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00:00Look can't get at the fall but Towns right there but Towns had a clear lane to the basket that
00:05time
00:05Yeah, he had an opportunity. I think to get to the rim. I don't think he expected to see that
00:10Avenue open up for him, but fortunately for the Knicks
00:13He hung around the rim and a soft shot came right to him for an easy putback
00:20Cengu got five more assists tonight nice spin
00:23Shot it's good now 15 points five assists three rebounds something he does every night filling up the box score
00:35Nick shooting 50% the Rockets 52% now remember they had such a rough start shooting and an OB
00:42fakes fires
00:43Cannot hit Eason with a rebound
00:47Seven boards for decent
00:51He says one of those guys when he's on the floor the team just plays better. He's a winner
00:55He just does a lot of the things that a lot of guys in this league don't want to do
01:00It's all about effort right there a perfect example the extra play and gets a bucket for his teammate
01:07Rockets up by six
01:10And Eason and Carl Anthony Towns get entangled he's gonna pick up his second
01:18Well, this is one of the reasons the Rockets
01:21Do so much damage on the offensive glass because their wings crash from the wings and corners and usually that's
01:27at least two
01:28Sometimes it's three guys and when there's a long miss more often than not they're gonna get their hands on
01:35that basketball
01:36Towns double team gets inside can't get at the fall
01:39Eason comes up good double team that time from Houston's
01:49Chengu and Towns
01:51Bridges comes to help
01:53Durant kicks it in the corner Jabari Smith short brunt's in the rebound
02:02And an OB corner three can't get at the fall
02:06That's great job from Thompson. He couldn't grab it, but he tipped it to a teammate
02:13Chengu goes right at town nice feet inside Brunson has to foul Thompson
02:19And the men Thompson will take two free throws as we go back to Lisa
02:22Yeah, Mike an update on the Rockets Jay Sean Tate we saw him go down in the second quarter grabbing
02:27his lower leg
02:29They're calling it a right knee sprain
02:32He will not return
02:35All right least thank you
02:37Making a typical hustle play by him
02:41Banged up his towns landing on him Thompson well short
02:45Obviously a key for a man Thompson is to improve his perimeter game. He's actually improved his free throw shooting
02:51Really well this year. He's he's up to 79 percent his first two years 68 the next step obviously
02:57Is that three-pointer where he still struggles?
02:59And it is not easy by the way to bring your free throw percentage up 10 percentage points when you're
03:04not a pure shooter
03:05He's put a lot of time into it
03:07It's important for him because of his attacking nature. He's going to get to the line
03:11So he's worked on that the next area of focus obviously is going to be that three-point shot
03:16And playing him honestly out there. He can take advantage of his quickness kick ball reset the shot clock to
03:2314 the Rockets
03:24Have quieted this crowd with a strong start here in the third take a seven-point lead
03:32In the Rockets this year, they've won at Oklahoma City. They've won at Detroit at Denver
03:39Hart gets inside
03:41Chinguun excellent defense
03:43Eason throws it ahead
03:45Alprin Chinguun Durant lines up a three-pointer got it
03:49And a lead is 10
03:52What a turnaround here from the Rockets Durant now with 16 points
03:57And Houston with an overall 23-point turnaround
04:01And rip protection leading to offense josh hart
04:04decides to
04:05Forgo the left hand takes it right into shengun and then now you get numbers going the other way kevin
04:12durant knows how to finish a break
04:18Kevin durant loves playing here at the garden loves the building but he's also had a lot of success that's
04:24his career record
04:26against the knicks
04:28That's of course with the thunder with the warriors with the nets with the suns. This is his first game
04:34As a member of the Rockets, so if he gets a victory he'll have victories against the knicks in five
04:38different uniforms
04:41The only
04:43Higher winning percentage against the knicks will chamberlain and michael jordan
04:51And an ovaries double clutch on a great shot in terms of points
04:56Not the winning percentage in terms of what he's averaging
05:01Chinguun against towns
05:03Rockets in control right now
05:06lead by 10, but it just
05:10They're a nice rhythm legs
05:12Bible of 24
05:14Dinguun kicks it out durant gets a clean look well defended by an anobi not sure if he got a
05:19piece of it park comes out of the pack
05:21Knicks trying to get the crowd back into it towns walks into a three-pointer and connects
05:27second three-pointer for towns he's got 16
05:31And it's back to seven and other than the hustle plays by a josh hart or an alvarado or an
05:36ananobi
05:37That trail three and then a burst by brunson. That's what gets this place jumping
05:43Terrific move tari eason gets the bucket seven points nine boards four assists for eason
05:51Now in the starting lineup for it even you don't go
05:56Town steps back back-to-back jumpers from towns
06:00He's shooting the ball like we've seen in the past he's been
06:03Inconsistent in terms of the shooting rhythm this season and he does not take a lot of jump shots from
06:08that distance
06:09There's a lot of work at the rim and then course from deep. That's that 18-foot area
06:15Turnaround jumper Smith can't get it, but tip it from Thompson
06:23Oh man, Thompson now with seven points
06:29Ball deflected out
06:32Think about the work that the rockets do on the offensive glass it's such a burden and any coach that
06:37you ask
06:38Before they play the rockets they're going to say this is priority number one
06:42Protecting your own defensive glass and the knicks actually are an excellent defensive
06:47Rebounding team, but they're getting dominated on the glass tonight
06:51That does not happen very often. It's one of their big strengths
06:55Towns on the move drives inside can't get it offensive foul from towns. That's going to be his third
07:01He leads the nba in offensive fouls
