometimes go
29:39look at the hole
29:40that we're in right now
29:40lost four
29:41but it's nice to get
29:42a little perspective
29:42around the league
29:43like he just showed
29:44and so Deuce
29:46making us all feel
29:47a lot better
29:47about ourselves
29:48in the new year
29:49he keeps making those
29:50and averaging the 16 points
29:52and shoot it over 50%
29:53the way he has
29:54as of late
29:54you can make an argument
29:55that Deuce McBride
29:57is the best three-point shooter
29:58in the league right now
29:59he entered tonight
30:00at 46%
30:01that ranks fifth
30:02but among the top five
30:04he's the only guy
30:05taking more than six
30:06to game
30:07and then he's doing
30:07that on the defensive end
30:08about that defense
30:10Tyler let's go
30:10we're talking all the
30:11three-point shooting
30:12he's over here
30:12blocking shots
30:13and great job by Tyler
30:15to move his feet
30:15and stay down
30:16here's Towns in the corner
30:18nice closeout
30:18from Batum
30:19that'll take him
30:20right to the rim
30:21surrounded by clippers
30:23and the ball came
30:23free to McBride
30:24he's feeling it
30:25and he hits again
30:26Deuce McBride
30:28with four three-pointers
30:29he's got all nine
30:30Knick points
30:31in the second
30:32all tipped out of bounds
30:36it'll stay with the clippers
30:37but there's no stopping
30:39Deuce McBride right now
30:40hey Tyler
30:41all you had to say was
30:42he's arguably the best
30:43three-point shooter
30:44in the NBA
30:44he heard you
30:45look at him
30:45cash from the corner
30:46off balance
30:47tough possession
30:48right there
30:49but hey look
30:50shooter shooting
30:51he's staying ready
30:51take a look at this
30:57in Knick franchise history
30:59single season
31:01three-point percentage records
31:02and oh he's got
31:04some impressive company there
31:05he's at 46% right now
31:07I'll tell you
31:08you know he stays
31:08right around 46
31:09it feels like you leave
31:10the guys 47 and up alone
31:12no?
31:13whatever you say
31:14Steve Novak
31:15no I hope he gets 50
31:1650
31:17getting that Steve Kerr range
31:18just a reminder of
31:19how deadly you were
31:21from beyond the arc
31:22I'm still ready
31:23I'm staying close
31:24Cody Brown needs me
31:25I'm ready for a 10-day
31:26look no further
31:27than the celebrity game
31:28this year
31:28Kolek front rim the floater
31:30but it'll stay with the Knicks
31:31no but you can just see
31:34how important it is
31:35for this Knicks team
31:36especially with the way
31:37they play
31:37the dribble handoffs
31:38on the perimeter
31:39the interior paint touches
31:40and the kicks
31:41you gotta knock those shots down
31:43and look what it's
31:43done to this game already
31:44pulled him back within three
31:45the hot hand
31:46cools off
31:48but Towns fights
31:48for the offensive rebound
31:49and working on Batum
31:53spins, shoots, and scores
31:55Karl-Anthony Towns
31:57after starting one and six
31:58he's got two more
31:59yeah you can see
32:00he's playing with some emotion
32:01and that's what you expect
32:02he just had a 6.4 field goal
32:04attempt game against Detroit
32:06didn't go well
32:07now a foul on the Knicks
32:09and they're gonna give Leonard
32:10free throws on this play
32:11and Towns has already taken
32:13seven shots tonight
32:14this is the fight you want to see
32:16he took four field goal attempts
32:17earlier in the year
32:18he had a two point game
32:20yeah
32:20you want to see a response
32:21you want to see a big game
32:22you want to see some
32:23desperation
32:24not
32:25alright I'm maybe not included
32:27exactly how I like
32:28I'm not getting as many
32:29touches as I like
32:30that might happen
32:31in certain games
32:32but when you look back
