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00:00so just a push here as you close out
00:05this first half OKC getting it done
00:07so Mitchell will go to the free throw
00:10line aggressive and smartly getting
00:13himself to the charity stripe it's
00:14just one for three there two for seven
00:17overall and 0 for three from three
00:20point territory he had struggled in
00:22the two games last year against
00:24Oklahoma City just 19 total points on
00:28six of 31 shooting and Lou Dort has
00:31really accepted that responsibility
00:33defensively stepping up and trying to
00:35contain one of the most explosive players
00:37in the NBA he's doing a good job you
00:38talk about last season he he held
00:40Mitchell the three for 13 from the field
00:43as his primary defender and that success
00:48is continuing here this afternoon
00:51Holmgren guarded by Allen Holmgren likes
00:54the matchup and Allen got the stop Joe
00:57scoops up the loose ball five to shoot
00:59now for door against hunter creates the
01:02space and he puts it home smart there
01:07just like you said little bump right there
01:09get hunter leaning door make some page
01:13Mitchell stops and then knocked out of
01:16bounds by Joe tried to force feed it
01:19inside
01:19he'll stay with Cleveland 14 to sue you
01:22talk about finishing halves quarters in
01:24quarters in particular but that middle four
01:26to five the final two to three minutes of
01:29the second first two to three minutes of
01:31the third it feels like that's where
01:32Oklahoma City can really do some damage
01:34what does Cleveland have as a response
01:36here hunter lob it inside and a little
01:39high for Allen out of bounds and this is
01:41impressive particularly on the defense of
01:43him because Cleveland we know there's
01:45struggles throughout the season but the
01:46last ten games they have been elite on the
01:49offensive end about a hundred and twenty and
01:52points per game and right now just out of
01:55sorts indecisive and give credit to the
01:58Thunder with their deep hunter comes up
02:01short Tyson with the offensive rebound who
02:03will step up on the offensive end right now for
02:06the Cavaliers hunters trying and he's fouled by
02:09Mitchell Donovan approves smart right there
02:14struggling a little bit from this from the
02:17field is something high percentage attacking
02:21there a little bit of contact on the jump
02:25shot by DeAndre hunter but as I've
02:28said seeing that ball go through the
02:30basket can work wonders for a shooter
02:32struggling so Hunter now up to six points
02:37off the bench he's three for three from
02:39the free throw line but one for six from
02:41the floor Cavs are four for sixteen from
02:43three Oklahoma City ten of twenty one from
02:47the outside and that has been the biggest
02:49difference in giving the thunder this
02:51cushion right now okay see just pretty much
02:55getting whatever they want on the
02:57offensive end
03:00Gilchrist Alexander silky smooth and I was
03:05gonna say it hasn't been Gilchrist
03:07Alexander but any moment to do that
03:11he's got 14 Allen oh SGA two-way
03:15superstar takes it coast-to-coast off the
03:18bump with a bucket he does everything by
03:21himself and I thought Canadians were
03:23polite that was disrespectful all around oh
03:30oh man Mitchell deep one rebound Holmgren two-for-one opportunity SGA peeks in the clock now
03:38he'll go to work 35 seconds left he will
03:41pull Mitchell guides the rebound to himself
03:45off to the races sidestep Mitchell blocked by
03:48Holmgren out of bounds and Cleveland will keep it you talked about just disrespectful great move by Mitchell
03:59once again you just can't teach length Holmgren using his size to his advantage just be big make Mitchell have to adjust to you he didn't foul him and almost a turnover on that shot attempt by Donovan Mitchell
04:13so Mitchell inbound defensive subs in there with Wallace and Wiggins getting back on the floor
04:2019 to shoot Hunter drives couldn't bank at home rebound knock around pinball for the outside Hunter slow to get up Tyson drives Mitchell
04:30Wade seven to shoot Mitchell relocate pump sidestep and that one knocked out of bounds off of Wiggins with 3.4 seconds to shoot and though with the multiple efforts there
04:42multiple efforts there on defense by everybody on the Thunder they're not quitting not giving up sticking to your principles Mark Degno approves
04:52Mitchell looks finds Allen right back to him Mitchell forces the rainbow is short tip in no third chance yes Jalen Tyson
05:043.5 seconds left Gilgis Alexander and he won't get it off in time as he banked it in it was late from SGA and so Cleveland will get it to within 15 going into the half as Gilgis Alexander will finish with 16 first half points at Rocket Arena it's a 16 to 6 extended run for OKC to end the second yeah about four and a half minutes left it was a seven point game and just like that the blinkers
05:32point game and just like that the blink of an eye the defense the shooting the championship play by Oklahoma City extending that lead let's go to Jordan right well Lou championship level defense absolutely the story of the first half what are you most pleased with with that defensive performance the story that we compete I mean that's we take a lot of brown eye on the floor and I feel like you know a team like that we got to put a lot of questions you build a sizable first half lead to increase that take a home win what's it going to take in the second
05:59second stance uh we got to play together I mean we got a couple guys down but you know we got to go with the guys that we got so we we just got to compete thank you so I appreciate you man we'll see you in the second half for now let's send it back to Maria and the hall of famers
06:11appreciate it Jordan the good news for Lewdor the guys that they got are pretty good coming up on the American Express at the half we're talking about Shea Gilgis Alexander on his way to 114th consecutive 20 point game we'll be right back
06:23just Alexander he's been named an all-star starter for the LA 2026 all-star game and he looked good in the first half 16 points and you see OKC has lead 66 to 51 uh welcome back into the studio Maria Taylor alongside the hall of famers Tracy McGrady Vince Carter Carmelo Anthony and let's get into it because OKC to close out the half went on a 16 to 6 run obviously
06:53a lot of that fueled by their all-star starter and Shea absolutely it doesn't matter who's in or who's out they play together and of course they follow SGA and SGA is doing that he's a facilitator
07:03first gets guys involved when they get out in transition they run and they have their eyes up because at any point you will get the ball to get an easy bucket of course Shea's ability to be an all-star meaning he can get a bucket when he wants to let me show you the ball that I'm gonna step through and I finger roll right off the glass and then their bench
07:21now if you couldn't handle the first wave here comes the second wave this ball ball moving sharing the ball it's not there let me get off it move it move it I don't have a shot ball moving again well guess what Isaiah Joe says now it's time to let it fly and hit threes and that's why they're so hard to guard yes Shea's I'm talking about they have guys in and out of the lineup right now injured but Shea leads the force Chet follows and then their bench is unselfish understanding when it's their
07:45understanding when it's their time it is their time you know playing a high power offense like this if I'm Cleveland and I have you know a couple of my guys out that you know impacts us on winning I don't want to play a fast paced uptempo game I want to cut my possessions down so Cleveland has 48 possessions and OKC has 45 possessions I would love to see Cleveland at halftime have about
08:1340 38 to 40 possessions right slow the game down because you don't have the personnel to keep up with these guys offensively and that's what I think the difference is and because of what you're talking about is why OKC is they get in transition they go and when you when they get stops and get these turnovers and those lead to transition baskets that's the separator in that first half from what I for what I saw yeah Cleveland had nine turnovers in the first half and you guys mentioned Isaiah Joe he has 12 points knocked down
08:43four threes in the first half so yes the bench is rolling for OKC yeah we're rolling here we have a triple header on NBC we've already had our brunch together T-Max still hanging out with us you guys get to watch Jalen Brunson also named an all-star starter that's his daughter check out little Jordan 17 months old she's gonna get to see daddy play because Mike Brown did confirm that he will play after missing the last two games with the right ankle injury we'll talk more when we come back
09:13in 1957 evangelist Billy Graham brought one of his famous missions to Madison Square Garden
09:20over the first two months he was disappointed the audiences weren't more integrated
09:26so in a show of unity he invited a 28 year old southern preacher to New York City to share the platform and give the opening prayer
09:36the opening prayer then these days of emotional tension when the problems of the world are gigantic in extent and chaotic in detail help us work with renewed vigor for the warless world and for the brotherhood that transcends race or color
09:58the world's most famous arena the world's most famous arena shares a lasting connection to Dr. King's enduring legacy
10:13appreciate Kat voicing that as we continue to celebrate MLK Day what do you want to see from Kat today Melo?