07:09And that's what he does the hook
07:12Prowl doesn't like it
07:14Obviously there was contact on the defense after that but the hook is where he's getting
07:20Call for a majority of those offensive fouls and it's really unnecessary, you know if he's got
07:26Half a step on a defender. He's so big. He can usually keep him on that side of his body
07:31without all of that
07:33The bari Smith
07:35Too strong towns grabs the rebound towns a second in the nba of rebounds
07:40Here's heart gets inside and throws it down good fast break opportunity
07:47Art gets his first points he has six assists does a tough decision defensively because you knew you had bridges
07:53in the corner for a three
07:55Jalen brunson nice job looking off that last defender durant fires away
08:00Can't get to the fall long rebound run for it shangoon lost it out of bounds last touch by towns
08:09Good hustle from both players rockets will have it 14 on the shot clock it looked like from here live
08:15It looked like shangoon was the last one to hit that as we get our first look at it
08:19No, it's off it's off town definitely did not hit shangoon's hip
08:25Mitchell robinson comes in heart and an obian towns
08:29Sit down shamit returns jeremy sohan
08:32Again his second game with the knicks played only two minutes in that first half
08:37brunson trying to get aggressive on eason
08:40And got too aggressive second foul on brunson second team foul
08:46Haven't been a lot of free throws in this game only four for the knicks only eight
08:51For the rockets that's one of the rockets that they don't for a physical defensive team. They don't foul very
08:56much
08:57They don't have to as much because they've got a bunch of guys that really can slide their feet laterally
09:02and they've got great reach
09:05Smith
09:07Gets past gets inside lays it up nice move from jabari smith. He's having an excellent game 18 points
09:14Lead back up to nine for the rockets brunson trying to get going
09:18And eason thousand rockets not pleased at all with a call
09:24But brunson who still does not have a field goal
09:27Will shoot two free throws
09:30Brunson and smith exchanging glances
09:34Eason picks up his third foul
09:41Knicks have only taken four free throws
09:44As they trail by nine
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10:02The magic and the clippers
10:06Emu doka talking to eason he says about eason
10:09And if there's a loose ball and he's anywhere near the vicinity he gets it
10:15Brunson misses the free throw
10:19Eight-point game under five to play third quarter rockets looking for their six straight road win
10:27Shepard well defended by shabbat six on the 24 diwara picks him up
10:32Shepard off the bounce tough shot pulls up and a foul on diwara
10:37And shepard to the free throw line first on diwara
10:45You talk about where the growth has come for reed shepard i think a year ago
10:49After being defended well initially off the dribble he probably would have picked that ball up and reversed it deal
10:54to the other side
10:55He saw an opportunity with a bigger guy on him he thought he could get to his spot
11:00Elevate he loves that little pull-up jumper going to his right hand
11:03And he's able to get a couple of free throws that looked like a possession was going nowhere
11:08You see shepard wearing number 15 just like his dad jeff who of course was a kentucky hero played for
11:14the wildcats
11:14His dad was the most outstanding player of the 1998 final four
11:20Now reed making dad very very proud as we send it over to lisa
11:24Yeah mike a free trepper told me that he credits the jump he's taken this season to confidence
11:28Just feeling more comfortable in his role and trusting the work he put in during the offseason
11:32And now to be on the court with kevin duran a player
11:35He said he watches a kid growing up
11:37He said that's been special to be able to learn from kd this year
11:41But again, he said the key has been confidence that it means a lot to know that emio doka
11:45Trust him and continues to put him in positions to go out and be himself
11:49Yeah, at least you can see as we said earlier just a different player. Meanwhile, I'm in thompson
11:55Draws the foul. How about jalen brunson?
11:57His first field goal of the game
11:59And it was with under four and a half to play in the third
12:03It's one of the only times tonight. He's actually gotten into a rhythm off the dribble with that shot
12:08He loves when he's got a one-on-one space
12:10And he drives that defender back with those first two hard dribbles
12:15And rises up. He just hasn't had many opportunities with space in a one-on-one situation
12:21All night you saw you saw rick brunson
12:24And jalen brunson having a laugh with kevin durant
12:29Rick was the official celebrity passer for that shooting stars competition that
12:35jalen brunson won with alan houston and carl anthony towns
12:46Here's shannon sohan throws it back
12:50Sohan out there for defense shabbat season open he goes inside ball deflected by durant nine to shoot for the
12:57knicks
12:57And here's the problem with that possession. You're going to force jalen brunson to give it up near mid court
13:01When that ball comes out of there to sham at the middle
13:04There has to be a play made on the back end of that because brunson's done his job
13:08Taking two defenders, but the ball ended up in the hands of a non-shooter and sohan and now you've
13:13got a short clock
13:15brunson looking
13:17He's gonna have to force one up fires it up shot is good rounds at home
13:21Durant was right on him
13:23And brunson who has struggled and hit some shots tonight. It's as tough as one
13:28back to seven
13:31Durant off the bounce
13:32Throws it up shot is good and a foul
13:35Durant with the answer and a chance for a three-point play
13:42But this is tough right here he gets to that left hand gets grabbed and then that's just soft touch
13:53You see brunson right here
13:55I mean, this is one of his toughest looks of the night clock running out
13:59Durant basically hand on hand and brunson gets it to go
14:02If he had longer fingernails, he would have blocked the shot and the smile
