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00:00Это «ЕСПН» на АБЦЕ.
00:07Время в NBA.
00:11Римс Шук.
00:13О, Джейлен Греем can absolutely fly!
00:18Готово!
00:23Момент became statements.
00:27Адвардс, you gotta be kidding me!
00:30The most fun I ever had in my life.
00:34They might be the best team in the league right now.
00:37Highlights became heat checks.
00:41What a gutty, gritty, tough win.
00:50In Boston, got its star back.
00:57Different night, same message.
01:00Another record in the legendary career.
01:04Bring your best.
01:05Trying to stop for you to see what your life can truly be.
01:09Tonight on ABC.
01:11Home of the NBA Finals.
01:16And welcome everyone inside Paycom Center here in Oklahoma City.
01:20For this, the final meeting of the season between the Warriors and the Thunders.
01:25The Thunder actually the first team in the league to clinch a playoff spot already.
01:30As we take a look at tonight's starting lineups delivered by Taco Bell.
01:33Spencer and Pajemski in the backcourt.
01:36Pods has been on a heater.
01:37Santos, Green, and Horford on the front line for the Warriors.
01:41Coming off that win Thursday night.
01:43Short-handed in Houston.
01:45Meanwhile, for the home crew, SGA along with Cason Wallace, who's been a crazy offensive forcibly.
01:53Lou Dort, Isaiah Joe, and Jalen Williams up front for OKC.
01:59OKC coming off a very impressive win in Madison Square Garden several nights ago.
02:04And there's a look at Chris Tapp's Porzingis, who P.J. is going to play his second game as a
02:11Warrior here tonight.
02:12What kind of expectations do you have?
02:14I tell you what, when he's right, he is one of the most impactful players in the league.
02:19I just hope they can figure out exactly what this illness is and we can see K.P. back on
02:25the court.
02:26A healthy K.P. or even a reasonably healthy K.P. makes a huge difference.
02:31Yeah, it's an infirmity that has perplexed medical professions across the ocean.
02:40SGA, the second leading scorer in the NBA coming into the game tonight, had 26 against New York in that
02:46victory.
02:49And the Warriors continue to spin that starting lineup carousel.
02:53They've started 30 different players, pardon me, different combinations this year, approaching last year's record.
03:02Underway!
03:05Green will bring it across for the Warriors.
03:10Into the corner is Santos.
03:12They fake their split cut action.
03:15And it's picked off by Lou Dort.
03:21Jalen Williams with the D.H.O. to Wallace.
03:24He's been looking to score more, as I alluded to a moment ago.
03:27And he rips the first one, P.J.
03:29Cason heard you bragging on him, Jonesy.
03:34Here's Pajemski coming off a big night in Houston several nights ago.
03:38Lines up the three.
03:42And here's Wallace.
03:48Gildas Alexander, an improved three-point shooter, misfiring this time.
03:53And here comes Pat Spencer.
03:55Out of Northwestern, undrafted back in 2020.
03:58A quick three by Pajemski.
04:00He's not bashful and he realizes he's got to be, if not the main, one of the top two scorers.
04:06Heating 37% from deep.
04:08Here's Dort.
04:10OKC playing four on three on the back end.
04:13And there's the cash out.
04:14Yeah, Al Horford.
04:16Excuse me, Jonesy.
04:17Al Horford and Spencer talking to each other.
04:19That's a mistake.
04:20They double-teamed left a really good shooter wide open in the left corner.
04:25Coach Dagnardo's talked about Gildas Alexander's improved playmaking.
04:29Moving the ball well on that last sequence.
04:31Here's Green from downtown.
04:33Rattles home the three.
04:36Dagnardo's the same thing looking.
04:38Are we matched up?
04:39There's five of them and five of us.
04:41How are these guys so open?
04:42This is still the number one defense in the NBA.
04:45Gildas Alexander off the window.
04:51There's Guy Santos.
04:53Signed a standard contract just recently off his hands out of bounds.
04:58They'll come back the other way.
05:00Draymond's still one of the best passing forwards in the entire NBA.
05:05Draymond with a daunting assignment against Gildas Alexander who missed that time.
05:10They got the stop.
05:12And here's Pajemski.
05:13He's already fired twice.
05:15Pajemski had 26 in that Houston game.
05:17Here's Spencer.
05:19Corporate posting up.
05:20They go cross court on the skip pass.
05:22And Green says, I may not be on the scouting report, but have a look over here.
05:27You had better.
05:31Not from deep anyway.
05:32OKC up by two.
05:35Great anticipation by Pajemski.
05:37Comes along with a little room service.
05:39Exactly what Steve Kerr talked to us before the game.
05:42His anticipation.
05:43He sees the floor so well, whether it's offensively or defensively.
05:47He sees the play before it happens.
05:49Well, PG, you think back to the time when we watched him struggle in his rookie summer league.
05:54What a different player he is now.
05:56Hits Horford in rhythm from deep.
05:58And he left it on the front rim.
06:02Blue Door brings it across with some pace.
06:05Crosses on Santos.
06:06Boy, he made a lot of space but couldn't connect.
06:09Guy Santos did a decent job staying in front of Blue Door.
06:12At least forced him to take the step back J.
06:17Horford.
06:19Pajemski is third three on the way.
06:21And quickly 0 for 3 from deep.
06:23Will not bother him in the least.
06:25Hey, there's some available shots without Steph Curry out there.
06:28That's going to be a foul against Pat Spencer.
06:32Joe will go to the free throw line.
06:34He didn't have time to get all the landing gear down and took a hard fall to the court.
06:39He just went right by him and the help was late coming from the weak side.
06:44They may look at that.
06:45There was a lot of contact above the shoulders there, Jonesy.
06:48Yeah, they're going to go to the official scores table and take a look.
06:52Going to review the play to see if it meets the criteria for a flagrant foul.
06:55Flagrant foul.
06:56Penalty one, of course, is unnecessary contact.
06:59Penalty two is unnecessary and excessive.
07:02There's a couple more looks at that recent sequence.
07:04The foul called on Pat Spencer.
07:07Well, there's wind-up impact and contact above the shoulders.
07:11That checks a lot of the boxes there, PJ.
07:14Yeah, I think we may see a flagrant one.
07:18I've been told repeatedly stop speculating, let the officials see it.
07:22The thing that always shocks me, Jonesy, every game we do, you get to see it in slow motion.
07:29Yeah.
07:29And still, sometimes it's difficult.
07:32You never thought you'd hear me say this.
07:34Our officials really do an exceptional job.
07:37How they can do it in real time and make those quick decisions is really a challenge.
07:43And the more I watch the replays, the more I watch the slow-mo, you appreciate the job they do.
07:48I thought I knew you, PJ.
07:49Yeah, exactly.
07:50An official's apologist now.
