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LeBron James had an iconic performance in game one, his 51-point gem, though not enough as they lost in the extra period. Klay Thompson and the Warriors escaped with a win, and Thompson escaped serious injury. He will start tonight after that high ankle sprain in game one. And good evening, everyone, along with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Breen on hand, Doris Burke with us as well. Welcome to game two. For the Cavaliers, Game one was as difficult a loss as you could have, a deflating type of defeat. But they say they're ready to bounce back, and Mark, it was a deflating loss. But they did a lot of good things and had a chance to win the game, leading in the final minute. What are the positives they can take from game one to bring to tonight? Well, the biggest positive, clearly, is LeBron James. The guy continues to raise the bar. He elevates his game; what he's doing gives his team a lot of confidence. By being aggressive and attacking from the beginning — it does not matter who is matched up against him in this Warriors lineup — his mind is made up: he puts his head down, gets into the interior of their defense and makes plays. It's inspiring to his teammates; it sends a message: seven times in the Finals he scored over 40 points, and all seven of those times were against the Golden State Warriors. but they can beat you here as well. Right, but you look at those numbers. He's going to have to play great, but they lost four of those seven games, so he's going to need continued help. Kevin Love provided that. In game one, he provided a punch that had been missing from his game. The numbers you see over the top of the players are predictive. It represents the ability to make that shot. Curry is 39% off the dribble from that range. And then the switch. Such a tough cover for Kevin Love. If you press up on Curry. He goes by you. If you lay off him, He shoots it over the top. Curry was as good as that suit looks on you, Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson. You're too kind. Man, I tell you what. Speaking about looking good, Kevin Durant has got to look good. He's got to look better. The last five fourth quarters, Not counting, Game seven against the Houston Rockets. He's 4-for-13 with 15 points. He's got to be better putting pressure on LeBron James and helping his team on their way to a championship. Mike. Game one was a thriller with a lot of controversy thrown in as well. We're ready for game two. Let's get things started by sending it to Oracle Arena PA announcer Matt Hurwitz. Good evening, Ladies and gentlemen. Cleveland Cavaliers. And your defending NBA Champion, Golden State. 12. You're missing this foot -em -up one, or the inexplicable J.R. Smith basically not giving him an opportunity. We have to show the same grit we showed in game one. This is what he has done after a loss. They wouldn't mind another 51-8-8. That would show a little grit, Mike. Absolutely, Doris, As we look at tonight's starting lineup. For the Cavaliers, the same five remain. For the Golden State Warriors, JaVale McGee will get the start. McGee had some good minutes in the first half of game one, and the rebounding went in favor of the Cavs, So Steve Kerr is going with the big man. Meanwhile, J.R. Smith was quickly reminded about this miscue from the other day when he was introduced in the starting lineups. The Warriors fans gave him maybe the loudest ovation of anybody. I'll tell you this, though. A lot of class and respect for his ability to stand in front of us and talk about it. Nice pass inside, and McGee runs. It pays dividends with the first bucket of the game. He He ran up, He slipped. That gives the switching defense problems. And McGee is a better finisher than Looney. Steph Curry with some good aggressive defense. George Hill turns it over. Being down one, the Cavs are familiar with that. Curry bumped by Kevin Love. Here's Durant, nice footwork inside and Javale McGee's got two dunks. In the first minute Steph Curry took a knee to the thigh on a drive against Love. Thompson guarding J.R. Smith, and a reach-in foul was called on Klay Thompson. We'll obviously be watching Thompson closely with that high ankle sprain. Curry already bumped here to start game two. Those are the type of hits you feel the next day. Love steps back. Love had a strong game. But he did not shoot well from three-point range in game one. He was just one for eight. He did have 21 points. He'll have another pass to McGee. This one he can't handle. And a turnover. Cavaliers ball. And the Cavs did a much better job that time getting to the body of McGee. Both coaches were pleased with their turnover count. James drives inside. 20. First shot. But a goaltend call. James will get his first shot to go in. In terms of turnovers, only 12 for Cleveland, and that's critical because it helps limit Golden State's fast break. Meanwhile, The Warriors, a high turnover team, only had eight turnovers in that first game. Yeah, Cleveland has to have fewer turnovers than Golden State. Durant to the basket. It's an easy look. Early for the Warriors. If you're the Warriors, you love the way Durant has come out; he made a play off McGee on the first possession he touched the ball, attacking the paint area. Tristan Thompson double-teams, trying to find a teammate. James whips it out to George Hill. Hill blocked by Draymond Green. Hill gets it back and banks it home. A good defensive play but George Hill stays with it and gets his first field goal. Hill had just seven points in game one. Curry, off the dribble, gets past Kevin Love — that's either layups or dunks for the Warriors. Well, as the Cavaliers I would seriously consider putting Kevin Love on Draymond Green and putting Tristan Thompson in so he's in the action and a better defender on Curry off the switch; Durant sees an opening, drives on LeBron James, LeBron strips it, knocks it off his leg — one official initially signaled Cavs ball, but it appears they're saying Golden State ball, and quickly the Warriors score. Another layup Mike. Five baskets. Five shots in the paint. And five for five from the field. Durant tries to pick up a charge. James off the dribble. McGee finds Klay Thompson. And the other Cavs, You can't get rattled. Clearly the ball went off Kevin Durant's hands. But you've got to continue to stay solid. Because this Warrior team is going to continue to keep their foot on the gas. Cavaliers led after the first quarter of Game One; it was tied at halftime. From downtown — talk about a big arc on that shot. It's 13 to 6. He hasn't missed yet, 6 for 6 from the field. Durant gets up and into LeBron James. Now on the switch, started by McGee — pass deflected by Curry. Fight for the ball. We're gonna call a held ball between Curry and Hill. Good, aggressive defense early for Golden State. I talked about it the other night in Game One — the durability of Klay Thompson. I know we're impressed with his shot-making ability. One of the all-time great shooters in the history of this game. Absolutely beautiful form. But I'm just as impressed with his ability to bounce back from injury and stay ready and eligible to play. This is impressive — there's no hobble to his game right now. When that injury happened, Two on the shot clock. James has it deflected. Another steal. Curry ahead to Draymond Green. In for the slam. What a start. Warriors. Seven for seven from the field and the steals igniting the fast break. Aggression. Force. What that's gonna take is aggressive, attacking defense and great work on the boards; do all that and it goes