14:06But the respect factor between those two is
14:10Durant will shoot one free throw
14:14Love durant saying recently goes as a kid. I always just wanted to be in the league
14:19He loves to as the players like to say he loves to hoop as much as anyone who's ever played
14:25I bet when he retires and who knows when that's going to be because he's still playing at an elite
14:30level
14:30He's going to be playing like three or four of those rec leagues after he retired. There's no doubt
14:35He'll probably get overly picked up game on a street corner and pull over and jump in
14:40He's got a good chance to pass Michael Jordan for fifth all-time scoring
14:45This season and an obi gets inside kicks it out heart heart with a corner break
14:49Can't get it the fall durant tips it Thompson has it
14:5510-point game rockets in front as we approach three minutes remaining
15:04Thompson to the rant these corner three got it kevin duran erupting right now largest lead of the game for
15:11the rockets
15:12Durant's got 22 and that closeout was right there and an obi's right in his space, but
15:17Durant just knows because of his length he can get it off regardless
15:22Brunson beautiful help defense from Thompson Thompson poking loose and throws it down
15:27Men Thompson once again showing why he's one of the elite defensive players in the nba
15:32And the rockets have opened up a 15-point lead
15:36But a rocket starting to oppose their will defensively and it's leading to good things on the other end first
15:43kevin duran
15:43With that sweet stroke in the left corner
15:47And then the defense here on jalen brunson
15:49i'm in thompson giving the rockets a cushion
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16:13Knicks down 15 the rockets once again looking so impressive on the road what's been the key to the turnaround
16:19well
16:19They can really turn up the heat defensively and I just think they've done such a great job on jalen
16:23brunson
16:24It's disrupted really the entire rhythm of the knicks offense
16:28Shammett drives inside that's the third drive he got bumped as well
16:32and andrew shammett
16:34With a chance for a three-point play and that was similar to the play
16:38I talked about earlier when there's gonna be that much traffic directed at brunson and that ball comes out of
16:43it
16:43You've got to go make a play and this is the third time that shammett's been able to turn the
16:47corner and get to the rim
16:48And if they pinch off the corner, you've got an easy decision to kick out for a three
16:54If it's not there, just turn the corner take it all the way to the rim
16:58It's basically trying to make the team pay for doubling brunson
17:01You have to you've got to make them rethink it the only way to do that
17:06Is to get points off of those traps or at least high quality shots
17:11Shammett completes the three-point play two and a half left third quarter
17:17Shepard alley-oop oh ho ho ho ho thompson almost
17:21As brunson comes the other way pulls up shot no good, but a foul
17:27And brunson go to the free-throw line. This could have been an all-time highlight
17:32Well, I thought this pass was going to end up on 8th avenue when he let it go
17:36Almond Thompson one of the few that can go up and get look how high he is and how long
17:40he hangs in the air
17:41But the miss allowed the knicks to get out and run and jalen brunson able
17:47To get an opportunity to go to the free-throw line if there is such a thing as a spectacular
17:52miss lob. That was it
17:55Brunson down nine points six assists and then thompson
18:0010.7 boards six assists
18:04Again because of the injury to fred van vliet
18:06His growth had to be set up as a point guard and he really has made excellent strides
18:16It's only 23 years old yeah, a man thompson has tremendous versatility because you can put the ball in his
18:21hands as an
18:22Initiator or you can put him down there in the dunk spot as a finisher because of that athletic ability
18:29Durant has it pushed away momentarily
18:32Benny smith sets the screen. There's a double team
18:35And a reach in
18:37Nixon a penalty and durant who's a great free-throw shooter will go to the line brunson picks up
18:44his fourth foul
18:48So at 202 left in the third jose alvarado gets off the bench
18:53See duran as you mentioned earlier
18:55He has played well for years against the knicks
19:01How about him at his age?
19:0437 he's third in the nba in minutes per game he's averaging 37 minutes a game
19:10And yet has seen no drop off in efficiency as he's
19:15At 51
19:1740 88 his shooting splits just a hair under a 50 40 90 season. Yeah, he needs to get that
19:23free throw up
19:24He's been slacking all over the line knocks down those two
19:2723 now leading score in the game and he had a slow start. He misses first six shots
19:33He's eight for 12 since then
19:36There's that double team again
19:40Josh Hart
19:42Finney smith also an excellent defender brunson drives on him pulls up shot is short
19:48Durant quick outlet next do a good job getting back
19:58Josh hard guarding duran
20:01Good ball denial from brunson finney smith gets it gives it right back
20:05Durant elbow jumper that won't go fight for the rebound
20:10Capella puts it on the floor and he's fouled before the shot attempt
20:16Another offensive rebound for the best offensive rebounding team in the league
20:21That's nine
20:24So clint capella will go to the line
20:29Comella back in houston started his career had some good years there
20:34And the james harden arrow and western conference final
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20:55We have a technical foul called
21:00Against the rockets is it durant
21:04The way he's acting I think it's durant and he nagging
21:07Ball the tech on kevin durant
21:12Brunson will shoot one
21:18Let's take a look here
21:23Arguing
21:24Pointing that's that's that's usually what does it is the pointing
21:31So capella will go
21:34And shoot another free throw propeller from the line just 55 percent
21:38Durant continuing his conversation got to be careful there bruxon
21:43By the way capella when he came into he missed his first 15 free throws of his nba career
