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00:00Шак, Чарльз, и Джейлен Роуза в для Кенни.
00:03Они будут обрабатываться в этом году.
00:05И вот они увидят из них сегодня.
00:08Энди Сан-Антонио, 11-гейм-бин-стрейк.
00:11И теперь они имеют возможность победить в ТОП-ТУ-СИДЕС, да?
00:14Субтитры, и они играли в ТОП-ТУ-СИДЕС ante ТОП-ТУ-СИДЕС в ТОП-ТУ-СИДЕС.
00:18ТАТОМЕ БЛАЛЕОН, ОН ЕСПН, АНТНО.
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00:24ОН ЕСПНЮ-НО, ОН ЕСПНЮ-О, ОН ЕСПНЮ-НО.
00:25ВИНЕСОТА, ОН ЕСПНЮ-НО.
00:30ОН ЕСПНЮ-НО.
00:34ОПЕРАВАЮЩИЕЕ-НО.
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05:08He's averaging 36 points, 16 boards, and 12 assists.
05:13That's impressive.
05:14He had triple-doubles in all three games, including that 56-pointer.
05:18What you got?
05:18Yeah, it's interesting to me why Minnesota don't go smaller.
05:22Rudy Gobert can't guard him, and he opens up everything,
05:26especially when he takes him out on the floor and he can't guard him in the post.
05:29When they made that run in the second period, they went small.
05:33That was the difference in the game.
05:35Because you're going to double him if you really can't guard him one-on-one,
05:39so when you go small, you double him.
05:40But I love – it's been a good day for strategy.
05:43I mean, a lot of these players in the NBA don't know anything about strategy.
05:46They just run up and down and jack up threes.
05:48But Diver went small, and that was the difference in the first half
05:52because when they put Gobert on him, that's when they had the big lead.
05:55When they took him out the game in the second quarter,
05:57that's when they made their run.
05:58So I think they got to go small, and that's the difference in the first half.
06:02A couple of teams that are 37-23.
06:06Winner of this game will be the number four seed for the time being.
06:10Diver and Chinza, I could beat Sean, though.
06:16Cameraman on the right, I could beat him, though.
06:18I like it. I like it.
06:24Dante's a good guy.
06:26Home-school suplex.
06:28Oh, watch out, Brad.
06:29You better turn, Brad, just like Chuck did.
06:32How did you miss his head, man?
06:34Missed his turn.
06:35Oh, yeah.
06:35I guess that would be good then to his point.
06:37Thank God was with you.
06:39Halftime report presented by Trem Kaya.
06:41I could beat Sean, though, America.
06:43The second camera.
06:45So we're back.
06:46Donovan Mitchell not playing for Cleveland again.
06:49James Harden is.
06:50They should just come out and get rid of this game, Cleveland.
06:54Oh, dunked up.
06:55Come on.
06:56Don't screw around.
06:57Brooklyn's trying to lose.
06:59Brooklyn has lost seven in a row and ten out of twelve.
07:02Oh, push off.
07:03Playing at home in this one.
07:04Harden had nine points, six rebounds, five assists in the first half.
07:08Let's get this game over with.
07:09Oh, that's a foul, man.
07:12Not so fast, Chuck.
07:13That wasn't no foul.
07:14No, Michael Porter Jr. had 13 in the first half.
07:17Oh, here we go.
07:18And Brooklyn has the halftime lead over Cleveland.
07:23What's that?
07:23Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
07:26whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
07:28That was a long time ago right there.
07:32Man, alive.
07:33Looks like two of you, Chuck.
07:36Two of you.
07:39A Sunday showcase on ABC presented by Popeyes.
07:43The Wolves and Nuggets tied in the standings.
07:45Minnesota has an eight-point lead.
07:47As we get ready to start the third quarter, Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, and Katie George.
07:51And Doris, one of the reasons why Minnesota has the lead, it outscored Denver by 17 in that second quarter,
07:57getting out in transition as we look at our assist of the game brought to you by State Farm.
08:0112-zip pass break in that second quarter.
08:03Things turned.
08:04If your offense isn't helping your defense, now Minnesota can play off of misses and into transition.
08:10So Anthony Edwards just going to get space, good delivery here from Julius.
08:14And this was the play you talked about.
08:16Just Anthony Edwards, watch where he catches, okay?
08:19He's at the hash in the backcourt.
08:21And the next thing you know, in a 3.4-second span, he is on the rim.
08:27Ridiculous.
08:2811 points for Edwards, 15 for Bones Highland.
08:32DeSumo had seven off the bench.
08:34Great production from that tandem of reserves.
08:37Meanwhile, Denver, the number one offense in the league, held to 50 points, 40% shooting, and three of 14
08:44from three.
08:45They're the number one three-point shooting team in the league as well.
08:47Outscored again by 11 when Nikola Jokic sat.
08:52So he'll get his rest again at the start of the fourth.
08:54We'll keep an eye on that.
08:56He has 15 points, four assists, four rebounds.
08:59Both teams 37 and 23.
09:01Tied for fourth in the West.
09:03Denver does have the tiebreaker, beating Minnesota three times this season.
09:08Randall on the fallaway, swishes it through.
09:10That's a tough shot, Dave.
09:12Christian Brown plays excellent defense, gets close enough on the challenge.
09:19Largest lead now for Minnesota.
09:20Cam Johnson, 0 for 4.
09:22No points for him.
09:24Transition opportunity again for the Wolves.
