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00:00:30We're at Toyota Center here in Houston. It's the Rockets. Third best record in the West taking on the Golden
00:00:37State Warriors. Let's get to our starting lineups presented by Disney Cruise Line. We begin with the Rockets. Jabari Smith
00:00:47back in the lineup after missing the last couple alongside a man Thompson, Kevin Durant, Alperen Shingon, and Tari Eason.
00:00:54As for the Warriors, they're going with DeAnthony Melton, Brandon Pajemski, Draymond Green, Guy Santos, and Al Horford.
00:01:04Steve Kerr's Warriors have had 28 different starting lineups this season.
00:01:11Steve Kerr, two wins away from 600 for his career. See there, Steph Curry missing his 12th straight game, and
00:01:20the Warriors have dropped five of their last seven.
00:01:23Meanwhile, he made Udoka third season as head coach of the Rockets. Went 41-41 in his first season with
00:01:29the ball club. Got 52 wins a season ago, but the Rockets lost in the first round to these Golden
00:01:36State Warriors.
00:01:36And in the offseason, they grabbed that guy.
00:01:40Did they?
00:01:41Not too bad.
00:01:42They went and grabbed one, didn't they, Candace?
00:01:45Yeah, I don't know if that was a hard decision to make.
00:01:48Go get a bucket getter.
00:01:51He's one of them once.
00:01:52Number seven.
00:01:55Alperen Shingon coming off a 32-point performance and Monday's win over the Washington Wizards.
00:02:01I mean, Thompson has been big this season.
00:02:07And this is a Rocket squad that's been playing well lately.
00:02:09They've won four of their last five.
00:02:12This is the second of three meetings between these two teams, and the 240th meeting all time between these two
00:02:21clubs.
00:02:23Alperen Shingon and the ageless Al Horford on the center circle.
00:02:29Our officials tonight, Curtis Blair is our crew chief alongside Nick Booker and Musa Dagger.
00:02:38Michael Grady, Candace Parker, Dwayne Wade, Ali Clifton.
00:02:43And we're just about ready to get started.
00:02:46We're underway.
00:03:01We're underway.
00:03:02Drake, drawing up a timeout, or drawing up the first play, scoring, running it to perfection.
00:03:09It's got to feel good.
00:03:10And it feels good to see Draymond get on the board early.
00:03:13You know, sometimes you see the ball go in and it just opens up everything for you.
00:03:16And we want to see Drake get on the board and scoring a little bit.
00:03:19And you cut a little harder when you know the play's for you.
00:03:21Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:03:23He was moving, wasn't he?
00:03:24Oh, Horford with the rejection, and it's a shot clock violation.
00:03:32See, Draymond is in a—anything happens when Draymond's in it, the ref got to run over there right away.
00:03:36Just this basic trip.
00:03:38You got to run over there and make sure everything was good.
00:03:41Colliding there with Shingon and helped him to his feet.
00:03:48And then again, they're going back to the same play.
00:03:51Different look out of it.
00:03:55As Wozemski doesn't knock it down, but I love having wrinkles out of first plays, right?
00:04:00You've scored on the first action, and then you get the three coming off on the other side.
00:04:06Yeah, that's a bad pass.
00:04:07Two turnovers to start the game for the Rockets.
00:04:10Yeah, Candace, I mean, they have an opportunity now to come back to that first set again
00:04:15because now they've ran a similar set two different ways,
00:04:18and so now they can come back to that first set where Draymond got the layup
00:04:21and possibly get something else, another counter off that.
00:04:24Well, Golden State, obviously, historically, has been such a great cutting and moving team,
00:04:29and obviously, with Steph is a different story, but these guys know how to play off-ball.
00:04:36Horford with the back down, short hook won't go,
00:04:38and Smith clears it for the Rockets.
00:04:43Coach Kerr said, ooh, crossover.
00:04:46Thompson with the southpaw finish.
00:04:49He just laid it out there for him like, you going to block it?
00:04:51No, no, you're not.
00:04:52And Pajemski did his best clogging up the nail.
00:04:54It didn't matter.
00:04:56Melton to the rack.
00:04:58Bucket and the foul.
00:05:00And if there has been a bright spot for this Warriors team
00:05:03that has been hampered by injuries, it has been this man right here coming off of ACL,
00:05:10coming back into the lineup.
00:05:13And then you see him, man.
00:05:14Oh, that's just mean right there.
00:05:16Open him up.
00:05:17Get them hips moving.
00:05:19A man didn't care about that contract, you guys.
00:05:22He's going right at him.
00:05:245-2, Golden State.
00:05:27The one thing that Steve Kerr talked about in our meeting, he said two words.
00:05:31He wants to see this team fight, and he wants to see this team compete.
00:05:36Foul there going against the Warriors.
00:05:40And it's been very interesting these last few games,
00:05:43watching Draymond go from guarding Luka to Kawhi to now Kevin Durant.
00:05:49And the different looks that this team has seen, you know,
00:05:55just speaks to the versatility of Draymond being able to guard whatever position.
00:06:01Seven on the shot clock.
00:06:02Shingun surveying the floor, looking for Durant.
00:06:05Durant has to go to work.
00:06:06On the baseline, tough.
00:06:09Dang, won't go.
00:06:10Nearly put it in.
00:06:12Rebound secured by Smith.
00:06:13Parsley blocked from behind, and a foul is called.
00:06:17And what did Steve Kerr say before the game when we were meeting with him
00:06:20in the coaches' meeting?
00:06:20He said, if you let the Rockets rebound,
00:06:23if you let them get on the offensive glass,
00:06:26and this is even after Stephen Adams' injury,
00:06:29they will make you pay as Jabari Smith Jr.
00:06:34gets to the free throw line.