07:51Gee.
07:52I have a straight face when I said that.
07:53Yeah, you fooled me.
07:54Yeah, thank you.
07:55840 to go.
07:56The game did have some pretty good flow to it prior to this recent stoppage.
08:02After review, we see that Pat Spencer winds up and makes impact to the head with speed to Isaiah Joe.
08:07It's going to be a flagrant foul penalty one to Pat Spencer.
08:10It's going to be two shots to Isaiah Joe, and it's going to be Oklahoma City's ball side out on
08:14either side with 24 seconds on the shot clock.
08:17Ben Taylor, if we can understand through the draw, he said exactly what you said.
08:23All the elements were there.
08:25Hayson Wallace listened to you early.
08:26Now Ben Taylor's listening to you also, Jonesy.
08:28I pay attention when we do those quizzes at the official school in our pregame, our preseason seminar.
08:34Please don't say anything nice about Monty McCutcheon.
08:37No, it's about sitting right to the next person.
08:40Oh, I could.
08:41Got to sit next to the right person.
08:42Cooperate and graduate.
08:44Just like college as Joe goes to the free throw line.
08:46Just underway here early in the fourth quarter.
08:50Isaiah Joe, an 89% free throw shooter on the season.
08:54Coming off a four-point game against the Knicks.
08:57He did not register a field goal.
09:01But when you look at some of the players that the Thunder have had in and out of the lineup.
09:06SGA missed eight games recently doing an injury.
09:10Chet Holmgren out tonight.
09:11He woke up sick.
09:13Hardenstein out tonight.
09:14It has been very discontinued at times, but the beat goes on, PJ.
09:19It's been their trademark for two years now, Jones.
09:21He doesn't seem to matter.
09:22Guys miss 15 games.
09:25Mark Degno plugs in other guys, and it really helps them when they get into the playoffs.
09:29He talked about having that diversity and being able to push a lot of buttons when it comes to playoff
09:34times.
09:36Here we go.
09:37Gary Payton, the second, comes into the ball game.
09:40Spencer out top.
09:44Into the corner.
09:45Green, another three.
09:47Finally missing from deep.
09:51Here comes Gilgis Alexander.
09:53He scored 20 or more points in 126 consecutive games.
09:59That's J. Will.
10:02J. Will wanted a four-point play.
10:07Spencer into Horford.
10:09Going to try and walk down Dort.
10:11No double team coming.
10:13Pryor one more to Payton the second.
10:15There's the split action.
10:17Pryor, who is huge in Houston, hit a big three in overtime in that win,
10:21and knocks down his first pull here.
10:24L.J. Pryor played really well in that impressive Golden State win.
10:29His first significant action of the year with the big team, the Warriors, and Lou Dort.
10:34Rattle homes a three.
10:37Thirds three-point shooting percentage down a little bit this year.
10:41About four percent.
10:43Here's Payton.
10:47Here's Pryor off the Horford screen.
10:50Shot clock at eight.
10:51Payton misfires.
10:53One and done for the Warriors.
10:55It's nine three-point attempts already for Golden State.
10:58They are first in the NBA in three-point field goal attempts.
11:01And J. Gilgis Alexander earns a trip to the free throw line.
11:06Doing one of the things he does best.
11:08He attempts more than nine free throws a game.
11:11He's third best in the NBA and awful lot of the time it's not just a two-shot foul.
11:17It's an and one because he finishes through contact very well.
11:20He'll get to the free throw line a lot if for not nothing else than the fact that he leads
11:25the NBA in points per game off of drives.
11:27And look who's checked into the ball game for the Golden State Warriors.
11:30I am really looking forward to watching KB.
11:34And it's just the second game as a Warrior involved in that trade that sent Jonathan Kaminga to the Atlanta
11:41Hawks.
11:43Should only played a handful of games with Atlanta.
11:47You forget the impact he has on the game.
11:51Stretching the floor, protecting the rim.
11:53He does so many things on the floor for a big man.
11:56Slips out on the pick and pop.
11:59Off the mark for three and Williams clears for the Thunder.
12:05Gilgis Alexander out to Dort made his last three.
12:08Pachemski runs him off the three-point line out to Williams.
12:12And Payton with the board.
12:14Steve Kerr talked about Porzingis' ability to provide points and shots in the mid-post.
12:19We'll see how much we get here in his first stint.
12:22He won't get it, P.J., if they turn the ball over like that.
12:24He's not going to get it going into J. Will's stomach.
12:28J. Will did a good job staying in front of him.
12:32Thunder with a six-point advantage as we approach the midway point of the first quarter.
12:36Back after this.
12:39Days.
12:40Steve Kerr said the unique and fluid illness he's been dealing with is not traditional in the sense of,
12:45Hey, here's your medication and you're going to feel better.
12:48There's some stuff that's not easily defined and treated.
12:51But the Warriors medical staff has come up with a few things that have seemed to help Porzingis as of
12:55late.
12:55And Kerr said tonight they'll monitor how he's feeling and how fatigued he gets as he worked himself back into
13:01the lineup.
13:01Mark, P.J.?
13:02Yeah, it's very puzzling.
13:03It goes back to his time in Boston.
13:05And then he came off a very prodigious Eurobasket tournament as Joe gets the N1.
13:12Played great basketball in Eurobasket and then came back and it was starting all over from scratch.
13:17He just hasn't felt it.
13:18This was a possession that looked like it was going to be a turnover.
13:22Then Isaiah Joe got by KP.
13:24He just couldn't recover quickly enough.
13:26Again, that's when you've got to go out and guard on the perimeter.
13:30Both of the OKC bigs are not here.
13:32Isaiah Hartenstein got injured in the New York game.
13:34Chet Holmgren woke up with the flu.
13:37So, it's very much a perimeter team.
13:40Even more of a perimeter team than normal for OKC.
13:44Going to see if that forces Steve Kerr's hand a little bit at some point.
13:48But Jemsky, Pryor lets fly with another three.
13:51That one left on the front rim.
13:52Payton with an impressive rebound.
13:54Found it.
13:56Toward on Pajemsky.
13:58Nice dime inside to Payton for the bucket.
14:01GP2 created that with the offensive rebound.
14:04Both of these teams have a problem keeping their opponents off the offensive boards.
14:11Jared McCain in the ball game.
14:13Came to OKC from Philadelphia in that trade.
14:17Williams misfiring and here comes the Warriors.
14:22Golden State has already taken 11 three-point shots here in the first quarter.
14:27You said it, Jonesy.
14:28They take more than 45 a game.
14:31Kayson Wallace knocks it out of the hands of Porzingis.
14:34A couple of subs coming into the ball game for Golden State.
14:38Green and Pryor come out of the ball game.
14:41They got a lot bigger for sure coming in.
