The Tuesday crew reacts to T-Wolves 22-PT comeback win + Western Conference standings | NBA on TNT

The Tuesday crew reacts to T-Wolves 22-PT comeback win + Western Conference standings | NBA on TNT

Uh but let’s check out these highlights and how we got here with sha doing inside Clipper jokes oh that man a cat there is something about Anthony Edwards that is special and we are going to have to wait and see the news on kawh Leonard hopefully we really hope that he’s doing

Okay Clippers got off to a hot start Harden triple then Paul George to Kawai the floater and then Leonard to George Paul George Baseline slam Clippers up 15 early in the first first second quarter Norman pal extending the lead at this point Kawai had already gone to the

Locker room changed in Street Clos but the Clippers still had the lead this is about the time when Shaq looked at us and said Minnesota’s coming back to win this game and Anthony Edwards went crazy because you know what I recognize an alien from my planet of by Oh by by

Stands for bust your ass oh nice he’s in La he wants all the smoke he wants to be great he knows his team was on demand listen we could be down 1520 but here I come and then Kawai goes away and like he said in the interview if you don’t

Have the best offend on them and you just putting all these you know other little cats on them I’m going go to work and everybody else Kaw left the arena due to back spasms did not return everybody else play Inspire listen when your leader plays hard and you start

Doing things the others will follow Alexander Walker unconscious in this oh get them knees up Rudy five threes so look at that look at that at this good luck that fade away too much game that’s too much game too much hoop game I recognize him from the planet

By he’s one of our young martians Minnesota now with a Sixpoint lead Mike connley was feeling it as well he had five threes 10 three Alexander say when that happen to you I like that flashes yes right there when you’re flying through the air especially when you’re over

Kicking legs like a fish out of water go did not return so another injury as you can see grabbing his chest we’re going to have to monitor going forward get some Icy Hot rib juice oh rib juice now avable from Icy Hot Anthony Edwards two threes in this one 37 points the

Minnesota Tiber wolves outscored the Clippers by 26 in the second half alone out scored him by 16 on The Fast Break 22 in the paint goar had seven off offensive rebounds the entire Clippers roster had eight offensive rebounds but the Timberwolves in a very tight Western

Conference race get a very key win over the Los Angeles Clippers let’s check out another game that could impact those West and young Stars young Stars MP MVP Pacers Thunder future of the NBA at the guard position in full effect in this opening block Miles Turner Juma the PES check

This LOB about to top oh he went up Pacers are so in tune with each other play well make the right plays everybody love playing with each other going to be dangerous team I would hate to play this young team in the playoffs in the first

Round cuz you know Indy is going to be popping too Indy was up 12 at halftime in Oklahoma City SGA would finish with 310 and five which is oh seemingly what he does every game Chad from Deep Chad had three threes all the night something with it but as Candace pointed out at

Halftime this is an Oklahoma City team that does not lose at home very often oh give me that and indy went in and tried to control the pace here hren gets the block on one end I was going to say get that ched out of here and then Jet with

The slam 15 and I like that yeah you can have it watch this drive by n Smith oh yes S no it’s not a d it’s aggressive oh he wanted it back that power layup D okay looking like Horus Grant out there 24 for Turner look at the man down man

Down Indie wins this one 121 111 getting a very big W for them a real shot it looks pretty but is it well shot shot again SJ there’s another guy that played at Indie that didn’t have a normal follow through good point good point IND gets

The win with only nine threes a very low total for them but 34 assists for the Indiana Pacers of course led by 12 from Tyrese halberton uh let’s look at those Western Conference standings and everything that changed Thunder with the loss now moves them into a tie for First

With the Nuggets it also means that the Timberwolves with their win are just a half a game back the top of the standings right now are tough the third place team right now would face the Phoenix Suns and you saw all the action down there put that back up one more

Time let’s put the standings up sha is still processing his big take Shaq what do you see I don’t know Candace and Jamal if you guys have a thought like this if you’re the Nuggets do you want to stay too cuz if the playoffs start today you play the winner of the kings

Of Mavericks or do you try to Golden One and face a dangerous Lakers Warriors some other things could happen too yeah I’d be a loser though if you’re one seed and here’s what the brackets be today if it were to happen Minnesota Phoenix Clippers pelicans and then of

Course OKC and Denver facing whoever comes out of the that mix if you’re the Nuggets after you’ve already proven you can win it you’ll play anywhere I know Mike Malone I play for him he’s assistant coach with the Knicks he’s going to have them Reit up to play

Anywhere remember we talked about the Lakers before he wants all the smoke with anybody yeah but we all definitely wants to smoke with the Lakers we all know it’s about matchups I wouldn’t want to play Golden State and then all of a sudden clay wakes up cuz right now not

Nobody’s really you know Scouting For clay but D I don’t want him having two or three good games and then you know putting pressure on him so I would I I would rather play Sacramento or Dallas if I was Denver I think it’s also avoiding Phoenix like the third seed to

Me is the one of the three of the Timberwolves Thunder can you imagine a thunder Phoenix first round match up a t-wolves phoenix first round M matchup or a Denver Phoenix first round matchup so to me I think the team in that playoff is to avoid is like where you’re

Jockeying for position is that and it’ll probably be one of those three like you said like Phoenix is going to be the most dangerous that nobody’s talking about I’m telling you Shaq they’re going to be dangerous going down the stretch I want to give the young guy more props