10:19I want to see fewer perimeter reads like get off the perimeter get you know get get inside the three more early clock
10:28advantages nasty I want to see him early early post-ups run the rim like that's what I want to see
10:34all right let's take a look at the game you can trust presented by American Express
10:38these are the all-star starters which we announced before the game you're watching right now we got five
10:44international starters four of them are in the west and five American starters okay the all-star reserves
10:49are going to be announced February 1st on the debut of basketball night in America get into it
10:54USA
10:59oh god let's take away the halftime live line from DraftKings Sportsbook
11:03the Thunder are a five and a half point favorites at tip
11:06yeah still the favorite
11:08we'll see if they're able to get the victory so far they are most certainly rolling
11:14go get your chance
11:15yeah go ahead Chet
11:16go get your chance
11:17there we go
11:18he's got nine in the first half
11:19USA go get your chance T-back
11:23with the king because he fought for justice he fought for equality
11:27he made sure that he emphasized being peaceful in the process
11:32he didn't just impact African Americans lives he impacted the whole community
11:37he brought unity to the world
11:40continue to celebrate the man that still leaving a great legacy behind I think something that's truly important
11:51welcome back as we honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland the Cavaliers trail the Thunder 66-51 as we get set for the start of the third quarter we check in with Jordan Cornette
12:02a couple injury updates on the Thunder side Alex Caruso out for the game with a right groin soreness
12:09Jalen Williams out as well with a low back contusion
12:13guys this Thunder team is the second most injured team in the entire association only to the Los Angeles Clippers and that pertains to games missed due to injury with 127 games missed and yet made the best record in the NBA but speaks to the depth and ability of this Thunder team guys
12:29yeah and you think about the Clippers a lot of those Bradley Field who's barely played this year those all count as games missed Kawhi Leonard who's now out once again dealing with the knee issue and guys like Chris Paul who is not currently with the team for the Thunder on the other side Jalen Williams J Dub who missed the large portion of the season to start the Thunder got a turnover and an easy one for Chet Holmgren in transition
12:36so Kenridge Williams and started the second half as opposed to Jalen Williams out as opposed to Jalen Williams out with that back
13:03Williams who actually just came back from injury a couple days ago last week
13:08has made such an impact on this team just by his presence the weight comes
13:12up toward from three we were just looking for some semblance of offense
13:16they struggled especially from three in the first half and Lou door can't make
13:20a pay on the other end and they're struggling to start this second half
13:23right now I give Cleveland credit basis really good this season with their
13:27second-half efficiency on the offensive end see if they can find some magic on
13:32this side of the floor I like the fact that you ask Kenny I can see that was
13:38that just good coaching and he goes well maybe it was just bad coaching the first
13:42half they've done a lot more player-led stuff through the halftime he feels like
13:50that's been a big difference for this team adjustments on the fly is a must for
13:56success in the NBA the patience in the bucket plus the foul for Mobley
14:03look like Mobley lost his footing there as he was determined to get to the rim and was
14:09patient there and took his time and out of nowhere
14:13Mobley was fouling him a great concentration touch and finish
14:20maybe he can inject some life into this team into this building which the
14:25founder in that second quarter took all of the energy out of this place
14:28hopefully the only cabin double figures he's got 13 points eight rebounds two assists and two steals in 16 minutes
14:36those have three personal fouls as well
14:43Wiggins lost the handle out of bounds another turnover for Oklahoma City there
14:47seventh of the night that was called by Mobley right there helping from the strong
14:52corner getting those long arms in there I think Mitchell's gonna have to start
14:57being more aggressive that's gonna be a foul on Dean Wade on a moving screen
15:03that's what they're trying to do get dork off of Mitchell Wade just moving a little bit as he set
15:10that screen like I said Mitchell's gonna have to shoot more and be more aggressive
15:16hunting his shots here in this third quarter SGA working on Mitchell SGA with
15:22another bucket just speaking of hunting their shot Mitchell makes it look easy he
15:28he never comes up empty-handed when he goes hunting that is true that's coming
15:33home with dinner he is coming home with dinner food for a month here's Mitchell against
15:41Williams tend to shoot quiet scoring first half for Mitchell feeds Tyson can't hit the
15:47three long rebound right to Mitchell spin on Williams back down on Williams thought he had
15:53the contact instead to miss and Holmgren has his fifth board
15:58Chet on the attack sidestep on Allen and he scores in the paint Chet Holmgren showing off the full
16:05offensive arsenal and 7-1 doing that off the bounce impressive
16:11Mobley on the short roll high catch for Tyson
16:14Mobley on the curl Mobley stops Mobley forces can't score Tyson trying to slam it back and came up short
16:25Wiggins in transition step away three
16:30Cleveland's gotten a number of stops but offensively it has been a struggle from the second quarter on and another turnover
16:37their 12th of the day Wiggins lob knock away by Tyson
16:42Wiggins recovers with 17 to shoot
16:45Holmgren drives Holmgren calls
16:48outside Williams he'll load up the three
16:52flat-footed board goes to Allen
16:56Tyson
16:58and he just completely loses the ball
17:01that's a microcosm of the offensive day for Cleveland
17:04fast break perfection for Oklahoma City
17:07six straight points by the Thunder to push this
17:09to a 20-point cushion on the road in Cleveland
17:13on NBC
17:14I know it's a little cold outside here in Cleveland right now
17:18but it's also cold on the offensive end for Cleveland in this second half
17:22in part because of the turnovers
17:25just reckless careless passes
17:27not on the same page
17:29and you know the persistence and activity defensively of the Thunder
17:33will make you pay and they have done that
17:36not the start that Kenny Atkinson wanted from his team here in this third quarter
17:40two for the last 19 from the floor
17:44now trailing 74 to 54 to largest lead for Oklahoma City here tonight
17:49Mitchell stays on the floor Hunter's out there with Tomlin Tyson and Mobley
17:54and Hunter finds the bucket on the push
17:57there nice job by Hunter getting downhill
