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00:03Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
00:30Isaiah Collier, USC
00:32My name is Ace Bailey, Rutgers University
00:36My name is Cody Williams, and I attended the University of Colorado in Boulder
00:40Lowry Marketing, University of Arizona
00:43My name is Kyle Fulkowski, and I attended Duke University
01:11Loses Giannis again, Pirouette, on Turner, he goes down!
01:16Here comes Shepard
01:17Oh, he was deep in his bag
01:20Big shot!
01:21Burry!
01:23Another steal!
01:25Burry the in-backer, into Kevin Durant
01:29He's got it!
01:31Kevin Durant gives the Rockets the lead!
01:38Swole it off, Tori Eason!
01:48Here comes a mid-top defense!
01:56No fear!
01:58No limits!
01:59Hold fire!
02:03And now, the starting five for your Houston Rockets!
02:12The man in the middle, 6'11 for Turkey
02:15Number 28, Auburn Giddu
02:20The 6'11 forward out of Auburn, number 10, Jabari Smith
02:23Giddu
02:25The 6'7 guard, overtime elite number 1, Hamid Thompson
02:33A 6'8 guard, Louisiana State number 17, Tari Eason
02:41And a 6'10 forward from Texas, number 7, Kevin Durant
02:49What comes Houston Rockets is Ima Yoroka
02:52Once again, your Houston Rockets!
03:06Tip on between the Jazz and the Rockets is only moments away
03:11Here we go, y'all
03:12Don't work around
03:34We welcome you back inside Toyota Center as the Jazz and the Rockets get set to go to work
03:40This is just a huge starting five that the Rockets roll out on a nightly basis
03:45Copper and Shingun, 6'11, Smith 6'11, Durant 6'10, Eason 6'8, Thompson 6'7
03:51Here's a look at Lowry Markinan
03:54He has been terrific this season
03:55Markinan in his ninth NBA season
03:58Averaging a career high at 27 points per game
04:02He's really been the backbone to this Jazz club over the last couple of seasons
04:06And Will Hardy has certainly appreciated what Markinan has brought to this organization
04:11Hardy at 38 years of age already is in his fourth season as the head coach in Utah
04:17He really got a ringing endorsement from the front office and ownership over the summer
04:21He yanked and reported long-term extension to remain with the Jazz
04:25A young club, Grant, full of talent out here on the floor
04:29A lot of young talent
04:31Obviously they made a big move at the trade deadline
04:34And you get a chance maybe down the road to see what this team could be
04:38But on the road against this Rockets team
04:41They're gonna have to block out
04:43Houston so good on the offensive glass this season
04:46Jaron Jackson Jr. was acquired at the trade deadline from the Grizzlies
04:51It was announced that he after playing just three games for Utah
04:54And undergo surgery to remove a benign growth in his knees
04:58So no Jaron Jackson tonight
05:00As Alperin Shengun and Kyle Filipowski
05:03Step to the center circle
05:05A tip is won by the Rockets
05:06And we are underway
05:08John Michael, Grant Hill, and Ashley Shammadi
05:10Thank you so much for spending some of your Monday night with us
05:13Only three games tonight
05:15In the NBA
05:16This is the latest dip of the three
05:18Here is Kevin Durant
05:19He'll work on Filipowski
05:21Durant bounces off the Smiths
05:23Smith for three
05:23He opens the score
05:25And right away marking it
05:27Helping out Filipowski
05:29But a great read by Durant
05:31Jamari Smith left open
05:33Knock it down to three
05:34Houston
05:34They didn't shoot a high rate of three pointers
05:37So knocking one down early
05:39Good for the Rockets
05:40The Rockets take the second fewest threes in the NBA
05:43But they do shoot them well
05:44They're top ten
05:45Here goes Markkinen
05:46Markkinen gets two feet in the pain
05:47As Markkinen draws first blood for the visitors
05:50And it's almost unfair
05:52I mean to be 7-1
05:53Driving from the perimeter
05:55And to be able to hit a floater like that
05:58Just showing the skill here early
06:01Here's Shengun
06:02Which is back in the Filipowski
06:04He'll find Smith
06:05And what's Tari Eason
06:07Eason's picked up by an Isaiah Collier
06:09And that pass is picked off
06:10And I'll Filipowski
06:12And all that leg
06:13Shovel off by Cody Williams
06:15As Williams
06:16Lays it up and in
06:17And we talk about the size of Houston
06:19But there's a lot of size here in this
06:21Front court for Utah
06:23Particularly with Ace Bailey
06:246-9
06:26Maybe close to 6-10 as well
06:28You saw that length on defense
06:30That pass got deflected off the rim
06:32It's gobbled up by Filipowski
06:33He stepped however on the baseline
06:35To the ball
06:36Will remain with the Rockets
06:37You saw that length
06:38First of all
06:39Look at his drive
06:39Two dribbles in the paint
06:41Not much you can do
06:43When Markkinen's getting downhill
06:45And then Filipowski
06:46A little point
06:48Forward actual
06:49Point center action
06:50Showing off his playmaking abilities
06:52But two possessions
06:53You saw a steal by Filipowski
06:55And a nice deflection
06:57Active hands from the Jazz
06:58Well you talk about all that length
07:01Jazz fans have to be excited
07:03As they look forward to the future
07:05With this Jazz roster
07:06More on that as tonight unfolds
07:08As Filipowski took a bomb
07:09He'll bank and miss
07:10And then Thompson
07:11Hauled it in
07:12But he dribbled it off the foot of Smith
07:13And that rolls out of bounds
07:16And right now Utah
07:17They're attacking the rim
07:19Either getting out transition
07:20As Filipowski
07:21Tried to get to the basket
07:23Saw Williams
07:24Get there
07:25Transition
07:26Mark it in
07:26So right now
07:29With the exception of that last shot
07:30I was saying
07:31They're getting paint touches
07:34Here's a man Thompson
07:36Through a
07:37Contact
07:38He puts it up
07:39And draws the foul
07:39Completing that thought
07:40The Jazz pick of Jaron Jackson
07:42From the Grizzlies
07:43In an eight player monster deal
07:45You know speaking of monsters
07:46In terms of future imposing front courts
07:49How do you like Jackson
07:507-1 Walker Kessler
07:52He's out for the season
07:53He'll return next season
07:54You know you have
07:556-11 Kyle Filipowski
07:57You mix in Keontae George
07:59Ace Bailey
07:59Isaiah Collier
08:00In that backcourt
08:01We're talking about
08:02A sneaky dangerous team
08:03Aren't we Grant?
