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00:00Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
00:3029 years old
00:31Played just eight minutes against Boston
00:33Left with an illness
00:34He was questionable right up till tip tonight
00:37But so far has played 33 minutes
00:40Do you know anything about the training
00:41His father put him through as a young man
00:43This is just like par for the course
00:46This is a guy who has played through
00:48Injury, illness
00:50He is tough as nails
00:52And on the other side
00:54With Jokic back
00:55When do you bring Shea back in
00:58He's only played 26 minutes
01:02As Katie George reported earlier
01:04It's not a hard cap in terms of
01:06A minutes restriction
01:07But they're not going to wear him out
01:09Jalen Williams three off the mark
01:11Rebound Cam Johnson
01:12Three minutes into the fourth
01:14OKC by two
01:15Second meeting
01:16The first came in Denver
01:18So this is the Nuggets' first game on this floor
01:21Since they lost game seven
01:22In the conference semifinals
01:26To the Thunder a year ago
01:27On the step back
01:29Murray's three
01:30Is short
01:31Rebound and outlet
01:32Jalen Williams can't catch up to it
01:34McCain overshot him
01:44KC trying to hang on to that top spot
01:47Even with a loss
01:48They'd still be percentage points ahead of the Spurs
01:50But they'd be tied in the loss column
01:52And they'd lose the tiebreaker
01:54San Antonio beat him four out of five times this year
01:58Jokic has the smaller Joe on him
02:00Underneath to Brown
02:01And powers it up and in
02:02For his 20th point
02:03His eyes went to that pass to Christian Brown
02:06Before that second defender committed to him
02:09He's anticipating and feeling it
02:11He's a step ahead
02:13Jokic with the triple-double
02:15His 22nd of the season
02:16And 186th of his career
02:18And then McCain on the other end scores
02:21And Jokic hits the deck
02:22He doesn't like it
02:23Gets in the face of Dort
02:24Jalen Williams comes in
02:26And Jokic and Jalen Williams do battle
02:29Now the coaches come in
02:31Along with some teammates
02:32To break things up
02:33Jokic and Jalen Williams face-to-face right now
02:40This started early
02:42Jokic and Gildas Alexander
02:47Got into it a little bit
02:49After the whistle about four minutes into the game
02:52Gildas Alexander was given a technical
02:54Jokic was not
02:55But there have been several times tonight
02:58Officials have stopped play before they've even inbounded the ball
03:01Because of the physical
03:06Encounters between Jokic and several members of the Thunder
03:09Go back to the early exchange with Dort
03:11So let's watch this ensue up the floor
03:14Oh yeah, Dort goes over out of his way
03:17And this is what gets the reaction from Jokic
03:24It's right in the face of Dort
03:26Jalen Williams comes in
03:28And you see the intensity there in the eyes of Jokic
03:34And the officials along with the replay center will take a long look at this to see
03:43Where the technical fouls will occur
03:46And if we should have any objections
03:59So you didn't hear if you didn't hear the beginning Dort is called for the personal that's his fit that's
04:04important
04:04He's one of their best defensive players and he's been their best offensive player in the quarter
04:09He's got five fouls now
04:11And now they're looking to see what else
04:14Should be called
04:15I think back to the first couple of minutes of the game
04:18Where first quarter and Dort is pulling on Jokic's jersey
04:23And Jokic is pushing him off
04:25And as you said, this has been a theme throughout the three quarters
04:29We're going to look at it again
04:31It looks to me like Dort
04:33At the, you know, as he sees Jokic come up the floor
04:36Does he intentionally go out of his way toward him?
04:39That little motion and the right leg stick out
04:43Is what started this
04:46And then the pushing ensues
04:47And you wonder too, now Jokic
04:50He was just trying to get
04:52Jalen Williams off of him
04:57As his arm kind of swung around
05:00Didn't look like he threw a punch
05:02But that's what the officials are going to look at
05:04Look at his eyes
05:05I mean the intensity pouring off him like
05:09He is more than prepared to do battle
05:14Watch here again, Jokic, he had his arm for a second there
05:18Correct
05:18Around the head of Jalen Williams
05:20But it just looked like he was trying to untangle himself
05:22And protect himself
05:24But the officials may see it differently
05:26And also there too
05:29That first angle
05:31You couldn't tell if there was contact
05:33From Jokic, his head to the face of Dort
05:36I agree
05:37And that's an escalation from Jokic
05:38Like the foul was called
05:40So he so objects to it
05:43But do they consider that an escalation
05:46Him going right at Lou Dort as aggressively as he does
05:50Because the whistle was blown
05:52A foul was called
05:54The officials could have taken a look at it
05:56At that moment and adjudicated it
05:58Will they consider Jokic's pursuit
06:01The escalation
06:04Doesn't appear to make contact though
06:06With Dort
06:07We showed that there in slow motion again
06:09Just to give you a look
06:10And then at the end you see again
06:13Jokic's hand around Jalen Williams' head
06:20These two teams know that
06:22After review
06:23It has been determined
06:24That the foul by Lou Dort
06:26Is unnecessary and excessive
06:28We are upgrading that
06:30To a flagrant foul penalty too
06:32Lou Dort is ejected from the game
06:34Following that
06:36We have a technical foul