18:01now of course you're going to have to get some stops
18:05to the big lead against this team
18:07it's so difficult
18:09one possession at a time if you're Cleveland
18:11that'll help but torn turnover on the air and pass from Kendricks Williams
18:14the eighth turnover of the day here for Oklahoma City
18:18and now Kayson Wallace will come in for Williams
18:21so Mark Dagnolte will counter with some more speed
18:25SGA Wiggins, Dort, Wallace and Holmgren
18:29playing without Jay Dove
18:31already without Isaiah Harnstein
18:32now without Alex Coluso
18:34and Jay Will here today
18:37Mobley spray it corner three
18:41doesn't go for Naquan Tomlin
18:46they could use a boost from three in particular
18:49now 4 of 22 from downtown
18:51and Gilgis Alexander had it blocked
18:53Mobley erased it at the rim
18:55five on four for Cleveland if they hurry here
18:57Mobley will go to set the screen
18:58and a foul called on Wiggins
19:00on the perimeter
19:02and this was sensational
19:04in terms of the health
19:06Mobley coming over
19:08anticipating when
19:10Gilgis Alexander goes with the ball
19:13not fouling
19:15contesting
19:16keeping the ball in play
19:18that is Mobley
19:20as he's started his young career
19:22obviously an all-star last season
19:24defensive player of the year
19:25but the defense
19:26probably ahead of the offense
19:28as the offense is catching up
19:30but
19:32for Oklahoma City going even deeper
19:34into the bench now
19:35with guys down
19:36Usman Chang
19:37who is
19:38just not very much in the rotation
19:40really hasn't been all year
19:41is going to get a shot here
19:43with his team up by 18
19:44five minutes into the third quarter
19:46without Jalen Williams
19:47and Alex Coluso
19:48now in this second half
19:49good luck
19:50just doesn't go
19:51the weak side rebound falls
19:52to home grip
19:53and that's been the problem
19:54they've clogged the paint
19:56and forced Cleveland to shoot
19:57from the three-point line
19:58and they have not been efficient
20:00at all
20:01this afternoon
20:02War of 23 from 3
20:03as SGA is going to draw the foul
20:05and head to the free throw line
20:07Gilgis Alexander
20:0955 of 62
20:12from the free throw line
20:13in his previous five games
20:15coming in
20:16it's going to be the second foul
20:17on Tomlin
20:18and we talked about it earlier
20:19I mean
20:20watch him move
20:21and get to his spots
20:22and it's almost like
20:23he's just floating
20:24he's not even going that hard
20:27but
20:28to get downhill
20:30ball handling
20:31the balance
20:33so hard to defend
20:37SGA
20:38constant pressure on the defender
20:41and on the defense
20:42Kenridge Williams
20:43in for home grip
20:44one more free throw
20:45for Gilgis Alexander
20:46and he's got 20 points
20:49for the 114th consecutive game
20:54incredible
20:55the consistency
20:56that is not different
20:58that is not easy to do
20:59at all
21:00he's done it
21:01he's not a big guy like
21:03he will Chamberlain
21:04at seven feet
21:05I mean he's
21:06almost
21:076665
21:08and
21:09he has to work hard
21:10on every one of his plays
21:11there
21:12on the offensive end
21:13check it with Jordan
21:14having a chance to talk to
21:16Coach Degnault
21:17about his leader
21:18in Shea
21:19and he said look
21:20this group is where we are
21:22because we have a superstar
21:23like this
21:24and you think what you see
21:25is what you get
21:26but in reality
21:27if you saw how this young man
21:28operates behind closed doors
21:30you'd be that much more
21:31impressed with him
21:32and that's infectious
21:33everybody follows suit
21:34from the superstar
21:35that is Shea
21:36he said he's a sophisticated
21:37competitor
21:38and the rest of the guys
21:39take on that personality
21:40none of them can drunk on emotion
21:41in turbulent times
21:43I understand it's a long season
21:44so like losses
21:45the Miami Heat game
21:46they don't let that bleed
21:47into tonight
21:48and it starts
21:49with that guy handling
21:50the basketball
21:51in Shea
21:52and Coach Degnault
21:53actually said to us
21:54that it was like this
21:55when they were losing
21:56when they were
21:57in that rebuild mode
21:58this team had that
21:59similar type of makeup
22:00he gave a lot of credit
22:02to Sam Presti
22:03for identifying
22:04those types of players
22:05and bringing in
22:06the type of player
22:07that would fit
22:08with the guy next to him
22:09and Hunter comes up short
22:10Tyson offensive rebound
22:11in traffic for Mobley
22:12and he's got the bucket
22:14it's a predator
22:15to the culture
22:16and as you said
22:17Sam Presti
22:18the kind of player
22:19to go for
22:20guys with character
22:21not characters
22:22in that locker room
22:23it's from Jang
22:24on the outside
22:25but Jang
22:26another example
22:27of the depth of this team
22:28that Mark Degnault said
22:29a lot of these guys
22:30are just
22:31they're punchers
22:32that they know
22:33that their role's
22:34gonna constantly change
22:35another turnover for Cleveland
22:36and yet
22:37when they do get those
22:38opportunities
22:39doesn't matter if they get
22:40they're starting
22:41they're gonna go out there
22:42and produce
22:43and Jang goes 0 for 2
22:44on the last 2 trips
22:45from 3
22:47Cleveland capitalized
22:49and get this a little bit
22:50closer with Hunter
22:51strong move
22:52had it stripped
22:53by Wiggins
22:54another turnover force
22:55by this Thunder defense
22:56they are swarming
22:57and Wallace comes up short
22:59I tell you
23:02we talked about
23:03the shooting at times
23:04being the Achilles heel
23:06for the Thunder
23:07particularly in games
23:08that they've lost
23:09but the one constant
23:10has been defense
23:12and it's been
23:13textbook here
23:14in the third
23:15big hit for Hunter
23:16forces a timeout
23:17by Mark Degnault
23:18it is a 7-0 Cavalier run
23:21and Cleveland
23:22trying to get the crowd
23:23back involved
23:24at home
23:25Luther King Jr's
23:26pursuit of racial
23:27social
23:28and economic justice
23:29the time is always right
23:30to do what is right
23:32to learn more
23:33and get involved
23:34visit NBA.com
23:35slash MLK
23:38in honor to play
23:39on this day
23:41one of the hallmark days
23:42in the NBA
23:43along with opening night
23:44Christmas Day
23:45of course
23:46come playoff time
23:47you want to be on that stage
23:48but you know all the eyeballs
23:49around the nation are on you
23:50and SGA and the Thunder
23:52have put on quite a performance
23:53so far
23:54yes they have
23:55obviously a great bounce back
23:57performance
23:58after that loss
23:59Saturday in Miami
24:00spinning the lane
24:03it's going to be short
24:04good defense by Porter
24:05it's a 7-0 Cleveland run
24:07can they keep the foot
24:08on the gas
24:09Porter
24:10right to the rack for two
24:11talk about foot on the gas
24:13right there
24:14great defense
24:15against the MVP
24:16and then a nice
24:17blow-by transition
24:18they like Cleveland now
24:19showing some life here
24:21Gildas Alexander
24:23outside Joe
24:24AJ Mitchell on the floor
