The Inside Crew Reacts to Current State of The Western Conference Standings | NBA on TNT

The Inside Crew Reacts to Current State of The Western Conference Standings | NBA on TNT

That’s go great idea I agree game one of our double dip dein Booker he’s been wearing hats and warm-ups I’m tring of figure that out taking on Luca and the M get warm again his hair was cold we got baseball cap at Allstar look at Kyrie one of the best finishers in the

Game look at that what OFA best handles he’s ever seen Engish de Booker on the drive gu right has a true jocker and he can score with the best of them he had 12 in the first quarter and would have 16 in the first half pull up yes inde need is and Luca

Loving every second of it meantime KD getting where he needs to be Phoenix up by eight I said at the beginning and one I said at the beginning ear that Phoenix needs to try to get the four and Dallas needs to be right behind them at

Five because they love it might look the other way they might get the four Fe phix I mean Dallas might get the FL before Phoenix does 16 nothing start to the third quarter bully ball Dallas Mavericks to take the lead you saw Booker there and then Luca little too much

Mustard on that toss to the official geted up that was kind of hard PA yeah man man that’s scary KD when PJ Washington kind of Knocked into him Royce O’Neal pushed him into good thing his shoot came off to help that foot slide back if not man that could have

Been another oh no he didn’t oh no he oh punctuating a 41o night you see that SM also had nine rebounds 11 assists that’s a smile of you can’t do nothing with me 36 games of 30 plus 11 time he’s gone for 40 as they win at 123 113 for

Phoenix the 11th loss this year when they had a lead at the half only Washington has more with 12 123 113 is your final how about some postgame yak yak yak yak I think the guys are having fun you know they want to win and you can see

That energy on the floor those guys are cheering for one another you know we were on a roll and then we going on a break and sometimes you come out flat but I thought the guys did a great job tonight we have a lot of guys that are

Are very good and uh everybody’s on the same page so I mean the main goal for us is just to win games I was just telling somebody in the locker room I think this is the longest win streak I’ve ever had in my career so I’m just happy to be

Here we’re deep this is this is the first time this the Mavs have been deep in a long time and so um to be able to uh be patient to understand it’s about winning and when your time is called to to do your job so the m ABS winners over the Suns

Meantime with no LeBron James as he rests that left ankle Lakers taking on Steph and the Warriors Draymond with the to Andrew Wiggins you’re not going to shoot that already sure he is he going to knock it down and make it look stepless yeah thank

You oh oh my God Jackson who he play for hey Austin Rees fade away and bacon and knocking that down by two Steph Steph on the Lan and again oh look at Max Christie backing up you back I just feel that when Golden State scores even when they play

Oneon-one it’s in 5 seconds or less 6756 was your halftime score look at this wait a minute oh oh man see the ball movement 5 seconds or less bang other teams you know they play ISO ball you kind of can read what they’re about to do golden state is one

Of the teams you can’t read what they’re about to doinga has it blocked who stays with it yes he does and then Klay Thompson to the pass Grace Jackson Davis who had 17 off the Golden State bench and the Golden State Warriors pull way to knock out the

Lakers 128 to 110 Lakers still can’t get over that three-game winning streak threshold they’ve had five of them this year just can’t win four in a row Golden State meantime now 10 and five since Draymond Green came back and they’ve won nine of their last 11 overall after the game Chris Haynes with

Steph Steph you have a team where you have veterans Allstar players who have been asked to take smaller roles come off the bench what does it say about the character of your team where they’ve done that and they still stay within the team concept man I think the biggest thing is

Because we’re trying to keep this thing going for you know over a decade and we talking about it before the game that’s a natural evolution of of just understanding what it takes to win we want healthy egos we want you know everybody to feel super confident

And you know what they bring to the table but it’s always a team game and a team mentality of how do you win and what are you asked to do to win and credit a lot of guys for making those necessary adjustments we obviously got a

Long way to go but uh it’s good to win and lastly Steph you brought it up you want to continue this thing you guys have won nine of your last 11 games what do you say to the people that say this run by Golden State is over

What do you say to those naysayers St it’s more just about our mentality and locker room like I said God has been great for us to continue to be healthy and play um and enjoy this game I don’t have any great sayings other than we’re just trying to win the