14:48Now they Leon's into the ball game for the Warriors along with his teammate Santos with the ball out top.
15:00Shot clock down to two.
15:02Got to get busy.
15:03On the 9-1-1.
15:05No good but another chance.
15:08Santos from the baseline.
15:12Golden State had two pretty good looks.
15:15Wiggins in the front court.
15:16Well that's a focus for sure to get on the offensive glass particularly against OKC.
15:22There's Wallace.
15:25Got inside the paint.
15:27And a nice lefty lay to finish.
15:30There's no rim protection so far and KP is out trying to guard on the perimeter so the interior is
15:37wide open.
15:38Jason Wallace had his best scoring month as a Thunder player.
15:42Porzingis had it partially knocked away by Dort.
15:46Payton back out.
15:48Pajimsky now.
15:50And he gets the floater to go.
15:52Wasn't a conventional offensive rebound but that missed shot yielded a rebound and there's two more points.
15:59Off the flare Williams.
16:04Jared McCain from the corner.
16:07Jared McCain has had somewhat of a seamless assimilation of the Thunder squad.
16:12He has made a real impact here in Oklahoma.
16:16Scores the ball pretty well.
16:18Here's Payton trying to score.
16:19And does from deep.
16:21So Golden State back to within four points.
16:24Four of 14 from downtown.
16:28Nice slip on the screen by Wiggins.
16:30Couldn't convert.
16:31There's a little rim resistance.
16:33No.
16:33That was a good.
16:34Good help there.
16:34Mikey Santos.
16:38Payton.
16:39Almost selfless to a fault that time out of bounds.
16:42It'll stay at that end.
16:44Golden State basketball.
16:47Call was the correct call.
16:48I think they wanted a push going for the loose ball right there.
16:53Here we go.
16:56See it's deflected.
16:58And right there.
17:00That KP just grabbed.
17:02He's preventative from saving the ball.
17:06This is going to be a challenge.
17:09You know.
17:09Our first green light special.
17:10A box in the foul probably.
17:14One more look at it.
17:16Porzingis was holding him like a grudge.
17:18I mean.
17:25It's inside the NBA.
17:27Shaq on his scooter.
17:29With Ernie Kenny and Charles breaking it all down.
17:32Anything else that was big tonight in the NBA.
17:35And a belated happy birthday to Shaq yesterday.
17:39And Kenny's birthday is tomorrow.
17:41So happy birthday to the Jack.
17:43I got to be loyal to my guy.
17:45Feb 20 is the big guy's birthday.
17:47Charles.
17:47He's going to be 90 something.
17:49I'm not sure exactly what.
17:52Doesn't look a day over 70 right?
17:54No he doesn't.
17:55Love you brother.
17:57Wiggins at the free throw line.
18:03Knocks down the second.
18:06Thunder up by six.
18:08Defense!
18:17Here's Santos.
18:22Porzingis still in the ball game.
18:23Gets a touch here.
18:24Way out on the perimeter.
18:25Williams right into him.
18:29Porzingis sets the screen.
18:30Pachemski takes out his do-it-yourself kit.
18:33Couldn't connect.
18:34Tip up and in by Santos.
18:36Golden State doing an excellent job on the offensive glass.
18:40That's four offensive rebounds already.
18:43Yielded six points.
18:45Here's Jared McCain.
18:48Former first round pick out of Duke.
18:51Nice cut by Wiggins.
18:53Good contest on the verticality.
18:55They get the stop.
18:57Here's Santos.
19:01Porzingis.
19:01Made a nice rim run there.
19:04Tried to get there.
19:05Tried to get there.
19:05And got fouled instead.
19:08I know it's a small sample.
19:11As we get back to Porzingis later.
19:13Santos doing work here.
19:14Yeah.
19:15So they didn't put a body on him.
19:16So he got a free run at it.
19:18And that's happened too much times.
19:20If OKC has a problem, it's defensive rebounding.
19:27They are, you know, not as good as they should be keeping people off that glass.
19:34Is that a nitpick, P.J.?
19:35It's a little bit of a stretch, but it's true.
19:38But again, it's paying off.
19:40And Golden State has to find ways to manufacture points with no Jimmy Butler and no Steph Curry.
19:46Daunting task.
19:46McCain from deep.
19:47Ring it up.
19:49I was speaking to one of the 76er coaches last year, Bobby Jackson, now with the Sacramento Kings,
19:54said that he might have been their best player in training camp as a rookie last year with the Sixers.
20:00Adding to the mix here, Williams missing inside.
20:03Got to finish that, Nate.
20:05And here's McCain again.
20:07Walks into the three ball putter.
20:10As with so many players in this league, Jonesy,
20:13sometimes it's just a question of getting with the team where you fit in better.
20:18You get to restart all over.
20:20Feels like they found another one to me, P.J.
20:22Yeah, you're 100% right.
20:24You got to give Sam Presti credit.
20:26Inside, Horford with a slick move.
20:29Al Horford with his first field goal.
20:31Two points to go along with a rebound.
20:34How about Al Horford?
20:36The game he had against Houston and the way he's playing again.
20:39Yeah.
20:4017 points on 7 of 15.
20:43Six boards.
20:46Foul sending Gilgis Alexander to the free throw line for Oklahoma City.
20:51He and that other gentleman in the 40 range are having themselves pretty good years.
20:56How about that?
20:57Incredible.
21:01Let's take a look at the upcoming national TV schedule.
21:04ABC tomorrow has a couple of great runs.
21:06Boston, Cleveland at 1, followed by the Knicks and Lakers at 3.30 Eastern.
21:12NBC Peacock tomorrow has Houston at San Antonio at 8 p.m. Eastern.
21:16Peacock tomorrow, as well, has Charlotte Phoenix at 10 p.m.
21:19For more on these games, please go to NBA.com or visit the NBA app.
21:24And what a comeback, P.J., last night by the San Antonio Spurs, a team that used to pay you.
21:29They were impressive.
21:31I'll tell you what.
21:31They were down a bunch.
21:3225.
21:33That was incredible.
21:34We were sitting after we finally got to OKC last night, watching it with a couple of the Golden State
21:39assistants.
21:40But an amazing comeback.
21:42And you talked about the game tomorrow.
21:44The hip-off guys were talking before the game.
21:46I'm anxious to see Cleveland, what happens in these final 20.
21:50Al Horford cross-court.
21:51Nice splash by Williams.
21:53One more inside.
21:54Buy one, get one free for Guy Santos.
21:59Well, one of the differences between these teams, and it's not that OKC is selfish, but watch the ball handling.
22:05The passing.
22:06Golden State, one of the best in the entire NBA, moving the ball.
22:10They're number three in assists, over 29 a game.
22:14That's been their trademark as long as Steve Kerr has been there.
