Thunder vs Timberwolves GAME 3 PREVIEW – Inside the NBA

Thunder vs Timberwolves GAME 3 PREVIEW – Inside the NBA

E PARTNER OF THE NBA. >> SO IN THE EAST, THE HOME TEAM LOST THE FIRST TWO IN THE WEST. THE HOME TEAM WON THE FIRST TWO CONVINCINGLY. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE THUNDER. AND HERE’S JARED GREENBERG. >> IT WAS. >> AN MVP NIGHT. >> SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER GETS. >> THE TROPHY THEN GOES OUT AND DROPS. 38 POINTS. BUT ANOTHER DEVELOPING. >> STORY THAT CONTINUED. >> THIRD QUARTER DOMINATION BY. >> THE THUNDER. >> AS THEY HEAD TO MINNESOTA UP TWO GAMES. >> TO NONE. >> WE WERE. TERRIBLE COMING OUT OF HALF IN THE LAST. >> SERIES, AND THAT’S JUST BEEN AN EMPHASIS OF OURS. LIKE WE HAVE TO. >> NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FIRST HALF, WE HAVE TO START THIS HALF THE RIGHT. >> WAY. AND WE’VE DONE A. >> PRETTY GOOD JOB. >> OF IT THE LAST TWO GAMES, BUT. >> IT’S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. >> ON THE ROAD. >> EVERY MINUTE. >> IN THE SERIES IS A CHANCE. >> TO FIND SOMETHING. >> YOU KNOW, SO. >> WE’RE GOING. >> TO GO. >> BACK HOME. THIS IS A. >> YOU. >> KNOW A GOOD. >> TEAM GOOD TEAM AT HOME. >> SO WE’RE GOING TO GO HOME. >> AND YOU KNOW FIGHT FOR GAME THREE. >> WHATEVER ADJUSTMENTS. >> THEY’RE LOOKING. >> AT IN. >> THAT FIRST. >> HALF, THEY HAVE THAT SENSE OF URGENCY. >> TO MAKE. THOSE CHANGES. >> AND THEY’RE PLAYING. >> 12 MINUTES AT. >> A TIME. I WOULD SAY THROUGHOUT. >> THE SEASON WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEAR TEAMS DOWN TO. >> WHERE WE PUT THEM AWAY AT TIMES. THIS IS A. TEAM WHERE YOU’RE NOT GOING. >> TO PUT THEM. >> AWAY, AND YOU KIND. OF GOT TO PLAY FOUR. >> ROUNDS AT. >> A TIME. >> IF IT’S A KNOCKOUT, IT’S GOING TO BE A TKO. AND SO I THINK THAT’S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE. >> ALL RIGHT. SO OKLAHOMA CITY UP TWO. NOTHING THERE. ONE OF THE STORIES THAT GRABBED EVERYBODY’S ATTENTION. AND WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE WIN WIN SITUATION FOR IN THE CAT JULIUS RANDLE DEAL. CAT PLAYS FIVE MINUTES OF THE FOURTH QUARTER TONIGHT. TAKES ONE SHOT. JULIUS RANDLE DID NOT PLAY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR MINNESOTA LAST NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF THAT. >> I MAKE A LOT OF THAT. I DON’T LIKE THAT JULIUS WAS HAVING A TOUGH NIGHT NO QUESTION. BUT FOR WHAT? HE’S BEEN IN THESE PLAYOFFS FOR THAT TEAM AND THEN HIM HAVING A TOUGH NIGHT AND YOU COMPLETELY GO AWAY FROM HIM. I DISAGREE WITH THAT. I THINK SOME COACHES DO ONE OF TWO THINGS. YOU EITHER GIVE CONFIDENCE OR YOU TAKE CONFIDENCE AWAY. AND I THINK THAT’S A WAY THAT YOU CAN GET IN THE HEAD OF ONE OF YOUR BEST PLAYERS AND MAKE IT ALL GO LEFT. I DON’T LIKE THAT COACH DECISION. YEAH, I THOUGHT HE MADE A BIG MISTAKE OF NOT MIXING IT UP. AND WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING THE HEART AND YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BACK HIM DOWN, HE’S VERY PHYSICAL. SO MAYBE TAKE A STEP OUT 1 OR 2 DRIBBLES AND SHOOT YOUR SHOT. HE WAS RUSHING. HE WASN’T HAVING A GREAT