24:26Kenrith Williams out there
24:28gets it right back to Joe
24:30now with a reload
24:31Joe will drive
24:32step away
24:33Jay goes down
24:35Isaiah Joe says
24:36I can get it done
24:37inside the three
24:38and with the five smalls
24:39on the floor
24:40they all
24:41can shoot the ball
24:42from the perimeter
24:43so the driving lanes
24:44and opportunities are there
24:45Joe makes it back
24:46Tyson
24:47got it
24:48and the foul
24:49and the foul
24:50I'll tell you Noah
24:54great presence of mind
24:55on that back cut
24:56from Jalen Tyson
24:58he's faked like he was
25:00going to dribble handoff
25:02that cut
25:03great pass the other night
25:06he made the assist
25:07to Evan Mobley
25:08for the game winner
25:09Mobley
25:10he pays him
25:11with that beautiful pass
25:1239 points
25:14five rebounds
25:15he was seven of nine
25:16from three
25:17that's his second career
25:18a 20 point game
25:19had one late
25:20in his rookie season
25:21they've done 13 and 10
25:23when he's been in the
25:24starting line
25:25he's got four double
25:26doubles this year
25:27just one of the
25:28more improved players
25:29around the NBA
25:3013.4 points per game
25:31they can use some scoring
25:32in this second half
25:33Williams all day
25:35to line it up
25:36comes up short
25:37and the rebound
25:38Hunter
25:39Noah right now
25:40Cleveland chipping away
25:41with Mitchell on the bench
25:42credit to the second unit
25:44Mitchell check in next
25:45that ball
25:46Allen no
25:47Mobley
25:48make it Tomlin
25:49over the top
25:51Naquan with a tomahawk
25:55the putback gets it to
25:56within single digits
25:58it's an eight point game
25:59SGA
26:00he is a crowd silencer
26:02supreme on the road
26:04he thrives in those moments
26:07to quiet the crowd
26:09big time three
26:10and it's gonna be an
26:11offensive foul
26:12Joe went flying
26:14and that one's gonna go
26:15against Hunter
26:17which will be his first
26:19when the crowd felt like
26:21they were getting involved
26:22we've seen that a couple
26:23times
26:24we saw earlier Wade
26:25with the moving screen
26:27certainly trying to
26:29free up
26:30in this case Porter Junior
26:32there
26:33under a little
26:34drop in that right shoulder
26:35offensive foul
26:36Tomlin steps up on SGA
26:41double comes Mitchell
26:43swing
26:44corner
26:45Williams
26:46no
26:47Donovan Mitchell
26:49back down the floor
26:50can Cleveland
26:51keep the foot on the gas
26:52here
26:53Mitchell wanted it
26:54Porter wants it more
26:55working against Joe
26:56stops
26:57looking inside
26:5812 to shoot
27:00right back to
27:01Allen
27:02bounce
27:03Allen
27:04is fouled
27:05by SGA
27:06he's already claimed
27:07two victims on the
27:08defensive end
27:09he was looking for another
27:10one on this end
27:11to Jake Gilchrist
27:12Alexander
27:13is first
27:14right there
27:15great
27:16two-man action
27:18dribble handoff
27:19the life of your Cavaliers
27:20with two shots
27:21now
27:22most of the
27:23poster there
27:24on the MVP
27:26good Allen
27:27aggressive
27:31Allen now
27:32up to eight points
27:33and five rebounds
27:34six of seven
27:35from the free throw line
27:36Kenridge Williams
27:37will sit
27:38they'll get
27:39back on the floor
27:40and hope that their room
27:41protection
27:42will follow suit
27:46back to single digits
27:47Cleveland
27:48with an excellent job
27:50of refocusing
27:51after taking another
27:52gut punch to start the
27:53third
27:54credit to Tomlin and
27:55Porter Jr.
27:56the energy that they
27:57brought off the bench
27:58sparking this comeback
27:59home during cashes in
28:06his first three of the day
28:08gives him 16
28:09Mitchell's response is short
28:11Allen
28:12a long arm claimed the
28:13rebound
28:14and then he was tripped up
28:15on the second effort by
28:16A.J. Mitchell
28:19right there on that last play
28:20Holmgren getting out
28:21contesting on the three-point
28:23attempt from Donovan Mitchell
28:25so bringing Holmgren away
28:27from the basket
28:28and Allen was able to get on
28:29the offensive glass and make
28:30him pay
28:31Donovan Mitchell averaging 29.2
28:35points per game on 49 39 85
28:38splits on the season
28:39he has been held well below
28:42those numbers on the offensive
28:44end so far today he has been
28:46one of the great fourth
28:47quarter players in the NBA and
28:49if they're going to get over the
28:50top and find a way to stun
28:52Oklahoma City that's led by as
28:53many as 20 they're going to need
28:55more from spider
28:57to explore us in this third
28:58quarter
28:59under problem number 25
29:00takes a thing with spider
29:01and the great players in the
29:03league despite your struggles
29:04they're capable of turning that
29:07switch in that fourth quarter
29:09we'll see if they can make it
29:10happen
29:11Oh Porter thought he got it
29:12clean instead it's going to be
29:13a foul as SGA will gain the
29:16contact it'll be number two on
29:18Porter but only the second team
29:20foul on Cleveland
29:22Brown got a glance up top
29:25look like SGA at least from
29:27that angle made a grab
29:29Porter's arm
29:32look at it either way could
29:34possibly call the foul there but
29:36give Porter credit
29:38he is out here competing
29:40on both ends
29:41third year man from Wichita
29:43State deep in his stance against
29:45the MVP SGA dances SGA drives
29:49scores and one 25 points for
29:54Shea Gilchrist Alexander just a
29:57beautiful move he kind of drove
29:59left and then frozen there a
30:01little hesitation swung his arms
30:04through the border junior was
30:07reaching in just making him pay
30:10as we say so hard to defend when
30:14SGA is going downhill he is
30:17pretty much seen every defense
30:19imaginable over the course of his
30:21career and still gets it done
30:23that single coverage with
30:24Porter he smelled blood in the
30:26water and went right into attack
30:28mode two minutes of play third
30:30quarter back to a 13 point game
30:32and Cleveland get this to single
30:34digits once more heading into the
30:36fourth
30:37Allen
30:38Porter
30:39Porter nine to shoot off the
30:41screen
30:42Porter inside
30:43Porter no
30:44Allen yes
30:45Jared Allen has been very active
30:49tonight for this afternoon on the
30:51offensive glass
30:52as Holmgren has gone over to help
30:55he has been able to make them pay
30:57and a foul away from the basketball
31:00as Holmgren and DeAndre Hunter
31:03got tangled up it's going to be
31:05Hunter picking up second his
31:07second penalty situation and now in
31:10the final two minutes the second
31:12foul is going to send Holmgren to
31:14the free throw line for a pair
31:1616.7 rebounds for Holmgren next
31:23month experience the majesty of the
31:25Winter Olympics from Northern
31:27Italy Friday February 6 on NBC and
31:31Peacock all part of legendary
31:33February on NBC and Peacock
31:3760 Winter Olympics NBA All-Star
31:40weekend Chet Holmgren hopes to be
31:42there averaging 18 points nearly nine
31:45rebounds per game and teams with the
31:48level of success that Oklahoma City