32:33over a month
32:34a few months
32:34this season
32:35he's gonna be the number
32:36two or three shot taker
32:37he keeps playing like that
32:38and something he's working
32:39really hard on
32:40you saw a glimpse of there
32:41when he was posting up
32:42Zubats
32:42he began to hook the arm
32:44with his off hand
32:45and pulled it right away
32:47went to work and scored
32:48yeah he got caught on those
32:50a few times
32:50the referees are scouting them
32:52just like James Harden
32:53when he started doing
32:54the sweep through
32:55and they stopped calling that
32:56it's a rare missed free throw
32:58from Kawhi Leonard
32:59he's at 96% this year
33:01big to big alley-oop
33:03Towns to Robinson
33:04for the slam
33:05and earlier in the game
33:07you saw Kat with his head down
33:09attacking
33:09you can see
33:10he's got a couple buckets
33:11he's got his eyes up
33:12found Mitch
33:13above the rim
33:14now Zubats
33:16underneath
33:17shows the ball
33:18and hooks it home
33:19with the right hand
33:20he beats Zubats
33:228 points in 8 minutes
33:23yeah he's been good so far
33:25and really was
33:25solid early on
33:26to get them going
33:27that's a
33:29Towns to Robinson
33:30alley-oop
33:30we have not seen
33:31a whole lot of that
33:32as he drives down the lane
33:33throws it up
33:34and hits back iron
33:35threw some contact
33:36from Batum
33:36now Leonard around
33:44the Zubats screen
33:45mismatch inside
33:47baseline cutter
33:47done
33:48surrounded by Knicks
33:49and he stepped on
33:50the baseline
33:50now in Minnesota
33:53not long ago
33:54this was kind of
33:55a cat to go bear
33:56special
33:57and now we get
33:58the New York edition
33:59I like the New York
34:00edition a lot better
34:01and look
34:02this kind of offense
34:03this kind of
34:04unselfishness
34:05Coach Brown talked
34:06about the connectivity
34:07guys knowing where
34:09each other are going
34:09to be how important
34:10that is especially
34:11after losing four games
34:12but let's talk about
34:13that last defensive
34:14possession too
34:15they're flying around
34:16they're scrambling
34:16they're making
34:17something happen
34:17Tyler down low
34:19and then guess what
34:19things work out for you
34:20they got the ball
34:21by the way
34:23that was the fourth
34:23assist already for Towns
34:25he averages under
34:25three a night
34:26Colec driving
34:28kick McBride
34:29inside the arc
34:30this time
34:31rainbows it through
34:32and Deuce McBride
34:33has got a game
34:33high 14 points
34:34yeah he's really
34:36he's really affecting
34:37this game
34:37you can see the
34:38Clippers are aware
34:39of where he's at
34:39every time he moves
34:40there's an adjustment
34:41by the defense
34:42his average is
34:44twelve and a half
34:45which is a career
34:45high
34:46now Colec
34:47fouls Leonard
34:47out near midcourt
34:49that's his second
34:50personal
34:50and I like that
34:53I like the aggressiveness
34:54even if it's just
34:55a cumulative effect
34:57by the end of the night
34:58it wears a guy down
34:59you don't want him
35:00too comfortable out there
35:01just dribbling all night
35:02Deuce McBride
35:05will get a well-deserved
35:06breather
35:06he's got 11 of the 15
35:08Nick points in the quarter
35:09and he's matched
35:10the Clippers scoring total
35:12since the end of the first
35:13knotted at 42
35:17Bridges back into the game
35:20he gets the Kawhi Leonard
35:21assignment
35:22and forces the miss
35:24but a rebound for Collins
35:25Harden back out there
35:28with Leonard
35:28Collins
35:29Dunn
35:29and Zubac
35:30this is their starting five
35:32as he speeds past Towns
35:33met by Robinson
35:34who's stripped him
35:35out of bounds
35:36just four to shoot
35:37as it stays with L.A.
