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00:00All of mobilizing 100 million hours of service nationwide by 2029 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther
00:07King Jr.'s 100th birthday. The foundation is led by Dr. King's son, Martin Luther King III,
00:13his wife, Andrea Waters King, and their daughter, Yolanda Renee King, the sole grandchild of Dr.
00:19King. Now, through its partnership with the NBA, Realize the Dream works with teams, players,
00:23employees, and fans to encourage year-round service and civic engagement. With NBA service
00:28activities contributing toward the movement's national goal. Learn more and get involved at
00:33NBA.com backslash MLK. And how about this, guys? Our own Carmelo Anthony was the inaugural winner of
00:41the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award, and the NBA created the award in 2021 to
00:46honor players who are pursuing social justice and upholding the league's decades-long values of
00:50equality, respect, and inclusion. Um, Melo, what was it like receiving that award for the first time?
00:56It wasn't that long ago. It wasn't. Wow. I mean, to get that, to get that award and just be like the
01:01first, you know, the first recipient of that award, it was good to have, uh, Kareem, you know,
01:08passing that award because of what he stood for and what he, you know, what he still stands for,
01:13um, what he meant to the gang, what he meant to our community, what he meant to young black men,
01:18uh, and that, that's out there in our country and these, in those communities. So for me to get
01:24that reward from him, also being a student, uh, a student of his and being able to learn and listen
01:31and read his books and see the things that he's spoken about over the years to get that award meant
01:36a lot. I'm just glad NBA started to acknowledge that part of it and let, uh, you know, Kareem run
01:43that lane right there. Like that is his, you know, so I'm just working off the shoulders of giants.
01:49Where the trophy at? In the house. Yeah, it should be. In the house. What's interesting is I think
01:53it put a spotlight on the work that is done kind of off the court and sometimes we've been trying
01:58to run the stories and we've been talking about it on our previous show on Peacock and spending
02:02time highlighting them. Yeah. But the players are using their platforms for good and that's what
02:07Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said. I agree with that and that's, and that's what it's all about. Like
02:10today's athlete understands that like they have a voice. Yes, this is who you see me as
02:16on a sports platform, but I also have a voice and I'm very aware of what's going on and if I'm not,
02:22I want to use my platform to help others, uh, enlighten and bring people together. So, um, like
02:27you said, that is, I mean, if you're, if you study basketball, you look at basketball, the things
02:32that some of the historians of the game has done, they're not, like you said, Melo, they're starting
02:36to come into light and, and now the initiatives bring, uh, to light to what good they've done
02:42and the things that they had to do back in the day. It wasn't just about basketball or sports.
02:46It was more than that. And they're starting to bring it to light to now get this generation
02:50to now buy into that as well. Yeah. Well said. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Um, we even talked about Bill
02:54Russell marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what athletes like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
02:59maybe sacrificed or just decided they wanted to represent, uh, during the time that they had
03:03the platform. You guys did see a shot of Martin Luther King Jr. the third and what he's continuing
03:08to do in his legacy. And he actually said this week that we are all heirs to the MLK legacy and
03:14our job is to push it forward. And that might be a very small community service item, but you're
03:20building a foundation for a brighter future. And just remember that you have that in your hands.
03:24And we actually started our MLK day in Atlanta, the cradle of the civil rights movement with the
03:29Hawks hosting the Bucks. So let's start there. 10-time all-star Giannis Antetokounmpo,
03:34obviously a starter this year. We just announced and nailing the fade away. I was looking forward to
03:40this game. The reason being is I wanted to see who Atlanta, who are you? Who are you going to be?
03:47Right? You've been playing okay basketball. I love the pieces that you have on this team, but
03:53for me, it's like you don't have any identity. And showing up today just proved that. How many
03:59threes they missed? I don't know if they showed up or the Hawks didn't. They missed 21 straight
04:03threes to open the game. They're one for 22 from three as it stands right now. But I also think
04:10this is a great opportunity for Jalen Johnson on this stage. Like here's a guy, I said all-star,
04:14our star. Well, you're playing against a guy who comes to play each and every night who is,
04:17like you said, a 10-time all-star. Tough night. Yeah, 54 to 38. That's the lead for
04:22the Bucs at the half. And just the beginning of the great slate of games that we have for you on
04:26NBC and Peacock. A few minutes away from SGA and the Thunder taking on Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs.
04:31Then at MSG, it's the Knicks hosting the Favs. And our final game of the night has number one and
04:38number two in the East, Cade Cunningham and the Pistons hosting Jalen Brown and the Celtics. It's the
04:44fourth round for them. All of their games were decided by seven points. That's the game I'm looking
04:49forward. You're looking forward to. We're looking forward to watching the Knicks. Yes.
04:54You were there on Saturday when they lost to the Suns. And we're all just wondering,
04:58especially this Mello, the 10-game stretch though. Yeah. Well, they lost eight out of the last 10.
05:04Oh, you know. You know. You know the stat. I know the stat. Again, I said no need to panic,
05:11but we're having an identity problem right now. Who are we going to be? Are we going to play this way?
05:17Are we going to play that way? JB being out the lineup exposes a lot of things for the Knicks
05:24offensively and defensively. So we just got to figure out who we want to be,
05:29going to All-Star break and get our identity right. And coming out of All-Star break,
05:35we don't have time to be implementing the system anymore. The system should be set already.
05:39So if you don't, you got to do extra work. You should know what you need to do in the system
05:44by now. So don't blame the system. Yeah. Can I pause you for a second? Look at yourself in the mirror and say,
05:51what can I be doing a lot better? Do you believe in the system? I believe in structure.
05:59Mm-hmm. Right. And I think what, and I think what they have, he don't like the system. We almost lost him.
06:05Mac don't like the system. I like the structure. Okay. Of what they doing. Because look, look,
06:11they still is elite in spacing as a team. They still elite in movement and cutting and all of those
06:19things. It's just, when it comes down the stretch and JB is not bringing us home, who else is helping
06:25us bring the game home? Okay. Who's our second and third options on every single night? Uh-huh.
06:31Let's go to the Mike Brown system. We made the switch from Tibbs. So I will ask you the same
06:35questions. Do you believe in the system? Sure.
06:37I had doubts about the system in the beginning of the season. And because they played a certain way
06:45for X amount of years and was accustomed to that. And Jalen Bronson was playing, you know,
06:50unbelievable basketball. Yeah. Everybody knew their roles playing that way. Yeah.
06:55So when you come in and implement a different system and you trying to take the, because he
07:00played with the ball in his hands. Now you're trying to take the ball out of his hands and it's like
07:04a five-man offense where everybody can touch the ball. Now it's like, okay,
07:10what are we going to do when Jalen Bronson is out is what he's speaking to. Yeah. He's out now. So
07:16how do we play? Yeah. Right. Who are we going to? Who's closing out games? We don't have that guy. Yeah.
07:21And I think they're just all over the place. But forget the offense. Is that a system?
07:25Forget the offense. Forget the offense. Yeah. Forget the offense. I think it's system and
07:28personnel. It's defense. It's personality. It's personality.
07:31Defensively, the Knicks are a physical, physical basketball team of what we're accustomed to seeing.
07:40That's their identity. They don't have that right now. That's not who they are right now. And that's
07:45what they need to get back to. So are you playing a depleted Dallas Mavericks team today at home?
07:50Yeah. You should eat them up? They gotta be dominant. They gotta be dominant.
07:53They gotta be dominant. No questions asked. There's no clarity. Like, it's just no clarity
07:57over there. So it's causing the inefficiencies of the Knicks because there's no clarity. Cat don't
08:02know what to do. Cat is out there playing. I don't know if I should shoot the threes,
08:05she rolls, she posts. But here's the thing. That's culture. You still know how to play the game.
08:09Go play. Listen, clarity unlocks efficiency. Okay, and structure. That's what Mello is looking for.
08:16Listen, we'll be talking about the Knicks basically all day today as the triple header
08:20continues on NBC and Peacock. You start with the Thunder and the Cavs, and we will see you at halftime.
08:26Enjoy.
08:30Born nearly a century ago. My four little children.
08:35His presence is still felt all over this country. One day live in a nation where they will not be
08:40judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.
08:49Today, every player in this league strives to ensure that his message, his dream, lives on.
08:56All celebrating the spirit of a man who's impossible to forget.
09:01Free at last. Free at last. Thank the Lord almighty. We are free at last.
09:08This is the NBA on NBC.
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09:34Today, the Oklahoma City Thunder here visit the Cleveland Cavaliers. Welcome to a Martin Luther King
09:44Day special.
09:47It is an Arctic afternoon in Cleveland as we continue to honor the legacy of the
09:52incomparable Martin Luther King Jr. from Rocket Arena. The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City
09:59Thunder, the two teams with the best records in the NBA last year, go to battle. Noah Eagle,
10:03the Hall of Famer Grant Hill and Jordan Cornett. Glad to have you with us here today for Cleveland.
