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03:52This feels like a playoff game
03:54for a different reason because of the physicality
03:56and both teams know what's at stake
03:58as that hits the leg of Capella
03:59out of bounds as Shepard lost his footing
04:03It'll be Minnesota ball when we come back
04:05Houston trailing on the road by three
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04:23Sportsbook player pulse as you look at what Randall and Durant did in the first meeting
04:27and what they're doing so far in tonight's game
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04:35Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, George Sodano back here in Minnesota
04:39with the Timberwolves leading the Rockets by three
04:42in a potential tie-breaking situation
04:44if Houston were to win could be big in the standings
04:47I think you can feel
04:48I know it's been sloppy
04:50like there's 14 total turnovers
04:52only five steals
04:53so it's been sloppy in both sides
04:55neither team's shooting it great
04:56but man these guys are playing incredibly hard
04:59you can tell
05:01there is a lot on the line in this matchup
05:04Jade McDaniels knocks down the floater
05:07he's got nine points to lead Minnesota in scoring
05:10he's averaging 17 during the four games Anthony Edwards has missed
05:15Durant just one for nine
05:17now one for ten
05:17comes up short
05:18offensive rebound
05:19Eason
05:23and bad spacing between Durant and Eason
05:26Durant said my bad
05:28now skips to Smith
05:29Shen Goon
05:31straight on three
05:32not close
05:35he's like a batter in the batter's box
05:37check swinging on that
05:40he's not confident in that three-point shot
05:43I believe he has the ability
05:45but Dave he's getting clean looks
05:47like he's capable
05:49you look at what he's shooting over the last several games
05:51by percentage it's incredibly high
05:54like sixty percent
05:56like just
05:56trust it
05:59McDaniels
06:00come down time
06:01but Gobert
06:01untouched underneath
06:02gets the easy putback dunk
06:04and the lead is back to seven
06:06Minnesota is led by as many as eight
06:09Houston is not led
06:10in this low scoring affair
06:11with just outside a minute remaining
06:13in the second quarter
06:16good first half
06:17Gobert all the way around
06:19Durant's three
06:19swishes through
06:20this is second field goal
06:22and ninth point
06:26averaging 26 on the season
06:28good for tenth in the NBA
06:30Highland off the screen
06:31from Gobert
06:32can't get the triple drop
06:34well how many screens
06:36has Rudy set a game
06:37that gets teammates wide open shots
06:42Shang-Gun
06:43the defender leaves
06:44so Shang-Gun
06:45hits the 12-footer
06:46I mean that's where he's super confident
06:49right
06:49foul line it down
06:51he finishes either hand
06:53he's got a ton of great footwork
06:54but he's gotta make those perimeter shots
06:58to balance that
06:59he's only made 31 threes on the year
07:01McDaniels fouled on the drive
07:04first in the last two minutes
07:06on Houston
07:07in the active shooting
07:09so two free throws coming up
07:12gets downhill
07:13you see the defender as you said
07:15Conley leaves him
07:16Gobert a little bit late to step up
07:18he's got good touch
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07:32I'm in Thompson just went to the bench
07:34picking up his third foul
07:37Seafone's Highland on the Minnesota sideline
07:43and one out of two for McDaniels
07:4710 second difference in the game
07:48in shot clocks here at the end of the first half
07:54Houston
07:54going to try to go for a two for one here
07:58Conley doing a good job
07:59on Shepard
08:03he's in
08:04into the lane
08:05kicks it outside
08:09Shengun
08:10goes at the shot
08:10blocking Gobert
08:11missed it inside
08:13loose ball
08:13cleaned up
08:14another block
08:15the putback
08:16attempt
08:17no
08:17then Shengun
08:18cleans it up inside
08:22eight seconds to go in the half
08:24Minnesota's lead
08:25down to one
08:26McDaniels with three
08:28to Conley
08:29with one
08:30and Conley throws it away
08:32and the half comes to an end
08:34Scott Foster says hold up
