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03:39на Магик.
03:40Но
03:42они просто давали им
03:43очень много возможностей.
03:45Магик имеет 7 more
03:47shot attempts и 5 more free throw
03:49attempts. It's hard to win
03:51when you lose the possession game that badly.
03:53Thompson
03:54works to the baseline and
03:56connects.
03:57One quirky
04:01stat for Orlando this season.
04:03They have a different leader
04:05in points, rebounds, assists,
04:07steals and blocks.
04:09Only team in the NBA.
04:10With a different player leading each
04:13of those categories.
04:14That shows you they got a lot of guys making
04:17big contributions.
04:19De Silva, his jumper goes.
04:21A 3 ball
04:22for Tristan De Silva.
04:24He was 0 for 5 from the floor in the first half.
04:27So that was good for him.
04:29But he shot over 40%
04:30in the games that he has started this year.
04:33Durant.
04:34Off the iron.
04:35Rebounded by De Silva.
04:37And a step in.
04:39Thompson, 1 on 2, waits for his teammates.
04:41Trailing is Smith.
04:43And he gets to the cup
04:45for the flush.
04:47That's a bad turnover.
04:49Houston's been struggling on the offensive end
04:52to get shots and then
04:54to just give them an easy one.
04:56Bancaro.
04:58He puts it in.
05:00Plus one.
05:04And one.
05:05Well this is a lot about what our studio
05:08talked about before the game.
05:09Just going quick.
05:11Quick decisions.
05:13Not hesitating.
05:14Not playing around.
05:15Right to the rim.
05:21Third foul on Thompson.
05:24Bancaro now with 10 points.
05:26Five rebounds.
05:27Four assists.
05:27He can tack on one more here.
05:29At the line.
05:32It's the first guy you didn't jinx tonight.
05:35You got to test it every now and again.
05:37Every once in a while.
05:38I'm proud of you though.
05:39You let him make a free throw.
05:40With great power comes great responsibility.
05:43That's exactly right.
05:45I don't know who said that.
05:46It was very accurate.
05:49Maybe it was me.
05:50It was either you or Winston Churchill.
05:52I don't know.
05:53Well you know.
05:54We're both often quoted.
05:56Durant.
05:57The drive.
05:59And he gets it to go.
06:01Kevin Durant.
06:02It has carried over from the end of the first half
06:05into the second half.
06:06Carter.
06:07Gets to the rim.
06:08And lays it in.
06:11The defense has just not been there for the Houston Rockets.
06:15A team that came in fourth in defensive rating.
06:18Orlando is carving them up.
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06:26Well you said it Ian right before the break.
06:29The Magic just carving them up.
06:32And the last two buckets are right to the rim.
06:35Alperen Shingun doesn't want to challenge.
06:37He's already got three fouls.
06:39Ime Udoka very upset at Houston's defense.
06:43And Houston cannot afford to let down defensively.
06:47Without Steven Adams their offensive rebounding's dropped a little.
06:51And that's really what their offense was built on.
06:54Their half court offense is a struggle.
06:56They need to be great defensively every night.
06:59They had their most lopsided win of the season last night.
07:0231 point victory over Sacramento.
07:06Durant backing down black.
07:08The turnaround is pure.
07:12But those are the shots that Orlando makes you take and rely on.
07:18Because they're not going to double team.
07:20They're going to stay home.
07:21It's why they don't give up very many threes.
07:24You're going to have to play one on one basketball.
07:27Now Kevin Durant does it as well as anyone who's ever played the game.
07:30Lop it up. Slap it down.
07:32Da Silva with a special delivery to Carter.
07:40The lead is back to 12.
07:42Javon Mosley talked about Da Silva before the game that he can just do a little of everything.
07:48He can shoot the ball. He can make plays off the dribble.
07:53Changoon feeds it. Smith is fouled.
07:56But it was on the rip move. Not on the shot.
08:00So on the side for Houston with 9.18 to play in the third.
08:06Houston is starting a three game road trip.
08:08Miami and Washington coming up on the swing.
08:10And then a bunch of games at home.
08:13As they are in a fight for the number three spot on the Western Conference with Denver.
08:18Oklahoma City and San Antonio.
08:21Top two.
08:22Changoon is fouled by Carter.
08:25This has clearly been a philosophy to pull the chair out.
08:30We've seen a number of occasions where Changoon is stumbling because he thought a body would be there.
08:35Right.
08:36And Wendell Carter, that's a great job defensively.
08:39But he came down with that left arm or I think he would have created the turnover.
08:44So there was a little contact initially.
08:46Changoon continued on the drive thinking Carter would be there with him.
08:50And he wasn't.
08:52But a foul called.
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09:11Some have said the house that Stan built.
09:14Actually, nobody's ever said that.
09:15No.
09:16But you just did it.
09:17I liked it, sir.
09:18I'll have your check coming to you quickly.
09:2463-51.
09:26Magic.
09:30Bain feeds it outside.
09:32Bancaro.
09:34One on one with Thompson.
09:35They clear the area.
09:36Bancaro too strong on the three.
09:38Bain the effort.
09:41And Eason didn't see him.
09:43Bancaro drives.
09:45The floater is short.
09:46Durant.
09:47The quick lead feed.
09:48Thompson.
09:49He just cut to the rim on a dime.