00:06:39Yeah, he talked about taking away the easy stuff
00:06:41and things like that where you can block out.
00:06:44You can make sure you get on the ground and get to lose the ball.
00:06:46And so he talked about taking away those easy things,
00:06:48which is offensive rebounds for this team.
00:06:50Taking a look at the upcoming national TV schedule, ESPN tomorrow night,
00:06:54Dallas at Boston, followed by Clippers and Spurs.
00:06:56Prime video Saturday, Orlando at Minnesota, NBA TV Saturday,
00:07:00Philly at Atlanta, and ABC Saturday matchup, Golden State at OKC.
00:07:05For more of these games, go to NBA.com or visit the NBA app.
00:07:09To the point you were just making about the rebound.
00:07:11In the last meeting between these two teams, back in November,
00:07:14Houston had 25 offensive rebounds in their win.
00:07:18Well, for a team that is number one in the NBA with 48.4 rebounds,
00:07:23you have to do your best to keep them off the glass.
00:07:26Top rebounding team in the league.
00:07:28That was Thompson climbing the ladder.
00:07:32Thompson working on Santos again.
00:07:34Step back, Jay off the heel.
00:07:36Rebound secured by Pujemski.
00:07:41Is it a positive lead rebounder on Golden State, right,
00:07:45I think, in the league this year?
00:07:47Total rebound, yes.
00:07:48To be 6-4, the game was 6-4,
00:07:51to be leading the team and rebounded,
00:07:52but that means he understands positioning,
00:07:55he understands the importance of getting the rebound as a guard
00:07:57and being able to push it and start the break.
00:08:02Thompson at the controls.
00:08:04Green being aggressive with Durant.
00:08:06Feed over to Shingun.
00:08:07Shingun dumping it off to Thompson.
00:08:09Patiently puts it through.
00:08:11And that right there,
00:08:12the luxury of having a passing big like Shingun
00:08:15that can operate out of the double that KD is for sure going to draw.
00:08:19Great cut by Thompson.
00:08:21Shingun averaging a career-high assist this season.
00:08:24Pujemski can't get that to go.
00:08:27East in the ball.
00:08:32Shingun.
00:08:34Inside to Smith.
00:08:35Smith, turn around, Jay.
00:08:37Left is short.
00:08:40Horford will bring it up for Golden State.
00:08:45Green.
00:08:48Got it inside to Horford.
00:08:50Oh, that's Barbecue Chicken.
00:08:51Horford backing down Thompson,
00:08:53and the short hook is good.
00:08:54That's Barbecue Chicken.
00:08:55He's too little.
00:08:57But great patience by Draymond to let that develop.
00:09:01Well, a lot of bigs are doing it now, Candace,
00:09:03but Al Horford has been doing it for a very long time.
00:09:05Big who rebounds the basketball,
00:09:06pushes it up the floor,
00:09:07advanced pass early,
00:09:08just to get the defense to shift the move.
00:09:10But in that time,
00:09:11he got a chance to score out of it.
00:09:13Off the Shingun miss,
00:09:14this is Santos.
00:09:16Pujemski now.
00:09:18Got it right by Shingun,
00:09:20right to the cup for two.
00:09:21And straight line drives.
00:09:23Pujemski thrives off of that,
00:09:26off of closeouts,
00:09:27off of cuts,
00:09:27doing a great job in that secondary.
00:09:30Four of the five starters for Golden State
00:09:32have already scored.
00:09:35Durant.
00:09:37Hounded by Pujemski.
00:09:39Can't hit,
00:09:40and melting the rebound.
00:09:41Durant has missed his first two field goals.
00:09:45I saw Durant warming up the other day,
00:09:47and he got mad when he made a shot
00:09:49because it didn't make the way that he wanted it to.
00:09:51That's how much of a professional he is to score,
00:09:54that he get mad when the ball go in.
00:09:57Al Horford.
00:09:57Al Horford's averaging 14 points
00:10:00over his last four ballgames.
00:10:03That's what makes KD great.
00:10:08Here's that matchup again with Green.
00:10:12Former teammates.
00:10:14Pocket pass to Shingun.
00:10:16Shingun outside,
00:10:17Smith, three ball.
00:10:19Won't drop.
00:10:20Rebound secured by Easton.
00:10:22Outside to KD.
00:10:23For three.
00:10:27And that right there.
00:10:29The best time to shoot a three
00:10:31is off of an offensive rebound.
00:10:33Obviously a great person to find behind the arc.
00:10:35Yeah, listen, you can't miss him.
00:10:37That's the best target
00:10:38we get off his rebound, a five.
00:10:39Five second chance points already for the Rockets.
00:10:42De'Anthony melting.
00:10:44Gone.
00:10:46Way to get in your bag, young fella.
00:10:53Durant.
00:10:58Sizing up Horford.
00:11:01And barking out instructions.
00:11:03Crossover.
00:11:03Durant pull up.
00:11:05Jay Bjorn.
00:11:07You know what I call that.
00:11:08I mean, that was great defense, right?
00:11:10Yeah.
00:11:10But that's a cone drill.
00:11:12That's a cone drill that KD just did.
00:11:15Set up right to left cross.
00:11:16Just easy mid-range.
00:11:19They call him easy money for a reason.
00:11:20Offensive rebound for the Warriors.
00:11:24Melton.
00:11:25Going at Durant.
00:11:26And he gave him nowhere to go.
00:11:28Five on the shot clock.
00:11:30Pass inside is a turnover.
00:11:33Thompson off to the races.
00:11:35Outside look.
00:11:36Easton, three ball.
00:11:37No.
00:11:38I love the way Kevin Durant has been competing on the ball this year.
00:11:42And obviously, we know he can score.
00:11:44But just watch him defensively.
00:11:45He's been competing his butt off.
