NBA TODAY | Nuggets at Timberwolves tonight will be West Conf Finals preview – Kendrick Perkins

NBA TODAY | Nuggets at Timberwolves tonight will be West Conf Finals preview – Kendrick Perkins

Yic and the first seated nuggets host Anthony Edwards and the second seated Timberwolves in Denver remember in their previous matchup Denver beat them by three but ant had a chance to tie it at the end as you can see the wolves are only a half game back from that all

Important one seed and look here we are look don’t stat me whoever wins tonight in Denver takes the one seed in the west people love throwing up all of these numbers that don’t matter but I’m here to tell you that tonight’s game could shape up a lot of what’s going on in the

West now look whoever with the win the Tim or nuggets these are the chances of them finishing with the number one see with the loss it drops to 18% and 23% so that shows you that both these teams they know these numbers they know how important with that and even with that

Both teams will meet again before the season ends and tonight’s game could be even bigger for the Nuggets since they don’t own the tiebreaker over the Wolves just yet that is what’s impressive and another little tidbit the Denver Nuggets they don’t own the tiebreaker over OKC

So they’ve got they’ve got a little work looking up they might be tied but they’re in the worst position of being tied so perk between these two teams who do you think is going to be in the Conference Finals do you think that this is a Conference Finals

Preview I don’t I don’t but I I you know I’m not sold yet because I don’t know when call Anthony towns or if he’s coming back but I will say this I’m I would not the Denver Nuggets are going to be there okay but when it comes down

To the Minesota Timberwolves I really don’t want to go against Anthony Edwards and how stingy that defense is right that’s a bunch of dogs over there I watched them last weekend when they played against the Golden State Warriors and what they do on the perimeter how they make people feel how they make

People uncomfortable this team is very very dangerous I I think when you think about this game tonight this is a confidence booster for the Minnesota timberwoods we know what they’re capable of doing at home but when you have a young team that could actually go into Denver against the defending champs who

Just came off a loss against the Phoenix Suns and win a game going into the postseason it does a it does a certain thing when it comes down to your confidence on the for far as a level uh aspect when they’ve played in the past what Minnesota likes to do against joic

Is put towns on joic and put goar on Aaron Gordon and say Rudy you roam around and block shots and muck everything up well there’s no towns tonight as perk mentioned so who guards yic do they try and do that with nas Reed that seems like it could be a

Problem do they put goar on joic I think that’s interesting and about Carl towns it’s a little early I don’t want to make too much of it but they’re seven and three without him NZ Reed is is playing really well in his starting spot their defense has not missed a beat given the

Financial situation this team is in after this season when all the big deals come together given that they can’t really decide who wants to own the team in any given week or month or year I just think it’s worth noting how they’re playing without him and if that

Continues and I don’t think it will I think they need Carl towns to make a deep playoff run I think his shooting and skill set on offense is just so special and so valuable to them but it’s it’s worth monitoring given the situation they face going forward but as

For tonight who guards joic it all starts from there every time the Nuggets play I also think there’s seems like there’s a lot of people who want to own the team right now yes uh look people forget that they actually had a playoff series against each other last year and it was the

First round and I think we look back on that playoff series and and you know Denver got through them they hadn’t won a championship yet but now when you look back on that series like they matched up very well with the Denver Nuggets they have the size they have the versatility

They have different parts as Zach mentioned they have different ways of guarding yic like this is a team if you’re Denver that I mean they were constructed by the same guy Tim Connelly Tim Conelly was in Denver for a long time now he’s in Minnesota Calvin Booth

Took over in Denver but they were constructed with the same idea in mind which is size versatility and Aaron Gordon type so there Jaden McDaniels there in in Minnesota this is a tough match up if this indeed is a playoff match up going forward are we just going

To ignore the New Kids on the Block are we just going to ignore them giving them some props yeah Oklahoma City Thunder oh oh those new kids those new kids those young boys they’re half a game out like they got a shot at this too right or are

We just going to dismiss them cuz they’re young they have no pressure they just balling SGA perhaps should be MVP ched is I mean every time I watch them my heart starts telling me you know what you you my mind says no because they’re young but my heart’s like I don’t know