09:27DiVincenzo wide open.
09:28It's good.
09:29A three.
09:31We were talking about it just a second ago.
09:33Their ability to get up the floor in a hurry.
09:39Jokic, bank shot, goes down.
09:4217 now for Jokic.
09:43He is the sixth leading scorer in the NBA at 29 points per game.
09:51Here's Edwards, who's number three.
09:53It's right around 30 points per game.
09:54A career high for him.
09:56And right on cue with a triple.
09:58Rudy Gobert spends a ton of time setting screens, folks.
10:01And he just gets Anthony Edwards a clean look with another great screen.
10:0714 points now for Ant.
10:0914-point lead for Minnesota.
10:14Murray gets two.
10:16He was just three of ten in the first half.
10:18This is an important game for Denver.
10:21Over their last 14 games, they're 6-8.
10:23And only one win during that span was against a winning team.
10:28And that was Boston on Wednesday.
10:30Turnover here.
10:31DiVincenzo couldn't bring in that high pass without stepping out of bounds.
10:36And Boston in that game was in the brutal final stretch of a West Coast road trip in a back
10:41-to-back situation.
10:42Listen, Denver played well.
10:44They were physical.
10:44They did a good job defensively against Boston.
10:47But it was a tough circumstance for that team.
10:50And Denver has not been great at home, 16-11.
10:54And they have 14 home games left, including today.
10:58Another terrific Jokic dime.
11:00Murray with the finish.
11:02This guy's touch.
11:03You know, we talk about Jokic as a touch shooter.
11:06The touch passing is equally awe-inspiring.
11:11Six assists.
11:12He averages around 11.
11:13Best in the NBA.
11:15Edwards starting to feel it now.
11:17And he's able to rip that away from Jokic.
11:20A jump ball between Jokic and Edwards.
11:24Edwards is saying it was a foul.
11:28But they will jump it off.
11:33Oh, it's an obvious foul.
11:35Yes.
11:35That's frustrating.
11:37I don't blame Anthony Edwards.
11:39He's got his right wrist.
11:41I mean, he's ripping his right wrist.
11:44And Denver obviously wins the tap.
11:47And Edwards still frustrated as he jogs back down the court.
11:52He is still chewing at J.B. DeRosa, who says to him, stop.
11:57So if that engagement continues, it could be a tap.
12:01Murray has it punched out of there by Edwards.
12:05And McDaniels shovels it ahead to Randall.
12:08Randall on the step through.
12:10Can't tip it in either.
12:11Jokic quick outlet after getting the rebound.
12:13Three on one.
12:14Murray, Strother, hangs, can't finish.
12:17How about Dante DiVincenzo defensively?
12:20That was amazing.
12:21Prevents an easy numbered break opportunity.
12:25Ten-point game.
12:27Three minutes into the third.
12:28Pull-up three.
12:29Off the front rim for Edwards.
12:32Down court Johnson.
12:34And a foul called on DiVincenzo for reaching in.
12:37That's his second personal.
12:39First on Minnesota here in the quarter.
12:41So it's a sprint back for Dante DiVincenzo.
12:44He's checking the ball.
12:45Now he's going to make a recovery challenge without fouling.
12:49Rudy Gobert does a good job getting back to defensive rebound.
12:52But that's a layup prevented by just straight hustle.
12:55Best net efficiency in the NBA.
12:58Dante DiVincenzo.
13:00Plus eight.
13:03Johnson around the Jokic screen.
13:05Elbow jumper is good for Jokic.
13:08Much more efficient night.
13:108-14 after going 9-for-25 against Oklahoma City on Friday.
13:18Edwards doubled.
13:19Tried to hit Gobert.
13:20Was knocked free.
13:21Now Edwards with 10 to shoot.
13:24Hangs and misses the layup.
13:26But Gobert with the putback.
13:28The speed and athleticism of Anthony Edwards is something else.
13:32Good job by Rudy.
13:34And then Brown on the other end.
13:36Again, poor defense by Minnesota.
13:38Just letting Brown get downhill easily.
13:40Yeah.
13:42It's happened a couple times.
13:43You know what Christian Brown is going to do.
13:47McDaniels muscles at home on the other end.
13:51McDaniels 12-point, 6-of-8 from the floor.
13:55Jokic, they back off.
13:57And he finally hits a three after going 0-for-3 in the first half from out there.
14:02There it is.
14:02Sometimes it only takes one, right, to start a shooter going again.
14:07Made 89 now in the season.
14:12Gobert tried to step through.
14:14Kicked it out.
14:15And a traveling violation on McDaniels.
14:18Good job.
14:19See, when Nikola Jokic is aggressive out front of that defense, and then they're reacting behind him, they're all scrambling.
14:26But, you know, he's talked about in the past.
14:29I don't want to be passive back in the intro.
14:31Because if I've got guard guys coming at me full speed, I've got no shot.
14:36So, a little bit better defense here in this quarter.
14:40Better offense as well.
14:41Well, Denver, 6-of-10 from the floor.
14:43They were just down 14 a moment ago.
14:45Got a chance to get it to 5.
14:47Murray, on the short fall away, is fouled.
14:50And he'll go to the line where he's 1-of-2 in this game.
14:54This will be free throw 17-18 for Denver.
14:57Minnesota has taken 9.
14:59McDaniels picks up his third personal.
15:0812 points for Jamal Murray.
15:11Averaging a career-high 25.
