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Inside the NBA Reacts To Timberwolves Game 4 Win To Avoid Sweep Vs. Dallas in WCF | NBA on TNT



Inside the NBA Reacts To Timberwolves Game 4 Win To Avoid Sweep Vs. Dallas in WCF | NBA on TNT

what do you say we look at the highlights of game four and uh the Dallas Mavericks at home trying to close this thing out in a sweep over Minnesota but Timberwolves came out strong sha yeah they came out they played they said you know what we don’t want to be swept let’s just come out and fight and see what happens and this guy right here took over the game he played strong he was very decisive with his shots yeah double digits in the first quarter they were up to 20- 10 at that point 14 for Edwards and look at Luca going to the county fair miss the first one try try it again and knocks it down 4236 the Minnesota lead Derek Jones out of the corner and here they come again three-point game oh oh by the way Derek Jones out of the corner and here we go again tied up at 42 man when I saw that foul trouble I thought they were in trouble they got to be a lot smarter on their fouls CU some of those foul just dumb Chuck you know I I know you thought that Minnesota would not be able to pull us out what part of the game did you go man this might turn well I never thought they were going to win the game to be honest with you Kenny but are you laughing at Rudy just do it over here Anthony Edwards just don’t walk up 6362 and then Carl Anthony towns well I don’t mind him taking one of to when he gets it going but you don’t this should have been a flagrant I don’t know what the hell the ref call thought it was a flagrant oh yeah when you hit some when you ever somebody in the face why that not a flagrant because I I thought that was his natural motion oh my God I I thought that was a flagrant too but I also judge all flagrants based off well no you you you’re a your middle name is FL but they don’t be middle name is don’t even be a foul like that come on man Washington hey hey Draymond you’re you’re a great player great analyst but you are flavored too but he knows his flagrance okay there Anthony Edwards again okay so we’re going to the fourth quarter which Dallas has owned in this series but not tonight boys man that beauty a pass Derek Jones gets the joint jumping 83 to 80 again you just just throw it up in anywhere but he made the pass so soft man that’s just a hell of a pass away so at this point when Kyrie scored I said uhoh thought it was done y did but then Carl out towns he finally made some shots again PJ Washington who has not shot the ball well in this series but has hit a couple of timely ones and talk about timely look at Carl he had back to back threes didn’t he yes he did when they were down 90 to 89 Kyle Anderson won’t show up on the stat sheet not that screen yes yeah the screen 100% now 95 92 oh another one y yep course and that that’s that’s one of those 1500 he’s been practicing 25 points on the night four out of five from deep I think he shot stopped shooting the 1500 and saved his leg Ant-Man again three Ernie very decisive one two three come up the screen Let It Go I don’t know what they doing right here this is crazy this was this was insane three and one why you even in that in the picture so 103 to 100 come on man now Luca going to the line soon as he hit this I was like oh I might be C to the Bas you don’t even you don’t even contest that you don’t everybody’s jaw dropping on that one but he missed the free throw and then great inbounds play to NAS Reed and it’s 105 to 100 and that is your final score and the Minnesota Timberwolves are still alive they win it by five go back to their place the Target Center on Thursday night chance to try to send that thing back to Dallas for a game six but what do you look for in game five up there Shaq I look for the crowd to be going crazy I look for the minota fans to sense some type of Hope and I look for them to play well but also look for Dallas to say okay you know what we didn’t take care of business we know what we have to do Draymond well we all know this the close out games like when you’re getting ready to close and think about the finals sometimes it’s a lot on your mind I’m not you know giving Dallas an excuse but you know they came out real lck to dayso like they were already in the finals and I think it cost them tonight they did for sure and what I’m looking for is for the Minnesota bigs to set the tone like they did tonight I was just laughing about uh Derek Jones and Rudy Gober but if you actually watch the game with in the game Rudy Gober was in a lot of those tonight he was chucking everybody he chucked Derrik Jones right there he chucked Kyrie a couple times he came to the Lane he was chucking everybody started that first half and it’s set a tone for those guys they were able to then stop them defensively and take advantage of their size I think part of that could have been the fact that the perception through three games of this was like Luca and these guys are making fun of you guys 100% And you got to take that personal right like the whole world’s laughing at you Luca is laughing at you everybody’s laughing at you you have to take that personal get them credit and I just showed Kenny a friend of mine text me earlier and he said uh they’re winning the next two games Gober with 12 and 10 he text me right after the game said go bear 13 and 10 and they won so got to give Rudy credit as well he set a tone as a big man tonight yeah that that sounds good in theory and everything but what’s the theory then uh cat your stars have to play with this the first good game cat had that was the difference in the game we can talk about Rudy we can talk about Dereck Jones talk about those other guys if you the the two when when the two guys from Dallas plays great they have won ant played a good game and they but tonight he got help basketball to me is so simple your stars have to be stars all right so question especially in the playoffs Dallas Stars play well and Minnesota Stars play well who’s who wins the game all four guys play Lights Out who wins and that’s how I judge team well I think that um I think Minnesota if those those two guys if if cat imposes his will like he did the game tonight like I say you know he gets we get he shouldn’t be shooting all those damn threes especially if he’s not making them but like coach Van Gandhi said he went to the paint his first seven times that gets you going man the the rim widens out uh then it be as far as the role players Minnesota got some gritty Ro got answer the question yeah oh well uh they both all four guys play great who’s your better team well but I’m saying can you got add you stumped him no no no I’m saying though you okay PJ uh you got Nas Reed no no first of all you always assume your stars are gonna do the thing then your others have to play well stars are supposed to cancel each other out R uh Luca and Kyrie supposed to be cancel out by aunt and Carl L the towns then the role players have to take over and the question I don’t the answer is for me I would say Minnesota because they can score multiple ways if they all play well the problem has been that cat has not been versatile he’s been one I thought you were going to go the other way on that I thought you were going to get go down to you know what it’s going to if they all play their best it’s going to come down to those last couple minutes no no no see that’s what I don’t believe Ernie I think if they all play their best Minnesota is a 10-point favor like in terms of because they get you in foul trouble now especi without they get you in foul trouble now that mean if if Rudy if cat is playing his best that means he’s going to the basket he’s getting post up he’s foul trouble now you’re going to have to there’s no Lively gafford’s in foul trouble no lobs it changes the whole complexity and you have to change the way you play and I will say this Kenny I actually agree with you okay because if I if I look at these teams if take out the four stars I probably trust Nas Reed Alexander Walker and and and no and uh Mike Conley I I trust those two guys out of role players cuz PJ hasn’t been hitting shots this series I said but if I have to trust if you take away the Stars I do agree with K Anderson n Go yes I I actually agree with Kenneth and not that somebody would name they kid just took you six answer that but that’s that’s my M name thank you Chuck just took you six minutes to answer that one question a got nowhere to go PJ Washington you’re right now 6 for 27 from Deep you know we call that in on my side of town he’s in call out the town’s territory hey hey cat came into this game three for 22 goes four out of five and this is uh this a series again not yet has the beginnings of a series they got to win the next game before it’s the series well it’s still a series no no but I’m tell once you went on the other guys floor and they both done Anthony El said it he says we ain’t done nothing yet yeah you got to get the three to two before it’s a series CU you go home and lose this over but you gay because Kenny had a point if them boys win at home game game six is a must win M hey you know who was miked up tonight on the floor who’s that were you watching the game thank you very much let’s listen to it they better get rid of us they better get rid of us Luke they better get rid of us Luke show it all right hey hey [Applause] I got that from you dog come here we got a rebound man we got a rebound come on man you setting it like this Rudy so they can go under they can go over set it like this so he gots to go over the [Applause] screen I like it good every minute every minute if they win this game it’s 40 they going they not going to feel sorry for they going to laugh for us bro we got to put everything on the line hey let’s just keep getting stops let’s keep getting stops yeah hey come on let’s go hey he might ask to wear the mic you know what I love about that you what is he had that’s the energy he had all playoffs long and this series it looks like he’s been kind of dragging he’s having fun he’s getting his teammates going he kept the same energy that he’s had when they was beating teams and that’s why they won tonight he looks like a different guy from the one that we were saying he looks Gass he looks really he had he had energy tonight he had spring tonight he had his energy but I still go back I ha to be real hon it was all about cat you know Shaq’s been saying you know man aunt and cat got to play cat has been MIA he was Fant fantastic tonight and that was the difference those two guys let let Anthony got him off to a great cuz first of all he was aggressive then cat was aggressive I just hope they bring that same energy and aggression just cuz you made a couple threes that don’t mean come out jacking up threes next game at home 105 100 is your final score it is a 3-1 series The Crew waiting for Charles to answer the question spent 84 years yes I’m falling asleep I’m so sleepy oh man well I tell you if Rudy was going back in then all of a sudden this was going think a little bit brother can I think