08:04100% as you see
08:06The injuries
08:06Guys out right now
08:09Three of those guys are bigs
08:10That you talk about
08:11But as a fan I love it
08:13I love to see how the game
08:15Has evolved
08:16To see these big men
08:17Playing together
08:18And coexisting
08:18Now as a player
08:20Particularly as someone
08:20Who plays small forward
08:21I would hate that
08:22To guard a 7-1 Markkanen
08:25I don't know if I'd like that
08:26Bill Hardy has said
08:28That he has no qualms
08:30Rolling out three seven-footers
08:31Lowry Markkanen
08:32Has experience playing small forward
08:34You may recall
08:35That before he was traded
08:36To the Jazz
08:36As a member of the
08:37Cleveland Cavaliers
08:38He was part of
08:39J.B. Bickerstaff's
08:40Jumbo lineup
08:40In Cleveland
08:41He played the three
08:42As Evan Mobley
08:43And Jared Allen
08:44Were the four and five
08:45Saw a lot of that
08:46Good indeed
08:48It just speaks how
08:50The game has evolved
08:51What these big men
08:52Can do today
08:53Quite extraordinary
08:55The kids of Isaiah Collier
08:57Collier
08:57Puts it up
08:59He got fouled
08:59From behind
09:00By a man Thompson
09:03Right there
09:03Isaiah Collier
09:04Getting in the
09:05Passing lane
09:07And I like
09:08The sense of purpose
09:09On defense
09:10For Utah here
09:11To start the game
09:12A lot of deflections
09:13They've gotten steals
09:14Getting out in transition
09:16Houston's
09:16This has come out
09:17A little bit too cool
09:18Right now
09:19A little too casual
09:20On the offensive end
09:21And Utah's making a pay
09:23And how about the play
09:24Of Isaiah Collier
09:25Right here
09:26As he's played
09:26As of late
09:28Facilitating
09:30Second
09:30In the NBA
09:31And assist
09:32In the month of February
09:33So he is improving
09:35And elevating
09:35His game
09:36And his teammates
09:36No question
09:37Coming off a quality
09:38Performance in Memphis
09:39On Friday
09:40He had an efficient
09:4124 points
09:42He was racking up
09:43As you alluded to
09:44Great
09:44Huge assist numbers
09:45Heading into the break
09:46And in fact
09:47In the five games
09:48Before the all-star break
09:50Collier dished out
09:51A combined
09:5166 assists
09:53Including a 22 assist duty
09:55In Indy
09:55Against the Pacers
09:57So this is a young man
09:58Really
09:58Starting to blossom
10:00Playing that point guard
10:01Roll
10:01As the balls
10:02Down to Smith
10:03Smith cross court
10:04To Thompson
10:05Back it goes to Smith
10:06Good ball movement
10:06East west
10:07By the Rockets
10:08Results
10:08And a Kevin Durant
10:09Corner
10:09Three that doesn't go
10:10Bailey tips it to himself
10:12And now Trotts Collier
10:13Once again
10:14Snap a pass to Williams
10:15Now Filipowski
10:16Filipowski
10:17Got avalanches
10:18Tari Eason was there
10:19And he just took it away
10:22Durant now
10:23On the bounce
10:24Works on Williams
10:25Find Shengun
10:26Shengun
10:27For the rim
10:27He lays it in
10:28Great footwork there by Shengun
10:30But you see
10:31They're not letting Durant
10:33Isolate
10:34They ran at him
10:35He made the right read
10:37And found his buddy
10:38Pretty easy too
10:40Filipowski
10:41Deals to Collier
10:42Collier fakes the three
10:43Got Durant in
10:44Here
10:45Collier
10:46Got inside
10:47And Bill Hardy
10:48Talking about Collier
10:50Just moments ago
10:51Said his ability
10:52To get into the paint
10:53Balance himself
10:54And create
10:55From that lane
10:56Has really been a huge boost
10:57To this jazz team
10:58Over the last couple of weeks
10:59We saw that big block
11:01There
11:01By Isis
11:02Who came back
11:03With a defensive play
11:04When you talk about Collier
11:05We met with
11:06Will Hardy
11:07And he referenced
11:08Tony Parker
11:09Who he spent
11:10A great deal of time with
11:12In San Antonio
11:13Tony Parker
11:15He's 6'2
11:166'3
11:17And many years
11:18Led the NBA
11:19With points in the paint
11:21Playing off of two feet
11:23And that was something
11:24That Isaiah worked on
11:26This offseason
11:26And it has paid off
11:27As he's shooting
11:2951%
11:30From the floor
11:32We see the pressure
11:33Again by the jazz
11:34A steal
11:35Bailey leaks out
11:36And dunce
11:36And Eme Udoka
11:38Wants a timeout
11:43John right now
11:44This is the start
11:45Will Hardy wants
11:46The activity
11:47The energy
11:48The young bodies
11:49Coming out
11:50With purpose
11:51And focus
11:53On the defensive end
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12:05Today
12:06As we are back
12:08Under way
12:08At corner three
12:09By Josh Akoge
12:10Doesn't go
12:11This was a rocket team
12:12That was plagued
12:13By late turnovers
12:14Two nights ago
12:15In Madison Square Garden
12:16As they had an 18 point lead
12:18In the fourth quarter
12:19And couldn't hold on
12:20They committed nine turnovers
12:21In that final frame
12:23And you thought
12:24Defensively has jumped
12:25On the Rockets
12:26They forced five
12:26Early miscues
12:27Here this evening
12:28As Thompson
12:29Comes up with a loose ball
12:31That residue
12:31From the other night
12:32In New York
12:33Sort of continuing
12:34Here tonight
12:35Not the start
12:36That Eme Udoka
12:38Wanted
12:39And that little
12:39Three-quarter press
12:40Really boosted
12:42All kinds of problems
12:43And values
12:44In the basketball
12:44And Dune draws
12:46A double
12:46Smith with a three
12:48And that's what you have to do
12:49If you're gonna double team
12:50Shingu
12:51Or Kevin Durant
12:52The shooters
12:53Gotta knock down
12:54Those shots
12:55Jabari Smith
12:56Hit a shot
12:57Earlier
12:58I think first possession
12:59Of the game
13:00For Houston
13:00From that same spot
13:02Off a double team
13:03Here's Margin
13:04And Margin had to take it away
13:05Durant has his head out
13:06And a lead a pass
13:07To Thompson
13:08Now to Smith
13:08Showtime
13:12Right there
13:13Odoka said something
13:14In that time out
13:15That has
13:17Woken up the Rockets
13:20Eme has a way of getting
13:21His team's attention
13:22Does he not?
13:23He gets broadcaster's attention
13:25I was ready to go
13:27When we met with him earlier
13:29Mark it
13:29On the goes
13:30The Filipowski
13:31Filipowski
13:32Floats it up and in
13:34I think he may still have said that
13:35He switched his chair
13:37And gave him the mini one
13:38Well
13:38That was you know
13:40Here's Thompson
13:40A little practical joke
13:42Thompson drives
13:43Floats scores
13:44And Ahmed Thompson
13:45Has a chance
13:46For the three point play
13:48Right there
13:49Just a little brush screen
13:50By Durant
13:52And Thompson
13:53Or excuse me
13:54A fake dribble handoff
13:55And Thompson
13:57Initiating the contact there
13:59And then here's the beautiful touch pass
14:02In transition
14:04So Thompson showing his versatility
14:06Known for his defense
14:08Was all defense last year in the NBA
14:10And with Fred VanVleet out for the season
14:14And has his
14:14More of a role as the primary ball handler
14:17And has shown
14:19Glimpses of greatness
14:20Of the offensive end
14:21Particularly in the paint
14:22Certainly has had to add to his duties
14:24Has Thompson
14:25As Filipowski finds Bailey
14:27Bailey
14:29Works on Easton
14:32Back it goes to Collier
14:33Collier playing with two fouls
14:35The shot clock winds to one
14:37Collier fades away
14:38The loose ball's tipped by Filipowski