08:36may need to put
08:37a little time back on the clock
08:41by the way
08:42Kevin Durant
08:43two for eleven
08:43that ties his
08:44got out of bounds
08:45prior to the expiration of time
08:47Kevin Durant
08:48two for eleven
08:49ties the second worst shooting
08:51in a first half
08:52in his career
08:54wow
08:54his worst was as a rookie
08:56he had a one for twelve
08:58first half
08:59back in Seattle
09:00in 08
09:01oh my god
09:04Seattle coming back
09:05by the way
09:06yes
09:07amen
09:07and Las Vegas
09:11after a few
09:12it's been determined
09:12the ball
09:12went out of bounds
09:13with 0.3
09:17we'll have to throw
09:18this one down court
09:29and Scott Foster
09:30saying wait a second
09:33he blew the whistle
09:34the horn didn't sound
09:39the teams are walking off
09:42Scott Foster is saying
09:43no shot
09:44but now he's at the monitor
09:55we're being told it's halftime
09:57but not sure
10:00if Foster needed to look at something there
10:02anyway
10:03halftime presented by Hyundai
10:04coming up
10:05how about the Spurs
10:06they win again
10:07Wemby wows again
10:08Malika
10:09coach Malone
10:10Wendy and Perk
10:11will have that
10:12and much more
10:13one point game
10:14at halftime
10:15Minnesota without
10:17Anthony Edwards
10:18leading Houston
10:19by one
10:25to NBA Wednesday
10:27presented by State Farm
10:29part of the playoff push
10:30presented by Advil
10:31big game in the standings
10:33between the Rockets
10:34and Wolves
10:34they are tied
10:35with Denver
10:36four, five, and six
10:38in the west
10:39our first half stats
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10:41both teams shoot
10:42under 40%
10:43from the floor
10:44how about 15
10:46total blocks
10:47and the Wolves
10:48made the most
10:48of nine
10:49Houston turnovers
10:51Dave Pasch
10:51Doris Burke
10:52and George Sedano
10:53we showed you that stat
10:54with the blocks
10:55while the offense
10:55wasn't good
10:56you've got to give credit
10:57to two very good defenses
10:58it was physical
10:59there was a lot of contact
11:01and you were met
11:02with an awful lot
11:03of resistance
11:04inside the paint
11:05let's watch
11:05Alprin Cengu
11:06who is challenged
11:08defensively
11:08do a little help
11:09and recover
11:10looks like
11:11Rudy's got the angle
11:12he does a nice job
11:13fighting his way back
11:14Rudy returns the favor
11:15that was close to a block
11:17I mean a goaltend
11:18but a man with a sensational
11:20challenge at the rim
11:21and Rudy says twice
11:23on the pipes there
11:24how about Houston
11:25was nine for 23
11:27in the paint
11:29let's check in with George
11:30guys I spoke to Wolves
11:32head coach Chris Finch
11:33about how they're guarding
11:33Kevin Durant
11:34he credited the combination
11:35of Jaden McDaniels
11:37who's taking the brunt
11:37of that assignment
11:38and Rudy Gobert
11:39who's helping McDaniels
11:41in regards to Kevin Durant's
11:42first half though
11:43nine of his 11 shot attempts
11:45were contested
11:46on those attempts
11:47Durant just shot
11:48one of nine
11:49from the floor
11:50and those two guys
11:51are the biggest reason
11:52why Dave
11:52he's fouled here
11:54coming off the screen
11:54George trying to get open
11:56he did have two baskets
11:57which now puts him
11:59eighth all time
12:00in NBA history
12:01for most field goals
12:02made
12:03passing Dirk Nowitzki
12:04on Saturday
12:05he moved past
12:06Michael Jordan
12:07into fifth all time
12:08on the NBA scoring list
12:10he's now about
12:111,300 points away
12:13from passing
12:14Kobe Bryant
12:14for four
12:16Jaden McDowell
12:17on McDaniels
12:17picked up the foul
12:18another miss for Durant
12:20just to George's point
12:22he's well north
12:23of 40%
12:24this year
12:26on contested shots
12:27so that half
12:28as you noted
12:29going back to 2008
12:31the last time
12:31he had that kind of half
12:33like it's highly unusual
12:36so consistent
12:37game in game out
12:38year in year out
12:39three pointer short
12:41from Shepard
12:43he's one for four
12:44from three
12:44after going three
12:45for 14 last game
12:47McDaniels in the lane
12:48good contest by Durant
