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FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT A GAME SEVEN, THIS ONE IN HOUSTON, AND WE GOT A SERIES OPENER IN CLEVELAND. WELCOME BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS EVERYBODY. GLAD YOU’RE WITH US TNT NBA TIP-OFF PRESENTED BY CARMAX. YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE. STUDIO J HERE IN ATLANTA NAMED FOR THE LATE JIM REEVES BY THE WAY. OH, REALLY? YEAH. I. >> DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> YEAH. HE WAS OUR HE WAS OUR VIDEO GUY. >> I DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> ERNIE JOHNSON, CHARLES BARKLEY, KENNY THE JET SMITH AND SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, RESPLENDENT IN THAT SPRING SUIT. >> AKA BLACK AND LIGHT BLUE. YOU GOT SOMETHING IN YOUR TEETH. DARK AND NOT LOVELY. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU GOT SOME OF YOUR TEETH. >> LUCKY US. KENNY. GAME SEVEN IS ON TWO STRAIGHT NIGHTS. >> YES, INDEED. TWO STRAIGHT NIGHTS OF GAME SEVEN. TWO. DO OR DIE. GO HOME. TWO GREAT STORYLINES WITH YOUNG ROCKETS AND VETERAN WARRIORS AND GUYS WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR LEGACY CEMENTED, AND OTHER GUYS WHO ARE TRYING TO GET A LEGACY. >> HOPEFULLY THIS ONE A LITTLE CLOSER THAN THE ONE WE SAW LAST NIGHT AS DENVER ELIMINATED. >> GOT TO. >> BE THE CLIPPERS. HERE’S OUR HERE’S OUR DOUBLE HEADER TONIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO GET YOU STARTED AT ROCKET ARENA IN CLEVELAND. PACERS AND CAVS. AND THEN WE BRING YOU THE WARRIORS IN HOUSTON. WELL THE HOUSTON ROCKETS HAVE A CHANCE TO JOIN THE 4% CLUB TONIGHT. WHAT’S THAT. IT IS SOMETHING I MADE UP. GIVEN THE FACT THAT JUST 4% OF THE TEAMS DOWN THREE ONE INCH A SERIES HAVE COME BACK TO WIN. GOLDEN STATE COULDN’T PUT THE SERIES AWAY IN THEIR GYM ON FRIDAY. SO HERE WE ARE, GAME SEVEN IN HOUSTON. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND LAUREN JABBAR. A LONG BEFORE TIP OFF ALL BY HER LONESOME IN HOUSTON. WHAT YOU GOT? >> OH THERE’S. >> PEOPLE OH THERE’S SOMEBODY DANCERS. OH YOU’RE JUST IN TIME FOR THE DANCERS. YEAH. DANCERS PRACTICE. THERE YOU GO. >> BUT IT IS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. AND IT’S THE STORM BEING THE TWO BEST WORDS IN SPORTS. GAME SEVEN. LIKE YOU SAID, THE HOUSTON ROCKETS STORMED BACK. THE LAST TWO GAMES TIED THE SERIES UP AT 3 TO 3. AND THEY WANT TO COMPETE. OR THEY WANT TO COMPLETE ONE OF THE BEST COMEBACKS. MAYBE IN THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS. BUT THE WARRIORS ARE NO STRANGER WHEN IT COMES TO GAME SEVEN. STEPH CURRY, DRAYMOND GREEN BOTH HAVING FIVE GAME SEVENS UNDER THEIR BELT. JIMMY BUTLER WITH FOUR UNDER HIS BELT STEPH CURRY TOLD ME THIS MORNING ONCE THE GAME STARTS THERE’S ADRENALINE. THERE ARE NERVES. IF IT’S YOUR FIRST GAME SEVEN, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TALK YOURSELF INTO THINKING IT’S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. BUT ONCE YOU START PLAYING, IT REALLY JUST BECOMES ANOTHER GAME. NOW STEPH THRIVED IN THESE MOMENTS. WE CAN’T FORGET HIS 50 POINT PERFORMANCE IN 2023 AGAINST SACRAMENTO. ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE THE HOUSTON ROCKETS FRED VANVLEET BEING ONE OF THE ONLY TWO ROCKETS PLAYERS WITH GAME SEVEN EXPERIENCE. HE TOLD ME THIS MORNING. LOOK, WE’VE SEEN THIS TEAM 12 TIMES. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ONE. IT’S ABOUT STICKING TO THE PLAN. WE’VE GOT ENOUGH TO GET IT DONE, BUT WE NEED TO STAY IN THE MOMENT AND KEEP IT SIMPLE FOR ALPEREN ?ENGΓN. A FIRST TIMER IN GAME SEVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS MORNING HE WAS FEELING ANXIOUS LAST NIGHT, BUT HE ALSO SAID, LOOK, THIS IS A PART OF IT. I’VE BEEN ANXIOUS THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE SERIES. I BARELY SLEPT, BUT IT SHOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS GAME AND HOW MUCH I WANT TO WIN. NOW GUYS, THE BIGGEST STORYLINE FOR THIS ONE IS HOW ARE THESE TEAMS GOING TO TOE THE LINE BETWEEN KEEPING THEIR EMOTIONAL TOLL INTACT AND ALSO PLAYING THAT PHYSICAL STYLE OF BASKETBALL? NOW, DRAYMOND GREEN WAS SUPER CANDID WITH ME THIS MORNING WHEN I TALKED TO HIM. HE KNOWS THE PRESSURE OF A GAME SEVEN BETTER THAN ANYONE. BUT HE TOLD ME YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT EMOTIONS ARE GOING TO BE THERE. IT IS A HIGH EMOTION GAME, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY COMPOSURE IS IN CHECK SO THAT MY TEAM HAS SOMETHING TO FOLLOW. AS A LEADER ON THIS TEAM, I THINK I GAVE THEM THE WRONG THING TO FOLLOW LAST GAME. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT FOR THE WARRIORS TO WIN THIS ONE, HE NEEDS TO KEEP HIS PHYSICALITY WHILE ALSO KEEPING HIS POISE EMOTIONALLY. ON THE OTHER SIDE, DILLON BROOKS, YOU KNOW, HE’S A GUY THAT PLAYS WITH HIGH EMOTIONS, HIGH PHYSICALITY. I TALKED TO HIM THIS MORNING AS WELL AND HE TOLD ME, LOOK, I’VE BEEN VOCAL ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPOSURE IN SUCH HIGH PRESSURE MOMENTS. WE CAN’T AFFORD TECHNICALS, FLAGRANT OR UNNECESSARY STOPPAGES IN A GAME LIKE THIS. SO COMING FROM A GUY LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW THAT HE’S GOING TO BE LOCKED IN BOTH OF THE TEAMS. THIS MORNING AT SHOOTAROUND, GUYS WERE LISTENING TO FUN MUSIC. THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE SUPER CALM, SUPER RELAXED. WE’LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT ON THE COURT TONIGHT. GRAB YOUR POPCORN. BECAUSE THIS GAME SEVEN GUYS IS GOING TO BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS. >> LAUREN JBARA SHOWING UP EARLY FOR WORK AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS SHE POINTED OUT, AS WE LOOK AT CARMAX NEVER SETTLED. IT’S THE GAME SEVEN EXPERIENCE YOU TALK ABOUT WITH STEPH CURRY, DRAYMOND GREEN, JIMMY BUTLER WHO ARE ALL GUYS WHO HAVE PLAYED MORE THAN 100 PLAYOFF GAMES IN THEIR CAREERS. AND THE ADVANTAGE IN GAME SEVEN EXPERIENCE GOES TO GOLDEN STATE. NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM PLAYERS ON BOTH SIDES HEADING INTO THIS GAME SEVEN. AND WE’RE GOING TO START WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYS OF GAME SIX, WHICH HAPPENED SIX SECONDS INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER. GOLDEN STATE HAD FOUGHT BACK TO CLOSE TO WITHIN TWO AT THE END OF THE THIRD, AND THEN SIX SECONDS IN FOUR