10:08So many great moments last year. Only 18 losses. They already have 19 this season.
10:13They're gonna have to play at least for the next couple of weeks without Darius Garland,
10:16their starting point guard. But Donovan Mitchell is playing at a career level right now.
10:20He really is his best basketball, maybe of his career, as you said, playing.
10:24And they're gonna need that as the injuries have just been decimated to this locker room.
10:27But his steadiness and consistency has been on display and they'll need that this afternoon.
10:32He's gonna have to be Superman to take down the best team in the NBA once again. The defending
10:36champions have hit the ground running. However, Jalen Williams, their all-NBA caliber wing,
10:41is out for the next couple of weeks with a hamstring. Still no Isaiah Harnstein,
10:44but you've got the MVP in SGA and his supporting cast is phenomenal.
10:48Yeah, reoccurring theme too with the Thunder with the injuries. But you got SGA, the MVP from last year,
10:53better this season. And on the road, you want your best players to be at their best. SGA will be that.
10:59It is gonna be a battle between two of the best guards in the NBA, Donovan Mitchell and Shea Gilgis-Alexander.
11:05They've got some bigs down low on the page. Chet Holmgren gonna do his job. Evan Mobley will do the same.
11:11Cavs and Thunder next on NBC.
11:19Betting to get in on the action, download the app and use promo code DUNK when you sign up.
11:25All set for action from Cleveland. Oklahoma City on the road to take on the Cavaliers.
11:35Let's meet their starting lineup.
11:40Wiggins-Leword, Arizona State.
11:43Jake Gilgis-Alexander, University of Kentucky.
11:46Aaron Wiggins, University of Maryland.
11:49Jalen Williams, D.C., The Caribbean University.
11:52Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga University.
11:55A 6'10 forward from Kentucky, number two, Shea Gilgis-Alexander.
12:01A 6'10 forward from Maryland, number 21, Aaron Wiggins.
12:06A 6'10 forward from Arkansas, number six, Jalen Williams.
12:12And a 7'1 center from Gonzaga, number seven, Chet Holmgren.
12:25And now to perform a live player introduction tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
12:43Please welcome, Judith Hill.
12:45Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
12:48A 6'10 forward from Arkansas, number seven, the American
12:51Chet Holmgren.
12:52A 6'10 forward from Arkansas, number seven, the American
12:56Chet Holmgren.
12:57A 6'10 forward from Arkansas, number eight, the American
12:58Chet Holmgren.
12:59A 6'10 forward from Arkansas, number seven, the American
13:12Chet Holmgren.
13:13I'm open the water
13:16oook
13:18oook
13:19Ja
13:22I'm rasa
13:25I'm rasa
13:27baby
13:28I'm rasa
13:29I'm rasa
13:31I'm rasa
13:34When I'm you
13:36with the way
13:37time his name
13:38I'm noise
13:41I rise up
13:42I like the way I rise up
13:46It's my name I rise up
13:51And I'm doing my way
13:53Yeah
13:55Yeah
14:12Cavaliers fans, the starting lineup for your TV Cavaliers
14:23From California, number 20, Jalen Tyson
14:28The other guard, he's from Louisville
14:36He wears number 45
14:38Donovan Mitchell
14:40The four
14:48And he's from Kansas State
14:50He wears number 32
14:52Dean Wade
14:54Starting at the other four
15:02He's from USC
15:03He wears number four
15:05Evan Mobley
15:08The man in the middle
15:15And he's from Texas
15:17Number 31
15:18Jared Allen
15:20The Cavaliers are led by your head coach
15:31Please welcome, Kenny Atkinson
15:34Cavaliers fans, we are celebrating their OK day
15:42Special intro on a special day in the NBA
15:45Tip-off next from Cleveland on NBC
15:49Two teams with the best records in the NBA last year
15:54The Oklahoma City Thunder
15:56And the Cleveland Cavaliers
15:58Set to go to battle
16:00Here at Rocket Arena
16:02The Cavaliers coming off back-to-back wins in Philly
16:05Oklahoma City coming off just their eighth loss of the season
16:08That was in Miami
16:09That was in Miami, 122-120
16:11They lost Jalen Williams, J-Dub
16:13In the act to a hamstring injury
16:16They will be playing without him
16:17Here this afternoon
16:19Our officials at Malloy, Brian Forte
16:21And Brandon Adair
16:23And Graham were expecting a legit matchup
16:25A legit back and forth between these two teams
16:27100% as we talked about in the opening
16:30Two of the most explosive shooting guards in the league
16:34In a head-to-head matchup
16:35Between SGA and Donovan Mitchell
16:37Gilgis Alexander, we just saw him
16:39Named an all-star starter once again this year
16:41And rightfully so
16:42Nearly 32 points per game
16:43We are underway here in Cleveland
16:46Cavaliers control it with Donovan Mitchell
16:4829.2 points per game
16:495.7 assists per game
16:52And Kenny Atkinson said that's the biggest key for him
16:55Understanding when to score
16:56When to facilitate
16:57He'll go to score
16:58On the first possession of the game
17:00And that's what you want
17:01Noah, you're a best player
17:02Setting the tone
17:03I like he didn't settle
17:05Attack, getting to the bank
17:06Pretty easy two
17:07Lou Dorn on the other end
17:09You should see a lot of
17:10Dorn matched up on Mitchell
17:12Especially with Mitchell
17:13Having the basketball in his hands
17:14Here's Chet Holmgren
17:15Who's had to really assume
17:17More of that center position
17:18Which is why J. Will
17:19Jalen Williams will start
17:20With J. Harstein missing another game
17:23The spin
17:24Wiggins
17:24The score
17:25Right there
17:28Smart goal
17:28At
17:29Donovan Mitchell
17:30Make him work on the defensive end
17:32Jared Allen
17:33Extra
17:34Mobley for the slam
17:35Those two have great chemistry
17:38A little buddy ball
17:40From the bigs
17:41Jared Allen
17:42Thriving in that short
17:43Roll
17:44Passing
17:44To Evan Mobley
17:45Kenny Atkinson just
17:47Wants
17:47Evan Mobley to continue
17:49To get his offense
17:50Within the flow
17:51Of the offensive
17:51Early turnover
17:52For OKC
17:53They struggled with that
17:54In the fourth quarter
17:54Against Miami
17:55Bounce
17:56Wade making his return
17:57It was altered by Holmgren
17:58Who has been a menace
18:00Defending the rim
18:01The last couple games
18:02He needs rim protection
18:03When you talk about Mobley
18:05You're right
18:05Mobley's not a guy
18:06Just give him the ball
18:07And say go get a bucket
18:08He's got to get
18:09His flow
18:10From within the rhythm
18:11Of the offense
18:12Jalen Williams
18:14Can stretch out the D
18:15And finds Nylon
18:16Hey push move
18:19Push move
18:20J. Will knocks down
18:21His first triple
18:22Teams are a combined
18:23Four for five
18:24Make them five for six
18:25To start this game
18:26On a beautiful pass
18:27By Mitchell
18:28And that's going to be
18:29Right away
18:29OKC
18:30They're lifting
18:31Screen the wall
18:32With Mitchell
18:32Mitchell being unselfish
18:34Great pass
18:35Great finish
18:35On the back cut
18:36It's Gilchis Alexander
18:37For the deuce
18:38This Thunder team
18:42Just plays so well
18:43Together
18:43Saw them exercise
18:44Some demons
18:44At home on Tuesday
18:45Against San Antonio
18:46Mitchell
18:47Through the contact
18:49And a chance for three
18:50Right here
18:55I love Mitchell
18:56He's really getting
18:58Downhill
18:59Being aggressive
18:59He's shooting more
19:00Threes this season