15:15Well, in honor of our Latino and Hispanic fans, the NBA is celebrating Noches and Abea throughout the month of
15:22March.
15:22Teams will wear specially designed Noches and Abea shooting shirts and will celebrate with in-arena festivities.
15:30Dave Pasch, Doris Burt, Katie George here in the Mile High City.
15:37Minnesota winning two in a row and five of the last six.
15:40Three straight on the road.
15:41One of their better stretches of the year.
15:43An up-and-down season for Minnesota.
15:46And their lead is now five after the Murray free throws.
15:49Murray has six in the quarter.
15:52McDaniels gets deep under the basket.
15:54Throws to the corner.
15:55D'Vincenzo hits a three.
16:00Third three for D'Vincenzo.
16:02He's got 189 on the year, and he's one of the best in the league at catch-and-shoot threes.
16:08He's second behind rookie Kahn Knippel.
16:11Jokic, great fake, got pushed on the baseline by Gobert.
16:20Minnesota midway through the third quarter in Denver, leading by eight.
16:27For the trade deadline, he understood his role in minutes would be different.
16:31He recognized Bones Highland and Io DeSumo would run the second unit.
16:35Highland said Conley's willingness to coach him up in the entire roster, here he is with
16:39D'Vincenzo, is so beneficial.
16:41He said Mike is such an unselfish player.
16:43All he cares about is winning.
16:44He'll do anything for his teammates, and he makes sacrifices for the betterment of the team.
16:49Just having that kind of leader back in this locker room is really crucial, Dave Dorris.
16:53Yeah, Conley's 38th, 19th year in the league.
16:56He was traded to Chicago, then to Charlotte, so then after he'd be waived, he was eligible to come back.
17:01And those words of wisdom paying off.
17:03DeSumo and Highland have combined for 22 points on eight of nine shooting.
17:09Murray leans in.
17:10Scoop won't fall.
17:11Gobert with the clear.
17:13Ten rebounds for Gobert now.
17:18Edwards.
17:19Off the bounce, pulls up, connects again.
17:22He has caught fire here in the third.
17:24Seriously, I mean, just how pure is the game?
17:26The athleticism off the charts.
17:30And a turnover.
17:31Down court, D'Vincenzo stops at the three-point line.
17:35It drills it.
17:37Minnesota back up 13.
17:44Eight straight points for the Wolves in just over a minute.
17:48A 14-point lead went to five and now back to 13.
17:53Jokic with the face-up.
17:54He's got 22 points.
17:57Drives into a double, spins, throws it up and it drops.
18:01There's one second on the clock.
18:03He's fading away.
18:04This is why his coach says he's one of the great touch shooters in history.
18:08I mean, that's a tough angle.
18:10You've got the four-time defensive player of the year checking you, and you just do that.
18:16Dave Vincenzo tries it again.
18:18Gets it again.
18:20Dante, Dave Vincenzo now five three-pointers.
18:24He has played a terrific game, D'Vincenzo.
18:27You want to know why he's got the top net efficiency?
18:30He gives you great play both ends.
18:32Four threes in the quarter alone for Dante.
18:3617 points down.
18:38And Gobert thought he took a shot to the face.
18:41Jokic, rather, from Gobert.
18:42Jokic rebounds.
18:44Missed the putback the first time, the second, but not the third.
18:50That takes a level of conditioning.
18:52A guy that size to jump three times consecutively.
18:57He's got 28 points now.
18:59Seven rebounds, six assists.
19:02Edwards clears some space.
19:04No basket.
19:06Foul on Edwards.
19:07He wants them to challenge it.
19:10And Chris Finch will.
19:12It's only the first on Edwards.
19:17Denver used its challenge in the second quarter,
19:19and it was an incorrect challenge.
19:22Or successful, unsuccessful challenge,
19:24so they lost their challenge.
19:25Hard to tell there.
19:27I just think too many people get away with this exact move
19:31too often where there's a non-whistle.
19:32So, to me, this should be a non-whistle.
19:38So, Josh Tiven about to announce.
19:40After review, there is an extension by Edwards
19:42that has rise to the level of an offensive foul.
19:45The hand-to-hand contact between Edwards and Murray
19:48is incidental as a result of Murray getting pushed off.
19:51The offensive foul will stand.
19:52The challenge is unsuccessful.
19:54That's what we were wondering.
19:55Minnesota has no further challenges.
19:57Murray holding Edwards' hand.
19:59The officials feel like that was a result of the extension.
20:02Yeah, but I'm going to be honest with you.
20:03And Oklahoma City fans are going to, like,
20:05start hating on me right now.
20:07And feel free.
20:08How many times has Shea Gildress Alexander
20:10get away with that exact kind of
20:12and other players in the league?
20:13Like, let's come up with something then.
20:15Because I see that nightly in the NBA,
20:18and there's no whistle.
20:21Neither team with a challenge left.
20:23First foul on Edwards.
20:24Jokic spinning.
20:26Too strong.
20:27Almost batted in.
20:29But it's Minnesota ball.
20:3012-point lead for the Wolves.
20:33Jokic has 26 points.
20:35Not getting a ton of help, though.
20:36Denver just 4 of 16 from 3.
20:39They make 14 threes a game.
20:42Minnesota's made 12.
20:44McDaniels knocks down the mid-range shot.
20:47Very steady game for Jaden McDaniels.
20:507 for 9.
20:51He's played within himself.
20:52Everything's been a good shot.
