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00:00I have confidence that these guys can produce come playoff time Io on Minnesota side and Dana's Jenkins on Detroit's
00:08side and we are underway this is Jenkins with the handle defended by Devin Shinzo again Detroit won this head
00:17to head meeting going away on Saturday Minnesota looking for revenge and there's Dana's Jenkins right on two bones early
00:24attack and you know the matchup between Gobert and Duren as we as we mentioned in the open
00:29it's going to be significant as well two guys who do play down low not a lot of stretch five
00:34ball going on in these lineups to start the game two guys with the highest two-point attempt rate in
00:40the NBA this is Devin Shinzo from downtown off the heel Asar Thompson the board
00:51both these teams coming off a win following a loss this is Robinson floater in the pants is pure it's
00:58a great hesitation by Duncan knowing that they're going to trail over every screen he's at to take him off
01:04the three-point line so the mid-range shot typically open for Duncan Robinson
01:10Randall
01:11Randall toss it inside Gobert made the catch and is fouled
01:17well the highest free throw attempt rates in the NBA Rudy Gobert will go to the line where he's a
01:2253% foul shooter on the season
01:27first foul on Asar Thompson
01:34amazed at the consistency that Rudy Gobert throughout his career has played on the defensive end of the court I
01:39know there's a lot of shiny objects out there defensively across the league that are getting talked about and for
01:46good reason but Rudy's defense again has been elite for the Minnesota Timberwolves and gives Chris Finch and his team
01:53a chance every night to be competitive
01:58and he just continues to block out all the noise so much criticism of his game he's a four-time
02:03defensive player of the year for a reason
02:06he splits a pair at the free throw line pistons by three Robinson defended by the veteran Conley
02:14Rudy Gobert nearly on cue had a steal on Durin Durin recovers got it back got the leg
02:23Jalen Durin has some of the best hands in the league and even though bobbling those it felt like he
02:28was in control as long as he can see it
02:30typically he could grab it
02:32the sumo
02:34outside to Randall flicks the wrist got a tray
02:38Chris Finch told us before the game is three-point shooting was was not great for a stretch but it's
02:43starting to come around even watching Julius and warm-ups just shaking his head at every miss it's a good
02:48sign early on
02:49it's a good sign
02:50Jenkins rolls in a trifecta
02:52Jenkins rolls in a trifecta
02:54Jenkins
02:54what a story for Danis Jenkins
02:56Jenkins
02:58oh a steal Thompson to thievery and fouled from behind by the sumo
03:06I know Julius didn't see him I didn't either
03:08I didn't
03:09we're sitting right here
03:10we're sitting right here
03:11we're sitting right here
03:11and I love Jason Mason 24 years as the public address announcer in Detroit and he calls this guy the
03:17NBA stop sign
03:18and he is not wrong
03:20for Thompson
03:21what a great nickname that is
03:23no doubt
03:23Mason still there he is
03:25the best
03:26PA announcer
03:28in the NBA say that respectfully but he's just
03:31on another level
03:36Thompson missing at the free throw line he also struggles at the charity strike 56 percent
03:41on the season and
03:43the story line continues to be between him and his twin brother in Houston
03:48that jump shot comes along
03:50I mean there will really be a problem
03:53they're already a problem
03:54but that's the one
03:55they're twenty twenty three years old
03:57there still is some time but the defense is so elite
04:00yes
04:01that's why they're earning their minutes
04:02Conley
04:03too strong
04:04Gobert the offensive board
04:09Gobert taking his time
04:10over to Randall
04:12Randall
04:13utilizing the Gobert screen
04:15short on the three
04:17and Robinson chased down the board and saved it
04:22Dern will bring it up
04:24what makes him dangerous
04:25near crossover
04:27turned it over
04:31this is the sumo wide open
04:33and trains the three
04:35the flow of traffic defensively
04:37got to everybody
04:38but Io
04:39spotted up at the three point line
04:41an easy feed
04:42from Mike Conley
04:43for that three
04:46Jenkins
04:47spinning
04:48toss out
04:51Thompson will hand it off to Robinson
04:53back to Thompson
04:55cut off by Gobert
04:56jump off to Dern
04:57Dern
04:58through
04:59the contact
04:59lays it in
05:01you don't see Jalen Dern
05:02hesitating much
05:03but he knew Rudy was there
05:04wanted to make sure
05:05he had his timing right
05:06before
05:07storing that bucket
05:07in the paint
05:11this is David Shinzo
05:12out to the sumo
05:14that one is long
05:16and the Timberwolves
05:18two for six
05:19have not attempted
05:20a single shot
05:21inside the three point arc
05:25and that pass too high
05:27but a foul is called
05:29Conley can't believe it
05:32back to transition
05:34where you just have to
05:35you have to mark your man
05:36like a soccer player