12:55second of three meetings
12:56Houston won the first
12:57if the Rockets win tonight
12:58they would have the tiebreaker
13:00these teams trying to get
13:01to that four spot
13:02to get home court
13:03in the first round
13:04as Houston leads
13:05for the first time
13:06on the Shingun shot
13:08to give him a game
13:09high 12 points
13:12here's Conley
13:13who got the start
13:14for the injured
13:14Ayuk Tosumu
13:16who is starting
13:17for the injured
13:17Anthony Edwards
13:18and now Shingun a foul
13:19his second
13:24so Shingun
13:25we talk about it
13:26free throw line
13:26and down
13:27there's a lot of guile
13:28to his game
13:28he's going to use footwork
13:30he's going to use
13:31shot bakes
13:32he's going to use
13:32a lot of different
13:33things to get
13:34into his scoring
13:35deep three
13:37DiVincenzo
13:38it's running
13:38Dante DiVincenzo
13:40with his third
13:41three pointer
13:43he's dangerous
13:45think about the year
13:46how highly productive
13:48he was from three
13:49with the Knicks
13:51made 283 of those
13:53two years ago
13:53he's got 203
13:55this year
13:56Shingun from mid-range
13:57again swishes it home
13:58you see the touch
14:00he's got
14:00he hasn't been shy
14:02about attacking
14:02Rudy Gobert
14:08DiVincenzo
14:08around the Gobert
14:09screen
14:10the step through
14:10the lob
14:11and a good
14:11by Gobert
14:13and that Shingun
14:14you see the frustration
14:15but that has to do
14:16with Shepard
14:16right
14:17and that's what
14:17you saw at the end
14:18of the Chicago game
14:19for as much
14:20as Shepard provides
14:21on the offensive end
14:23defensively
14:23they're going to go at him
14:28Durant
14:29not much air space
14:30drives
14:31missed the shot inside
14:32he's shaken up
14:33as he hits the deck
14:34and a Minnesota foul
14:37took a shot to the face
14:41Gobert picks up
14:42his third foul
14:43Durant four of four
14:44at the line
14:45he'll get two more here
14:46he's got two on him
14:47and he elects to go
14:49there's the contact
14:50from Rudy
14:51and another
14:52situation where Rudy
14:54again hits somebody
14:55in the face
14:56right at the end
14:57of this
14:57as he's trying
14:58to challenge
14:58that hand's going
14:59to come down
15:00and he took a shot
15:03while our first game
15:04was on the air
15:05and if you weren't
15:06watching on ESPN news
15:07there was a hard foul
15:08that Rudy Gobert
15:09committed that they
15:10went to the monitor
15:10to look to see
15:11if it was flagrant
15:12which is very significant
15:13because the next
15:15flagrant foul would be
15:16an automatic two game
15:17suspension for Gobert
15:19Minnesota cannot afford
15:21that with the injuries
15:21they have
15:22and just nine games
15:24left in the season
15:24after tonight
15:25that one clearly
15:26was incidental
15:27that's why they didn't
15:28look at the monitor
15:28as Durant makes
15:29both foul shots
15:30and you have to admire
15:31like listen
15:32he does that a lot
15:34but it's because
15:35he is going after
15:36every shot
15:37like he takes serious
15:39his role as rim
15:40protector
15:41Dave Vincenzo
15:42nice hands
15:43Durant
15:43with the deflection
15:44two on one
15:45Shingun all the way
15:47missed the shot inside
15:49as he tried to shield
15:50McDaniels
15:51yeah but he was looking
15:52for the foul
15:52when he could have
15:53the offensive rebound
15:54and then Randle
15:55throws it away
15:56his fourth turnover
15:57against just three baskets
15:59for Julius Randle
16:02some of these
16:03turnovers
16:04tonight
16:04have been
16:05just
16:07unforced
16:08sloppy
16:11he had five steals
16:13now you've got another
16:15turnover here
16:16as Durant is telling
16:17giving instructions
16:19to Shepard
16:20after the foul
16:22is called on Durant
16:23his first
16:23so that's another
16:24turnover
16:24so you've got
16:25a combined
16:2619 turnovers
16:29and only five steals
16:31yeah
16:38three minutes into the third
16:40tie game
16:41Randle
16:42almost threw another one
16:44into the seats
16:45saved by Conley
16:46shot clock at three
16:49Randle spinning
16:50gets it away
16:52ball batted around
16:53and out of bounds
16:55going to stay with