20:55Murray got bumped by McDaniels.
20:58The shot won't fall, but free throw's coming up.
21:00That's 4 on McDaniels.
21:03And 4 on Minnesota in the quarter.
21:13Murray with 14 points.
21:15And that game on Christmas Day that went to overtime,
21:22and Denver won 142-138.
21:24Murray was terrific.
21:25He had 9 threes and had 35 points,
21:28but he misses a free throw here, his second miss.
21:33Io DeSumo checks back in for the Wolves.
21:37And McDaniels, with those 4 fouls, goes to the bench.
21:43Denver's taken just 2 threes in the quarter.
21:46Minnesota has made 5 threes.
21:494 by DiVincenzo in this third quarter.
21:521 out of 2 for Murray.
22:04Edwards trapped.
22:06Dribbles out of it.
22:07And they swing it to Nasri.
22:12Gobert with 5 on the shot clock.
22:15DeSumo, and he stepped out of bounds.
22:17He thought he was bumped by Brown,
22:20and there should have been a foul in Denver.
22:27Denver has spent an awful lot of time this year
22:31talking about trying to play with a level of physicality
22:34that is similar to Oklahoma City.
22:38And for David Adelman, he said it, like,
22:39our offense is championship level.
22:41We're going to win a title.
22:42The defense has got to come with us.
22:44And he hoped the physicality from Friday would transfer over to today.
22:49It doesn't feel like it has,
22:50although Jokic continues to work the offensive glass.
22:53He now has 10 boards, 28 points, and 6 assists.
22:57It has, it has, episodically.
23:00It is, it's not as consistent as it was in Oklahoma City.
23:03Randolph fouled on the drive.
23:05He'll shoot two.
23:11And I, you know, I just, I'm, you know,
23:15I'm going back to the, to the Anthony Edwards call.
23:19Like, I know specifically that he has worked with his trainer,
23:23Chris Hines, on that exact play.
23:25That ability to get separation, to use, and you see,
23:29I think that, that's the conversation he is having,
23:32because that is the official who made the call.
23:34They are still discussing it.
23:37And, you know, listen,
23:39his frame is different than, than Shea Gildress Alexander.
23:43Right?
23:43Like, his physical metrics are off the charts.
23:46You can't find a better athlete.
23:48That body is perfectly suited for basketball.
23:51If I'm him, I am letting this linger a little bit.
23:55I, just because I feel like I've seen it from so many other players,
23:58and it be a non-whistle.
24:01Despite that, and the fact that both Randall and Reed have been quiet,
24:05Minnesota's still up 13.
24:06Jalen Pickett getting some minutes here at the end of this third quarter.
24:10He hasn't played since February 11th.
24:13The Nuggets turn it over to Sumu in transition.
24:16Reed for three.
24:17He has just two points.
24:21Down court, Jokic waiting for it.
24:23And 30 points for Jokic's 19th 30-point game this season.
24:27And he, and he got that three to fall, right?
24:30So, let's see, does he erupt here from three at some point?
24:35Four 30-point games in his last five.
24:38Edwards gets past Jokic again, though.
24:40We've seen that a number of times.
24:41Yeah, that's the danger, right?
24:43If he is lifted on the floor and trying to make an impact higher,
24:46then he's going to get exposed for his inability to stay in front.
24:50Edwards now 18 points.
24:51Pickett goes to the left and gets it to drop off the glass.
24:55I tell you what, Sherman can go stretches without playing.
24:59And he steps on the floor, and he is in attack mode.
25:03Bruce Brown trying to hang with Edwards, and he commits a foul.
25:08That's the first in the last two minutes on Denver's Chris Finch again joins Anthony Edwards in the conversation with
25:14Jenna Schroeder.
25:15Yeah, she's getting an earful.
25:17And it's been consistent for a few minutes.
25:20Second personal on Brown.
25:22So, side out here for Minnesota, just outside.
25:25Two minutes to go.
25:26So, that is the second team foul.
25:28So, they still have one to give here in the last two minutes.
25:33Edwards puts on the brakes.
25:35Short on the triple try, though.
25:43Brown attacking.
25:44He's been quiet today.
25:45Just two points.
25:49Jokic frees up.
25:50Pickett on the screen for the drive.
25:52And pickett back-to-back possessions with layups.
25:55See what I mean?
25:56Like, young man, just episodic minutes, but he comes out prepared to play immediately.
26:03And then Brown commits a foul.
26:04They win a Philadelphia game on the road, and they don't win it without pickett.
26:10And then Brown picks up a foul, officially the first in the last two minutes.
26:13He comes off the screen by Jokic.
26:15His mindset is, I am going to score.
26:18And it's a good thing he did, because Nasri did a good job physically battling Nikola Jokic.
26:24He started 18 games.
26:26He's played 40.
26:27Pickett in his third NBA season out of Siena.
26:29Bones.
26:30Highland blocked by Jokic.
26:31Highland hasn't scored here in the half after 15 in the first half.
26:36Pickett has provided a spark on the offensive end.
26:39Denver now trailing by nine.
26:42Was just outside a minute to go in the quarter.
26:47Jokic against Reed.
26:48And he scores at the rim.
26:50And Reed is pleading his case about physicality, but Reed is giving Jokic as good as he's getting.
26:56He's very upset, but he was as physical with Jokic as Jokic was in pursuit of the cup.
27:01But it'll be interesting to watch here, because remember, Julius had this assignment in the first half.