31:49have generally get more than one
31:52all-star in
31:53open look Porter doesn't go rebound
31:56Allen looking to rip down the rim
32:03the throw has gotten angry in the
32:05third
32:09eleven point game of the minute to
32:11play
32:13Isaiah Joe steps into it
32:17knocked away by Holmgren he tracked
32:19it down to the corner then he threw
32:20it away to Porter
32:22Hunter running Hunter lost it through
32:24the lights of Allen picked up by
32:26Mitchell over the top to Holmgren
32:28attacks on Porter and Porter got the block
32:32Craig Porter Junior injecting life into
32:37Rocket Arena
32:40the utility guy doing it all scoring
32:43defending against the much taller
32:45Chet Holmgren spectacular defense
32:48and now this crowd has awakened that
32:53looks like they reversed the call
32:55they called it off of Holmgren here
32:56but how about the play of Porter Junior
33:01off the bench
33:05felt like his team dead in the water
33:08little things helping him chip away
33:10Jared Allen has scored the last seven
33:12for Cleveland
33:14Wiggins on the floor along with
33:15door for Oklahoma City a little defense
33:17down the stretch in this third
33:18quarter Mitchell gets it across on
33:20Jordan post defense and one of the
33:22best defenders in the league and then
33:24he draws the foul as Mitchell and
33:26Dort have a little bit extra after
33:28the whistle a tactical foul has been
33:30called against Oklahoma City it's
33:33Lou Dort picking up the team that was
33:37very interesting Noah because after
33:40the foul was called it looked like
33:44the Mitchell threw the ball at
33:46Dort great change of direction
33:48there got Dort leaning so the call
33:50was right and Dort thought that
33:53maybe couldn't tell from that angle
33:55but it went right back yeah Mitchell
33:57threw it at Dort and then Dort
33:59throwing it back maybe as you see
34:01here Mitchell threw the ball at
34:04Dort threw it back and wondering if
34:06that's what led to the technical
34:08foul it's almost always the second
34:10guy that gets caught so door picks
34:14up the personal double technical
34:17double technical guys have been
34:18called now so initially the first
34:21tee was pointed towards Lou Dort
34:23that's what the crowd expected they
34:24thought they were getting a bonus
34:26free throw here but the right call
34:27to get both guys teed up and now
34:30Mitchell at the free throw line
34:31they'll try to get this back to
34:33within nine first point of the third
34:38quarter for the six-time all-star
34:42Donovan Mitchell almost a lock
34:45despite not being a starter to make
34:48it for a seven consecutive year out
34:50in Los Angeles he's got 22 games
34:54with 30 or more points this year but
34:57a quiet afternoon he's up to nine
35:00after two free throws
35:03and also getting the two for one
35:05Cleveland will get one more
35:06possession in the third quarter
35:08SGA has 26 points to lead all
35:10scores double comes around it goes
35:13it's stored on the drive on the kit
35:16Wiggins the three that's good
35:20Cleveland showed a little zone right
35:23there but OKC attacking that zone
35:26finding the open three making the
35:28pay shot clock off Mitchell at the
35:31top five to shoot Mitchell drive
35:34weeding his way through what a pass
35:37to Tomlin at the horn and he missed
35:39it on the open look oh Mitchell set
35:42him up but you can see the
35:44leadership as he continues to pump
35:47energy through his team the youth of
35:50Cleveland got them back in the game
35:52it's down to a dozen as we head to
35:54the fourth at Rocket Arena on NBC
35:57the fourth quarter this season has
36:00been the best in the NBA amongst
36:03qualifiers eight point seven points
36:05per fourth quarter 329 total
36:07they're gonna need a big one out of
36:09him here in this fourth as we check
36:11in with Jordan Cornett as we start
36:12the court and know what that is
36:14absolutely the plan listening in on
36:16the Cavs huddle they are trying to
36:17set up some plays get Donovan
36:19Mitchell Mitchell involved and make
36:21decisions like that heck we'll play
36:22at the rip from Chet Holger but
36:24fourth quarter time Donovan Mitchell
36:25time coach Atkinson trying to
36:27activate their star to try and steal
36:29one here at home that was not
36:30according to plan for Kenny Atkinson
36:32and Donovan Mitchell they got the
36:34look they wanted but home grid such
36:36an elite rim protector that it
36:38didn't matter he did a great job
36:40contesting Mitchell on the drive
36:43was still able to get back and
36:45disturb Mobley on that alley-oop
36:47attempt and as you said he's
36:50having the luxury of the rim
36:52protection back there such a
36:54such a bonus for these thunder
36:57good
36:5891% free pressure that's on it
37:00that's on me I accept that one
37:02I accept that one here's another
37:04look look at the drop coverage so
37:05he's guards Mitchell and then able
37:07to get back and actually block the
37:09dunk the alley-oop dunk attempt
37:12without fouling not easy to do
37:15he's got the second
37:22so Dort has a dozen himself lead to
37:25thirteen
37:26Mitchell all along
37:27pure on the three
37:29nice little brush screen right
37:31there Mitchell able to get some
37:33separation from Dort really one of the
37:35the first times he had an easy catch and
37:38shoot here all afternoon
37:41AJ Mitchell has essentially been radio
37:43silent just one point in 18 minutes
37:45Holmgren three is there
37:47Chad Holmgren now two for two
37:50from the outside
37:52Mitchell same spot comes up short this time
37:56long rebounded Joe and they'll run it
37:59with Mitchell
38:01off the Holmgren screen
38:03will show and go Mitchell stops and
38:06scores
38:07and we said we haven't seen much from
38:09Mitchell tonight but that's what he
38:10could do another guy other than SGA
38:12with Jalen Williams you can go get a
38:14bucket downhill
38:15Porter on a fend off and finish
38:18Porter has changed the complexion of this game
38:26it looked like it was fully out of the
38:28hands of the Cavaliers but he and Tomlin
38:32have come in and kept them in it
38:34that was a beautiful shimmy shake and
38:36finish the wall warranted from Holmgren
38:39after the slam
38:41he is a plus 27 here tonight
38:44it looks like an all-star to me
38:46to the floor
38:48Wow
38:50Mobley back outside for Mitchell
38:53around it goes Porter
38:55seven to shoot Donovan against AJ
39:00lob it towards the rim
39:02no
39:03and then out of bounds off Cleveland
39:05right here in the corner little shimmy
39:08action gets baseline bumps off Tomlin
39:12just rises above the defense but hitting
39:15threes getting to the rim playing defense
39:18big time performance from Chet
39:20okay
39:22Holmgren
39:24he's lethal
39:25Chet Holmgren
39:28straight cash
39:29it's a big man's paradise
39:3420
39:35little bit of everything defensively
39:37protecting the rim blocking shots
39:40getting downhill at the rim a little
39:42scream for good measure and of course
39:45showing that he can knock it down from