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44 Comments

  1. @nbaontnt I’m happy you’re losing your gig – and only because you have draymond here. Well deserved

  2. WTAF…
    If your two best players are lights out on both teams, who wins? And Kenny says Minnesota by 10?!

    And the rest of the panel goes along with it?!

    Just last game they were going on and on at nauseam about how Dallas has the greatest back court duo The game has ever seen. And that they have the two best finishers in the league right now.

    So how is it even possible that the two best players on Minnesota cancel out the two best players on Dallas?!

    I'm waiting……

    The answer is, they don't. Of course the bench matters. Of course the role players matter. Everyone has to step up. But the question is and was, if the two best players on each team play lights out who wins? And the answer would be Dallas, by their very own logic.

    I love this panel. They are highly entertaining. And all great players in their own right. But time and time again they have been wrong. And not just a little wrong, really, really wrong.

    It just goes to show that even the greats get it wrong. And in this case, really wrong.

  3. Man, Chuck is absolutely right!!! You got 4 games during the regular season. Minnesota won 3 out of 4! All three games Kyrie Irving was out, but they lost! Kyrie plays in the one and Dallas wins! It definitely has everything to do with the two stars from each team playing well that has been the difference!

  4. The series could easily be 3-1 the other way, even though KAT has been relatively bad – Dallas still having to put up really tough shots to make it through.

  5. I think we need to look at KAT differently. He's been talked about as a 1st or 2nd option but has never ever lived up to it. When the pressure is on he performs no better than role players or rookies on other teams. A few years ago I would have had KAT and Simmons as future stars of the league but things change.

  6. This series should be tied 2-2. That game 2 dagger by Luka was a soul crusher. I truly don’t believe the Mavs are significantly better than the T-Wolves. However, they will almost certainly win the series. They deserve to. They completely exposed the Wolves defense. I can’t believe how easy it’s been for them to score at will in this series. The Wolves have failed to make the necessary adjustments to stop them.

  7. Chuck is such a prisoner of the moment sometimes. Now all of a sudden he thinks if all 4 stars play good, he trusts the Wolves role players over the Mavs role players. This is solely cos they lost this one. The Mavs “role players” out scored the Wolves role players in this one by the way. The difference is Kyrie didn’t show up tonight and KAT did

  8. Charles is something… The stars have to play well! then you win the game

    1 minute later : The role players make the difference when the stars cancel out each other…

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