21:50But boy could he rebound
21:53Right from day one in the nba
21:57There's the double team again alvarado gets it fires
22:01And it'll be tips at heart has it back to brunson
22:05Boy they are sending doubles every time brunson gets the ball well at this point
22:08They're just determined to make sure he does not get going he's sitting here
22:12With two made baskets on the night does have 10 points because he's gotten to the line
22:16But I think the rockets are confident
22:19If they can make sure that jalen brunson
22:21Isn't the one that starts to get going they're going to force other knicks to try to beat them
22:25And there's not a lot of creative ball handling on the floor
22:29And there's no other aside from him so that's clearly the target
22:33No, not a smart foul that time legs from shepherd although he knew doka did not like the call
22:39And the rockets are in the penalty
22:42Brunson talking to women thompson now as we said earlier he played sar thompson the other night now he had
22:4733 points
22:51One if there's some discussion on
22:54Whether or not it's the amount of team fouls john writes the crew chief
23:0021st year in the nba
23:10Well not exactly sure what they're checking out
23:16Right now brunson's expected to take it with you two shots
23:20Well, he's gonna shoot two shots
23:22It wasn't any kind of challenge
23:28That's a hole clearly a hole
23:31Shepard say no he held me first which may be true, but it wasn't like there was a challenge there
23:38If you're gonna get on the top side and try to deny
23:41A guard coming out to receive the basketball near the top of the key
23:46You're gonna have to get on top side put your arms out to the side and use your chest
23:49Clearly reed shepherd grabbed a hold and
23:53Jalen brunson back to the line we're being told that they were checking to see who was fouled
23:59But they could have asked you and you would have told them i would have been very nice
24:03Providing that information
24:06Brunson meanwhile seven of eight for the free throw line
24:09Two of eight from the field he's now in double figures with 11
24:15And it feels like with the quarter the knicks have had
24:19Really on both ends to be down 10 like they've got to feel pretty fortunate now
24:22They've got to unlock their offensive field figure out how to deal with these double teams on brunson that leads
24:28To points foul away from the ball is going to go against the knicks knicks have been in the penalty
24:33some more free throws
24:38And an obi picks up his first valve durant to the line
24:43More arguing with the officials officials getting a lot of camera time
24:50So as durant goes our officials tonight sean wright as we mentioned the crew chief andy nagging
24:56And our third official is nate green
25:00As durant misses that
25:02And there's nate now he played two years in the g league seven years in italy
25:08He also played at indiana state everybody remembers larry bird 1979 took indiana state to the ncaa tournament
25:14The next time they went to the ncaa tournament when nate green was their best player he was a terrific
25:20player in college
25:24Did not make the nba but that's some g league and international experience and now an nba official in the
25:32seventh year
25:33Brunson deflected by thompson again
25:36shepherd picks it up
25:38Hesitation move drives inside and an easy layup the men thompson's defense leads to another bucket
25:45And if you're going to get trapped out there and thompson's part of that trap if you're jalen brunson
25:49You're not going to float that ball over the top of his reach
25:52It's got to go around him or it's got to go between the two defenders on a bounce pass
25:56And an obi
25:57Off the bounce pulls up baseline jumper can't get it
26:00Robinson trying to
26:01Throw it down on the follow
26:03Shot clock turned out no fouls to give nicks made a mini run but the rockets with an answer
26:10Durant guarded by alvarado
26:13Double team finds thompson floats it up and in with 1.8 remaining and this is the largest lead of
26:19the game
26:19Hart comes up short
26:22And that ends the third quarter the houston rockets have quieted the crowd
26:27And part of the reason the defensive play from a men's option. He's been
26:31A wrecking curtain night look at that activity with his hands high hands on the pass
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26:51Pat down 16. What do you guys have to fix in this fourth quarter? I mean we got to get
26:56stops simply
26:57Got to get stops. We have to have that translate to our offense
27:00We got to get some easy looks right now to get the momentum back on our side
27:03Speaking of making stops. What's going to be the key to slowing down kevin durant?
27:08I mean, he's one of the best scorers of all time
27:10So, uh, you don't plan to stop him you plan to just make it difficult for him and uh, you
27:15know
27:15We got to make it more difficult for him uh in this game. Thank you cat
27:18All right, least durant with 25 points and clearly they have to get stops
27:23But their offense has really been a little stuck in mud right now
27:26Yeah, right now the rockets are really simply taking the ball to brunson's hands daring the knicks to beat them
27:32In a different way that to me is the biggest adjustment for the knicks
27:35They've got to force the rockets to take the ball out of the net more so the knicks defense can
27:39be more effective
27:41Right now brunson on the bench pass inside ananobi shot block jabari smith meets him at the rim and shepherd
27:48comes the other way
27:53Pass inside the thompson and again the rockets have really quieted this crowd
27:58It was so loud in the first half
28:01As the knicks built a 13-point lead shangun backing in against ananobi
28:07Good job from ananobi and shangun throws up an air ball ball tipped inside laid up and in from finney
28:13smith
28:14How about that play as thompson still down the other end just the intangible play
28:20The plays that impact winning time and time again shammet the three he's got it
28:26First three-pointer for shammet he's in double figures