19:02Early trying to
19:03Establish his presence
19:05In the paint
19:06Great strength
19:07And concentration
19:08And touch
19:09And how about
19:11An early challenge
19:12Just two minutes
19:13And four seconds
19:13In by Mark Dagnall
19:15The Thunder head man
19:16Trying to win
19:17His 27th challenge
19:18Of the season
19:19Ed Molloy
19:21Just delivered
19:21The new successful
19:22Challenge for Oklahoma
19:23City
19:24Yeah it was the right play
19:24Didn't see it initially
19:25When they called it
19:26But definitely
19:27On the review
19:28Mitchell leading
19:29With that elbow
19:30Initiating contact
19:31So a great review
19:33And challenge
19:33By Mark Dagnall
19:34An offensive foul
19:35On Donovan Mitchell
19:36Great job
19:37By the replay center
19:38In Secaucus, New Jersey
19:39Led by Ben Taylor
19:40Jonathan Sterling
19:41Suyash Mehta
19:42And Zach Zarba
19:43Here today
19:44As Holmgren
19:45Will draw the contact
19:47On Mobley
19:47And get two free throws
19:49I like this
19:54Little set
19:55Out of the timeout
19:56Just let
19:56Holmgren
19:57Isolated the elbow
19:58Holmgren
20:00And 7-1
20:01So skilled
20:02In the presence of mind
20:03Going against
20:04Just the reigning
20:04Defensive player of the year
20:05A little shot fake
20:06Going on a foul
20:08On Evan Mobley
20:09But how about the season
20:10Chet Holmgren's having
20:11He's been excellent
20:13Especially without
20:14Isaiah Hardenstein
20:15Now having to really
20:16Step up in the interior
20:1717.8 points per game
20:19Eight and a half rebounds
20:20But in the last nine games
20:22He's got 31 blocks
20:24Nearly three and a half
20:25Blocks per game
20:26Gets it done on both ends
20:28Career high in points
20:29Field goal percent
20:30I thought last year
20:31When he started the year
20:32He was hurt
20:33Took him some time
20:34Never really
20:35You know
20:35Got comfortable
20:36And obviously
20:37Jalen Williams
20:38Had an all-in-V-18
20:39Season last year
20:41Complimenting SGA
20:43But now
20:44Chet Holmgren's
20:45Been healthy
20:45And been productive
20:46Mitchell on the step back
20:48Comes up short
20:49Saw Hardenstein
20:50On the bench
20:50We've seen his 12th
20:51Straight game
20:52With a calf injury
20:53Now without J-Dub
20:54Jalen Williams
20:55With a hamstring issue
20:56Driving kick
20:57Here's J-Will
20:58With a second three
20:59Of the day
20:59And that's big
21:01Right there
21:01J-Will knocking down
21:03Three-pointers
21:03A little bit down
21:04This season
21:05With this three-point
21:06Percentage
21:07At 29%
21:08But looks confident
21:09Here early
21:10Mobley hooks it
21:12Allen
21:12Right into Williams
21:14The patience
21:14Can't finish
21:16And a long rebound
21:17Goes to SGA
21:18At 39 points
21:20In the loss
21:21To Miami
21:22That was his 29th game
21:23This season
21:24With 30 or more
21:24Which leads the NBA
21:26Back down on Mitchell
21:27In this all-NBA matchup
21:29Spin
21:29And that is smooth
21:31From the MVP
21:32And smooth
21:33And not an easy shot
21:34At all
21:35But the efficiency
21:36With his shot
21:37Making this season
21:38Has been superior
21:39But he makes it look so easy
21:41And a lot
21:41Tyson finds
21:43Mobley
21:43Streak into the rack
21:44Cleveland having success
21:47In their screening role
21:48Against this stellar defense
21:50From OKC
21:51And it's Tyson
21:52And Mitchell
21:53They are effective
21:54Here's the switch
21:56SGA has Allen
21:57Pump
21:58Step through
21:59Two more
21:59You're right
22:00It does look easy
22:01Just
22:01I feel like I'm watching
22:02Oh yeah
22:03I could do that
22:03Right
22:03I know you could
22:06No
22:06No
22:07Formal life maybe
22:09Here's Mitchell
22:10At the controls
22:11Against Giltis Alexander
22:12Wants to go to work
22:14Bouncing for Tyson
22:15Coming off a career high
22:1639
22:16And the whistle
22:18Is going to be
22:20A foul against the Thunder
22:22And this right here
22:23Is difficult
22:24Contested
22:24Fade away
22:25From the mid post
22:27Great touch
22:27SGA
22:28Off the bounce
22:30You gotta honor that shot
22:32Fake
22:32Tremendous footwork
22:34And right now
22:34The game
22:34It's just too easy
22:36For him
22:36The way he is scoring
22:38At all levels
22:39Driving kick
22:41Mobley on the outside
22:42Fend off
22:43Mobley
22:44That's a strong bucket
22:46For Evan Mobley
22:47And decisive
22:48You know
22:49Attacked
22:50The closeout
22:50Didn't settle
22:51Right there
22:52And going at
22:53The shot blocker
22:54Evan Mobley
22:55Missed five games
22:57In December
22:58With his own
22:59Cap strain
23:00And continuously
23:01Looking more
23:01And more like himself
23:02Especially on the
23:03Defensive end
23:03That's what Kenny
23:04Atkinson has noticed
23:05The most
23:05In the difference
23:06In his play
23:07As Chet Holmgren
23:08Says anything you can do
23:09I can do a little prettier
23:10I like the little throwback
23:12The big guy's going at it
23:13Yeah
23:13You're in on it
23:14Yeah
23:15Tyson
23:16Aggressive for two
23:18How about
23:20The play of Jalen Tyson
23:23This season
23:23Coming off
23:24A career night
23:26The other day
23:26In Philadelphia
23:27They argued
23:29And pleaded with him
23:31Go be the guy
23:33You were in college
23:33He said
23:34Okay
23:34I can do that
23:35And he certainly proved
23:36That maybe he deserves
23:37To do it more often
23:38As the Thunder
23:40Just missed their
23:40First field goal
23:41Of the day
23:42They were seven
23:42For seven
23:43To start
23:43Mobley
23:44High low
23:45Double big
23:46Allen swarmed
23:47And knocked away
23:47Oklahoma City
23:49Forces
23:50The second most
23:51Turnovers
23:52They get the most
23:53Turnovers
23:53And they turn over
23:54The second fewest
23:55Of the best margin
23:56At plus 5.4
23:58And there's another one
23:59For SGA
24:00Just making it look simple
24:02Here in Cleveland
24:04Eight for nine
24:07Start
24:07For Oklahoma City
24:08Take a look
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24:19Seven point lead
24:26For Oklahoma City
24:27Nearly midway
24:27Through this first
24:28And let's welcome
24:29In the third member
24:29Of our crew
24:30Jordan Cornett
24:31California Jalen
24:33Was the name
24:34First to Jalen
24:35From the star
24:36Donovan Mitchell
24:36Three minutes
24:37Into that game
24:38Last time out
24:38For the Cavs
24:39Versus the Sixers
24:40Donovan Mitchell
24:41Understanding there
24:42To get the ball
24:42Out of his hands
24:43He said to Jalen
24:44I need California Jalen
24:46Talking about Jalen's time
24:47Starring at Cal Berkeley
24:49Jalen joked with me
24:50And laughed
24:50And said
24:51I told Donovan
24:51Okay be careful
24:53If you want Cal Berkeley
24:54Jalen I can give it to you
24:56He then went off
24:57For 39 points
24:58Donovan gave a lot
24:58Of credit to Jalen
24:59Saying the work ethic
25:01And the time he's
25:01Put in has paid up
25:02But I told him
25:03I need to be that star
25:04He was that star
25:05In that Sixers win
25:06Can he be it
25:07This afternoon fellas
25:08And Jordan
25:08That's exactly what
25:10Kenny Atkinson
25:11Talked to us about
25:12Pre-game as Wiggins
25:13Gets fouled on the way up
25:14Just all of their youth
25:16And we're seeing
25:16All of them on the floor
25:17Right now
25:18Whether it's a guy
25:18Like Craig Porter Jr
25:19Naquan Tomlin
25:20Getting opportunity
25:21And playing at a high level