06:37On Jokic and Williams
06:40Those technical fouls will offset
06:43It'll be two shots for Denver
06:45And it'll be Denver ball side out
06:47I'm very surprised
06:48They did a flagrant two
06:50I understand the flagrant one
06:52It's unnecessary physical contact
06:54But to say unnecessary and excessive
06:56That's an automatic ejection
06:59Do you
07:00The right leg of Dort
07:01Do you assume that's what the officials
07:03Saw there
07:04It was unnecessary and excessive
07:06To stick that right leg out
07:08And trip Jokic
07:09Do you agree with it being a flagrant two
07:11I thought it was a flagrant one
07:13To be perfectly frank with you
07:19So Dort is gone with a flagrant two
07:22Technical fouls that offset for Jokic
07:27And Jalen Williams
07:28Jokic will shoot three throws
07:31And Denver will get possession
07:33Because of the flagrant two
07:35So a chance to tie it here at the line
07:37And then retake the lead
07:38With possession
07:45We're being told that the reason
07:47They upgraded to a flagrant two
07:49Was the action by Dort
07:50With the right leg
07:52The officials thought was too close
07:54To the knee of Jokic
07:55And that's why they called it a
07:57Flagrant two
07:58Instead of a flagrant one
08:07Watch again here watch the right
08:09Leg of Dort
08:14Contact with the foot
08:16Not with the knee
08:18At least it appeared there
08:20Via the replay
08:21But at this point
08:23Judgment has been handed down
08:24Dort
08:25Tonight is over
08:26Jokic goes one of two
08:28He's got fifteen points
08:29Fourteen rebounds
08:30And ten assists
08:31And it's Denver ball
08:33Jokic by the way
08:34Is having his worst shooting
08:35Night of the year
08:36He's six of eighteen
08:37From the floor
08:40Murray driving
08:41Floater is good
08:42And Denver's back in front
08:43He has to cup that basketball
08:45Like a running back
08:46Shooting the gap in a hole
08:49In the defensive line
08:50Great protection
08:52Great protection
08:57Gilgis Alexander turns it over
09:00Murray in transition
09:02Nice between two defenders
09:04And misses the layup
09:16Jalen Williams drives
09:17Pulls up from fifteen
09:19No good
09:19And rebound by Cam Johnson
09:24And then Johnson gets past
09:26Kaysen Wallace
09:27And a blocking foul
09:28Is called
09:29And Jalen Williams
09:30Is shaken up
09:33Appears to be okay
09:34As he's helped up
09:36Team foul
09:37Number three
09:38On Oklahoma City
09:39No team fouls yet
09:40On Denver
09:41That's interesting
09:42That's interesting
09:42He's on the floor
09:43No Hartenstein
09:45And he's sliding
09:46As he's already off
09:48So this is a good call
09:49You're not playing
09:50Hartenstein or Chet
09:51Right now
09:51You're playing Williams
09:53Gives you an
09:55Inability to be physical
09:56But provide some
09:57Three point shooting
09:58That Isaiah Hartenstein
09:59Doesn't
10:03You've said it a couple times
10:04Doris this feels like a
10:06Playoff game
10:07You've got two teams who
10:09Feel deep down that
10:11They're going to see each
10:12Other at some point in the
10:14Postseason
10:14And that
10:15They strongly believe that
10:17One of these two teams
10:18Will be the champs
10:19Now the Spurs and several
10:20Other teams in the West
10:21May have something to say
10:22About that
10:22But when whole
10:24When both teams are at
10:26Full strength
10:28They might be right
10:29These may be the two best
10:31Teams in the West
10:33So since the scuffle
10:34Denver has scored the
10:35Last five points
10:36To go back up three
10:37Five minutes gone by
10:38In the fourth quarter
10:42Gildas Alexander
10:43Spins and kicks
10:44McCain a deep break
10:45Got it again
10:48So Denver goes on
10:52And
10:53OKC sees a lot of zone
10:54And this is where
10:55McCain's ability
10:57Because of the injuries
10:58To achieve a level of
11:01Comfort with this team
11:02He's been fearless
11:04As a shot taker
11:05That's a big time
11:06Delivery
11:0714 points
11:08And 16 minutes
11:09For Jared McCain
11:10Murray
11:10Trying to answer
11:12Cant
11:12And Wallace rebounds
11:16Wallace drives all the way
11:18Feeds Williams
11:20Oklahoma City
11:21Back on top
11:23Jokic got out of the way
11:24That time
11:25And Jalen Williams
11:26Up to ten points
11:28Now
11:29And now we got a foul
11:30On the Thunder
11:32Team foul number four
11:34On Oklahoma City
11:35And what do you notice
11:36About the scoring
11:37And this is where
11:38Long term it could help
11:39They're gonna send
11:41Everybody
11:41At Shea
11:43So somebody else has to
11:44Step up
11:45And all the guys
11:46Who gain confidence
11:47In the absence of their
11:48Top three ball handlers
11:50Are saying coach
11:51I can play too
11:53Murray on the back down
11:54Against Wallace
11:55Who just picked up his third
11:56And Murray
11:57Able to get inside
11:58And finish
11:59Jamal Murray
12:00With 27 points
12:02I mean this is
12:03This has been
12:04A playoff level intensity
12:07This has been
12:08Great basketball
12:10Murray's got
12:1119 in the half
12:12Kildas Alexander
12:13With 32 points
12:14But hasn't scored yet
12:15In the fourth
12:16Wide open
12:17Wallace
12:17Off the mark
12:18On the triple track
12:20Jokic with his
12:2115th rebound
12:23His 22nd
12:24Triple-double
12:24Of the year
12:26186th
12:27Of his career
12:28Wallace
12:28With the strip
12:29Out of bounds
12:31It'll stay
12:31With Denver
12:32Because they're
12:33Booing Jokic now
12:34Every time he touches
12:35The ball
12:36We keep talking
12:37About these two
12:38And this is special
12:39In Jamal Murray's
12:40Game right
12:41So often we see him