14:40Eventually gobbled up by Shengu
14:41And here's Thompson on the run
14:42Once again
14:43He'll throw on the brakes
14:44Dump back to Smith
14:45Smith's been hot early
14:47And he has another
14:50Jabari Smith
14:51Is a perfect four for four
14:53From the field
14:54He's knocked down three triples
14:56And now it's Will Hardy's turn
14:58To take a timeout
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15:20Well the Jazz come out quickly
15:22Throw doubles at the Rockets
15:23They force five quick turnovers
15:25Here's Emei Udoka
15:26Takes a timeout
15:27Gets his club's attention
15:29Settles things down
15:30And the Rockets
15:31Are in the midst of an 11-2 run
15:33As we are back underway
15:34Marking it
15:35Off the feed from Collier
15:36Launches a three
15:37Track down by Smith
15:39Just joining us
15:41What a start for Jabari Smith
15:42With 11 quick points
15:43As Thompson tears for the basket
15:45And lays it in
15:46And what a quick move
15:48Right there
15:48Thompson
15:49In transition
15:50But they are much more engaged
15:52Since that timeout
15:54By Udoka
15:54Just come out
15:56With a sense of purpose
15:57And high energy
15:58And really good defense
16:00For Houston
16:01Gallier works in George Smith
16:03Shovels back to Phillip
16:04House
16:04Matowski unloads
16:06And drills a three
16:06And that's the luxury
16:08That Utah has
16:10As you have bigs
16:11You can really step out
16:12Play on the perimeter
16:14And Filipowski
16:14A Duke legend
16:17Showing his range
16:18He started all 72 games
16:21He played at Duke
16:22Over a two year stretch
16:23He's in between the circles
16:25He'll bounce off
16:26And find Shangoon
16:27Steve McNeiland
16:28Has checked in
16:29For the visitors
16:30As Duran fires
16:31Take his guy
16:34The Rockets have opened
16:35This ballgame
16:35Four for six
16:36From three point territory
16:44And Lefowski
16:45Is watched by Shangoon
16:47And play through
16:48Marking it
16:48Marking it
16:49Works his way to the foul
16:50I had it knocked away
16:51Up ahead it goes to Thompson
16:53But that pass was
16:54Too ambitious
16:55And out of bounds
16:56It goes
16:56And you saw
16:57The collective defense
16:58There from Houston
16:59On that drive
17:00Everybody's swarming
17:01As you see Duran
17:03He set a little screen
17:04Forced to switch
17:06And we talked in the opening
17:07About his scoring
17:08Just makes quick reads
17:11Quick decisions
17:12Doesn't waste time
17:13Doesn't waste energy
17:14Really does a great job
17:16Just taking what the defense
17:18Gives him
17:18And the threes there
17:19He'll knock it in
17:20Grant's coming off
17:21A 30 point performance
17:22Two nights ago
17:23Against the Knicks
17:24As John Conchar
17:25Works his way inside
17:26He was acquired with
17:27Jaren Jackson
17:28In that deal
17:29With the Grizzlies
17:31And Kevin Love
17:32An 18 year veteran
17:33Makes his first
17:34Appearance as well
17:35Right now
17:36They're gonna have to get
17:37Some stops
17:38They have not had
17:39A lot of resistance
17:40The last few minutes
17:41On this side of the
17:42Hitching court
17:43Does Smith have another
17:44Indeed he does
17:47How about Jabari Smith
17:48Locked and loaded here
17:51He is feeling it
17:54Sizzling early
17:55Here's Vince Williams
17:56Also acquired
17:57From the Grizzlies
17:57In that Jackson deal
17:58His pass is tipped
17:59Out of bounds
18:00By Clint Capella
18:01As the ball will stay
18:02With the Jazz
18:05Dorian Finney Smith
18:07Checks in for the Rockets
18:08But there's a little
18:09Miscommunication
18:10Right there
18:10You saw Kevin Love
18:12Pointing to Vince
18:13Williams Jr.
18:13To get to the corner
18:14Great read and fine
18:16And riding the hot hand
18:17Of Jabari Smith Jr.
18:20There is Conchar
18:22That three is no good
18:23Big side rebound
18:25Is ground by Smith
18:27It was the ring again
18:28And the ring Shepard
18:30Shepard has three
18:34I'll tell you what
18:35We said they don't shoot
18:36A high rate of threes
18:37But they shoot
18:37A high percentage
18:39And now
18:40Houston is
18:42Focused for three
18:43Rockets have hit
18:44Their last eight shots
18:46That three ball is no good
18:47Tip by Love
18:48Gets it off to Conchar
18:49Love steps back
18:52Finney Smith in the crowd
18:53Had it for a moment
18:54Then he tried to rip it
18:55Away from Conchar
18:56However he stepped on
18:57The baseline
18:58And the ball belongs
18:59To the Jazz
19:00Looked like Finney Smith
19:01There just quite
19:02Got his balance
19:03There was trying to
19:04Secure the rebound
19:05And stepped on the
19:07Out of bounds
19:07There
19:08He and Conchar
19:09Fighting for it
19:10There
19:12Little left toe
19:13On the inline
19:16Finney Smith
19:17Big free agent pickup
19:18By the Rockets
19:19Over the summer
19:20As Bailey can't get that
19:21To go
19:21Unfortunately
19:22Finney Smith missed
19:23The first 26 games
19:24Rehabbing for off-season
19:26Surgery
19:26On his ankle
19:28As back
19:28And goes to Shepard
19:29Now Durant
19:31Finney Smith has the hot hand
19:33Not that time
19:34That's his first miss
19:35Of this opening quarter
19:36As Williams
19:37Plucks it out of the air
19:38Vince Williams accelerates
19:39Took a check from
19:40Finney Smith
19:41And draws the foul
19:43Well
19:43They gotta stop
19:44I mean that was the thing
19:45Houston long shot
19:46Long rebound
19:47And now able to
19:48Get down the floor
19:50And attack
19:51Before that
19:52Houston defense can get set
19:54And I like Williams
19:56Physicality on that drive
19:57To draw the foul
20:01Had to look there at
20:02Lowry marketing
20:03Sitting at the
20:04Scorers table
20:05Talking to
20:07Head Coach
20:07Will Hardy
20:08Was interesting
20:10Will said
20:10He took a lot
20:11From the way
20:12Lowry was used
20:13In international play
20:14With Team Finland
20:15And that Lowry basically
20:16Did everything
20:17For his home country
20:19And he said
20:19Yeah we can incorporate
20:20That here with Utah
20:21And there's no question
20:22Lowry
20:23Had his best three plus
20:24Seasons
20:25Playing for Will Hardy
20:26In Salt Lake City
20:27And that's good coaching
20:28Yeah
20:28But he saw what he could do
20:30Saw the possibilities
20:32And has incorporated
20:33A lot of that
20:34And a lot of the sets
20:36Were marketed here
20:37In Utah
20:37Gangun with all that size
20:39Sets up Phinney Smith
20:40Gangun
20:41Had to haul it in
20:42But he was grabbed
20:43And fouled by Williams
20:47She's gone
20:47Leave the team
20:48To sit and assist
20:49And rebounds
20:50And
20:51Just one of the great
20:53Young
20:53Centers in this league
20:55The versatility
20:56The two-time All-Star
20:57All-Star
21:24Even like Jokic
21:27In his coaching career
21:28He said something he is
21:29So grateful for
21:30And just the way that
21:31Lowry has treated
21:32Coach Hardy from the first day
21:33Is something that he will
21:35Truly never forget
21:36The relationship
21:36Has continued to grow
21:37He said that is my guy
21:38I ask him all the time
21:40What does he need from me
21:41We talk about the young players
21:42He really just spoke so highly
21:44Of Lowry
21:45And how he really represents
21:47The Utah organization
21:48Will Hardy got this job
21:49When he was only 34 years of age
21:52Means a lot to have a veteran
21:53Like that
21:53It does
21:54I mean a player
21:55Who you know