28:36All 15-point lead still plenty of time but the rockets have been in control
28:46shangun a lot of dribbling thought he was fouled alvarado
28:50thought about a three
28:52Bridges drives on shepherd poked away, but alvarado right there to pick it up shot blocked by shangun
29:00Still lick ball as eason's going to come back in how about this thompson save yeah, and it's a textbook
29:05block out
29:06By shammet he does everything he has to do
29:10But thompson never gives up on it and he's able to still poke it free
29:15Right to dorian finney smith as the knicks were starting to leak out to head up the floor
29:20alvarado and towns with the flush
29:24That wakes the crowd up a bit
29:29And a timeout call by email udoka mike brown upset talking with nate green ben stiller trying to cheer on
29:36the team and carl anthony towns
29:38With an important bucket for the knicks
29:4220 points now for towns for the rocket still with a 13 point lead early here in the fourth
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30:03I said if the if the five stays on me
30:06Then he and he hits and he hits that elbow i'm setting the flare for you
30:12Shoot that if you got it
30:14If you go under shoot it
30:18Josh hart so often the catalyst for the knicks on both ends of the floor
30:23Right now he's on the bench alvarado towns and an obi shammet and bridges jabari smith comes out hands off
30:29the shepherds
30:33Shepard nice feed the shangoon gets inside and is fouled
30:37We're just a great job that time from shepherd he saw towns come over to double team them right away
30:43And he was patient because alvarado fought over two different dribble handoffs
30:47And you know a lot of times you get pushed out further and further
30:51At some point you move the ball this is a great job. He kept his dribble
30:55He made sure that towns committed and then that little pocket pass
30:59Allowed shangoon enough space to drive it to the rim
31:04And goon missing the first 13 point game
31:09King goons dad was a point guard talk about good distributor shangoon
31:14Leading in assist on the team that played pro ball and turkey back in the 80s
31:21It was one for two
31:2914 point lead for the rockets here on the road
31:34Place they've been very comfortable recently alvarado drives inside kicks it out and an ob corner three can't get it
31:40Sorry eason with his 10th rebound of the game
31:46Eason a backcourt violation he had not established his both feet in the front court when he caught the pass
31:53from finnie smith
31:55And it's usually the passers fault
31:58And you know that last possession by the knicks
32:01Was a great job alvarado breaks down the defense gets into the gun
32:04That's a good look out of the corner by adanobi
32:06But to show you how good houston's defense is at closing out to the line the knicks have basically taken
32:11about half of their normal
32:14night's work from the three-point line
32:1640 attempts on average they're at sitting here at 21 and that's a testament to the rockets and the ground
32:22they cover
32:22alvarado throws it back up shaman catch fire connects
32:26Landry shaman now with 13 points and it's back to 11 by the way that rocket turnover only their third
32:33turnover of the second half
32:34They had 10 in the first half
32:37It's been a much better job taking care of the basketball
32:41Shepard launches it to smith smith spots his feet three pointers good dabari smith now with 21 points and it's
32:48right back up to 14
32:51It's a nice fine cross court by reed shepard and returning the favor because alvarado the last two trips has
32:57done a
32:57Really nice job at creating some havoc on the perimeter and finding three-point shooters of his own
33:03Rockets 46 percent from three
33:07Towns corner three gets the three right back carl anthony towns with 23 points
33:13He's nine of 13 from the field crowd desperate for the next to get some stops
33:22Shepard
33:23Benny smith inside ramirez can't get of the fall bridges tips it and here comes adanobi
33:31Cross court bridges corner alvarado three-pointer got it
33:39It's back to eight after trailing by as many as 18 jr smith the former nick
33:45part of the crowd here tonight
33:50jangoon
33:50jangoon
33:51Spins against towns poked away by towns jangoon gets it back goes inside kicks it out in the corner three
33:58-pointer
33:59in and out alvarado the rebound
34:05throws it ahead ananobi
34:08plenty of time seven and a half left here in the fourth
34:11Bridges comes up to get it turn shoots can't get of the fall and shangoon with a rebound
34:17Well the knicks starting to get better quality shots
34:21Eason a three-pointer that won't go
34:24Bridges quick outlet to alvarado
34:28Good transition defense now alvarado inside scoop layup can't get it the follow bridges throws it down
34:35Timeout rockets. It's a six-point game
34:40Eight straight points by the knicks and the garden crowd has come alive
34:54They have tonight's fly better moments brought to you by emirates
34:57Well, the knicks needed a spark and jose alvarado's giving it to him
35:00His penetration with quickness leading to good looks to the three-point line and then he gets in on the
35:07act as well
35:07knocking down that corner three and even on a miss
35:11His quickness creates this opportunity for michael bridges forcing shangoon to come over nobody to pick up bridges
35:19Alvarado getting this building going alvarado playing in just his fifth game as a nick
35:24Born in brooklyn went to high school in queens now playing pro basketball in manhattan. He is a new york
35:30city
35:31Kid through and through they got him in a trade from the pelicans
35:35He's already made an impact in his short time
35:38We're in a nick uniform fitting smith hands off i'm in thompson
35:43Durant garnered by ananobi
35:46Durant's got 25 tonight already the crossover
35:49Now pulls up tough jump shot in and out
35:52Finney smith had it lost it gets it back again tough rebound in traffic for dorian finish smith
36:007 on the 24
36:02Durant
36:04Back to eason eason lines up a three
36:06Can't get of the fall thompson a rebound
36:09And a loose ball foul against the knicks
36:12The men thompson just plays so hard