05:37does in the open field
05:39no mark on Io
05:40he's able to knock that
05:41three down
05:42and then you're gonna see
05:43a lot of this I think
05:44tonight with Jalen Dern
05:45operating at the top of the
05:46key showing his ball skills
05:47and passing ability
05:48trying to find some cutters
05:50as Detroit looks to find
05:51space
05:52and keeps Gobert away
05:53from the lane
05:54this is Jenkins
05:55can't hit the J
05:58and here comes Randall
06:00the other way
06:00averaging 21 points
06:01per contest
06:03Conley
06:04back to Randall
06:06will the Timberwolves
06:07attempt the two point shot
06:09the sumo double crossover
06:11toss out to Conley
06:13he will not
06:15Conley going from downtown
06:20still got it
06:21still got it
06:22Mike Conley
06:23well done
06:25Mike Conley
06:2938 years
06:3038 years young
06:30this is Dern
06:31going at Gobert
06:32once again
06:33he's coming off
06:34a 31 point effort
06:36and the last win
06:37for the Pistons
06:38over Toronto
06:39on Tuesday
06:44between the leg pass
06:45to Conley
06:46Conley is bumped
06:47by Dern
06:51Dern's gonna pick up
06:52his first
06:54nifty play there
06:56by Rudy
06:57and Jalen with
06:58really a business decision
07:00to not try to go
07:00over the top
07:01of Rudy Gobert
07:02and showing you his dexterity
07:04finishing
07:05with the left hand
07:05and off the glass
07:07he's been awesome
07:08without Kate Cunningham
07:10in the lineup
07:10that sort of stability
07:11for him offensively
07:1430 point game
07:15he's had eight of them
07:16this year
07:16only one
07:17last season
07:21there's Jada McDaniels
07:22knee injury
07:24and he's
07:25listed as week to week
07:28for the Minnesota
07:29Timberwolves
07:30all the talk of what
07:31what a disruptor
07:33Asar Thompson is
07:34for Detroit
07:34that's what Jada McDaniels
07:36is for the Minnesota
07:37Timberwolves
07:37yeah and actually because
07:38of the way his game
07:39has grown offensively
07:41he's had some
07:42some nights
07:42that are upper tier
07:44on that end
07:45and they're gonna need
07:46him back if they're gonna
07:47go anywhere
07:48he's made a leap
07:49offensively for sure
07:50Duran
07:51staying with it
07:52scores once again
07:55Duran already a problem
07:57in this one
07:57he has eight points
08:02mid-range J
08:03won't go for Randall
08:04Thompson the board
08:05tiptoeing the sideline
08:07got it ahead to Robinson
08:11Robinson nearly lost it
08:17Paris
08:18over to Jenkins
08:20rising
08:20and connects
08:22that's a tough shot
08:23you go back door
08:24at full speed
08:24you put on the brakes
08:25and to be able to get
08:27your balance
08:29Dana's Jenkins
08:30nice jump shot there
08:31mid-range
08:31Dickinson Duran
08:3215 of Detroit's
08:3418 points
08:35thus far
08:38Randall going to work
08:39through contact
08:40and earned a trip
08:42to the line
08:44and it's been
08:46awfully impressive
08:47has increased his
08:48scoring by
08:4910 points
08:50the assist numbers
08:52you were telling me
08:52during the break
08:53you're really impressed
08:53with
08:54the fact that he's
08:56when you start to
08:58score like that
08:58asking a guy to
08:59become a willing
09:00passer along with it
09:01can sometimes be tough
09:02for younger players
09:03this is a 24 year old
09:05who knows himself
09:06and he'll bet
09:07on himself
09:08after Detroit
09:09had offered him
09:10a minimum contract
09:11he said
09:12I'm not going to take it
09:13I want to keep playing
09:14he played so well
09:15he ended up getting
09:16a two year eight
09:17million dollar deal
09:18and the payoff
09:19has been huge
09:20not only in terms of
09:21him and his belief
09:22in himself
09:23it's been a big payoff
09:24for the Detroit Pistons
09:26and the position
09:27they have needed
09:27and every night
09:28he's shown up
09:32Randall Good
09:33at the free-throw line
09:34it's 18-14 Detroit
09:36here is Jenkins
09:37being defended
09:38by DeSumo
09:39Jenkins
09:40nice pass
09:41Harris
09:41got the lay
09:43right on cue
09:44Jenkins with the assist
09:46I love it when you
09:47give the script
09:48to the players
09:49and Jenkins
09:50making that play
09:51how about DeSumo
09:53another guy
09:54stepping up
09:55when needed
09:55said both of these guys
09:57just huge pieces
09:58of the close
09:59to the season
10:00with things
10:01still at stake
10:03and Tobias Harris
10:07limping
10:08and Jeanette
10:09shoot around
10:10lifts everybody up
10:11thank you KP
10:12this is Robinson
10:14from deep
10:15swish
10:18three
10:20Duncan Robinson
10:2372% of his points
10:25come from downtown
10:26he gives the Pistons
10:27a six-point advantage
10:32Tobias Harris
10:33had to go back to the
10:34locker room
10:34DeVincenzo
10:35360 kick out
10:37this is Bones Highland
10:39on the drive
10:40stops
10:41pops hits
10:44we talked about
10:45a guy
10:45taking advantage
10:46of his opportunity
10:47Bones no different
10:48has been a huge
10:50offensive spark
10:51for them
10:51the sumo
10:52the steel
10:53Highland
10:54faces it down
10:55and is fouled
10:56by Duncan Robinson
10:59Bones Highland
11:00was
11:00not expected to get