25:23But maybe no better
25:24Example than this guy
25:25Jalen Tyson
25:26You see the improvement
25:26From year one to year two
25:28And that's what
25:28Donovan Mitchell
25:29Has been pleading
25:30Hey this guy should be
25:31In the most improved
25:32Conversation in the NBA
25:33He's shown that type of growth
25:35Oh because of those
25:35Injuries
25:36I mean Cleveland
25:37Decimated by them
25:38This season
25:39They've been able
25:40To lean on their youth
25:41And they have discovered
25:42That these guys
25:44Can contribute
25:44And really play
25:46At a high level
25:46And Tyson is
25:47Super talented
25:48I must say though
25:49This afternoon
25:51I need Syracuse Noah
25:53Be careful what you win for
25:56I don't need Duke
25:59The flat top
26:02I'll bring it back
26:03Oh I do like that
26:04Isaiah Joe likes the steal
26:05And he likes the feed
26:07To Wiggins
26:08He said it best
26:10This team
26:11So good
26:12Active hands
26:13He's got to value
26:14The basketball
26:14You Cleveland
26:15That's going to be a foul
26:17Right there
26:18That goes against Isaiah Joe
26:20They forced 17 turnovers a game
26:23And part of their offense
26:24Is scoring off of those turnovers
26:27So you can't be careless at all
26:29Great unselfish pass
26:31OKC
26:33This is a staple
26:34To their defense
26:34The follow for Tomlin
26:37To your point
26:38Oklahoma City
26:4024 points off turnovers
26:41This season
26:42Which is head and shoulders
26:43Number one in the NBA
26:44They average
26:45121.1 total
26:47Which is second in the league
26:49And so
26:49You get that large chunk
26:51It's just baked into
26:52That season average
26:53Every night
26:54As Allen did enough
26:55To force the miss
26:56From Williams
26:57Now a 5-1-4
26:58If Cleveland hurries
26:59Williams quick to recover
27:00Trailer
27:02Hunter
27:02All alone
27:03In and out
27:05On the three
27:05Offensive rebound
27:06Allen second chance
27:07And he's fouled
27:08And right now
27:12Smart by Cleveland
27:13OKC
27:14Little small
27:15With their lineup
27:16On the floor
27:17Right now
27:17Only Jalen Williams
27:18Inside
27:19So
27:20Four or five guys
27:21On the offensive glass
27:23No one could keep
27:24Jared Allen
27:25Out of the paint
27:26This is right
27:27Cleveland could really use
27:29Continued
27:31High level performances
27:33From guys like
27:34Jared Allen
27:34And DeAndre Hunter
27:36As Alex Caruso
27:37And Kaysen Wallace
27:38Will check in
27:39Dort
27:39And Wiggins
27:41Will sit
27:41Kenny Atkinson
27:43Mentioned
27:44DeAndre Hunter
27:45In particular
27:45He hasn't scored
27:4620 or more points
27:47Since November 21st
27:48Against Indiana
27:49But 5 of 12
27:50In his last two
27:51From three
27:52After going
27:520 for 8
27:53In his previous four
27:54And he said
27:55It's like a baseball player
27:56Breaking out of a slump
27:57Maybe that was
27:58His 4 for 5 game
27:59With a home run
28:00And a double
28:00That he just needed
28:01To get himself
28:02Mentally back
28:03In the right space
28:04Sidestep
28:05Kick out
28:06Open look
28:07And Caruso
28:08Comes up short
28:08Oh Wallace
28:10Nearly took it away
28:11Did
28:11Oklahoma City
28:12Gets it right back
28:13That is the month
28:15Of October
28:16November
28:17Defensive player
28:18Of the month
28:19Kaysen Wallace
28:20He said
28:20The hands
28:21The active hands
28:23The ability
28:24To generate steals
28:25Kaysen Wallace
28:26One of the best
28:27Really
28:28Sort of gained
28:29His reputation
28:29With the team
28:30On defense
28:31And has improved
28:32Over the last few years
28:33On the offensive end
28:34182 to Fletcher
28:35Oh
28:36Jared Allen
28:37Just sent
28:39J. Will
28:40To the earth
28:43Open look
28:45Hunter can't
28:45Cash in
28:46And Williams
28:47With a response
28:48To come claim
28:48The rebound
28:49But he's not
28:49Moving 100%
28:51On his way
28:51Back down the floor
28:52Crowd still buzzing
28:54As the throw
28:54Has claimed
28:55Another victim
28:56It's Caruso
28:57In the corner
28:58And Porter
29:00Guides the board
29:00To Allen
29:01Miscommunication
29:02They give it right back
29:03The mistakes
29:04You cannot have
29:05Against Oklahoma City
29:06But this should
29:07Ignite the crowd
29:08And this right here
29:09Not a mistake
29:10At all
29:10Confrontation
29:12At the rim
29:13Jared Allen
29:14Great timing
29:15And great job
29:16Not fouling
29:17On that block
29:18There
29:18And as you said
29:20Jalen Williams
29:20Had a pretty hard
29:23Fall there
29:24And laboring a bit
29:25As he went down
29:26On the court
29:27He's like
29:29He'll be out
29:29Of the game
29:30Now
29:30Oh no excuse
29:31He's in the game
29:32He's going out here
29:33And this is their
29:33Small ball lineup
29:34Which they'd like
29:35To go to
29:36At times
29:36With A.J. Mitchell
29:37Now in there
29:38You see
29:39Williams
29:40Slowly
29:41Making his way
29:42Back
29:42But you look
29:42At who's on
29:43The floor
29:43For Oklahoma City
29:44S.G.A.
29:45Wallace
29:46Joe
29:46Caruso
29:47And Mitchell
29:47All guards
29:48As
29:50Wallace
29:50Can't hit the three
29:51Mobley claims
29:52You gotta imagine
29:52That Cleveland
29:53Is gonna want
29:53To feed it
29:54Inside of the big
29:55Man
29:55Mobley
29:55100%
29:56But mark
29:57They know
29:57Not afraid
29:58To play
29:58Small ball
29:59Has done
29:59That historically
30:00Certainly
30:01Having
30:02All capable
30:03Defenders
30:04Out there
30:04Helps
30:05Mitchell
30:06Ball fake
30:07Kick out
30:08No thought
30:09About it
30:10Now he'll drive
30:10And a little bit
30:12Of a
30:12Almost match
30:13Of his own
30:13Look for Cleveland
30:14Now they will
30:15Match up
30:15Man
30:16And Joe
30:17Makes him pay
30:18From the outside
30:19Isaiah Joe
30:2042%
30:22On catch
30:22And shoot
30:23Threes
30:23This season
30:24Almost automatic
30:26From downtown
30:27Mitchell
30:28Got the bump
30:29And the bucket
30:30Counting and the foul
30:32For Donovan Mitchell
30:33And Noah
30:38I like how Mitchell
30:39Is approaching
30:40This game
30:41He's not settling
30:42Early
30:43He's been in attack
30:44Mode
30:44In this first quarter
30:45First couple
30:46Opportunities
30:47Were in the paint
30:48There
30:48Just great
30:50Presence
30:51To be able
30:51To draw
30:52To draw the contact
30:52And once again
30:54Make a difficult shot
30:55For a three point play
30:56Think about
30:56Leadership
30:58Both of these teams
30:59It feels like
31:00Their best player
31:01Just elite leadership
31:03Elite team
31:04Bonding
31:05And building
31:06And bringing people together
31:07Whether it's
31:07Donovan Mitchell
31:08In Cleveland
31:08Or Jay
31:09Gilgis Alexander
31:10In Oklahoma City
31:11And you combine
31:12Those qualities
31:13Within the locker room
31:14As Gilgis Alexander
31:15Just bullies
31:16His way
31:16To paint
31:17For two more
31:17Combine those qualities
31:19Within the locker room
31:19To what they do
31:20In their practice habits
31:21Their daily habits
31:22On the court
31:22You've got the perfect storm
31:23100%
31:25Great talents
31:26Great competitors
31:26And great leaders
31:28As well
31:28Hot potato
31:31Back to Porter
31:31A little bit of
31:33Mr. Do-it-everything
31:34For this Cleveland team
31:35Gets into the paint
31:35Hands
31:36And hits
31:36Right there
31:38You see the youth
31:39On display
31:40Fantastic
31:42Change of direction
31:43And Porter Jr.
