NBA Gametime reacts to Klay Thompson & Stephen Curry lead Warriors past Blazers for 5th straight win

NBA Gametime reacts to Klay Thompson & Stephen Curry lead Warriors past Blazers for 5th straight win

Second half of a backto back they get a dub last night they get a dub tonight 20 point dub over the Portland Trailblazers Klay Thompson had himself a night with 28 points and Steph Curry also looked really good too 27 points I want to get to you guys about this too because

Obviously the gold State Warriors without Draymond Green they really haven’t let it affect them to this point they’ve won five straight and they’ve won eight straight at home Smitty they’re they’re really playing up to their potential right now they are give a lot of credit to trace Jackson Davis

The rookie who has come out and play for phal didn’t have a double double tonight but he had been getting a double double uh I love you know how Klay Thompson has just said okay I’m Going Quiet to Nay sers he’s back averaging like 25 points over this last five games and shooting

It terrifically Sean but to me I think one guy that we don’t give a lot of credit we know Steph is always playing well cavon Looney just is always there isn’t the numbers won’t jump out of you but if you don’t have him being consistent this also this train could

Start going really really fast the other way but he doesn’t Miss game games he comes out there and plays the toughest centers get you 11 boards like tonight six points just comes out and plays this game I mean I just love Kon lone wanted to give him a little love that’s a guy

That definitely doesn’t make mistakes like he’s out there he plays his game it’s not going to be flashy by any means but at the same time he’s solid and he gets things done for this team how do you feel like they’ve responded since the Draymond Green suspension well I

Think they’ve responded well but the big question is how are they going to respond in the next couple weeks when the schedule gets a little bit tougher uh they played Denver twice they’ve got Miami they’ve got Dallas they’ve got Orlando so we’ll really see see the true essence of the W Warriors being

Short-handed without Draymond Green um the good news obviously is you have Steph and Clay seems to be back at least he’s got his rhythm but again this team really hasn’t been tested like it will be the next couple weeks yeah it’s definitely going to be interesting to

See what they can do five straight wins though for the Golden State Warriors back to back seven points he had 11 rebounds rounds six assists in the game the Houston Rockets win it 106 to 104 coming down to the end let’s talk about the Houston Rockets for a second because

This is a team that’s really taking a turn for the better this season they’re playing I guess up to expectation or Beyond expectation to this point have they surprised you with what they’ve been able to do so far this season you know a little bit I I will give a lot of

Credit um you know e may you do has done a f fantastic job I mean he’s got this team playing defensive minded playing the right way you saw last year it was just kind of hter Skelter guys trying to get their points I think he’s got

Everybody and put them in their rows and shenon as a center I didn’t know whether he’d be good at a center or a power forward because of his skill set he is showing right now defensively I can bang with the big guys I can pass he’s kind

Of a little baby Joker he might not want to be called that but I see that a little bit in his game and he is fearless and you look at it uh Jabari Smith is starting to come around is love to have vets I think Houston has done a

Nice job you got Fred van bed Dylan Brooks those vet along with Jeff Green is mature these young guys they they’re not easy out anymore no they’re not and what’s most impressive about tonight is they did it on the road uh they’ve been really good at home all season and I

Think baby Joker is the perfect nickname for this guy I mean just look at his body type the way he plays the game and everything he was the best player in the Florida tonight with uh Jaylen green Zion Williamson Brandon Ingram and it’s baby jok so that’s really good and the

Way the guy has developed and the speed in which he has developed this season he he’s got to be in contenant from most in play I’m with you I mean he’s got to be right there I mean do you think that he is in that conversation spinny I think

So I mean look at all the stats across the board and also I I his his stats are affecting winning yeah sometimes you get those empty calories them empty stats I think his stats are affecting winning and they play through him a lot and he draws double teams and he’s making

People better he he has a lot on his shoulders for a guy that’s you know Young as he is and from one year to another but I I love way the coaching staff has said we going to go through to you a lot of time and he he plays a lot

Of minutes he stays out of foul troubles and he’s always on the court and here’s the thing too they force the PS and do a lot of mistakes 16 turnovers scored 23 points from that 13 102 to 95 that was the Nuggets fourth straight win Charlotte their seventh straight loss

Let’s get into the Denver Nuggets too for a second we talked about the little joker now let’s get into the big Joker does it ever surpris you Sean that he’s still averaging like a triple double every single night and I know you said this season that there’s been a few

Games where he hasn’t played as well and that’s kind of surprised you shock and I was absolutely shocked because you’re just so used to this guy being being very consistent on a high level MVP level uh but you tend to take him for granted and that’s the sign of respect

Really I mean all those years I watched Michael Jordan it’s was like ah okay he scored 45 what LeBron James ah you know triple devil whatever uh but you have to put him right there uh the consistency and I don’t I’m not worried about where the Denver Nuggets are right now it’s

Going to be interesting to see how it plays out spy right now they’re sitting a third in the west there’s two teams ahead of them the Oklahoma City Thunder and also the Minnesota Timberwolves who have the number one defense right now where do you feel like Denver ranks into

That top three you think they’re three you think they’re two you think they’re one you know I think for a team that’s a champion and they’re still I’m with sha p and yes they might end up third they might end up fourth I think they’re starting to get in the mindset the way

They’re playing like sha is alluded to is we just need to get there and we’re going to get there at our pace and if we end up being one we end up being one but if we’re two or three all we have to do is win one game on