16:56Minnesota
16:56Amanda Thompson's
16:58ability
16:59to stay in front
17:01to not allow
17:03that offensive player
17:04to get past him
17:05and on the rare
17:06occasion
17:07that they get
17:08an angle
17:08his ability
17:09to rear view
17:10challenge
17:10he is just
17:11ridiculous
17:16Conley trying
17:16to free himself
17:17from Shepard
17:18his three
17:19two strong
17:20rebound
17:20Smith
17:21who's got
17:2111 points
17:22and six boards
17:23good bounce back
17:24game for Jabari
17:25Smith
17:25Durant pulls up
17:26and hits
17:27he's got 13
17:28Houston up two
17:29no matter what kind
17:30of jumper it is
17:31it's usually good
17:32only a matter of time
17:36before Durant
17:36gets going
17:37as Gobert
17:38cleans it up
17:39inside
17:4110 make that
17:4212 points
17:438 rebounds
17:434 blocks
17:44for Gobert
17:46there's been a lot
17:47of looking at the
17:48officials all night
17:50you know
17:51hand motion
17:52eye rolling
17:53a lot
17:55Durant's been doing
17:56a good part
17:56of that as well
17:57Shepard wide
17:58open corner
17:59three
18:00and Gobert
18:01pinballs it
18:02to himself
18:03knocked out
18:03of bounds
18:04by Smith
18:06Reed Shepard
18:07just one
18:07for five
18:08from three
18:09four for his
18:10last 19
18:13and Houston
18:14needs it
18:14because Durant's
18:15not scoring
18:16tonight
18:16yes Smith
18:17has stepped up
18:18Shinguin's been
18:18solid
18:19but that's why
18:20Shepard's in the
18:21starting line
18:23McDaniels
18:24driving in
18:25Shinguin
18:26and McDaniels
18:27hits the
18:28turnaround
18:29he just
18:30he shows you
18:30some things
18:31on the
18:31offensive end
18:32doesn't he
18:33five for nine
18:34that's a tough
18:35shot
18:35that's what I was
18:36talking about
18:36the first half
18:37like he can
18:38make shots
18:38at a high
18:39level
18:40Smith
18:41drives
18:42scores
18:42with the
18:43left
18:45dotted up
18:46at 53
18:46apiece
18:47that's 13
18:48now for
18:48Smith
18:51McDaniels
18:52and Gobert
18:52the leading
18:53scores for
18:53Minnesota
18:54with 12
18:54apiece
18:56just three
18:57for ten
18:58from the
18:58floor
18:59working on
19:00Smith
19:00and he
19:01proddies
19:01him
19:02and then
19:02hits the
19:02side
19:03over
19:07him
19:11it's a
19:12fight
19:12fight
19:13and the
19:14crowd
19:15reacting
19:16to it
19:16they
19:17appreciate
19:18the effort
19:18defensively
19:19from the
19:1938
19:20year old
19:20Shen Goon
19:21with the
19:21stuff
19:25good little
19:26burst by
19:26Shen Goon
19:28playing in the
19:29pocket
19:29with Kevin
19:30Durant
19:3316 now
19:34a game
19:34high for
19:34out for
19:35Shen Goon
19:35Randall
19:36fouled
19:37by
19:37Smith
19:39he'll go
19:40to the
19:40free throw
19:40line
19:41when we
19:41come back
19:42to
19:42Minnesota
19:42Shen Goon
19:43now
19:43with 16
19:44points
19:45he's
19:45coming off
19:46a triple
19:46double
19:46just takes
19:47the pocket
19:47pass
19:48attacks
19:49the rim
19:49good finish
19:54here are
19:55Friday's
19:55women's
19:56sweet
19:5616
19:56matchups
19:57on ESPN
19:58and the
19:58app
19:58Notre Dame
19:59and Vanderbilt
19:59at 230
20:00and the
20:01top seed
20:01UConn
20:02taking on
20:03North Carolina
20:03followed by
20:04Minnesota
20:05against another
20:06number one
20:07seed in UCLA
20:07and the night
20:08finishes the
20:092-3
20:10matchup
20:10in that region
20:11Duke
20:11and LSU
20:12let's just
20:13talk about
20:13the quote
20:14of the week
20:14from Shea
20:15Ralph
20:15of course
20:16long-time
20:16assistant coach
20:17to UConn
20:18Sina
20:18Oriami
20:19you know
20:19what she said
20:20we need
20:21to prepare
20:21women for
20:22battle
20:22we can
20:23teach them
20:23to be kind
20:24and whip
20:24a little
20:25ass
20:25is what
20:26she said
20:27that's
20:28true
20:28Shea
20:28Ralph
20:33Randall
20:33at the line
20:34he's 0 for
20:341 at the
20:35stripe
20:35just 8
20:36points
20:38he gets
20:38the bounce
20:39here's
20:39George
20:39guys
20:40KD
20:41has
20:42an NIL
20:43deal
20:43he's working
20:44through
20:44with Nike
20:44for his
20:45alma mater
20:46the University
20:46of Texas
20:47he has 17
20:48athletes
20:48including
20:49Lady Longhorn
20:50superstar
20:51Madison Booker