12:42Out of the top
12:43Of the floor
12:44But clutch
12:45Has been a struggle
12:46And so
12:47David Adelman
12:48Trying to shift
12:49The spots on the floor
12:50His stars are playing
12:51So instead of doing
12:52The two-man action out
12:53You like the matchup
12:55And Murray's got
12:56The back-to-the-basket
12:56Game
12:57Just really good
12:58Play call right there
12:59They are one and five
13:01In clutch games
13:02Since Jokic came back
13:03As Murray takes a shot
13:04To the face
13:05David Adelman says
13:06Hey go to the monitor
13:07And look at that
13:08And they will
13:08To see if this should be
13:09A flagrant foul
13:13Hartenstein picks up
13:14The personal
13:14His third
13:15They're over the limit
13:17While Denver has not
13:19Even committed a foul
13:20Yet in the quarter
13:23You see the contact
13:24With the left hand by
13:25Hartenstein
13:26Back in a moment
13:31So they say this is a flail
13:34From Hartenstein
13:35He sees Murray
13:36And it's contact above the
13:39Shoulders upgraded to a
13:41Flagrant foul
13:42Penalty one
13:42Two shots in the ball for
13:44Denver
13:44That angle
13:45From that angle
13:46It looks like a very good
13:48Call
13:53And listen, you know, Oklahoma
13:56City is a team that is very
13:58Physical
13:59And I
13:59You see this all the time
14:01They reach
14:01They slap
14:02They're they're going at the
14:02Ball
14:03To me it's nothing dirty
14:04Like
14:06I agree with the call
14:08It didn't feel dirty to me
14:09It just felt like
14:10They're trying to bring a
14:11Level of physicality
14:18Murray now six
14:19Six of eight at the line
14:20Twenty eight points
14:21One more free throw coming up
14:22And after the game
14:23It's inside the NBA
14:24The guys will break down all
14:26The games tonight
14:26Including a terrific
14:28Lengthy first game that went
14:29To OT
14:31Between Detroit
14:33And Cleveland
14:35Here we've had four
14:36Technicals two flagrant fouls
14:38Including the ejection of
14:40Dort
14:40And a two point game between
14:41Two title contenders
14:43Two of the last three NBA
14:45Champs
14:45Five and a half minutes to go
14:47In Oklahoma City
14:48And Denver leads by two
14:51Back to your double big now
14:53With Hartenstein and Chet
14:55On the floor
14:59Jokic just six of eighteen
15:01From the floor
15:01And one of five from three
15:03Murray got stripped
15:04Got it back
15:05Jokic will try a three
15:07And get it
15:08Nikola Jokic with his second
15:10Triple
15:10The lead is five
15:11Again
15:12Dead sprint for Jamal
15:14Downhill
15:16Jokic just patiently
15:18Just patiently
15:19Standing because he knows the
15:20Ball is going to find him
15:21On the other end
15:23The high low
15:23Hardenstein lobbed to
15:24Holmgren
15:28Hardenstein a very good passer
15:30He's got five assists
15:32He's had a couple of games with
15:33Ten or more assists this season
15:35We got Chet guarding Christian
15:37Brown which allows him to
15:39Linger in the paint
15:41Murray penetrate the block by
15:44Kaysen Wallace
15:45This guy
15:46He's had a couple strip steals
15:49And now a block
15:50Tiojas Alexander fires and misses
15:53Rebound Jokic
15:54Still scoreless for SGA
15:56Here in the fourth
15:57After fourteen in the third
15:59His first game back after missing nine games
16:03Denver by three Murray around the Jokic pick
16:06Step back three
16:08Missed it
16:08Murray hit the deck
16:10No foul called
16:11Thunderball nearing four minutes to play
16:16SGA past Brown
16:18Stops pops
16:19Hits
16:19Thirty-four now
16:21For Gildas Alexander
16:22You see Cameron
16:24Is initially in a position in sync to prevent the drive
16:27But Shea with that cadence
16:29Just patient
16:30Until he sees the scene
16:32Great look Jokic
16:33His twelfth assist underneath
16:36Hardaway scoring
16:37And a timeout by Oklahoma City
16:42As St. Gildas Alexander
16:44Almost impossible to stop as a driver
16:47Gets him on his hip
16:48And then just gets to the mid range
16:50His two-point shooting has been lights out
16:52And then just the brilliance of Nikola Jokic
16:55Look left
16:55Dumped down
17:02Thirty-six minutes played for Nikola Jokic
17:05Nineteen points
17:06Sixteen rebounds
17:07And twelve assists
17:08For the reigning MVP
17:10Shea Gildas Alexander
17:11Thirty-four points in thirty minutes
17:13Jamal Murray
17:14A first-time All-Star
17:15Twenty-nine points in thirty-eight minutes
17:17When he could only manage to play eight minutes
17:20Two nights ago
17:21Because of dealing with the blue
17:22He's still sick tonight
17:24But is powered through to have a great second half
17:27And now we have a foul off the ball
17:31Is that going to be on Cam Johnson holding the check?
17:35It's only the first foul on Denver here in the quarter
17:37It's the second personal on Johnson
17:45Denver by three
17:46Gildas Alexander
17:48Missed it
17:49Brown hit the deck
17:50May have flopped
17:51Out of bounds
17:52To the Nuggets
17:59You know that shoulder bump is coming
18:02So if you're Cam
18:04You're just trying to show the official
18:06Indeed he did make contact
18:10Murray guarded by Case and Wallace
18:11Who leads the NBA in steals
18:13Picked his pocket earlier in the quarter
18:15Jokic still getting booed every time he touches it
18:18Shot clock at nine
18:19Murray set the screen for Jokic
18:21Drive and kick
18:22Brown
18:22Four three
18:23Christian Brown
18:24But but Jokic
18:27Demanded that Murray come over and set the screen
18:30Because he knew they'd sink in the corner strong side passes there
18:34I mean this is just Jokic orchestrating all the action
18:38Okay?