POINT PLAY, SIX POINT LEAD. HERE’S WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. >> I THOUGHT THE KEY PLAY WAS THE FOUR POINT PLAY TO START THE QUARTER. THAT FELT LIKE A GAME CHANGING PLAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE I SAID, TWO POINT GAME. WE’RE RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE DESPITE NOT HAVING PLAYED VERY WELL AND TURNED IT OVER QUITE A BIT. >> FRED VANVLEET GOT 17 THREES IN THREE GAMES AND HE’S WIDE OPEN COMING OUT OF A TIMEOUT. THAT’S CRAZY. IT’S JUST COMFORTABLE. YOU KNOW HE’S COMFORTABLE. HE’S GETTING WHAT HE WANTS TO GET TO. SOMEHOW YOU GOT TO BREAK THAT UP. >> YOU WORK ALL YEAR AND YOU TRAIN ALL SUMMER FOR THESE MOMENTS. AND I’VE ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF ON TRYING TO RISE TO THE OCCASION. I MEAN, I’M READY AND WILLING. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE TIME COMES TO STEP UP AND MAKE BIG PLAYS. >> WHERE DOES THAT GAME SEVEN EXPERIENCE FACTOR IN THE MOST? >> JUST THE CONFIDENCE THAT NO MATTER HOW IT LOOKS, WE CAN GET IT DONE. NOT PANICKED, BUT HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY ON THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE GOING INTO GAME SEVEN. YOU KNOW, SHOW UP WITH A KILLER KILLER INSTINCT. >> THE LAST GAME SEVEN YOU HAD STEPH SCORED 50 POINTS. I’M JUST WONDERING HOW YOU SEE HIM RESPOND TO THAT KIND OF PRESSURE, WHEN PROBABLY EVERYONE IS LOOKING TO HIM TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. >> WE LOOK TO HIM TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL EVERY NIGHT. FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS I’VE BEEN HERE. I DON’T THINK IT’S ANY DIFFERENT. >> YOU THINK BACK TO THAT GAME AGAINST SACRAMENTO. THAT FIRST ROUND A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. HERE WAS GOLDEN STATE ON THE ROAD AGAINST THIS UP AND COMING TEAM. AND KIND OF THE SIMILARITIES THERE WITH HOUSTON TONIGHT. BUT HE WENT FOR 50. SHAQ THAT YEAR. >> HE HAD A GREAT NIGHT THAT NIGHT. BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TONIGHT. THE QUESTION IS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TONIGHT. YOU KNOW THEY’VE BEEN SLOWING YOU DOWN. THEY’VE BEEN SWITCHING UP DEFENSE. IMAN THOMPSON A YOUNG GUY THINKS HE CAN GUARD YOU. SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TONIGHT? THE LAST THREE GAMES YOU’VE BEEN AVERAGING 19.7. THAT’S NOT THE STEPH CURRY WE KNOW AND LOVE. BUT THE GUY YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON IS FRED VANVLEET. LIKE YOU’VE HAD YOUR WAY WITH MR. GREEN. QINGYUN’S BEEN KILLING YOU DOWN LOW. BUT THE GUY THAT’S BEEN KILLING HIM IS FRED VANVLEET. BUT ALL THAT EXPERIENCE STUFF IS ALL GOOD. BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TONIGHT. >> IN TERMS OF STEPH. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE TONIGHT? CHUCK. >> HE’S KIND OF HE’S GOING TO SHOOT A LOT. BE AGGRESSIVE. BUT I DON’T THINK IT MATTERS. I THINK THEY BLEW THIS SERIES LAST GAME I THINK IN DRAYMOND. HE SAID HE TOLD LAUREN WHEN THEY WHEN HE COMES OUT DOING STUPID STUFF THAT I KNOW I WAS LIKE OH. >> THAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU SAID YESTERDAY. I DID I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT. >> I COULDN’T. >> BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED THAT. >> EARLY BECAUSE LIKE THEY HAD TO WIN THAT GAME SIX AT HOME I DO I THINK THE ROCKETS ARE GOING TO WIN TONIGHT STEPH GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH WITH HIM AND JIMMY BECAUSE THIS YOUNG ROCKET TEAM, THEY HAVE UNLOCKED SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY SPED UP THE TEMPO GOING BACK TO GAME FIVE. AND NOW THEY’RE PLAYING WITH TREMENDOUS CONFIDENCE. THAT BUILDING IS GOING TO BE ROCKING AND ROLLING. FRED’S GOING IF THEY GET ANYTHING FROM JALEN GREEN ANYTHING. BECAUSE YOU KNOW FRED AND AARON ARE GOING TO DO THEIR THING. BUT IF JALEN GREEN GIVES THEM ANYTHING I DO I THINK I THINK I FEEL REALLY I’M GUARANTEEING THE ROCKETS WIN TONIGHT. WOW. WELL ERNIE. >> YOU KNOW FRED VANVLEET JUST PLAYED UNBELIEVABLE. I DO AGREE. YOU LOOKED AT THE LAST GAME SEVEN LAST YEAR. HE TOOK 38 SHOTS. >> STEPH CURRY. >> TWO YEARS. >> AGO TWO YEARS AGO. I MEAN JUST TO GET OFF 38 SHOTS YOU HAVE TO BE SOME SPECIAL TYPE OF PLAYER. FORGET ABOUT MAKING 20. BUT TO GET OFF 38 THE CONDITIONING THE MINDSET THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE I DON’T KNOW. YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN BLESSED TO BE ON A TEAM THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, DOWN THREE ONE. AND WE I’M PART OF THAT 4%. AND THERE’S TWO THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AND THAT GO ON. AND IF YOU’RE THE ROCKETS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE IN YOUR TEAM FROM FROM 1 TO 8. AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A CLOSER BECAUSE TO GET TO THE SEVENTH GAME, OTHER GUYS HAD TO STEP UP. USUALLY YOUR BEST PLAYER CAN’T STEP UP SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES. SO NOW GAME SEVEN. WHEN YOU’RE DOWN THREE ONE, YOUR BEST PLAYER HAS THE ABILITY TO KIND OF BRING YOU UP. BUT THEN YOU LOOK ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT’S WHAT STEPH CURRY IS. HE IS THE GUY WHO COULD FOR ONE NIGHT BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO IF IT WAS ANYONE ELSE BUT THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS AND STEPH CURRY, I WOULD SAY THE ROCKETS HAS AN EASY CHANCE. BUT WITH WITH ONE OF THOSE. >> TAKE ALL IN WINNER TAKE ALL PLAYOFF. >> ONE OF THOSE FOUR GUYS PLAYING I WOULD SAY YOU KNOW LIGHTS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW MICHAEL KEVIN LEBRON OR STEPH. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT GUYS. SO I’M NOT SURE IF THAT IS ISN’T ENOUGH CHUCK. WELL I THINK ONE GAME STEPH CAN BE STEPH. AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING HE’S NUMBER ONE. >> ORIGINALLY HURT THAT HAND IN JANUARY THEN AGGRAVATED IT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO. >> WITH IT. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY BECAUSE IT’S THE WAY THEY’RE PLAYING HIM. BECAUSE THE PHYSICALITY IS STARTING WITHOUT THE BASKETBALL. THEY’RE NOT LETTING HIM GET THE BALL. SO IT’S NOT HIS FINGER. IF HE’S SHOOTING BADLY, IT’S JUST HE’S NOT GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF ATTEMPTS ONCE HE SEES. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT IS THE CLOSENESS THAT THEY STAY ON HIM. THEY DOUBLE HIM OFF PICKS. THEY MAKE IT A LOT TOUGHER. AND THOMPSON AND HIS BROTHER DOWN IN DETROIT, THOSE ARE THE TWO BEST ATHLETES IN THE NBA. AMEN. AND THEY THEY GET IT DONE ON THE DEFENSIVE END. ALONG WITH DILLON BROOKS, WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO PUT HIS NOSE INTO THINGS. SO YOU HAVE THE PERFECT STORM WITH TYREKE EASON OF GUYS THAT CAN GUARD HIM. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS WRIST. IT’S WHEN HE DOESN’T HAVE THE BALL, THEY DON’T ALLOW IT TO COME BACK. AND ERNIE YOU SAID HE HAD THOSE 50 POINTS TWO YEARS AGO. THAT’S LIKE FIVE YEARS AGO IN NBA IS LIKE DOG YEARS STEPH IS STARTING TO WEAR DOWN LIKE YOU SAID HE I DON’T THINK I DON’T THINK HE’S CAPABLE OF GETTING 50. LIKE HE COULD HAVE A GREAT SHOOTING NIGHT. HE’D GET 50. STILL I DO NOT. WOW. LISTEN, MAN, THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. BUT HE’S NOT 50 THIS YEAR. >> HE HAD HE DID THAT TWICE THIS YEAR. >> I’M SORRY. BUT NOW THIS LATE IN THE SEASON, THIS IS NOT JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. THIS IS THE PLAYOFFS. AND HE’S WEARING DOWN. HIS HAND IS HURT. I’M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I THINK. >> HIS LAST ONE WAS IN APRIL OKAY. >> SO THAT WAS APRIL. THAT WAS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. NO NO NO THIS IS ONLY WHATEVER. OKAY. HEY I’LL TELL YOU WHAT. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT. LISTEN, MAN, LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO, OKAY? LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THE ROCKETS GOING TO WIN THIS GAME COMFORTABLY. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. YEAH, I’LL TAKE THAT. I’LL TAKE THAT. BUT I JUST DON’T THINK HE’S WEARING DOWN. OH I GOT MY MAN RON. OH, MAN. NEIL MCMAHON. ROCKET FANS RON SIMMONS OUT THERE. THAT AUBURN EDUCATION BOY I’LL TELL YOU. >> HEY SHAQ. THEY THE ROCKETS HAVE DONE SUCH GOOD WORK INSIDE AND ON THE GLASS. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE. OR IF YOU’RE GOLDEN STATE HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU COMBAT THAT. >> YOU CAN’T. YOU’RE TOO LITTLE. YOU KNOW ADAMS IS A BEAST. I SHARE THE TURKISH TERMINATOR IS DOING WHAT HE WANTS IN THE POST. YOU KNOW, HE’S TAKING HIS TIME. YOU KNOW, HE’S READING THE DEFENSE. HE’S MAKING THE RIGHT PLAY. AND I AGREE WITH CHUCK. IF THEY GET ANYTHING OUT OF GREEN, I’M PICKING THE ROCKETS. BUT ALSO I HAVE TO AGREE WITH KENNY. WHEN YOU GOT STEPH CURRY ON THE OTHER SIDE, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. BUT ERNIE YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE DID LAST YEAR AND YEARS AGO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TONIGHT. TONIGHT IS A DIFFERENT NIGHT. >> BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT NIGHT. BUT AGAIN, IT’S THAT GAME SEVEN MENTALITY AND THAT GAME SEVEN YOUR YOUR YOUR SEASON ENDS IF YOU DON’T WIN STEPHEN. >> ADAMS GAME SEVEN IT’S ABOUT THE THERE’S A REASON HIS NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN. HE’S WEARING DOWN. YOU JUST SHOWED THE NUMBERS. THEY DIDN’T MAKE THOSE UP. THE