20:52who's been
20:52donning the
20:53custom colorway
20:54of the KD19
20:55sneaker
20:55which is
20:56officially set
20:57to release
20:57this June
20:58but again
20:5916 more
20:59athletes
21:00beyond that
21:00including
21:01Dia Bell
21:02future quarterback
21:03to the Texas
21:04Longhorns
21:04son of
21:05Raja Bell
21:05former NBA
21:06player
21:07and sports
21:07like
21:08basketball
21:08football
21:09baseball
21:10softball
21:10golf
21:11soccer
21:11swimming
21:12and volleyball
21:13so KD
21:14spreading the
21:14wealth
21:14there
21:15NIL
21:15wise
21:16with his
21:16alma mater
21:17meanwhile
21:18Randall
21:18at the
21:18basket
21:19George
21:19that's
21:20the new
21:20world
21:20we are
21:20living in
21:21I mean
21:21you have
21:22players
21:23being asked
21:23to take
21:25on general
21:25manager roles
21:26so that they
21:27can help
21:28fund
21:28NIL
21:30the foul
21:31here
21:31on
21:32Minnesota
21:33as
21:33Steve
21:34Vincenzo
21:34collides
21:35with them
21:36and Thompson
21:36you can feel
21:37the pressure
21:37that Minnesota
21:38is trying
21:39to apply
21:39though
21:41so in the
21:42first half
21:42Kevin Durant
21:43had
21:44what is
21:45close to
21:46Texas
21:47Orange
21:47I don't know
21:47if it's
21:47exactly
21:48Texas
21:48Orange
21:49but close
21:49enough
21:49but now
21:50he's changed
21:50to
21:52a different
21:53color
21:53he's got
21:54I don't think
21:55those are gold
21:56I think
21:56that's yellow
22:01you're unsure
22:02as well
22:02three pointer
22:03no good
22:03from Eason
22:04I'm saying
22:05it was a
22:05sparkly
22:06Texas
22:07burnt orange
22:08and it's
22:09definitely
22:09yellow
22:09sparkly
22:10yellow
22:10Reed
22:12spins
22:12lost the
22:12ball
22:13gets it
22:13back
22:14in way
22:15point of
22:15the third
22:15quarter
22:16Minnesota
22:16by three
22:17now by six
22:18on the
22:19ran triple
22:19I love
22:21Nas' ability
22:22to move
22:24and then
22:25once he
22:26has
22:26you know
22:27got his feet
22:28set and the
22:29ball is delivered
22:29the ability to
22:31release it
22:32that quickly
22:33it is a
22:35big time
22:35skill
22:36made 151
22:38threes
22:39on the
22:39season
22:39as Thompson
22:40gets that
22:41one to
22:41fall
22:41for his
22:42first
22:42field goal
22:43of the
22:43game
22:48Dave
22:49Vincenzo
22:49coming off
22:49the Randall
22:50screen
22:50drives
22:51and
22:52foul called
22:53on him in
22:53Thompson
22:54that's four
22:54let's see
22:55if Emei
22:56Udoka
22:56keeps him
22:57on the
22:57court
22:59he's having
23:00a word or
23:00two
23:00this is
23:01this is
23:01Nas
23:01so
23:02little
23:02miss
23:03handle
23:03he gets
23:03it back
23:04he's going
23:04to slip
23:04to the
23:05corner
23:05right away
23:06I mean
23:06it's like
23:07a tenth
23:08of a second
23:09from foot
23:10down
23:10to quick
23:11into that
23:12shot
23:12before
23:13Sengun
23:13could
23:14challenge
23:16he is
23:17one of
23:17the most
23:18popular guys
23:19in the
23:19locker room
23:19Nas Reed
23:20he's got
23:20who knows
23:21Joe is
23:21talking trash
23:22probably to his
23:23own team
23:23if I know
23:23Joe Inglis
23:24there's that
23:25quick release
23:25again
23:26this time
23:26it's off
23:26target
23:27so
23:27Min Thompson
23:28gets a breather
23:29with those
23:29four fouls
23:30Reed Shepard
23:31checks back
23:31in
23:33just five
23:34points for
23:35Shepard
23:37Sengun's
23:37got 16
23:38Durant has
23:3913
23:39but three
23:40for 13
23:40shooting
23:41getting deep
23:42Shengun
23:43spinning
23:43and scoring
23:44with the left
23:45he needs to
23:45stop looking
23:46at the official
23:47Shengun
23:47he's just
23:48too talented
23:49to stop
23:49just play
23:55Bones
23:56Highland
23:56quiet night
23:57for him
23:58but he attacks
23:59there and
23:59scores
24:00his second
24:01field goal
24:01fifth point
24:03averaging about
24:0420
24:04during the
24:05four game
24:06absence
24:06for Anthony
24:07Edwards
24:07Wolves have
24:08won three
24:08of those
24:09four
24:09Shepard
24:10another miss
24:10this time
24:11from two-point
24:12range
24:18he's got a
24:19penetrating
24:19hanging
24:20missing
24:20Reed got the
24:22rebound
24:22and fouled
24:24Reed's activity