22:17The ball moves, players move without the ball, and they're very, very unselfish.
22:23Historically amongst league leaders year-to-year in terms of total passes made per game as well.
22:28Make it hard to defend.
22:30You've got to work the entire clock against them.
22:32A little zone here for Golden State.
22:35The trail by four.
22:38But Dignall feels like his team made an improvement working against zone defenses last year,
22:43as Kenridge Williams got all the way to the iron.
22:47Steve Kerr's not going to like that.
22:48If, in fact, that was zone, it wasn't very effective.
22:53Williams, out of the University of Buffalo, played for their G League affiliate.
22:56Hortford double-teamed.
22:58Nice dime drop.
23:00Draymond missed.
23:01Spencer out to Santos for three.
23:05Draymond thought he was fouled, and I tend to agree with him.
23:08He had something to say to Brent Barneke on the baseline.
23:12Gildas Alexander couldn't get space.
23:15Finds his teammate Williams for three.
23:19There's about a three-second difference down between the shot and game clock.
23:24Golden State's not shooting the ball very well from the perimeter.
23:27They've done a nice job hanging in.
23:30Against an OKC team that's top ten in offense and defense.
23:34Williams with the miss.
23:36Plenty of time for Gildas Alexander.
23:38Six on the clock.
23:42From the mid-range.
23:44Spencer with the board, and that'll do it for the first 12 minutes of play.
23:48The Warriors short-handed.
23:51Trailed by six.
23:53And Guy Santos chipping in with eight points for the Warriors.
23:58Again, offensive glasses will definitely be a concern.
24:02Mark Degnaut will address that.
24:05Shea Gildas Alexander, as always, a problem for the opponent.
24:17By Gillette, OKC, middle of the pack in paint points, but doing a nice job here.
24:22Yeah, they've got eight here, and the OKC just parted.
24:26He goes all the way to the rim.
24:28Good recognition.
24:29Outstarts outside the three.
24:31Isaiah Joe just sees the rim, and there is nobody there in the paint.
24:35That's much too easy.
24:52It's time for tonight's Access, brought to you by Samsung Galaxy.
24:55We're on the sidelines with Al Horford.
24:57Al, you guys take and make a lot of threes, but so do they.
25:00What did you think of your defensive execution there in the first?
25:02Had some mistakes there, giving up some threes.
25:04We've got to be a little better with that, and besides-
25:07To that point, how important are the offensive rebounds you guys are getting for
25:11extra possessions?
25:12It's very important.
25:13We're being very active.
25:14They're such a tough defensive team.
25:15We've got to find ways to get more possessions.
25:18Thanks, Al.
25:18Thanks.
25:19Mark?
25:23It's time for-
25:28Al, you guys take and make a lot of threes, but so do they.
25:48All right, that was our Access presented by Samsung Galaxy.
25:56From Al Horford, we have a challenge on the court again.
25:58Our second one of the night here.
25:59In the first half.
26:01Six-point game when we come back to the Paycom Center.
26:05Welcome back, everyone, to Oklahoma City.
26:07The challenge by the Warriors successful, so it's Warriors basketball after the challenge.
26:13The challenge by KP was, I think, a much better sign.
26:17Careless pass right there.
26:19Graymon and Guy Santos can't hook up.
26:22Guy Santos felt he was held, and that's why he couldn't catch the ball.
26:25But Kristaps got a block, protecting the rim, and that's something Steve Kerr could not
26:29have been happy about the way that first quarter went.
26:32Isaiah Joe cross-court to Kenridge Williams.
26:38Three ball on the way from Joe.
26:43Drives it this time, elevates, and good defense again, good rim protection again.
26:48Well, what they did to start the possession, they took the three-point shooters off the line.
26:52They put themselves in a scramble rotation, but again, eventually it forced a miss.
26:57So, good hustle defense and coverage by Golden State.
27:03Pajemski off the green screen.
27:05He resets it.
27:07Porzingis on the show-and-go.
27:10Shot clock already down to seven.
27:13Pajemski off the triple-three, laces it.
27:16And Golden State back to within three.
27:19Pajemski with seven points.
27:21The three-point shooting was a big difference in the first quarter.
27:24Golden State needs those threes.
27:27Wiggins.
27:28Williams working against Porzingis.
27:31The stare-down mid-range is too strong, and Golden State getting some stops.
27:36Here's Cryer.
27:39Forzingis in the post against the short of Williams.
27:45Williams really getting underneath him.
27:48Porzingis off the window, down it.
27:50That's a tough shot.
27:51That's a good move by Chris Stapps Porzingis right there.
27:53There was a time where he never had that mid-post, low-post game.
27:58No, exactly.
27:58Like a lot of international players, he was accustomed to playing out on the perimeter.
28:03And at his size, you have to be able to do some damage inside.
28:07Make the other team defend the post.
28:10Santos on the baseline to Porzingis.
28:12Drawing the foul on Joe.
28:14They're going to say, on the way up, and two shots for Porzingis.
28:20KP worked for this because, as you mentioned, defender right into him.
28:25Got under him, and as big as KP was, eventually he got it over Kenridge Leeds.
28:32Now, Porzingis had the free-throw line, an 85% free-throw shooter.
28:37Played 17 minutes in his first game as a warrior against the Boston Celtics.
28:43A couple of weeks ago.
28:46Boy, what does it mean for them, going forward, if he can stay on the court
28:49and give Steve Kerr 30, 32 minutes?
28:53I don't want to overstate it.
28:54It's enormous.
28:55Incredible.
28:56Makes them a completely different team with that kind of offensive presence and rim protection.
29:02Totally different team.
29:04Goes one for two.
29:05So I'm not going to brag on you anymore, KP.
29:08That's on you.
29:12There's Wiggins.
29:15Boy, look at Draymond deny the ball to Gilgis Alexander all the way to midcourt.
29:21Gilgis Alexander with five on the clock.
29:23The stare down three.
29:24There's going to be a foul against Green, and I wonder if they're going to review this for a reckless
29:30closeout.
29:31I don't see the officials.
29:33Usually they, you know, run to each other to say they're going to do that.
29:36Now, Ben Taylor.
29:40Saying three shots right there.
29:42Yeah, he was behind the line.
29:43That possession wasn't going anywhere.
29:45If you can call a possession when SGA has the ball in his hand, not going anywhere.
29:49But he spent a lot of time pounding the ball, and that's not a typical OKC possession.
29:54Yes, he has the ball a lot, but not normally just standing there on the perimeter.
30:00Katie has more.
30:01Well, guys, at the end of the first quarter, Steve Kerr told his team we have to be better in
30:04the middle of the quarter.
30:05He said OKC shot nine free throws in the first quarter.
30:08That's way too many.
30:09He said we have to defend without fouling.
