Zena Keita
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Indiana versus Chicago is a rivalry. It's not a rivalry. No, it's not. That team is significantly better right now than the Chicago sky. So I'm going to hold my breath on the fever until I see them up against New York, Minnesota, or even Las Vegas. We'll see.
That feels so crazy to say, considering how tired and gassed the Nuggets looked in Game 4 and Game 5 when they lost leads in the fourth quarter and the Thunder were able to kind of pull it out. And now you're seeing the Thunder, even with a gassed Nuggets, still allow the Nuggets to get back. I'm wondering if...
That feels so crazy to say, considering how tired and gassed the Nuggets looked in Game 4 and Game 5 when they lost leads in the fourth quarter and the Thunder were able to kind of pull it out. And now you're seeing the Thunder, even with a gassed Nuggets, still allow the Nuggets to get back. I'm wondering if...
That feels so crazy to say, considering how tired and gassed the Nuggets looked in Game 4 and Game 5 when they lost leads in the fourth quarter and the Thunder were able to kind of pull it out. And now you're seeing the Thunder, even with a gassed Nuggets, still allow the Nuggets to get back. I'm wondering if...
the Thunder can rely on the fact that they're a little bit younger, a lot of bit younger in some cases, but they have a little bit more depth, a little bit more athleticism to kind of push them over the edge into game seven because Denver just looks tired, even though they're more tactically sound in execution. Right.
the Thunder can rely on the fact that they're a little bit younger, a lot of bit younger in some cases, but they have a little bit more depth, a little bit more athleticism to kind of push them over the edge into game seven because Denver just looks tired, even though they're more tactically sound in execution. Right.
the Thunder can rely on the fact that they're a little bit younger, a lot of bit younger in some cases, but they have a little bit more depth, a little bit more athleticism to kind of push them over the edge into game seven because Denver just looks tired, even though they're more tactically sound in execution. Right.
I do think that the fouls, the early fouls, stunted everything that OKC was trying to do early, especially with the fact that Shea Gildas Alexander had four in the second quarter, three, excuse me, four by the second quarter, three in the second quarter alone. And you saw Denver immediately go on that end of first half run.
I do think that the fouls, the early fouls, stunted everything that OKC was trying to do early, especially with the fact that Shea Gildas Alexander had four in the second quarter, three, excuse me, four by the second quarter, three in the second quarter alone. And you saw Denver immediately go on that end of first half run.
I do think that the fouls, the early fouls, stunted everything that OKC was trying to do early, especially with the fact that Shea Gildas Alexander had four in the second quarter, three, excuse me, four by the second quarter, three in the second quarter alone. And you saw Denver immediately go on that end of first half run.
That I think, I don't want to say the white flag was thrown in there, but the uncertainty started to sit in to OKC. I think, you know, Dave, to your point of what are the adjustments? Number one, Isaiah Hartenstein, Shea Gilgis, like they can't get those type of fouls so early in the game. And a lot of them were stupid fouls. It wasn't even like... trying to get after the ball, et cetera.
That I think, I don't want to say the white flag was thrown in there, but the uncertainty started to sit in to OKC. I think, you know, Dave, to your point of what are the adjustments? Number one, Isaiah Hartenstein, Shea Gilgis, like they can't get those type of fouls so early in the game. And a lot of them were stupid fouls. It wasn't even like... trying to get after the ball, et cetera.
That I think, I don't want to say the white flag was thrown in there, but the uncertainty started to sit in to OKC. I think, you know, Dave, to your point of what are the adjustments? Number one, Isaiah Hartenstein, Shea Gilgis, like they can't get those type of fouls so early in the game. And a lot of them were stupid fouls. It wasn't even like... trying to get after the ball, et cetera.
It was, I made a mistake and I'm retaliating trying to, you know, make up for it. So I think that's the number one thing, something that really shined tonight. I mean, case and Wallace was gorgeous for them in terms of just getting easy buckets, going coast to coast, you know, not having to battle against that zone, but literally turning defense to the offense or just getting out ahead.
It was, I made a mistake and I'm retaliating trying to, you know, make up for it. So I think that's the number one thing, something that really shined tonight. I mean, case and Wallace was gorgeous for them in terms of just getting easy buckets, going coast to coast, you know, not having to battle against that zone, but literally turning defense to the offense or just getting out ahead.
It was, I made a mistake and I'm retaliating trying to, you know, make up for it. So I think that's the number one thing, something that really shined tonight. I mean, case and Wallace was gorgeous for them in terms of just getting easy buckets, going coast to coast, you know, not having to battle against that zone, but literally turning defense to the offense or just getting out ahead.
I feel like maybe, you know, tapping into him sooner and more often in, in game seven will be an adjustment as well.
I feel like maybe, you know, tapping into him sooner and more often in, in game seven will be an adjustment as well.
I feel like maybe, you know, tapping into him sooner and more often in, in game seven will be an adjustment as well.
There's no way after everything we've seen, even if they have a terrible series, I know the resume. I know what they're walking into the series with in terms of their shooting capability, their depth, everything. And Denver has truly I don't even I don't I don't want to call expose them. But Denver's held up the light to just how deep this actually is in terms of talent and ability to execute.