21:56Is an All-Star
21:57Is an elite player
21:58In this league
21:59Who has bought in
22:00Obviously
22:01It's a bit of a rebuild
22:02You got young players
22:03That trying to find their way
22:05But bringing that professionalism
22:07And as Ashley said
22:09That character
22:10Really rubbing off
22:11On the culture
22:12In Utah
22:14Genuho
22:15Finds a cutter
22:16And Thompson
22:17Thunders at home
22:18And that was just
22:20A great cut
22:21A beautiful pass
22:23There
22:24These two right here
22:25Are locked in
22:25Together
22:26Thompson is just oozing
22:28With that athleticism
22:29As Mikhaila
22:29Can't find the range
22:31And Shungun reaches for it
22:32Conchar
22:33Touched it with a foot
22:34Out of bounds
22:34Rockets ball
22:36And I like it
22:36Right Thompson
22:37Fakes the rip screen
22:38And then just quickly
22:39Cuts back door
22:41And those two
22:42Are on the same page
22:44Just a
22:45Beautiful read
22:46From both Thompson
22:47And Shungun
22:48Shepard
22:48Got it
22:50You know
22:51Talking about Thompson
22:52You alluded to it
22:53And he placed third
22:54On his team
22:54In scoring at 18
22:55And now you add that
22:56To all that athleticism
22:58To burn
22:58And this young man
22:59Is going to continue
23:00To be a force
23:01For years to come
23:03Thompson
23:04On cue
23:04With the weak side
23:05Rebound
23:06Outlet to Shepard
23:07Who snaps a pass
23:08To Finney Smith
23:091.25 to go
23:10Here in the first quarter
23:11Thompson cuts again
23:12And gets off
23:13The hell up to the dime
23:14And almost the identical play
23:16Setting a rip sweep
23:17For Shepard
23:17Here cuts
23:19His activity
23:20And athleticism
23:22And intellect
23:22Superior
23:23There's a steal
23:25By Thompson
23:25Thompson
23:26Ever had it
23:27Knocked away
23:28Williams recaptured
23:30Here goes Vince
23:31Williams
23:31With the body
23:32Into Shepard
23:34Back to Mikhaila
23:35For the three
23:35Thompson
23:36Knocked it away
23:37From Williams
23:40Rockets 35
23:42Jazz 19
23:43Final minute
23:44Opening quarter
23:44Shengun
23:46To the elbow
23:46Back it goes
23:48To Finney Smith
23:51Shengun repose
23:52Crows in on Mikhaila
23:53Find Shepard
23:54For a rhythm three
23:56Capella inside
23:57Capella
23:58Floats it up
23:58That doesn't go
23:59Tipped it out of bounds
24:01Jazz ball
24:03Once again
24:05Creating open looks
24:07Shengun
24:08Finding Shepard
24:09And right here
24:10The previous play
24:10Beautiful slip
24:12And how about the pass
24:14Thompson
24:15Drawing the defense
24:16And just once again
24:17Making the right read
24:19You said it best
24:20His energy
24:20His defense
24:21All of that
24:21But the offense
24:22Stepping up this year
24:23Getting more and more
24:24Comfortable
24:25For the Rockets
24:26Bryce Sensible
24:27With the offensive rebound
24:28Dishes back to Love
24:29Markanen
24:29Third chance
24:30He'll float it up
24:31And in
24:31Draw the foul
24:32And Lowry Markanen
24:33Has a chance
24:34For the three point play
24:35A little bit of a cross match
24:37Right there
24:37Reed Shepard
24:38Was stuck on Markanen
24:39Couldn't block him out
24:41I feel
24:42Reed's
24:43Pain at 6-2
24:44Trying to guard
24:45Markanen at 7-1
24:47He's face guarding
24:48He's doing everything right
24:49Just
24:50Sometimes you can't teach
24:51Height
24:55Markanen was selected
24:56The seventh overall
24:57Back in 2017
24:58After a single season
25:00After a single season
25:00At Arizona
25:02That was at a career high
25:04As we mentioned earlier
25:0527 points a night
25:08Markanen has eight
25:09In this opening quarter
25:10Penny Smith by the way
25:12Has picked up his third
25:13Foul
25:13The Rockets have nailed
25:15Seven threes here
25:16In this opening quarter
25:17Matching their season high
25:18From any quarter
25:22There's a two second difference
25:23Between shot clock and game clock
25:25Thompson takes some air out of the basketball
25:27Ways for a Durant screen
25:28Thompson attacks
25:29Back it goes to Durant
25:32Durant's open
25:33Hey!
25:34Knocks it down
25:35Three
25:36Two
25:36Two
25:37Two
25:39Three
25:40Williams on the run
25:40Bounces inside to Khan
25:42Charles
25:42Was read by Eason
25:43In the first quarter
25:45Comes to an end
25:46And other than the first few minutes
25:48It was all Houston
25:50Defensively
25:51An offensive execution
25:54You see here early
25:56These stars
25:56Stepping up for their teams
25:58The Rockets shoot it at 67%
26:00As you're watching Peacock
26:02NBA Monday
26:02Presented by Xfinity
26:07Game player all the time
26:08K
26:09D
26:10Kevin Durant
26:11How you met KD?
26:12Nah, I ain't met him in person
26:13But I
26:14I don't talk to him on the phone
26:15Yeah? How was it?
26:16It was great
26:16Great convos about the game of basketball
26:18And just life generally
26:20Ah yes, you see the two embracing
26:22Before tonight's game
26:23It is crazy to think that Ace Bailey
26:25Who just turned 19
26:26Was one years old
26:27When Kevin Durant made his NBA debut
26:29So obviously the rookie
26:30Doesn't remember KD's early years
26:32But he told me Durant
26:33Has been his favorite player ever since he can remember
26:35Said he loved watching him dominate in Oklahoma City
26:38Really admires so much from his game
26:41From his shot creativity to his leadership
26:43His athleticism
26:44The way he handles the ball for his size
26:46His playmaking ability
26:47He's telling me he could see himself with a lot of those qualities as a player down the line
26:52Also said he would love to be able to work out with KD in an off season at some point
26:56And even though they are facing each other for the third time this regular season
27:00Says it is still so surreal being on the court with his all-time favorite player
27:05Great stuff Ashley
27:07Thanks so much
27:08What a long story resume for Kevin Durant
27:14Here's Shepard
27:16The pass from Shengun
27:18Talk more about Kevin as tonight unfolds
27:21And Shengun makes it look easy
27:22He spins right down the lane
27:24And lays it in
27:25He gives the Rockets his 40-25 lead
27:28This incredible footwork and feel
27:32Love keeps it alive for a Williams three
27:35Love a second offensive rebound on this possession
27:37Markinan puts it on the floor
27:39Throws a shoulder into Shepard
27:40Hooks it up and in
27:41And Markinan has a chance for three
27:43And just great persistence there on that possession for Utah
27:47They threw up a couple of bad threes
27:50And on the third attempt Markinan just not settling attacking
27:54Right now Houston has a little bit of a smaller lineup
27:58Shengun at the center position
28:00And really four round one
28:03Kind of hurt them on that possession
28:05Unable to secure the defensive possession by getting the rebound
28:10Opening minute second quarter
28:13Markinan is joined by four reserves
28:15Williams, Love, Conjar, and Sensible
28:17As for the Rockets
28:18Shengun, Eason, Thompson, Okoda
28:19And Shepard pick up the Houston Five
28:24Shepard lobs the Shengun
28:26He's guarded by the 18-year veteran
28:28And Kevin Love inside
28:29It goes to Thompson
28:30Taken away by Markinan
28:31Markinan on the run
28:33In toward Eason
28:34Off it goes to Sensible
28:35Sensible
28:35The Ohio State alum
28:36Back to Markinan
28:37And Markinan trying to throw it down
28:39And got fouled by Shengun
28:43How about that?