back in our favor — they've got to be thrilled with the start, they have not had great starts; they've won their last three games — Game 6 and 7 against Houston and, obviously, Game 1 — but they trailed by double figures in all three of those games; nearly turns it over on the jump shot, air ball, direct rebound; they have not led at halftime of those three games; Curry hits a quick three — their first miss after the initial seven shots — and the Warriors are again looking like the defensive team we've become accustomed to; George Hill with a much-needed bucket in the early going, Hill's been aggressive. He's already taken four shots. He only took five the entire game once, and on the entry pass Hill fouls McGee. Again trying to put Curry in pick-and-rolls. Not bad coverage — George Hill with enough separation to get the three off and knock it in. After that missed free throw, a pass inside to Durant and Durant with that easy bucket. A red-hot Golden State offense right now at 17 to 9. Thompson with such a good screen. James spins, drives — count it and one; that spin move has been so effective throughout these playoffs and a chance for a three-point play. This is good defense by the Warriors switching, but just better offense by LeBron James: he gets to his spot, uses that strength to spin away, take the contact and knock the hoop down. That 51-point game in Game One was the first 50-point game in the Finals in 25 years — Michael Jordan had 55 against Phoenix back in '93, and he was only the sixth player ever to do it. Buran has George Hill on a huge height advantage. No problem for Kevin Durant, who's made his first three shots. We've seen it on the replays — that size and ability to elevate, and smaller guys have no chance of contesting that shot. It's just make-or-miss, whether he makes the shot or not, J.R. Smith drives inside. Flips it up. Shot's good. And one, J.R. Smith's first shot attempt can lead to a three-point play. It's just putting Curry into the pick-and-roll. That puts him at a bad angle, Closing out, he tries to attack the ball. He gets called for the foul. Sometimes it's simple basketball that creates the best quality shots. Doing some MVP chants from the Warriors fans and the sarcastic cheers rather needle them after the mistake in game one. They get the offensive rebound off the free throw; Steph drives, gets inside, left-handed shot misses; Thompson's tip won't go and Durant comes down with it. Durant very aggressive at both ends of the floor to start the game. Deflected by Hill and stolen. And then he commits the foul. A little floater from George Hill. And McGee has had more impact. Those on J.R. Smith's running left-hand layup on that one; then Kevon Looney could have a contest. It's a pull-up. They're now 10 for 11 from the field. Curry tries to get in the way. James keeps his dribble back out, Smith wide open for three. 15. Green, Look at a post-up: Durant back to Thompson. Pass stolen by Smith. James drives, Kicks it out to the corner. He'll back up, J.R. Smith off the dribble. Floats it up. Warriors are 10 of 11 from the field. But they're only up by four. Pass deflected. A lot of active hands early here on this one, and Kevin Love stepped out of bounds. We're going to take a timeout. Steve Kerr wants to talk things over. Just over four and a half minutes remaining in the first; hot shooting. But the lead again. No doubt about it. Very impressive. Talk about man movement and ball movement. Looks like the Warriors offense that we love so much. And attacking the rim time and time again, using the threat of the three-point shot to open the lane for easy buckets. Again, I'm impressed with the Cavs; the first punch was thrown, the place going crazy, hanging in there despite the hot shooting. Only down by four — no hangover. We're going to ask you both: you've coached and played in games where you got hammered, horrible losses, especially in a playoff series. It depends on what type of team you have and whether you have the antidote named LeBron James — the human hangover. You have a chance, J.R. Smith misses that, and I agree. I think, right with the block, it goes right to your leadership — LeBron James and Ty Lue; obviously this team stays ready, very ready. So the lead is up to seven, 24-17. On the flip side, I think Golden State looks much better to start this game defensively. Bell, the rookie, is guarding LeBron James. What a beautiful pass, and Kevin Love with the finish. Whenever he catches the ball at the elbow and they run that action, they get a quality shot. I'm not sure I would run that every play, every game. Draymond Green to Bell. What a pass by Draymond Green. He catches it and right away puts Bell in position to finish. Now 12 of 15 from the field. James, By the way, already has five assists. James draws the foul on Kevin Durant. The ref is saying a side-to-side swipe, so they'll take it out of bounds. Two fouls on Durant. In this situation you have to have ball handlers that are unselfish; Durant and Curry, time and time again, take the double team and put Draymond in. Position to be a decision-maker, and Mike, they didn't call it a \"side-to-side\" — they called that a shooting motion. That's one reason I don't like Durant taking that first foul in transition to stop the break; you're too valuable to give away a foul. I just don't like when star players take fouls early in the game. Derek Stafford did say the \"side-to-side\" — they're in the penalty. Well, How was that \"side-to-side\" though? He just turned — well, That's what — they're pretty consistent in the way they fall back. Can you do that? I often agree with what you just said, Mike. Well, When Mike said something, that made sense. I'm so happy it finally made sense. Very nearly banks it in from the corner. And James the other way — already six points, five assists. J.R. Smith — Green comes right back to contest, and a loose-ball foul is going to go against Jordan Bell. But that's good hustle from Draymond Green. He went for the fake, stayed with the play, and contested the three-pointer. And I like what Love's doing. He's on that offensive board right now. Jordan Bell is undersized, you know. They don't have a big unit in there right now. Just pound that glass, Slow the game down, Getting to the free-throw line. Here's what you were talking about, Mike. Draymond Green's ability to defend. He goes for the fake, He gets back into the picture. That's outstanding effort contesting The three-pointer. And I'm not sure, J.R. Smith, You're not better served, particularly early in the game. Putting it down, Not an escape dribble three. but... Go by him to the basket. Kevon Looney's in; Shaun Livingston's in again. No, Andre Iguodala. Iguodala is missing his sixth consecutive game with that left knee contusion. You've seen he's had a real impact; his absence is noticeable, especially at the end of games when he's usually on the floor. Shot clock winding down, Bell now realizes it and throws up a bad shot. James rebounds, throws it to Kevin Love; Love back to James — a beautiful delayed break. I love the two-point game. I love the pace at which LeBron is playing tonight, running without the ball and dribbling to finish. Curry easily gets to the rim. And that can't happen against this lineup. Klay Thompson, Steph Curry with a non-range shot. Shaun Livingston, Jordan Bell, and Kevon Looney. It has to be anybody but those guys. Love. Posting up the rookie. Against this defense, a difficult shot. The Warriors come the other way. Steph Curry with his fifth assist, and it forces them to call a timeout. 