31:44Just showing
31:45Why he has gained
31:46The trust
31:46Of the Cavaliers
31:47Locker room
31:48On the kick out
31:51It's Corozo
31:52Oklahoma City
31:53Has struggled
31:54From three-point territory
31:55Over the last
31:56Month of the season
31:57Right around
31:5832%
31:59As Hunter
32:00Filled the contact
32:01And threw it
32:02Towards the rim
32:02And it's going to be
32:04The fifth team foul
32:05On Oklahoma City
32:05So free throws
32:06Regardless
32:07For DeAndre Hunter
32:08And that was smart
32:09DeAndre Hunter
32:10He missed
32:10Two open three-pointers
32:12Earlier
32:12Right there
32:13No indecision
32:14At all
32:15Grabbed the ball
32:16Quickly attacked
32:17Ran right into
32:18The body of Caruso
32:19And sometimes
32:21Just getting to the
32:21Free throw line
32:22Can get you going
32:23Get your confidence
32:24Going
32:24Seeing that ball
32:25Go through the basket
32:26Coaching staff
32:27For Cleveland
32:28Has really believed
32:29That they need
32:30To do a better job
32:30Of getting Hunter
32:32More involved
32:33In the offense
32:33And as Grant said
32:35Getting to the
32:36Free throw line
32:37Is the most he can
32:37Do for himself
32:38Here
32:39As he finally
32:40Sees one go down
32:41Holmgren's
32:41Going to check back
32:42In so they get
32:43A more traditional
32:43Big man on the floor
32:45And Joe
32:47Will be the man
32:48Back to the
32:48Thunder bench
32:49Hunter goes
32:51Two for two
32:51So Gilgis
32:53Alexander
32:53Caruso
32:54Mitchell
32:54Holmgren
32:55And Wallace
32:56Against Tomlin
32:58Mobley
32:58Hunter
32:59Mitchell
33:00And Porter
33:01A.J. Mitchell
33:05Has been
33:06A huge
33:07Pleasant surprise
33:09In Oklahoma City
33:10This year
33:10As Donovan
33:11Mitchell
33:11Comes away
33:12With a steal
33:13Now
33:16At the controls
33:17Against the elite
33:17Defensive
33:18Wallis
33:18Spin
33:19Feed
33:19Knock away
33:20Out of bounds
33:21It'll stay here
33:21And you can see
33:23Two three guys
33:24On Donovan
33:25Mitchell
33:25As he began
33:26To attack
33:27Off the bounce
33:28So they are
33:29Going to not
33:29Let him dance
33:30On the perimeter
33:31Form a wall
33:32And a great
33:33Back cut
33:34By Tomlin
33:34Almost was able
33:36To catch and finish
33:37But I like how
33:38Donovan's not just
33:39A score
33:39He's also
33:40A facilitator
33:41He's making
33:41Better reads
33:42At this point
33:43In this stage
33:44Of his career
33:44As we talked
33:46About just
33:46How elite
33:47He's been
33:47This season
33:48He has also
33:49Been a high
33:50Volume
33:50Three point shooter
33:51As this one
33:52Is going
33:53The other way
33:53Kenny Atkinson
33:54Believed that
33:54It should have been
33:55Cleveland ball
33:56Looking towards
33:56The back of his bench
33:57As to whether
33:58They should challenge
33:58But Oklahoma City
34:00Won't even give
34:00Him the opportunity
34:01Mitchell
34:04Comes in
34:04Leading the NBA
34:05Total made
34:06Threes
34:07As Gilgis Alexander
34:08Is fouled
34:08On the pass
34:09It'll be just
34:11The
34:11Thirteen foul
34:13On Cleveland
34:14Yeah right there
34:15Smart by SGA
34:16Tomlin
34:17Guarding him
34:18At 6-8
34:19A capable
34:20Defensive player
34:21Long
34:22Can move
34:22His feet
34:23You know
34:24Is only in
34:24His second year
34:25But right away
34:26Gilgis Alexander
34:27Just puts the ball
34:28On the floor
34:29I'm not sure
34:30How you can
34:30Stop him
34:31I mean the way
34:32He's shooting
34:32Threes
34:32Midrange
34:33Getting to the
34:36Free throw line
34:37Total pack
34:38Less than a few
34:38Minutes to play
34:39Caruso cutoff
34:406 to shoot
34:40Now for Holmgren
34:41Pump drive
34:43Hunter tries to get there
34:44Knocked away by Tomlin
34:45One to shoot
34:46Wallis
34:46Didn't get it off in time
34:48That will not count
34:49As Holmgren hit the deck
34:51And he's looking for a foul
34:52Ball that never came
34:53He thought he got hit
34:54In the nose there
34:55It was great
34:56Defense though
34:57Look at Hunter
34:58Sliding his feet
34:59And walling him up
35:01Great help side there
35:02Tomlin
35:03Mobley was in the paint
35:04Just in case
35:05So showing some force
35:07And resistance
35:08On the defensive end
35:09Bounce
35:11Hunter
35:11Pull up
35:12Pop
35:12And he doesn't get the roll
35:14Knocked to the outside
35:16Here comes A.J. Mitchell
35:17Hunter now
35:170 for 4
35:18To start this game
35:196 point game
35:21SGA
35:22A rare miss
35:23From his spot
35:23And then a little
35:24In front of Mitchell
35:25Taken away by Caruso
35:263 on 2
35:27Gilgis Alexander
35:28Holmgren
35:29With a finish
35:30And once again
35:31Another turnover
35:32A turnover
35:32Leading to an easy basket
35:34KC
35:36Making a pay
35:37Common on the outside
35:40Losing his body
35:41As he leaves it back
35:43For Porter
35:43LT it up
35:44And knock it down
35:45A 3
35:45I like that
35:48Porter says
35:48I'm not a utility guy
35:50I can thrive out here
35:53And he is doing that
35:54Showing
35:54Got a lot in his game
35:56Kenny Atkinson
35:57Clearly just had
35:58Baseball on the mind
35:59Use the slump
36:01Utility man
36:02A little bit of everything
36:03Yeah
36:03Donovan Mitchell
36:05Is certainly more than
36:06A utility man himself
36:07Or former baseball player
36:09With his background
36:10As he lobs it up
36:11And then the follow
36:12Goes
36:13It's Evan Mobley
36:14Making it a one
36:15Possession game
36:15A little cross match
36:17A little cross match right there
36:17Holmgren couldn't get back
36:18To guard
36:19Mobley
36:20Making him pay
36:22On the offensive glass
36:23Two for an opportunity
36:24They take advantage
36:25With Holmgren on the follow
36:26So Chet Holmgren
36:32Getting involved
36:32Early in this one
36:33Seven points
36:34His first rebound
36:35A six and a half second
36:37Different shot clock
36:38And game clock
36:39Mitchell double cross
36:41Mitchell on the attack
36:42Hunter
36:43Swing it
36:44Porter
36:44Had it
36:45Blocked by SGA
36:46Got it right back
36:47With six to shoot
36:47And then fired
36:48A fastball
36:49That sails
36:50All the way
36:51Out of bounds
36:51Thought right there
36:53A little indecision
36:54There
36:55Hunter
36:55Who's missed
36:56Some shots
36:56Passed up
36:57And opened
36:57Top of the key
36:59Three pointer
36:59Right now
37:02Just
37:03Not
37:03Efficient
37:04With their passing
37:05Careless Cleveland
37:07Certainly
37:08Got to give
37:09A lot of credit
37:09To the effort
37:10On the defensive end
37:11Of OKC
37:12Well offense
37:13Defense for Kenny Atkinson
37:14As Porter
37:15And Mitchell
37:15Will sit
37:15Tyson
37:16And Tomlin
37:18Along with Wade
37:19Mobley
37:20And
37:21Hunter
37:23All on the floor
37:24Five seconds left
37:24In this first quarter
37:25Caruso spins
37:26Floats it up
37:27Too strong
37:28Rebound for Tomlin
37:29And he won't get it off
37:31In time
37:31On the heave
37:32So
37:34Oklahoma City
37:35Gets off to an
37:36Eleven point cushion
37:37Cleveland battles
37:38Back to within five
37:39As we head to the
37:40Second quarter
37:41It's the Cavaliers
37:42And the Thunder
37:43On MLK Day
37:44From Cleveland
37:45On NBC
37:46My progressive
37:48Protection
37:49That gives you
37:50Home court advantage
37:51And by
37:52Xfinity
37:53Proud partner
37:54Of the NBA
37:55Cavaliers down
37:57Five to the Thunder
37:58As we check in
37:59With Jordan Cornett
37:59The messaging
38:01Very simple
38:02From the Cavs bench
38:03Be strong
38:04With the basketball
38:05Because there will be
38:06Active hands
38:06From this venomous
38:08Defense of the Thunder
38:09And also
38:09Push the pace
38:10Try and beat that
38:11Defense down the floor
38:13And pursue some
38:13Early offense
38:14Five turnovers
38:15In that first quarter
38:16Jordan
38:17From the Cleveland
38:17Cavaliers
38:18Only left to five
38:19Points off of them
38:20As Mitchell comes up short
38:22That was Mitchell
38:23Versus Mitchell
38:23And now Tyrese Brock
38:25Through the rookie
38:26Out of Duke
38:26In the game
38:27Will take it up
38:27Lonzo Balls on the floor
38:28For the first time
38:29As well for Cleveland
38:30Here is Ball
38:32He'll tee up a three
38:33Just comes up short
38:35Ball trying to find
38:36His rhythm