00:11:46And that might have got that steal right there from this competition.
00:11:50And Draymond with a little hop to make sure the bounce went in with the shooter's roll.
00:11:54Because he got the layup.
00:11:55He got the layup.
00:11:56Now he think he's a three-point shooter now.
00:11:58That's what I'm talking about.
00:11:59Got a friendly bounce on the road.
00:12:031911.
00:12:04Golden State on top.
00:12:05Shingun all day.
00:12:06No.
00:12:15Fast first quarter so far.
00:12:17Poczynski gave it up to Hartford.
00:12:23Melton now.
00:12:25Five on the shot clock.
00:12:27Going dancing with Easton.
00:12:28Melton is on fire in the early going.
00:12:32He's in double figures with 10.
00:12:38And there's a reason why he's one of three to be a part of the 50-40-90.
00:12:43Because that's too easy, D-Wade.
00:12:46And then right here, Draymond getting in on the action with the shooter's bounce.
00:12:51Puts the Warriors up 11.
00:12:52He's playing all 60 games so far this season.
00:12:57He's in the midst of 10 straight games scoring in double figures.
00:13:00Second-year guard Reed Shepard continues to prove his value with every opportunity he gets.
00:13:04What is that a result of?
00:13:05Guys, he'll tell you confidence.
00:13:06Whether it be practices, games, working out, filling sessions.
00:13:09Reed credits being surrounded by great coaches and teammates.
00:13:12Staying in his ear.
00:13:13One guy being Fred Bates.
00:13:14I believe he'll do that later.
00:13:15But as Reed noted, confidence is everything over a long season.
00:13:18He says that paired with trusting his work has allowed him to produce as he has.
00:13:22Which, guys, when you have one of the games great from Kevin Durant telling you that your play is helping
00:13:27to take this team to another level,
00:13:28you must be doing something right, Brady.
00:13:30No doubt averaging 25-5 in his last four ballgames.
00:13:35This is Melton to the rack.
00:13:37Can't get the lay.
00:13:38There's Shepard with the rebound.
00:13:41Up ahead to Durant.
00:13:43Durant on the drive.
00:13:44Nice feet.
00:13:45With the flush.
00:13:49The Capella just doing his job, running the floor, making sure he'd be an outlet.
00:13:53Oh, look at Dre.
00:13:54No, he's a chase.
00:13:55Can't get it to go.
00:13:57Wholesale changes for the Warriors.
00:13:59Pat Spencer out there.
00:14:01Nate Williams on the floor as well.
00:14:03And Quinton Post checked in last time out.
00:14:05Durant for three.
00:14:06No.
00:14:09This Golden State bench third in the NBA and bench scoring.
00:14:14Well, at times, sometimes, Grady finding out who's coming off the bench and not.
00:14:19I mean, Golden State has 29 different starting lineups this season.
00:14:25This is Spencer in the corner.
00:14:27No good.
00:14:29Meanwhile, not a lot of bench scoring for the Rockets.
00:14:32About 28 a game.
00:14:33That's dead last.
00:14:35In the NBA.
00:14:36But Shepard can fill it up.
00:14:38I mean, if you talk about confidence, this young man is playing with a lot of confidence.
00:14:43Every night, you continue to see it grow.
00:14:45And I think as a number three pick in the drive, you see a guy who's finally reached his potential
00:14:49right away.
00:14:51I'm going to take a timeout.
00:14:542.50.
00:14:55Opening frame.
00:14:56Golden State with an early seven-point advantage.
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00:15:13Oh, my goodness.
00:15:15My back hurts.
00:15:16My back hurts looking at that, Candace.
00:15:18There ain't no way.
00:15:18I'm out four to six months.
00:15:20My neck and my back.
00:15:50I'm out.
00:15:53Warriors have struggled.
00:15:54Put together four quarters of quality play.
00:15:56Nice skip pass.
00:15:57Akoge.
00:15:58Got a three in the corner.
00:16:02What a dime, Candace.
00:16:04Right in the shooting pocket.
00:16:05Don't you like when they put it right in the pocket?
00:16:06I love when it's right in the pocket, but Reed Shepard doing a great job.
00:16:10Oh, Spencer.
00:16:12Initiating the offense as Spencer goes right back at it.
00:16:15But this is what I love about Amin Thompson.
00:16:17You can put Reed off the ball and have Amin Thompson handle some of the responsibilities.
00:16:24Thompson with the turnaround made it look easy.
00:16:26As he knocks it down.
00:16:28We came into this season not playing many minutes at all at point guard.
00:16:32And to be able to make that adjustment, it's not just head on the basketball.
00:16:36It's decision-making that needs to happen.
00:16:38It's knowing when to score and when to pass.
00:16:40And he's done a good job of it.
00:16:42Spencer's done a good job getting into the teeth of the Rockets defense.
00:16:45He has six points already off the bench.
00:16:4890 seconds to go in the opening quarter.
00:16:51Thompson once again left it short that time.
00:16:56And here come the Warriors.
00:17:00Spencer has been getting to the rack.
00:17:02Back on the last couple of possessions.
00:17:10Santos inside the post.
00:17:12Poked away by Okoge.
00:17:14And Steve Kerr on that matchup with Clint Capella.
00:17:18And Cryer on the backside wanted them to swing the ball.
00:17:21As L.J. Cryer knows these rims in Houston.
00:17:25A former Cougar standout player for the Houston Cougars and Calvin Sampson.
00:17:32Cryer can't hit.
00:17:33Post tried to keep it alive.
00:17:35And Capella with the activity comes out of there with him.
00:17:39Under a minute now.
00:17:42Outside for Shepard.
00:17:44Wide left.
00:17:46Post with the ball.
00:17:48I think just a play like that shows maturity in Thompson.