22 of their 30 points are in the paint, doing a great job of putting the Cavs in tough situations. Shaun Livingston comes up to set the screen, slips it; the eye contact from Curry, on-point delivery. Quite a shot chart there, Hopefully impressive how many times we've seen that, It's hard to get shots in the paint like that. Or it should be. I think right now, the slip versus the switch, the looseness of the Cleveland switches, is opening up the basket. Leigh Thompson sits down for the first time. Shot clock at eight. Bands against Looney. Close back top of the key jumper way off. Hurry gets a running start, goes inside; triple teams and a held ball. James grabs it. Jordan Clarkson's gonna come in for the Cavaliers, similar to what we saw earlier. LeBron not giving up on the play; Curry is by him, but the effort to get back and tie him up. Nick Young has come on for the Warriors, and this is a lineup Cleveland has to dominate right now. If you're not beating their starting unit you have to beat their bench. They're also trying again to win that tip, and Jordan Bell, the rookie starter—James got a little too close. But Steve Kerr, one of the adjustments he said he wanted... They wanted to get into LeBron James much quicker, and you're right — you can see the impact right away. But you've got to use wisdom; you're not going to pick up LeBron James full court and pressure. It's too much of a risk to close out the quarter. Looks like, as you said, Everything changes with the penalty situation. You've got to know the time, Score, Shot clock, Penalty, Timeouts at all times. And here, He's working hard, But that bump gives James two free throws. He makes them both. James has 10 points. Livingston, Looney. Bell and Nick Young. The only starter on the floor is Steph Curry. The Warriors bench has been inconsistent this year. Especially without Iguodala. Livingston, Good contested jumper, He knocks it down. Larry Nance had a hand right in his face. And Livingston with his second field goal. He had a big overtime in Game One — six points on all three of his shots as Jeff Green backs down Nick Young. We saw a lot of that in the Celtics series. Jeff Green is using that size and strength, posting up. They're saying the ball was tipped. Nobody touched that basketball. Steph Curry shot a left-handed three-pointer. That's what the Cavs are trying to say to Derek Stafford. Now, This is old-school refereeing. If you may have missed a call on the shot, he's not going to then penalize him a second time for the ball going out, so you just give the ball back. That's nice to say, but they say old-school refereeing is dead, though. I'm old-school: Curry drives, can't finish, rebound — Curry comes up with it. Good job from Bell. Now the shot clock is turned off. Cavaliers have a foul to give. Clarkson reaches and grabs Curry just before he went into the shooting motion. So they'll take it out with 8.2; Durant, Thompson and Green will all come in for the final possession. Shaun Livingston gave that a good spurt when he came in for Durant. I like this — going to your offensive lineup with the last possession. You never know, it could be a one-possession game. You can win by two or three. Get the points when they present themselves. Tyronn Lue getting his defensive players in as well. J.R. Smith. Smith comes in. The rookie from Turkey and Clarkson and Korver sit down. I'm pumped up — Curry to Thompson. Thompson for three comes up short. Rebound, James; ball deflected, tipped. Durant has it but loses it. The first quarter comes to an end after that terrific start. A four-point lead for Golden State after one. LeBron James keeping his team in it. Making plays, Staying aggressive. Setting the tone for his team. Such a good passer from that elbow area. And the cut, The powerful cut, And the easy finish. Cavs down four. 25. The way that foul on Klay Thompson was his second, so Thompson and Durant both with two. Durant's jumper right on target tonight — he's four for four, playing much better, putting them in position also. I like that. He's not doing too much iso. It's catch-and-make, a quick decision: Curry to Green. Jeff Green nearly strips, back out to Clarkson; Clarkson finds room, But just can't get it before Thompson — long three; Korver got a piece of it. A couple of great three-point shooters. James again spins, backs in, layup missed it. Ball knocked out of bounds, last touch by Durant, so a new 24 for Cleveland. This is an outstanding closeout. Two full steps behind the three-point line for Korver. As Clarkson gets an easy one off the baseline. Out of bounds. Defensively there from Golden State. Clarkson's first bucket. James with his sixth assist. Larry Nance knocked it away. They're going to say it's Golden State ball. Draymond Green thought he was fouled on the play. Larry Nance thought it was off Green. Everyone unhappy. Those terrific all-around games. 17. The stat in game one — he has three assists here; three three-point misses but he got a couple of big plays late in the game: Livingston offensive rebound back to Durant, knocked on the three — their third three-pointer, just three for eleven, but it gives him a seven-point lead; the last line of your defense is securing the basketball, allowing the Warriors a second-chance opportunity and a wide-open look. That was key for the Cavs in game one on all the offensive rebounds. James tries, can't finish; rebound back to James, Green — a corner three that misses. David West has come on for Golden State. Ball batted around, stolen by Clarkson; Clarkson fouled from behind by David West. Can I just say it every game? Yes, Okay. This is my point: why do we allow that in the NBA? In a transition opportunity a guy just grabs it — why should fouling be advantageous? It drives me crazy, our reluctance to change; it's very popular overseas, Right? Yeah, But you can't in FIBA basketball. If that's called intentional, that's to win the ball, so they are more artful about it. They don't call it a lot, though. You can't do that every game. It's down the three-pointer. He's been very responsible recently. I thought it was okay. Meanwhile, Thompson showing no ill effects of his sprained ankle. He's got 10 on four of Seven from the field. And for Klay Thompson, It's his second three-pointer. This equals the largest lead of the first half. Nine-point lead. For the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant. Terrific start. Five for five from the field. That last shot from Klay Thompson. His foot was on the line, So just a two-pointer. He's got nine. And they're still shooting 64%. Draymond Green pokes it out of bounds. 13 to shoot. Draymond Green had five steals in game one. Thompson switches on James. Shot clock winding down. Green's going to have to put it up. And West with a blocked shot and a 24-second violation. The veteran David West — excellent defensive play. He has not been playing a lot of minutes recently, especially in the Rockets series. That's not an easy task to defend Jeff Green on the dribble. Good job keeping him in front and blocking the shot on time. West now has George Hill on. Big advantage down low for Golden State, But Hill takes it away, uses his quickness to offset the strength. James catches. It spins in the paint, double-team looking for an opening. Nearly throws it away. But Nance was there. Back to George Hill. Quick release on the three is good. George Hill with eight points here in the first half. It's back to six. Great screen by Larry Nance to free Hill up. Third three-pointer for the Cavaliers. Thompson fakes. Leans in. Late whistle. But a foul as Kyle Korver went for the fake. All eyes are on James. Nance comes up and flares to Kevin Durant. Leaves Hill. All sorts of space. At the other end. I think the other thing we have to start thinking about as they're reviewing something. How much are we going to allow shooters to dive forward to create contact? To me, That's not a natural shooting motion. Just like the rip-through is not a natural shooting motion. He went up. He should be able to land. You can't dive into a guy. Officials have talked about it. And this year especially, They wanted to not call those fouls on the defense. They simply have to do a better job on it. And you can make the case as an offensive foul. I agree. It would clean up a lot of stuff. 