38:36After being somewhat
38:37Out of the rotation
38:38Did not play
38:39In six of the previous
38:40Eight games
38:41Before
38:42Eleven or more minutes
38:43In each of the last
38:44Two games
38:45And the win's over Philly
38:46Back down by
38:48Holmgren on Tomlin
38:49Outside its door
38:50He'll try a triple
38:51He'll hit a triple
38:52Right now
38:55The offense is
38:56Really flowing
38:57For OKC
38:57And I like what Kenny Atkinson
38:59Said in that timeout
39:00Get out
39:01Transition
39:01He's got to get
39:02Stiles
39:02Mobley aggressive
39:04Got it back
39:05After Holmgren
39:05Forced the miss
39:06And then knocked out
39:07Of bounds
39:08Staying here in Cleveland
39:09It's so hard
39:13To go against
39:14This defense
39:15In the half court
39:16OKC
39:17They
39:17You know
39:18A lot of teams
39:19May have one or two guys
39:20Who are elite defenders
39:22They have an entire
39:23Bitch of guys
39:24Who are elite defenders
39:25OKC
39:26And so
39:26Getting out
39:28In transition
39:28Before that defense
39:29Is set
39:30Is something
39:31That Cleveland
39:32Must do
39:32In for Proctor
39:34Working on A.J. Mitchell
39:36Comes up well short
39:38Five on four
39:39For the Thunder
39:40If they hurry here
39:41Looking to get out
39:41In transition
39:42Mitchell against Proctor
39:44Stop on a dime
39:45Cross
39:45Drive
39:46Mitchell
39:46Float
39:47And he's fouled
39:48You mentioned
39:50The elite defense
39:51Just think about it
39:52This way
39:52Jalen Williams
39:53Out of this game
39:54And out for the
39:55Foreseeable future
39:56With the hamstring
39:57As they will continue
39:58To monitor his progress
39:59Isaiah Hartenstein
40:00Missing his 12th consecutive
40:02Game with the calf
40:03Those two guys
40:04Are elite defenders
40:05Normally you lose
40:06Two elite defenders
40:07At that level
40:07One
40:08Who's an all league
40:09Level defender
40:09And Williams on the wing
40:10The other guy
40:11Hartenstein
40:12That works perfectly
40:13With Holmgren
40:13Your defense
40:15Takes a massive dip
40:15And yet
40:16Here they are
40:17Oklahoma City
40:18Has already played
40:19Ten different players
40:20In this game
40:21And all ten of them
40:23Defend at a high level
40:24They really do
40:25And certainly
40:25Hartenstein
40:26And Jalen Williams
40:26So important
40:27To this team
40:28And their success
40:29But you're right
40:30The defense
40:31Has not dropped off
40:32At all
40:33And that just speaks
40:33To the culture
40:34And speaking of culture
40:36Beautiful pass there
40:38A one handed alley
40:40You pass
40:40From half court
40:41To Evan Mobley
40:42From Donovan Mitchell
40:43Holmgren
40:44Thought about it
40:45Now he'll drive
40:46In the paint
40:47And the finger
40:47Rolled short
40:48Proctor
40:50On the run
40:51Around for Mitchell
40:55Guarded by Dort
40:56Hook it
40:57Ball
40:58He's looking inside
40:59Nobody was open
41:00Now Mitchell
41:01Cuts back door
41:02Donovan Mitchell
41:03Oh he went
41:05For the body
41:05And nearly found one
41:08He tried to detonate
41:10On top of
41:11On top of
41:11Home grid
41:12Oh my
41:13Great back cut
41:14And look at this
41:15Donovan Mitchell
41:16Almost delivered
41:18But just attacking
41:20That's what you want
41:21To do with a shot block
41:22But you have to go
41:22Right at them
41:23As Mitchell did
41:24That's going to be a foul
41:26On ball
41:26He nearly had the steal
41:28So you're seeing the full package
41:30From Donovan Mitchell
41:30Whether it's the passing
41:31Or the aggressiveness
41:32As a score
41:33And that's just not an easy thing
41:35To do
41:35Off the bounce
41:36One hand pass from half court
41:38Perfect delivery
41:40And the easiest to
41:42This afternoon
41:43For Mr. Mobley
41:44Seven point game
41:45Just over two minutes gone
41:46In this second quarter
41:48Oklahoma City is shooting
41:4950% from the floor
41:50Four of ten from three
41:51But they turn it over
41:52For the fourth time
41:53Proctor
41:54Kick
41:55Swing
41:55Mitchell
41:56Pump
41:57Extra
41:57It's ball
41:58He missed another three
42:00I'll tell you right now
42:04The shooting from three
42:05Not great for Cleveland
42:06But they're still just
42:07Kind of hanging around
42:08If they can knock down
42:09Some shots
42:10And maybe value the basketball
42:12A little better
42:12Tomlin right down
42:14The middle of the lane
42:15He can bring energy
42:18Tomlin
42:18Two-way player
42:21Great activity
42:22Great finish
42:23Another great find
42:25For the Cavaliers
42:26Think about Porter
42:27Tomlin
42:28And Tyson
42:29And the foul's going to be called
42:31And will they count it
42:32They will
42:33A chance for three
42:35For Holmgren
42:35As Mobley thought
42:36He was getting him
42:37On the ground
42:37And we look at
42:40Holmgren
42:40His size
42:41His skill
42:42What I love
42:42Is just how hard
42:43He plays
42:44He always competes
42:45On both ends
42:46Regardless of what
42:47Just happened
42:48The play before
42:49And he got a little
42:50Tangled up right there
42:52Great footwork
42:53And you're 7-1
42:55And the long arms
42:56You can just
42:56Elongate to the rim
42:58With ease
42:59A 7-foot-6 wingspan
43:01Against Mobley
43:02Who's at
43:026-11
43:03With a 7-3 wingspan
43:06Holmgren
43:07It hasn't been loud
43:08But free throw here
43:09Would give him double digits
43:10Along with SGA
43:11Who's already up to 10
43:13Mobley's got 10 for himself
43:15Only four points
43:16For Donovan Mitchell
43:17Early
43:17As the rebound
43:19Ripped away
43:19Still loose
43:20Kenny Hustle's
43:21Going to get there first
43:22And Dort's left alone
43:24For three
43:25And that's winning basketball
43:27Noah
43:28Kenny Hustle
43:29On the floor
43:31No one else
43:31When that loose ball
43:32Was there
43:33Got on the ground
43:34He wanted it more
43:35Big time
43:37Momentum play
43:38For the Thunder
43:38Mark Dagnald said
43:40You could argue
43:41Nobody has more equity
43:42In this locker room
43:43Than Kenridge Williams
43:44As Wallace
43:45As Wallace
43:45Is going to commit
43:46The foul on Mitchell
43:47Sending him to the free throw line
43:48These are the types of plays
43:49That build that
43:50Sometimes you got to get dirty
43:52Right there
43:52Just diving on the floor
43:54For the loose ball
43:55Almost like a fumble
43:56On the gridiron there
43:58And then the presence of mind
43:59To find your teammate
44:00Lou Dort
44:01Certainly right on cue
44:03Kendrick Williams
44:05Making a big time winning play
44:07So we've got baseball
44:08Basketball
44:08Now football
44:09We'll see how many sports
44:10We can get to
44:10From the network
44:11That brought to the office
44:12And Parks and Rec
44:13Comes an all new episode
44:15Of TV's
44:15Feel better comedy
44:16St. Dennis Medical
44:18Next Monday
44:18On NBC
44:20And Peacock
44:21Well for Mitchell
44:23Getting to the free throw line
44:24Here could be
44:25Helpful
44:26As Holmgren
44:27Is going to sit
44:27So again
44:29A smaller lineup
44:30For Oklahoma City
44:31Despite Tomlin and Mobley
44:32Staying on the floor
44:33For Cleveland
44:34And Mitchell
44:36Just five points
44:38In 13 minutes
44:39On six shot attempts
44:40Does have three assists
44:42Three of the nine
44:44For Cleveland
44:45Around it goes
44:48For Williams
44:48A reset now
44:50With Mitchell
44:50Working against ball
44:52Skip it
44:53Wallace
44:55Five to shoot
44:56Lost it
44:57And it's scooped up
44:58By Proctor
44:58Another turnover
44:59For the Thunder
45:00Proctor
45:01With speed
45:02Open managed ball
45:04I'll try again
45:05And finally
45:05Knocks one through
45:06And what I like
45:08Noah
45:08Ball has struggled
45:10As you talked about
45:11This season
45:12With this shooting
45:12But no indecision
45:14On his three attempts
45:15And finally delivers
45:16Mitchell
45:17Mitchell trying to find the cutting
45:19Wiggins
45:19But it was
45:20Ricocheted out of bounds
45:21Off of Proctor
45:22We know we talk about
45:24His shooting struggles
45:25And right here
45:26The defense collapsed
45:27Ball gets his feet set
45:29Knocks it in
45:30So while you're going
45:32So while you're going
45:32Through the shooting slump
45:33You still got to be confident
45:34You still got to have belief