27:08And now they've switched Reed on to it.
27:12Denver dominating the paint.
27:1422 to 6 here in the quarter.
27:16Jokic has 17 points as the Wolves turn it over.
27:2132 in the game, 17 in the third for Jokic.
27:25He also has six rebounds in this quarter.
27:29Got to try to make another stop and score.
27:34Score, stop, score would be great, because Jokic is going to get the rest to start the next quarter.
27:40Got to make the most of these minutes.
27:42They're minus 11 again with him on the bench today.
27:44Brown hangs, got that one.
27:46It's down to 5 again with 30 seconds to go in the quarter.
27:50And you're going to get the ball back, so you did the first part.
27:52Score, get a stop, and score again.
27:54It changes how this feels.
27:568-0 run.
27:587-second difference in the clocks at the end of the third.
28:01They swing it to Randall.
28:04Drives past Jokic.
28:05Randall powers it off.
28:07It's good.
28:08And a foul.
28:08I've really liked Randall's approach.
28:11This has not been a typically dominant, efficient Julius Randall game.
28:18He's battling lower back spasms.
28:20He's only 4 for 10.
28:21On this exact move, he turned it over trying to get it to DeSumo in the corner.
28:27But he comes right back.
28:29He gets to his strong hand.
28:31He's going to shoot it the vast majority of times with his left.
28:34But, like, you don't always have your best stuff.
28:37Are you strong enough mentally to stick with it and continue to make plays?
28:41This is a sign of maturity here.
28:44You mentioned the back spasms.
28:46But he still played in every game.
28:48And we talked to him about a month ago.
28:49And he told us then,
28:51my goal is to make it through the season playing 82 games.
28:56He's done that previously,
28:58but he's also had a lot of seasons where he's missed a number of games,
29:03including that first year in the NBA when he got hurt on opening night as a Laker
29:07and didn't play the rest of the season.
29:09That's right.
29:10Seven seconds to go in the quarter.
29:12Minnesota by eight.
29:14Murray on the move with three.
29:16Murray can't get the bank.
29:18Randall from the length of the floor.
29:20And the quarter comes to an end.
29:23So, Jokic with 32 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists.
29:27He was dominant in that third quarter.
29:29But, Minnesota has an eight-point lead as we go to the fourth in the Mile High City.
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29:51We're on the sidelines with Christian Brown.
29:53Christian, you guys were able to put together some stops and scores.
29:55What did you like about the way you closed the quarter?
29:57Yeah, we closed it better than we started it.
29:58We've got to be more aggressive to start the quarter.
30:00That's all right.
30:01We've got a fourth quarter coming up.
30:02How does raising your level of play on defense help turn into offense for you guys?
30:06Physicality for us is a big deal.
30:07We've been talking about it a lot lately.
30:08But when we're physical and we're up and we're aggressive,
30:10real happiness.
30:11Thanks, Christian.
30:12Thank you.
30:12Guys?
30:13Certainly not as physical consistently as you mentioned, Doris,
30:15as they were the other night.
30:17Minish showed a shooting of 56% after that read basket.
30:20So, we talked in the first half,
30:21they were outscored when Nikola sat by 11.
30:24Are they going to go down here?
30:26Indeed they are.
30:27So, first couple minutes without Jokic.
30:30Adelman has got a time out to stop play.
30:32He's frustrated.
30:33But, just like that, out of the gates.
30:36Not a minute on the bench.
30:37And the lead is growing again.
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30:56In this game are the first
30:57two minutes of this quarter. We have to win
30:59these two minutes, not what he had in mind
31:01there, Doris. Well, Katie, the problem
31:03becomes, this is always when Jokic gets his
31:05rest. Start of the second, start of the fourth.
31:07Then you have a dilemma, and we've already seen
31:09this multiple times this season
31:10where he's already played
31:1330 minutes. You may
31:15have to shorten his rest because
31:17you don't want this to get out of control.
31:19And so it's a
31:21huge dilemma. That plus-minus
31:23has been a problem
31:25for Denver since Jokic has been the
31:27star and the orbit around which they play.
31:30No Aaron Gordon.
31:31Although they're expecting him
31:33back soon, which is great news.
31:35He's only played in 23 games this season
31:37as Steve Vincenzo gets knocked down.
31:40No whistle, and now Hardaway
31:41drills a three.
31:43Just the fifth made three for Denver
31:46today.
31:47Takes advantage of Dante.
31:49Thought he got hit right across the face.
31:51No whistle.
31:52Good job by Hardaway.
31:55Minnesota bench, meanwhile,
31:57has 28 points, and Nasrita has only
31:59four of those. It's been Dizuma with
32:01nine, six of those on the fast break.
32:03In Bones Highland with 15.
32:05All of those in the first half.
32:07Gobert for three.
32:09And saved by Hardaway,
32:11and then Devin Chenzo almost knocked it away.
32:15Shot clock was dwindling, folks.
32:17Rudy had to shoot it.
32:19Did you hear the crowd?
32:21Yes!
32:24Valanchunas.
32:26And a foul called.
32:27Gobert can't believe it.
32:29Valanchunas, who has not scored,
32:31will go to the line for two.
32:35So two bigs battling one another.
32:42I guess it's the push with the left arm.
32:44To me, that's marginal.
32:45That's really, that's the definition of marginal.
32:48Agreed.
32:49Third foul on Gobert, who is now 0 for 21
32:51from three in his career.