18:39And then he's going to deliver a left hand pass
18:41So I don't know what's better
18:42But he absolutely said Murray come back to me and set the screen
18:47And then delivery of the pass
18:49Because he knows Chet's coming off that strong side corner
18:53And listen if you're Chet you're thinking let me stop the drive
18:57I'm long enough I can usually get out to that shooter
19:00This guy is just ridiculous
19:03Brown's foot was on the line so it's a two
19:05On the other end he commits a foul sending SGA to the line
19:08He's now 11 of 12 at this strike
19:11Missed nine games with an abdominal strain
19:14First game he's played since February 3rd
19:16The Thunder were five and four without him
19:21He gets them both
19:22He's up to 36 points now
19:24He's had six 40 point games this year and a 55 point game
19:32Jokic 19 16 rebounds 13 assists
19:36They work it around to the corner for Cam Johnson
19:39But the defense rotates now backdoor Jokic on the kick out
19:43Same spot Brown
19:45Around and out this time
19:46Hartenstein battling with Jokic
19:48And it's Oklahoma City ball
19:54SGA driving
19:55Corner three short
19:57Rebound Jokic
19:59Quick outlet to Brown
20:01Strip by Caruso
20:02What a defensive gem by Alex Caruso
20:07In crunch time he's one of the best defensive players in the NBA
20:11We saw that in this series a year ago
20:15Especially down the stretch of game seven as SGA is fouled
20:19Is it a rip through and a side out or will it be a shooting foul?
20:23It will be a side out
20:24It's on Hardaway his second
20:27Team foul number three
20:31So he's up in pressure
20:33He's tagging him
20:34But as soon as your hands in the cookie jar
20:35And his shave
20:36Takes 9.2 free throws per game for a reason folks
20:41He's got incredible feel
20:43As soon as you make that mistake look out
20:46So they just added a point for Denver
20:48They're saying that three by Christian Brown
20:52Now that basket by Christian Brown which
20:54Originally was deemed a two has been now ruled a three
20:57So it's 1 0 5 1 0 1 Denver
20:59Two possession game at 2 12 on the clock
21:06Holmgren coming out to set the screen
21:08Two men will stay on Gilgis Alexander
21:11That leaves Caruso open
21:12And it buries a three
21:17And it's just very good execution
21:21Staying spaced
21:23And it's a reason Alex Caruso closes games
21:25It's not just the defense
21:27He's a timely kick shot maker
21:30Fifth three of the quarter for the Thunder
21:32They had four the first three quarters
21:34Jokic can't answer
21:35Holmgren with his 16th rebound
21:39Thunder can take the lead with a minute 40 to go
21:41Gilgis Alexander on the baseline
21:43Reverse layup
21:44No
21:45Rebound
21:46Out to Caruso
21:48Wallace able to give Oklahoma City a second chance opportunity
21:52Shot clock down to five
21:54Gilgis Alexander fires to Caruso
21:57Straight on three
21:57Two in a row
21:58Alex Caruso
22:00And the Thunder had the lead again
22:02He's got the lead again
22:03He's got the lead again
22:08He's got the lead again
22:08Jokic turns it over trying to spin
22:12That's enormous
22:13Two steals game shifting one by Caruso one by Wallace
22:19They blitz
22:20They blitz Gilgis Alexander to force him to give up the ball
22:22Eight nothing run by the Thunder
22:24To go up two inside a minute to go
22:26The MVP with the ball driving and hard away
22:29Pull up jumper
22:30Too strong the tip won't go
22:33Rebound Johnson
22:35He'll push it across the timeline
22:3845 seconds left
22:40Denver down two
22:43Jokic drives on Hartenstein
22:45Gets deep
22:46And scores in the lane
22:47We're tied at 107
22:49How does he come back across Hartenstein's body to make that shot
22:53Just high level shot making by a great touch shooter
22:58P and runner up for each of the last two years
23:01Have both delivered in this game
23:03Gilgis Alexander in his first game back
23:05After missing nine in a row with 36 points in 33 minutes
23:09You wonder if he could play overtime if they end up going there
23:12Given that this is his first game in almost a month
23:14He wasn't supposed to play this much
23:16Nikola Jokic with another triple double for Denver
23:19Well as Katie reported there's no hard minute limit
23:22But the number that came out of Mark Degno's mouth
23:26As it relates to SGA was I'm not going to play him 38
23:30So we're marching that way if we start to go toward overtime
23:35They'd have an interesting decision
23:38And sign me up for seven more games in a series like this in the playoffs by the way
23:44Gilgis Alexander lost his footing
23:47Christian Brown right in his grill with a shot clock at 15
23:50They'll double he puts up the three and it's blocked by Brown
23:53Boy the pressure defense and the pickup points from Denver
23:56They're this is a different defensive team than we've seen for a good stretch of the year
24:01Two-second difference in the game and shot clocks
24:0410 to shoot 12 on the game clock hard screen Jokic Murray to Cam Johnson
24:10No good on the triple try rebound Holmgren and a timeout by the Thunder
24:14They'll advance it and have six and a half seconds to work with to try to win the game in
24:20regulation
24:33Let's watch the defensive pressure applied for Brown to get a piece of that
24:40To be able to athletically to stay in front on this
24:44Then absorb the footwork and then close with the left hand and not foul
24:51And then here is as good a look as you can get at this moment
24:54Just back rims it and the weak side
24:57Now you would think Denver on the defensive end is going to sell out try to prevent Shea from catching
25:03the basketball
25:04Remember that you have isaiah hartstein who has a distributor if the ball happens to find him
25:10He is a very good decision maker
25:14No timeouts left Oklahoma City, so they got to get it in here can't
25:20Yeah, sorry Dave. I'm just looking over at the bench and hartstein looks like he might be lifted here
25:28Denver will send brown brown Murray Johnson and yokich onto the court here
25:34Denver does have a foul to give keep that in mind here
25:39Obviously want to be careful not to catch somebody in the act of shooting, but they do have a foul
25:43to give
25:46And again, no timeouts left for Oklahoma City
25:50Who is inbounding this?