11:02a you know
11:02a lot of minutes
11:03earlier in this season
11:04given the
11:05depth chart for the
11:06Minnesota Timberwolves
11:07but if he was given
11:07the opportunity to
11:08point Bones
11:09he's excelled
11:11and both him and
11:12the sumo
11:12has not reached
11:14takes a cheap one
11:15I love the nickname
11:17they have
11:17the twin turbos
11:18playing together
11:19there's been some
11:20positive
11:20positive moments
11:21for those two
11:23perhaps a bad pass
11:26as the Pistons
11:27turned it over
11:27in the last meeting
11:28between these two teams
11:29that's something the
11:30Timberwolves weren't able
11:31to take advantage of
11:32the Pistons turned it over
11:34twenty times
11:35on Saturday
11:36against Minnesota
11:37the Wolves are only able
11:38to convert that
11:39into seven points
11:40and that's something that
11:41Chris Finch lamented
11:42after that loss
11:43and as much as
11:44Coach Finch was
11:45talking about that
11:46I do recall that
11:47Detroit's pretty good
11:49in transition defense
11:50fourth best in the league
11:51in opponents transition
11:53points
11:53so hard to come by
11:55even though you might
11:55want them against this
11:56Detroit team
11:59Highland fires some deep
12:01long
12:01long
12:02and Karis LeBert
12:03reserve guard
12:05off the bench
12:06and into the ballgame
12:07Kevin Herter
12:09over to Javonte Green
12:11hounded by Reed
12:15Duren now has it poked away
12:17out of bounds
12:17telling the shot clock
12:18for the Pistons
12:21I'll talk about defense
12:23Detroit is shooting
12:24eighty-three percent
12:25so far
12:26in this opening frame
12:29Minnesota's got them
12:30right where they want
12:31right here
12:33all on the inside
12:34another poke away
12:35by Rudy Gobert
12:36all on the inside though
12:38it's coming points in the
12:39paint where Detroit's
12:40number one so
12:40try to make them make some
12:42jump shots before
12:42this quarter ends
12:44there is another
12:45turnover there for Detroit
12:46Duren trying to beat the
12:48shot clock and lost control
12:49of it out of bounds
12:51Kyle Anderson on the floor
12:53for Minnesota
12:54the sure-handed veteran
12:58the sumo
13:01and a crowd
13:03tried to go glass
13:04no
13:04Gobert the offensive board
13:06out to Highland
13:09Highland
13:12will attack Duren
13:13Highland to the rack
13:14I think Duren got a piece
13:16of that as well
13:17so lucky for bones
13:18that one creeps in
13:19getting past Duren
13:20two-point ball game
13:22there's a blur there
13:23from Danis Jenkins
13:24can't hit the leg
13:26the sumo
13:27pass to the rim
13:28blocked
13:29Duren got a piece of that
13:31yeah there's a little bit
13:32of that speed though
13:33coming from Minnesota
13:35LaVert won't take the three
13:38got it back from Duren
13:39LaVert
13:40can't go glass
13:42that ball the ricochet
13:43into the hands of Green
13:47Turner
13:49spin it away from trouble
13:51Herter to Duren
13:52for the lay
13:54oh beautiful feed
13:55from Kevin Herter
13:58what a great move by Kevin
14:00on the top to spin away
14:01and a great delivery
14:05under three to go
14:07in this opening quarter
14:11Duren
14:12Kylan
14:13gave it up to Reed
14:14Reed on the baseline
14:16got up
14:17and is fouled
14:20that was a big man meeting
14:22at the rim
14:23and Reed will shoot two
14:25second on Duren
14:26well let's go back to one of
14:27the dynamics that Kevin Herter
14:28is going to really help this
14:29Detroit team out and that is
14:30his ability to pass the ball
14:33on the move
14:34and then we come back with the
14:35two big men meeting at the
14:37summit for a bit
14:37and Duren picks up the foul as
14:39Nas Reed
14:40on the attack
14:43Reed has had issues with the
14:45shoulder
14:46sixth man of the year
14:47two seasons ago
14:48he's had a strong year this
14:50season
14:50and he'll be in the
14:52conversation once again as he
14:53misses that first free
14:54throwing
14:55still having issues with that
14:57right shoulders
14:58as we take a look at the
14:58upcoming national TV schedule
15:00tomorrow NBA TV Bulls at
15:02Knicks
15:02Saturday on Prime Video
15:04a good one
15:05Spurs at the Nuggets
15:06at 3 p.m. Eastern
15:07Saturday NBA TV
15:08Pistons at the Sixers
15:10for more of these games
15:11go to NBA.com
15:12or visit the NBA app
15:15it's amazing you're doing
15:16all three of those games
15:17Brady
15:17this match for a possible
15:19this match
15:20we got 2.35 to go in this
15:24first quarter
15:25Levert on the logo
15:26is Pistons top record
15:29in the Eastern Conference
15:30they've held that birth
15:31mark since early November
15:33Herder
15:34contributing off the bench
15:36Kevin starting to find
15:37his confidence with this
15:38Detroit team
15:39I talked about his play
15:40making
15:40of course a good shooter
15:42but defensively his
15:43physicality just different
15:45than Duncan Robinson
15:46and that's a help to
15:47Bickerstaff
15:48when they're getting deeper
15:49into the playoffs with
15:50size
15:51Randall good from deep
15:53his second triple
15:54of the night
15:55two great threes with tempo