00:17:51Coming down he maybe had a chance to go one-on-one.
00:17:53But he did his job of making sure that he got his shooter a shot in rhythm that's going to
00:17:58play big for him later in this game.
00:17:59And Durant with the handle.
00:18:01Too strong that time.
00:18:04Thompson another rebound.
00:18:07And Durant with the handle.
00:18:09Rockets down eight.
00:18:11Outside look of Kogi.
00:18:13Caught a long pass.
00:18:15Thompson inside had it stripped and taken by Spencer.
00:18:19Flyer gets out of trouble.
00:18:21That's that fight right there, Candace.
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00:18:5210 points from De'Anthony Melton, 6 points off the bench from Pat Spencer, and it's a 30-20 lead
00:18:59for Golden State.
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00:19:08Playing the way that we have seen them play year after year, Draymond Green at the helm, initiating the offense,
00:19:16a little rub screen, causing some confusion.
00:19:19Golden State has lived off of that. Obviously, they have a guy named Steph Curry that usually has the gravitational
00:19:26pull as Reed Shepard knocks it down.
00:19:28But with him out, them maintaining their offense, their philosophy, their three and assists, and it's for a reason.
00:19:35What do you say, Steph? What's his name?
00:19:39Oh, Steph Curry.
00:19:41Yeah, yeah, they got two Currys, so take your pick, Steph.
00:19:47Well, here's down a number of key players.
00:19:51Of course, lost Jimmy Butler with the ACL.
00:19:53That's 20 points gone.
00:19:54Easton, no good on the three.
00:19:55No, Steph Curry, that's 27 points off the board.
00:20:00And, of course, Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who was averaging 17 points per game this season, and he's only
00:20:05been able to play in one game for the Warriors since he was acquired by a trade.
00:20:08And when you have all those guys out, all you can ask is for you to just play hard.
00:20:12Whoever is in uniform, it's next-up mentality.
00:20:16We've seen Pete Santos earn a contract as a result of being ready when your name is called, and so
00:20:23that's what it's about.
00:20:24You know, with no Steph Curry, it changes a lot of things.
00:20:27It changes their spacing.
00:20:28Their pace is even different.
00:20:30You wonder, Candace, even their shot profile, where their shot's coming from, everything is different for this team and what
00:20:36they've become accustomed to.
00:20:38So give credit to these guys.
00:20:40Easton!
00:20:42Skying in for the flush.
00:20:44Easton, no, he's in the three-point line spotting up, but we love to see it.
00:20:48We love to see athleticism.
00:20:49But Golden State, having to find a different way to play and win and compete.
00:20:52It's his name, Williams, off the heel and rebound.
00:20:56Shingun won at that point.
00:21:00Here's Shepard.
00:21:03Likes to match up with Post.
00:21:05Floats it off.
00:21:06Nifty finish by the second-year pro.
00:21:10That looked a little Steve Nash-ish on the finish right there.
00:21:14Undersized, you've got to figure out unique ways to finish.
00:21:19Reed Shepard making it look easy.
00:21:20Shout-out to our teammate Steve Nash.
00:21:23Quentin Post knocked down and will shoot two.
00:21:29Well, we talk about Easton a lot.
00:21:30He's been a great spot-up shooter for this team, but switching it up this time and just, you know,
00:21:34getting a little athletic, getting the crowd in here up off our feet a little bit.
00:21:37So, great pass also by Reed Shepard as well.
00:21:42And then a nice little floater, Candice.
00:21:43What do you call it?
00:21:44The goofy?
00:21:45We call that out the door, right?
00:21:47Oh, that's out the door?
00:21:47That's out the door floater.
00:21:49I ain't got that.
00:21:50You got that.
00:21:51I didn't even know about that.
00:21:52You got that off the euro.
00:21:53Out the door floater?
00:21:55See?
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00:22:02Wait, out the door floater?
00:22:03Out the door floater.
00:22:05That's nice.
00:22:06I like that.
00:22:06You had that off a euro quit.
00:22:08I didn't name it.
00:22:09I didn't, you know, we just did it.
00:22:1432-26 after the free throw.
00:22:16Two minutes gone by.
00:22:18Well, we spent, what, 15 minutes with Yudoka before the game, and I guarantee that second coming to the second
00:22:24quarter, he got on that team over there.
00:22:26You see, they came out with a different energy, a different focus to get back in this game right away.
00:22:32Rocket shot just 36% from the floor in that opening quarter.
00:22:35Nice feet inside.
00:22:36Eason, no for point blank.
00:22:39Thompson, the offensive board.
00:22:41Extra pass.
00:22:42This is separate from downtown.
00:22:45And again, if you let the Rockets pound the glass, they are going to make you pay.
00:22:53And the rim just gets bigger as they get more confidence off their offensive rebounds.
00:22:58Horford.
00:22:59The rim is big for him as well.
00:23:02Eight points for Al Horford.
00:23:05I mean, just a big who stretches the floor very well.
00:23:08Obviously, it allows you to get in your sets.
00:23:10He's just consistent.
00:23:11He's not going to do anything from a state standpoint for the most part.
00:23:14So, you know when he's out there, you're going to get a good production from your team.
00:23:19And, Candace, this is just trust right here.
00:23:22You know, this is a shot early in the season that Jabari probably would have shot because he was coming
00:23:25to him.
00:23:26But just trust, give it over to Reed.
00:23:28And that's what this team is building.
00:23:29They're building a lot of trust amongst each other.
00:23:31Well, off of an offensive rebound, that's like a practice shot, right?
00:23:34You get it off the glass.
00:23:35You're throwing it out.
00:23:36You're catching.
00:23:37Your feet are already facing the basket.
00:23:39Just let it fly.