34. The officials are trying to change the way they've been calling it, you know. Mike, I don't know if they're trying to change it, But what you have to look at. And I hear what Jeff and Mark are talking about. It is verticality. What is the defensive player allowed to do? He's going from A to B. Not going straight up and down. Therefore, He's really in peril of committing a foul. It's a difficult play. So the key is watching the defender and the verticality as Love gets inside. Bumped. Count it. And one. And then Love, Good aggressive play inside. David West hit him. And it's back to five. See the screen and roll, Kevin Love does a good job of rolling off that screen, putting David West in position as he's trying to rotate. Clear contact and Love's ability to take the contact to finish, going to the line for the possible three-point play. I love it when Love starts inside-out versus shooting threes and then trying to get into the paint. I think he's a much harder cover on the rolls and on the offensive glass. Love now, you throw that free-throw streak. He's 49 of 53 from the free throw line in the playoffs, shooting over 92 percent. Inside kicks it out to Livingston; the mid-range jumper, 3-for-3 off the bench. They've used David West all year with his ability to read out of the post and in pick-and-roll situations. Livingston was four or five from the field in Game One, and again without Iguodala. So important in his role. Love inside again. Shot-clock by West. Love gets it back. Comes up short. Lance couldn't hold on. And the Warriors gained control. Livingston to the basket. Left-handed. Oh, Beautiful play from Livingston. What a spark. He's been off the bench. He splits the defense. Gets inside. Kicks it out low. Open look for three. Curry finds some room. Gets off the three. Got it. Largest lead of the first half. Excitement for the Warriors. And it's Kevin Durant. It does not matter who you put on him. The smaller George Hill gets to his spot. How about here? You put LeBron on him; he elevates so well. He takes the contact. That's a foul, but he still has the ability to knock down the jump shot. It's going for the Warriors; Durant scored 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists in Game One, yet the talk was, though. He didn't have a great game; any other player would be thrilled with those kinds of stats, especially in the Finals. As James gets inside, ball battle — rebound picked up by Thompson. But as you mentioned, Mark, at the top of the telecast, he struggled in the fourth quarter and in overtime. Thompson fakes the three, now fires; three-pointer won't go. Love the rebound. And I don't think... Obviously, the numbers always tell the story. He's been bad since Game Seven of the Houston Rockets series in the fourth quarter. About Curry's defense — down low guarding Tristan Thompson, able to knock it away. The Warriors have done a great job getting their hands on the ball, deflecting a number of passes. Green back to Curry; he takes the three, drives up and under, and Thompson grabs it. James has only taken seven shots so far as we hit five minutes remaining in the second quarter. Tristan against Klay — Tristan Thompson grabs it, goes back up and a foul; Draymond Green is upset. But I don't think the foul was on him; it's on Klay Thompson. And this is his third. They're going to the perceived mismatch play. Thompson does a good job holding his ground — Tristan Thompson does it again. Second free throw is good. Ten-point game, just under five to play here in the second. Game two of the 2018 NBA Finals. Golden State took game one in overtime. Curry with the crossover. Durant, off the dribble. JaVale McGee back in the game and another bucket. He's three for three from the field. Nice touch by McGee. Usually just a dunker. That time, a little jump hook. And James took a shot. Green took a tumble. Actually, After the shot, The foul. Green accidentally fell on LeBron. He took two shots on that play. You see the foul by JaVale McGee. But when LeBron goes down, Inadvertently. Obviously. Draymond Green falls on him; it's not a dirty play at all, and James is still holding his eye. From game one, when he had that particular play. There's the eye. A lot better the last couple of days. Green inadvertently poked him in the eye in game one. James now ten points. Seven assists. And six rebounds. Cavs down by 11. A free throw now gives James 11 points. Draymond Green sets and fires. They're just four for 14 from three-point range. Starting lineup back in for the Cavs. And J.R. Smith threw it away. Turnover number six for Cleveland. Same number as Golden State here in the first half. And the crowd sarcastically getting loud for J.R. James, able to get away from Curry, gets the ball; layup misses, rebound Draymond Green. Green played that beautifully. Here's Durant. Durant with a nice shuffle pass, and JaVale McGee is four for four from the field. And like you said, Green played it brilliantly. Give him credit. That was a poor job in transition by LeBron James and even a worse job not getting back after the turtle. You've got to sprint back. George Hill, the runner, and a foul — Nick Young bumped him. He'll shoot too, and off the missed shot Kevin Durant is staying aggressive. We'll take a timeout, a little over three minutes remaining. McGee got the start, and he has paid dividends for the Warriors. 12-point lead for Golden State. Sean Livingston has come off the bench with eight points. JaVale McGee. He has come off the bench with eight points. Neither has missed a bucket. McGee. This is his seventh start of the playoffs. He's played in 11 of the 19 games. Some games he simply doesn't play. He only plays about 11 minutes a game. As George Hill goes to the free-throw line. As for McGee, This is his second year with the Warriors. He won a ring with them last year. He has played for five different teams. In one year he ranked second in the NBA in blocked shots. He had a game with 12 blocked shots. It was a triple-double. There's a starting center on a 57-win Denver Nuggets team that was a three seed in the Western Conference. Durant off the dribble back to Young, Young will try again, James with the rebound; those are nice plays by Durant off the dribble creating shots, and James was gonna come out before the timeout but they kept him in since you got the timeout, George Hill with a good aggressive move to the basket — Hill's got 12 first-half points, doing a job being aggressive. He's got to stay aggressive against the Warriors' defense; Golden State is shooting 59 percent from the field. They have 18 assists already, James drives inside for a reverse layup to cut it back to seven again, and James, who had really struggled finishing so far in this first half, got himself an easy one there, then Curry from downtown — his third three-pointer, just a ridiculous shot. I was just gonna say that — that is just a joke; Love tried to back it in and got his own