ROCKETS ARE WEARING HIM DOWN WITH PHYSICALITY. THEY GOT AT LEAST FOUR GUYS. THAT’S BEATING THE HELL OUT OF HIM WHEN HE DON’T HAVE THE BALL. THERE’S A REASON HE’S WEARING DOWN Y’ALL I’M NOT. YEAH. COULD HE GET FIFTH AGAIN SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. YES. BUT I’M TALKING ABOUT IN THIS SERIES I DON’T THINK HE’S CAPABLE OF GETTING 50 BECAUSE THESE BOYS ARE BEATING THE HELL OUT OF HIM. >> AND MEANTIME, THIS GUY. YEAH, I MEAN, HE’S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES. >> HE’S ONE OF MY FAVORITES. >> THE OTHER NIGHT, HE PLAYED 31 MINUTES, AND THAT’S THE MOST HE’S PLAYED IN A GAME SINCE JANUARY OF 23. AND THEN THAT’S WHEN HE WENT DOWN WITH THE KNEE INJURY. MISSED THE ENTIRE NEXT SEASON. >> HIS PHYSICALITY LIKE SHAQ SAID IT THEY CAN’T DO ANYTHING. THEY’RE JUST TOO LITTLE. THAT’S WHY I THINK STEVE MADE A MISTAKE NOT PLAYING KUMINGA, BECAUSE HE’S THE ONLY ATHLETIC BIG GUY THAT THE WARRIORS HAVE AND HE’S BANISHED HIM TO SAUDI ARABIA, I GUESS. >> WELL, HE SAID THE OTHER NIGHT AFTER THE GAME BECAUSE KUMINGA’S NAME WAS BROUGHT UP. HE SAID, EVERYBODY’S ON THE TABLE FOR GAME. SEVEN NOW. THE HOUSE IS NOT FOR GAME SEVEN. >> NO, NO, NO, YOU CAN’T LISTEN. YOU AIN’T PLAYED A GUY IN A WEEK AND YOU’RE GOING TO THROW HIM OUT THERE IN GAME SEVEN. COME ON ERNIE, YOU GOT MORE COMMON SENSE THAN THAT. >> NO, I’M JUST. >> SAYING I SAID A WEEK AGO HE SAID, OH, EVERYTHING’S ON THE TABLE. WELL, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE DAMN TABLE IN GAMES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR AND FIVE AND SIX. WELL, I THINK THAT I THINK WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK, WOULD WE SEE A KUMINGA SIGHTING? BUT OVERALL WITH STEPHEN ADAMS AND SENGUN IT, IT MOVES TO THE POWER FORWARD. AND SO ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HAS A HUGE ADVANTAGE AGAINST GUYS IN THE LOW POST, BECAUSE HE’S NOT A GUY WHO STAYS ON THE PERIMETER AND SHOOTS THREES. HE POSTS YOU UP, HE GETS YOU IN FOUL TROUBLE AND YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU PUT YOU PUT DRAYMOND ON ADAMS WHO IS GOING TO GUARD SENGUN. AND HE IS JUST HAVING HIS WAY WHEN HE. AND IN THE KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME. AND SO KUMINGA ELIMINATES THAT HE DOES ELIMINATE THAT. HE DOES. DO YOU THINK IT’S TOO LATE NOW. NO. BECAUSE WHAT WHAT HE NEEDS TO ADD HONESTLY CHUCK IS NOT HIS SCORING, WHICH HE’S, YOU KNOW, WITH KUMINGA IS GOOD AT HIS REBOUNDING AND SECOND EFFORT GIVE US SECOND OPPORTUNITIES. AND HIS REBOUNDING. ON THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE END WILL CHANGE THE GAME. I THINK KUMINGA HAS CHECKED OUT OKAY. >> GAME SEVEN, SECOND GAME OF OUR DOUBLEHEADER TONIGHT. MEANTIME, TYRESE HALIBURTON AND THE PACERS IN CLEVELAND. WE’LL LOOK AHEAD TO GAME ONE OF THAT SERIES IN JUST A SECOND. OH, TIME TO BET. THE OVER ON STEPH, SAYS CHRIS. >> WHAT IS THE OVER AND UNDER. ON THAT. HOW MANY HE’LL GET. YEAH, I KNOW THAT. I WONDER WHAT THAT IS. >> AND YOU DON’T KNO
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Shaq: That Auburn education boy Iβll tell you π€£π€£π€£
Charles talk a lot from a loserβs perspective ππ π
Dub Nation thanks Chuck.