15:57the one he rushed in front
15:58of the Pistons bench
15:59Randall missed
16:00oh
16:01cookies
16:01Randall
16:03to the rack
16:04got the leg
16:07great individual
16:08open for defense
16:10from Julius Randall
16:12Randall
16:13in double figures
16:14with ten
16:16Minnesota within one
16:23this is Ron Holland the second
16:26gonna go and read here
16:27Holland turn the corner
16:29lays it home
16:31maybe not the best decision
16:32for Nas to pressure up like
16:33that shot clock down in a
16:35non-shooter a little bit of
16:36space with a health to
16:37Holland on a great attack to
16:39score two
16:41Highland no good
16:42long rebound saved by
16:45Javonte green
16:47murder
16:48fires from deep
16:49off the heel
16:50and Terence Shannon
16:52with the board
16:53Shannon
16:55aggressive downhill
16:56got the layup
16:57how many times you see that
16:59this year
16:59Grady covering the
17:00Timberwolves
17:01Terence Shannon in the open
17:03course
17:03it's a driving force
17:05right hand left hand uses
17:06those broad shoulders
17:08just to play in that space to
17:10get to the rim
17:11pocket pass to Reed
17:12Paul Reed
17:14look out
17:16it was a red-hot pass that
17:18was ill-advised and out of
17:19bounds
17:21Minnesota
17:22a chance to take the lead
17:24despite allowing the Pistons
17:26to shoot 72% so far in this
17:29first quarter
17:33Randall
17:33no
17:36pass up ahead to Paul
17:38Reed
17:39Reed
17:39step through
17:41no
17:42tip is up and off
17:43Nas read the board
17:45four second difference shot
17:47in game clock
17:54Randall
17:56ten points on three of six
17:58shootings in this opening
18:00quarter
18:01four seconds
18:02Randall
18:03outside
18:04Highland
18:05for three
18:06that won't go
18:07Anderson
18:08tipped it home
18:09with 2.1 on the clock
18:12Wolves on top
18:14Levert
18:15will heave it from mid-court
18:17and well off the mark
18:20first
18:21we call this
18:22Canadian tuxedo
18:24what is this thing
18:24from Shea Gildersale
18:26Alexander
18:27the number two leading scorer
18:28in the NBA
18:29that'll be a fun one
18:30Kevin Harland
18:31Steve Nash
18:32Stan Van Gundy
18:35Lucas Gunn
18:35so Hollywood
18:37he's gone Hollywood
18:38he's gone Hollywood
18:38he's gone Hollywood
18:39what a month
18:39what a month of March he had
18:43this is Marcus Sasser
18:46on the drive down the lane
18:48and Shannon got his hand
18:49caught in the cookie jar
18:51injury's a issue for both of these teams
18:54coming into this matchup
18:55and Christina Pink looks like the Pistons
18:57have some more potential injury woes
18:59yeah Tobias Harris
19:00went back to the locker room
19:02in that first quarter
19:03I am told
19:03he is now questionable
19:04to return
19:05it is a left knee contusion guys
19:07they're already of course
19:09without
19:09Cade Cunningham
19:10as KP mentioned earlier
19:12he'll be reevaluated in a week
19:13for the Timberwolves
19:14no Anthony Edwards
19:16illness
19:17and his knee
19:18here's another look at what happened
19:20to Tobias Harris
19:22again
19:22left knee contusion
19:24questionable to return
19:25but going back to Ant
19:26missing this ball game
19:27now makes Edwards
19:28ineligible for any
19:29postseason awards
19:31well again so much talk
19:33about the 65 game rule
19:35and it's gonna be really
19:36interesting I think Brady
19:37at the end of the year
19:38to see if the league does
19:40make an amendment
19:41given the participation
19:43the statistical contributions
19:45that have been made by these
19:47guys this year it's been
19:48historical
19:48and it'd be a shame
19:50ten years from now
19:51to look back and not
19:52give these guys the shine
19:54and the awards and the accolades
19:56that they deserve
19:57for performing
19:58the way they have
19:59to your point
20:00Anthony Edwards
20:01may end up playing 64 games
20:02this season
20:03yeah no it just doesn't
20:04it doesn't feel right
20:05it doesn't seem right
20:07and maybe the league
20:08will be right
20:09that is
20:10Karis Levert
20:11with a nice looking
20:13Jay from the corner
20:17Pistons with the 35-31 advantage
20:20Highland tried a court school pass
20:22that was easily intercepted
20:24Detroit the other way
20:27Levert
20:28going at read
20:29got by him
20:30finished with the left
20:33just great job of keeping
20:34the floor spread
20:35on the backside
20:36no chance for
20:38Kyle Anderson to come over
20:40and be a detractor on that play
20:42good aggressive drive
20:43seven unanswered by the Pistons
20:46to start the second quarter
20:49Brandon
20:50drawing a crowd
20:51three defenders
20:52gave it up to Shannon
20:54Shannon splits the D
20:55outside
20:56read
20:56three ball
20:57corner pocket
20:59three
21:02first points
21:05of this second quarter
21:06for Minnesota
21:07this is Levert
21:09on the other corner
21:10air ball
21:11Highland
21:12hit the turbo button
21:13over to Shannon
21:14Shannon
21:15two more
21:15I wonder how many times
21:17Bones Highland's been in the
21:18open floor
21:19and has to throw ahead
21:20yeah he's out there so fast
21:22but Terrence Shannon