25:52For OKC Alex Caruso gonna take his time and not be in position until he thinks his players are set
25:58Isaiah Joe on the floor for shooting along with
26:01Gilgis Alexander homerun and Wallace
26:04Six and a half seconds to go in regulation tied at 107
26:09SGA trying to get free Caruso gets it to him
26:12He's doubled with four seconds now Caruso drives into the lane puts up the shot
26:17Way off
26:18Hogan rebounds and we're going to overtime. No basket
26:22Five more minutes at least here in Oklahoma City
26:32Jokic has already played 40 minutes Murray 42
26:36Gilgis Alexander 34
26:38And they're gonna play a handful of more minutes here in a great game between two title contenders
26:44That's where Denver forces Shay to make the catch
26:47To go to him. Alex understands. I've got to go make a play
26:51Just not a terrific look at it. He had more time. He rushed that a little bit. How about a
26:56jump stop here?
26:57Hold your dribble
26:59Instead he tries to shoot the floater. It's a tough one, but he's under the rest of that clock
27:03That's awesome
27:03Could have passed it
27:04Could have passed it as well
27:05No question
27:07We go to OT
27:08When we come back to Oklahoma City
27:12Overtime got chippy early on in this game
27:15Between the Thunder and Nuggets which has now gone to overtime
27:19It started just a couple minutes in a collision after the whistle
27:23That was after the whistle between Jokic and Gilgis Alexander
27:26SGA got a technical
27:27Dort and Jokic get tangled up
27:29They would meet later
27:31We'll show you that in a second
27:32Meanwhile, Sheik Gilgis Alexander back for the first time in three and a half weeks
27:3636 points in 34 minutes
27:38That was called the flagrant two on Dort
27:40He was ejected and led to technicals for Jokic and Jalen Williams
27:47And then Alex Peruso a chance to win it in regulation
27:49Misses with about two seconds to go
27:51And here we are in the extra session
27:55It has been played like a game with two teams understanding
27:59That you're going to go through the other one
28:01If you're going to come out of the Western Conference
28:03We've thought
28:06That these are two teams as you see Shea on the bench
28:09Wow
28:09I hope that doesn't mean he's done for the night
28:15Again as we mentioned
28:17It's not a hard cap but he did say it's not like I'm going to play him 30 minutes
28:22Or 38 minutes
28:23He's at 34
28:24You have to think we're going to see him at some point over time
28:26But he is starting on the bench here in OT
28:38Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe both part of that second unit
28:41So is Peruso so you got a number of second unit players out there
28:44Empty possession for Denver
28:46Wallace with a slam on the other end
28:51He's been huge without Gildas Alexander this month
28:54He's had a couple of 27 point games including the win at Denver
29:03Jokic 21 points 17 rebounds 13 assists his 22nd triple double of the season
29:08Working on Jalen Williams body to body
29:11It's deflected out of bounds
29:131.7 to shoot for Denver
29:17Just watch the speed of Kayson Wallace
29:20Cover ground with that second pass
29:23And give the electric Kayson Wallace with that extra gear
29:27A head start
29:30Brown inbounding
29:32Jokic turn and fire from three
29:34Short rebound Isaiah Joe
29:36That's a tough one
29:38But we've been talking about their struggles and clutch time
29:41And for Jokic shooting the three and clutch has been brutal
29:45He's two for eight tonight overall from three point range
29:49And eight of 22 from the floor
29:52Joe
29:54Leans into Jokic shot clock down to three
29:56Caruso sees it puts up the triple
29:58No good and Brown gets the basketball
30:03Minute and 20 seconds gone by in overtime Oklahoma City by two
30:07Denver at a 16 point lead at one point in the first quarter
30:10Jokic
30:11Way off the mark on the three
30:16The Thunder trying to stay a game up on the Spurs in the loss column for the top spot in
30:21the West
30:22Wallace lost it but it was last touched by Denver
30:24But do you see the kinds of plays he's willing to now make?
30:27We wonder what its mindset changed with Shay back
30:30The confidence he's given and gotten because of the elevated role
30:34His mindset hasn't shifted he's looking to make plays this makes them more dangerous
30:43Inbound to Jalen Williams
30:44Locked for Holmgren in traffic and pinballs out to Caruso with the shot clock at seven
30:50Got a mismatch and Murray battling
30:52With Holmgren picks up the foul
30:55The first in overtime here on Denver and just the second personal on Murray
30:59As Gilgis Alexander remains on the bench
31:03The first in foul
31:06Yet to see him here in overtime
31:08But his team's up two
31:14Shot clock inside of 10 now
31:17Caruso harassed by Murray drives into the paint
31:19Murray defends it well and gets a piece
31:22And he's the guy that they attack
31:24And that's he's shown some toughness on the post and then in one-on-one right there
31:32Jokic facing up it's two to nothing Oklahoma City here in overtime
31:36Kick out Murray three on the way
31:38Front rimmed it
31:40Holmgren trying to track it down
31:42Out of bounds it looked like Holmgren touched it last
31:44The officials aren't sure and they're gonna jump it up
31:50It did look like Holmgren was the last to touch it
31:53But ruling on the floor is jump ball because neither official was sure
32:03And Denver is going to challenge the ruling on the floor of a jump ball
32:07They too believe that Holmgren touched it last
32:10Could you tell from that vantage point?