39:47three as well
39:48Chet Holmgren letting the national television
39:52audience know that he should be an all-star
39:54he's saying I'm ready for LA
39:57sunglasses ready
39:59drip
40:00fully ready
40:01you know the trip's gonna be there
40:02the whole team
40:03yeah
40:04oh the tunnel could speak to themselves
40:06in Oklahoma City
40:07that's gonna be a foul away from basketball
40:09and it's gonna go against Cleveland
40:11Tyree Brock just checked in
40:14offensive foul on the count
40:16he's gonna hit the deck
40:17Holmgren's got a little swagger in his
40:19step right now
40:20as he makes his way back down
40:22Holmgren's picked up his fourth
40:23Holmgren by the way
40:24ten of thirteen from the fourth
40:26three of three for three
40:27twenty-five points
40:28eight rebounds
40:30and a couple of ridiculous blocks
40:32Wiggins
40:35shimmy-shake
40:36in and out
40:37and it felt like Cleveland
40:39they had some life there in that
40:40third quarter
40:41chipping away
40:42but
40:43KC just
40:45turning the screws
40:46and really has been home
40:47nice pass
40:49nice catch
40:50and a foul call
40:51as Mowgli will get to
40:52and this could be another
40:55of many games
40:56that Shea Gilchrist
40:57Alexander does not play
40:58in the fourth quarter
41:00two shots
41:04just think about how dominant
41:06he's been
41:07he's still leading the NBA
41:08in clutch scoring
41:09his fourth quarter numbers
41:10are still
41:11at a high level
41:12despite not playing a ton
41:13as we take a look at the
41:14upcoming national TV schedule
41:16it's Rivals Week
41:17tomorrow
41:18on NBC
41:19and Peacock
41:20Spurs at Rockets at 8 Eastern
41:21then
41:22Lakers at Nuggets at 10
41:24Wednesday on ESPN
41:25Cleveland
41:26heads to Charlotte
41:27to take on the Hornets
41:28followed by the Thunder
41:30and the Bucks
41:31for more of these games
41:32for NBA.com
41:33or visit the NBA app
41:35and you know
41:36what you just said there
41:37Noah
41:38about SGA
41:39it's truly
41:40remarkable
41:42I mean the man is averaging
41:4331 a game
41:45and has missed
41:4723 fourth quarters
41:48this season
41:49of their 41 games
41:51nice
41:52jump shot there
41:53by Isaiah Joe
41:54but
41:55speaks to one
41:56how great this
41:57Thunder team is
41:58but
41:59the efficiency
42:00and the excellence
42:01of SGA
42:03has really been fantastic
42:04as Mitchell
42:05gets an easy two
42:07such a straight road trip
42:08by the way
42:09before the Oklahoma City
42:10Thunder
42:11started in Houston
42:12pretty warm weather
42:13then you go to Miami
42:14where it's hot
42:15now you're here in Cleveland
42:17where it was five degrees
42:19this morning
42:20Joe will tee up another
42:22can't hit that time
42:23don't offensive rebound
42:25I try to get it to Joe
42:26just a little too high
42:28and after this one
42:29they're going to Milwaukee
42:30another cold
42:31that's a tough pack
42:32four game trip
42:33yeah a little bit of everything
42:34on that trip
42:35yeah
42:36different seasons
42:37different vibes
42:38we have Mark Dagnall
42:39you ever had a trip
42:40packed so erratically
42:41as Mitchell couldn't
42:42enough
42:43get him to go high off the window
42:44Mitchell's now up to 16 points
42:46he said
42:47well actually a couple years ago
42:48there was a trip
42:49where they were in Charlotte
42:50and their bus broke down
42:52after the game
42:53and they had 20 staffers
42:55coaches included
42:56pushing the bus
42:57towards the top of a hill
42:58physically
42:59had to push a bus
43:00with a number of people
43:01still on it
43:02then they got to the plane
43:04there were issues
43:05with the weather
43:06so they slept on the plane
43:07as a team
43:08as this is going to be quite
43:09on the floor
43:11against the Cavaliers
43:13so they slept on the plane
43:15they were ironically
43:16flying to Cleveland
43:17they flew
43:18as soon as possible
43:19they landed
43:20got to their hotel
43:21and they looked
43:22and everybody at the hotel
43:23was already eating breakfast
43:24that's a tough road trip
43:26that is a tough
43:28yeah this road trip
43:29they're on now
43:30is much easier
43:31than what they went through
43:33on that track
43:34I can't imagine
43:35pushing the bus
43:36yeah that's
43:37that's high level
43:38it's high level quad work
43:40speaking of high level quads
43:41let's go to Jordan
43:42hey Noah
43:43how about me asking coach
43:44well did you win the game
43:45in Cleveland
43:46after that nightmare travel
43:47and he said
43:48Jordan we lost a lot of games
43:49that year
43:50we did lose that game
43:51by ten
43:52and given the status
43:53of that season
43:54it was kind of a win
43:55for us that night
43:56yeah they take it
43:57they took
43:58the high level of play
43:59high level of play
44:00they felt like they put forth
44:01especially considering
44:02the zaniness
44:03that led into the travel
44:04meanwhile
44:05Cleveland has locked
44:06in a little bit more
44:07defensively the last couple
44:08possessions here
44:09they can get this to within
44:1012 or 13
44:11with still 721 remaining
44:13we know how quickly
44:14things can change
44:15in the NBA
44:16we'll see if the Cavaliers
44:17can get some of that energy
44:18back that they found
44:19late in the third quarter
44:20now with Mitchell
44:21again on the bench
44:22Tyson tries to drive
44:24just lost the handle
44:25that was Kenny Atkinson's
44:27main concern with Tyson
44:28coming into the year
44:29as AJ Mitchell
44:30streaks to the rim
44:31for the bucket
44:32and it's hard
44:33against OKC
44:34with no passing
44:36of the ball
44:37to just come down
44:38and go one-on-one
44:39they're not gonna let you
44:40dance
44:41as you see the great
44:42steal on that last play
44:43by Mitchell
44:44Hunter tees it up
44:45in and out
44:46SGA is set to check back
44:49in next dead ball
44:50along with
44:51Kendrick Williams
44:52and Kayson Wallace
44:53reminder note
44:55Jay Williams
44:56of either variety
44:57Jay Dubb
44:58was out to start this game
44:59as Holmgren
45:00is gonna turn that over
45:01with a hamstring
45:02for Jay Dubb
45:03Jay Will is out
45:04for the rest of this game
45:05with a back injury
45:06as Mark Dagnolp
45:08is gonna challenge this call
45:10asking that
45:11it be looked at
45:12for a potential foul
45:13against the Cavaliers
45:14638 to play
45:16here in Cleveland
45:17the Cavaliers
45:18looking for one final gasp
45:19at home
45:20time out to challenge
45:21the outbound score
45:22BC and Peacock
45:24with a full day
45:25of basketball
45:26and coming up next
45:27in our quadruple header
45:28the Mavs
45:29and the Knicks
45:30from MSG
45:31on NBC
45:32streaming live
45:33on Peacock
45:35Mike, Reggie, Zora
45:37all in the building
45:38ready to rock
45:39from the world's
45:40most famous arena
45:41it was a successful
45:42challenge once again
45:43for Mark Dagnall
45:44and the Thunder
45:45it was a foul called
45:46on Jalen Tyson
45:47as opposed to being
45:48out of bounds
45:49and it was
45:50Mark Dagnall
45:51really trusting his
45:52players judgment