Great player make commentators look like they don't know what they are talking about. Curry is the greatest player of this generation. Lebron is maybe second.
Chuck is the only one brave enough to flat out say who's going to win or lose cos he knows no one takes him seriously. Shaq should be more like him.
I love chuck!
it scares me whenever Charles favors the warriors to win because he's always wrong with his predictions . Tonight he predicted that the rockets will win so I knew that the warriors will win tonight …
T Wolves in 6, possibly 5β¦
this really aged like fine wine…lmfao none of them even mentioned buddy and there you go lol. ernie the goat
Chuck prediction always wrong!π
Chuck never never says anything good about the Warriors and the Warriors keep proving him wrong over and over.
wala pala ebidensya, wala happy si ate girl hahahhaha
When chuck made a prediction you go to the opposite π π
The reporter is so damn beautiful π―ππΎπ₯
Thanks Chuck for being partly correct..π
Barkley getting his predictions wrong is the reason why that he's never won a NBA championship
Over the years, Chuck proves he is a false prophet!!!!
You cannot believe a guy without championship experience!
Boneheads talking about Kuminga like he would have anything to do with the Warriors winning (or losing).
Look at Chuch being all kinds of accurate once more…
7:10 I wonder how Steph Curry considers himself a point guard. He only averaged 4 assists the last 3 games smh
Chuck stop embarrassing yoself yrs in yrs out YOU SOUND LIKE A GOOFYYYYπππππππππππππTHXXXX CHUCK!!!!! WE HAD TO WIN GM 6 HUHπ Guarateeeee huhπ
Having Jimmy, Steph and dray on the same team it will be hard for them going down in a game 7. Championship and playoffs experience matters and we all know what Jimmy brings during the post season. Buddy Stepped it up big time,
Rockets weβre not ready for Buddy to splash π¦ like this βοΈπ₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
I think Adams would be a good pick up next season for the warriors. Hes not as slow as he always set up by warriors offense. He disrupts plays, and he can knockdown free throws
Thompson,Dillon,Shangun, take Chuck, game 8 Cancoon
Comin out beating the best defensive and rebounding team in the league. This was the best test to move on
But good win for the Warriors their defense was amazing. Buddy Hield was the reason they won dude was on fire π―π₯ππΎ
Chuck proves why he has no ring in his career
Kenny too. I bet he thought he was funny
Steph played 46 minutes tonight the most minutes in gsw, played as a decoy most of the time yet almost had a triple double, dude is 37
11:32 yeah yeah, April is DEFINITELY few months ago and thanks Chuck. β€
Chuck: "Was it in April? That was a couple of months ago…"
Note: It's only May 4th.
I got to have a bobble head chuck , ok legend, all u are legends thanks
Clean shaq
Love them shades jet
U the coolest Ernie
Next game against minesotta will be hard for gsw, especially steph who play 46 minute.
Guaranteed! Chuck always deliver! If he picks your team, you're cooked!π€£π€£π€£
This is pretty funny – Buddy Hield doesn't even get mentioned, and comes out and shoots the lights out! That opened things up a bit for Steph, and that's all HE needed. Lights out Houston, and lights out for "Inside the NBA"!
Reverse Guarantee indeed. AHAHA
Chuck is such a Steph/Warriors hater. Glad they proved chucks hatin ass wrong!
"April was a couple months ago, and the Rockets are gonna win comfortably." said Chuck on May 5th when last week it was April.ππ€¦πΎββ