32:13The ruling on the floor is a jump ball
32:15Denver is challenging that ruling
32:19So the strong side officials looked at each other
32:22Neither one had a look
32:24Then you look to the guy across the court
32:26He had no look
32:30I mean I thought it went off Holmgren to be perfectly honest with you
32:33But watch you see part ways hand come in though
32:37It does look like that's not Holmgren
32:39Yeah, it's Jeff
32:42This is the first challenge of the game
32:44So if Denver wins it they would be able to keep their challenge should they need it here later in
32:49overtime
32:51They're 0 for 4 Denver is from the floor here in OT and 0 for 3 from 3 but again
32:56the Thunder not much better
32:58The only points they have was on a dunk about 20 seconds in
33:04It does not look like Gilgis Alexander is going back in
33:08No, it doesn't
33:08Towel around him and
33:10He's off the bench talking with
33:14Teammates
33:15You have to play here in overtime having played 34 minutes of regulation
33:19He's been determined that there's no foul approximate to the play and following that the ball last goes off of
33:23Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren
33:25The wound on the floor of a jump ball has been overturned to Denver possession
33:29The challenge is successful
33:31Denver has one challenge remaining
33:35And each team with two timeouts left 2 47 to go here in OT
33:39We've talked about Denver's defense their pickup points the pressure outside. He's battling on the post
33:45He's trying to contend with Chet Holmgren down there
33:48Then he's forced to guard individually looks like Caruso's got a step
33:53He gets himself back in position and makes that kind of play
33:57Do you remember the four overtime game we did in Portland?
34:00Yes, and they had to lift him because his defense was so bad
34:05And listen, he's still the guy they attack but those two players are going to play
34:10Show a level of fight. That's important for him
34:12That was in the playoffs seven years ago, right?
34:16This was a young group. They have since won a championship together
34:21Their first game here in Oklahoma City since that game 7 loss to the Thunder in the conference semis last
34:26year
34:26Murray with 29 points finds Jokic good look at it, but he missed again from 3
34:31Rebound Caruso long outlet Wallace
34:35To the corner and Joe he'll put it off
34:37And hit the 3
34:43Without Shea Gildas Alexander the Thunder outscoring Denver 5-0 so far in overtime
34:49But on the backdoor cut Jokic finds Hardaway
34:51This jumper has been rough all night Jokic the threes in clutch continue to be a struggle
34:57But that vision and that touch on the passing still elite
35:0114 assists 21 points 17 rebounds for the three-time MVP and two-time runner-up
35:09Shot clock down to five and a foul on Murray
35:12He's saying he held his ground
35:16Third personal on Murray
35:21Wait
35:23Joe lifts him that shot fakes enough to get him off and there's lower body contact
35:28And I don't blame his frustration there
35:37The next foul on Denver will send Oklahoma City to the line the Thunder yet to commit a foul here
35:43in overtime
35:43Two minutes to go
35:45Three-point lead for the Thunder here in the first overtime that was tipped by Jokic
35:50But a foul is called anyway
35:52I think Denver and so free throws for the Thunder
35:55Looked like they were holding
35:57Chet's on
35:58Foul and Cam Johnson is third
36:01And Holmgren will be at the line
36:03He is 0-2 tonight
36:0520 rebounds for Chet Holmgren to go in 11 points
36:08So watch on the back cut
36:13The initial part of that play I thought Cam was holding Chet
36:23And he gets the bounce to push it to four
36:28And again Gilgis Alexander still on the bench doesn't look like he's checking back in but
36:32They're winning without him and they were five and four when he was out those nine games recently with the
36:37abdominal injury
36:38He looks calmer when the pressure is on him than he is watching his teammates
36:44You can look now Shane he does he took away the towel after the second free throw went down
36:50And it's a five-point lead for the Thunder
36:53Plenty of time for the number one offense in the NBA the Denver Nuggets to come back
37:00They continue to boo Jokic
37:03Collides with Jalen Williams
37:04And bounces at home
37:06To give him 23 points and it's a three-point deficit now
37:10I like that he doesn't settle for the jump shot
37:13Just uses his strength and the back down ability
37:20Holmgren sets the screen
37:21Johnson defending Wallace who throws it away
37:24Jokic with the steal numbers if they hurry
37:27Hardaway got caught in the air
37:29And what a play by Caruso
37:32He's made some huge defensive plays in the fourth quarter in overtime
37:35And scores again on the other end
37:39He may have missed the shot at the end of regulation
37:42But man he's been great in every other aspect here down the stretch
37:46He had two monster threes as the game was dwindling down in regulation
37:52He had a game-saving steal in the fourth quarter
37:57And just watch the amount of ground this dude covers to get this steal folks
38:03He isn't a dead sprint they had two steps on him
38:06He locks in gets his hand up in the passing lane
38:10And then let me just navigate around Chet and get the bucket
38:14Oh my goodness the A.C. show is on
38:19So Caruso with 12 points in 27 minutes off the bench
38:24He has two steals in this game
38:2812 steals and nine blocks for the number one defense in the league tonight
38:33Chet Holmgren has a career-high 20 rebounds
38:40And the lead is five with 117 to go
38:42And talk about you know the games missed from J.Doug
38:47And from Shea Gildress Alexander Alex Caruso
38:51His ability to miss long stretches at a time
38:54And then come back and do these kinds of things on both ends
38:58Incredible
38:59I mean
39:01Hardaway had a couple of steps on him
39:03He takes away Christian Brown
39:05Who has hurt them in transition all night
39:07And then navigates you could say oh you know what we're going to be conservative
39:11No he's like we got numbers it's time to go win this thing
39:14And he is super aggressive I love it
39:18Dave Pasch Dorisberg Katie George here with 117 to go in overtime in Oklahoma City leading Denver by five
39:25Denver does have 15 threes tonight
39:31But they have just
39:34Two since halftime
39:38Jokic on the back down gets it back for Murray
39:41Fakes one way goes the other
39:43They get defensive three seconds
39:45Yeah, so this is a free shot
39:47It's a one-shot technical and possession for Denver
39:52Murray will shoot it
39:53Now he has missed two free throw attempts in this game
39:56Normally close to 90% of the year at the strike
40:02Got that one to make it a four-point game with 1-11 to go
40:06One timeout left for Denver two remaining for Oklahoma City
40:10Still no team fouls
40:13Against Oklahoma City here in overtime
40:16Denver is over the limit
40:17Defense!
