ESPN SC | “Nikola Jokic was humiliated by Durant” -Tim Legler reacts to Suns WIN over Nuggets 104-97

ESPN SC | “Nikola Jokic was humiliated by Durant” -Tim Legler reacts to Suns WIN over Nuggets 104-97

La that is Stan vered and I am Linda Kona Blockbuster not in the NBA James hard returns to Philly and Draymond was all drama early for the Warriors in Miami but we begin with a game you just finished watching yeah important game for both the Suns and the Nuggets Denver

Up a half game on the Thunder for the top spot in the Western Conference the sun started Wednesday with the same record as the Kings but they were with the eighth spot looking up at Sacramento because of the tiebreaker so Phoenix in the seventh spot they had won three of

Their previous four games coming off a bad loss to San Antonio Monday after beating them by 25 Saturday Denver had won four in a row and 9 of 10 fourth quarter Suns up by 12 dein Booker to Kevin Durant Durant had three of the Suns 16 threes in this game just over

Four minutes left now Suns up 13 Durant 30 points 1 rebounds five blocks as Phoenix wins it 104 to 97 Durant led the way becoming the first Sons player with 30 points 10 rebounds and five blocks of the game since Shawn Maran in 2006 got it done from all over the floor making

Five shots after the paint four from mid-range and three more from Beyond The Ark and Kevin Durant joins us now on Sports Center Kevin first of all thanks for taking the time what got you going tonight in this game uh just I mean we had a good practice yesterday good film session

Yesterday and guys were just ready to play from the from the beginning what did you show tonight beating the reigning Champs on their floor I mean we just trying to get better I don’t know if we’re trying to show anybody anything I think we’re just trying to keep getting better they were

Missing Jamal we were missing ner so you know just trying to play good ball so don’t you know long as we play solid ball every possession you know we can live with the results some nights you guys do this and reveal how dangerous you can really be in the playoffs and

Then other nights it doesn’t go so well what what’s the difference between those nights that’s a great question I mean some most of the time is a make or Miss league and you know we start off slow missing the missing shots that kind of affects our defense a little bit so I

Think that’s just that’s just been what we uh how we bounce back is just every single player just continue to focus on the defensive side of the ball regardless of how many shots we missed and I think tonight we did that all of your remaining games now are against

Teams that are going to be in the playoffs how does a schedule like that uh get you ready for the grind of playoff basketball I mean just you know getting this you know comfortable with that playoff intensity a little earlier you know we rather have it this way but we

Playing against teams that got that are playing for something um it’s only going to make us better as a group all right Kevin thanks for the time and congratulations on the win appreciate you thank you brother we have a trade coming in right now the Brooklyn Nets he also had nine

Rebounds and Leonard make the free throw he did in the Clippers led by one next Sixers possession Nick Batum to Buddy heel the buries the three and the Sixers are back up two Clipper’s next possession I told you about kawh Leonard he had two three-point plays in the fourth quarter

Leonard the lay in and the foul he made the free throw and the Clippers lead by one again 8 seconds left Sixers inbounding down one Kelly UB driving goes for the lay in but look who’s there to block it kawhai Leonard look at the ball stuck between the hoop and

Backboard there was possible contact from Leonard no fouls called coach Nick nurse not happy UB is not happy he thought there should have been a foul jump ball at half court 5 seconds left U driving again U doesn’t get a shot off this time he wanted a foul as he makes a

A naughty gesture in the direction of the officials also there was possible contact here from Paul George but no call is made game over Clippers win by one but after the game head ref Kevin Scott stated in the postgame video review there should have been a foul on

Paul George here’s UB on the Miss call well first and foremost um he did a moment uh this is an intense basketball game of course and you know we’re not perfect the refs aren’t perfect I want to apologize for just losing my cool because that’s something I try to work

On each and every day what do you think of the fan reaction and all the booing I mean I expected it I really don’t know what it was about but I expected it and uh so it is what it is with the I don’t even know why they were booing don’t

Think if you ask them you don’t they probably don’t know why they were booing for me personally I felt like I did everything I needed to do in the sense of the Year prior you know I mean taking myself off the max to help the team get

Better for this city you know what I mean and for myself obviously but to win a championship so uh things didn’t work out I wanted to get paid they didn’t they weren’t talking so you know it is what it is now you move on everybody’s

Happy life is good and and you know what I mean everybody look move forward I like the way he handled that anyway he had 16 points 14 assists in his return Harden has been playing some of his best basketball as an LA Clipper he’s got 59 assists over his last five

Games the most by a Clippers player in a five game span since Chris Paul in 2016 this playing situation in the west looks like it will be one of the more intriguing races down the stretch entering Wednesday the Kings and Suns tied at seven and8 Lakers had the ninth