45:53immediately
45:54as SGA is gonna
45:55come back in the game
45:56and get right to work
45:57with another deuce
45:58and that right there
45:59was really good defense
46:00by DeAndre Hunter
46:02just
46:03offense from the MVP
46:05Mitchell's also back
46:06on the floor
46:07keeping delivery
46:08is too strong
46:09but a foul
46:10so
46:116-18
46:12remaining
46:13in a 19 point game
46:14we'll see how
46:16Kenny Atkinson
46:17and Mark Dagnall
46:18play these next couple
46:19of minutes
46:20we had already
46:21starters still on the floor
46:22we've talked about
46:23the injury issues
46:24for Oklahoma City
46:25Jalen Williams
46:26both J-Dubb and J-Will
46:28out
46:29one for the entirety
46:30of this game
46:31one from the second half
46:32on
46:33Isaiah Hartenstein
46:34missing his
46:3512th consecutive game
46:36now Al Caruso
46:37is out
46:38after
46:39landing awkwardly
46:41on the foot
46:42of Lou Dort
46:43checks back in
46:44for Isaiah Joe
46:45we've seen
46:46different combinations
46:47and permutations
46:4824 different
46:49starting lineups
46:50for Cleveland this year
46:51tied for the most
46:52in the NBA
46:53they've dealt
46:54with the injury bug
46:55and now have
46:56Darius Garland out
46:57for at least the next
46:58week to week and a half
46:59there's a good look
47:00at DG's
47:01got Sam Merrill
47:02over there as well
47:03missing his second
47:04consecutive game
47:05with a hand injury
47:06both teams
47:07to be smart
47:08potentially these
47:09final couple of
47:10minutes
47:11at the midway
47:12point of the season
47:13Mitchell jumps the
47:14passing lane
47:15one-on-one with Dort
47:16Mitchell gets to the rim
47:17and he can't finish
47:18for the foul
47:19ball
47:20on that last play
47:21Wallace
47:22taking
47:23corner three
47:24unselfish
47:25trying to swing
47:26at the door
47:27right there
47:28Mitchell
47:29in the
47:30passing lane
47:31the game
47:32all
47:34all
47:35sports
47:36as he was retreating
47:37on defense
47:38struggling a little bit
47:39with his shoe there
47:40but
47:42the few mistakes
47:43offensively the Thunder
47:44have made the second
47:45half
47:46the door
47:48from Montreal
47:49went to Arizona State
47:50it's just always so
47:51interesting
47:52interesting to me to see
47:53athletes from different
47:54countries
47:55because you look at him
47:57and his natural
47:59athletic ability
48:00and size
48:01and you wonder if he was
48:03American if he said
48:04middle linebacker
48:05here I come
48:06he is a
48:07prototypical
48:08linebacker on the
48:09football field
48:10and you feel like he could
48:11be dominant
48:12if you really wanted
48:13well back in the day
48:14when I would play basketball
48:15you played against football
48:16that's true
48:17you didn't want any part of that
48:19no doubt
48:20kinda
48:21guys today hate playing
48:22against them as well
48:23and speaking of
48:24hating that guard
48:26this is GA just
48:27you know
48:28Tracy was great
48:29he's in our studios
48:30one of those guys that
48:32played with such
48:33ease and effort
48:34made it look easy
48:35but he was 6'9
48:36right
48:37this GA is 6'5
48:38different kind of player
48:40so efficient
48:42so fun to watch
48:43takes his time
48:44walks to his spot
48:46wonderful
48:48separation
48:49decelerate
48:51made a little space
48:53proof
48:54three-point shooter
48:55always can get to the line
48:56but that mid-range
48:57and that ability
48:58to get his shot
48:59to get his shot
49:00when he wants
49:01that's why he's so
49:02meaningful
49:03that's what Mark Dagnall
49:04told us about SGA
49:05that's gonna be a foul
49:06against Oklahoma City
49:07five and a half to play
49:09he mentioned SGA
49:10having empathy
49:11for the rest of his team
49:12not being a guy who
49:14just because he's the
49:15MVP of the league
49:16and the superstar
49:17of the team
49:18disregards what everybody
49:19else is thinking about
49:20on the court
49:21says that he's walked
49:22in their shoes
49:23when you think about his
49:24time as a rookie with the
49:25Clippers
49:26to Kentucky
49:27when he did not start
49:28to begin the year
49:29came really on
49:31second half of his
49:32freshman year in Kentucky
49:33became one of the best
49:34players in the SEC
49:35in the country
49:36gets drafted by the Clippers
49:37goes there
49:38half the season
49:39really was getting his
49:40feet wet before he meets
49:41a major impact on a
49:42playoff team
49:43as Allen puts that one
49:44back in
49:45and then gets traded
49:46to Oklahoma City
49:47and he's on a team
49:48with Chris Paul
49:49Danilo Gallinari
49:50that's very good
49:51on the gym playoff team
49:52that first year
49:53they get rid of those
49:54guys and he becomes
49:55the cornerstone of the
49:56franchise but he had
49:57different roles on his
49:58way up
49:59kind of climbing the
50:00ladder to become what
50:01he is today
50:02you can see it in how
50:03he interacts with the
50:04rest of his team
50:05when your best player
50:06looks like he's
50:08fouled there on that
50:09three-point attempt
50:10from DeAndre Hunter
50:11but when your best
50:12player just so happens
50:13to argue with him being
50:14one of the best players
50:15if not the best player
50:17in the NBA
50:18is a connector
50:19is a glue guy
50:20is a culture guy
50:22and now you have
50:23something special
50:24and that's certainly
50:25what DeAndre is
50:27and what he's about
50:32Cleveland in the bonus
50:33here we send DeAndre
50:34Hunter to the free throw
50:35line he's up to 15 points
50:367 of 7 at the charity
50:37strike
50:38AJ Mitchell will check in
50:39for Cason Wallace
50:40Cleveland 5 to play
50:43and in 15
50:44they make one final push
50:46get things interesting
50:47crowd involved
50:48and see if they can
50:49put the pressure
50:50back on the champs
50:51Mitchell at the controls
50:58quiet night for AJ Mitchell
51:00with 5 points in 23 minutes
51:02but he does have 7 assists
51:04the Thunder of the team
51:0524 assists on 41 made
51:07field goals
51:08there is Mitchell
51:09kick it
51:10Dork hesitates
51:12and hits the 3
51:13and on that last play
51:15defensively Cleveland
51:16chose to run somebody at SGA
51:19and double team him
51:20it's so hard to do
51:22because the shooter's
51:24space in the floor
51:25can make the best
51:26Tyson has the response
51:277 of 9 from 3 in the win over
51:29Philly a couple days ago
51:30was 16 of 22 from downtown in his previous four games but just one for four tonight
51:41Mitchell
51:43Holmgren knocked away
51:45Holmgren out of bounds
51:47off of Hunter
51:49Hunter disagreed with the call
51:51KC keeps it
51:536 to shoot
51:544 minutes to play
51:55Time out by Mark Dagnall
52:00looking for his team to run through the tape on the road
52:05Oak Peacock with a full day of basketball
52:07and coming up next
52:08watch the Mavs and the Knicks on NBC and streaming live on Peacock
52:12the good news
52:13Jalen Brunson and Cooper Flagg
52:15both question marks coming into the day
52:17will both start for their respective teams
52:20from the world's most famous arena