rebound but that won't go, Draymond Green rips down the rebound for his sixth, Durant hesitation drive left-handed off the glass and he's fouled by LeBron James, first personal on LeBron, they pick and roll. They get a switch. But he just hides behind the screen and is able to knock it in. Probably defensively, you say. I did a good job. Not good enough against this caliber of a shooter. I think they have to tighten their switching where they're touching. They're making sure there's contact on the screen before they switch. You could nitpick that. That is some shot. 9. They're ready to go — Chauncey, Jalen, Michelle and Paul are talking about what happened in the first half of Game Two; Curry steps back and launches another three, Love grabs the rebound, and it was tied at halftime before James drives for a layup. It's good — beautiful move, the bulldozer going to the rim, 15 points for LeBron James; the shot clock is off and Cleveland has no fouls to give; Curry to Green, Looney gets hit and will go to the free-throw line; once again LeBron puts his head down and finishes in traffic — it looked like there was contact; Looney, off the bench in his third year, has had hip problems and two hip surgeries, wasn't healthy his first two years but is healthy this year, has lost weight and become a valuable contributor off the bench. He played point guard, did he? They win much? Yes. They averaged seven assists. They also averaged eight blocks a game. How often does that happen? He's had a bad free-throw season; point guard Steph Curry with multiple assists, five rebounds, and four three-pointers. LeBron James, Good all-around first half with 15. 8. And 7. But the key number is 59-46. A 13-point lead for Golden State. You're not too happy with what you're seeing? Right? Warriors. I'm happy with what I've seen from the Warriors, But it relates to their ball movement. They continue to get good shots. They get great shots. And the basketball season has kinetic energy. When you move, When you cut, When you find an open teammate, All of a sudden, it finds you. And JaVale McGee was a beneficiary a couple of times. Kevin Durant continues to attack. Steph Curry was attacking. Klay Thompson got a couple of shots. How about this? The last four seasons, The Golden State Warriors have had 30 assists in 177 games; they've won 166 of them. They're en route to do that. Maybe I should clarify: from the Cavaliers' standpoint, you weren't happy with how easy the", "title": "6月4日 17-18赛季NBA总决赛G2 勇士VS骑士 720P", "category": null, "start_time": 3300.0, "end_time": 3330.0, "qa": []}
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LeBron James had an iconic performance in game one, his 51-point gem, though not enough as they lost in the extra period. Klay Thompson and the Warriors escaped with a win, and Thompson escaped serious injury. He will start tonight after that high ankle sprain in game one. And good evening, everyone, along with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Breen on hand, Doris Burke with us as well. Welcome to game two. For the Cavaliers, Game one was as difficult a loss as you could have, a deflating type of defeat. But they say they're ready to bounce back, and Mark, it was a deflating loss. But they did a lot of good things and had a chance to win the game, leading in the final minute. What are the positives they can take from game one to bring to tonight? Well, the biggest positive, clearly, is LeBron James. The guy continues to raise the bar. He elevates his game; what he's doing gives his team a lot of confidence. By being aggressive and attacking from the beginning — it does not matter who is matched up against him in this Warriors lineup — his mind is made up: he puts his head down, gets into the interior of their defense and makes plays. It's inspiring to his teammates; it sends a message: seven times in the Finals he scored over 40 points, and all seven of those times were against the Golden State Warriors. but they can beat you here as well. Right, but you look at those numbers. He's going to have to play great, but they lost four of those seven games, so he's going to need continued help. Kevin Love provided that. In game one, he provided a punch that had been missing from his game. The numbers you see over the top of the players are predictive. It represents the ability to make that shot. Curry is 39% off the dribble from that range. And then the switch. Such a tough cover for Kevin Love. If you press up on Curry. He goes by you. If you lay off him, He shoots it over the top. Curry was as good as that suit looks on you, Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson. You're too kind. Man, I tell you what. Speaking about looking good, Kevin Durant has got to look good. He's got to look better. The last five fourth quarters, Not counting, Game seven against the Houston Rockets. He's 4-for-13 with 15 points. He's got to be better putting pressure on LeBron James and helping his team on their way to a championship. Mike. Game one was a thriller with a lot of controversy thrown in as well. We're ready for game two. Let's get things started by sending it to Oracle Arena PA announcer Matt Hurwitz. Good evening, Ladies and gentlemen. Cleveland Cavaliers. And your defending NBA Champion, Golden State. 12. You're missing this foot -em -up one, or the inexplicable J.R. Smith basically not giving him an opportunity. We have to show the same grit we showed in game one. This is what he has done after a loss. They wouldn't mind another 51-8-8. That would show a little grit, Mike. Absolutely, Doris, As we look at tonight's starting lineup. For the Cavaliers, the same five remain. For the Golden State Warriors, JaVale McGee will get the start. McGee had some good minutes in the first half of game one, and the rebounding went in favor of the Cavs, So Steve Kerr is going with the big man. Meanwhile, J.R. Smith was quickly reminded about this miscue from the other day when he was introduced in the starting lineups. The Warriors fans gave him maybe the loudest ovation of anybody. I'll tell you this, though. A lot of class and respect for his ability to stand in front of us and talk about it. Nice pass inside, and McGee runs. It pays dividends with the first bucket of the game. He He ran up, He slipped. That gives the switching defense problems. And McGee is a better finisher than Looney. Steph Curry with some good aggressive defense. George Hill turns it over. Being down one, the Cavs are familiar with that. Curry bumped by Kevin Love. Here's Durant, nice footwork inside and Javale McGee's got two dunks. In the first minute Steph Curry took a knee to the thigh on a drive against Love. Thompson guarding J.R. Smith, and a reach-in foul was called on Klay Thompson. We'll obviously be watching Thompson closely with that high ankle sprain. Curry already bumped here to start game two. Those are the type of hits you feel the next day. Love steps back. Love had a strong game. But he did not shoot well from three-point range in game one. He was just one for eight. He did have 21 points. He'll have another pass to McGee. This one he can't handle. And a turnover. Cavaliers ball. And the Cavs did a much better job that time getting to the body of McGee. Both coaches were pleased with their turnover count. James drives inside. 