Spot warriors were up for uh warriors were up a game on the rockets for the final spot let’s start with golden state third game of a five-game East Coast road trip for them they were one in1 so far playing the second of back to backs beat

The heat in Miami Tuesday then moved on to Orlando Wednesday Paulo banero drives Draymond Green for the foul and green has some words for the official Ry aosta all right 20 seconds later B Caroll drives again another call this time it’s on Andrew Wiggins and green is going to plead his

Case as well he approaches aosta puts his arm on a Costa and stepped on his foot green continues to argue gets technical foul keeps drawing at a Costa after the technical getting even more heated as it continue Steph Curry approaches to kind of see what’s going

On maybe cool things off green and aosta start walking to the bench area green continues talking and earns himself an early shower he gets ejected he’s headed to the locker room here’s a look at Curry during the situation Steve Curry patting him on the back they they’ve been teammates Curry

And green for a long time and Curry knows how much they need him on the floor cly frustrated by the ejection so the warriors with an obstacle to overcome on the road just over a minute to play in the fourth Warriors only up three trying to pull away B Carol and

France Vagner come up a curry for the double team and he goes right around him 17 points for six of 18 shooting the Warriors up five next Warriors possession Curry working on Jaylen sugs he was three for eight from three Andrew Wiggins led a team effort with 23 points

Lots of other contributors too but it was Curry who put the magic to sleep and then celebrated took it out on a chair on the way out getting high fives and including green waiting for him with the Sleep celebration Warriors get a gritty Road wi but lots to talk about green

Afterwards uh yeah too bad it was unfortunate um he deserved it um and um you know he’ll he’ll bounce back I’m just proud of the guys um for um stepping up all I say is we need we need him he knows that we all know that um so

Whatever it takes to keep him on the floor um he’ll be a ailable that’s what’s got to happen 19th time green has been ejected in his regular season career only Rasheed Wallace has been tossed more often over the last 25 Seasons Four those for green have come this season

The most in his career and the most of any player in the NBA the Houston Rockets took a nine-game winning streak into OKC Shay gilis Alexander sitting this one out for the Thunder play of the night we found it in the second quarter check it out off the Rockets Miss thunder in transition

Isaiah Joe throws it down for the dunk in the foul the Thunder bench speechless Joe with a huge slam over Jeff Green and even draws the foul and Jeff Green tries to draw a charge in a backfires here’s how it sounded in Oklahoma [Applause] city that was crazy Joe gives the

Thunder a spark to say the least they led by one at the half right to the fourth under seven minutes to go Jaylen green had himself a game 37 points green would make the free throw and make it a one-point game 5 minutes left Rockets down two green again tying the game at

101 four minutes left now Thunder down one Josh giddy has become so important for this team he had 31 points but he gets the shot to fall take another look he lost the ball stayed with it put up a shot from the floor and it goes in

Thunder bench they love it they lead by one 30 seconds left Rockets down one green to Jabari Smith drains the three rockets up two under 10 seconds to go Thunder down three Jaylen Williams to the rescue draining the three we’re tied at 112 under 5 Seconds To Go tie game green has the

Ball Jaylen green takes this game into overtime thanks to because it’s no good final minute of overtime Rockets up three green says you know what I still got it and he drains the three rockets go up six next Rockets possession green this one acrobatic his 36 career 30-point game the Rockets 10

Straight win their longest win streak in Five Seasons well the Lakers took a four-game win streak into Memphis LeBron James welcome back to the lineup Anthony Davis sitting this one out after his monster performance a night ago go how about Austin Reeds throwing it up to LeBron

Who dunks it over Scotty Pippin Jr Reeves lofting it up to LeBron J James Lakers up nine it’s good to be well rested Lakers up eight third quarter LeBron this time he throws it down Court to ruy haimura who makes the three haimura 32 points 10 rebounds few

Minutes later Lakers up 13 LeBron he sharing a D’Angelo Russell who Nails the three Russell three of his 23 points Lakers up 12 off the Grizzlies Miss haimura gets the rebound he’ll find LeBron James and James does the rest put the Lakers up 122 108 LeBron 23 points

12 assists 14 rebounds off the turnover LeBron throws it down the court to Reeds who does the rest but how about LeBron James two triple doubles at the age of 39 more than any other player 39 or older Lakers win here he is after does the lure of moving up in the

Standings at all impact the way you view how you’re going to manage anle um I mean I would have probably tried to play yesterday if that was the case you know I got I got to be smart with it it doesn’t if I’m not you know healthy or

Any close to being healthy then it doesn’t it’s not good for our ball Club Anyways Spee spee for for spe for spe for I’m

ESPN SC | “Nikola Jokic was humiliated by Durant” -Tim Legler reacts to Suns WIN over Nuggets 104-97