32:53The crowd was hoping he was going to get his first,
32:55even though they're Denver fans.
32:57Take a look at the upcoming national TV schedule.
33:00NBC Peacock tonight.
33:01Philly in Boston.
33:02Monday, Peacock.
33:04Clippers at the Warriors.
33:05For more, go to NBA.com or visit the NBA app.
33:08Be tuned in last night to Warriors-Lakers.
33:10Good conversation with Steph Curry and Malika Andrews
33:14talking about a hopeful return soon for Golden State.
33:18Right now in the eighth spot
33:20in the Western Conference standings.
33:23Valanchunas makes both free throws.
33:25And the Clippers, I think, are in the loss column.
33:29Close.
33:30Too bad.
33:30Oh, too bad.
33:31Okay.
33:34Highland gets it to drop for his first points this half.
33:37Oh, that little look right.
33:39That little look right by Highland.
33:45Six of seven from the floor for Bones Highland.
33:48Meanwhile, Cam Johnson's got the ball.
33:49He hasn't scored.
33:50They need more from him offensively.
33:52And he misses again, but there is Brown to clean it up.
33:55That's Bruce Brown in a nutshell right there.
33:58Second chance opportunity.
34:01Making things happen.
34:05Steve Vincenzo's three off the mark.
34:07He made four threes in the third quarter.
34:10Somehow DeSumo gets it back,
34:12but then it's sent back by Valanchunas.
34:14Johnson for three.
34:16Misses again.
34:17Boy, the jury's still out on that trade
34:19for Michael Porter Jr.,
34:20whether it was the right move.
34:21I assume in the postseason, we'll know for sure.
34:25Obviously, the injuries missed some time.
34:28As Nas gets a quick three,
34:29and that's a big bucket, folks.
34:31Big bucket.
34:32But you're right about Cam, right?
34:34Like, they need a certain level of shooting from Cam.
34:37If he can be a knockdown, big-time, legit third scorer,
34:42just the spacing of the floor changes.
34:45First three for Reed.
34:47Johnson, meanwhile, 0 for four from three.
34:49Murray gets the basket and one.
34:51Okay, so DeSumo throws his arms up in frustration.
34:56Jamal uses his left arm to clear space, right?
34:59Okay, so let's watch.
35:00He's on his hip.
35:01He's on his hip.
35:03Left-hand extension.
35:06Very similar to the Anthony Edwards play
35:08in the third quarter that was ruled an offensive foul.
35:11Very similar.
35:12This is what I'm talking about.
35:13You tell me the difference.
35:15Yes, Anthony Edwards' frame is bigger.
35:17Should he be punished for that?
35:18No.
35:23Edwards, a team-high 18 points in 32 minutes played.
35:28He'll be back on the floor soon.
35:29It's a seven-point game after the free throw.
35:32Highland attacking, blocked.
35:33That was on the way up, so no goaltending,
35:36but it will be free throws after the foul.
35:40Going to be the first foul on Denver here in the quarter.
35:43It's Cam Johnson's third personal.
35:52Because they steadied the ship,
35:55Jokic can rest a little bit more,
35:57and that's significant.
35:59They have a back-to-back there in Utah tomorrow night.
36:03Highland connects on the first foul shot.
36:07He's got 18 points off the bench.
36:16That one rattles around and falls off the side of the rim.
36:21Denver down to one timeout as well.
36:23They'll obviously want to try to save that
36:25as close to the end as possible.
36:26Neither team has a challenge.
36:29Nearing eight minutes to go.
36:31Murray driving, missing the bank,
36:33and Gobert with his 11th rebound.
36:38Reed breaks shake on Cam Johnson
36:40and score plus a foul.
36:44This is nice.
36:47Look at that smile.
36:48We saw that inside-out dribble.
36:50You should be smiling.
36:51This is pretty.
36:52This is what we're talking about.
36:54Oh, I'm sorry.
36:55Did he shake Cam Johnson with the little inside-out?
36:57I mean, that's your reserve four-slash-five.
37:01Watch this, folks.
37:02Come on now.
37:03Big coming downhill to the cup.
37:05Pretty stuff.
37:06Pretty remarkable to look back
37:08and think Nas Reed was undrafted seven years ago
37:11coming out of LSU,
37:12and now he's been one of the top bench players
37:15the last few years in the league.
37:17Misses the free throw.
37:18Gobert gets it back and throws it away.
37:20Numbers if they hurry,
37:21but D'Sumo got back and got a piece of that ball.
37:24Murray misses,
37:25and D'Sumo quick outlet after the rebound.
37:28Reed step through,
37:30goes to the left,
37:31and drops it over the head of Alan Tunis
37:34and into the goal.
37:35Oh, my goodness.
37:37First of all, his teammates love this guy.
37:39Nas is probably the most popular guy
37:42on the Timberwolves roster.
37:43He shows up every day the same happy guy.
37:46He gave us the inside-out dribble.
37:48Now he crosses him over, uses the left.
37:50Stop it, Nas.
37:52You're hurting him.
37:59The Thunder against Golden State.
38:01Coverage starts with NBA tip-off Ernie, Shaq, Kenny, and Charles.
38:05So, 24-4 advantage and fast break points
38:08for the Minnesota Timberwolves,
38:09and Nas has got 11-9 in the quarter.
38:12He gets this three off incredibly quickly.