30:12Kerr was now just telling the officials, we've been fouled the last two trips down and nothing.
30:16So something's got to give.
30:17It's interesting, Katie and PJ, there's a theory around the league that OKC is so, I'll say, handsy and physical
30:26that the thinking is officials can't call them all, right?
30:30Well, they're 11th in the league in terms of fouls.
30:33Golden State is 15, but normally when you are the best defensive team in the league and OKC is, you're
30:41going to hear some griping from the other teams.
30:43Yeah, on defense right now, Green, the pass was deflected, and Porzingis draws another foul.
30:49Talking about handsy.
30:51OKC leads the NBA in deflections as well.
30:54Well, also right there, Draymond doesn't get an assist.
30:58We're going to have a hockey assist for the deflection, but you can see already a couple of possessions where
31:02Golden State has tried to get the ball to KP inside.
31:05And they're running trips to the free throw line.
31:07They only shot one free throw in the first quarter.
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31:28As Porzingis knocks down the second one, he goes one for two, the lead back up to four.
31:33When you only play two games in 59 days, you're not going to be real sharp with your touch.
31:38Joe, boy, somebody hit the snooze button on defense for Golden State.
31:45There's been a couple of those breakdowns.
31:47Al Horford talked about those when he interviewed with Katie, and they cannot afford that.
31:52This team is too good offensively.
31:54Can't give them easy baskets.
31:56Williams on the high gather and a sweet move off glass.
31:59Yes, it was.
32:00With the right hand, Nate Williams, good finish.
32:03One of those unheralded players played for their Santa Cruz team, the Santa Cruz Warriors.
32:09Gilgis Alexander missed the lefty lay.
32:12Porzingis with the outlet to Williams.
32:14Warriors looking to attack early.
32:19Pryor, Williams relocates for three.
32:23Porzingis missed the tip again.
32:25Got a couple of cracks, and Gilgis Alexander gets it to his teammate.
32:29KP looks tired coming down the court.
32:33He's standing out by mid-court still.
32:36Kenrich Williams from the cut the check.
32:40There's no question he's tired.
32:42That was part of the problem with them getting matched up, Jonesy.
32:46Time out.
32:46I watched Jason Tatum come back after 299 days last night in Boston.
32:53He was breathing the same way after a few minutes, PJ.
32:56Yeah, surprise.
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33:18Well, it's time for tonight's DraftKings sportsbook player pulse.
33:22Brandon Pajemski, last couple of games, averaging 24.
33:25And Gilgis Alexander averaging almost 32 per game on the season.
33:31Right now with eight.
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33:38Warriors ball out front.
33:40Pajemski with a quick trigger.
33:43And continuing to miss from Duke.
33:45Now just one of six.
33:47Hornheiser did a nice job contesting that.
33:51Horford with a nice show.
33:52Ball kicked out of bounds.
33:53Shot clock at 16, under eight minutes to go in the first half.
33:59Pajemski, Santos, Payton, Horford, and Spencer on the floor for the Warriors.
34:09Gildas Alexander one-on-one.
34:11And now the double comes.
34:13Shot clock at seven.
34:15Three, two, one.
34:17Williams spins.
34:19Nowhere to go, but found Barnheiser for the bucket.
34:22Not the way they drew it up, P.J.
34:24No, exactly.
34:24Brandon Pajemski lost sight of the ball.
34:26It's unusual for him.
34:27That was way too easy.
34:31Pajemski spins.
34:32Wiggins.
34:33Santos from deep.
34:35Got it.
34:36Golden State needed that, Jonesy.
34:39They've got to stay in touch right now.
34:41Santos signing a three-year $50 million extension earlier this month.
34:46Wiggins cross-court skip pass to Joe.
34:52Gildas Alexander off the screen.
34:54Draws a lot of attention out to Kenridge Williams.
34:57Found the open man.
34:59If I were a good shooter, which I was not and am not, I would love to play with SGA.
35:05Just get open, get your hands up.
35:06He's going to find you.
35:08Got a whistle and a foul against the Thunder.
35:12Let's take one more look at that last bucket.
35:14This almost looks like what we showed in the open.
35:17SGA goes in, goes by two players, draws help.
35:20That means somebody's all by himself in the weak side.
35:24If you're open, I will find you.
35:26Kenridge Williams the recipient that time.
35:28Coach Dagnall was effusive in his praise of SGA's ability to really manipulate the game better this year.
35:36Santos looking for another one and one and done this time.
35:40A better job by OKC on the glass because second chance points is 6-0 in Golden State's favor.
35:48Inside, Williams found himself open.
35:53And another dime drop, a sweet one by Gildas Alexander.
35:56He's already got four assists.
35:59They're a little too easy.
36:00Yes, you got to focus on SGA, but you got to guard everybody, particularly at the rim.
36:06Shot clock already at 10.
36:08They're still trying to get into something.
36:10Santos from Horford.
36:12Peyton the second.
36:15Another three off the mark, but another chance.
36:19Santos took his hip and got to the rim.
36:22Two more second chance points.
36:25Seven offensive rebounds, eight second chance points.
36:30Golden State hanging around down by nine.
36:33Henrich Williams.
36:35Out to Joe.
36:36Here's Wiggins now.
36:38The ball changing sides of the court very well.
36:42They do it again.
36:44Williams.
36:46Block and one.
36:48Count it.
36:49Boy, everybody got a touch that time.
36:51Yeah, they did.
36:52Well, they're running players off the line.
36:53When you do that, you're going to get penetration.
36:56They got caught in a rotation.
36:57Brandon Pajemski is one of the best in the NBA at drawing charges.
37:02See if he moved on this one.
37:05Yeah, it looks like he was moving a little bit.
37:07I'm going to say good call on the baseline by Brent Barneke.
37:13Williams at the free throw line.
37:14And already with 12 points in the game.
37:18In just 10 minutes.
37:21The OKC Thunder just come at you in waves.
37:25A lot of strength on the wings.
37:28Yes, there is.
37:29And the crazy thing, I keep looking over.
37:32You've got players.
37:33You could put a team together with the guys that are in street clothes on both of these pitches.
37:37Yeah, no doubt.
37:38Unbelievable players sitting watching this game.
37:41Henry Williams has made eight straight foul shots.
37:44Here's Spencer.
37:45Guarded by Williams.
37:47A lot of those aforementioned wings.
37:48Very good defensive players, too.
37:51Spencer knocks it home over Williams.
37:55Back down to nine as we approach five minutes to go.
38:0124 three-point attempts for Golden State already.
38:07Williams left open.
38:08He thought about it.
38:09Yeah, he did for a split second.
38:12Kenrich Williams on a little bit of a heater.
38:15Off the mark this time.
38:18Raymond Green getting ready to come back into the ballgame for Steve Kerr.