These young boys they’re coming to play every night so I don’t know man I’m not going to just dismiss them because they’re the you know got Similac on their breath and everything look I I agree and the three of them now Denver’s been the one that has kind of creeped up

Here in the last couple of weeks uh but it’s been OKC it’s been it’s been Minnesota those have been the two teams really for most of the regular season that have been battling for number one and then Denver just being the old man slowly getting to where they need to get

But I will say this everyone talks about how they are vulnerable at the top the one and two when they’re talking about OKC in Minnesota no one’s talking about if Denver gets the one seed that that seven and eight could possibly knock them off they’re playing like defending

Champs like after the All-Star break yic sent text around to everybody and said it’s time to go yeah and they have gone they’ve that’s what he said time time to play and and I think that they have played like a defending Champion these these last couple weeks

Especially since y all start breaking we just had a topic about the Celtics right they have not played like that they’re not playing with something to prove right now they’re playing like we just want to get to the end of the regular season and let’s be healthy going into

The playoffs Denver is playing like let me remind you well oh no I agree and speaking it’s Friday em Malica is not here so not only do I get do I do I get to host NBA today I’m also hosting who said that we’re going to take a look at

Some quotes that caught our attention and as Rich picking up scar ask our esteemed contestants who said that does that sound good you guys like that everybody excited all right well here are the current standings here are the current standings I have no idea how I’m

In last place but whatever who cares I I think it’s because I show up the least they don’t they don’t even they don’t even like that minimum seven games play okay look look per we’re GNA start with you since you want to chirp so much all

Right all right quote I called him a tick tocker and I got a Tex was it Miles Turner Chris Paul or was it me well well Richard I’m glad you like me today cuz this is a layup I’m going with Chris Paul on this one okay that’s the easy thing it was floating

Everywhere that’s why I stay the leader I pay attention I called him a Tik talker I got a tech I Rel it’s just hard for me to believe that Chris Paul doesn’t have a good relationship with the referees I I like I I cannot believe that that is so

Surprising to me it it it’s Richard this is our demographic here where Chris Paul you me we’re all this age where we’re not necessarily on Tik Tok right that’s fine that’s fine all right Zach the man the Zach is the man that that watches the most Tik Tok on here all right this

Is the quote I would run I run around like I’m an idiot during the game and just blank beat stuff up was it Josh Hart this Dylan Brooks or Grant will I know you’re not talking about easyy perk after what we just gave you Josh Hart Dylan Brooks or Grant Williams first of

All first of all first of all Richard you’re a tick tocker I boycott this entire exhibition because Malika is the real host of who said that and the answer is Josh Hart oh is it Josh [Laughter] run around like an idiot during the game and just it Up like pay to do oh oh look look I think he’s being accurate and he’s been blanking stuff up for a long time doubles for doubles Josh Josh Hart has played the best basketball of his career congratulations to that love him all right Ramona you’re last

Take us home with this one player told the media how he really feels about postgame press conferences by saying quote as far as talking to y’all I don’t get blank out of that they ask me I do it I get no joy in this after a win or

After a loss was it Kyrie was it Devon Booker or was it dearon Fox oo I don’t know this one it’s a good one okay uh I think I’m going to go with book let’s go with Devon Booker no oh dear the Mr Nice Guy wow salty as

Far as talking to y’all yeah just I don’t get I don’t get sh out of that I get no joy in this after a win or a loss what I like about it is he says I’m a professional I don’t like this I don’t want to be here I want to play

Basketball and go home do I enjoy talk no all all right all right okay Richard look you didn’t you didn’t had your time of Hosting I understand you doing your thing it’s my time to host now I don’t like you now but like 20 years ago maybe

We could have hung out and look I want to you know present something to you uh flashback o yeah flashback see I’m not always a hater I shine light on you RJ you know what I’m saying consider you appreciate that was that 20 years ago God For one for to what for e for lete

NBA TODAY | Nuggets at Timberwolves tonight will be West Conf Finals preview – Kendrick Perkins