21:23another great finish in transition
21:25and the two on one
21:26a benefit to Minnesota
21:28out and running
21:31that pass
21:32to Herter
21:33and just
21:34a lack of defensive awareness
21:37there
21:37that ball just dropped into
21:39Herter's lap
21:45and foul on the floor
21:47James Capers all over it
21:49Holland got the worst of that
21:50I think Nas Reed and Holland
21:52head to head
21:53on that screen
21:54a little bit of a shove
21:56but both of them bumping into
21:57each other
21:58up top
22:01both guys hard-headed
22:03ouch
22:05maybe the elbow from Nas Reed
22:07after his contact
22:08catching Holland
22:09but either way
22:10both players
22:11smarting after
22:12the double screen away
22:15we got a challenge
22:17on the floor
22:18the call went against
22:21unsuccessful challenge
22:22for J.B. Bickerstaff
22:24he didn't even
22:24look at his assistant
22:26coaching staff
22:26he looked up at the
22:27jumbotron and saw
22:28when he felt
22:29Nas Reed initiating
22:31this contact
22:31with Ron Holland
22:33and challenged the play
22:35the officials
22:38upholding the call
22:39the ball on the floor
22:40Highland misses the three
22:42and as a ball
22:44you know
22:44as an offensive player
22:46as Reed got the block
22:47there
22:47you're entitled
22:48to a line
22:49and he felt that
22:51Ron Holland
22:51knocked him off his path
22:53J.B. challenging the call
22:54and
22:55Nas Reed
22:56then starts
22:57barking at
22:58well the best way
22:59the best way to resolve issues
23:01is to not bring emotion
23:02into the discussion
23:03and
23:03obviously you can see
23:05J.B. and Nas
23:05cooler heads prevailing
23:07but
23:08he did get taken off
23:09his intended path
23:10and I think
23:10even though contact from Nas
23:12that's where the referees
23:13made the determination
23:15on the foul
23:16Reed chases down the rebound
23:18so
23:18that'll be something to keep in mind
23:20if this game is close
23:21down the stretch
23:22the Pistons
23:23out of challenges
23:24how about Shannon
23:25squeezing that one through
23:26I mean there's just
23:28not a lot of slowdown
23:29for Terrence Shannon
23:30if there's an angle
23:31he can get his shoulders round
23:32and he's gonna go to it
23:34second year out of Illinois
23:36Pistons out of control
23:38Wolves gaining momentum
23:40Randle
23:41won't take the three
23:42nice jabs
23:43to Randle
23:44with the finesse
23:45timeout Detroit
23:50Chris Fitch talking about
23:51getting his team out
23:52and playing fast
23:53they didn't do it
23:54the last game
23:55they're certainly getting a
23:56big dose of it here
23:57in the first half
24:02he's at 19 then 9
24:04then 24 then 11
24:06then 24
24:08already 12 in this one
24:10so good sign that
24:11the confidence of Julian
24:12Vendel's offensive ability
24:14coming back
24:15they need that assertiveness
24:16in the absence of
24:17Anthony Edwards
24:19Asar Thompson outside
24:21Robinson cut off
24:22on the drive
24:24flips it up
24:25no but a foul
24:26on the interior
24:30and it's going against
24:32Terrence Shannon Jr.
24:35see that kind of chemistry
24:36Duncan Robinson
24:37constantly moving
24:38but knowing that Duren
24:39if he gets off the ball
24:40and moves fast enough
24:41potentially could get it back
24:43and ends up getting free
24:44throws out of his
24:45activity
24:48Robinson in his first season
24:50in Detroit
24:51knocking down that first free
24:52throw
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25:05Duncan's had an interesting year
25:07he's shooting 10 percent better
25:08at home
25:10then on the road from the
25:12three point line so
25:13interesting to see if that
25:14trend continues to come play off
25:16time but that's just a curious
25:17number
25:20and the Pistons
25:21and the Pistons
25:22eyeing that number one seed
25:24in the Eastern Conference
25:26and the Pistons
25:35eyeing that number one seed
25:38in the Eastern Conference
25:48lost it up
25:48Steven Shinzo made the catch
25:50and lays it in
25:52great balance
25:54great control
25:54and then a tough finish
25:55over Holland
25:56for Dante
25:56to collect two
25:59Minnesota 42
26:00Detroit 41
26:02Robinson lost it
26:03Randall the other way
26:07Randall
26:07hard drive
26:09outside look
26:10to Conley
26:12great set up by Julius
26:14Mike Conley
26:15with his feet set
26:16and Detroit
26:17just some
26:18open court
26:19kind of driving too hard
26:21a little bit out of control
26:22turnovers are turning into
26:23points for Minnesota
26:26Conley in his 19th season
26:28out of Ohio State
26:30Thompson
26:31in the lane
26:32won't go
26:36Wolves enjoying their largest
26:38lead of the night
26:39Randall
26:40and attack mode
26:41in the hands of Conley
26:43back to Randall
26:44back to the basket
26:45on the baseline
26:48little crab dribble
26:49on Thompson
26:50shoulder fake
26:51fade away
26:52short
26:57Holland
26:58behind the back
26:59Holland
27:00outside
27:01Sasser
27:01a no dip three
27:03is short
27:04and Chris Finch
27:06trying to calm things down
27:08with the timeout
27:11639 to go
27:12in the first half
27:13Minnesota
27:14leading by four