09:52And he draws the foul.
09:54Well, after that last offensive rebound where they just got outworked.
10:01Houston.
10:02Ime Udoke immediately turned to his bench.
10:05And he's bringing Josh Okoge into the game to try to raise the energy level here with this Houston team.
10:12Okoge did not play in the first half.
10:16And he will be the first sub off the bench here in the third quarter for Houston.
10:25Tari Eason got lazy on the play down there and being taken out of the game.
10:31And probably not too happy about it, but he knows too.
10:34He knows that he had a major lapse.
10:38And he is scoreless tonight, Eason.
10:41He's 0 of 4 from the field.
10:44And Fred Van Vliet, who has been omnipresent throughout the season, traveling with the team at practices.
10:51And he is a vet that's so well-respected.
10:54Blackness is from long range.
10:55And it's corralled by Durant.
10:58Well, Fred Van Vliet, one of the great undrafted success stories in the league.
11:04And anybody can learn a lot from Fred Van Vliet.
11:11Cangoon peaks at the clock.
11:12Defended by Carter.
11:14Ten point game.
11:15Cangoon, spin.
11:17Short!
11:18That comes up short.
11:22Great example of the Magic's defense there.
11:24They stayed home, didn't give him the kick out pass for the three.
11:28And they'll live with the jump hook over the top of Lindell Carter Jr.
11:32And it's Carter with the left hand.
11:36Twelve points for Wendell Carter Jr.
11:39Now in year number eight in the league.
11:44He had eight straight games where he was not in double figures.
11:48In those two L.A. games, he gets 35 combined.
11:51And he gets 12 already today, Cassidy.
11:55I mean, this guy's getting it going.
11:58Yeah, he may not always grab the headlines, guys.
12:00But inside of that locker room,
12:02Hallibank Carroll told me they see him as the true X factor.
12:05When Wendell's playing with force, rebounding, defending,
12:08doing all that dirty work,
12:09he said usually that's when the team is playing at a high level as well.
12:13So you saw the flashes in the recent West Coast road trip.
12:16When he's aggressive, it matters.
12:19After a black.
12:22He has certainly flipped the switch in year three.
12:25There's a real confidence and aggressiveness going to the rim.
12:30And a chance at a three-point play as he's a little shaken up.
12:35And he can go to the top floor.
12:38We saw it on one of the best dunks of the year earlier this season
12:42when he took on four defenders at once.
12:45Yeah, over in Europe, I believe.
12:47It was.
12:48Yeah.
12:49It was the game over in Germany.
12:51Or was it the London one?
12:54It was Berlin.
12:56If he ever, and I think he will,
12:59if he can ever become a consistent shooter
13:02where you have to close out on him all the time,
13:06it's really going to open up his game
13:08because he can get to the rim.
13:09He can make plays.
13:10He's a very good defender.
13:12He's just got to be much more consistent shooting the ball.
13:16Eason is back in there.
13:17It's the fourth foul on Smith.
13:18Thompson swings it.
13:20Eason driving kick.
13:22Kogi, the jumper is off.
13:25Capella got his hands on it.
13:27But it's controlled by Bancaro.
13:30Magic up by 12, under seven minutes to go in the third.
13:34Black, the jump shot.
13:37No.
13:39And a loose ball foul is called as Kogi and Carter were going for it.
13:45And this is the play we're talking about.
13:48With Anthony Black, Memphis, they formed a cocoon around him.
13:54Yeah, he's in the middle of the Memphis team picture there.
13:57And dunking on them.
13:59Oh, my God.
14:00That is a poster if I've ever seen one.
14:05Bain.
14:06Nice.
14:06Cut by Bain.
14:08Great field.
14:10Orlando's got its largest lead of the night.
14:12You don't usually see Bain finishing with the left hand.
14:16He's got it all going tonight.
14:19Carter extends out on Durant.
14:21The lead is getting larger for the Magic.
14:25Durant.
14:27Off.
14:28Offensive rebound.
14:29Eason reload.
14:30Durant.
14:33Backdoor.
14:35Kogi scoops it up to Silva.
14:37Got a piece.
14:38Eason still looking to get in the scoring column.
14:40And does with a banker.
14:43It's been a little bit of a struggle for Eason.
14:45Over these last seven games.
14:47Comes in averaging over nine a game.
14:49Only nine a game.
14:52Bain.
14:53For Bancaro.
14:55Jet Howard is in.
14:58Bancaro.
14:58Using the body.
15:00Kick.
15:00Da Silva.
15:02Cha-ching.
15:02On a three.
15:04And that is seven assists for Powell Bancaro.
15:10Houston is six of ten from the field in the third quarter.
15:13They can't reduce the deficit.
15:15Durant misses it.
15:19And Orlando attacking once again.
15:22Up by 15.
15:24Bancaro.
15:25Hard drive.
15:27He's fouled.
15:28And Tim Burr, Bancaro, falls into the front row.
15:32Bancaro.
15:32That's his first person.
15:36Everybody's okay.
15:38Uh-oh.
15:39Bancaro.
15:40Yeah, I mean, Bancaro, seven assists.
15:43He averaged seven assists on that West Coast trip.
15:47Gets in deep.
15:48Throws it back out.
15:49And Tristan Da Silva knocks it down.