35:39and you can see Harden
35:40just totally playing
35:41for the foul right there
35:43didn't get the whistle
35:44I'm glad
35:44because Cap didn't get it
35:45either the last possession
35:46but
35:46he caused some problems
35:49with the way he
35:49was able to get that
35:50shoulder down
35:51and get where he wants
35:51Leonard
35:52steps around
35:53Bridges
35:54not aware of the
35:54shot clock
35:55it would seem
35:56and Collins
35:58tipped that one
35:59out of bounds
35:59and the Knicks
36:01will take over
36:02nearing the midway point
36:03in the second quarter
36:04tied at 42
36:05Tyler I like the fight
36:06that we're seeing
36:07in this quarter
36:07I thought the first quarter
36:08maybe not as much
36:09a little concerned
36:11but I think we're seeing
36:12what we want to see
36:13and then the
36:14fifth Nick turnover
36:15give it right back
36:16the traveling violation
36:18on Kawhi Leonard
36:19that one's about
36:21a good a version
36:22of a turnover
36:23as you can get
36:24a steal
36:25and then an immediate
36:26travel
36:26that makes you not
36:27feel so bad
36:27but
36:28look the Knicks
36:29on the season
36:30they really are
36:31a low turnover team
36:32number
36:33513 per game
36:35but
36:35the last three games
36:37not including
36:38the San Antonio loss
36:39the last three games
36:39averaging 17
36:41turnovers per game
36:41you'll get some losses
36:42doing that
36:43Tyler checking out
36:44doing a nice job
36:44he is our MSG
36:46player spotlight
36:47presented by Chase
36:48Freedom tonight
36:48keep him mic'd up
36:50I want to know
36:50what he's thinking
36:51I want to hear
36:51what he's saying
36:52Brunson back into
36:55the game for the
36:56first time this quarter
36:57all-star matchup
36:59with James Harden
37:00to the left hand
37:01Robinson
37:02offensive rebound
37:04put back no
37:05and Leonard secures
37:07the board
37:07and I do think
37:08they're allowing
37:09a little more contact
37:10on Jalen
37:10than they do
37:11a lot of guys
37:11a lot of hand checking
37:12put two hands on his waist
37:14on that drive
37:14I thought that was a foul
37:15based on how it should be called
37:16Harden snatch back dribble
37:18and yet another three pointer
37:19he is three out of four
37:21from long distance
37:22and the Clippers
37:22are back up three
37:23and he makes it look
37:25so easy
37:26Brunson, Bridges, Clarkson
37:32Yabusele
37:33and Robinson
37:34Bridges around
37:35the Robinson screen
37:36gets an open look
37:37for Clarkson
37:38missed it wide right
37:39tracked down his own rebound
37:41but stepped on the baseline
37:42there's a hard late closeout
37:45from Kawhi Leonard
37:46it looked like Clarkson
37:46would have a lot more room
37:47to shoot it
37:48when he first caught the ball
37:49yeah there's something
37:51about that Kawhi guy
37:52defensively
37:53can cover some ground
37:54the claw
37:55a well-earned nickname
37:57Leonard
37:5814th year
37:59age 34
38:00averaging a career high
38:0328 points a game
38:04gets his body
38:06into Robinson
38:07and floats at home
38:08Leonard with 14 points
38:09matching Deuce McBride's
38:11game high
38:11he really is
38:12a different player
38:13this year
38:1319 straight games
38:15played for Kawhi
38:16you think about
38:16the load management days
38:17he wasn't playing
38:18two in a row
38:18Bridges off the fake
38:19rattles it in
38:20but Bridges has five
38:22he still hasn't had that
38:27major offensive eruption
38:29this year
38:30you think of
38:3041 on Christmas
38:32for Bridges a year ago
38:33but he's getting at least
38:3410 points
38:35just about every night
38:35hard and down the lane