36:15Well, they've got three different guys on the floor right now that are gonna crash into corners and they're winning
36:21And this is just thompson in a wrestling match you see bridges trying to face guard him basically
36:26And wrap him up to keep him from getting off the ground
36:3011 offensive rebounds that's below their season average
36:34brunson back in alvarado did his job a strong 15 minutes
36:41Bridge is guarding durant durant fires up a three in and out brunson the rebound
36:47Coming up on the midway point here on the fourth knicks were down 18 earlier in the period
36:56Brunson guarded by eason fights over a screen back to bridges pulls up jump shot short
37:04And then thompson with his ninth rebound
37:10Brunson guarding him
37:12Brunson backs off thompson looking to post him up gets in the paint kicks it out in the corner eason
37:17drives
37:17Stops towns right there block with a foul
37:21and thompson
37:23towns that is
37:25Realized he hit him because usually he argues those calls crowds upset but towns didn't react at all that tells
37:32you
37:32Pretty much all you need to know this is a smart play by easton because really when he picked that
37:37up
37:37He's dead under the rim
37:39There's nowhere to go if he shoots that reverse layoff
37:42No chance he's got an angle to get it to go
37:45Came back to the strong side and forced towns to try to make a play on it
37:49He said it's the first tomorrow afternoon abc
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38:03With inside the nba ernie kenny charles and shack
38:09He said now with eight points ten rebounds four assists
38:14excellent defense
38:16And an eight-point rockets lead well, this is typically jalen brunson's time, but now you're 42 minutes into a
38:22game
38:22He just has two main field goals and the rock
38:25It's still going to be determined to keep the ball out of his hands towns nice move couldn't finish gets
38:30it back at an ob
38:31He kept it alive towns nice feet inside and I don't know he throws it down
38:39Back to six with 520 to play it's good poise by towns after he picked that loose ball up
38:45I thought he was gonna force up a jump hook but
38:47Nice awareness and keeping your eyes up will lead to something good late
38:52And then thompson looking for durant chamets on him instead throws it finney smith back out in the corner bad
38:57pass
38:58And that's only the fourth turnover of the second half for the rockets
39:04Not sure why finney smith didn't decide to try to take that up on that cut looked like he had
39:09an opportunity
39:14Finney smith jabari smith
39:16devin durant tari eason and a man thompson out there right now for the rockets
39:21Trying to win their sixth straight game on the road against some of the toughest arenas to win
39:30Downs one-on-one with finney smith drives on the floor inside shot won't count foul came before
39:36it's only the first team foul
39:38Against the rockets again you consider
39:41How strong they play defensively and how they don't foul that much
39:47That's the fourth foul on finney smith
39:58Now varado back in with brunson
40:02shammett towns and ananobi
40:10Javari smith on brunson
40:13Brunson crossover drives pulls back puts it up puts it in
40:18four-point game with four and a half to play
40:21Well the difference there no ball screen for brunson so not an opportunity to send a second defender adam
40:28He had the entire middle of the floor to himself
40:32The man tops it off the bounce up top to durant shammett gets right up into him
40:38Durant
40:39Drives inside backs in backs in falling away. It's up won't go rebound tory eason taken away by alvarado
40:47alvarado a three-pointer won't go ball tipped and taken by duran
40:54As we hit four minutes remaining
40:58Rockets had an 18 point lead here in the fourth now. It's down to four
41:05Shammett trying to guard durant
41:08Thompson drive shammett picks him up gets inside layout offensive foul
41:14jalen brunson the nba leader in charges drawn gets another
41:22Jalen brunson read this the entire time
41:25And it's just a matter of holding your ground and ground and be willing to take all that contact
41:33Brunson just three of nine from the field 14 points
41:39Shammett to towns towns backs in against smitty smith turns layout banks at home
41:45the lead is cut to two rockets
41:48Up 18 earlier in the period under three and a half to play
41:52Perfect timing for a counter move
41:54When you know he wants to get to that left shoulder for a jump hook beautiful spin back
42:00Thompson gets in the paint tied up nearly poked away finds finney smith goes in the corner eason off the
42:07bounce
42:08Guarded by towns three seconds to shoot eason puts it up got it to go
42:12Tari eason with a big bucket and the rockets back up by four
42:1911 points 11 rebounds for eason
42:23Landry shammett they want to go to towns again
42:28All knocked out of bounds are they calling a foul yes that's on finney smith that's going to be the
42:33third team foul
42:36And on finney smith his fifth
42:38He's going to come out as shangoon will return
42:42The veteran finney smith
42:46With 20 important minutes
42:49Here you see the numbers again after that 18 point lead
42:57Brunson will inbound
42:59Jabari smith and carly anthony towns trying to get position some discussion now shangoon will guard him
43:10And go proud one a foul on shangoon
43:13Jabari smith on brunson drives inside puts up the shot
43:17It's good
43:18David brunson nails another it's back to two
43:21And he's getting that space now in the middle of the floor
43:23So he's got either direction available to him that is his favorite shot on the court
43:30Durant wants the ball he closed out the other night in charlotte can he do it again tonight fires away
43:35got it
43:36Kevin durant now with 27
43:45Thompson guarding
43:47Brunson driving gets inside
43:49Throws it up top to shannon goes to his left fires a three comes up short rebound thompson
43:57His tenth rebound of the game as we hit the two-minute mark
44:02Durant gets into the paint stolen from behind by alvarado
44:07Alvarado alvarado goes inside
44:09Oh, he puts it in
44:12How did he find the angle?