00:23:40And the Rockets have got to feel good for a team that has struggled with Kevin Durant.
00:23:46Is on the bench scoring on the offensive end early in the second quarter, as Posemskis tells me to be
00:23:52quiet.
00:23:54The Warriors had a 17-point lead in Monday's game against the Clippers.
00:23:58And then, from that point on, the Clippers outscored the Warriors by 30, as Shingun hits the deck.
00:24:06Fouled on the play by Posemskis.
00:24:09And the Warriors are making their Houston Rockets bigs operate out of the pocket pass, making Shingun make decisions.
00:24:19They're being very aggressive, especially on the upscreens by Houston.
00:24:24If your name is Kevin Durant and Reed Shepard.
00:24:29Posemskis remains out there.
00:24:31He has three fouls.
00:24:34Eason for three.
00:24:36Long.
00:24:37Smith.
00:24:38Locked from behind by Melton.
00:24:40Smith got it back.
00:24:41Turned it over.
00:24:43Santos spinning out of trouble.
00:24:46Santos.
00:24:47High pass to Posemskis.
00:24:49Posemskis on the drive.
00:24:51Got it back to Santos.
00:24:53Santos now.
00:24:54Out to Horford.
00:24:57Horford, eight first-half points.
00:24:59Backing down Shepard.
00:25:01Finds Melton.
00:25:01The floater won't go.
00:25:03He missed it, but something always good is going to happen when Al Horford has the ball in his hand.
00:25:10Shingun surrounded and is fouled.
00:25:13And Shingun has to get rid of that in the corner.
00:25:16Got to trust him.
00:25:18Got to trust your team in the corner.
00:25:19They're surrounding him.
00:25:22Got the foul call, but I want that in the corner, D-Wade.
00:25:28I know you want that in the corner.
00:25:32I don't know what you're talking about.
00:25:33I was a pass-first player.
00:25:34Yeah, all right.
00:25:36Yeah, all right.
00:25:36As you do.
00:25:38Shepard!
00:25:41And Reed Shepard stepping into Kevin Durant's play calling.
00:25:45Coming off that curl.
00:25:46We see K-Duty do that every day.
00:25:48Reed taking a page out of his book.
00:25:50And that pass knocked out of bounds.
00:25:53It will stay with the Warriors.
00:25:56And this is what I'm talking about.
00:25:58This away screen.
00:26:00We've seen Kevin Durant do it time and time again.
00:26:03Just a simple action.
00:26:05The mid-range game is very much alive.
00:26:09Thank you.
00:26:09Reed Shepard having himself a night.
00:26:11So glad he's back.
00:26:13Thank you.
00:26:15For Fit Check, presented by Alexis.
00:26:18What you got, LeBron?
00:26:20He's keeping it casual.
00:26:21Okay.
00:26:22I bet he got a good watch on.
00:26:24Oh.
00:26:25But my question is, more than the fit,
00:26:28it's what car did he roll up in?
00:26:29Because Luka.
00:26:30He's probably matching the glasses.
00:26:32Hey, I got you.
00:26:32That look right there was, you want to be a boss?
00:26:35You got to pay the price.
00:26:36Oh.
00:26:37Boss man D-Lo, what you at, baby?
00:26:42Lakers Nuggets will follow us.
00:26:44Orford with the air ball.
00:26:45Shingun clears it.
00:26:47And will bring it up himself.
00:26:50Nearly five minutes going by in the second.
00:26:52Shingun spinning.
00:26:54Close it up and in.
00:26:55He's a two-time All-Star.
00:26:58And cuts the Warriors lead to five.
00:27:01Well, I love that.
00:27:02I mean, obviously, he had patience on that.
00:27:03Came down.
00:27:04And the lanes were open for him.
00:27:06And one-on-one gets a very good defender in Al Horford.
00:27:08But, you know, he has all the moves in the world down there to play.
00:27:11It was his first field goal of the night.
00:27:13Leone's with the offensive board for the Warriors.
00:27:16Santos scoops it up.
00:27:17Extra pass.
00:27:18LJ Cryer for three.
00:27:20And I wonder how many family members he has at this game today.
00:27:24It's good to see Cryer get that three to go.
00:27:28That first game back home, you got to spend all that money on them tickets.
00:27:32Oh, man.
00:27:33You got to have about 30 to 50.
00:27:35You got to have good teammates that will give you tickets.
00:27:37D-Wade.
00:27:37Oh, that's what it is?
00:27:39You got to be nice.
00:27:40You got to get tickets from your teammates.
00:27:43Decent.
00:27:45And oh.
00:27:49Yeah, jump up there and get it.
00:27:51Go ahead, D-Wade.
00:27:52Jump up there and get it.
00:27:53I mean, back in the day.
00:27:54Back in the day.
00:27:55Is that a pigeon?
00:27:56Is that what we call a pigeon?
00:27:59Me and Earl Manigold go up there and get that back in the day.
00:28:03That's how you do when you get old.
00:28:05You start talking to yourself.
00:28:06You start talking to yourself like you were really, really that guy?
00:28:13Yeah, I could have got that.
00:28:14Yeah.
00:28:15Well, he needed a mop to get it free.
00:28:17And so, opportunity for Draymond Green to check back into the ball game for Golden State.
00:28:26Green had five points and was a plus seven in his first quarter minutes.
00:28:38Again, an eight-point advantage for Golden State.
00:28:41The Warriors 12 and 17 on the road this year.
00:28:44We have a stoppage in play.
00:28:46Has some blood on the arm of Guy Santos.
00:28:50And we were talking to Steve Kerr before the ball game about the leadership of Draymond Green.
00:28:54Draymond's seen everything with Golden State.
00:28:56It's a little different feel this season.
00:28:58And Kerr has been really happy with the way that he's been talking up the young guys on the squad.