From what we saw from Anthony Edwards before we keep talking about the playoffs because we talked about what happens to this team without Carl Anthony towns and what that’s going to be on Anthony Edward’s shoulders and we were in the back after every play going

Wow I just want to give him more credit on national TV being down 22 and winning by 22 Shaq said it earlier like he’s seen a young Kobe he’s seen a young dwade Ant-Man is cut from that clock there’s no doubt about it he wants to be

Great he wants to be one of the greatest look who he’s guarding look who he’s guarding he’s not hiding like a lot of people do and saying you know I’m going to go guard over here away from the of Paul George like NE on The Matrix right there that was truly incredible and

Jamal I don’t know what you’re saying like SGA impresses me but the first two years I didn’t really hear about him Ant-Man has been like this since high school so I don’t have to teach him how to be a dog he he’s already a dog he’s

The he’s he’s the popular that when you look at all them pit bulls he’s that one pit bull that’s already biting and going crazy going I want him that’s the one I want so you know uh no uh disrespect to sgaa but he definitely you know when

When he was with the Clippers he wasn’t doing what he’s doing now so he’s developed into that Antman has been doing this since high school and college so and he’s a real dog like there some fake dogs when things are going well they’re you know they’re not front

Running but they’re running in front he’s a real dog he’s going to get you you know I will say this Ant-Man if he’s on that level which he raises to the occasion Rises to the occasion and I think his postgame interview for me is the confidence that you can’t teach like

That unwavering belief in yourself and that’s what you need in the playoffs like he doesn’t doubt it if he’s 15 for 29 he’s going to take the same shot and play the same way and I think a young team or a young star like him and I know

You don’t like to say it we’ll just say cat but he reminds me a lot of the greats that play on both ends of the floor like this isn’t just him leading offensively this is him leading the Timberwolves defensively they’re the number one team in the league defensively uh fourth seed team right

Now in the west is the Clippers they lose this game coach Ty Lou sitting down at the podium now let’s take a listen to what he has to say Ty uh what do you know about kawai’s um issue and was he dealing with this uh earlier than tonight yeah he’s been

Dealing with it for a couple days um back spasms and um wasn’t sure if he was going to go this morning but he came to uh shoot around got some treatment did what he had to do and tried to get on the court and play today

And um it just didn’t it didn’t loosen up for him do you uh do you think he can make the upcoming trip uh I’m not sure I hope so you you have a I don’t want to attribute all right so uh there was he left Sunday’s game Kawai did with a

Groin injury we’re going to wait and see the Clippers are going on a road trip four their next five are on the road they go to Chicago to New Orleans home against Atlanta and then two straight games in Portland but this is definitely a scary site in Allstar for the Clippers

The reason that I think everyone believes in the Clippers is because he has been healthy starting in 57 of 63 games if he doesn’t go it does seem like the Western Conference as a whole could change it’s something we’ll Monitor and again we’re hoping that he is okay you

Know a lot of teams have that if they’re healthy to play well Nicks are one of those team Philly is one of those teams and same goes for the Clippers you know if if those guys healthy they’re definitely dangerous Kandy showed in the first half when they all were in they

Were moving the ball uh very fluid out there look really good but one of those guys go down and then one of the other two don’t step up and you don’t have a Russell Westbrook they become a regular team that’s why when I was looking at

Ant and I’m saying you know this kid is a dog he wants it they’re in La there’s three places you always got to have a great game in La Miami and New York and when he walk in the arena in that hood he already knew like hey I’m in La I’ve

Been out here a few days knees feeling nice I know go to work so when they got down by 20 a guy like an who never stops that’s why I said you know what but Kawai going out the Clippers going to have some you know some U Fage and then

He’s just going to do what he does I think T is just concerned about getting the Clippers to the playoffs healthy yeah which he’s talked about but a bigger piece I mean Russell Westbrook finished a lot of games for the Clippers and he orchestrated a lot of Norman

Powell shots and so now you see bones Highland moving into that role and he doesn’t play the facilitating push the ball change the tempo that Russ does so I think not only kawhai being out but also Russ not being in to kind of Usher that second unit into that third quarter

And what they scored 15 points in that third quarter which I think has a huge impact on them and the depth this is what it’s for right obviously nobody can replace Kawai but that means to Shaq’s point this is where PG has to go to 30

Now Harden has to go to 25 and oh by the way Norman P had 11 at the half he ended with 11 he has to go up to 20 took three or four more shots but does po get his own shot kind of guy he go

Get it some I didn’t say he can’t I’m saying where he’s been successful it’s been usually on the catch and shoot it is but my thing is he took six shots at the half he ended with nine shots like that’s where you have to have the aggressiveness to keep going because

Your team needs it right now you’re missing your top gun but long term if kawhai is not healthy it isn’t the Clippers it doesn’t really matter at that point and I just want to say one thing about the Western Conference seatings I know we can focus on the

First round match UPS homec court advantage in the second round is going to be so important you look at those top three teams in the West Oklahoma City 26-7 at home 19 and 13 on the road Denver 27-6 at home 18 and 14 on the road it’s different environments 53

Games over 500 at home only 19 on the road for those that cheat Co that that altitude out here wearing those Ant-Man Storm Troopers he let’s look at at cace kcks SE heat about the drop stab she needs some lotion on them as she what’ you say who your favorite tennis player Arthur

Ash I am not ashy thank you very much Ash Frozen get out of here I’m not ashy hey cenace can you Ash app me some [Laughter] money oh my gosh

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