38:22Lou Jordan, Jared McCain for the Thunder.
38:26Santos on the rip through.
38:28Draws the foul on Williams.
38:31That's going to be the fourth team foul against the Thunder.
38:35Golden State's done a little bit better job attacking in the second quarter.
38:39They put it on the floor a little bit more aggressively.
38:41And they posted up KP a couple of times.
38:44So that's why you said 14 fouls already for OKC.
38:50Al Horford to trigger.
38:52That was the second foul on Kenrich Williams.
38:56Defense!
39:01Cross-court tipped away.
39:02Another deflection.
39:03Another steal.
39:05This team leads the league in points off of turnovers.
39:10The three-ball Wiggins.
39:15Piggybacking on what you're saying, Jonesy.
39:17That's why they recruited a whole lot of long-armed, eager defenders.
39:23Nice pass.
39:24Got to finish that game.
39:26Had a good look at it.
39:28Wallace on the break.
39:29Hands it off to Williams.
39:31Says, why not?
39:33They leave me alone.
39:35And Steve Kerr is incensed.
39:37He's irate.
39:39He should call the foul.
39:41He thought Guy Santos, be careful.
39:43Ben Taylor's coming over.
39:46It's only March, but Coach Kerr is hotter than July right now.
39:50You can feel it.
39:51He's 7-45.
39:52Here's a look at the sequence that drew the ire of Steve Kerr.
39:57Santos inside against a little bit of physicality.
40:00Yeah, I think you've got to call that foul if there's any question.
40:03Steve Kerr was upset, and he sent his consigliere Jerry Stackhouse also to talk to the officials.
40:10Believe me, the officials pay attention with stack talks, but really good entry pass by Draymond.
40:16He sent us.
40:16I'd love to see him finish anyhow, even if there was contact.
40:20But if I'm Steve Kerr, I certainly want that call.
40:24And if you're just joining us, folks, Christophs Porzingis playing his second game as a warrior tonight so far.
40:29In eight minutes has four points and a rebound.
40:34Getting a breather on the bench.
40:36Still getting a little bit acclimated.
40:39Here's Pat Spencer against Wiggins.
40:41Pardon me, Wallace.
40:43Pajemski gets this one to fall.
40:46Right in off the bench and fires it down.
40:51Pajemski had 26 against Houston several nights ago in that big time win in overtime.
40:58Here's Jared McCain.
41:00Curls it back out to Williams.
41:02One more to Wiggins.
41:05McCain relocates for three.
41:07That's how you draw it up.
41:08Certainly is really good.
41:10Penetrating pitch and the relocation was the key.
41:16Jared McCain had designs on rookie of the year before he got hurt in Philadelphia last year.
41:22Nice slot cut by Pat Spencer for the layup.
41:25And a beautiful pass by Draymond Green.
41:28That's why Draymond averages over five assists and he's 31st in the league.
41:32That doesn't sound much, but for a forward that's impressive.
41:35Future Hall of Famer.
41:37Blue toward on the back cut.
41:41Back out to McCain.
41:44Tort from deep.
41:46Got it.
41:48Trying to break out of his season-long three-point shooting slump,
41:52but Coach Dago says I don't worry about him because he has confidence when it counts in the playoffs.
41:57Yeah, he and A.C., Alex Caruso, not shooting what we're accustomed to them shooting.
42:01Well, there's some time.
42:03Now, some people, cynical people might say the reason that was called was Mr. Kerr complained when it wasn't called
42:10about two minutes ago.
42:12But I just think the official saw a foul.
42:16Had that call on layaway.
42:19See, Guy Santos, though, I think he's got to be stronger.
42:21I love the way he's moving without the ball, but take it to the rim, Guy.
42:25You take another step and, you know, dunk it or finish in there.
42:28Get some and ones.
42:30Pretty good size at 6'7", left that first one short.
42:33Had 14 points in that win in Houston.
42:36On 6 of 10 from the field.
42:38And another guy that shoots the three ball fairly well at 37%.
42:42I dare say he's playing a lot more this year than he probably anticipated when this year started out.
42:4855th pick on 2022 from Brazil.
42:53He's the only warrior, for what it's worth, with a positive plus minus against OKC this season.
43:00Those are the three pretty one-sided games in OKC's favor.
43:06Gilgis Alexander on the baseline in his office.
43:10Knocks it home.
43:10That's light work for him, DJ.
43:13Yeah, again, Draymond did what you could, force him to take the jump shot.
43:16Anything else would have been worse.
43:17You hope he misses from the baseline.
43:20That doesn't happen too often.
43:21Yeah, the reigning MVP with 10 points.
43:23Williams!
43:25That's goaltending.
43:26Well, that's gonna count.
43:28I'll tell you what, that's the third time.
43:29I like the fact that they're posting up, KP.
43:31You already see the dimension that he brings to this team that we don't normally see from the Warriors.
43:39Which makes me think, when was the last time they had a real back-to-the-basket post-up guy?
43:44Was it Bogut?
43:46Yeah, you're right.
43:47That's going back.
43:48Because Kevon Looney, that wasn't what Kevon Looney did.
43:52The Genski with the rebound, but Steve Kerr has always been adamant about not getting a big guy for the
43:57sake of getting a big guy.
43:59Playing the way that the Warriors like to play.
44:02Whistling a foul underneath as Porzingis hit the deck.
44:05Again, they're trying to post up KP.
44:07They're now in the penalty.
44:09OK, it's only a minute and 44 to go.
44:11But I like this dimension that Golden State now has to be able to use.
44:19As he said, Porzingis at the free throw line in nine minutes, six points.
44:24One blocked shot.
44:25Don't forget the blocked shot.
44:29Folks, coming up, it's halftime.
44:31Presented by Confira with Ernie, Kenny, Shaq, and Charles.
44:38What about Kenny's son committing to North Carolina?
44:41Molloy.
44:42Congratulations, Molloy.
44:43Congrats, young man.
44:44Young king.
44:45Do your thing on campus there.
44:49I was not aware of that.
44:51I'm assuming.
44:52I checked with Kenny when I was talking to him, but I'm assuming that's named after his high school.
44:58Archbishop Molloy, where he played for the great Jack Curran.
45:01Legend.
45:02Gilgis Alexander got to the rim and completed it.
45:05And you could almost hear him whisper too late to the big guy.
45:09Jay said he pushed off a little bit.
45:12Scott Tordowski was not buying that argument.
45:1613-point advantage.
45:17Spencer around the screen.
45:18Snakes it.
45:21Finds green underneath.
45:23No whistle.
45:26And here come the thunder on the break.
45:27Tord on the crossover.
45:30Tried to find Alexander.
45:31Was it tipped out of bounds by Porzingis?
45:33Yeah, I couldn't tell whether KP touched it or not.