38:41on Clarkson
38:42missed the layup
38:43but Zubats is there
38:44for the tip
38:44yeah and that's the work
38:46that Zubats has done
38:47so far
38:47and New York
38:48has got to put
38:49a back
38:49backside on him
38:51if it takes two guys
38:52fine
38:52but got to get him
38:53out of there
38:53he's got too many
38:54offensive touches
38:55it's his second
38:56offensive rebound
38:57matching Robinson
38:58for the game high
38:58Clarkson steps back
39:04on Zubats
39:04second team
39:05all defense
39:06but not quick enough
39:07for Clarkson
39:07this time
39:08floater is good
39:09well Jordan Clarkson
39:12might be the vet
39:13on this team
39:13but he's still
39:14he's still got it
39:15man
39:15put it on the floor
39:16pulling the big outside
39:17and then
39:18beautiful finish
39:19Clarkson open
39:21for his first
39:2210 point game
39:23since he went off
39:24for 20
39:25on New Year's Eve
39:25in San Antonio
39:26he's got 7 already
39:28Dunn's left alone
39:29he couldn't rainbow
39:30at home
39:31Robinson with the board
39:32and he draws the foul
39:33you see the work
39:35Yabuselli's doing
39:36down there
39:36he was saying
39:37put a backside
39:37on Zubats
39:38get him out of there
39:39he was
39:39whatever he had to do
39:41pin him on the baseline
39:42there is Jeff Van Gundy
39:44seven seasons
39:45as head coach
39:46to the Knicks
39:46and of course
39:47New York
39:47trying to get back
39:48to where he brought
39:49them in 1999
39:50their most recent trip
39:51to the NBA Finals
39:52and he's been heralded
39:54as the defensive
39:55mastermind
39:56under Ty Lue
39:57on this Clippers
39:57coaching staff
39:58and I imagine
39:59this team must
40:00drive him crazy
40:01I played for Jeff
40:02when I was a rookie
40:02got drafted
40:03to the Houston Rockets
40:04Jeff Van Gundy
40:05had me at the Toyota
40:06Center doing workouts
40:07with Tom Thibodeau
40:07and Steve Clifford
40:08wow
40:09I said I don't know
40:10what I got myself into
40:11I said how much
40:12are they paying us
40:12again for this
40:13if you can survive
40:14that you can survive
40:14anything
40:15that's right
40:15but he's got these guys
40:17playing good
40:17at times
40:18and then
40:19there's other games
40:19I think he thinks
40:20what in the world
40:21is going on
40:22with this Clippers defense
40:23well Nick Patum
40:24said they were able
40:25to get in the lab
40:26and practice a whole lot
40:27during the NBA Cup
40:29layoff
40:29and that really
40:30turned their defense
40:30around
40:31as Towns
40:32works his way inside
40:33and he'll get
40:34to the free throw line
40:34he's persistent
40:37tonight
40:37you could tell
40:38if there was a game
40:39where he had four field
40:40goal attempts
40:40a couple nights ago
40:41it wasn't going to be
40:42like that again
40:43you could tell
40:43he made that decision
40:44and it's been good
40:45for the Knicks so far
40:46and again
40:48he's got
40:48the game high
40:49four assists
40:50tied with James Harden
40:51I didn't realize that
40:54I like that though
40:55you know him having
40:56his eyes up
40:56being that aggressive
40:57but still
40:58being a willing passer
41:00and still the
41:01best foul shooter
41:02on the team
41:03Knicks fans
41:03today marks another
41:04three for one
41:05voting day
41:06there's only one week
41:07left to vote
41:08so scan the QR code
41:10now to help send
41:10your Knicks to this
41:11year's NBA All-Star
41:12game
41:13and cast a vote
41:14worth triple
41:15pretty important day
41:17here to log on
41:18Brunson
41:19was number two
41:21in the Eastern
41:22Conference fan vote
41:23behind only
41:24Giannis Antetokounmpo