45:36In your work
45:36And ball knocking down
45:39A timely three
45:39For the Cavs
45:40Wiggins will get in
45:42For Kenrich Williams
45:43Started with New Orleans
45:45But has been here
45:46In Oklahoma City
45:47For quite some time
45:48As Wallace
45:49Responds with a triple
45:50Wallace and his
45:53Three point shooting
45:54Just continues
45:56To get more
45:57And more confident
45:58From downtown
45:58And this one's going
45:59To be a foul
46:00On Kenny Hustle
46:00On the outside
46:01Allen was trying
46:02To get aggressive
46:03And Williams
46:04Will pick up
46:04At first
46:05Feet second
46:06You see the biggest
46:08Difference right now
46:09When Oklahoma City
46:10Has shot the three
46:11Well
46:11They've been nearly
46:12Unbeatable
46:13And they had a
46:1416 game winning streak
46:15When they shot it
46:15At about 41%
46:18From three
46:18Over the last month
46:20Around 32%
46:21And that's going
46:23To allow teams
46:23To find ways
46:25To get over the top
46:26For a 6-6
46:27Over a 12 game stretch
46:28Coming off a loss
46:29Two days ago
46:30To Miami
46:31122-120
46:32In which they gave up
46:33A double digit lead
46:35Joe pump and drive
46:37Hook it outside
46:38Mitchell
46:39And the tomb
46:41In traffic
46:42Comes down to the board
46:43Now this lineup
46:44On the floor
46:44For Cleveland
46:45Where are they
46:46Going to get
46:46Offense from
46:47How about
46:48Tyrese Proctor
46:49Tyrese
46:52Heard me
46:53I don't know
46:55If you ever
46:55Watch the show
46:56Power
46:56But every time I say
46:58Proctor
46:58I think
46:59Proctor
47:00I like your choice
47:01In television
47:02I'm glad to hear that
47:03We can have a defense
47:04Good
47:05Fourth quarter
47:07Ball feeling it
47:09Missed the first two
47:12From the outside
47:13Then he made that third one
47:14That one just
47:15A little bit of ride
47:16Williams puts the head down
47:19Can't find the bucket
47:20Wade clears the board
47:21Oklahoma City
47:23Getting a little colder
47:24Here in the midway point
47:25Of this second quarter
47:25And then ball
47:27Threw it away
47:27So a careless turnover
47:31For Cleveland
47:31Will lead to a timeout
47:33On the floor
47:33A six point game
47:34At Rocket Arena
47:36To a whole new way
47:40To watch
47:41With real time stats
47:42Live shot data
47:43And player tracking
47:44Dive deeper
47:45Into the action
47:46On Peacock
47:48Well a 44-38 advantage
47:51For Oklahoma City
47:52Behind ten points
47:53On five of six
47:54Shooting for J. Joe
47:55Gilchrist-Alexander
47:56SGA looking like
47:58The MVP early
47:59Getting pretty much
48:00Whatever he wants
48:01Fade away
48:02Great footwork
48:03Just downhill
48:05Balanced touch
48:07I mean elite level
48:09Certainly
48:10What he has done
48:13This season
48:14Coming off that
48:15MVP year
48:15Last year
48:16He's even better
48:17Much more efficient
48:19With his shooting
48:1955% from the field
48:2140 from the three point line
48:23You know he can shoot
48:24From the free throw line
48:25Just
48:26Sensational player
48:28SGA
48:29So defense out of the timeout
48:31For Cleveland
48:32Nice pass for Isaiah Joe
48:33In the corner
48:34And he sticks the triple
48:35And smart from Kenny Atkinson
48:37Out of the timeout
48:38Show a different look
48:39With the zone
48:40But
48:40AKC prepared
48:42Finally
48:43Looking for some
48:46Consistent offense
48:47Jalen Tyson
48:48Back on the floor
48:49Let's see if they can
48:49Find it with him
48:51Instead he goes to
48:52Allen inside
48:52Who is hacked
48:53By Isaiah Joe
48:55So that'll be
48:57Number two
48:58On Isaiah Joe
49:01Allen right here
49:03I just thought he would go up
49:05He's trying to get the ball
49:07To the rim
49:07On that play
49:08But great job by Joe
49:10Wrapping him up
49:11And this small lineup of OKC
49:14Smart of Cleveland
49:15To go into the paint
49:16Sunday on Peacock
49:20It's a heavyweight
49:21Premier League collision
49:23As Arsenal continues
49:24Their title charge
49:25In a showdown
49:27With Man United
49:28Streaming line
49:28Sunday
49:291130 a.m.
49:30Eastern
49:30On Peacock
49:32While Cleveland
49:33Playing this game
49:34As Tyson
49:35Has the offensive rebound
49:36That had it stripped
49:37And they're going to give him
49:38Free throws
49:38With 603 to play
49:40In the second quarter
49:42The Cavs playing
49:43Without Darius Garland
49:44A grade one
49:45Right toe sprain
49:46Is going to be re-evaluated
49:47In about a week and a half
49:49Sam Merrill
49:50Missing his second consecutive game
49:52With a hand sprain
49:54And then Max Struess
49:55Has yet to make his season
49:57Debut
49:57Out at least two more weeks
49:59With the left foot
50:00Jones fracture recovery
50:02After surgery
50:03In the offseason
50:04Struess and Merrill
50:05In particular
50:06Feel like
50:07And obviously
50:07We know Darius Garland
50:08All-Star
50:09A couple times
50:09In this league
50:10How big a key
50:11Is for the offense
50:12But those two guys
50:13You don't necessarily
50:13Think about as much
50:15Those are big misses
50:16Right now for Cleveland
50:17Offensively
50:17Yeah 100%
50:18Two guys that were
50:19Important pieces
50:20To the puzzle
50:21Last season
50:22Spacing the floor
50:24Bringing energy
50:24Toughness
50:25As you see
50:26Once again
50:26Over Jared Allen
50:27Looks like he's
50:28Called for
50:29Over the top foul
50:32On the rebound attempt
50:34And I can send
50:36Showing
50:37Some frustration
50:37There
50:38But Merrill
50:38And Struess
50:39The way they shoot
50:41The ball
50:41How they are
50:43In the locker room
50:44The intellect
50:45The intelligence
50:45In terms of how
50:46They play
50:47Severely missed
50:49This season
50:50A.J. Mitchell
50:53Just one point
50:54In ten minutes
50:55So far
50:55For a guy
50:56Who's averaging
50:5714.2
50:58On the season
50:59That's going to be
51:00A foul on the pass
51:01On the catch
51:02There by Wallace
51:03As proctor
51:03As proctor
51:03Got his hand
51:04In the cookie jar
51:05Nice little set
51:07Right there
51:08Case
51:08And wall
51:09Is just kind
51:09Of setting
51:10A screen
51:10For isaiah
51:11Joe
51:11And slips
51:13The screen
51:13To the rim
51:14Pass from
51:15Williams
51:15So
51:16KC just continues
51:19To execute
51:20Offensively
51:21Creating opportunities
51:22For everyone
51:23So aggressive
51:24Downhill
51:24Whether it's
51:25On the ball
51:25Or off the ball
51:26This thunder team
51:27As Wallace
51:27Will go to the
51:28Free-throw line
51:29With the thunder
51:29In the bonus
51:30When you think
51:30About SGA
51:32Always towards
51:32The top of the league
51:33And drives per game
51:34A guy like
51:35Jalen Williams
51:35J-dub
51:36When he is out there
51:37Has actually got
51:38More aggressive
51:39Driving the paint
51:39A.J. Mitchell
51:40Is towards the top
51:41Of the league
51:42In that category
51:43As well
51:43You just put so much
51:44Pressure on the defense
51:45By getting
51:45Feeding to the paint
51:46100%
51:47The ball doesn't
51:48Stick on the
51:49Offensive ever
51:50Okay
51:50See they make
51:50Quick decisions
51:51On the catch
51:53And they get
51:54Major deflections
51:55On defense
51:55As proctor
51:56Goes over the top
51:57Nice
51:57Entry for Allen
51:58And he's fouled again
51:59Smart on the
52:02Offensive end
52:03Right now
52:03The
52:03KC
52:04Has this small
52:05Lineup out there
52:06Cleveland
52:08Force feeding
52:09The ball
52:09Inside to Jared Allen
52:10Allen's gonna have
52:12To step up
52:12And knock down
52:13Some free throws
52:14Where he's
52:14Struggled a bit
52:15Here this afternoon
52:16Allen
52:17Physical second quarter
52:19At 535
52:19To play both teams
52:21In the bonus
52:21The rest of the way
52:22As Allen will get
52:23His fifth and sixth
52:24Free throw attempts
52:24Take a look
52:25At the upcoming
52:26National TV schedule
52:27It's rivals week
52:28In the NBA
52:28Tomorrow on NBC
52:29At Peacock
52:30San Antonio
52:31And Houston
52:32The Rockets
52:348 Eastern
52:36Then Lakers
52:36And Nuggets
52:37To follow at 10
52:38Wednesday on ESPN
52:39Cavs at Hornets
52:40Followed by
52:41Thunder at Bucks
52:42For more of these games
52:43Go to NBA.com
52:44Or visit the NBA app
52:46One more coming