00:29:02Well, it's about consistency, right, within culture.
00:29:06And you have a guy that has been a huge part of the four championships that Golden State has won.
00:29:12He is without his running mate in Steph Curry.
00:29:14He is used to playing with Steph Curry and honestly operates best as anybody would with Steph Curry on the
00:29:22floor.
00:29:22And so it is an adjustment when Jimmy Butler goes down.
00:29:26You know, it's a similar situation in the place they are in in the standings in the NBA this year.
00:29:32But a little bit different hope as they had just added Jimmy Butler last year to try to make a
00:29:38run in the playoffs.
00:29:40Well, Dray talked about keeping the spirits high of these young men on this team.
00:29:46He talked about once you lose that spirit, you lose the season.
00:29:48And the work that he's had to do as a leader to make sure that the spirits stay high in
00:29:53the midst of, you know,
00:29:54this transition of losing and not having Steph out there.
00:30:00Fallon's side off the miss.
00:30:02And it's going against L.J. Cryer trying to box out the active Josh Okoge.
00:30:07You know the worst person to try to box out is the person that shoots it and knows they miss
00:30:13it.
00:30:13And before they even hit the ground, that was Shingun.
00:30:16Yeah, he got a jump on you already.
00:30:17You know what Shingun on that?
00:30:18And your coach is yelling at you to box out.
00:30:20And you're like, I couldn't even contest the shot.
00:30:24Durant.
00:30:28Got it across the timeline.
00:30:30Five on the clock.
00:30:31Defended by Leone.
00:30:32Durant cleared space.
00:30:34Bully ball into the mid-range J.
00:30:37I was just about to say, Leone about to call.
00:30:39After the game, he going to call everybody.
00:30:41I'm like, y'all see that stop I got on KD?
00:30:43Nope, didn't work.
00:30:44Nice feet inside.
00:30:46Santos.
00:30:48Hoop and harm.
00:30:50Off the feed from Draymond Green.
00:30:56D-Wade, you know what you call this?
00:30:59A bucket.
00:31:00Great defense.
00:31:01Yeah.
00:31:02Better offense.
00:31:03It's called 50-40-90.
00:31:05And then Dray right on the seams.
00:31:09Just finding the mismatch, which is what Golden State has done early in this first half off of cuts.
00:31:16And we talked about Santos, you know, signed a three-year, $15 million contract extension.
00:31:20You know, a guy who's worked for everything that he has.
00:31:23And so he's really, really good to see that.
00:31:26And Ali has been life-changing for Guy Santos, this new contract.
00:31:30He told me before the game tonight, Grady, those exact words.
00:31:34He said getting this news was life-changing.
00:31:35Playing the game he loves at the highest level while also being able to provide for his family and his
00:31:39future
00:31:39is what makes it truly meaningful.
00:31:41Now, I do want to say this.
00:31:42He played a little prank on his family.
00:31:44He said he called his parents and acted very serious and said,
00:31:46Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you.
00:31:48Without hesitation, they said, Your fiancé's pregnant.
00:31:51He laughed and said, No, I just earned myself a contract with the Golden State Warriors.
00:31:55Emotions, of course, overflowing, guys.
00:31:57But a moment that made Guy think back to his humble beginnings growing up in Brazil,
00:32:00through the G League, to the big leagues now.
00:32:02His biggest advice to youngsters, by the way, who may be like him,
00:32:05don't skip steps, put in the work.
00:32:07Grady.
00:32:08Love it.
00:32:09He's put in the work.
00:32:10And he's earned that new deal.
00:32:12And, Grady, I love the guys that don't look at the G League as a demotion.
00:32:17They look at it as an opportunity to get better.
00:32:20You look at Reed Shepard, who went to the G League last year.
00:32:23Like, at times, it is about development.
00:32:26It is about getting better.
00:32:29It is about getting reps.
00:32:30And then you're able to come back to the big leagues and show what you've improved on.
00:32:36Well, I mean, you're also trying to make it and play in the greatest league in the world
00:32:40with some of the greatest players that's ever played the game of basketball.
00:32:44Sometimes you have to have some patience with yourself.
00:32:47It doesn't mean that you're less than.
00:32:49Sometimes it's not your time.
00:32:50You've got to wait for your opportunity.
00:32:52But you've got to be prepared and ready for when your opportunity comes.
00:32:55And a guy like Santos was ready for his opportunity.
00:32:58It was Curtis Blair announcing that they're going to look at this for a potential clear path foul
00:33:04on Jabari Smith, Jr.
00:33:06It looks like he's behind.
00:33:08Yeah.
00:33:10Looks like that is a clear path as Jabari is behind Santos on this play.
00:33:18Smith do it all he can.
00:33:20If it is a clear path foul, it'll be two shots and the ball for Golden State.
00:33:28And they, Rockets showed a little bit of life coming out of the second quarter.
00:33:34They have, looks like that is a, yep, clear path foul.
00:33:41It does reach the criteria for clear path foul.
00:33:43Santos will be shooting two, the ball on the side for Golden State.
00:33:49And again, if you're the Rockets, we talked about this before the game, about consistency.
00:33:52They've shown that they can hang with the big dogs.
00:33:56Their record against top five teams speaks for itself just in their way to hang in games.
00:34:03Obviously, you have Kevin Durant, a closer now.
00:34:05That makes things easier.
00:34:07But consistency is about taking care of business when Golden State has three or four starters out
00:34:13on a random night in March.
00:34:16I think that's what Imei has really tried to get his team to really believe in.
00:34:21This is a front end of a back-to-back for the Houston Rockets.
00:34:26They are 20-7 here at Toyota Center this season.
00:34:31But in the last eight, they've gone four and four here at home.
00:34:34Speaking of that consistency.