20. First shot. But a goaltend call. James will get his first shot to go in. In terms of turnovers, only 12 for Cleveland, and that's critical because it helps limit Golden State's fast break. Meanwhile, The Warriors, a high turnover team, only had eight turnovers in that first game. Yeah, Cleveland has to have fewer turnovers than Golden State. Durant to the basket. It's an easy look. Early for the Warriors. If you're the Warriors, you love the way Durant has come out; he made a play off McGee on the first possession he touched the ball, attacking the paint area. Tristan Thompson double-teams, trying to find a teammate. James whips it out to George Hill. Hill blocked by Draymond Green. Hill gets it back and banks it home. A good defensive play but George Hill stays with it and gets his first field goal. Hill had just seven points in game one. Curry, off the dribble, gets past Kevin Love — that's either layups or dunks for the Warriors. Well, as the Cavaliers I would seriously consider putting Kevin Love on Draymond Green and putting Tristan Thompson in so he's in the action and a better defender on Curry off the switch; Durant sees an opening, drives on LeBron James, LeBron strips it, knocks it off his leg — one official initially signaled Cavs ball, but it appears they're saying Golden State ball, and quickly the Warriors score. Another layup Mike. Five baskets. Five shots in the paint. And five for five from the field. Durant tries to pick up a charge. James off the dribble. McGee finds Klay Thompson. And the other Cavs, You can't get rattled. Clearly the ball went off Kevin Durant's hands. But you've got to continue to stay solid. Because this Warrior team is going to continue to keep their foot on the gas. Cavaliers led after the first quarter of Game One; it was tied at halftime. From downtown — talk about a big arc on that shot. It's 13 to 6. He hasn't missed yet, 6 for 6 from the field. Durant gets up and into LeBron James. Now on the switch, started by McGee — pass deflected by Curry. Fight for the ball. We're gonna call a held ball between Curry and Hill. Good, aggressive defense early for Golden State. I talked about it the other night in Game One — the durability of Klay Thompson. I know we're impressed with his shot-making ability. One of the all-time great shooters in the history of this game. Absolutely beautiful form. But I'm just as impressed with his ability to bounce back from injury and stay ready and eligible to play. This is impressive — there's no hobble to his game right now. When that injury happened, Two on the shot clock. James has it deflected. Another steal. Curry ahead to Draymond Green. In for the slam. What a start. Warriors. Seven for seven from the field and the steals igniting the fast break. Aggression. Force. What that's gonna take is aggressive, attacking defense and great work on the boards; do all that and it goes back in our favor — they've got to be thrilled with the start, they have not had great starts; they've won their last three games — Game 6 and 7 against Houston and, obviously, Game 1 — but they trailed by double figures in all three of those games; nearly turns it over on the jump shot, air ball, direct rebound; they have not led at halftime of those three games; Curry hits a quick three — their first miss after the initial seven shots — and the Warriors are again looking like the defensive team we've become accustomed to; George Hill with a much-needed bucket in the early going, Hill's been aggressive. He's already taken four shots. He only took five the entire game once, and on the entry pass Hill fouls McGee. Again trying to put Curry in pick-and-rolls. Not bad coverage — George Hill with enough separation to get the three off and knock it in. After that missed free throw, a pass inside to Durant and Durant with that easy bucket. A red-hot Golden State offense right now at 17 to 9. Thompson with such a good screen. James spins, drives — count it and one; that spin move has been so effective throughout these playoffs and a chance for a three-point play. This is good defense by the Warriors switching, but just better offense by LeBron James: he gets to his spot, uses that strength to spin away, take the contact and knock the hoop down. That 51-point game in Game One was the first 50-point game in the Finals in 25 years — Michael Jordan had 55 against Phoenix back in '93, and he was only the sixth player ever to do it. Buran has George Hill on a huge height advantage. No problem for Kevin Durant, who's made his first three shots. We've seen it on the replays — that size and ability to elevate, and smaller guys have no chance of contesting that shot. It's just make-or-miss, whether he makes the shot or not, J.R. Smith drives inside. Flips it up. Shot's good. And one, J.R. Smith's first shot attempt can lead to a three-point play. It's just putting Curry into the pick-and-roll. That puts him at a bad angle, Closing out, he tries to attack the ball. He gets called for the foul. Sometimes it's simple basketball that creates the best quality shots. Doing some MVP chants from the Warriors fans and the sarcastic cheers rather needle them after the mistake in game one. They get the offensive rebound off the free throw; Steph drives, gets inside, left-handed shot misses; Thompson's tip won't go and Durant comes down with it. Durant very aggressive at both ends of the floor to start the game. Deflected by Hill and stolen. And then he commits the foul. A little floater from George Hill. And McGee has had more impact. Those on J.R. Smith's running left-hand layup on that one; then Kevon Looney could have a contest. It's a pull-up. They're now 10 for 11 from the field. Curry tries to get in the way. James keeps his dribble back out, Smith wide open for three. 15. Green, Look at a post-up: Durant back to Thompson. Pass stolen by Smith. James drives, Kicks it out to the corner. He'll back up, J.R. Smith off the dribble. Floats it up. Warriors are 10 of 11 from the field. But they're only up by four. Pass deflected. A lot of active hands early here on this one, and Kevin Love stepped out of bounds. We're going to take a timeout. Steve Kerr wants to talk things over. Just over four and a half minutes remaining in the first; hot shooting. But the lead again. No doubt about it. Very impressive. Talk about man movement and ball movement. Looks like the Warriors offense that we love so much. And attacking the rim time and time again, using the threat of the three-point shot to open the lane for easy buckets. Again, I'm impressed with the Cavs; the first punch was thrown, the place going crazy, hanging in there despite the hot shooting. Only down by four — no hangover. We're going to ask you both: you've coached and played in games where you got hammered, horrible losses, especially in a playoff series. It depends on what type of team you have and whether you have the antidote named LeBron James — the human hangover. You have a chance, J.R. Smith misses that, and I agree. I think, right with the block, it goes right to your leadership — LeBron James and Ty Lue; obviously this team stays ready, very ready. So the lead is up to seven, 24-17. On the flip side, I think Golden State looks much better to start this game defensively. Bell, the rookie, is guarding LeBron James. What a beautiful pass, and Kevin Love with the finish. Whenever he catches the ball at the elbow and they run that action, they get a quality shot. I'm not sure I would run that every play, every game. Draymond Green to Bell. What a pass by Draymond Green. He catches it and right away puts Bell in position to finish. Now 12 of 15 from the field. James, By the way, already has five assists. James draws the foul on Kevin Durant. The ref is saying a side-to-side swipe, so they'll take it out of bounds. Two fouls on Durant. In this situation you have to have ball handlers that are unselfish; Durant and Curry, time and time again, take the