40:20Defense!
40:22Defense!
40:24Defense!
40:26Defense!
40:26Defense!
40:30Murray goes and gets it from Jokic now drives
40:33Great bounce in the lane to Hardaway but he lost the ball and turned it over
40:38Ongren races up the court finds Joe for three
40:41Got it!
40:47Big time hit by Isaiah Joe to make it a seven-point game
40:51Jokic drives lost Brown fouled on the
40:56shot attempt and Ongren saying he got it clean but
41:00We'll see if Mark Degnault agrees enough to challenge
41:06First foul on Holmgren
41:08And they will challenge this call
41:12He's been a lead at the rim
41:14Does he go straight up on the challenge?
41:17He realized it's a pass
41:21Oh boy
41:23Watch him recover
41:24And there's contact
41:26I think that I don't know that this is going to get overturned
41:31He realizes it's a pass
41:33He goes to make the second play
41:35I think that's a foul
41:37That play is under further review
41:39To me it looks clean but it is close
41:42And the ruling on the floor was a foul
41:45So let's see if
41:48Mark Degnault is correct
41:49Otherwise it's two free throws for Christian Brown with 49.3 seconds to go
41:54The guy doing the best job at the rim
41:56In the NBA right now
41:58Is that guy right there
42:00Chet Holmgren
42:01This is close
42:04It's been such a great year for
42:07The third year pro out of Gonzaga
42:09An all-star this year after missing 50 games due to injury a year ago
42:13And by the way
42:14Regardless of the outcome here I want you to think about how many guys at that size
42:18Could react as quickly
42:21Challenge recognize and go back
42:24I mean think about the quick twitch
42:26At Chet's size
42:27That he's got to be able to
42:30You know function with
42:31To get to that spot
42:33I mean there's a reason he's a lead on the defensive end
42:36A reason he's a first-time all-star
42:38And folks you're looking at it
42:42Looked clean to me but again has to be clear video evidence to say
42:48Otherwise the call on the floor was a foul
42:51And Mark Degnault talks all the time about Chet like
42:54The plays he gets to you think there's absolutely no way
42:59He's gonna get to certain plays
43:01And sometimes he's referring to like a closeout to the corner
43:05But he's also referring to that right there
43:08It has been determined that when the defender Holmgren goes into the defender
43:12He makes legal contact with the ball
43:14The ruin on the floor of a defensive foul stands as
43:18Excuse me has been overturned to a no call
43:20The challenge by Oklahoma City is successful
43:24The foul comes off of Holmgren
43:26At the immediate aftermath of the whistle
43:30Jokic had the ball so therefore it'll be Denver ball side out
43:33The fans were booing they thought the call was being upheld by replay
43:39Just based on how James Williams started the explanation
43:42But now I think they're coming to the realization that
43:45No it's a successful challenge
43:47But it's still Denver ball
43:49There's no free throws for Brown because no foul
43:51Denver had possession immediately after
43:5449.3 remaining
43:56Denver needs some threes
43:58Wallace bats the inbound pass from Murray out of bounds
44:02Boy he's got quick hands
44:04That is ridiculous
44:05Deflection stripped down steals
44:08Disruption everywhere from case and Wallace
44:11That's a tough inbound spot in the corner there for Jamal Murray
44:20A skip pass to Johnson
44:22He can't make it again though
44:23Boy he's missed in clutch opportunities here tonight
44:27And that's why you got him great play by Hardaway though got the steal
44:31Jokic almost had it blocked new Jalen Williams who's there so didn't pull the trigger
44:36Murray will let it fly
44:37No good Brown can't put it back
44:39Rebound Holmgren his 21st and a foul on Denver
44:44And that might do it here tonight in Oklahoma City
44:47Despite shake killed just Alexander sitting the entire overtime
44:53Simply because it disperse came back they don't want to play him too many minutes
44:57Yet the NBA champs without their MVP
45:03Outscoring Denver 12 to 5 here in overtime
45:15Several bounces and down for Holmgren
45:19He is now 3 4 5 at the line
45:23Denver in overtime 2 of 10 and 0 for 6 from 3
45:32And the all-star gets him both coming up with enormous plays on both ends of the court
45:40In the absence of SGA
45:42To likely close this out
45:44And you've also played without your second and third leading ball handlers in Jalen Williams
45:51And also without A.J. Mitchell and A.J. Mitchell closer than J.Dub
45:57That's the amazing endorse about this team this year they have had injuries and even last year
46:02I mean think how often Hartstein and Holmgren didn't even play with one another because
46:06They were either injured at the same time or straddling each other with injuries
46:11SGA missed a bunch of games last year but they still won the title in might again this year
46:15And I do think long term and I've harped on this point
46:20But it's an important one like McCain gets minutes
46:25Immediately upon arrival probably to a greater degree than if these guys were hurt
46:31Kason Wallace is asked to elevate his level of play
46:36Goes from a guy who's a catch-and-shoot 3 and D guy
46:39And you still sit atop the standings 45 and 15
46:44And ancillary parts
46:47Quote role guys
46:49Are gaining confidence and expanding their ability to affect the outcome of games
46:55And if Denver
46:57Were to lose now they drop into a tie in the loss column in Minnesota
47:01They will host Minnesota Sunday in ABC
47:03You've got
47:04You know four teams really
47:06Houston, Denver, Minnesota, the Lakers
47:07We probably shouldn't count out Phoenix
47:09They're in seventh right now
47:10So five teams
47:11More than likely those five playing for
47:14Two spots to have home court
47:16Because right now OKC and San Antonio are both headed to having home court in the first round
47:21Deep three Murray hit it
47:23Six-point game
47:25They've got that to go quickly in just two seconds
47:28Inbound to Wallace
47:29And the foul comes
47:30It will send Wallace to the line
47:32Isaiah Joe coming up limping
47:37Looked too serious
47:39Just exchanged a smile
47:42With Jalen Williams
47:44He had to leave the game the other night against Detroit
47:47Isaiah Joe did after just 14 minutes
47:54But he had some huge shots down the stretch
47:58Wallace with some excellent defensive plays
48:04They're knocking down their free throws
48:1118 of 22 as a team and
48:14And Holmgren and SGA both had some misses early on
48:17They're five of five of the line now six of six of the line in overtime
48:29Caruso hounding Murray but he hit a three nonetheless
48:33Five-point game
48:35But they do get it in bounds
48:37An immediate foul and back to the line goes Cason Wallace
48:42And this is the thing you know about NBA players right
48:48Even quote the role guys
48:51Cason's been asked to be the three of you guys
48:53Did it mean that he didn't have this kind of thing in his game?