24:25is having a big
24:26time impact
24:30Shabari Smith
24:31picks up
24:31a second
24:31foul
24:32third
24:32team
24:32foul
24:33you talked
24:33about it
24:34Bones
24:34who has
24:35been electric
24:36in these
24:36four games
24:37little handoff
24:38taken from
24:38Nas
24:39little change
24:40of pace
24:40Easton is an
24:42excellent defender
24:43so you have to
24:43shake him loose
24:44with a little
24:45something
24:4617 points
24:47and 11
24:48rebounds
24:48from the
24:49Minnesota
24:49bench
24:49as Smith
24:50strips
24:52and out
24:53of bounds
24:54it's going to be
24:54Minnesota ball
24:55last touched
24:55by Shepard
24:5914 fouls
25:00on the
25:01Rockets
25:02three against
25:02Minnesota
25:034-0-4 to go
25:04in the third
25:04four-point lead
25:05for the Wolves
25:08McDaniels
25:08can't get
25:10the 18-footer
25:15game two
25:16of a four-game
25:17road trip
25:17for Houston
25:18they have
25:18ten games
25:20left
25:20after tonight
25:21six are against
25:22under 500 teams
25:23normally you'd say
25:24that's great
25:24but Houston's had
25:25its problems
25:26with sub-500s
25:27ten losses
25:28among the most
25:29in the NBA
25:30and Durant
25:31fouled by Reed
25:32on the drive
25:33four seconds
25:34left on the clock
25:35that's Kevin Durant
25:37communicating with
25:38Reed
25:38like
25:39he wanted
25:40Jaden McDaniels
25:41off him
25:42Jaden is such
25:43an excellent
25:43defender
25:44it's been a matchup
25:45all night
25:46two guys
25:47respectively
25:48going at one another
25:49but he gets
25:49Nas to commit
25:50the foul
25:51with four seconds
25:52left
25:52so then that
25:53puts the shot clock
25:54back to 14
25:56third foul
25:57on Reed
26:02Shepard draws
26:03Reed on the switch
26:06Shepard
26:06hooked away
26:07by Reed
26:08Highland racing
26:10into the front
26:12McDaniels
26:12finishes
26:15McDaniels
26:16can put some
26:16pressure on him
26:17folks
26:17with the ball
26:19in transition
26:20and he's absorbing
26:21a tough assignment
26:22Knightley on the
26:23defensive end
26:27points on turnovers
26:2814-2 in favor
26:30of Minnesota
26:31as McDaniels
26:32fouls Durant
26:33they're over the
26:34limit
26:34so free throws
26:35for Durant
26:36three fouls on
26:37McDaniels
26:38now
26:39Durant
26:40six of six
26:41at the line
26:41tonight
26:4113 points
26:43five assists
26:44as well
26:48he had 40 points
26:50on Monday
26:50tying a season
26:51high
26:51his second
26:5340 point game
26:54this season
26:59unlikely to get there
27:00at this point
27:02but
27:02there's still
27:0318 minutes
27:04and 15 minutes
27:05left
27:09Josh
27:09Akogi
27:10checking
27:10into the game
27:12he has not
27:13played yet
27:14tonight
27:14so
27:14Nimei Udoka
27:17going to shift
27:18up the rotation
27:19here
27:20I just don't think
27:21it can be
27:22overstated
27:22how big an absence
27:23Fred VanVleet
27:24and Steven Adams
27:25are
27:26great point
27:26yeah it's just
27:31they
27:33basically he's not
27:34coming back
27:34there was some hope
27:35that he would return
27:37but not doing enough
27:38on the court
27:39to be in a position
27:41to return
27:41and Adams out
27:43for the season
27:43after ankle surgery
27:44Highlands three
27:45not there
27:46rebounded by Smith
27:47quick outlet
27:48Durant
27:50Durant
27:51working on
27:53McDaniels
27:55feeds Smith
27:56three no good
27:58batted around
27:59Capella's got it
28:03Kyle Anderson
28:04defending Durant
28:06Eason drives
28:07wild shot
28:10rebounded by Reed
28:15Reed
28:16Reed all the way
28:17missed the shot
28:18inside
28:19and out to
28:20Highland
28:21deep one
28:22it's gone
28:26timeout
28:27Houston
28:28Bones Highland
28:29starting to
28:29get it going
28:30here
28:30in the third quarter
28:34oh he's hitting
28:35him with the flutter
28:36we don't even know
28:37what it means
28:37he doesn't either
28:38he wants somebody
28:39to come up with a
28:39nickname on that one
28:40but let's watch
28:42a little
28:42Jaden McDaniels
28:43these are two
28:44good friends
28:45Jaden
28:45getting a word
28:46from Ant
28:47it's been a career
28:48year for Jaden
28:50Ant saying
28:51get busy young
28:51fella
28:52we need you
28:53so get out
28:53and transition