28:45To meet at the summit
28:46But defensively Markinan just
28:49He floods the court
28:51And forces a tough catch opportunity
28:54And then attacking right there
28:56Look
28:57He good up top
28:58Maybe a little body
29:00Two possessions in a row
29:02Markinan getting to the rim
29:04Some good things happening
29:07This crowd got a look on the replay
29:09And thought that Shengun got it cleanly
29:12And Shengun not known for his rim protection
29:15But Shengun's got a few tricks up his sleeve
29:19Well Shengun and Kevin Durant are fresh off an all-star appearance in LA
29:22A handful of days ago
29:23For Shengun it was appearance number two for Durant
29:26Number 16
29:27Shepard
29:28Guarded by Conchard
29:32Never called upon to
29:34Take some of the point guard duty
29:36But
29:36Trezan Bleak
29:38He was injured
29:39And three season mark out in the Bahamas
29:42Really bad news for this Rocket club
29:44Ascensibar down the lane on the low feed
29:46They upload and score
29:48And Utah has had their best offensive possessions
29:51When they get stops
29:52And get down the floor
29:54And attack
29:55Before the Rockets defense can get saved
29:58Jazz up off of the 7-0 run
30:00Thompson looks for an opening
30:02Into the corner it goes
30:03Wide open three by a Kogi this long
30:06Williams up ahead to Markinan
30:08As Markinan continues to run
30:10He'll find Senceibar
30:11Senceibar
30:12Twist got a Kogi in the air
30:14Trying to find the cutter in Williams
30:15And shovel back to Love
30:16Love with a pump fake
30:17Got Shengun in the air
30:18And
30:19Rattles it in
30:21Nice possession
30:22Getting pain touches
30:24Getting that defense to shift
30:26And it collapses
30:27Getting that open top of the key three
30:30For Kevin Love
30:31It has been a first half of runs
30:33Kevin Love in his first season with the Jazz
30:35Five-time all-star
30:37Ball was tipped and ends up out of bounds
30:39Our crew chief tonight
30:40Is 32-year veteran Tony Brothers
30:42He's joined by referee
30:43Jason Goldenberg
30:44And our umpire is
30:45Scott Twardoski
30:47As Love has been doing this grant
30:49For a long, long time
30:50He really has
30:51Still got some left in the tank
30:55Shengun
30:55Tristan scores
30:57And it's smart
30:58They've been trying to post up Shengun
31:00At the free throw line
31:01Getting him on the block
31:02For an easy two
31:03But right now
31:04It's all finding some rhythm
31:06As Jamari Smith
31:06And Durant on the bench
31:07Coggy with a good defensive play
31:09Knocked it away from
31:10Simpson ball
31:10That goes to Eason
31:12For the throw down
31:12As well
31:14Williams went spilling
31:15Into the Utah bench
31:18Utah coach
31:18Will Hardy's hot
31:23Oh boy
31:25Not good
31:26Looked like he and Eason
31:27Got tangled up
31:28In transition there
31:29And
31:30It was Vince Williams
31:32Was injured on the other side
31:33Of the break
31:34Keep your eye on the right side
31:35Of the screen
31:37Oh brother
31:38Yeah
31:39That was not
31:40As you see Williams
31:41Carried off
31:42To the locker room
31:44Looked like he might have
31:44Hyper extended that left knee
31:47Or left leg there
31:48And Will Hardy was complaining
31:50To the officials
31:51Going into the break there
31:53At that time out
31:54And thought that
31:55Eason dislodged
31:57And fouled him
31:57Certainly looked that way
31:59From that angle
32:00Meanwhile
32:01Here's Love
32:01He'll find Collier
32:02Collier
32:03Horns his way inside
32:04Goes with the left hand
32:05That's rebounded
32:06By Eason
32:07Eason's out here
32:08With Moran Smith
32:09McCovey
32:09And Sheppard
32:11Sheppard
32:12Will find Eason
32:13Eason tries
32:14Double clutches
32:15Love cleans the glass
32:16And now lets the Collier
32:18Is 21 years of age
32:20To Sensabaugh
32:21Oh
32:22Sensabaugh
32:23Seems to be finding a rhythm
32:24And this is third
32:25NBA season
32:26Terrific
32:27Before the break
32:28As a koge drives
32:29And has it knocked away
32:30By Love off his leg
32:31And out of bounds
32:32Jazz basketball
32:33How about the vet there
32:35Kevin Love
32:3618 years getting back
32:37In transition
32:38Active hands
32:39Love on the other end
32:42Williams tips it
32:43Goes to Sheppard
32:44Long lead pass
32:45Finds Durant
32:46Durant
32:46Heels off the Eason
32:47Eason
32:48Puts it up and in
32:49And Kevin Durant
32:50Balls a crowd
32:526-10
32:53Finds the streak
32:54of Eason
32:55Pretty high percentage
32:57Offense there
32:57From the Rockets
33:01Love and Collier
33:02Play catch up top
33:05Now Sensabaugh
33:06Sensabaugh
33:16Sensabaugh
33:1640 point game
33:18Three weeks ago
33:19So he can
33:19Let out score
33:20Not just the shooter
33:21But the score
33:22They had a stretch
33:23In mid-January
33:24We're at three consecutive games
33:25He went for 43-27-25
33:28As we have a travel call
33:30This is a guy in Sensabaugh
33:32Averaging 12 and a half points
33:33Per game
33:34You see his skill set here
33:37He can shoot the ball
33:38But he can put it on the floor
33:39And uses that size
33:41Almost a turnover
33:42Didn't quit
33:44In the finish here
33:46And so
33:46Got a lot of young talent
33:48Sort of all figuring it out
33:50But Sensabaugh
33:51A nice piece
33:53Played well as of late
33:54Played a single season
33:55At Ohio State
33:56With the Buckeyes
33:57And scoring a three-point percentage
33:59Back at 22-23
34:00Filipowski's back
34:01In the ball game
34:02Can't work on Smith
34:04Smith
34:04Knocked it away
34:05And it pinballs
34:06Over to Sheppard
34:10Smith crossed over Filipowski
34:12Wants inside
34:13And lays it in
34:14As Smith's fine
34:15First half continues
34:16He's six of seven
34:17For 16 points
34:18Just in attack mode
34:19Right there
34:20Smith showing
34:21Not just the shooter
34:22But can put him on the floor
34:24Certainly giving the Jazz
34:25Something to think about
34:26And he does at the other end
34:27As well
34:28And Smith with the rejection
34:29Akogi
34:30Slashes
34:31Reverses
34:31And scores
34:32And Will Hardy
34:33Wants another timeout
34:37The Rockets
34:38Turn defense into offense
34:40Early
34:41It was the Jazz
34:42Forcing Rocket turnovers
34:45Here is Smith
34:46With the rejection
34:48The Rockets
34:49Moving in transition
34:50And at the other end
34:51Smith can do this as well
34:59We welcome you back inside Toro to center
35:01Where it's been a first half of runs
35:03The Jazz executed a 10-0 stretch
35:06And the Rockets answered with a
35:082-2 run of their own
35:09On the other side of the break
35:10As Filipowski gets fouled
35:12And round to the basket
35:13Let's take a look at the upcoming
35:15National Television schedule
35:17Tomorrow night
35:18Right here on Peacock
35:19Knicks Cavs
35:20And Wolves Blazers
35:21And then on Wednesday
35:22Over on ESPN
35:24The Thunder
35:24Take on the Pistons
35:26And the Celtics
35:27Visit the Nuggets
35:28For more on these games
35:29Please go to NBA.com
35:31Or visit the NBA app
35:33A lot of good looking games
35:34This week in the NBA
35:35Yeah I know what I'm doing
35:36The next two nights
35:38That's it
35:40Hit the popcorn
35:41Lot of great action
35:42Great teams
35:44Shocking for position
35:45As we see Triple J
35:46Jaron Jackson Jr.