52:48For Jared Allen
52:49And he's up to 7 points
52:51You see deep benches
52:55As expected
52:56For both of these teams
52:57As Cleveland
52:59Has had
53:00Nine of their
53:01Ten players
53:01Score
53:02That have been
53:03On the court
53:03On the back
53:04Cut
53:04Oh Jared Allen
53:05Has a second
53:06Another emphatic rejection
53:08Lob it up
53:09Caruso
53:10Got back
53:11Now numbers
53:11For Oklahoma City
53:12Wallace
53:13Finds the trailer
53:14It's Joe
53:15Rebound
53:17Wallace
53:17And he put it
53:18Right off
53:19Of Proctor
53:19It'll stay
53:20With the thunder
53:20And no
53:24It's just great
53:24Weak side defense
53:26It looked like
53:26Williams was all alone
53:28Jared Williams
53:29Excuse me
53:29Jared Allen
53:30Comes over
53:30And just the timing
53:32On that
53:33And doing it
53:34Without fouling
53:35Big momentum
53:37Play on the defensive
53:38End for Cleveland
53:3813 to shoot
53:40Get it in
53:40And
53:41Immediately
53:42Out
53:42With one second
53:44Off the shot clock
53:45We'll do it again
53:45Oklahoma City
53:48Has gone ten deep
53:49As well
53:50And eight
53:51Of those ten players
53:52Have scored
53:53So far
53:54In this game
53:54So
53:5517 point scores
53:57Already
53:58Just midway
53:59Through the second
53:59Wallace gets a screen
54:03SGA on a reload
54:04Eight to shoot
54:05Tyson goes flying
54:07SGA goes shooting
54:08But he can't
54:09Hit the three
54:10Good credit
54:11Okay
54:12Excuse me
54:12Cleveland's defense
54:13Has ramped it up
54:15Here
54:15Last few possessions
54:16Life a little
54:19Difficult
54:20Offensively
54:20For the Thunder
54:21Hunter
54:22Off the screen
54:23Gets in the paint
54:24Spray it out
54:25For Tyson
54:25He was unconscious
54:27From three
54:28In that major
54:29Night against
54:30Philly
54:30Can't hit that one
54:31Wade was all alone
54:32But
54:33Missed time
54:34In the jump
54:34And Oklahoma City
54:35Get the stop
54:36And look
54:37We know
54:38Tyson had a great game
54:39Saturday
54:40Shot the ball
54:41That's not
54:41The shot you want
54:43In that situation
54:44A contestant
54:45Step back
54:45Three
54:46When you haven't really
54:47Been involved
54:48On the offensive end
54:49And SGA
54:51So crafty
54:52At recognizing
54:53When the contact
54:53Is going to be coming
54:54It's going to get
54:55Two free throws
54:56That's number
54:58Three on the rookie
54:59Tyrese Proctor
55:00Smart go
55:01At the rookie
55:02And
55:02Bachter had his hand
55:04In the cookie jar
55:05Right there
55:06And
55:06He's the savvy
55:08Veteran
55:09Leader
55:11And
55:11Score
55:12Who's so dynamic
55:13Crowd doesn't approve
55:15But SGA
55:16Want to be best
55:16At drawing fouls
55:18He's one of the best
55:19At drawing fouls
55:19He's one of the best
55:20Period
55:20At this point
55:21And you see the
55:23Company that he's in
55:24Players to average
55:2530 or more points
55:26We're in four straight seasons
55:27SGA fully on pace
55:29For that
55:30At 31.8
55:31It's Michael Jordan
55:31The last to do it
55:32In 1993
55:33And then two guys
55:34With black and white photos
55:35That's
55:36That's how good he is
55:38Michael Jordan
55:38Will Chamberlain
55:40Oscar Robertson
55:40You have to go back
55:42To black and white photos
55:43Long time ago
55:46Not easy at all
55:48Of course
55:49SGA
55:50Continuing to get better
55:52And better
55:53Deontre Hunter
55:56A welcome sight
55:57Here in Cleveland
55:58Hunter
56:00For 12 points for SGA
56:03Got eight more to go
56:04To make it
56:05114 consecutive
56:0720 point games
56:08On the step away
56:09Joe gets it to Caruso
56:10Drive past Allen
56:12Relocate
56:13Isaiah Joe
56:14Bullseye
56:15Right there on that plate
56:16Constant movement
56:18From Isaiah Joe
56:19Just
56:19Kind of ran down
56:21To the paint
56:21Made himself available
56:22In the corner
56:23And
56:23Great pass from Caruso
56:25To find the hot Joe
56:26Hunter
56:28Thought about another one
56:30Cleveland
56:30Just
56:30Four for 14
56:32From three
56:32So far today
56:33Mobley
56:34Had it struck by Caruso
56:35It's going to be a foul
56:36Going the other way
56:37No
56:37Are they going to call it
56:38On Caruso
56:39Right here
56:41Joe has the ball
56:42And look
56:43He cuts without the basketball
56:44Finds himself in the corner
56:46And of course
56:47The veteran Caruso
56:48Able to deliver
56:49With the pass there
56:51So that draw
56:51Drive and kick
56:53Offense
56:53You know
56:54To play at OKC
56:55Really to play
56:56In the NBA
56:57Nowadays
56:57You got to be able
56:58To dribble
56:59Pass and shoot
57:00And have a high
57:01Basketball IQ
57:03And everyone on the floor
57:05For the Thunder
57:05Fits the bill
57:07Certainly
57:07Alex Caruso
57:08Who has become
57:09One of the most
57:09Important players
57:10Meanwhile
57:10The foul on Mobley
57:12Was his third
57:13So with the small ball
57:15Lineups
57:15That Oklahoma City
57:16Has rolled out
57:17Mobley has struggled
57:18To play without fouling
57:20And now Dean Wade
57:21Is going to check in
57:22Presumably for the big man
57:24And it will be
57:25Wade
57:26Allen
57:27Mitchell
57:28Tyson
57:29And Hunter
57:30Against Gilgis
57:31Alexander
57:32Holmgren
57:33Caruso
57:33Dort
57:34And Isaiah Joe
57:35When you think of
57:38The impact of
57:39Valx Caruso
57:40Mark Dagnall
57:41Said before the season
57:42That you added
57:43Caruso
57:44And Hartenstein
57:45Last year
57:45Those guys
57:46Were more seasons
57:48Than the majority
57:48Of their team
57:49And so you can
57:50Plug them into
57:51A team that
57:52Already had the
57:53Infrastructure
57:53From being the
57:54Number one seed
57:55In the Western Conference
57:55The year before
57:56Making it to the
57:57Second round
57:58Having now real
57:59Playoff experience
58:00As Caruso goes down
58:02Tyson can't take advantage
58:03Allen crashing hard
58:04Knocked out of bounds
58:05But Caruso
58:06Still feeling the effects
58:07Of that screen
58:09As he will slowly
58:10Make his way back
58:11To the offensive end
58:12He took a hard foul
58:14There
58:14Trying to fight
58:16Through that screen
58:16Right there
58:17He was grimacing
58:19As he's walking
58:20Walking like me
58:20I actually think
58:23You had more
58:24Of your pep
58:24In your step
58:25This morning
58:25322 to play
58:28First half
58:28Cleveland
58:29Just trying to
58:30Stay in it
58:30Here against the
58:31Chance
58:32Alex Caruso
58:35Before the timeout
58:36Just trying to
58:37Fight through the
58:37Screen
58:38And he actually
58:39If you watch
58:39Right here
58:39Steps on
58:41Lou Dort's foot
58:42Ends awkwardly
58:44He walked off
58:45And through the
58:46Tunnel
58:47During that timeout
58:48So we'll keep
58:49Eyes as much
58:50As we can
58:50On Caruso
58:51And try to have
58:51An update
58:51As soon as we can
58:52And they will have
58:54To play without him
58:55For at least
58:56The next
58:56Several possessions
58:57Isaiah Joe
58:58Has been hot
58:59And stays that way
59:00Another three
59:01For one of the
59:02Sharp shooters
59:03In the NBA
59:03And so good
59:04As I said
59:05Moving without
59:06The basketball
59:06And getting his
59:07Feet and his
59:08Balance together
59:09On that catch and
59:10Shoot
59:10Mitchell's response
59:11Not there
59:12And Dort claims
59:13The rebound
59:13That's been the
59:14Biggest difference
59:15In the game so far
59:15Is the three point
59:16Shooting
59:16Joe
59:17Four for five
59:17Himself
59:18The Cavs
59:19Four for fifteen
59:20As a team
59:20SGA
59:22Joe thought about it
59:24He's going to have
59:25The respect of the
59:26Defense even from
59:27Out there
59:27And now Dort will
59:28Try
59:28And hit
59:29Another three
59:30And no this is a
59:32Dangerous time
59:33This is what champions
59:34Do you know you're
59:35Kind of playing
59:36And there's no
59:37Separation but
59:38Closing out the
59:39Half right now
59:40Thunder on defense
59:42And of course
59:43With their shooting
59:44From the three point
59:45Line look
59:46Moving without
59:47The basketball
59:48Tyson a little bit
59:49Late getting to
59:50Joe
59:50And then right there
59:52Driving kick
59:53New door
59:54At the corner
59:55Of three
59:55So just
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