28:54watch this finish
28:55Bones Highland
28:56little touch pass
28:57and then Bones
28:59and then Bones
28:59we keep talking about
29:00energy
29:01positivity
29:02a little three
29:03doesn't hurt on
29:04occasion either
29:1468-61 with two minutes to go
29:16in the third quarter
29:17Minnesota in front
29:18Dave Pasch
29:19Doris Burke
29:20and George Sedano
29:21here in Minneapolis
29:22the Rockets have missed their last seven three pointers
29:25they're just five for 16 on the day
29:28so Durant will go mid-range and miss again
29:30he is three for 14 from the floor
29:33one of the worst shooting nights of his career
29:35and when he doesn't have it going
29:37you can find everybody else
29:38it's brutal
29:39but listen
29:39you think it
29:40like their offense right now
29:42it's 10th
29:43offensive efficiency
29:45right
29:45but it's so deceptive
29:47because since January 3rd
29:49in virtually every shooting category
29:51they have just been abysmal
29:53and there's an out of control drive by
29:56a man
29:57and it just can be very hard to watch them offensively
30:01yeah their rating is 22nd since January 1st
30:05Highlands 3 no good
30:06Gobert trying to save it
30:07does
30:08to Kyle Anderson
30:10who's allowed as the building's better on night
30:12and Anderson missed the lamp
30:13Gobert there
30:14with the follow jam
30:15but they're going to wave it off
30:17and say a foul on Minnesota
30:26fourth foul on Gobert
30:28free throws on the other end
30:30for Houston
30:31well first of all you love the effort
30:33and the hustle
30:33you've got a lot of white guys
30:35you know the white jerseys standing around
30:37not doing much
30:39and that's the weak side call
30:42against Rudy Gobert
30:43he's frustrated because he feels like
30:45but down the other end
30:46he was hit in the head by Shen
30:48Goon on one of his attempts
30:49there was no whistle
30:54Houston 12 of 12 at the line
30:56Shen Goon 2 of 2
30:58a 10 high 18 points
31:00you mentioned the efficiency has been
31:02much better of late for Shen Goon
31:04he's 8 of 14 from the floor tonight
31:07and with Durant's struggles
31:09they've needed every point from Shen Goon
31:11in this game just to stay within
31:13striking distance
31:17starting backcourt's got 9 points
31:19not getting much from their bench
31:21only 6 points from their reserves
31:23and that's what you worry about
31:25like with Reed Shepard starting
31:27and Amen Thompson
31:29they were 3 for 10 combined shooting
31:34and both guys will tell you like
31:37we're still figuring it out
31:40McDaniels driving
31:40nice move and he gets it
31:42the ball off the window
31:44he is talented
31:46on both ends of the floor
31:4716 points for Jayden McDaniels
31:51Shen Goon going behind the back
31:53working against Nas Reid
31:55gets into the lane and scores against him
31:58he can back you down and get deep in the paint
32:02and it's over
32:03it may take a hundred dribbles
32:05but it's over
32:0830 seconds to go in the corner
32:11Randall spins
32:13met by Shen Goon
32:14Randall hits the deck
32:16numbers for the Rockets
32:21Smith for 3
32:22hit it
32:24Jabari Smith with a big time triple
32:26to pull Houston within 2
32:28boy you know he's needed that
32:29Jabari Smith is 7 for 12
32:322 for 5 from 3 tonight
32:366 seconds to go in the corner
32:39Randall with 4
32:41gives it up with 2
32:42McDaniels
32:43can't get it at the buzzer
32:45and it's a 2 point game
32:47with 1 quarter to play
32:49here in Minnesota
32:51Dave Pasch
32:52Alfred Shen Goon
32:53might take a couple dribbles
32:55to get himself to the cup
32:57he's coming off a game where he's
32:5816 for 19
33:00he's equally efficient
33:01going to work against Nas
33:03and then
33:05Jabari
33:05big answer
33:10Daniels of the T-Wolves
33:11when I spoke to your coach earlier
33:13he gave you a ton of credit
33:14on the way you were defending Durant
33:15what goes into an assignment like that tonight?
33:18just being relentless
33:19and just having that pride
33:20and that aggression
33:22and not letting the man score on you
33:23and just competing really
33:24you're going into the fourth quarter with a lead
33:27how do you close it out?