00:34:38I want to talk a little bit more about Santos.
00:34:40You know, you think about an organization like Golden State
00:34:43who is showing you that they have trust in you
00:34:46and that they value your role.
00:34:48And I think that's very important for a young guy to feel that trust,
00:34:51to feel that value from an organization like Golden State.
00:34:54And so, great job up top of Mike Dunleavy and those guys are finding the diamond in the ref.
00:34:58And he's providing stability for this team.
00:35:02De'Anthony Melton runs out.
00:35:04Durant the rebound.
00:35:05And off to the races.
00:35:06Ahead to Okoge.
00:35:08Now they'll slow things down.
00:35:12Separate.
00:35:13Eleven points in this first half inside Okoge.
00:35:17Now it's KD.
00:35:20On the move.
00:35:22The runner off one leg won't go.
00:35:24Now Melton has the board for Golden State.
00:35:30Melton penetrated.
00:35:32And gave it up to Green.
00:35:35No floor space.
00:35:36Here we go.
00:35:38Santos.
00:35:41And now Melton are going to have to make a play.
00:35:43Shot clock winding down.
00:35:44Melton long range.
00:35:46No.
00:35:48Quickly up ahead.
00:35:50A man Thompson.
00:35:51Couldn't find the angle.
00:35:55That's great effort about Melton to shoot the shot and also, too, to get back and contest that shot.
00:35:59That's a layup on the other end, but to contest them without fouling.
00:36:03Santos spinning to the rim.
00:36:05Missed the layup.
00:36:06Almost tipped in by Durant.
00:36:09Shepard.
00:36:15And again, Reed Shepard, when he scores or assists on 20 points or more, they are 23 and 10.
00:36:24He is having himself a first half, scoring at an efficient rate, already with two assists, just doing a great
00:36:39job operating on the ball, off the ball, cuts.
00:36:45And another line change for Golden State Warriors.
00:36:49Pajemski, Post, Spencer, and Nate Williams back in the ballgame for Steve Kerr.
00:36:55Going back to Reed Shepard, we talked about it, but when you have the confidence of your coach, but when
00:37:00you have the confidence of one of the greatest players to play the game of basketball, the Kevin Durant, telling
00:37:04you to go be you and do what you do, it allows for you to go out here and play
00:37:08the way that Reed Shepard is playing right now.
00:37:12Thompson, outside, Shepard is opening.
00:37:17Green the ball.
00:37:20Rockets just four for 14 from downtown.
00:37:26Spencer.
00:37:31Post looking to go to work.
00:37:33His hook won't go.
00:37:39Shepard, nice pass over to Thompson.
00:37:42Thompson stopped under the basket, threads the needle to Shingon.
00:37:46Shingon and Green.
00:37:48Shingon.
00:37:49Put it up and throw.
00:37:50And right there, that's that footwork.
00:37:53Hakeem is in the building.
00:37:55Footwork on display.
00:37:57Shingon.
00:38:00Normally Shingon is doing that shot fake and he's coming back to his right for the finish.
00:38:04This time he shot fakes, spins, and go back to the left.
00:38:08Oh, offensive foul.
00:38:10And this is going against Golden State.
00:38:12Quinton Post called for the foul.
00:38:15Well, Shingon just giving a nod to Kareem, the dream, and giving a little shake with just a nice counter
00:38:23and a nice finish over very good defender, Draymond Green.
00:38:32TNT, Steve Nash going to catch up with LeBron James, Rudy Gay, John Wall showing off the touch.
00:38:41And look who's in the house.
00:38:43My neck is hurting.
00:38:45Boss Man D'Lo in the building with us tonight.
00:38:48He's already been hearing the world premiere of his new single, Let's Go Get Him, right here on our broadcast.
00:38:53Yeah, well, I like, she don't want no puppy.
00:38:55She want a big dog, D-Wade.
00:38:58Best line ever.
00:38:59I've been waiting.
00:39:00Ways to say that since production call.
00:39:02Yes, since we knew Boss Man D'Lo was going to be here.
00:39:05That's a big dog.
00:39:07Get that big dog right there.
00:39:08Yeah, can't be a big dog.
00:39:09Left wrist on foes look like a bag of ice.
00:39:13That's what I wanted to say.
00:39:16We have a two-point ball game under two minutes to go here in this first half.
00:39:24Houston's Neverland.
00:39:25Golden State, their biggest lead was 11.
00:39:30This is Pajimski.
00:39:31Tough shot.
00:39:32Too strong.
00:39:33They missed six straight.
00:39:37Easton down the lane, not orthodox, but got it to go.
00:39:40We're tied.
00:39:42And the Rockets have kicked it up on the defensive end,
00:39:44and that has allowed them to get out in transition.
00:39:49Foul is called on Shingun, and they are in the penalty.
00:39:55You talk about defense to offense right here.
00:39:59The court is tilted here in the second quarter.
00:40:03Houston Rockets getting downhill.
00:40:05And that's why they tied this ball game up, playing fast.
00:40:10One thing I love about what Udoka talked about,
00:40:12when he talked about this Rockets team,
00:40:14he talked about a group of individuals that really wants to be coached.
00:40:18You know, I asked him about, from afar,
00:40:20he looks like a very intense coach.
00:40:21And how does that work with the newer generation
00:40:24and the newer mindset to approach the game?
00:40:25And he said what he's found out is, you know,
00:40:28people who obviously want to be good, who want to be great,
00:40:30they want to be coached, they want to be held responsible,
00:40:32and that's what he does.
00:40:35They stepped up here in this second quarter.
00:40:39They've outscored the Warriors 25-17 in the period.
00:40:45Warriors shooting just four for 16 in the second quarter.
00:40:52Throw it up tight!
00:40:53Right there!