52:22we'll have all the coverage
52:23following this one on NBC and Peacock
52:264 minutes to play
52:27final gasp here for the Cavaliers
52:30and an error pass taken away by Hunter
52:321 on 1 with Holmgren
52:34and Holmgren got back to feel some miss
52:36he has controlled this game in the second half
52:42he really has on both ends right there
52:44Hunter
52:45had an easy layup
52:47but Holmgren not quitting
52:51distract him on that attempt
52:53Wiggins driving kick
52:54swing
52:55extra
52:56it's Holmgren
52:57cash
52:58timeout Kenny Atkinson
53:01and that might be the dagger
53:03from the Thunder
53:04Chet Holmgren's
53:07fourth three of the day
53:09effort on defense
53:11and that's pretty much what it's been
53:13it's only fitting that next possession on offense
53:15reward the big man for his effort
53:18and even in that case he's apologizing
53:21for what I don't know
53:23great defense
53:24big time three
53:25I'm gonna go out on the limb here and say it might be safe to say
53:30that he's gonna be an all-star
53:32whoa whoa whoa
53:33I'm out there
53:34I'm out there
53:35that's a limb
53:36now Chet has been outstanding all year for this team
53:40a team that in all likelihood is going to improve to 36 and 8
53:44with a victory here
53:46Shea Gilchrist-Alexander has
53:47his 30th
53:4930-point game of the season
53:51which leads the NBA
53:53but his running eight tonight
53:54has been Chet Holmgren with 28 points
53:56eight rebounds and a couple of blocks
53:58that's a three ball
53:59it's Aaron Wiggins
54:01and it's raining
54:02for Oklahoma City
54:04they are 18 of 42 from 3
54:08Cleveland is 7 of 32
54:10make them 7 of 33
54:12as Mitchell is 1 for 9 by himself
54:16that's been the main story of this game
54:1811 more main threes for Oklahoma City
54:2212 more main threes for Oklahoma City
54:25Lou Doord drills another
54:28and another timeout call with 2.35 to play
54:34Dork and Holmgren are a combined 9 for 11
54:40from three-point territory
54:41we talked early in the game about the shooting
54:44and the three-point shooting in particular
54:47when OKC has struggled
54:49when they've lost
54:50in large part it's been
54:52it's been because they can't knock down
54:54those shots from the perimeter
54:56but what a shooting performance here
54:59in Cleveland this afternoon
55:02everybody locked in
55:04everybody contributing
55:06your stars playing big
55:08Chet Holmgren having a big performance
55:10but how about
55:12Shea Gilgis Alexander
55:14really doing it all
55:16knocking down threes
55:18silencing the crowd
55:19getting downhill
55:20drawing fouls
55:22to the free throw line
55:23and just time and time again
55:25making tough shots
55:27look easy
55:28the
55:38favorite to win it again
55:39looks like he will sit with 30 points in 34 minutes on 12 and 20 shooting
55:40three assists
55:42a steal
55:43and a block
55:44actually make him two blocks
55:46four Gilgis Alexander
55:48fifty eight points combined
55:49with Holmgren
55:50the Thunder
55:51number one in the West
55:52five and a half games
55:53ahead of San Antonio
55:54entering the day
55:55three and a half
55:56ahead of Detroit
55:57for the best record in the NBA
55:59and now
56:00Kenny Atkinson will empty the bench
56:02Porter is going to come back on
56:04with Proctor
56:05Tyson
56:06Tomlin
56:07and Thomas Bryant
56:09the best on this team
56:11brings an intensity every day in practice
56:13that Atkinson loves
56:14feels like it sets the tone
56:15for the rest of the team
56:16Oklahoma City
56:17will counter by doing the same
56:19as Porter pulls
56:20and finds the heel
56:22Chris Youngblood
56:23the rookie
56:24Jang
56:25Williams
56:26Wallace
56:27and Joe
56:28the five for the Thunder
56:30there's Jang
56:32outside
56:33Youngblood's a shooter
56:34and shows it off
56:36Chris Youngblood
56:37right now every
56:40knocking down shots
56:41right off the bench
56:42been sitting for this
56:44the last two hours
56:45and Youngblood
56:46getting involved
56:47feels like Uncle Drew
56:50Youngblood
56:52Proctor
56:55and that has been the story
56:57of the game right there
56:58Youngblood knocks his down
56:59Proctor can't do the same
57:01Oklahoma City is 20 of 44
57:03from three point territory
57:05that was so much of the story
57:06for this team
57:07over the last month of the season
57:09where they were a little bit
57:10more vulnerable
57:11that the lack of three point
57:12shooting for a team that had
57:13shot it exceptionally well
57:15to start the season
57:16they continue
57:17Kenrich Williams gets in on the action
57:20I'll tell you a team that's on pace
57:24to win 67 games
57:27because they got off the such a hot start
57:29you see Cleveland turning the ball over
57:31and then they can do a little bit of a rush
57:33rush stretch as of late
57:35the last 18 games
57:3711 and 7
57:39and it is you know
57:40it is the dog days of January
57:42which can be challenging
57:43but this team when healthy
57:45and playing at a high level
57:47is Youngblood
57:48once again
57:50knocking down a three
57:51no hesitation at all
57:53but this team of force on Bobin
57:56they made 15 more threes
57:58than the Cavaliers
57:59so far today
58:00as Tyson
58:01gets one to go
58:02with under a minute to play
58:04will they find another
58:05three point opportunity
58:0622 of 46
58:08nearing 50 percent
58:10Chang
58:11tough turnaround
58:13and the bench
58:14all on its feet
58:15Cleveland stunned
58:17and the fans shuffle out
58:18from Rocket Arena
58:19Tyson will tee it up
58:20and knock down a three
58:21and knock down a three
58:2316 points
58:2510 rebounds
58:26fifth double-double
58:27for Janet Tyson
58:32Jenks three
58:33that's good
58:35doesn't matter
58:36who's putting them up
58:37Oklahoma City
58:38is finding nothing
58:39but nylon
58:40in the fourth
58:42I think their equipment manager
58:44can come in and knock down a three
58:45they're shooting right now
58:49everybody
58:50tributing everybody
58:52knocking down threes
58:53playing with confidence
58:55time win on the road
58:57big bounce back
58:58you know
58:59tough loss in Miami
59:00well they had to reset the clock there
59:05after it kept running
59:06with the ball going out of bounds
59:08with 16
59:10on the game clock
59:1110 on the shot clock
59:12Tyson will get it in for Tomlin
59:14right back
59:15to Tyson
59:17likely the final Cavaliers
59:19offensive possession
59:21Tyson hangs
59:22doesn't hit
59:23Tomlin's follow doesn't go
59:24rebound
59:25youngblood
59:26and an absolute
59:27masterpiece
59:28in the second half
59:29and especially down the stretch
59:30of the fourth quarter
59:31as Oklahoma City gets the win
59:33136-104
59:35we'll stay right here
59:37there's still two more games
59:38to come on NBC and Peacock
59:40after the break
59:41we'll get down to Madison Square Garden
59:43it's the Mavericks
59:44Mavericks
59:45and the Knicks
59:46for Grant Hale
59:47Jordan Cornett
59:48our entire NBC crew
59:49Omno Eagle
59:50saying so long
59:51from Cleveland
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