33:28just got to make smart plays
33:29every possession counts now
33:31and just stay harder than ever
33:32Jaden good luck
33:33thank you
33:33thank you
33:34Dave DB
33:35and meanwhile
33:36Julius Randall bringing the house down
33:39with a slam
33:39and a Shen Goon foul
33:41so a chance at a 3 point play
33:42just great pocket pass by Bones Highland
33:46and Julius is such a dynamic
33:48top of the floor player
33:51and that's at his best
33:53he's at the rim to me
33:54four rebounds
33:55four assists
33:59got a problem with the net
34:00that's the reason for the delay
34:09Randall 13 points
34:10that's his sixth field goal
34:11he has five turnovers
34:14a couple weeks ago
34:16he had back to back
34:16thirty two point games
34:19against Oklahoma City
34:20and Phoenix
34:21but slumping since
34:24not a full bounce back tonight
34:26but playing better so far
34:27with 14 points
34:29lead is five for the Wolves
34:31opening minute of the fourth
34:32Aaron Holliday
34:33Shen Yudewitt
34:34slide in the third
34:35blocked by Randall
34:38down court
34:39Finney Smith collides with Highland
34:40and a loose ball foul
34:42on Bones Highland
34:45Chris Finch puts his hands
34:47on his head
34:48he's taking a look at the replay overhead
34:53the pass was not great
34:55this was a force
34:56because Dorian Finney-Smith
35:02and this is going to be a
35:03coach's challenge by Chris Finch
35:04yeah because it seemed like
35:06it's a loose ball
35:07right
35:07they both should have
35:08an opportunity
35:09I don't know
35:17the NBA on ESPN
35:19is presented all season long
35:21by State Farm
35:21like a good neighbor
35:23State Farm is there
35:24contact
35:26both guys
35:27going for the ball
35:30possession
35:31Houston
35:31the right call
35:33no question
35:35so you saw the shock
35:36on Gold's face
35:38Chris Finch had his hands
35:40on his head
35:40in disbelief
35:41took a quick look
35:42and decided to challenge
35:44so Chris Finch
35:45will get one more challenge
35:46Ime Udoka
35:47used his challenge
35:48in the first half
35:49and it was not successful
35:53Minnesota by five
35:55largest lead
35:56for the Wolves
35:57was eight
35:57in the first half
35:58Houston led
35:59briefly by two
36:00in the third quarter
36:01Amin Thompson
36:02gets past
36:03DiVincenzo
36:04and smashes it
36:05I like the call
36:06because Kevin Durant
36:07obviously not on the floor
36:09so
36:10a little misdirection
36:12out top
36:12but the whole play
36:13is designed to get
36:14Amin to his right hand
36:16with a little bit of
36:17momentum
36:21Randall on the face up
36:22shot clock down to six
36:24spinning on Smith
36:25in and out
36:26rebound
36:27Shengun
36:31Durant still on the bench
36:33here in the fourth quarter
36:34offensive foul
36:35as Reed is down
36:39it's on Aaron Holiday
36:41his first personal
36:44he's pleading his case
36:45he's coming up
36:47to set a screen
36:48and it's the way
36:50he shapes his body
36:51right
36:52I mean he gives him
36:53a shot
36:54right to the midsection
36:55that doesn't look
36:57like a screen
36:58looks like he's
36:59attempting to like
37:00make a football block
37:03it is pro day
37:04for a lot of guys
37:05today
37:07shot clock
37:08inside a 10
37:12DiVincenzo
37:13rejected by Thompson
37:14and then DiVincenzo
37:16shoves Thompson
37:18don't know if Thompson
37:20was taunting
37:20or if his momentum
37:21just carried him
37:22into DiVincenzo
37:23but DiVincenzo
37:24didn't like it
37:26I just
37:27amend moves
37:28different folks
37:28this is
37:29this is a level
37:30of elite
37:31you think he's got
37:32him beat
37:32and he comes up
37:34with that left hand
37:35and yeah
37:35he might have had
37:36a word or two for him
37:374.6 seconds to shoot
37:41the second block
37:43for Thompson
37:45Reid
37:46on the turnaround
37:47has Reid
37:49having a terrific game
37:51he's got 14 points
37:53and 10 rebounds
37:54there's not a spot
37:55on the floor
37:55that Nars doesn't have
37:56a move
37:57or an answer
37:58or a shot
38:00entry to Thompson
38:02powers it up
38:03and in
38:03plus a foul
38:053 point chance
38:07for Amen Thompson
38:10I mean
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