NBA Gametime react Curry drops 31; Warriors exploit massive Lakers issue after game-defining injury

NBA Gametime react Curry drops 31; Warriors exploit massive Lakers issue after game-defining injury

Playing really good basketball and it seems like their confidence is growing and yeah they’re going to be dealing with the play in potentially but I tell you what it’s not a team that you want to play in the postseason because of the experience and the Firepower that they

Have I just think for me it’s their ball movement the way they move the ball the way they play they they separate themselves I would give them a chance over a lot of other teams even the Lakers or Phoenix because they keep you off balance it is hard to defend the

Golden State Warriors most of the nights in order to beat them they have to miss shots you got to make them Miss shots and we saw tonight Steph Curry did as much damage from the inside the paint as he did from the three-point line and that’s the thing that kills you about

The Golden State Warriors when everybody else try to copicat them they stand out there and shoot 53s go to state like if you going to run me off the three-point I’ll take the left so again I agree with you from the standpoint who wants to

Play them if they get to the eighth spot but man that’s a hard road to come out there play in and then fight your way in the Western Conference as tough as that conference is it’s going to be tough hold on you said something very important here right because let’s say

It’s the Warriors or it’s the Lakers and they can get to that e seed could you see one of them being like the Miami Heat from last year and making a push and actually making it to the finals who’s number one in the west right now the Denver Nuggets no because there one

Thing about Denver ain’t Minnesota and Denver ain’t OKC those are two young teams feeling themselves in the top of the standards but the Denver Nuggets won a championship they got the reigning they got the two-time MVP and maybe going to be the third time Jamal Murray that book in forwards Porter and those

Guys so again if they if the Golden State Warriors have to play Denver so Sam it’s not going to be it’s not going to work well for Denver what if it’s the th for the timber wolves I would give him a Punch’s chance with experience then but this is another

Thing did you see them young boys in Minnesota OKC especially Minnesota what did they say about these Olden teams old teams hey man they see a lot of mismatches and Greg I tell you this after 82 games and you you got to play in the play in and then you got to go

Play a tough seven game series against some young guys and just getting up and down the court breaking you down it’s tough I I will say technically OKC is in first and and I love OKC’s young nucleus they do have a tremendously good talented team but when you’ve never

Played in the postseason when you haven’t played a team seven consecutive times potentially when you don’t understand what types of adjustments they can make and do you have the ability to make adjustments that are going to impact the outcome of a game so even though I love OKC and I think their

Future is very bright and they’ve had an incredible season I would not be surprised if a team like the Warriors or the Lakers got them in the first round that’s the only team and I think that they would have a chance I would also Minnesota right now if car Anthony towns

Is not back and not right even though they can still win games again when you get in the postseason and Sam you know this it matchups matter and your ability to exploit matchups matter and if you take Carl Anthony towns off of that Minnesota team they they’re already a

Team that struggles to score they’re not an explosive offensive team they’re dominant defensive team but I do think that those two teams even though they’re at the top those are the kind just like we saw last year when Golden State beat Sacramento in a seven game series

When go when Sac was a three seed and gold state was able to go win that game that Series in seven and that’s a seven game series when you’ve not had that experience man is a big difference because of the ability the impact coaching has and the talent and

Experience that you have if you can make the right kinds of adjustments to kind of throw off your opponent I think that’ll work for OKC but not for Minnesota when you went when even without Carl antown have you seen Nas Reed play he’s been out like they’re big they’re

Physical Rudy goar makes a difference he eats up a lot of space he grabs rebounds he blocks shots and defensively the other night against the Clippers had them down 18 they took their defense to another level and they flipped him and beat him by 18 to 20 points that’s the

Thing to me about Minnesota against the other young team defense travels in the playoff and they hang their hat on defense and they got some guys from one through five that can just lock you down so I see from your Greg point if it’s OKC the Lakers 3 And1 against OKC this

Year they can be had but Minnesota with Rudy go B in the middle Nas Reed and that man Anthony Edwards they’re a different animal all right time now for your State Farm assist of the night and it is this still a pretty young group of players but the talent is there he can

See what they what he has to work with but I mean I love this Tim WS team the way they’re playing without Carl anthon toown an was taking this game to another level Mike Cony is starting to show flashes that he still got some left in

The tank they need this score Nas Reed hey man he’s been a God say he can start come off the bench for you so again people thought this team was in trouble losing call Anon towns hey man you better wake up I like what Anthony said after the Clipper game they asked him

What did you see out there he just had this big Georgia smile a lot of mismatches young legs Greg them young legs well sometimes old legs get it done as well congrats to Isaiah th signing a 10day contract with the Phoenix Suns you know he joined the G League team uh two

Weeks ago averaged 30 points a game made six threep pointers a game clearly was too good uh for the G league but GA 35 years old right you look at him you go 2017 he was fifth in MVP voting right you understand exactly what the peak of

His career was um but 2022 the last time he played in the NBA played 26 games how important was it for him looking to continue his career to just get on a roster right now um and and be able to try to finish the season on a roster

Well I I think it’s important for for Isaiah because he really loves the game of basketball this guy that just wants to play basketball and I think he also wants to be able to go out on his own terms and and now having an opportunity with a Phoenix Suns team that

Record-wise they’re not overwhelming but they’re still a team that I believe feels like they can compete and still can win a championship at some point and so right now for them they’re looking for some stability in that back court somebody that can kind of get that second unit organized take some of the

Pressure off of Devon Booker in terms of the facilitating and you know it could be a good fit he’s a veteran so he’s going to understand what’s necessary out there uh and let’s wait and see how it plays out I’m I’m pulling for him I’d

Love to see him be able to get on the playoff roster and be a part of what they’re going to try to do this coming postseason you understand when I look at the Suns and I look at a player like Grayson Allen right and I look okay leading the league in three-point

Percentage because he’s getting a lot of open looks for Isaiah Thomas if when he does get on the court for the Phoenix Suns it feels like oh he’s going to get open shots well it’s not about open shots it’s like the Greg said a guy that

Can handle some ball handing dudes a guy that’s been around the NBA knows how to run a NBA team knows how to organized guys in a second unit or starting unit thing I like about it he can get you organized he can deliver the ball but

He’s not a seal offensively if you think you’re going to slack off Isaiah Thomas think about this he’s been sitting at home all year signs and goes to the G League averages 30 a game who’s been sitting at home at 35 years love basketball he is basketball who can do

That Greg so that tells you right there this guy’s ready to play I think he can help penis because you know he can score the biggest thing he just needs to do when he’s on the floor with with certain guy deliver the Rock and go spot up and

If you leave him open he can hurt you yeah absolutely uh friend of the program we’ve had him on this very show and when he is finally done playing I know there’s a spot for him here so congratulations to it Isaiah Thomas signing that 10-day contract with The V fore spee speech spee cut it out Just a huff and a puff First Blood enemy double kill enemy timate your tower has been destroyed enemy Onslaught an ally has been defeated an enemy has been defeated enemy double kill an enemy has been defeated shall May then an enemy has been defeated enemy blood back enemy double kill among

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NBA Gametime react Curry drops 31; Warriors exploit massive Lakers issue after game-defining injury