15:52Bancaro struggling from the floor tonight.
15:54Four for twelve.
15:56Struggling from the free throw line also.
15:58But this is his seventh and eighth attempts in the game.
16:01He's got seven rebounds, seven assists, and has not turned the ball over.
16:06And now Bane will sit.
16:08They'll bring in Jalen Suggs.
16:11In his return to action, Bane exits with 19 points.
16:15Five of five from beyond the arc.
16:19And Carroll makes them both.
16:22So the lead is now 17 for the Magic.
16:26They enter action 17-9 at home.
16:2913-15 on the road.
16:32One game lead over number eight Miami in the East of the Steel.
16:36Bancaro will streak in.
16:39Big finish for Bancaro.
16:42They create another turnover.
16:44They're blitzing Reed Shepard.
16:46They think they can turn him over.
16:48Durant hangs and is fouled.
16:517-0 run for the Magic.
16:53So they switch every other pick and roll tonight.
16:57But on that handoff and one earlier with Reed Shepard, they blitz and then rotate and can force the turnover
17:05and get out in transition.
17:10Houston, 15.6 turnovers per game.
17:13That's 25th in the league.
17:19Scoring numbers have been down for the Rockets as Carter sits.
17:23Jonathan Isaac is in.
17:24They're averaging 109 points per game in February.
17:2826th in the league this month.
17:31Well, and I think people would not look at the loss of Steven Adams.
17:35As a big deal to your offense.
17:39But it is because their offense has relied so much on second shots.
17:45And Steven Adams has been the best offensive rebounder.
17:49Well, along with Mitchell Robinson in the league all year.
17:53And they have missed that.
17:54Now they're not getting as many opportunities.
17:57Nice poke away by Shepard.
17:59Okoge the acceleration.
18:02Suggs from behind.
18:03Got a piece.
18:04And Durant is there for the cleanup action.
18:0722 for Kevin Durant.
18:09Howard.
18:11Gives it up.
18:144.22 to play in the third.
18:17The Orlando lead is 15.
18:19Da Silva.
18:20Way off.
18:22Rebounded by Eason.
18:23They got numbers.
18:26Suggs now just getting down the floor.
18:29Shepard on target for three.
18:32And Jamal Mosley will take a timeout.
18:36The Rockets cut it to 12.
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18:56A technical foul has been assessed to Jalen Suggs.
19:01He felt that this should have been a foul on Eason as Suggs hit the deck.
19:06And there was no whistle.
19:09Nope.
19:10But you don't win those battles with the referees.
19:13But I understand the frustration.
19:15And since Kevin Durant to the line.
19:22KD now hovering right around 90% of the free throw line this season.
19:28And this is an 11 point game.
19:30It got as large as 19.
19:33But Houston is now on an 8-0 run.
19:38Well, when you have Kevin Durant on your side, 11 points, it's certainly not insurmountable.
19:45Houston has not fared well in very close games.
19:49And there's another steal.
19:53Durant.
19:54Oh, Suggs goes down.
19:56A Kogi ball movement.
19:58Eason fakes on a 3.
20:00Shepard's open!
20:01Shepard!
20:02Bingo!
20:0411-0 run!
20:07Well, and Shepard hits another 3.
20:10He's got a couple of steals.
20:13Candidate for sixth man of the year and maybe most improved player.
20:18Suggs.
20:19Rejected at the rim.
20:21Capella!
20:22That's four blocks tonight.
20:25No look.
20:26Capella!
20:26Hammer jam!
20:27I bet you gotta get Suggs out of the game.
20:30He's so...
20:31He's just now trying to draw a foul.
20:34Tried to draw the charge and he flopped.
20:37Now he goes at the rim.
20:38He's so wrapped up in the referees.
20:41He's not making good decisions right now.
20:44And now it's a six-point game thanks to a 13-0 Houston run.
20:49Bancaro shows it and misses it.
20:51Rebounded by Durant.
20:55Durant's got 23 points.
20:57Six boards.
20:58Can they keep this run going?
21:01Shepard.
21:02He draws Howard.
21:04Shepard.
21:06Bullseye!
21:08Bree Shepard is smoking hot!
21:1316-0 run.
21:15Houston was on the wrong end of a run like this against the New York Knicks.
21:20At the Garden.
21:21They led by 18 in the fourth quarter.
21:24Only to lose to New York.
21:26Isaac.
21:27High arcing delivery.
21:29One and done for the Magic.
21:30Well, Isaac does a lot of things very well.
21:33Would be an all-defensive level performer.
21:36But his offense has just never developed to get him on the floor enough.
21:42Shepard.
21:43And that ball was kicked by Howard.
21:47Shepard only got two shots in 13 minutes in the first half.
21:51He's three of three from three in the third.
21:52And that was a big-time block followed by a jam by Capella.
21:58And then Shepard here just getting space.
22:01And he doesn't need a lot of it.
22:03And he knocks it down.
22:04He has been on fire.
22:06Also, we talked about Baines.
22:09But he's right around 50% from three.
22:13Over the last seven games.
22:15Shepard.
22:16To the rim.
22:17Shepard has taken over.
22:23And a near steal by Shepard.
22:25Knocked out of bounds.
22:27Hey, look.
22:28I know a lot of people try to go at him because of his size.