double team and put Draymond in. Position to be a decision-maker, and Mike, they didn't call it a \"side-to-side\" — they called that a shooting motion. That's one reason I don't like Durant taking that first foul in transition to stop the break; you're too valuable to give away a foul. I just don't like when star players take fouls early in the game. Derek Stafford did say the \"side-to-side\" — they're in the penalty. Well, How was that \"side-to-side\" though? He just turned — well, That's what — they're pretty consistent in the way they fall back. Can you do that? I often agree with what you just said, Mike. Well, When Mike said something, that made sense. I'm so happy it finally made sense. Very nearly banks it in from the corner. And James the other way — already six points, five assists. J.R. Smith — Green comes right back to contest, and a loose-ball foul is going to go against Jordan Bell. But that's good hustle from Draymond Green. He went for the fake, stayed with the play, and contested the three-pointer. And I like what Love's doing. He's on that offensive board right now. Jordan Bell is undersized, you know. They don't have a big unit in there right now. Just pound that glass, Slow the game down, Getting to the free-throw line. Here's what you were talking about, Mike. Draymond Green's ability to defend. He goes for the fake, He gets back into the picture. That's outstanding effort contesting The three-pointer. And I'm not sure, J.R. Smith, You're not better served, particularly early in the game. Putting it down, Not an escape dribble three. but... Go by him to the basket. Kevon Looney's in; Shaun Livingston's in again. No, Andre Iguodala. Iguodala is missing his sixth consecutive game with that left knee contusion. You've seen he's had a real impact; his absence is noticeable, especially at the end of games when he's usually on the floor. Shot clock winding down, Bell now realizes it and throws up a bad shot. James rebounds, throws it to Kevin Love; Love back to James — a beautiful delayed break. I love the two-point game. I love the pace at which LeBron is playing tonight, running without the ball and dribbling to finish. Curry easily gets to the rim. And that can't happen against this lineup. Klay Thompson, Steph Curry with a non-range shot. Shaun Livingston, Jordan Bell, and Kevon Looney. It has to be anybody but those guys. Love. Posting up the rookie. Against this defense, a difficult shot. The Warriors come the other way. Steph Curry with his fifth assist, and it forces them to call a timeout. 22 of their 30 points are in the paint, doing a great job of putting the Cavs in tough situations. Shaun Livingston comes up to set the screen, slips it; the eye contact from Curry, on-point delivery. Quite a shot chart there, Hopefully impressive how many times we've seen that, It's hard to get shots in the paint like that. Or it should be. I think right now, the slip versus the switch, the looseness of the Cleveland switches, is opening up the basket. Leigh Thompson sits down for the first time. Shot clock at eight. Bands against Looney. Close back top of the key jumper way off. Hurry gets a running start, goes inside; triple teams and a held ball. James grabs it. Jordan Clarkson's gonna come in for the Cavaliers, similar to what we saw earlier. LeBron not giving up on the play; Curry is by him, but the effort to get back and tie him up. Nick Young has come on for the Warriors, and this is a lineup Cleveland has to dominate right now. If you're not beating their starting unit you have to beat their bench. They're also trying again to win that tip, and Jordan Bell, the rookie starter—James got a little too close. But Steve Kerr, one of the adjustments he said he wanted... They wanted to get into LeBron James much quicker, and you're right — you can see the impact right away. But you've got to use wisdom; you're not going to pick up LeBron James full court and pressure. It's too much of a risk to close out the quarter. Looks like, as you said, Everything changes with the penalty situation. You've got to know the time, Score, Shot clock, Penalty, Timeouts at all times. And here, He's working hard, But that bump gives James two free throws. He makes them both. James has 10 points. Livingston, Looney. Bell and Nick Young. The only starter on the floor is Steph Curry. The Warriors bench has been inconsistent this year. Especially without Iguodala. Livingston, Good contested jumper, He knocks it down. Larry Nance had a hand right in his face. And Livingston with his second field goal. He had a big overtime in Game One — six points on all three of his shots as Jeff Green backs down Nick Young. We saw a lot of that in the Celtics series. Jeff Green is using that size and strength, posting up. They're saying the ball was tipped. Nobody touched that basketball. Steph Curry shot a left-handed three-pointer. That's what the Cavs are trying to say to Derek Stafford. Now, This is old-school refereeing. If you may have missed a call on the shot, he's not going to then penalize him a second time for the ball going out, so you just give the ball back. That's nice to say, but they say old-school refereeing is dead, though. I'm old-school: Curry drives, can't finish, rebound — Curry comes up with it. Good job from Bell. Now the shot clock is turned off. Cavaliers have a foul to give. Clarkson reaches and grabs Curry just before he went into the shooting motion. So they'll take it out with 8.2; Durant, Thompson and Green will all come in for the final possession. Shaun Livingston gave that a good spurt when he came in for Durant. I like this — going to your offensive lineup with the last possession. You never know, it could be a one-possession game. You can win by two or three. Get the points when they present themselves. Tyronn Lue getting his defensive players in as well. J.R. Smith. Smith comes in. The rookie from Turkey and Clarkson and Korver sit down. I'm pumped up — Curry to Thompson. Thompson for three comes up short. Rebound, James; ball deflected, tipped. Durant has it but loses it. The first quarter comes to an end after that terrific start. A four-point lead for Golden State after one. LeBron James keeping his team in it. Making plays, Staying aggressive. Setting the tone for his team. Such a good passer from that elbow area. And the cut, The powerful cut, And the easy finish. Cavs down four. 25. The way that foul on Klay Thompson was his second, so Thompson and Durant both with two. Durant's jumper right on target tonight — he's four for four, playing much better, putting them in position also. I like that. He's not doing too much iso. It's catch-and-make, a quick decision: Curry to Green. Jeff Green nearly strips, back out to Clarkson; Clarkson finds room, But just can't get it before Thompson — long three; Korver got a piece of it. A couple of great three-point shooters. James again spins, backs in, layup missed it. Ball knocked out of bounds, last touch by Durant, so a new 24 for Cleveland. This is an outstanding closeout. Two full steps behind the three-point line for Korver. As Clarkson gets an easy one off the baseline. Out of bounds. Defensively there from Golden State. Clarkson's first bucket. James with his sixth assist. Larry Nance knocked it away. They're going to say it's Golden State ball. Draymond Green thought he was fouled on the play. Larry Nance thought it was off Green. Everyone unhappy. Those terrific all-around games. 