27:15here on season
27:17that he's been having
27:18what I'm hopeful for
27:20Grady is that they're eligible
27:21to provide playoff moments
27:23for us
27:23get healthy
27:24play at that level
27:26enough about the 65 game
27:28or just getting these guys
27:29back and on the floor
27:30to do what they do best
27:32the Nets lead there also
27:33go bear can't hit
27:37we know that both those guys
27:40make their respective teams
27:41championship contenders
27:43the rifle pass
27:44Robinson
27:46right between the eyes
27:54the sumo got it back from go bear
27:57outside to Conley
27:58block
28:00that was a
28:01volleyball rejection
28:02from a
28:03outside Thompson
28:05outside looks
28:07about a green
28:08won't go
28:09during the offensive ball
28:14Pistons trying to regain the lead
28:16neither team is led by more than six
28:19as go bear
28:21fouling during
28:24go back after the Danish Jenkins drive out to Thompson Thompson with great vision cross court
28:30for Duncan to get his first three of the game
28:32and then how much ground did he cover oh and by the way I'm just going to throw both hands
28:36up
28:37to try to block that shot
28:38the athleticism to do that is stupid
28:41and even on that replay you can't see but Ben Wallace is sitting over there had a great field bit
28:45along the baseline
28:46and a gentleman's clap over there so Ben Wallace loving that kind of hustle
28:53shout out Ben Wallace talking about former defensive players of the year one of the NBA's great all-time
28:59defenders let's check it with KP
29:02Asar Thompson by the way is known for very obsessive film study
29:06he watches it after every game and we're not talking about when he gets home
29:10he is sitting at his locker right after the game when guys are usually shower trying to get out of
29:15the arena
29:15he told me I've always been that way but I want to watch it when it's fresh when there's plays
29:20that I know I want to look back at
29:21and obviously those good habits are paying dividends
29:24no doubt about it
29:26no doubt about it
29:27here's Devin Chinso
29:28up top to Connelly
29:30now it's DeSumo
29:30shot clock winding down on Minnesota
29:33four seconds
29:35this is Connelly quick trigger it's gone
29:38how much did Mike have to speed up that shot saying oh
29:41I sure got the last one I better get this one off a lot faster
29:45huge contributions from Mike Connelly here three or five in this one with a couple of free throws as well
29:52under five to go in the second corner Robinson too strong go bear the board and here's DeSumo
30:03Connelly
30:04Connelly oh he'll fire again
30:06bottles
30:08and the bench just absolutely loving this performance from the veteran Mike Connelly
30:14turn back the clock Mike Connelly
30:20largest lead for the Wolves
30:23Jenkins
30:24inside floats it up well short
30:27and Connelly will chase down the board caught in the air
30:30talking to DeSumo
30:34Connelly has the last nine for the Wolves
30:36as go bear
30:39fouled underneath by Robinson
30:41I'm going to talk to Mike Connelly about what he ate pregame because I want some of that after the
30:46game
30:46I mean he's all over the place
30:47the quick three that time and then
30:51during backs off
30:52Mike's got the hot hand and knocks down
30:55another trip
30:56not only didn't score
30:58and Monday's victory over Dallas
31:00got the start
31:00in that game for an unorthodox reason
31:03is uh
31:04Anthony Edwards was in the bathroom
31:06this will take a look at tonight's
31:07live endgame odds presented by FanDuel
31:18this ball game
31:20I thought
31:21yeah I joked with my friends that I had this game and they thought the
31:25wins Tiger game is going to break out
31:27the defense played in this one
31:30but Minnesota doing a great job on the road here
31:33just setting the pace and setting the tone
31:35of seven here
31:37both teams shooting better than 50% from the floor
31:39so far this first half
31:41pocket pass over to Durant
31:43toss it up
31:44how about Thompson making a ridiculous catch
31:46going at DeSumo here
31:48dump off to Durant
31:49Durant
31:50seeing the crowd
31:51Thompson
31:53outside look
31:54Green got it off
31:56well off the mark
31:57another rebound for Gobert
31:58his fourth of the first half
32:01and Jenkins slaps it out of bounds
32:04really good discipline defense
32:06that last time DeSumo didn't come out to guard
32:08Thompson at all
32:10and thought you know I'll just stay back here
32:12let him drive so the space taken up
32:14and Minnesota blasts out
32:15at the baseline out of bounds position here
32:21Kyle Anderson
32:23on the drive
32:24step throw
32:25slow-mo
32:26can't get it to go
32:31Pistons
32:32trailing by seven
32:33Thompson
32:35the turn around game
32:36won't go
32:38and DeSumo the other way
32:40pass up ahead
32:41Gobert couldn't make the grab
32:43it's out of bounds
32:44to Detroit
32:45you can see Minnesota is just
32:48really comfortable sitting back
32:49against this Detroit team
32:51other than Duncan Robinson
32:52they're gonna allow some of these guys
32:54to take shots
32:56especially when Thompson and Green