22:31Shepard, to me, is also an underrated defender.
22:34He's got really quick hands.
22:37Average at 1.4 steals.
22:40Eason takes it away from Suggs.
22:42It's an 18-0 run.
22:44Durant adds to it.
22:46The Rockets take the lead.
22:48Well, they've got to get Suggs out of the game.
22:50I know it's his first game back.
22:52And he's hurting them.
22:54But, you know, and he's trying to get back into it.
22:57But he's killing them right now.
22:58Isaac is called for the foul.
23:00KD can get three the old-fashioned way.
23:07What a turnaround.
23:12And it didn't take very long.
23:15Not at all.
23:16This is their first lead since 20-19 in the opening quarter.
23:25Durant has poured in 26.
23:29Well, and now they're the team that's creating turnovers.
23:34Carter is in.
23:36Suggs takes a seat.
23:37The Magic have gone ice cold.
23:39The fans are in stunned silence.
23:42Bain.
23:43Inside.
23:43Wagner.
23:44Mo Wagner!
23:47So, Mo Wagner finally breaks the run.
23:5221-0 run ends.
23:54Oh, no!
23:56Shepard misses it.
23:57Straight away.
23:58Trey.
23:59Wow.
24:04Tied at 78.
24:05Under a minute to go in the third.
24:07Carter hands to Bain.
24:10The roll by Wagner.
24:11And it bounces right back to Bain for two.
24:14I've always wondered this.
24:15I ask it three or four times a season.
24:18Does Desmond Gain get an assist on that to himself?
24:22We're going to check the official score on that.
24:25I don't believe he does.
24:26You don't think so, huh?
24:27Bain's got 21.
24:28Orlando up by two.
24:32Durant.
24:32Oh, the killer cross!
24:35Durant was met at the rim and blocked by Isaac!
24:39Eason takes it away.
24:42Eason on the attack.
24:44Drive and kick.
24:45Durant!
24:46No good!
24:48Capella, the offensive board.
24:51Okoge.
24:52Connects for three.
24:54Okoge made three threes last night.
24:58And now, just everything's flipped.
25:01Now it's Houston on the offensive boards.
25:03Now it's Orlando turning the ball over.
25:06Two seconds.
25:07Isaac has to hoist!
25:09It's short!
25:11At the buzzer!
25:13A third quarter that saw the Houston Rockets flip the script on the Orlando Magic.
25:2081-80 after three.
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25:28In that third quarter.
25:30Bunch of turnovers from Orlando and Houston to full advantage.
25:34Working it around the perimeter.
25:37And then Eason to Shepard.
25:40With the triple.
25:43There's been a whole lot of Reed Shepard.
25:48Not...
25:49Just doing it from the outside, but Houston getting some interior buckets as well.
25:53With Durant getting to the rim.
25:55Shepard had a layup.
25:57And that third quarter summary.
25:5924-4 run to end the period.
26:02They shot one of eleven from three point territory in the first half.
26:06Four of nine in the third.
26:07And Durant and Shepard combined for 23 points in the quarter.
26:11Yeah, those two guys were both fantastic.
26:13But really, I thought what got things going is their defense stepped up.
26:18Created turnovers and got them some opportunities in transition.
26:24We start the fourth here in Orlando.
26:27Bain off the stutter.
26:28And puts it in.
26:32So the magic go back in front.
26:34Bain is having a big night.
26:3623 points.
26:37And six rebounds.
26:39He's nine of eleven from the field.
26:42Amen Thompson.
26:44Give it up for Shepard.
26:45High screen.
26:46Capella.
26:49Javon Carter trying to stick with Shepard.
26:51Double team comes.
26:52Skip it.
26:52Ah, Kogi's jumper is there.
26:58He said he made three last night.
27:00He's hit a couple of years.
27:02Shepard handled the blitz a little bit better there.
27:05Made the great pass.
27:08Bain blocked by Shepard.
27:11And Wagner comes away with it.
27:14Da Silva kick it.
27:16Carter creates some space.
27:18And hits a three.
27:26Nine points for Javon Carter.
27:30He is making his three pointers.
27:33Three of six.
27:34Shepard.
27:35Short.
27:36Long rebound.
27:37Carter steps in front.
27:44Not one Houston starter has made a three.
27:47They're 0 of 11.
27:48The bench though has gone 6 of 12.
27:53Carter.
27:54Lines it up.
27:56Missed it.
27:57Ah, Kogi grabs it.
27:59Well, you don't have to tell Carter to look for his shot.
28:02No.
28:03He's gotten up seven threes in nine minutes.
28:06He has not been shy.
28:08Thompson.
28:08Outside.
28:09Shepard.
28:10It went through the hands of Thompson.
28:12He retrieves it with seven to shoot.
28:15And it then gives it away.
28:17Capella was posting up.
28:19Bain flicks it.
28:20Carter.
28:21Fly by Shepard.
28:22Carter.
28:22Not a lot.
28:24That's a long two-pointer for Javon Carter.
28:31Javon Carter having an impact, Cassidy, with those shoes.
28:35I think that's what's doing it.
28:38Jabari Smith snaps it a triple.
28:41And Cassidy does have more on Carter.
28:44And that approach he has with two different shoes, Cassidy.
28:49Yeah, it's totally intentional.