35:48Quired in the trade
35:49Looks like Keontae George
35:51There as well
35:52How about the season
35:54He's having for Utah
35:56Sensational
35:56Really is
35:57He has been fun
35:59To watch
35:59Keontae George
36:00Unfortunately
36:01George
36:02Has missed now
36:03Five in a row
36:04And eight of the last
36:05Nine was sprints
36:06To both angles
36:08Told you earlier
36:09That Jaron Jackson
36:10But only three games
36:11With Utah
36:12Before
36:12He underwent surgery
36:14Remove a growth
36:15In his knee
36:16As Kevin Durant
36:17As that
36:17Ultra high release
36:18Boy
36:19And sometimes
36:20It's not great
36:21To go against
36:21Your idols
36:22Right there
36:23As we know
36:25Ace Bailey
36:25A huge Durant fan
36:27But so efficient
36:29KD
36:30Tallier
36:31Floats and misses
36:32The last time
36:33These teams played
36:34They played back to back
36:34Games in Utah
36:35Split a pair
36:36Bailey was able to disrupt
36:38Their
36:39Drive and dunk
36:41As
36:41Right there's
36:42Jamari Smith once again
36:44As the Rockets
36:45Have opened up their
36:45Largest lead
36:46And Smith has really
36:47Given the Jazz
36:48Something to think about
36:49With 18 points
36:50Here in this first half
36:51This is a big time
36:53First half
36:53For him
36:56Utah
36:56Not a lot of resistance
36:58Defensively
36:59Used to get him
37:00Whatever they want
37:00Collier floats it up
37:02And misses
37:03And the whistle
37:04That ball ends up
37:06Out of bounds
37:06Will be long
37:07To the Rockets
37:10Right here
37:11Just
37:11A little
37:13Rip through
37:14Create a little bit
37:15Of space
37:16And Durant
37:17As you said
37:17It's 6-11
37:18With a high release point
37:19Can get that off
37:20On anyone
37:21And then
37:22Jabari Smith
37:23I mean
37:23How about
37:24The first half
37:25Seven of eight
37:25From the field
37:26Three pointers
37:27Layups
37:28Really getting
37:29Anything he wants
37:30On the offensive end
37:31You mentioned Utah
37:32Struggles defensively
37:33And I think that's why
37:34So many people are excited
37:36To see Jaron Jackson
37:37That ball
37:38Hit the baseline
37:39It's a turnover
37:40The ball goes back
37:41To the Jazz
37:42Are really excited
37:43To see this man
37:45In a Jazz uniform
37:46The one time
37:47Defensive player
37:48Of the year
37:48This is a Jazz team
37:49That ranks 30th
37:50Out of 30 teams
37:51In defensive efficiency
37:52For the third consecutive season
37:54But things likely
37:55Are going to be a little
37:56Different next season
37:56Aren't they great
37:57I agree
37:58And we saw a little
37:58Small sample size
38:00Of three of them
38:01Playing together
38:01And it was really
38:03Something guarding the paint
38:04That's what Bill
38:05Hardie talked about
38:06Their ability
38:07With that length
38:07To get a different length
38:09Defensively
38:11Foul caught on the rocket
38:12Says
38:13Filipowski
38:14Had good position
38:15You get Walker
38:16Kessler back
38:17With all that size
38:18He unfortunately
38:18Played only five games
38:20This season
38:20Before he was shut down
38:22With a shoulder injury
38:23And we haven't even
38:24Talked about
38:24Filipowski being there
38:26Using Nurkic
38:27Potentially
38:27But no
38:28Made a lot of size
38:30On this Jazz club
38:31And a lot of excitement
38:32When you throw in
38:33The young talent
38:34In the backcourt
38:34Markanen in traffic
38:36Can't get that to go
38:37As Eason elevates
38:39Takes that out of the air
38:40Thompson and Durant
38:41Play catch
38:42And then takes his time
38:43And throws it down
38:44And right now
38:45Houston has been
38:46So good
38:47And so efficient
38:49In transition
38:53Bailey
38:53Back it goes
38:54The sense of all
38:56Eighteen fast break point
38:58For the Rockets
38:59In the first two quarters
39:00And getting stops
39:01And getting out
39:02And flying in transition
39:07Awfully late in the shot clock
39:10Welcome to Filipowski
39:11And it is a shot clock violation
39:13Right there
39:14Lowry
39:15Lowry pleads his case
39:16To Tony Brothers
39:17And it was good defense
39:18That possession
39:18Javari Smith
39:19Almost got called
39:20For reaching right here
39:21Just be big
39:22Don't swipe down
39:24Could have easily
39:25Been a foul
39:25Shooting three
39:26And marking
39:28And stating his case
39:29But it was such a
39:30Great defensive possession
39:32Just be big
39:33And make him shoot
39:34Over length
39:35With the short clock
39:36Speaking of length
39:37Thompson waltzes
39:38His way inside
39:39And drops it through
39:40And that rocket lead
39:41Has ballooned
39:42To 21
39:47Filipowski
39:48With a standstill
39:49Three
39:50Smith on the board
39:51Here comes Thompson
39:53And the Rockets
39:54Again
39:54Thompson in towards
39:55Mark
39:56And it lost the ball
39:57Filipowski
39:58Nearly had it
39:58Knocked away
39:58By Shengun
40:00Sent it ahead
40:01To call your
40:02Call your upstairs
40:03Filipowski
40:04Filipowski
40:04Couldn't find it
40:05Sensabaugh does
40:07Marking it
40:07On the weak side
40:09He throws it down
40:12I'll tell you right now
40:14Utah
40:16They're
40:16Three of 21
40:17From the three-point line
40:19Only
40:1914%
40:20So they've had some good looks
40:22Just not able to convert
40:24Most importantly
40:25They've been able to
40:26Not been able to get
40:27Any stops here
40:28On this end
40:31Smith
40:32Back to Eason
40:34Shot clock
40:35Wines to three
40:36Eason to the elbow
40:38Smith inside
40:40Tips it in
40:41What a huge first half
40:43For Jabari Smith
40:45Smith is a blazing
40:47Eight of nine
40:47From the field
40:4820 points
40:49He's also grabbed a team
40:50High six boards
40:53Bailey
40:56Backs up
40:57Sizes up
40:58Shengun
41:00Thompson took it away
41:01From Filipowski
41:02Thompson on the run
41:03Rocket continues to attack
41:05And this time
41:06It's Eason
41:07The fast break here
41:09Has been something
41:10To watch
41:11The unselfishness
41:12And KD only six points
41:15Here
41:15Or excuse me
41:15Eight points
41:16But he has been
41:17In facilitator mode
41:18With eight assists
41:19As well
41:21Markkinen gets fouled
41:24This man can do it all
41:26He really can
41:28A little hot potato
41:28Right there
41:29Just you know
41:30Four guys in transition
41:31You got length
41:32Coming at you
41:34And Durant
41:35Just a beautiful
41:36No-look pass
41:36We think of him
41:37As a great scorer
41:39And he is
41:40But he's
41:41Got that
41:41In his game as well
41:43And
41:43You can see
41:44He has made a concerted
41:46Effort here tonight
41:46To get his others
41:47Involved
41:48In the game
41:52Coming up
41:53On American Express
41:55At the half
41:55Three of our favorites
41:56Jordan Cornett
41:57Brad Doherty
41:58And Brian Scalabrini
42:00Ari Smith
42:01With twenty points
42:02But what an extensive resume
42:04For Durant
42:05Sixteen all-star selections
42:07Four scoring championships
42:09Two finals MVP award
42:11One league MVP award
42:12And NBA's
42:13Seventy-fifth anniversary
42:15Team selection
42:16And does not include
42:17His incredible
42:18Four gold medals
42:20Thank you Kevin
42:21Thank you Grant
42:22For continuing to make
42:23Our country incredibly proud
42:25On the international stage
42:26We call him Captain America
42:28And he is Mr. USA basketball
42:30And all of his accomplishments
42:32Eighteen years
42:33Thirty-seven years of age
42:34He scored twenty or more points
42:36In forty-three of the fifty-two games
42:39This season
42:40Tied for fourth most
42:41In the NBA
42:42So
42:42You know
42:43He
42:44He is still doing it
42:45At a high level
42:46And
42:47He may have four or five years
42:49Left in the tank
42:50With the way he plays
42:51And the way he takes care of his body
42:53He's still doing floats and scores
42:55Durant by the way
42:56Ranked sixth all-time
42:57On the NBA's scoring list
42:59He passed both
43:00Will Chamberlain
43:01And Dirk Nowitzki
43:02This season
43:02Up next
43:03Michael Jordan
43:05In fifth
43:06He'll catch in a little over
43:07Three hundred and fifty points
43:09And rarefied air
43:11Mm-hmm
43:13Filipowski
43:13Muscles his way inside