Somebody’s home court to to take back home court the Denver Nuggets feel like they can do that I I I like that they’re starting to let some of those young guys you know Watson and brown brown they’re starting to get more of a rhythm they GNA need those guys in the playoffs

Murray Joker they starting lineup they’re fine Michael Porter is starting to even blend in a little bit more I like what they’re doing I think Reggie Jackson is going to be a key down the stretch for them you talk about a lot of those guys like Christian Brown because

A lot of the big questions after this off season was how are they going to replace a guy like Bruce Brown and they’ve definitely seen some of these younger guys Julian strw even all these guys are is his 36th career 30o triple double pretty you say he’s closing in on

10,000 points he hasn’t been in the league that long I mean he’s an incredible player he’s gotten in better shape they’re winning basketball games and this is without Kyrie Irving um for the last you know games he’s been out but the triple double he’s being efficient not turning the basketball

Over only had two tonight um he is old school but new school yeah because of his age but his game is old school and I just think and you and you made a good point the fact that he’s doing this without Kyrie Irving really uplifting his team uh is just incredible all the

Defense has concentrated on him he still makes the right pass makes the right shot uh just very terrific now I know that the Spurs didn’t have that point guard against him tonight but again it doesn’t make any less impressive 13 games on the Slate done dusted guys

Merry Christmas I see you got your bring theid Spirit to the end of the show Merry Christmas John Powell Steve Smith I’m LJ we’ll see you guys next time from all have a happy holiday Merry Christmas we’ll see you guys soon Lauren Jabara here with Steve Smith Sean Powell guys

It’s almost the holiday season how we feeling I love the Merry Christmas Eve Eve I’m excited I’m ready Sean I’m festive you that work yes like festive the closer you get the more you the more F got all sophisticated with I’m festive I’m F and then SP you’re festive too

Because you show up with your nice little turtleneck the gold maze Maze and blue turtleneck maybe you can I’ll let you have that one I’ll let you have that one yeah it’s okay well we got a lot of games tonight 13 of them on the Slate

But let’s start it out the Lakers in town taking on Shay Gil just Alexander in the Oklahoma City with a season High 40 points seven assists seven rebounds and they take it 129 to 120 now this is a guy that is turning 39 in a couple

Days we got to hear from him post game all right Lebron 15 of your season High 40 come in the fourth quarter saw a couple of the threes uh and the bucket at The Rim what mode do you have to get into to get a difficult Victory here in

OKC uh last time we came here we came here on a tough back to back um started the game out well but we just lost energy lost steam so you know us having a day in between our last game and us having uh I mean this was one of the

Must-win one of the first must-win games of the season for us and we understand how well this team been playing but we was able to to play a really good game on the road to close the road trip up your birthday is coming up in a couple

Of days but this was the first time this year you scored more than your age so that’s pretty good that’s pretty good I mean in a sense that uh you know it helped us get the this win versus a very good team in the Western Conference that

We really needed was desperate for a win tonight so um you know desperate times calls for desperate measures shift in the starting lineup you guys go bigger Vanderbilt comes in a lot of length defensively LeBron what’s kind of just the team thinking behind that what did you see in the first rendition tonight

Um I think you just said it you know we added a lot of length um you know from the perimeter to to our wings all the way down to our Center obviously in ad we have the ability to uh guard you know multiple positions switch a lot of

Actions but uh more importantly we able to clean glass and I thought when they miss shots especially in that second and third quarter we cleaned glass they gave us an opportunity to score another end I mean it’s unbelievable that this guy is still producing the way that he

Is in almost 39 years old in a couple days Smitty like I know heading into this season he had 65,000 minutes on the court in regular season and postseason that’s not even including this year it’s unbelievable yeah it’s the it’s to what he’s doing with those minutes as well

Lauren I mean he is coming out playing at a level that is a commitment level from a guy at his age you see the way he’s cutting I mean doing that very well usually guys don’t want to cut at that age you kind of let this play out let

The play develop he is leading the charge right here in this jump shot has gotten so much better so he’s still working on that he’s still want to be a better basketball player at this age not relying on things he just do well like this boom boom laying it up knocking

People out of the way and this shine pile is the most impressive right now does not quit on the play and on either side he was going to block that shot and he blocked that one with the left had it on the right side but I said okay you

Switched it up I’m going to catch it with the left last but not least being able to post up at the three-point line jab jab and take a three-pointer and knock it down he’s shooting close to 40% this year wow still efficient 54 from the field still putting up 25 points

Seven rebounds seven assists those are Hall of Fame numbers and he’s 30 going to be 39 years old I know when he outscores his age in a game like tonight 40 points for LeBron James well he becomes the oldest player to score 40 points and make all his three-point

Shots just want to throw that in there face me five out of five but what’s really striking about this game is LeBron James obviously is the oldest player in the floor and he’s playing against a young Oklahoma City team and he looks more athletic and active than

They are look at this that is crazy look at that move I mean it’s unbelievable and also the Lakers they moved DLo to the bench for a game like this too in the bench outscored OKC 47- 26 in this game but take a look at LeBron James shot chart yeah it’s

Unbelievable and I like you said is we getting a chance to see him do it from outside inside mid-range but I I really look at it’s scary if this lineup can click without D’Angelo Russell starting I know they’re huge look at the size they have in that starting lineup it is absolutely Fore for spee spe opene spee Foreign For Speeech fore Spe spee foree one

NBA Gametime reacts to Klay Thompson & Stephen Curry lead Warriors past Blazers for 5th straight win