28:51He said he actually started back in summer league when he grabbed two different sneakers.
28:54And once people started talking about it, he leaned into it.
28:57So, now it's just part of his personality and a way to stand out.
29:00And I think also a way to stand out is how he's playing so far today.
29:03Yeah, that helps.
29:04That really does, yeah.
29:06Twelve points off the bench.
29:07Four of eight from the field.
29:10Ah, Kogi's jumper doesn't go.
29:11And Da Silva grabs it.
29:19We are tied at 87.
29:20They made the switch.
29:22Carter's jump shot was a two, not a three.
29:25And now Orlando with a chance to regain the lead.
29:29Hard drive.
29:29Bain.
29:30It's popped up in the air.
29:32Isaac controls the offensive board.
29:35Wagner gives it up.
29:36Bain.
29:36Not hard.
29:41It's been a shooting exhibition for Desmond Bain.
29:45Six of seven from downtown.
29:50Wow.
29:51Magic up by three.
29:54Good battle.
29:55Here in Orlando.
29:58More fourth quarter action when we return on prime.
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30:22Which you said is a lot about Dr. J.
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30:24I was a big ABA fan.
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30:37Kevin Durant is lethal.
30:41It's his first made three of the night.
30:43It was 0 for 7 until that one.
30:46But he ties this up.
30:4990 apiece.
30:50Just over eight minutes to go.
30:52Carter.
30:53Wide open look.
30:53He sticks it.
30:55What a night for Javon Carter.
31:04A spot opened up when they traded Jones.
31:10And Carter has filled it nicely.
31:1314 points.
31:14Shang-Goon.
31:16Spin.
31:16Cut off.
31:17Shang-Goon.
31:19Wow.
31:20How do you stop it?
31:21You're talking about double 360s.
31:23That's a 720 in the paint.
31:26Yes, it is.
31:26And that's a tough shot.
31:28But that's what the magic leave you with.
31:30Because Shang-Goon actually spun looking to pass.
31:33But they're not coming.
31:35It's one on one.
31:36Bain fend off.
31:37And the lay-in goes.
31:39Desmond Bain doing it inside.
31:41Doing it outside.
31:42Doing it all.
31:43Well, we've got some great battles.
31:45Carter and Reed Shepard and Durant and Bain.
31:51Shepard gives up his dribble.
31:53Issa now with ten to shoot.
31:55Seven minutes to go.
31:57Shang-Goon.
31:58One on one with Carter.
31:59They vacate the area.
32:01Shang-Goon gives up his dribble.
32:03Shot clock down to two.
32:04He has to put it up.
32:05Short.
32:06And a long rebound to Shepard.
32:08Flicks it to Okoge.
32:09Ball fake.
32:10Carter knocks it away.
32:12Well, Shang-Goon I think needs to make an adjustment mentally.
32:16They're not coming.
32:17He thinks he's baiting them down to make the pass.
32:21He's a pass first guy.
32:23They're not coming.
32:24It's one on one.
32:25He needs to be aggressive and go to score.
32:28Bancaro and Black check back in for Orlando.
32:31Loop it for Durant.
32:33Ten to shoot.
32:3495-92 Magic.
32:36Durant.
32:37Taken away by Bain.
32:40Bain looking for the angle.
32:42And he finds it for two.
32:46Desmond Bain has been unstoppable.
32:49Well, since February he's been unstoppable.
32:53They've got a chance.
32:55Desmond Bain has been as good literally as good as anyone in the league in the month of February.
33:01This guy has been incredible shooting the three and taking it to the basket.
33:07When he gets going to that right hand, he's going to finish.
33:10Stan, he's got 30 points.
33:13The Magic have 11 steals.
33:17They came in averaging 8.6 per game.
33:21The game has been stopped because of blood on the back of Reed Shepard's arm.
33:27But we did talk about, Ian, that they've turned around their defense.
33:32They've gotten back to their identity.
33:34And in these last eight games where they've gone 6-2, they've had the second best defense in the league.
33:40And they have averaged 11 steals a game.
33:43They're getting back to who they were a year ago.
33:47If they do that, with Desmond Bain and they get Franz Wagner back, they're going to have a chance to
33:54make some noise in the East.
33:58Kobe will trigger in for Houston.
34:016-26 to play.
34:03Fourth quarter.
34:07Shang-Goon way outside with Carter.
34:10Into the hands of Durant.
34:13They get a switch.
34:15Durant with five.
34:16Makes his move.
34:17Durant puts it up.
34:19Money.
34:20Wow.
34:223-1 for KD.
34:24And he got off to a bad start.
34:26We know that.
34:27And now he's just really getting it going.
34:31We are just past the halfway point of this fourth quarter.
34:36The jumper.
34:38Bain missed it.
34:39Too strong.
34:40Durant's got another board.
34:43That's 7 for Kevin Durant.
34:4797-94.
34:48Magic.
34:51Durant lines it up.
34:52Yes, sir!
34:53Wow.
34:54KD is going off.
35:00Timeout.
35:01Magic.
35:03We are all tied up.
35:0534 for Kevin Durant.
35:0820 in the second half.
35:10Well, what do you do on this?
35:11That's as good a contest as you can get, and that's one of the greatest scores.
35:16Kevin Durant.
35:1630 points.
