Thunder Makes STATEMENT in NBA Cup Quarterfinals! 😤 | The Hoop Collective
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Jamal Collier to react to the NBA Cup Quarterfinal matchups including the Oklahoma City Thunder making a needed statement against the Dallas Mavericks and the Milwaukee Bucks downing the Orlando Magic while showing some concerning moments on defense. Plus, the crew previews the big battles between the Hawks & Knicks and the Warriors & Rockets including which teams have the most to prove.
0:00 Intro
1:36 Bucks stabilizing & off to NBA Cup Semis
17:47 Thunder make early statement vs. Mavs
27:13 Previewing Hawks at Knicks at MSG
35:36 Previewing Warriors at Rockets
42:40 We missed you today MacMahon…mostly
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32 Comments
Good show
The coach mic was awful. For a minute I thought there was some type of audio error going on – why tf am I constantly hearing 1 guy yelling, can't they fix this?!
The Hawks are going to get much worse in this season. Trae is an awful player and he is not making the all star game shooting in the 30% from the field
Does this show feel like there’s always some animosity between the hosts? Like it feels like their personalities don’t mix. Several times they spoke over each other or just outright ignored the other, weird vibes
It’s amazing how often Brian is incorrect when giving a stat or a recollection and Bontemps has to correct him. His basketball knowledge is so poor when surrounded by real analysts who aren’t on first take.
Magic got more heart than any other team. What an effort
Where’s the Mavs fan today? Thunder Up
The "Adios amigos
" sent me. I really hope the bit keeps going 😂
Hawks are about to beat the Knicks again
Buck lillard play weak magic in boring cup
Lillard bad team
Rocket at bucks rocket will be beat lillard bucks
The glaze for OKC is crazy. They are the image, the NBA wanted the grizzlies to be. But neither team has won nothing but a first round series. Yet OKC is talked about being the champs and grizzlies at 2nd are talked about as a fringe contender. Bias trash
Cant wait to hear the Knicks hate 🙄
Yeah I just want to say, you 3 are the best things happening at ESPN. & currently are cooking every pod. Thank you, fellas.
Okc bad boy
Mavs go home
This podcast should stick to talking about the narratives around the league, trade rumors and notable quotes. Windhorst understands that's his lane/bread & butter, Bontemps does not. Every time Bontemps tries to actually analyze basketball, my brain starts to leak out of my ears. Stick to the strawpolls, actual basketball analysis is for people who thrive off doing it. Bontemps needs to recognize where his strengths are.
Dort is Luka's daddy
I'm sorry, but Windy's impersonation of MacMahon is spot on. Bontemps is such a hater.
The most mind boggling stat is the Thunder still have more steals than turnovers this season. They have 292 STEALS (not just opp turnovers) on the season and have only turned the ball over 280 times. That's a +12 differential. No team in history has ever had a positive diff in those 2 stats this deep into the season.
Give the magic some props. Any other team with four rotation players out woulda gotten stomped.
Nice prediction on the ATL windy
R.I.P nipsey
Totally agree with Bontemps about the coaches on screen during the broadcast. Was really annoying.
Jamal Collier > Tim MacMahon
9:38 Some people comprehend the game faster then others
I'll take the moral victory for my Magic. No Paolo, no Franz, no JI, and we put up a hell of a fight.
What was the song I wanna kno lol
I’m with Bontemps – those shots of the coaches taking up my screen was super annoying.
Nah the Thunder said this game meant more in the postgame. They all have a bad taste in their mouth from the playoff loss. As they should.
The average ticket price is way down lol
Great performance by the Thunder. Mavs beat OKC 2 weeks ago without Luka. Not a big deal if #1 team in the west beats out of shape Luka. Come playoff time Luka will dominate OKC.