GAME. BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH DRAYMOND. A GUY LIKE THAT FOR WHAT HE’S DONE. YOU DON’T HAVE HIM OUT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. WELL HE’S BEEN ANTHONY’S BEEN UP AND DOWN IN MY OPINION. HE’S BEEN THEIR BEST MOST CONSISTENT PLAYER THIS ENTIRE PLAYOFF RUN. HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE HIS GAME PLAN. YES I COMPARE HIM SIMILAR TO ME. YOU CAN’T. HE WAS ABLE TO BEAT THE HELL OUT OF THOSE GUYS FROM THE LAKERS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO SIZE, YOU KNOW. BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL. HARTENSTEIN IS A TERRIFIC DEFENDER AND HE’S A BIG BODY. SAME THING WITH CHET. YOU HAVE TO MIX IT UP. I DON’T LIKE LITTLE SMALL GUYS TRYING TO POST UP BIG GUYS. THAT’S WHY WHEN I PLAYED AGAINST A KEVIN MCHALE OR SOMEBODY LIKE THAT, I WANT TO TAKE. I WANTED SOME MOVEMENT BECAUSE, MAN, THEM DUDES ARE TOO BIG TO TRY TO JUST. AND HE PLAYED GREAT IN GAME ONE AND HE HAD A TOUGH NIGHT. BUT THE COACH OVERREACTED. AND THE ONE THING YOU DON’T WANT TO DO YOU’RE GOING HOME IN A MUST WIN SITUATION. AND WHAT DRAYMOND SAID WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU CAN’T TAKE HIS CONFIDENCE AND A MUST WIN GAME. YOUR JOB AS A COACH IS TO INSTILL CONFIDENCE NOT TAKE CONFIDENCE. WELL THERE’S TWO THINGS. EITHER THERE ARE PLAYERS WHO EARN REAL ESTATE. SO MEANING IF THEY’RE NOT PLAYING WELL, THEY EARN THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE REAL ESTATE TO FIGURE IT OUT. JULIUS RANDLE HAS EARNED THAT. PLAYING WITH THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES. HOWEVER, I ALSO THINK THAT JULIUS RANDLE IS A TYPE OF PLAYER THAT WILL BE UPSET THAT HE DIDN’T PLAY AND HE WON’T LOSE CONFIDENCE. HE’S GOING TO COME OUT. I THINK EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE IN GAME THREE BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT OFFENSIVE THREAT. LIKE LIKE SHAQ WAS SAYING, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BOARD, PHIL JACKSON YOU PUT THREAT JULIUS RANDLE. HIS NAME WOULD HAVE BEEN THREAT NEXT TO IT. SO THOSE TYPE OF GUYS THEY DON’T LOSE OFFENSIVE CONFIDENCE. WHAT THEY CAN DO IS THEY GET MAD AT YOU AND NOT BEING PART OF THE TEAM COHESIVENESS. AND THEY GET MAD THAT YOU DIDN’T GIVE THEM THE RUNWAY. AND SO THEN THEY START KIND OF GOING ON THEIR OWN A LITTLE BIT. THAT’S WHAT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF. I THINK WITH JULIUS RANDLE. YOU NEVER WANT A PLAYER, ESPECIALLY ONE YOU NEED TO FEEL LIKE, OH COACH IS BLAMING ME. LIKE WE ALL SENSITIVE. EVERYBODY’S GOT FEELINGS. YOU NEVER WANT A COACH SAYS HE AIN’T PLAYING ME. AND WE GETTING OUR BRAINS BEAT IN. YOU NEVER WANT TO SAY OH BECAUSE A PLAYER BE THINKING LIKE IT’S MY FAULT. THAT’S WHAT COACH IS TELLING ME. >> GAME TWO BASICALLY A CARBON COPY OF GAME ONE. BIG THIRD QUARTER RUN AND THE THUNDER WIN IT. AND THEY’RE DOING WHAT THEY DO 53 TO 20 POINTS OFF TURNOVER POINTS IN THE PAINT 164. >> OH COME ON MAN. COME ON MAN. ADAM LIND THAT’S HILARIOUS. SINKING THIS SHIP BE SINKING. YEAH. MICHEAL RAY RICHARDSON.

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