45:35And I think all the officials who screened Ben Taylor signaling a jump ball.
45:39None of them saw it.
45:41I'll tell you what, Jonesy has only 69 seconds left.
45:44This is still danger time for Golden State right now.
45:47They would do well to keep this at 10 or less in this final 69 seconds
45:52because OKC could put a lot of points on the board in a very short time.
45:57Even of OKC's offense, the seventh rated in the league.
46:05But they do have the best plus minus point differential.
46:08Pajemski.
46:09That's a Pajemski play.
46:11Anticipates what's going on.
46:15Here's Spencer on the wing.
46:19Warriors can't get out of their own way right now.
46:22And they turn it over as a result.
46:23You saw that coming.
46:25Kayson Wallace.
46:28Picked up his dribble in the paint.
46:32Dildes Alexander.
46:34Tried to split it.
46:36Couldn't.
46:37Falls.
46:37Santos.
46:37No travel.
46:40Wallace.
46:42Boy, that was destined for doom too.
46:44Yeah, it was for sure.
46:45That was a turnover about to happen.
46:47Santos.
46:48He misfires.
46:50So there's about a two second difference now between the shot block and game clock.
46:55And the reigning MVP will get it over just in time.
47:00Working against Pajemski here.
47:02Foul to give if they want.
47:04Golden State.
47:05I think they're going to want to at some point.
47:08Well, Green really gapped it on SGA.
47:11Wallace for three.
47:12Tipped up.
47:13Santos with a rebound.
47:14And Pajemski won't get it off in time.
47:18Which brings a conclusion to that won't count the first half of play.
47:25Gilgis Alexander in the first half with 12 points.
47:28Two rebounds.
47:30And four dimes.
47:32One of them coming right there to Kenrich Williams.
47:34Coming up after the break.
47:36It's Ernie, Kenny, Shaq, Charles for halftime.
47:40Presented by Tremfaya.
47:41After the messages and word from our ABC stations.
47:46Books at Paycom Center at OKC.
47:48You hear the term thrown around.
47:50An instant classic.
47:53This is not one of those.
47:55But it is a 67-54 Oklahoma City lead over Golden State.
48:02A lot of big names missing in this one.
48:06But welcome, anyway, to the Halftime Report presented by Tremfaya.
48:09Big names are here.
48:10Ernie, Shaq, Shaq, Kenny, and Chuck.
48:14This is pretty much what you would expect.
48:17A Golden State team minus Butler and Curry.
48:20And Oklahoma City is also shorthanded but a double-digit lead.
48:24Yeah, you know, but, you know, Steve Curry, they just play hard, man.
48:29They got a bunch of guys who are like borderline NBA players.
48:34You know, they're not stars.
48:35They just, they're in the league because they're good players.
48:37So they're playing really hard.
48:38The key is, I love the fact they're posting up Pozingas.
48:42But it's still going to come down, can they make enough threes?
48:45Because that's their style.
48:46But Pozingas, he's doing a good job of going inside out.
48:49But can they make enough threes to make a run?
48:52Yeah, they're nine for 26.
48:53And they trail in that department because OKC has hit 11.
48:57For a guy who likes to talk about the others, this game is tailor-made for you.
49:01On the Oklahoma City side, no Chet, no Alex Caruso, no Jalen Williams.
49:06What'd you see?
49:07In order to win a championship or multiple championships,
49:10the great players have to play great, but the others have to play well.
49:13I know they miss a lot of guys, but the others are getting a lot of experience right now.
49:17You know, they really don't need it because they are the champions.
49:19So this right here just, you know, boosts their confidence a little bit.
49:23These guys are playing great basketball.
49:24You know, still playing the same style basketball.
49:27Take the shot when necessary.
49:28Move the ball.
49:29No wasted dribbles right there.
49:31Survey.
49:32Oh, you disrespect me.
49:33One, two, three.
49:34In your face.
49:36Others are playing great.
49:37Kenrich Williams leading them with 13.
49:40SGA meantime has 12 as we take a look at the halftime highlights presented by Trem Fiat.
49:46And in the first half, 12.
49:48He was out with the injury, came back with games of 36, 30, and 26.
49:54And right now he's got 124 straight games of at least 20 points, Chuck.
50:00And two behind Wilt.
50:01And he's eight shy of that number here at the break.
50:06There it is, 124.
50:08And I have.
50:10Yeah, I have.
50:11Very well played up there.
50:13Just give you an inch.
50:14Y'all got to take a few balls.
50:16That was awesome.
50:16What you got for picks?
50:19Oh.
50:20Oh, man.
50:21Oh, now you're ready to run.
50:23I was like, I was ready today.
50:24You ain't want none of that, Jack.
50:26You didn't want none of it last night.
50:27Yeah, wait, wait.
50:28No, no, I don't need it.
50:29I'm here today.
50:29I got the record.
50:30I got the record.
50:31That's all that matters.
50:32I only raised at halftime.
50:33After the game, you got to pay me extra.
50:35You got to pay me extra.
50:37Excuse me, SPN record.
50:38But anyway, if you're playing with SGA, SGA is going to be a magnet.
50:41ABC record.
50:42He's going to draw so much attention.
50:44You see, Breezy right here, you got 10 eyes on him right now.
50:47So, if you're playing with him, you have to say, I have to have movement and get people
50:52out of, because they're not paying attention to me.
50:54Look at Gary Payton.
50:55So, when you're not paying attention, SGA is good enough to realize that I'm going to
50:59find you.
51:00But the guy who's going to help them out in the playoffs this year, this guy shoots the
51:04basketball with a high clip.
51:06He can get his own shot.
51:08He doesn't need clay.
51:09And this is McCain.
51:10I know he's a guy, I almost didn't want to do him today, because y'all beat us down
51:13in Durham.
51:14But his guy right here has shot the ball and does things well.
51:19He keeps moving.
51:20And if you find him, he's hunting his shot.
51:22He's hunting his shot, and he takes it.
51:25This guy's going to help them a lot when the playoffs come, even though he went to that
51:29school in Durham.
51:30He's taken four shots, made three of them, all threes.
51:34And I know that since the day that trade was made, you knew it was going to be good for
51:38OKC.
51:38I have no idea why the Sixers traded him.
51:39I like him a lot.
51:41He was playing great last year.
51:43He was playing this year.
51:44I'm not sure what I did.
51:45I will have a little problem with the way Golden State is playing, though.
51:49I wouldn't double Shea.
51:51I'd let Shea get his numbers, because their team is so good at shooting McCain and Joe
51:57and all those guys, Williams.
51:58I'd make him beat me, because when those guys start making shots, you said they're already
52:03behind the Warriors.
52:04The Warriors are a three-point shooting team.
52:06OKC is a three-point shooting team.
52:07But if you give guys wide open shots, they're going to make them.