38:15His footwork is dynamic,
38:21Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
38:49Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
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39:29Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
39:29Jamal Murray now 22 points
39:32Brings the crowd to its feet
39:34With his throwdown on the Gobert challenge
39:40And then
39:42Just a clinic
39:43With Highland on his hip
39:44Back-to-back buckets for Murray
39:54Back in and in a heartbeat
39:56Denver gets two quick baskets
39:58By Murray
39:59DiVincenzo didn't see the pass
40:01Coming from Reed
40:02And the Wolves turn it over
40:04After the timeout by Chris Finch
40:06I like it
40:06Dante looks right at him
40:07This is my bad
40:08Like you gotta get to the next play
40:09Because Denver's got the momentum
40:11Crowd trying to get involved
40:12Shake it off and get a stop
40:17And an errant pass by Brown
40:19DiVincenzo catches up to it
40:20Brown trying to foul him
40:22And he hits Gobert
40:23Who smashes it
40:28Minnesota continues to dominate in transition
40:31Denver continues to miss threes
40:33Now 5 of 20 from 3
40:35While Minnesota has made 13 threes
40:41Here's Edwards
40:4218 points
40:43Matching Highland for the team lead
40:456 Wolves in double figures today
40:49Shot clock down to 5
40:51Edwards doubled fires
40:52And cans a 3
40:54Come on
40:55Wow what a shot
40:56With two defenders right in his grill
40:59I mean this is the impossible shot making
41:01That he's capable of
41:03Brown fouled by Reed
41:05His third
41:07He relishes this folks
41:09This is a young man who wants to be that guy
41:14Tim Hardaway Jr. can't do it any better defensively
41:17He's just gotta like tip your cap
41:19See that's just elite shot making
41:23He's made three threes he's got 173 on the year
41:27Last year he led the league with 320 so
41:29Yeah
41:30And he's down a couple of attempts per game
41:33Yeah
41:33Because his mid range has gone so well
41:36And his scoring has gone up
41:37Jokic in the lane
41:3834 now for Jokic
41:41His season high of 56 came against the Wolves on Christmas
41:44His career high of 61
41:47Came against the Wolves last April
41:49They're gonna need a heroic fourth quarter from him
41:51Gobera behind the back pass
41:56Reed with the skip
41:58McDaniels on the flyby
42:00Kicks it out
42:01DiVincenzo drives
42:02To the corner and Reed
42:03Puts it up with one on the shot clock
42:05It's an air ball
42:06Jokic the rebound
42:08Outlets quickly
42:09Hardaway and transition foul
42:12No basket
42:13Free throws though for Hardaway
42:17Edwards picks up the foul his second
42:19And the fourth team foul in Minnesota
42:24Edwards hobbling a bit
42:27As Hardaway goes to the line
42:32Edwards in some pain
42:33Yeah
42:34I do think it's the Richard Jefferson theory though
42:37Guys that young
42:39You know
42:40They just can react to anything
42:42Because he's like cut him open with a knife
42:44And they'll
42:44The wound will close and they'll play on
42:47And Edwards does play through just about everything
42:49He loves to play
42:50He's missed 10 games this year
42:52Which is more than he missed the last three years combined
42:54And this free throws by Denver
42:57A problem today
42:57There's six of them
43:00Down 11 five minute mark
43:03Minnesota trying to win its fourth straight road game
43:05Which would be a season high
43:08They are tied with Denver right now at fourth in the west
43:11They lose the tiebreaker so this would be huge if they can get the win
43:14Edwards three no good
43:17Jokic with another rebound
43:19He's three assists shy of a triple double
43:21He got another assist though on that great lob pass to Hardaway
43:24Nice efficient quick score
43:27And now it's got to be on this improved defense we keep talking about
43:31They're going to load to Anthony
43:32He's got to make the right reads
43:33He drives gets caught in the air
43:35Got it though to Reed
43:36DiVincenzo step back three
43:38Too strong
43:39Gobert stripped by Hardaway
43:41Good hands by Hardaway on the reach in
43:46Jokic wants it
43:49Backing down Gobert
43:51The double comes and it's DiVincenzo with a great defensive play
43:56McDaniels in the open court collides with Hardaway
43:58No whistle and the basket is good for McDaniels
44:01I'll tell you what Dante DiVincenzo again the plays this guy is making all over the floor pretty incredible
44:09I mean even on the last time they got free throws he was the guy at the rim challenging Dante's
44:14had one heck of a game
44:15He's got two steals in this game and now a foul called on Minnesota
44:20Yeah, that's gonna be two free throws for Jokic
44:22It's a bad foul. It's just a bad foul just comes from behind Dante then watch the dead sprint
44:28I mean the dead sprinting. He's doing changing ends that matters. It all matters
44:36Steve Vincenzo's had a really good year last year like Randall early on it was an adjustment after the trade
44:43both guys love being in New York
44:45It took some time, but they helped Minnesota get to the conference finals another missed free throw
44:49Wow, so brutal and there was a lot of talk at the deadline that one or both guys might be
44:53on the move again
44:54All the honest talk around the league, but no Minnesota made the one move getting to sumu and obviously the
44:59rest of the nucleus
45:00Remain one of two for your catch
45:03That takes a greater toll on players and sometimes they're given credit for like the idea that maybe I'm on
45:09the move. I'm upending my family
45:13Go bear stops in the lane and kicks it out the three ball won't fall for McDaniels and it's rebounded
45:19by Jokic number 13
45:21Denver down 10 three and a half to go
45:24Murray
45:26Hits the step back three
45:28He's got 25 timeout, Minnesota
45:33It has been a struggle from three
