Can the Warriors HOLD OFF the Rockets for the 10th seed? 🤔 + Sneaky playoff storylines 👀 | NBA Today

Can the Warriors HOLD OFF the Rockets for the 10th seed? 🤔 + Sneaky playoff storylines 👀 | NBA Today

Warriors come out to play Warriors come out to play yeah it’s like that is that false setep play what that whoa that was some range here but the Rockets they deserve it they’ve won 10 straight they’re a game back of Golden State for the 10th seed so with 10 games

Left for each team here’s what the path looks like down the final stretch here the Rockets they must finish a game ahead of the Golden State Warriors because remember the Warriors they own the tiebreaker they cannot finish with the same record and if you look at the

Bottom of the screen right there these two teams they have one more meeting so clear your calendars for next Thursday I know what I’m going to be doing I’m pulling up to that I’m pulling up to that yeah that’s how excited I am to see

Who is the 10 seed Zack do you think the Golden State Warriors are going to be able to hang on and save off the rockets for that spot they better keep playing well cuz the Rockets aren’t going anywhere I know the Rockets have a tough schedule they

Got the Mavericks a couple times they’re facing a bunch of teams that need to win this team has found something they’re playing at a turbocharged Pace Jaylen green is making the leap right before our eyes and they are tough as hell they seem to get in a fight every single game

They make winning plays on both ends of the floor they’ve been great on both ends eem Oda has crafted this into a tough defensive team The Warriors are not going to be able to limp into the 10 seed they’re not going to be able to hang their hat on well we’ve got the

Head-to-head tiebreaker in an easier schedule that’s it you got to come out and play cuz this team is not going anywhere I agree they have their new starting five has been awesome Jabari Smith Jr at Center has worked really well Thompson’s been really incredible 25 and 15 last night Jaylen green I

Don’t know what’s happened over the course of this last month but all of a sudden he he’s so impressive hey we got to give em yoka some love AB everything that he’s gone through to be coaching this team and them doing what they’re doing it’s incredible like they’re

Playing with house money they’re not nervous they’re just hooping you know you got my guy from LSU talking trash to the Warriors they have no pressure and these they’re like them pisky kids from Scooby-Doo man they you just want them to go away and they won’t go away and

They’re fun to watch and get ready to watch them for a long time 10 wins in a row the only other team to do that this season the Boston Celtics that’s pretty good company to keep who’s going to get the 10th seed though the Warriors or the

Rockets Danny G I’d like to go with the experience with the Warriors but the way the Rockets are playing it’s hard to bet against them right no seun Jaylen Green’s been stepping up unbelievable yeah I said I got to give a lot of credit not only to Oka but Dylan Brooks

Fedan Fleet those leaders that are getting those young guys ready and in playoff form and in shape to be ready for this playing game but Golden State just the the experience and the fact that they’ve been there I can’t never bet I can’t bet against St take a look

Here at where the East stands after last night the Celtics of course sit a top the Bucks in the standings the Knicks they jumped to Third though the Cavaliers they fell to fourth with their home loss to the Hornets last night the magic and the Pacers they round out the

Top six so I think it’s time for a new segment here on NBA today we’re going to call it on the low this is where we highlight the under the rer playr storylines teams I make things like players and storylines rhyme it’s a playoff picture when it’s all said and

Done so Zack low who are some three sneaky teams players or storylines with the regular season ending in just 7 days you’re keeping your eye on here yeah we’re going we’re going sneaky no Lakers no Warriors No Celtics let’s start in Orlando the most exciting under the radar nerd thing happening in the

NBA right now is oh my God Jonathan Isaac Jonathan Isaac is everywhere on defense he’s like having a sixth and seventh defender on the flry guards everybody all the time everywhere he’s making threes on offense at a decent rate he’s more involved on offense he is quietly after so many years of injuries

And wasted Seasons due to health issues quietly becoming the most dangerous bench player in the league changes games for the magic they can’t score but this team can sure as hell defend yeah he’s been one of the better defenders in the league all season long so that’s the the

Key for the magic Jonathan Isaac I do want to stick in the East here what’s another team that we should be paying close attention to here we know the Pacers are an incredible offensive team even though Tyre Halbert and hasn’t been quite the same but in the in the last month

They’ve been about average on defense and believe it or not average is pretty good for this team look at all these good defensive players they have on the floor at the same time this is Draymond Green he’s done this a million times throwing the slot but Miles Turner

Pascal seakan that’s a lot of length and speed and you rarely see Draymond indecisive like that and Miles Turner gets him at The Rim if this is a legit average defense that’s all they got to be to be dangerous if they’re average with their offense they’re a team that’s

Going to be a first round upset candidate if they draw the right matchup yeah their defense last night it maybe wasn’t as as good as they hope that it can be but they’ve shown some flashes some potential there all right yes Zach tells me to don’t do that part all right

I think we have the East pretty well covered here what stood after to you in the Western Conference Z one of the best stories in the west the Dallas Mavericks 9-1 in their last 10 games and Kyrie and Luca are really figuring out how to maximize each other

And not just go your turn my turn their chemistry is awesome they’re running a little more pick and roll together and watch the subtleties here first of all if you get a switch here it’s a mismatch for Luca no switch but watch Kyrie hey I’m going to drift over here hit me

Towards the corner lead me there Colin seon has no idea what’s coming Luca does open three for Kyrie this next clip is going to end in a Miss ignore the Miss it’s a good example of chemistry Here Comes luuka how many times have we seen this fake the step back nope I’m not

Taking it I just want you to bite on on the pump F Whoop I’m going to fake a cut no I’m cutting back out for three that’s a complicated little dance that Luca does a lot of again he misses but Kyrie reads that all the way finds him for a

Shot these guys are starting to think the game together nobody nobody wants any part of these two dudes in a playoff series well to [Applause] [Applause] your

Danny Green, Marc Spears and Zach Lowe join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to discuss the battle for the 10th seed between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, then Lowe reveals his three storylines for the NBA Playoffs.

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