52:10So I would play Shea one-on-one, just roll a bunch of bodies at him and say, you're the
52:15guys.
52:15Y'all get your own shot when y'all can.
52:17It is a 67-54 lead for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
52:23This was last night when we were doing the combine.
52:27And that ain't slow motion, y'all.
52:30That's actual speed.
52:31Now show me tonight.
52:32Now I wish you could show me tonight when I do four.
52:34You know what underdog says?
52:36You never race twice on back-to-back nights.
52:41Look at that speed.
52:42Look at that speed.
52:44And I'm like, yo, this dude ain't...
52:46Because you're not coming there.
52:47I'm waiting on you, big fella.
52:49I'm waiting on you, cleanest.
52:51You're watching the halftime report presented by...
52:55I'm the champ, Rick.
52:57Brooklyn had lost ten in a row going to Detroit.
53:00No Cade Cunningham for the Pistons.
53:02Got that tiger on.
53:03This is wild action.
53:04How do you know that ain't raccoon or skunk?
53:06Because it's a tiger.
53:08Jalen Duren.
53:09I told you, man.
53:10This is the one thing that concerns me about the Pistons.
53:13They were up 62-46 at the half.
53:15They would lead this game by...
53:17They would lead this game by 23.
53:20They were up 11 going to the fourth.
53:23Brooklyn was 1-40 in games they trailed going to the fourth quarter.
53:28Yeah, this is the one thing that concerns me about the Pistons.
53:31De'Ron Sharp picking up a loose ball.
53:35So they got the lead.
53:37Zaire Williams.
53:39Oh, step back and hit that thing.
53:41Oh, that's a walk back.
53:42Step you back very much.
53:45107-105.
53:47Duncan Robinson, no.
53:49Jalen Duren, no.
53:52And the Pistons at home lose their third straight, which is a season high.
53:58107-105 as they fall without Cade Cunningham.
54:02Kenny, how did North Carolina do, Kenny?
54:05Last week.
54:06How's Auburn doing right now?
54:07Well, it's halftime.
54:09It's halftime.
54:10We got half the time to go.
54:11Yeah, you better hurry up and get to the other halftime.
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54:19Oklahoma City a glow at night with the home team leading by 13 as we bring you inside Paycom Center.
54:25Mark Jones alongside P.J. Carlissimo.
54:27P.J., when you look at the first half of play, the Thunder aren't what you would call a great
54:32three-point shooting team.
54:34Tenth in percentage-wise in the league, but they did a nice job as we take a look at the
54:39assist of the game brought to you by State Farm.
54:41Well, they did.
54:42They moved the ball really well.
54:43Every time Golden State double-teamed, the ball movement was there, and it yielded a wide-open shot.
54:48That's Isaiah Joe.
54:50He's one of six, count them, six different OKC players that knocked down threes.
54:55And, Jonesy, you see most of these threes, you hate to say it, they're open.
54:59The defense is not good, wide open.
55:01This is like form shooting.
55:03I think we could even make some of these.
55:05So, Steve Kerr's not happy with the way they defended.
55:09Golden State also had six guys make three-point shots.
55:12But, again, look at the difference in the percentages.
55:1555% to 34%.
55:17And then the free-throw line on top of that, plus seven for OKC.
55:22There's a miss right there.
55:23Golden State needs to dig their heels in.
55:25Right now, this first five minutes of the second half.
55:29Horford off the mark from deep.
55:31Another errant three.
55:33But we're going to have a whistle and a foul underneath.
55:35I think Brent Barney, I saw it from half-court.
55:38Brandon Pajemski, again, trying to go to the glass.
55:42We see it right there.
55:43Looks like he's got inside possession.
55:45And Isaiah Joe kind of wraps him up with his arm.
55:49That was one of the few bright spots for Golden State.
55:52They had seven offensive rebounds.
55:53Eight second-chance points.
55:56The Thunder did not have very few.
56:00They didn't need offensive rebounds.
56:01Truth be told, they're making all their shots.
56:04Steve Kerr talked about trying to win the margins,
56:06particular in the three-point, pardon me,
56:08in the offensive rebounding category.
56:10As Pajemski knocks down the mid-range jump shot.
56:13See, in my mind, that's a stretch.
56:15That's because of the offensive rebound.
56:16Pajemski gets fouled.
56:18They get another opportunity, and they convert.
56:21Part of a growing trend amongst NBA teams.
56:23Yes.
56:24More teams absolutely going to the glass.
56:27Golden State was one of the first.
56:28The Celtics are the best at it.
56:30Wow.
56:31Nice time drop that time by Isaiah Joe to Lou Jordan.
56:35Talk about Isaiah Joe.
56:36You talked about it early, the improved offense.
56:38He's not just a three-point shooter,
56:40the ability to put it on the floor.
56:43Santos out on the wing.
56:45Pajemski off the green screen.
56:47Got it back to Traymond for the lefty lane.
56:50Those two get more and more comfortable with each other.
56:53Brandon Pajemski, one of the more improved players
56:56in the entire league this year.
56:58He's got six assists so far.
56:59Here's Kayson Wallace.
57:01Stop spins.
57:02Joe boots it out of bounds and off the turnover.
57:05Golden State will have a chance to get this lead
57:07below double digits.
57:08You talk about for an individual to shoot 50-40,
57:1240-90 is good.
57:14OKC in the first half, 52% from the field.
57:1755 from three, 92 from the free throw line.
57:21That's exceptional, efficient offense.
57:24Huge.
57:24But they turn it over this time.
57:26They don't even get a shot at the basket.
57:28Well, that was a problem.
57:29That's their eighth turnover of the game
57:30and points off turnovers 8-2 in favor of OKC.
57:35Yep.
57:36Yildiz Alexander converts it.
57:37The best team in the league.
57:39They have an unusual combination, Jonesy.
57:42They're number two in turnovers themselves
57:44and they're number two in turnovers forced.
57:46That's incredible.
57:47Nice cut and layup that time by Horford.
57:50Off the feed from Draymond Green.
57:53Horford two for four from the field.
57:55But you've got himself a little room there by
57:59physically moving his opponent.
58:02Mason Wallace liked that matchup.
58:04Got right by Spencer for the lefty layup.
58:07Can't afford to trade obviously.
58:10OKC's just too good offensively.
58:12Golden State has got to get some stops.
58:15Out to the corner.
58:16Green made his first two.
58:17Knocks down his third three ball of the game.
58:21Green with 11 points.
58:23They're up to 36% now from three Golden State.
58:27But OKC shooting 55%.
58:31Three on the way rattles out from Williams.
58:35Al Horford first one down court.
58:37But Jenseny couldn't get it to him.
58:39Santos.
58:44Shot clock at 10.
58:49Spencer spins.
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