41:25but he leapfrogged
41:26Tyrese Maxey
41:27who's having an
41:28unbelievable year
41:29in Philly
41:29go vote
41:31get your phone out
41:32right now
41:33go vote for these
41:34Knicks
41:34give me a multiple
41:35screen night
41:36as Leonard leans in
41:37and puts it through
41:38off the front rim
41:390-16 for Kawhi Leonard
41:41to lead all scorers
41:42three point game
41:45three minutes to go
41:46Brunson and Towns
41:49still trying to get
41:49that two-man game
41:50in working order
41:51and Anobi off the fake
41:52drives the lane
41:53and threw it away
41:54pinballed around
41:56out of bounds
41:56off of Bridges
41:57timeout on the floor
42:01Clippers 51
42:02Knicks 48
42:03back in a minute
42:05double
42:07kick it out
42:18kick it out
42:19keep playing physical
42:28that's tonight's MSG
42:38player spotlight
42:39presented by Chase
42:41Freedom
42:41picked up
42:42Deuce McBride
42:43so Kolek
42:44keep playing physical
42:45and Kolek has said
42:46that's the main reason
42:47he gets playing time
42:48because of how hard
42:49he's been working on
42:50defense
42:50yeah he's busting his
42:51tail
42:51he understands
42:52look you get to
42:53this league
42:53you become an
42:54independent contractor
42:55you either can guard
42:56or they recognize
42:58you can
42:58they try to isolate
42:59you and he's
43:00out there proving
43:00that he can stop
43:01guys but teams
43:02have tried to go
43:02at the Knicks
43:03guards this year
43:04Dunn has not
43:06found the range
43:07so far tonight
43:07but Collins
43:08pulls down
43:08another offensive
43:09rebound
43:10and then locked
43:10it out of bounds
43:11Dunn is 0-4-4
43:14from beyond the arc
43:15that was the third
43:16offensive board
43:17from Collins
43:18now McBride
43:24finds Brunson
43:26open three
43:27got it
43:28we're tied
43:28at 51
43:29boy I like that
43:31that's another
43:32beautiful catch and
43:33shoot three
43:34for Jalen
43:34he's got 107
43:36we'll make it
43:36108 this year
43:37catch and shoot
43:38threes
43:38last year
43:39only 121
43:41he's well on his
43:41way to a lot more
43:42that was a big part
43:43of Mike Brown's
43:43offense
43:44Leonard Polov
43:46Mitty is good
43:46with that
43:48three-pointer
43:49from Brunson
43:49and it's
43:50Deuce McBride
43:51with 11 second
43:52quarter points
43:53the rest of the
43:54team with 13
43:55he's setting
43:56the pace
43:57and I love
43:58that they kept
43:58finding the hot
43:59hand
43:59Towns
44:03bringing in
44:04a little bit of
44:04the ball
44:04now it's Brunson
44:05marked by Collins
44:06Zubat's providing
44:09help
44:10Bridges inside
44:11finds the
44:12cutter
44:12Towns
44:13threw it up
44:13felt some
44:14contact
44:15but they'll
44:15play on
44:16Leonard walks
44:18into a three
44:19and buries it
44:20Kawhi Leonard's
44:22third three-pointer
44:22he's got 21
44:24first-half points
44:25averaging 28
44:26a night
44:26boy he came
44:28into this game
44:28two for 16
44:30from three
44:3012% the last
44:32two
44:32that's a little
44:33different shooting
44:33a pull-up three
44:34getting that to go
44:35tonight
44:35McBride caught
44:39in the corner
44:39finds Towns
44:40no look
44:42pass
44:42Ananobi
44:43back to
44:43McBride with
44:44four
44:45Bridges in
44:46the corner
44:46has to
44:48heave it up
44:48Zubat's
44:50the rebound
44:5015 points
44:54in the second
44:54quarter for
44:55Kawhi Leonard
44:55he'll find
44:57Harden for
44:58three
44:58whistle
44:59and an
44:59offensive foul
45:00on Leonard
45:00setting the
45:01screen on
45:01Ananobi
45:02yeah
45:04Kawhi is
45:04not a big fan
45:05of that call
45:06but it's
45:07an absolute
45:07foul
45:08even though