35:18Six of eight from three-point territory.
35:21And Kevin Durant.
35:2334 points and seven rebounds.
35:26A big part of the rally for the Rockets.
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35:44Wow.
35:45We're getting into that clutch zone right now, Stan, for these two teams.
35:50Yeah, and it's been different results for these teams.
35:53Magic 19 and 10 in these situations.
35:56Bankero reverses it.
35:57He bullies Durant a little bit, whereas this is where Houston has struggled.
36:03They're 14 and 16 in these things.
36:05I like him having Reed Shepard on the floor.
36:07I thought in that collapse in New York, he was not in the game.
36:11I think he gives him a little more stability.
36:14Doesn't turn the ball over a lot.
36:16And he gives Kevin Durant some space on the floor because of his shooting.
36:21Durant is a cheat code.
36:2636 for KD.
36:29We are tied at 99.
36:32440 to go.
36:38Vankero gives it up for Black.
36:41Now it's Vankero, one-on-one with Durant.
36:45Second defender, Shepard, ball movement, Carter.
36:48The fake on Eason.
36:50Shot clock down to three.
36:51Bain to Carter.
36:53He's gonna have to put it up.
36:55It's short.
36:56And a shot clock violation for the Magic.
37:02Vankero just too big and strong there.
37:06Gets to the other side of the rim.
37:13And I think Wendell Carter Jr. has played Durant pretty well, but there's only so much you can do.
37:19You scored 32,000 points in a career for a reason.
37:24Durant against Vankero.
37:27Durant, turn around.
37:29It's short.
37:30And it's tracked down by Carter.
37:3399-99.
37:35Under four minutes to go.
37:37Durant.
37:38Vankero.
37:39Over Eason.
37:41Missed it.
37:43Rebounded by Shepard.
37:51Switch out front.
37:52Shepard's got the bigger Carter.
37:55Shepard trying to take him off the dribble.
37:57A blast to the rim.
37:58But he missed it.
38:00On the running one-hander.
38:06Black looking to take advantage.
38:08Spin.
38:08Met by Shangun.
38:09Got a piece.
38:10And a foul is called.
38:11The ball ended up in the hands of Carter.
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38:37Eason was banged up.
38:39And walked rather gingerly to the Houston sideline.
38:45That was the first foul of the fourth quarter as Carter misses on the first attempt.
38:50That's incredible.
38:52And this is.
38:54You said it earlier, Ian.
38:55But this has been the one area for Orlando that's been a struggle all night.
38:5910 for 18 at the line.
39:01In a tie game here.
39:03You know, obviously very, very important.
39:05Number one in free throws made this season.
39:08Number two in free throws attempted.
39:09Number seven in free throw percentage.
39:13Trying to go up by one.
39:17100 to 99.
39:19Magic.
39:21Get it in for Shang-Goon.
39:26Into the hands of Durant.
39:30And Carol there defensively.
39:32Durant using the screen.
39:34The roll, Shang-Goon.
39:35And he lays it in.
39:36Perfectly executed.
39:38Timeout magic.
39:40That's great execution.
39:42Kevin Durant rejected the screen and went away.
39:46Which is what opened up the space.
39:48You see him go here.
39:49Opened up the space for Shang-Goon.
39:52Shang-Goon finishes it off.
40:00To the Edwards, the 2026 All-Star Game MVP.
40:04The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers.
40:09From into a dome.
40:13Well, Kevin Durant, another milestone.
40:17431 career.
40:1930 plus point games tying the late great Kobe Bryant.
40:24And he'll soon go past Kobe and Carl Malone.
40:27You can, barring injury, you can expect that.
40:32Before the end of this season.
40:35Pass over to Black.
40:36Make sure he's inbound along that sideline.
40:38We are under three minutes to go.
40:40Bay in the hard drive.
40:41The kick for Carter.
40:42Carter's giving them a huge boost.
40:44Back in.
40:45Spin.
40:47Wendell Carter missed it on the interior.
40:50And a rebound ripped down by Shang-Goon.
40:53Get it ahead for Smith, who's back in there.
40:57And Shepard comes to the ball.
40:59Then drives it.
41:00Kicks it.
41:0110 to shoot.
41:03Shang-Goon wants a runway against Carter.
41:05The back in.
41:07Shang-Goon is crafty.
41:10Well, I like, though, what Emei Odoka's done with his lineup.
41:14Because he's got shooters out there.
41:16That's what gives Shang-Goon the room.
41:20Because you can't come off of Reed Shepard.
41:22You can't come off of Jabari Smith.
41:24You can't come off of Durant.
41:26And Josh Akogi's been shooting it well.
41:29Ball got knocked around off the black miss.
41:31Houston.
41:33Trying to put pressure on this Orlando D.
41:36Shepard.
41:36Got a three.
41:39String music.
41:41For Reed Shepard.
41:43The Rockets have their largest lead.
41:46Six.
41:46We have 1.45 to play.
41:49And down goes Smith and he's grabbing his ankle.
41:52Foul is called.
41:55Bancaro on the drive.
41:57It's a 7-0 run.
41:58But the concern right now is for Jabari Smith Jr.
42:02He crumbled to the floor.
42:10They're gonna take him out right now.
42:13You can't have a guy hobbling at this point in the game.