00:40:55Oh, man, Thompson with the finish!
00:40:57And Reed Shepard with a nice back screen.
00:41:00What a luxury to just throw it up.
00:41:02Just throw it up there.
00:41:03He'll go get it, young fella.
00:41:04Yeah, I play with a couple people like that.
00:41:07Shengun with the hands.
00:41:13Hand off to Smith.
00:41:15Smith off a double.
00:41:17Shengun outside.
00:41:18Shepard, three balls.
00:41:20Short.
00:41:21Quickly ahead to Pajins carry.
00:41:24And Warriors go two for one here.
00:41:27Santos through contact.
00:41:29И мы used to Draymond initiating the offense right here,
00:41:39waiting for it to develop the slip.
00:41:41Santos with a nice finish, getting to the line,
00:41:44and then Shingun, love him, pass it big.
00:41:46Pat Spencer, come on, man.
00:41:48Don't go up there.
00:41:49That was a nice effort.
00:41:51You'll get kudos in the film.
00:41:53Yeah, you'll get the film session, Pat on the back,
00:41:55but come on, man.
00:41:57That's a business decision right there.
00:42:02But Draymond always doing a great job
00:42:04of just being a quarterback.
00:42:05You know, making sure that he always looking at the floor, eyes up.
00:42:09And we've got Santos going down the paint
00:42:11to get an M1 in this quarter, in this half.
00:42:15Golden State 49, Houston 47.
00:42:20Shingun with the handle.
00:42:23It's the accelerator, dumps it off.
00:42:25Thompson lost it under the rim.
00:42:27Thompson outside to Smith.
00:42:29Smith to Thompson.
00:42:32George, five seconds.
00:42:35Santos, attack mode.
00:42:37Santos!
00:42:39Goes window shopping
00:42:41with five tenths of a second remaining.
00:42:43A steal!
00:42:44It won't go, but a nice close to the quarter by the Warriors.
00:42:57Santos, the team best, plus 17.
00:43:01Right here, off of that, little finger roll over Young Legs
00:43:05to finish the quarter, get Steve Kerr pumping his fist.
00:43:09They're happy they are, boy.
00:43:11That's what's up.
00:43:13Highlights galore in this first half.
00:43:15Warriors leading by four.
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00:43:36Halftime in Houston.
00:43:37The Warriors lead the Rockets 51-47.
00:43:40Welcome on in.
00:43:41And I'm Taylor Rooks, John Wall, Rudy Gay, and Udonis Aslam.
00:43:44That was an all-defensive first half there.
00:43:47The Rockets did use a 12-2 run to get back in the game,
00:43:50but that Warriors defense was causing some real problems for Houston, UD.
00:43:53Yeah, and I think it's before KD gets the ball,
00:43:56before these guys are getting the ball.
00:43:57They're pressuring these guys.
00:43:58They're making every catch tough.
00:43:59They're making everything tough.
00:44:01They're making everything contested.
00:44:02You see right here as Draymond pressures KD at half court.
00:44:05He stays on the ball.
00:44:06The ball gets to reach up a hand.
00:44:07We talked about this, getting to the second and third option.
00:44:09I know the option is KD, but if you cannot get the ball to KD,
00:44:12we have to have other options.
00:44:14So I think Golden State is doing a great job of extending their defense,
00:44:17not just Draymond, but Santos, this guy right here who came in the game,
00:44:21Layvon, if I'm not mistaken to say his name right,
00:44:23but these guys are making everything tough.
00:44:25Even though KD made that shot,
00:44:26he was pressured all the way out to half court
00:44:28and had to make a contested shot.
00:44:30Yeah, with that being said, when you're getting your best player denied,
00:44:33the other four players have to play fast.
00:44:35They have to get out there, have to move the ball fast,
00:44:37have to do what I think.
00:44:37I think Reece Shepard has been the one that's been playing the best,
00:44:39but they're going to need a whole lot more of that to win this game.
00:44:42I think so.
00:44:43And then both teams, nobody's shooting three well.
00:44:44They've got to do a great job.
00:44:45You know, Steph's not there.
00:44:46We always talk about Houston not having a point guard,
00:44:48but they're going to guard KD like that.
00:44:50Guys have to make plays.
00:44:51So Golden has five assists.
00:44:52He has to continue to get ten toes in the paint and find those guys.
00:44:55Golden State is six for 20 for the three.
00:44:57Houston is five of 17.
00:44:58So they can knock down some shots.
00:45:00They'll get a chance to win the game
00:45:01because these two teams are playing defense like 2010.
00:45:03It's going to be like the first team that ain't going to win.
00:45:0547 points in the first half.
00:45:06We're going to have 95 points for spending the game.
00:45:08Right.
00:45:08And also to that point, the Warriors paint defense.
00:45:11The Rockets are scoring the fifth most paint points in the NBA this season.
00:45:14They had just 24 in the first half tonight.
00:45:17When you're small, you have to be active.
00:45:19You have to fly around.
00:45:20You have to contest every single thing.
00:45:22So Post is in there.
00:45:23Uncle Al is in there.
00:45:24But those guys aren't seven-footers.
00:45:25You know what I'm saying.
00:45:26Go can bring down low.
00:45:27So I think they're doing a great job of just gang rebounding
00:45:29and just being aggressive defensively with all five guys.
00:45:32Yeah, I know you all saw that big smile on John Wall's face.
00:45:35It's because where did Reed Shepard go?
00:45:37Kentucky.
00:45:37Oh, my God.
00:45:38Come on.
00:45:39Y'all know better.
00:45:40Make sure you stay with us tonight after the game
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00:46:02That's next, right after this short break.
00:46:04Clean.
00:46:05Steve, clean as a boy to help tonight.
00:46:39We'll see you next time.
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