43:15He'll bank and score
43:17Right now if you're Utah
43:19I mean obviously closing out the half here
43:21But they're gonna have to make some adjustments defensively
43:23In the second half
43:25And
43:26Just chip away at this lead here
43:29A little walk by Shingu
43:30How about the surgical feed
43:33By Duran
43:34Assist number nine
43:35For KD here in this first half
43:3975 seconds to go
43:41In the second quarter
43:47Filipowski
43:48Hands off to Bailey
43:50Bailey from the top of the key
43:52Smith may have gotten a piece of that
43:54As the ball saved to Shingu
43:56And Shingu is fouled by Filipowski
44:04Once again Kevin Durant
44:05Just reading the floor
44:08No look bounce pass
44:10Shingu
44:10Okay I stand corrected
44:12He didn't walk
44:13That was
44:14In the words of the great urban philosopher
44:16Shaquille O'Neal
44:17That was great feet work
44:22You see Kevin Durant
44:23Playing assist out here
44:27The first possession of the game
44:29Had an ISO
44:29Found Jabari Smith
44:31For that open three
44:34Others involved
44:35See a tough loss the other day
44:37In New York
44:38They were up 18
44:40And sometimes your psyche
44:41Can take a hit
44:42When you lose a game
44:43Like that
44:44And so getting everybody
44:46Involved
44:46And everybody
44:47Contributing
44:48So far
44:49So good
44:49For the Rockets
44:50Precisely the way the Rockets
44:51Wanted to bounce back
44:52As that pass was picked off
44:53By Filipowski
44:54He'll sit in the head to
44:55Collier
44:59One of the few
45:00Mistakes offensively
45:02Here in the second quarter
45:03Houston made
45:06I'll tell you what
45:08The second quarter
45:09For Houston
45:10On both ends
45:10Once again
45:12Durant finds
45:13Chen Gu
45:13And he'll spray
45:14Spin three
45:16Attacks the glass
45:17Couldn't tip it in
45:18Filipowski
45:18Once again with a rebound
45:20That goes Collier
45:20Collier puts it up
45:22Rejected by Durant
45:25Chen Gu
45:29All Rockets here
45:31In half number one
45:44With the shot clock off
45:47Picked up by Durant
45:49Plays through Markkanen
45:51Markkanen
45:51It's an 18 footer
45:58Well you said it Grant
45:59This team looking for a bounce back
46:00After that disappointing loss
46:02At Madison Square Garden
46:03Two nights ago
46:06Boy
46:06Oh boy
46:07Durant almost hit that
46:08From three quarters
46:09Score
46:09Well it's been that kind of half
46:11I was expecting that
46:12To go in
46:13With the way
46:13Houston was shooting
46:1563%
46:16From the field
46:18Too good
46:19Too efficient
46:20Too much
46:21Rockets there
46:22In the first half
46:23It's a terrific half
46:25On both ends
46:25By the Rockets
46:26They have this 21 point lead
46:28Jamari Smith
46:29Was sensational
46:30And he now
46:31Joins Ashley
46:32Alright
46:33Jabari
46:33There was an early timeout
46:34Where you guys after that
46:35Went on an 11-2 run
46:37What did Emay say to you guys
46:38During that timeout
46:39That absolutely flipped the script
46:40In that first quarter
46:41Didn't take care of the ball
46:42We had a lot of turnovers
46:43We still got a lot of turnovers
46:44And they're scoring off of that
46:45So we just gotta take care of the ball
46:46Our initial defense is good
46:47But we gotta stop giving the ball to them
46:49For you personally
46:5022 points
46:50You already have four threes
46:52What are you doing
46:53That's giving you such an advantage
46:55Offensively
46:55They're helping off my teammates
46:56They're helping off Kay
46:57They're helping off Alpi
46:57And I'm just trying to use that
46:58To my advantage
46:59You know what I'm saying
46:59Get out in transition
47:00Just playing
47:01Alright thanks so much
47:02Good luck this next half
47:03Thank you
47:0322 from Smith
47:06A dozen from Thompson
47:07Nine assists
47:09From Kevin Durant
47:10Durant with the rejection
47:12Smith with the finish
47:14And the Rockets have this
47:1521 point lead
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47:26The three man weave executed to perfection
47:29Durant to Thompson
47:31Ultimately
47:31Jabari Smith
47:32With the two hand flush
47:33Two of his 22 points in the first half
47:37Game you can trust
47:38Presented by American Express
47:40Obviously it's Jabari Smith Jr.
47:44Tying his career half
47:45Career high in first half points
47:47With 22 doing it mightily efficient
47:49Might we add
47:51Come on in a three man weave
47:52Of our own here
47:53Brad Doherty
47:54Former first pick world champion
47:55Brian Scalabrini
47:56I'm Jordan Cornett
47:57Offensive master class
47:59For the Rockets in that first half
48:00This is why I love the NBA
48:01The NBA Doka calls out his team
48:04And say we can't play like that
48:05We can't play isolation
48:06We can't play one on one
48:07So what do they do?
48:0822 assists on 29 field goals
48:10In the first half
48:11Yeah the struggles
48:12For this basketball team
48:13Has been trying to find
48:14That good point guard play
48:16That good distributing basketball play
48:17Well tonight
48:18They're spreading about
48:19Amongst themselves
48:20Attacking transition
48:22Running downhill
48:23Making sure
48:24They're keeping Utah
48:25Back on their heels
48:26Every time
48:26Transition wise
48:27I'm gonna go glass half empty here
48:29Yes
48:29Offensive master class
48:30Yeah
48:31In terms of efficiency
48:32Scoring it
48:3314 first half turnovers
48:35For the Rockets
48:35Continues to be a bugaboo
48:37For this group
48:37Yeah but when
48:38If you're a man you say
48:39You want to move the ball
48:40Sometimes by moving the ball
48:41You're gonna have those turnovers
48:42Right?
48:42It's always a happy balance
48:44So I think Emae would be okay
48:45With that
48:46If he's in the locker room
48:47Right now
48:4722 assists
48:48Even off the nine
48:50Fourth quarter turnovers
48:51And the 18 point deficit
48:53You gave up in New York
48:54Are you trying to do it
48:56With passing
48:56Or are you trying to do it
48:57One on one?
48:57Right now they're trying to do it
48:58By moving the ball
48:59It's still a concern though
49:00This basketball team
49:01Is 24th in the league
49:02In turnovers
49:03And they're 29th
49:05In critical moments
49:06Of the basketball game
49:07Last five minutes
49:08In turning the basketball over
49:09So they've got to improve upon that
49:11But again we're going
49:12We're talking about guard play
49:13That's where that comes from
49:14Tonight
49:14Little bit better distribution
49:16Of the basketball
49:16They gotta take better care
49:18Of that basketball, Brian
49:19Let's go back glass half full
49:20Jamari Smith
49:21His last five games
49:22Efficiency from beyond the arc
49:23Has been remarkable
49:24Shooting almost 46%
49:26From beyond the arc
49:27Average is better than
49:28His 15 point average
49:29Yeah
49:29Hovering around 17 and a half
49:30And obviously the 22 points
49:32In his first half
49:33He's coming into his own, Brad
49:34Yeah, no doubt about it
49:35I think the thing with
49:36Jamari Smith is getting him
49:37Going to the basket a little bit more
49:38Not wanting him to settle
49:40For jump shots
49:40Not wanting him to necessarily
49:42Settle for mid-range shots
49:43And what I talked about
49:44In my opening statement
49:45The transition opportunities
49:47That they've had
49:47Have included him
49:48With frequency tonight
49:49And they're getting him
49:50Attacking the goal
49:51Now when you start
49:52D-ing him up
49:53Running him off screens
49:54He can make those jump shots
49:55He's played a really good
49:56Good game of basketball
49:57He'll be the type of guy
49:59That would benefit
49:59From them moving the ball
50:01He's gonna be open
50:02But if everyone's trying
50:03To go one-on-one
50:04And just score
50:04And Jamari Smith's numbers
50:06Go down
50:06He has been efficient
50:07During this time
50:08I think he exploded
50:09Because the team
50:10Is looking to move the ball
50:11I agree
50:12Scalic's a loaded West
50:13You've got your eyes
50:14Up close and personal
50:15Here on these Houston Rockets
50:16How do they factor into
50:17This thing in the West?