42:16He's replaced by Eason.
42:20And he just turned it.
42:25And he's in.
42:26Shangoon called for his fourth foul.
42:33Athletic trainer Jason Biles will head.
42:37Directly to the locker room with Jabari Smith Jr.
42:41Bancaro at the line.
42:43Five point game.
42:451.42 on the clock.
42:48Tristan Da Silva.
42:50Returns for the magic.
42:57Now Jabari Smith Jr. knew it right away.
43:03And Houston will have to go the rest of the way without his services.
43:071.42.
43:10Four point lead for the Rockets.
43:14Shepard along with Eason, Shangoon, Durant, and Okoge.
43:21Shepard has 14 in the second half.
43:23He's four of six from long range.
43:28Shangoon nearly lost it.
43:30Five to shoot.
43:31Durant.
43:32One on one.
43:34Fires.
43:35It's off the mark.
43:36Grabbed by Okoge.
43:37They get a reload.
43:39A minute 14 to go.
43:42Houston with possession.
43:43Up by four.
43:45Durant watched by Bain.
43:47And he's fouled by Bain.
43:49That is the first team foul of the quarter against Orlando.
43:54Well, what about the contribution of Josh Okoge?
43:58The numbers aren't huge.
44:00You said it earlier.
44:01He didn't play in the first half.
44:03Now he's played 19 minutes here in the second half.
44:07They're plus 14 with him on the floor.
44:10We are going to hit one minute to play.
44:13Houston was down by as many as 19.
44:16Shangoon.
44:16The fakes.
44:18Shangoon.
44:19Over Bancaro.
44:20He missed it high off the window.
44:22And Bancaro with the board.
44:2350 seconds to go.
44:26Magic down by four.
44:27Spin.
44:28Bancaro.
44:29Kick.
44:29Da Silva.
44:30Ball fake.
44:31Swing, swing.
44:33Bancaro didn't expect it.
44:35It was Black.
44:38Who tossed it to the corner.
44:40And a costly turnover.
44:4240 seconds to play.
44:43Still plenty of time.
44:44You just gotta have a stop right here.
44:48Shepard hands to Durant.
44:5310 to shoot.
44:54Under 30 seconds left.
44:56Shangoon sets the screen.
44:58Shangoon swings.
44:59Shepard.
45:01Oh, he's a machine.
45:03Rage Shepard on a serious heater.
45:08And that might be the dagger.
45:11I think that'll do it.
45:14And look.
45:15This is just great ball movement.
45:18Durant draws two.
45:20Shangoon makes the extra pass.
45:23Reed Shepard knocks it in.
45:26Yeah.
45:29Right to the rim.
45:30One on one.
45:31A lot of that because Javon Carter couldn't come off Reed Shepard.
45:35Why couldn't he come off Reed Shepard?
45:37Because if you leave him open, he knocks him down.
45:41Two in a row here to more than likely wrap up the game.
45:45Listen, Reed Shepard going forward.
45:48In my opinion, guys in the studio I know agreed with me.
45:52They talked about it before the game.
45:54He has to be in their closing lineup.
45:58Bain lines it up.
45:59And it's in and out.
46:01Black got a piece.
46:02The ball caroms out of bounds.
46:05Last touch by Houston.
46:08Rocket shooting 58% in the second half.
46:10Thanks in large part to what Reed Shepard has done.
46:15He's got 20 points overall.
46:17He's five of seven from three point territory in the second half.
46:21Well, and what it does, it's not just the ones he makes.
46:24It's the room he creates for your other guys.
46:28Carter nails the straightaway tray.
46:32It's 109-105.
46:35And a timeout taken with 11.1.
46:39And Ime Udoka not happy there.
46:42Defensive breakdown.
46:44You don't want to be giving up threes at that point in the game.
46:47You don't want two on the ball leaving somebody open.
46:54You know, the night that Kevin Durant has put together, it started out quietly.
46:59But when it started percolating, he was smoking.
47:04Yeah, I'll tell you what.
47:06He's as good a scorer as we've ever had in this league.
47:11And then with Reed Shepard helping him out, he started to get room.
47:16You see, no help there.
47:17He can get in.
47:19That's why I think they need to put shooters out there around him.
47:23And it's been interesting.
47:24They haven't gone back to Amin Thompson, who's a great player,
47:29but doesn't provide the shooting.
47:33Akogi has come in.
47:35They did not go back to Dorian Finney-Smith.
47:37I think just some great adjustments by Ime Udoka down the stretch
47:43to give his team a chance here.
47:46Houston is trying to make it five in a row against Orlando,
47:51and that includes the meeting earlier this season back in November,
47:55which was an overtime game that the Rockets outblasted the Magic.
48:0011.1 on the clock.
48:04Well, you've got to be able to inbound.
48:06And that sounds easy, and it's not.
48:08You have got to be able to inbound.
48:10They advance the ball.
48:16Shangoon, the trigger man, into the hands of Durant.
48:19He bobbled it for a moment, and then a foul is called with 10.1 on the clock.
48:26So that's the second foul in the last two minutes.
48:28That's going to send KD to the free throw line.
48:3336 points in 39 minutes in the second half of a back-to-back.
48:39Hey, listen.
48:41One of the best things about this guy is he plays huge minutes.
48:44Third in the league in minutes played.
