Chuck: Anthony Edwards Looks ‘Gassed’ in WCF vs. Mavs | Inside the NBA

Chuck: Anthony Edwards Looks ‘Gassed’ in WCF vs. Mavs | Inside the NBA

they win at 109 108 donic goes for 32 10 and 13 Tyrie with 20 13 of those coming in the fourth quarter uh Gafford had 16 rley had 14 shout out to that general manager making some great trades at the deadline man I mean question ni Harrison Nico turned the team around because getting those two guys obviously we can talk about Lively also but getting PJ and Gafford man changed this entire team I mean they are they needed some they they got two good big guys and you know they talked about it earli they got length they got size man shout out to niic man great job and this team going to the finals helped him helped him immeasurably in defense and rebounding and then the way you mean the two most important and the way PJ Washington can hit three balls out of that corner I mean yeah and and and again we pointed it out when we started the show with that lineup with Gafford and PJ Washington in the starting lineup they were 15 and won and now what 10 and four in the uh in the postseason and give Luca and Kyrie some credit and we had KY on the other night they they actually you know all those other guys are known as defensive players and Kyrie and Luca have improved their defense we got to get them some love because I don’t think any of us out coming into the playoffs over the season they be like oh Kyrie is a great defender Lucas’s a great defender I’m not saying they’re great Defenders but they’re really busting their hump out there man shout out to those two guys being leaders and I know that I know you’ve said this is going to be a sweep Chuck but I mean again through two games uh Minnesota’s LED for 73 minutes in in these two games Dallas for 15 minutes in these two games but it’s been those plays down the stretch that have told the told the tale that’s the same thing that happened in the Lakers Denver Series where Lakers LED majority of the series and they lost 4 and at the half every game absolutely and they lost four to one and because the the teams like like Dallas for instance in this matchup they’re just trying to hang around ultimately knowing that we can get whatever matchup we want down the stretch and score the ball when it’s when it’s needed most at the end of the game and take the game so they’re just hanging around and and Minnesota can’t close them up they are 5-2 in the postseason in clutch games after being 23 and N in the regular season which was the second best Mark uh would you like to hear what Jason kid had to say in the locker room team absolutely we can do that let’s go go come [Applause] on I can’t say we didn’t do something this time we did do something we won two on the Rope right what are they thinking hey if we won two on their Court they coming into our house we got to protect our house fre on three let’s [Music] go they can they can laugh about free throws when you win when you go 15 for 22 and you win the game you can joke about that yeah what you got a 90% shooter I think Shaq you had something to say yeah why when you’re a one-on-one player like ant why do you call the pick and roll up and just you know bring more people up there like I I don’t I don’t understand the only way you call a pick and roll if they’re switching and you know that they’re switching every time you want to get the matchup you want no you’re a great no but I’m saying like no even like anybody off the dribble right yeah but Luca said oh I was looking they I know they’re switching I’m looking for that matchup same way a if you’re looking for that matchup yeah but if they’re just guarding you you’re you’re your ant you should be able to do but I had said this earlier Chuck and I’ll let you go last series I was like every close game I’m going with the Mavs they got the two best closers in basketball so what what Minnesota has to do is maintain their leads they have to figure out a way to maintain their leads the two best closers in basketball are on one team and they get it done and they don’t have a a Fear Factor to do it they are encouraged to do it and their teammates expect them to do it yeah well the reason I picked the m to win this series it’s just a bad matchup because you got two of the best one-on-one players in the world they’re going to get wide openen threes they didn’t make any threes in game one and you know Ernie throws those stat out that time but they only led a certain period of time the man actually haven’t played well exactly that that’s what’s scary they’re like in game one they didn’t make a shot Kyrie didn’t even play good tonight that’s why you’re like oh man they’re in trouble and this is a sweep uh because it’s just a like I say I me like say me and Drea downstairs watching I said like the different nuggets would beat the M that’s what’s weird that but but this is just those big guys because the big guys from the timber wolves they don’t beat you up offensively and they really don’t liability on defense they liability on defense you can’t be big and not dominate on the other end like Shaq one the greatest ever if he they just say well he couldn’t play the I said well on the other end he could play he said he could play on the other end he going to get his 45 to 50 on the other end but Carlon towns and Rudy they G they they can’t stop LC and Kyrie so uh it’s just a awful matchup for the was Minnesota down two games to none after the 109 108 loss here is Anthony Edwards what are they doing for you not to get to your spots uh they just showing me crowds Man Sting in the gaps um but I’m turning down a lot of shots you know like my mid-ranges and stuff I’m turning a lot of those down um but we getting open looks well I ain’t tripping and are you are you turning those down just to get your other teammates going and get yeah I mean they’re open yeah they’re open so I’m just making the right play but you know sometimes the right play may be to just shoot it you talk about being fatigued the other night how you feeling man I feel great tonight yeah I feel real good did you have to get oxygen at one point though nah n i was good today and you guys had back in on the previous series you got back but how much you draw from that that knowing that yeah um yeah I mean we was down 32 we was up 2 then they came in one two at the crib and then one one that they crib so I mean we’ve been here before yeah I don’t think anybody in the locker room is panicking I hope not cuz just come out and play our Brandon basketball we let him make a run we were supposed to go up big but we made a run and cut it right before half we made some mistakes but we’ll be all right do a matter of just cleaning up some things here and there game plan mistakes man um I feel like we come out game three and don’t make no or we try to minimize the game playing mistakes I think we’ll we’ll win that game you know what interesting Ernie there is a report that said he did go get oxygen beside the bench and we looking at the game just looking at it just watching because you can see everything instead of going like yo man he looks gas in in my opinion and if he got oxygen uh he is gassed and listen he’s a young kid he’s got a great future he’s never play I think this the first time they ever won a playoff series they’ve won two playoff series and he’s been the best player on that team you know Shaq says well Shaq’s a great player and you’ve been through it a long time he’s never played this many games in his whole life especially and playoffs are different in the regular season cuz you’re adrenaline your energy level Lil so what’s the difference when I said earlier that they could be mentally fatigued you was like no you can’t be fatigued at this time well so now I he’s fatigued well he’s the I’m just saying you you said they were no you said they were flat I know I said said mentally fatigued well he he I think he’s physically fatigued personally AB but then so is there excuse for that you’re say no there’s no excuse okay but I’m saying cookies we what but that’s what we were saying before we don’t give par you tried to make excuses for I’m not making no excuses yes you did you just made an excuse just now for him you said he’s fatigued no I’m not Mak excus he’s just tired Chu you played 15 Kenny you played 14 I played 19 Draymond you played 12 we’ve all been fatigued yes however however at this point in the season you have to find a way you don’t remember the first time though Shaq I know but but listen what I’m saying I said I said at this point in the season you have to somehow find a way maybe he need to Pace himself and say okay you guard Kyrie for period for minut but what he needs to understand that it starts and stops with him starts and stop with him we don’t none of us remember our first playoff run that went deep I’m just saying I do I’m Championship okay that that’s different everybody that play againsts TI but but it’s a different situation to you because you didn’t have to go out and get 25 30 a night what back then I was say I’m just saying there so much there’s so much pressure on makes cowards of us all say it again Kenny fatigues make fatigue makes cowards of us all everybody was tired Chuck the problem I have with his fatigue is he looked fatigued in the first quarter like I think he’s just hit a wall I don’t think it’s like he’s getting tired during the game I think he’s just hit that wall and struggling to get off and I agree with you on that Dre five for 17 in game two 21 points and a onepoint Lo

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