50:18The problem is
50:19They don't have their
50:19Personality anymore
50:20Their identity was to hit
50:22The offensive rebound
50:23They're not that anymore
50:24So they have to find it
50:25I know Emei Dokut's
50:27An amazing coach
50:27Trust me
50:28I think he'll find out
50:29How they're going to win
50:30But the West is loaded
50:32Them pounding the glass
50:34That's probably a thing
50:34Of the past without Adams
50:35Yeah I know that about it
50:36Adams would draw two guys
50:38At one time
50:38He was just a process
50:40Of elimination
50:41Just being on the
50:41Basketball court
50:42His plus minus was off
50:43The charts
50:43Also Fred Van Fleet
50:45Not having him on the floor
50:46Has hurt this basketball team
50:48But they're adapting
50:49They've got Kevin Durant
50:50They've got one of the
50:51Most lethal shooters
50:52In the game
50:53Shingun's playing great basketball
50:54They've got the pieces
50:55Coach Adoka's got to
50:56Figure out a scheme
50:57That works for them
50:58As long as they follow
50:59The lead of their coach
51:00They do what their coach wants
51:01I think they'll be in a good position
51:02And he wants them to compete
51:03He wants them to play
51:04They're going to do that
51:04They're going to play hard
51:05He wants them to close out games
51:07They've had some big deficits
51:08They've let those go
51:09Clearly Coach Udoka
51:10Not happy with that
51:11Don't see him giving it back
51:12Tonight
51:13Against this Utah team
51:14In full rebuild
51:17Building on a massive lead
51:19Amit Thompson
51:22Two-hand flush
51:29Brad Scal and Jordan Beck
51:30A reminder
51:31Tomorrow night
51:31A clash of the Eastern Conference
51:33Contenders
51:34As the Knicks visit the Cavs
51:35That's the first game
51:36Of our Coast to Coast doubleheader
51:38With the Wolves and Blazers
51:39Coming in
51:39As the nightcap from Portland
51:41Then on Sunday night basketball
51:42Old rivals meet again
51:44As the Sixers
51:45Visit the Celtics
51:47Checking in on our
51:48Halftime line
51:49The line started big
51:51It's gotten even more robust
51:53Heavily favoring
51:54These Rockets
51:55They're now favored by 25
51:56And what?
51:57And a hook
51:57And a hook
51:58My guys are learning right here
51:5925 and a half
52:00The Rockets heavy favorites
52:02Against these Utah Jazz
52:05Better get the Jazz now
52:06They're coming next year
52:07Bree Shepard
52:08Rockets shoot 50% from distance
52:10There's one for ya
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52:29Back in Houston for the home Rockets
52:31Are on top of the Jazz
52:3368-47
52:34And big part because of the play of Kevin Durant
52:37Not scoring in the first half Grant
52:39But distributing nine big assists
52:42And he's done it a number of different ways
52:44In the half court offensive execution
52:46Drawing a lot of attention
52:48Finding his teammates
52:49In transition
52:50Doing the same
52:52As you can see
52:53All eyes on Durant
52:55Their focus is to stop him
52:57Making the right read
52:58Getting everybody involved
53:00And Houston really offensively
53:03In a nice rhythm as a result
53:05Now you talk about rhythm
53:06Kevin Durant getting players involved
53:08And how about Jabari Smith
53:09In the first half he had
53:10Oh wow
53:11I mean maybe his best first half
53:13Of the season thus far
53:14I mean just
53:15Everywhere
53:16Knocking down threes
53:17Getting out in transition
53:18Off the bounce to the rim
53:20His activity
53:21And his aggressiveness
53:23He is looking to score
53:25And really has set the tone
53:27On the offensive end
53:28There's a reason why Durant
53:29Hasn't had to go out
53:31And look to be
53:32Aggressive offensively
53:33Because of the play
53:34Of Jabari Smith Jr.
53:37We are underway here
53:38In half number two
53:39John Michael Grandhill
53:40And Ashley Ashamani
53:41So happy to have you with us
53:43Here on this Monday night
53:44As H. Bailey
53:45Works on Smith
53:46He pulls up from the mid-range
53:48Smith rebounds
53:49Bailey tried to pry it away
53:51Nothing doing
53:53Amen Thompson
53:5512.6 rebounds
53:57Three assists for Thompson
53:58He was a perfect five
53:59Of five
54:00From the field
54:01And you've been a hub
54:02For these rockets
54:03Of the last couple of seasons
54:05By Smith
54:06Who remains red hot
54:08Well the same way
54:09They started the first half
54:10They start the second half
54:12With a Jabari Smith Jr.
54:14Three pointer
54:16And what I like
54:17Is that Houston
54:18They recognize he's hot
54:19So you know
54:20All game in the first half
54:22They just keep finding him
54:23And he's
54:24Stepped up with confidence
54:25The rotation
54:26Was a little bit late
54:28He can consistently knock down
54:31Shots at a high cliff
54:32This Rockets team
54:33Is dangerous
54:35Collier had him poked away
54:36By Duran
54:37He rescues
54:38Finds marketing
54:38For a long range three
54:40Ribs out
54:40Bailey
54:41Trying to throw it down
54:42The ball careens to the sideline
54:44And Filipowski
54:45Can't save it
54:47Boy the athleticism
54:48However
54:49Of Ace Bailey
54:50On display
54:51Just 19 years of age
54:53Selected fifth overall
54:55In the most recent draft
54:56Out of Rutgers
54:57And what a talent
54:58He is
54:58Only one of six tonight
55:00Two points
55:00But man
55:01He has played well
55:02As of late
55:03Average
55:05Almost 16 points a game
55:06His last few games
55:07Thompson
55:08Feels back out to Duran
55:10That ball was knocked away
55:11Collier
55:13To the rim
55:14He got grabbed and fouled
55:15By Smith
55:16Completing that thought
55:17On Ace Bailey
55:18He just seems to get better
55:19And better
55:19A little more comfortable
55:21Week after week
55:22And this is rookie season
55:24Yeah no he really has
55:25And you forget
55:26He's 19 years old
55:28He's second youngest player
55:31To appear in a game
55:32For the franchise
55:33Right after CJ Myles
55:36A long time ago
55:37But he is
55:39Played well
55:40Third youngest starter
55:41Cooper flag
55:41Jeremiah fears
55:42And
55:44You see his talent
55:45You see his shot making ability
55:47And he's
55:48Learning
55:49He's modeled his game
55:50As we talked about earlier
55:51After Kevin Durant
55:52Not a bad person
55:53To model your game after
55:55And
55:56Such a talented crop of rookies
55:59And he is
55:59Showing what he can do
56:01Not necessarily here tonight
56:02But he's
56:03Had a good month
56:04As of late
56:05Really nice to hear Will Hardy
56:07Say how Bailey
56:08Always carries himself
56:09With a sense of humility
56:10And respect
56:11And
56:11Actually
56:13Coach Hardy had more to say
56:14Didn't he?
56:14He did I talked to him
56:16At shoot around this morning
56:16I said who do you want to see
56:18Really
56:18Just grow
56:19And thrive
56:20These last couple of weeks
56:22Almost two months
56:23Of the regular season
56:24He said if I have to single out
56:25One person
56:26It would be Ace
56:26He's our youngest player
56:27He said all star really served
56:29As a reset for him
56:30It's time to move past
56:31The rookie excuses
56:32But he says he's showing
56:33A ton of growth
56:34On and off the court
56:35A lot of these guys
56:36Have a better understanding
56:37Of what's expected of them
56:38But Ace is still learning that
56:40He just smiled though
56:41Said he is such a bright
56:42Funny
56:43Energetic kid
56:44He's got such a pure heart
56:45And he loves the game
56:46Asks all the questions
56:48So he's really hoping
56:49That these next
56:50Couple weeks here
56:51Of the regular season
56:52Can serve as such a
56:53Growing point for Ace
56:54No question
56:55Thank you Ashley
56:56As Thompson
56:57Twirls inside
56:58He goes with the left hand
56:59And lays it in
57:00Timeout Utah
57:01Utah
57:03Utah calls
57:03Now
57:05Thompson's perfect ball game
57:07Continues
57:08He is six of six
57:09From the floor
57:10Fourteen points
57:11To do it all
57:12Thompson has also
57:13Grabbed seven
57:14Big rebounds
57:15And dished out
57:16Three assists
57:19Now it's time for our
57:21Off the court report
57:22As here's Ashley
57:24Well guys
57:24I
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