32:58are out there
32:58sitting back
33:00trying to collect
33:01any kind of action
33:02coming to the paint
33:04again Detroit
33:05beat Minnesota by 22 points
33:08on Saturday
33:09outscoring the Wolves
33:1060 to 32 in the paint
33:12shot clock winding down
33:14Duren
33:14long two
33:17you'll see him shoot very many
33:19from that far
33:19it was inside the arc
33:20but still
33:22long two
33:23from Jalen Duren
33:24long three
33:25is short
33:26from Di Vincenzo
33:32Dinkins
33:33working on Conley
33:35and Conley
33:36got him around the waist
33:41I don't know
33:42I was looking at the numbers
33:43pretty is it
33:43like eight or nine shots
33:45that Duren has made outside the
33:47paint all year long
33:48I mean it is a minuscule
33:49number so
33:51to see that
33:52obviously a
33:52late grenade
33:54I mean soft touch
33:55but very very rare
33:56Haley's comment of
33:58shots from Jalen Duren
34:00you're talking to J.B. Vickerstaff
34:02before the game
34:03but he just loves the
34:04the growth
34:05and the offensive growth
34:07that he's seen from Jalen
34:08Duren
34:08this season
34:09and just marvel to how quickly
34:12he's been able to take his
34:13game to another level
34:14on the offensive end
34:15the most games
34:24since the 76-77 campaign with
34:2730 points
34:28and at least 75 percent
34:30shooting in a single season
34:32and Jalen Duren
34:33good company
34:34post all-star break
34:36he's averaging 23 points
34:37on 69 percent
34:39true shooting
34:41that's the best of all players
34:43that are averaging 20 or more
34:44that shooting percentage
34:46just tells you how efficient he is
34:48and so
34:48to J.B.'s point about
34:50picking up things on the offense
34:51it's not just
34:52the interior scoring
34:54it's also
34:54when he needs to be aggressive
34:56when he needs to be a playmaker
34:58and still being the vocal
34:59defensive captain for them
35:01on the defensive end
35:032.30 to go
35:05in the first half
35:06the Sumo
35:10it's over to Anderson
35:12Anderson
35:13oh to the Sumo
35:15and it's deflected out of bounds
35:17no foul
35:18and again the Pistons
35:20they're arguing that it should be their ball
35:23but they are unable to challenge the rest of the ball game
35:26good timing on the cut
35:27you can see that
35:28Sir Thompson from behind
35:29gets the ball
35:30I don't think the Sumo
35:31had anything to do
35:32with a touch
35:33before it going out of bounds
35:34so 3.2 here
35:36Highland
35:37may not be aware of the clock
35:39oh
35:40last second
35:41prayer answered
35:43from Highland
35:43can I fill you in on something great
35:45Bones was aware of the clock
35:46he can't see it
35:49your namesake
35:50that's Paul Reed
35:51with the plus inside
35:552 minutes to go
35:56first half
35:59Wolves by 3
36:04the Sumo
36:06over to Anderson
36:08Highland now
36:11Highland
36:12tossed up another prayer
36:14that time it wasn't answered
36:17Jenkins
36:17nice bounce pass
36:19Green
36:19met at the summit
36:21blocked by DeVincenzo
36:22Anderson
36:23another rejection
36:24defense for the Wolves
36:26can they turn it to offense
36:28Highland for 3
36:29in and out
36:31and a loose ball foul
36:34will keep it here
36:37well we'll go back to the
36:39controversial
36:40did Bones know the shot clock
36:41well
36:42I think he did
36:43but so did Kyle Anderson
36:44telling him
36:45get that one off
36:46get that one off
36:47Bones no problem for him to score
36:48and how about
36:49the defense
36:50Minnesota
36:50Dante first
36:52and then tracking it
36:53Kyle Anderson second
36:55and then hustling down
36:56was Gobert
36:57but look at Dante up there
36:58come on now
36:59he's the rim protector
37:02and Kyle Anderson
37:03and Kyle Anderson
37:04you know it's so
37:04so interesting
37:05Kyle as an addition
37:06to them
37:07if Rudy's off the court
37:08I think Kyle Anderson
37:09could play some small
37:10ball five
37:11and be a background
37:12background defender
37:13at that spot
37:14that's gonna allow
37:15Minnesota to play some
37:16interesting small lineups
37:17in the playoff
37:18Rudy Gobert
37:19picks up an offensive
37:20foul
37:21it'll be his second
37:26just the fourth turnover
37:27in this first half
37:29for Minnesota
37:31see if Rudy's moving
37:32gets that
37:33shoulder out
37:34I've seen
37:35I've seen a lot worse
37:36creating
37:37what gets called that time
37:44not the most physical call
37:45we were expected in the
37:46ballgame between these two
37:47teams
37:48Detroit shouldn't even
37:49want that call
37:50they should say
37:51we're okay
37:52approach it a minute to go
37:54in the second quarter
37:55Thompson
37:57over to Holland
37:59Holland
38:00attacking
38:00got the lay over
38:02Gobert
38:02well the tough shot
38:04by Ron Holland
38:04coming full speed
38:06right at Rudy Gobert
38:07and gets that one to go
38:10Anderson
38:12over to the Sumo
38:13the Sumo firing
38:15that won't go
38:17and Jenkins the board
38:19this is trying to take the
38:21lead to close the period
38:25Jenkins is fouled
38:27on the floor
38:30it'll be free throws
38:31for Dennis Jenkins