44:15Back to two with 148 remaining
44:17I think everybody in this building was expecting him to try to find jalen brunson in that two-on-one
44:27shangoon spins
44:28towns right there throws on the corner stolen by alvarado
44:33Knicks with a chance to tire take the lead with a minute and a half remaining
44:37Brunson the drive gets inside banks it in tie game
44:50What a comeback from the knicks down 18 here on the fourth
44:54Durant lost the handle out of bounds next ball
45:03Well the rockets offense right here has become unhinged
45:08No poise on this end of the floor and tremendous energy on the part of the knicks to force the
45:14rockets into the tough
45:16Spots on the floor to try to operate their offense rockets have done such a good job taking care of
45:21the ball eight turnovers here on the fourth
45:25Brunson guarded by thompson gets it to shannon
45:28towns wants it
45:29Eason doing a good job pushing him away
45:31shannon pulls back alvarado seven to shoot
45:34Brunson off the bounce throws it behind the back
45:37alvarado the drive inside lay a block by shangoon
45:40jabari smith picks it up
45:42duran inside drives
45:44offensive foul on duran
45:48The rockets immediately look to see whether or not to challenge brunson perhaps drawing his third charge of the game
45:58We're tied at 103 with 47.7 remaining and email udoka will challenge the call
46:07What a frantic finish here at the garden
46:18Boy that looks like a charge it's close looks like he's there a little bit of a lean with his
46:24shoulder, but he's got great position
46:34Challenged by the rockets kevin durant charged with the offensive foul third drawn charge
46:40by jalen brunson it has not been one of his better offensive
46:45performances although he's come alive big here in the fourth quarter
46:48But he has done other things huge plays on both ends
46:51He's taken over the offense with big shot making and two different times now
46:55He's forced to turn over by giving his body up
46:58And he just took a chance that kevin durant was not going to try to dump that ball off to
47:03thompson
47:03He was right and he earns the nicks an opportunity here to take the lead
47:07You want to know one of the main reasons why the knicks have been able to come back that last
47:12step there nine turnovers for the rockets
47:15here in the fourth one for the knicks
47:17They've outscored them 28 12
47:20final minute
47:22clutch time here at madison square garden and the clock on the knicks side they want to get a two
47:27for one
47:27But ensure that the rockets don't have enough time to get one brunson pulls up jump shot
47:32It's good jalen brunson knocks it down and the knicks take the lead
47:42Durant guarded by annanobi
47:45Durant the drive pulls up jump shot too strong rebound eason back out smith jabari smith
47:52Shot no good fight for the rebound towns comes down with it brunson has it
47:57They've got a foul shabbat has it jabbat on the drive
48:01And durant thousand with 6.1 remaining and the garden is bedlam
48:07They had a foul to give
48:09So the knicks are going to take it out of bounds
48:18First foul in the last two minutes
48:23Each team has timeouts remaining
48:29Shamit thinks he's going to the line as does everybody else
48:33You think in a game this physical the teams would be in the penalty that was not the case
48:38And mike brown who has two timeouts remaining is going to call one here
48:45Even on a night when it's not your best jalen brunson really bottled up for three quarters
48:50But he has come to life in a big way in the fourth quarter finally able to get some room
48:56get to his spots
48:57And deliver for the knicks now
49:01Have the ability to get this in make free throws and try to hold on
49:05Two for eight from the field in the first three quarters four for four here in the fourth there you
49:10see
49:10Each team still with a timeout left
49:13Key the knicks getting the ball in bounds and they're gonna have to use that timeout great ball denial from
49:18eason and kevin durant
49:22Now the knicks will do it again
49:24But that's exactly what you want and feel the rockets force them to take another and now
49:29Do that same type of ball denial yeah, they did everything they could to keep the ball in a brunson's
49:34hands
49:36Now mike brown's gonna have to make sure he's got a counter who what's gonna be plan b
49:41If jalen brunson is denied again, you've got to make sure
49:44You've got one of your high-level free throw shooters as that next guy available to flash to the basketball
49:54So now the knicks out of timeouts rockets still have one you see both teams out of challenges next because
50:01they're out of timeouts
50:03And now it's all about execution
50:06These are the type of things you work on and practice time and time again
50:10Both from an offensive standpoint and a defensive standpoint legs and the first thing about these type of situations
50:16You can't have the first option be something that's slow developing
50:20Because by the time you get up to that three four count if that first option took that long
50:26Now that inbounder starts to feel a sense of panic that first hitter should be quick
50:31And then you've got a B and a C plan after that if the first one is denied and the
50:36five second count ends on the release not on the catch
50:40hart will inbound
50:42With six point one remaining
50:45Rockets
50:45Obviously we'll try and get a five second count a steal if not if the knicks get possession they pretty
50:51much have to foul right away
50:54Rockets still have one timeout left
50:59Durant at his size will guard the inbounds now he faces the other way
51:04Knicks searching searching hart has to throw it in lobs it in and an obi has it and an an
51:09obi fouled immediately
51:12So he'll go to the free throw line for the first time tonight
51:16And an obi on the season just under 80 percent
51:19From the line
51:23Benny smith has fouled out
51:25In 21 minutes
51:29So obviously
51:33Keep free throws could make it a four point
51:36And an obi misses one or two the rocket's still very much alive and again they have a timeout
51:41So regardless of what happens
51:43Be interesting to see you
51:44Ndoka if he calls the timeout so they can advance the ball without any time coming off the clock
51:50And if he hits both of these he'll be at
51:5320 points and the knicks are 14 and 3 on the year when he does that
51:58Prior to his toe injury which he missed the four games before the all-star break
52:03He had been playing some of his best offensive ball of the season
52:10Clutch free throws right here that makes it a three-point lead
52:17Knicks are 12 of 13 from the free throw line haven't been there a lot
52:22The 92 percent
52:24None more important than this one
52:29Knicks have outscored the rockets 31 to 12 here in this fourth quarter
52:42Clutch free throws emoji and an obi
52:45Emei udoka will use his final timeout
52:48Knicks now with a four-point lead with 5.4 remaining
52:53All right, what's what's the strategy for the rockets legs?