45:35But this remains the highest scoring most efficient offense in the game with two incredible shot makers
45:42Nas has got the matchup Jamal just uses footwork dances him off and makes that easy
45:53NBA champion Thunder then it's Atlanta at Milwaukee it all starts with NBA countdown at 630
46:00Dave Pasch Doris Burke and Katie George here in Denver
46:05Jamal Murray with 17 points and a half 10 in the fourth quarter
46:08He has helped Denver climb back within seven nearing three minutes to play
46:14So they're going to take away Anthony Edwards you want to watch Jokic be aggressive they make Rudy a decision
46:20maker
46:20He gets it down low to Randall who puts it in Rudy made the right pass there. Yep. They're getting
46:25there
46:25They want the ball out of Anthony Edwards hands
46:27So he's passing the middle of the floor good cut by Julius
46:31Four assists now for Gobert
46:34Jokic finds the cutting Brown
46:35What a play Edwards cleaned up by Christian Brown and he sticks it in
46:40Wow heck of a block my goodness
46:44Seven point game again with 2.45 the play in regulation
46:49Here's Edwards he's got 21 points
46:52Average is close to 30
46:53Go bear another good pass underneath better defense though
46:57Randall gets it back after the block and then dribbles it out of bounds off his leg
47:01Denver ball
47:04Getting close enough here trying to get a little
47:07Game pressure on Minnesota
47:10It's been brutal in the clutch for Denver marching closer to an opportunity to turn that around
47:15Yeah, just one in six in clutch situation since Jokic came back from an injury and they turn it over
47:21again
47:21Four on two McDaniels takes it all the way and a smart foul by Brown
47:27And that right there has been a big part of it, right?
47:29But the turnovers from Jokic and Murray over the course of those struggles
47:37Fast break points right now favor Minnesota 28 to 6 and McDaniels at the line again after getting fouled in
47:43transition
47:45First trip to the line tonight for Jade McDaniels a career-high 85% at the line this season
47:57Seventeen points
48:00For McDaniels
48:02Played in every game last year missed two this season
48:05Been an excellent defensive part of Minnesota's team in the last two postseasons
48:11And they've made their run to the conference finals
48:15He gets both free throws he's eight for eight on two point field goals and 0 for 3 from 3
48:21And look at him up in pressure
48:23I mean he just makes them use a lot of clock in the backcourt by
48:27Dealing with Murray
48:28He's so long tries to get around the Jokic screen
48:33Christian Brown with a shot clock at 5
48:35Jokic at the elbow spins deep
48:37And has a rattle out
48:39Rebound Edwards
48:42Julius digs out a bad matchup and battles Jokic and makes it as tough as possible
48:47Smart play Julius as I said he's not been super efficient but doing all the right things
48:53When Minnesota missed Gobert a couple times he's got Murray on him he was open under the basket
48:57Shot clock down to 5
48:58Edwards shovels to McDaniels
49:00Floater on the baseline is good
49:03It's an 11 point lead for Minnesota with 90 seconds left
49:09Denver needs threes they're just 6 of 21
49:11Murray's pass picked off by Edwards
49:15Frustration again for Jamal
49:17Turnovers turnover as you need bucket after bucket
49:21Edwards drives gets held
49:26And he's all right just
49:28Little exhausted
49:30As ball arena starts to empty with
49:34Minnesota in full control a minute 17 on the clock
49:38Denver's bench clears
49:40They'll do their postgame responsibilities and head to Utah
49:44For one of three
49:46Back-to-backs before March 12th
49:49If you're David Adelman you're just praying
49:51That Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson make it back in the next couple of days
49:57Right because you think about what first of all has happened the last month
50:01They have one win over a plus 500 team and that's Boston so they have been playing well of late
50:06and now they have the
50:07Toughest remaining schedule they have two games against the Thunder three against the Spurs two against the Lakers you mentioned
50:14the three back-to-backs all in the next nine games and now they're going to drop into a tie
50:19with the Lakers in the loss column at five and six in the West
50:25The hope is to get both those guys you mentioned back in the next week to ten days
50:30Take Nagy misses a three
50:32Rebound go bear
50:34Jokic finishes an assist shy of a triple double 35 points 13 rebounds nine assists Jamal Murray 25 points
50:42How about the balance scoring though on the other side 21 for Edwards 20 McDaniels 18 for Highland
50:5117 for D Vincenzo
50:5314 for Randall
50:55They had contributions I thought across the board this this was a terrific team win if you're Minnesota
51:01Dante was tremendous those two young guards changed the game when they came in in the first half
51:13Denver will fall to 37 and 24 and 16 and 12 at home and they have
51:1813 more home games got to find a way and obviously getting hold will help play better at home
51:24Minnesota has now won four in a row on the road. That's a season high as the Wolves improve the
51:3038 and 23
51:33The bench was outstanding 38 points led by those two guys you mentioned Highland and DeSumo Reid had a big
51:40quarter ends up with 11 9 here in the fourth
51:49Rudy's gonna check out with 15 boards
51:57Final score in Denver, Minnesota 117 Denver 108
52:04And the Wolves may be finding a consistent stretch here three straight wins six of the last seven
52:12They now move ahead of Denver in the standings which is significant because they lose the tiebreaker having lost the
52:19season series three games to one
52:21Final score again 117 108 Minnesota
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