38:36that feels like a full
38:37definition of
38:38continuation as
38:39Kyle Anderson had a hand in
38:41there as well
38:42a couple big steps from
38:43Dana's Jenkins
38:44and
38:45he's awarded these two free
38:46throws on the attack
38:47Mike Conley on the bench
38:49already with the season high
38:50in points
38:5114
38:52from Minnesota in the first half
38:55Jenkins
38:55Jenkins meanwhile he's been
38:56averaging
38:57twenty points in his last
38:59seven outings
39:00stay tuned for the half
39:02presented by AT&T
39:04in the studio
39:05Taylor Rooks
39:06alongside Dirk Nabiski
39:07Blake Griffin
39:09shooting
39:10and you don't as Haslam
39:11getting shots up
39:15they still got it
39:18at the end of the year
39:19Taylor Rooks shooting
39:20percentage better go up by
39:22at least 15 percent
39:23we got Dirk in there and
39:25Steve Nash in there and
39:27UD can help her with some
39:29mid-range games
39:29but
39:32she'll be much improved
39:35a nine second difference
39:37on game clock
39:38Randall at the elbow
39:39little jab step and he
39:41lost it out of bounds off
39:42his shoe
39:42shot clock off
39:43Pistons can hold for the
39:45final shot of the court
39:51trying to do an offense
39:53defense substitution
39:54Duncan Robinson and
39:56LeVert coming into the game
39:57to get Detroit a few more
39:59options with this nineteen five
40:01to go
40:07Robinson to work it in
40:08it's been a back and forth
40:10affair a game of runs thus
40:12far
40:14Pistons trying to break a tie
40:16to close this first half
40:25Jenkins on the logo
40:26got a screen from Reed
40:29five seconds
40:30Robinson
40:31pump fake
40:32fires
40:33and
40:34won't get the bounce
40:36and
40:36rebound
40:37secured by Highland
40:38that's how the
40:39first half
40:40team for you already
40:42what's gotten into you
40:43um
40:43just finally making some
40:44shots honestly
40:45team is doing a good job
40:46of finding me in places
40:47where I can be effective
40:48and trying to do as much
40:50as I can while I answer
40:51it feels like you guys
40:52it feels like you guys
40:52started to turn things up on
40:53the defensive end as the game
40:54went on how do you carry that
40:56over into the second half
40:57just some consistency
40:58consistency on that end I
40:59think we've been kind of up
41:00and down on the physicality
41:01department and this team is
41:03very physical you know in
41:04order to match that we have
41:05to do it on both ends of the
41:06floor defensively is where we
41:07have to hang our hat
41:08all right thanks so much Mike
41:09back to you guys
41:10thank you so much KP
41:12DiVincenzo a three to start the
41:14scoring in the third quarter
41:15yeah the helpful thing is
41:16after Conley had that
41:17that awesome first half for him
41:20Dante DiVincenzo 0 for 5
41:22Bones Highland 0 for 2
41:24you gotta assume that they're
41:25gonna start to get back into the
41:27game and so for Dante to hit that
41:29first one maybe those two guys
41:31make up the difference in the
41:32second half of the score
41:33again Conley hit four threes in
41:35the first half the Pistons as a
41:37team have only hit five for the
41:39ballgame turn over Detroit to
41:43Sumo rims out on a tray long
41:46rebound good hustle by Duren
41:48both big men going after it
41:52Robinson no hesitation no good
41:55followed his own spinning and
41:57goes glass Mike not able to
42:01box out on the perimeter and
42:02Duncan knew that he had a chance
42:04at it over the top of Rudy to
42:07get to Robinson a part of six
42:09postseason runs two NBA finals
42:12with the Miami Heat and a
42:14veteran presence to the Pistons
42:15as Randall hoop and the harm his
42:19sixty second and one opportunity
42:22this season as third most in the
42:24NBA and I know Chris Finch talked
42:26to us before the game about
42:27Julius Randall and always wanting
42:29to play bully ball he'd like him
42:30to get a little more finesse in his
42:33game however the bully ball does
42:37work sometimes in this case going
42:39to Duncan Robinson look matchup
42:40dependent yes but I understand
42:42what Chris Finch is saying is
42:44Julius trying to find some open
42:45space could help him get back in a
42:47great rhythm and he drew the
42:49fourth foul of the ballgame on
42:50Duncan Robinson this is Jenkins not
42:54enough on it Jenkins three for eight
42:57in the ballgame Thompson over to
43:00green green starting in the second
43:02half for Tobias Harris who is out the
43:04remainder of the ballgame with the
43:06left knee Kutuzi this is already
43:09without Kate Cunningham Wolves without
43:12Anthony Edwards and Danny McDaniels
43:14to Sumo can't hit from the corner
43:16still producing some good looks so
43:18far Grady in the first couple
43:20minutes in the third
43:21Jenkins
43:25tied at 59 second triple of the
43:28ballgame for Davis Jenkins
43:32gotta assume that both green and
43:35Reed maybe make up the difference in
43:36the minutes for Tobias Harris in
43:38this one if not Ron Holland but
43:42limited bodies now for J.B.
43:43Jacob State.
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