52:56Well without a timeout remaining
52:58I think you're going to be looking for a three-point shot
53:01There's not enough time really to try to catch this turn the corner
53:04Get to the rim
53:05Then take a foul and go the length of the court after the free throw. It's going to be difficult
53:10Kevin Durant's the most logical option because of his length
53:13He can get a shot off whenever he wants but
53:15Shen good could be an option here as well because
53:18Most likely you might be get some lane protection out of whoever is guarding him
53:23He could pop back for a quick shot the rocket scored 91 points through the first three quarters
53:3012 points here in the fourth all right from a defensive standpoint
53:34What's mike brown telling him in the huddle well the biggest thing right here?
53:37You cannot foul that's the biggest thing even if they're able to make a three and you're in the area
53:42You can't leave your ground and give an aggressive contest on any three-point attempt
53:47You live with the result of that at that point you have to just get it in make free throws
53:52you're going to win a game
53:53So for mike brown switch everything on the perimeter try to funnel the first pass to the lane and do
53:59not foul jump shooters
54:03The crowd's been on its feet most of this fourth quarter
54:07It was quiet here at the garden where the knicks fell behind by 18 earlier in the period as a
54:13man thompson will now inbound
54:15Brunson will guard it smith shangoon shepard and durant durant looking to come up top gets it and an obi
54:22on him
54:22Four seconds durant fires up a three got it durant puts it in with two seconds remaining again though remember
54:28the rockets don't have timeouts
54:32It's a one-point game durant with 30
54:39They desperately need a five-second count here
54:42Neither team has a timeout part has to throw it in find shamit and shamit quickly fouled by 1.2
54:48remaining
54:49Heads-up play from shepherd to phallum immediately
54:54So now if shamit hits both it's a three-point game
54:59But with 1.2 it's almost like
55:02Do you miss one of them and let the time go off?
55:06Because if he hits two with 1.2 that gives the rockets a chance to take it out of bounds
55:10Throw at the length of the court and take it out of bounds and give guys three four seconds to
55:15run up the floor
55:16Where you could potentially complete a pass and have a guy make a desperation shot
55:21But the other side of that is you make one miss one if somebody throws in a 75 footer you
55:25lose the game. Yep
55:28Perhaps depending on does he hit this shot
55:34And comes up way short
55:38So with 1.4 remaining remember rockets out of timeouts
55:44I think in this one you almost have to miss I would definitely miss it now because either way the
55:49rockets gonna have to get the
55:50Desperation three-point shot the problem here though is it's not easy to deliberately miss
55:55You have to hit the rim if you don't hit the rim
55:57It's a violation and the rockets can take it out without any time going off the clock
56:06Shamit
56:0713 points off the bench
56:09Biggest shot of the night and he hits it two-point game 1.4 remaining
56:16Jabari Smith looking
56:18Durant catches Durant puts it up at the buzzer
56:20Off the mark and the knicks hold on and win in their biggest comeback of the season
56:26Jalen brunson clutch shots in the fourth
56:30And the knicks overcome an 18-point deficit in the final period and a heartbreaking loss for the rockets
56:37Well, they did everything right for three quarters
56:40And then their offense
56:43Just really was pressured in that fourth quarter a lot of turnovers and then jalen brunson found his offense at
56:50exactly the right time for the knicks
56:53The score in the fourth quarter 33 15
56:58Nine turnovers for the rockets there. You see the respect those two went at it
57:02An elite offensive player an elite defensive player
57:06And jalen brunson after three quarters of struggling offensively making the big buckets
57:12The men Thompson had a spectacular game the rockets
57:18Collapse in the fourth quarter and their five-game road winning streak comes to an end. Let's go to lisa.
57:24Thank you, mike jalen
57:27What took you so long?
57:31I
57:31I don't know
57:3418 point you guys were down 18 points in the fourth quarter just how are you able to get this
57:38one back?
57:39Just found a way kept chipping away
57:43Got some stops made some shots and um
57:47There it is
57:48Yeah, but in all seriousness they had you pretty much locked up for three and a half quarters or like
57:53you said life was happening for three and a half quarters
57:55Just how were you able to find a way to break three at winning time?
57:59Yeah, um
58:01I was very passive
58:02Uh, they're they're being aggressive on defense and um, I just
58:06You know wasn't applying any pressure and um
58:09I just had to flip a switch and I found a way and uh
58:12teammates and coaches kept me confident and um
58:15Found a way. Yeah, and you were doing the other things like drawing those three offensive charges
58:20Just how did things like that fire you up and keep you going? Yeah, um below the rim rim protector.
58:26That's me right there
58:28And so after coming up a Thursday's loss what does a win like this
58:32Do for a team's confidence as you head down the stretch of the regular season?
58:36Hopefully it does a lot. We gotta continue to stay focused and um
58:40Just keep taking it day by day and uh, we can't look ahead. We can't we just we can't take
58:44this for granted. Um
58:45Um, just gotta stay focused. It's really the main thing congratulations on the win. Thank you
58:51All right, lisa
58:53We have a new way to describe a player below the rim rim protector. It's a perfect description
59:01Well, of course coming up next
59:04Look forward to hearing what ernie kenny charles and jack think about
59:08The terrific comeback for the dicks and a tough
59:11Fourth quarter for the houston rockets
59:13That's that's coming up next
59:15Final score
59:16Linux 108 the rockets 106 for our producer phil dean director mike schwab
59:23And our wonderful abc crew of course for legs and lisa
59:27Mike green saying good night from new york city
59:30Thanks for watching the nba on abc home of the nba finals
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