“Coby White is a BAD MAN” – ESPN reacts to Bulls beat Timberwolves 129-123 in OT; DeRozan: 33 Pts

“Coby White is a BAD MAN” – ESPN reacts to Bulls beat Timberwolves 129-123 in OT; DeRozan: 33 Pts

Conley flips to Edwards on the drive time Tien away trapped underneath blocked by 15 blocks sure is and you can drive home safe in [Applause] Chicago so many gritty plays down the stretch the Bulls 1291 123 win over the western conference leaders right now in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony

Edwards welcome on in the Toyota Bulls post game live I’m Jason off alongside 15-year NBA veteran fifth pick in the 1990 NBA draft Kendall Gil kg we saw that block from Vu we saw Tory Craigs plays down the stretch before he got injured Alex Caruso did a great job Kobe

White gets a charge at the end of the game as well we’ll get into the exploits of Kobe in the second half but the resiliency of this team they were down by as much as 23 points they battled inside 56 points in the paint um this

Bulls team once they figure out how to to get their themselves to the point where they’re battling like this in the fourth quarter and not have some of these slow first halfes some of these bad third quarters this team this team is finding out who they are every single

Game seemingly yeah they really are and you know I I I I really hate that toy Craig got hurt at the end of the game I I I hope that he’s okay they were saying that’s the same foot that kept him out for a considerable amount of time

Because he was really an integral part in what was going on out there defensively tonight also knocked down a big three uh you’re absolutely right they’re finding out who they are and what I like most is that they played big tonight you know when Billy came out with the

Starting lineup of vovi and Drummond that was really effective against this team yeah we fell down 23 but it was the physicality of Drummond that I felt neutralized a lot of what goar did a lot of what all of their big men did and uh they just did an excellent job

Defensively Andre Drummond came in into play blocking several shots so did bovich I kind of like the Twin Towers we’ll see Stacy King was uh he was um you know championing that big that double big lineup you’ve been talking about it and and it’s the thing y’all

You know kg and I mess with each other he messes with me more than I mess with him but the Lonzo ball thing a couple of years ago he was spot on about it he’s been talking about this double big lineup for a while now in terms of how

It dictates thing but before we get back to Andre Drummond and Nikola vich tonight play of the game ladies and gentlemen brought to you by Great Clips Kobe White had three points in the first half we talk about the expectation level and how it’s risen for him and how he is

Necessary and when he doesn’t play well it shows but man 30 points in the second half didn’t get a lot of looks in the overtime but he got them there and listen he decided okay it’s my time it’s my team it’s my moment I’m going to take

Over right now after he hit the first three-pointer in the second half I was like okay that that he he took that in flow the ball looked really uh nice going in the basket he shot it in Rhythm had nice rotation on it then he just started stepping out hey shout out to

Peter Patt yeah who’s been helping Kobe with his outside shot it definitely proved that the hard work that Kobe put in tonight seven three-point shots and they were not just they were deep three one shot he hit a couple of real deep and you know his confidence has just

Grown by Leaps and Bounds this year I I think you saw a guy who’s a potential Allstar out here you know had had the record been a little bit better who knows we saw Trey young get in today off injury Scotty Barnes get in off an

Injury today uh but you know had this record been been a little bit better that might have been Kobe white and this is for Kobe white fans and Kobe white himself Scotty bars was knocking on the door last year and he had to get his name out there you know after a

Sophomore slump or whatever the case may be now he’s an Allstar after a couple injuries to Julius Randle and Joel embiid hopefully Kobe could put himself in that position not only to be a part that but if there is an injury going forward you know be that guy down the

Stretch though we talk about Kobe white uh demard de rozan you know at the end of the game a lot of people you know on Twitter on social media even I I was like okay this is Kobe white shot he’s earned it demard de R Ro and misses at

The elbow but Demar got to the line 18 times tonight he was pivotal especially in the overtime um he he’s been a closer throughout his career it seems like right now they’re trying to figure out who should get it and the answer has been Demar but how do you think he

Played overall this evening well I I I think that he played well uh I’m with you I thought that this was Kobe’s moment I thought that Kobe should have taken but also 30 points to get in the second half that takes a lot of energy yeah I think that Kobe in the overtime

And at the end of the game was a little bit gassed as you mentioned as well uh but it’s good to have a guy that when your gas can take over and I think that that’s exactly what dear did tonight uh shot 8 and 19 not not not great but got

To the thr line as you said 18 times and you know in the end at the end of the game he got to a spot and he forced the defense to react he forced the defense to foul him and you look it right here where where Vu almost puts go in the in

The rim there and look at this Andre man Sam Cassel would be proud right now we we’re not going to show the clip but will be proud after this the celebration ction you he he was proud of you know not only how little he had made everybody else but also how uh quote

Unquote big he had come up yeah but you know what I like the way that there he is but I like it’s always a bull’s big man who out here doing remember last year with Bo with the dunk little extra yeah but I like the way that Demar

Trusted Drummond in there gave him the basketball and let him score that layup normally dear’s going to shoot that ball yeah okay but he he trusted his teammate able to get him now that establishes confidence with throughout the rest of the team speaking of trusting your teammates V in the third quarter after

This team was down 22 and a half V came out and we talked about it you know how he would be able to operate where he was going to get his offense from with Andre Drummond and he on the court at the same time in the third quarter you had 13

Points helped bring this team back really did and we were we were talking about this at halftime about how B needs to get into it offensively and man he came out seemed like he got sick of playing like that too yeah you know sometimes as as a player when you’re

Struggling you get sick of it and and you just say for lack of better work you just say freak freak freak that oh look at that look at kg censoring himself out you say freak that and you go out and you go out and you play yeah okay and I

Think that that’s what boot did in the second half but I also think that’s what Kobe white did cuz you know us as players especially if you score you got a sense of Pride like I’m I I scored three points in the first half no that’s

Not me I got to go ahead and take care of business and that’s exactly what you saw in v and Kobe Big Time performances from V and Kobe combining for 48 points in the second half in overtime you get that out of two guys and of course like

Let’s let’s Keep It Funky this team is has been without to Craig is without Patrick Williams of course know Zack LaVine for the remainder of the season um the the rotations have been a little little clunky a little shaky in terms of guys just playing with each other and

Having time out on the court with each other the Minnesota Timberwolves and this the other thing too Kobe white did that in the second half against the best defense in the NBA they’ve got a perimeter Defender that is excellent in Jayden McDaniels they’ve got another one in Anthony Edwards who is a legitimate

MVP candidate and they got a rim defender in Rudy Gober and what do we talked about in the first couple of years of Kobe White’s career was he was going to have to finish at The Rim a lot better finish through contact so I think you saw all of his game come together

And the Bulls come together against one of the better if not the best defense in the entire NBA tonight yeah this bodess well for the future okay so you did this against the best defense in the league you can go out and you can do this do

This each and every night against every team so and you’re playing against two highlevel Allstars two guys that perform tonight and you beat him it’s not like Anthony Edward was off Carl Anthony towns had 33 Okay so these guys both came with their aame I thought Minnesota played really well exception the the

Bulls just played better than them and now you got to take this win as as a as a confidence booster going forward over these next four or five games especially with the trade deadline on Thursday this team might be different when they return on Thursday against the the Memphis

Grizzlies this was a good win for this team to get you don’t want to get down by 22 but you do cheer on the resiliency of this squad all right our very own Kendall Gil ladies and gentlemen was among those honored by the city yesterday Illinois Treasurer Michael

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“Coby White is a BAD MAN” – ESPN reacts to Bulls beat Timberwolves 129-123 in OT; DeRozan: 33 Pts