Next game uh our season’s been all over the place and uh for us to just stay in the moment stay in the present we know if we can get in the playoffs we’re a tough out no matter who we play but you got to get there so that’s focus on

Steph appreciate you buddy thank you 23rd time this year Steph has gone for at least 30 had 32 in that one really looking forward to seeing the Clippers and the uh City thunder tonight and uh tough night for Russ going back to OKC that’s his only bucket right

There he was one for nine from the PK like Klay Thompson was one for n in that in that Golden State game James Harden connects from deep and excuse me excuse meex hey hey hey stop that you got to love that man I do I do stop that 6159 you’re

Halftime look at and then the to Isaiah Joe Oklahoma City by three EAS does it Norman there are breaks almost left the screen you got to use your brakes Kawai let the car r 8379 downhill that down there he is now they scared 31 and eight assists on the

Night for Shay Gil just Alexander his 40th 30-point game of the season Jen there dropped that shoulder big dog oh get the rebound hm with the rebound big boy and over Harden he had 17 and 10 what you going to do now SGA you want

To fade away no step through to the fade away you too little that’s unstoppable my gosh we Off to the Races Williams ahead of the pack oh okay J du how about the Oklahoma City Thunder it’s going to 38- 17 they’ve won five in a row in their

Gym they’ve won three straight overall the Clippers have their five-game Road winning streak snaap under 26 and4 when they shoot 50% 33 and2 when they take a lead to the fourth quarter and in this game had 11 blocks and nine steals the Thunder number two in the west knocking off the Clippers

Tonight and doing it convincingly so you see how tight that is at the top between Minnesota and OKC um look at the loss column from five down I mean you talk about some shifting of positions that’s going to be going on and and look that five and six it’s

There for the taken to to get into the playoffs without going through the play in I said this earlier I’m going to repeat myself for those who didn’t see it if I’m the Suns I’m trying to get the fourth spot home court advantage if I’m Dallas I want the suns in the first

Round uh Kenny is is really high on the Pelicans I don’t know about them yet uh Kings I don’t know what’s going on with them but you’re right on it’s very Shifty at the bottom but I’m focusing on what the suns are doing and what the

Maverick are doing so again Sons need to try to move up to four and Dallas the way Luca plays against his sons I want them in the first round Vince what do you think when you when you look at how the Western Conference shakes out who would you say right now is

Coming out of the West it’s I mean I feel like it it changes week to week I know the Clippers were the hot new car the team to talk about um I I still think OKC is a scary SC team and maybe they just don’t know any

Better and they’re playing and I it’s like how they all fall in line Shaq said it earlier they know who they they know who their guy is they’re active they’re young they’re athletic they they they just play hard together and I think they they’re okay see as a team to watch and

Can can really come out of the West well if you’re looking at it and that’s disrespecting Denver of course well yeah I mean just you’re looking at it from a championship perspective like who has the all of the the assets that you need one you need you need a a great player

You you look at the Clippers you have a lot you have Clippers OKC obviously Denver you have coaching you know starts narrowing the Gap then you have experience when when you when you go to experience that card it only leaves two teams right Oklahoma I mean uh the

Clippers no Clippers don’t have no experience don’t do yes they Doland has been to to the NBA finals in one Tyrone Lou has been to the NBA finals and one you you have experienced team Paul George has been to the Eastern Conference Finals and the Western Conference like these guys have

Experience James Harden has been to the Western Conference Finals they are not what’s Experience if you don’t win Kenny no experienceing being there these guys have never been to that Plateau yeah but that’s the separator they can the way they play they can good I’m not saying that

Minnesota Phoenix Phoenix the only thing is to answer your question Ernie I’m I’mma to come out of West I’m going to give dver Denver the respect cuz they’re other chance Denver but I you’re not and no one’s looking at Minnesota who’s the number one seat I like OKC okay and

Nobody’s looking at New Orleans and they’re one of the few teams in the league top 10 in offense and defense they’re number I think we look at them like Sacramento last year we just we just have to wait and see Gotta Wait and See reason why I don’t pick Minnesota cuz I

Don’t know if you could play both bigs at the same time it’s worked so far best record in the west yep 39 and 16 yep that’s him Chu I’m not sure how this guy got no swinging by the fire pit not a good idea I need to call who he call more

Highlights on the way that’s a Jaylen Brunson and the Knicks handling business I like that one

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