48:47And he's 37 years old.
48:50He's already talking about wanting to continue to play.
48:53Wants to play in the 2028 Olympics.
48:55But he wants to earn his spot.
48:57He does want to earn his spot.
48:59He says he's not owed anything.
49:01But look, he loves to play ball.
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49:21Put another two on the board for Kevin Durant.
49:25And the Magic take a timeout.
49:29111 to 105.
49:3010.1 left to play.
49:33Well, to me, Ian, this is a, if they can close it out, this is a big win for Houston.
49:39Coming off that New York game where they blew an 18-point lead
49:44and the struggles they've had in close games this year
49:48to get a win like this on the road where they come back
49:52and then they're closing it out by making good, solid plays and finishing it out.
49:59I think this is a good step forward for this Rockets team.
50:02What is separating them from being a legitimate title contender in your eyes?
50:06Well, I don't think they have enough depth or enough shooting in a lot of cases.
50:14And that's why I think having Reed Shepard, especially in that closing lineup with these guys,
50:20is going to be really important going forward.
50:23Steve, Dirk, and Blake all talked about that in the studio show.
50:28And again, it's not just the shots he made, though he did make them tonight.
50:33It gives them another ball handler on the floor, which they need.
50:37They don't have a true point guard.
50:39And he creates space for guys like Durant and Shin Goon to be able to make plays.
50:45And what are the challenges moving forward that Orlando will face?
50:49Well, same thing.
50:50Tonight they've shot it really well, but that's a big problem.
50:53But Orlando's biggest problem, biggest change, just get healthy.
50:57Get Franz Wagner back out here.
50:59Get Suggs back into where he's really feeling good and can contribute.
51:06Black fires a three, and he hits with 5.4.
51:10Got a one-possession game as the Magic are making it interesting here down the stretch.
51:18And the Magic have no timeouts now, though.
51:20So even assuming the unfathomable, you might have to really work to jinx him enough to miss two.
51:29But even if that happens, the Magic have got to inbound and get the ball up the floor,
51:35which would allow Houston a chance to foul.
51:38So this one should be over.
51:41And it's.
51:42Durant will seal it.
51:45And a chance to put up 40 points.
51:59Kevin Durant.
52:0240 points in 39 minutes of action.
52:05Bain tosses it up at the buzzer, and that's it.
52:09A highly impressive Rockets rally.
52:12They come from behind and defeat the Magic.
52:16113 to 108, the final.
52:19Houston improves to 37 and 21 on the season.
52:22They open up their three-game road trip with a bang.
52:27Yeah, and they've won six out of seven on the road,
52:29and the only loss was that game in New York where they led by 18 in the fourth.
52:33So they're playing very well away from home and need to keep this rolling for the last two games of
52:40this trip.
52:40Yeah, that was a feel-good win for the Houston Rockets.
52:43Down by 19 points.
52:45They come all the way back, and they get the dub as we send it over to Cassidy Hubbard.
52:51Katie, you guys trailed by as much as 19.
52:55That 21-0 run in the third seemed to shift things.
52:58What do you feel like sparked your second-half comeback?
53:01I just thought defensively, we kept the ball in front.
53:04I think the first half we did the same thing, but they had too many offensive rebounds.
53:0810, 11 offensive rebounds.
53:09I think we cut that out in the third also.
53:14Then we also didn't turn the ball over in the third quarter.
53:16So that's the formula for us.
53:17We holding the one shot, keep the ball in our hands, get a good shot up.
53:21We put ourselves in good shape.
53:22So we finished that third quarter off well.
53:24And Reed Shepard was huge during that run.
53:27I saw you talking to him post-game.
53:28When he's playing with this type of confidence, how does it change this group?
53:32It changes us.
53:33It takes us to a different level.
53:34Being able to shoot from that far out, get to the rim, make the right plays,
53:38guarding up well, getting steals.
53:40The more and more he's on the floor, the more comfortable he's going to get,
53:42and we're going to need that going forward.
53:43And your 40 points helped move you to being the sixth player in NBA history to reach the 32,000
53:51-point mark,
53:52joining LeBron, Kareem, Malone, Kobe, and Jordan.
53:55How do you process that type of longevity and consistency?
54:00I see the smile.
54:01I mean, just to be mentioned in the same category as some of the greatest athletes of all time,
54:06not just basketball players, greatest athletes of all time.
54:08You know, I'm just honored and blessed and grateful for all the people that invested in me along the way
54:13and teammates, coaches, family members, friends.
54:16Man, it's been a long journey, and I'm looking forward to keeping it going.
54:18But it's pretty cool.
54:20Well, it's certainly been earned, KD.
54:21Congrats on the win.
54:22Thank you.
54:23Appreciate it.
54:23Back to you.
54:24Yeah, Kevin Durant, Cassidy.
54:26He has a true appreciation for the history of the game and his place in it, which he continues to
54:34cement.
54:35Final score tonight, Houston and come-from-behind fashion defeats Orlando, 113-108.
54:42Coming up, Clippers and the Timberwolves.
54:46First, we're going to send you to our studio for the crossover presented by Universal Orlando Resort.
54:50For Stan Van Gundy, Cassidy Hubbard, the rest of our Amazon crew,
54:53Ian Eagle saying goodbye.
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