48:57No, no
49:00And they take seriously their work to improve their skill
49:03And await their opportunity
49:11Another main free throw for Cason Wallace
49:14He's got nine points the role changing obviously with SGA back but
49:18Prior to that 70 points in a three game span for Wallace when they needed him to be that offensive
49:24go-to guy
49:28Meanwhile it was a struggle as a shooter for Jokic tonight just two points in overtime nine of 25 one
49:35of his worst shooting games of the year
49:37Two of ten from three did have a triple-double
49:42One goes for Murray and a timeout not by Oklahoma City so they can advance the ball into the front
49:49court and not risk a bad turnover in the backcourt with 4.9 left and a four-point Oklahoma City
49:55lead
49:56This guy's shot making is absolutely ridiculous
49:59I mean what did he play in the Boston game because of the sickness
50:03I mean he looks less like death today
50:05But we're talking before the game about how peaking he looks
50:09He's just making shot after shot got downhill had a Murray flurry to start the third
50:14Just an incredible effort
50:16He's got 39
50:17Yeah, you and I were kind of watching him even during the National Anthem
50:20He was struggling
50:22But 47 minutes played and 39 points for Jamal Murray in the last three three-pointers in a 27-second
50:29span
50:29And I love that you take the long view of your Mark Degno
50:33Like whatever your number was for Shea Gildish-Alexander
50:36Despite the double-digit win streak ongoing by San Antonio and that creeping pressure in the standings
50:44You're like I need to take the long view of my star
50:48It was a hard 36 he earned tonight
50:52For sure
50:53And you're not gonna wear him out
50:54Yet you have to take the long view
50:59You saw him talking with Jalen Williams who remains in street clothes trying to come back from a hamstring injury
51:05They're hopeful to get him back here in the next couple weeks
51:08Same for A.J. Mitchell
51:09Who's dealing like Shea Gildish-Alexander with an abdominal strain
51:13But then during his comeback he was working out and sprained his ankle
51:17So
51:19They're without
51:19Two other top offensive players yet
51:22They're 4.9 seconds away from another victory
51:26To go to 46 and 15
51:32One timeout left so if they can't get it in bounds they can call a timeout and avoid the five
51:36-second call
51:39They do get it in bounds to Jalen Williams and the foul happens at three point six
51:45And again Denver out of timeout so they can't advance the ball
51:54And Jalen Williams another solid night
51:57Again his role was different Wednesday they needed him to score he put up 30
52:01Tonight they needed him to battle rebound make timely shots
52:05And he did that he's got a total of 10 points
52:10And Alex Pulso I mean 12 points
52:12Doesn't tell the story the things he did on the defensive end like the depth of OKC
52:19And and
52:20Give their GM credit
52:22It was the start of last year where he said there's never been a more important time in the NBA
52:28to have quality depth
52:30Sam Presti has done an amazing job over the years assembling this team
52:35The Oklahoma City Thunder go to overtime play the entire five minutes without their MVP
52:44Yet
52:46They win it 127-121 they trail by 16 in the first quarter
52:54We had a handful of technicals we had a flagrant two on Lou Dort
52:58Led to his ejection
53:02Nikola Jokic played 45 minutes had a triple-double
53:05Jamal Murray 47 minutes 39 points
53:08But Jago just Alexander a big-time difference maker when he was on the floor
53:1336 points in 34 minutes
53:18So Denver now 37 and 23 they are tied with Minnesota
53:23In the fourth spot in the West and they'll play Sunday in ABC
53:29And let's send it now to Katie George
53:31Thanks Dave Chet this felt like a playoff game the intensity the chippiness the physicality
53:37What was it like playing in this one?
53:39It's a great game you always want to play against you know the best players the best teams
53:43And they brought the intensity tonight they were ready to play and
53:46You know that's just a great win right there
53:48Shea you didn't seem to miss a beat tonight
53:50How did it feel being back?
53:52Felt good happy to just be out there playing with my teammates
53:55Been a tough couple of weeks obviously not having the game I love
53:58My family held it down the teammates held me down
54:01I was able to get through the weeks but yeah I'm just thankful to be back
54:03We know you are on a minutes restriction tonight
54:06What's impressed you about your teammates play not just in overtime here tonight but in the last nine games?
54:11Yeah, they've been able to find ways to win no matter who's playing no matter who's not
54:14We haven't really had a rhythm with guys all year but we keep finding ways to win
54:18And it's only gonna sharpen our tools come playoff time
54:21Awesome game to both of you congratulations best of luck moving forward
54:25What a terrific regular season game tonight here in Oklahoma City
54:30127-121 the Thunder win it in overtime over Denver
54:35They will meet two more times in the regular season and would not be surprised at all
54:39If they meet for one of the most important if not the most important Western Conference playoff series
54:45For Doris Burke, Katie George, Dave Pasch
54:48Thanks for watching
54:49So long from Oklahoma City
54:52Ernie, Shaq, Charles and Kenny ready to break it all down on Inside the NBA
54:58Next right here on ESPN
55:00Here on screen
55:01Thank you
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