45:08you can tell
45:09he's not
45:09doing it on
45:10purpose
45:10you make
45:10a pitch
45:11like that
45:12and if
45:12your body
45:13your momentum
45:13continues
45:14and gets in
45:14the way
45:15of a defender
45:15boom
45:15that's a
45:16moving screen
45:17what the
45:17reps look
45:18for is
45:19did he give
45:19Ananobi
45:20an opportunity
45:21to get out
45:21of the way
45:21and the answer
45:22is no
45:23just because
45:24you didn't
45:25do it
45:25on purpose
45:26doesn't
45:26mean
45:26it ain't
45:27a foul
45:27it's the
45:28first
45:28on Leonard
45:29Collins
45:30and Zubat's
45:31both have
45:31two personals
45:32as does
45:32Ananobi
45:33mix of
45:35trail by as
45:35many as
45:36nine
45:36their largest
45:37lead is
45:38two
45:38Brunson
45:41down the
45:41lane
45:42he'll find
45:42McBride
45:43who pulls
45:43up
45:43missed it
45:45long
45:46and Dunn
45:46gets the
45:46rebound
45:47James Harden
45:5312 points
45:54on three
45:55of four
45:55from downtown
45:56five assists
45:57which is
45:58the game
45:58hot
45:58poked away
46:04but a foul
46:04McBride
46:05thought he
46:05had him
46:05stripped
46:06clean
46:06and Knicks
46:09had a foul
46:10to give
46:10but that
46:12makes the
46:13shot clock
46:14a bit
46:14tighter
46:15and like
46:19you said
46:19the referees
46:20know too
46:21that there's
46:21a foul
46:21to give
46:22and that
46:22means
46:23Deuce
46:23is going
46:23to be
46:23aggressive
46:24but just
46:25because
46:25you're
46:25being
46:25aggressive
46:26and willing
46:26to foul
46:26doesn't mean
46:27that you
46:27necessarily
46:28did
46:28I thought
46:28he got
46:29him clean
46:30and James
46:30boy
46:30always looks
46:31like he's
46:32baiting
46:32doesn't he
46:33just trying
46:33to get
46:33that foul
46:34he's
46:34perfected
46:35it
46:35he has
46:36not a ton
46:39of foul
46:40calls in
46:40the game
46:40collectively
46:41just 13
46:42in this
46:42opening half
46:43Knicks have
46:45three foul
46:45shots
46:46Clippers
46:46with six
46:47now just
46:51one second
46:52separating
46:52shot and
46:53game clock
46:53Arden off
46:57the hesitation
46:58gets the
46:59step
46:59kicks to
47:00the corner
47:00Lopez
47:00for three
47:01airball
47:02but with
47:03the foul
47:04there's not
47:04enough time
47:05for an
47:05Ananobi
47:06heave
47:06and we
47:07will go
47:07to halftime
47:08with the
47:09Clippers
47:10leading the
47:11Knicks
47:1156 to
47:1251
47:13coming up
47:13at halftime
47:14it's the
47:15halftime
47:15report
47:15sponsored
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47:17Bill
47:17and
47:17Allen
47:17in
47:18studio
47:18and
47:19first half
47:19highlights
47:20with a
47:20unique
47:21look
47:21from our
47:22guest
47:22highlight
47:23cutter
47:23director
47:23Josh
47:24Safdie
47:25five point
47:26lead for
47:27the Clippers
47:27at the
47:27break
47:28halftime
47:28report
47:28sponsored
47:29by
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47:29stay
47:30tuned
47:30now
47:32feared by
47:32half a
47:33point
47:33they're
47:33down by
47:33five
47:34at the
47:34half
47:34Josh
47:35Safdie
47:35director
47:36of the
47:36great
47:36movie
47:37Marty
47:37Supreme
47:37is
47:38with us
47:38tonight
47:38he's a
47:39huge
47:39Knicks fan
47:39his
47:40Deuce
47:41McBride
47:41highlights
47:42with his
47:42unique
47:42perspective
47:43from the
47:43first half
47:44Deuce
47:45on the
47:45loose
47:4514
47:46points
47:47in the
47:47first
47:47half
47:48he's been
47:48on fire
47:49from
47:49downtown
47:5046%
47:52from deep
47:53on the
47:54year coming
47:54into this
47:54game
47:55that's
47:55fifth best
47:55in the
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