17. The stat in game one — he has three assists here; three three-point misses but he got a couple of big plays late in the game: Livingston offensive rebound back to Durant, knocked on the three — their third three-pointer, just three for eleven, but it gives him a seven-point lead; the last line of your defense is securing the basketball, allowing the Warriors a second-chance opportunity and a wide-open look. That was key for the Cavs in game one on all the offensive rebounds. James tries, can't finish; rebound back to James, Green — a corner three that misses. David West has come on for Golden State. Ball batted around, stolen by Clarkson; Clarkson fouled from behind by David West. Can I just say it every game? Yes, Okay. This is my point: why do we allow that in the NBA? In a transition opportunity a guy just grabs it — why should fouling be advantageous? It drives me crazy, our reluctance to change; it's very popular overseas, Right? Yeah, But you can't in FIBA basketball. If that's called intentional, that's to win the ball, so they are more artful about it. They don't call it a lot, though. You can't do that every game. It's down the three-pointer. He's been very responsible recently. I thought it was okay. Meanwhile, Thompson showing no ill effects of his sprained ankle. He's got 10 on four of Seven from the field. And for Klay Thompson, It's his second three-pointer. This equals the largest lead of the first half. Nine-point lead. For the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant. Terrific start. Five for five from the field. That last shot from Klay Thompson. His foot was on the line, So just a two-pointer. He's got nine. And they're still shooting 64%. Draymond Green pokes it out of bounds. 13 to shoot. Draymond Green had five steals in game one. Thompson switches on James. Shot clock winding down. Green's going to have to put it up. And West with a blocked shot and a 24-second violation. The veteran David West — excellent defensive play. He has not been playing a lot of minutes recently, especially in the Rockets series. That's not an easy task to defend Jeff Green on the dribble. Good job keeping him in front and blocking the shot on time. West now has George Hill on. Big advantage down low for Golden State, But Hill takes it away, uses his quickness to offset the strength. James catches. It spins in the paint, double-team looking for an opening. Nearly throws it away. But Nance was there. Back to George Hill. Quick release on the three is good. George Hill with eight points here in the first half. It's back to six. Great screen by Larry Nance to free Hill up. Third three-pointer for the Cavaliers. Thompson fakes. Leans in. Late whistle. But a foul as Kyle Korver went for the fake. All eyes are on James. Nance comes up and flares to Kevin Durant. Leaves Hill. All sorts of space. At the other end. I think the other thing we have to start thinking about as they're reviewing something. How much are we going to allow shooters to dive forward to create contact? To me, That's not a natural shooting motion. Just like the rip-through is not a natural shooting motion. He went up. He should be able to land. You can't dive into a guy. Officials have talked about it. And this year especially, They wanted to not call those fouls on the defense. They simply have to do a better job on it. And you can make the case as an offensive foul. I agree. It would clean up a lot of stuff. 34. The officials are trying to change the way they've been calling it, you know. Mike, I don't know if they're trying to change it, But what you have to look at. And I hear what Jeff and Mark are talking about. It is verticality. What is the defensive player allowed to do? He's going from A to B. Not going straight up and down. Therefore, He's really in peril of committing a foul. It's a difficult play. So the key is watching the defender and the verticality as Love gets inside. Bumped. Count it. And one. And then Love, Good aggressive play inside. David West hit him. And it's back to five. See the screen and roll, Kevin Love does a good job of rolling off that screen, putting David West in position as he's trying to rotate. Clear contact and Love's ability to take the contact to finish, going to the line for the possible three-point play. I love it when Love starts inside-out versus shooting threes and then trying to get into the paint. I think he's a much harder cover on the rolls and on the offensive glass. Love now, you throw that free-throw streak. He's 49 of 53 from the free throw line in the playoffs, shooting over 92 percent. Inside kicks it out to Livingston; the mid-range jumper, 3-for-3 off the bench. They've used David West all year with his ability to read out of the post and in pick-and-roll situations. Livingston was four or five from the field in Game One, and again without Iguodala. So important in his role. Love inside again. Shot-clock by West. Love gets it back. Comes up short. Lance couldn't hold on. And the Warriors gained control. Livingston to the basket. Left-handed. Oh, Beautiful play from Livingston. What a spark. He's been off the bench. He splits the defense. Gets inside. Kicks it out low. Open look for three. Curry finds some room. Gets off the three. Got it. Largest lead of the first half. Excitement for the Warriors. And it's Kevin Durant. It does not matter who you put on him. The smaller George Hill gets to his spot. How about here? You put LeBron on him; he elevates so well. He takes the contact. That's a foul, but he still has the ability to knock down the jump shot. It's going for the Warriors; Durant scored 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists in Game One, yet the talk was, though. He didn't have a great game; any other player would be thrilled with those kinds of stats, especially in the Finals. As James gets inside, ball battle — rebound picked up by Thompson. But as you mentioned, Mark, at the top of the telecast, he struggled in the fourth quarter and in overtime. Thompson fakes the three, now fires; three-pointer won't go. Love the rebound. And I don't think... Obviously, the numbers always tell the story. He's been bad since Game Seven of the Houston Rockets series in the fourth quarter. About Curry's defense — down low guarding Tristan Thompson, able to knock it away. The Warriors have done a great job getting their hands on the ball, deflecting a number of passes. Green back to Curry; he takes the three, drives up and under, and Thompson grabs it. James has only taken seven shots so far as we hit five minutes remaining in the second quarter. Tristan against Klay — Tristan Thompson grabs it, goes back up and a foul; Draymond Green is upset. But I don't think the foul was on him; it's on Klay Thompson. And this is his third. They're going to the perceived mismatch play. Thompson does a good job holding his ground — Tristan Thompson does it again. Second free throw is good. Ten-point game, just under five to play here in the second. Game two of the 2018 NBA Finals. Golden State took game one in overtime. Curry with the crossover. Durant, off the dribble. JaVale McGee back in the game and another bucket. He's three for three from the field. Nice touch by McGee. Usually just a dunker. That time, a little jump hook. And James took a shot. Green took a tumble. Actually, After the shot, The foul. Green accidentally fell on LeBron. He took two shots on that play. You see the foul by JaVale McGee. But when LeBron goes down, Inadvertently. Obviously. Draymond Green falls on him; it's not a dirty play at all, and James is still holding his eye. From game one, when he had that particular play. There's the eye. A lot better the last couple of days. Green inadvertently poked him in the eye in game one. James now ten points. Seven assists. And six rebounds. Cavs down by 11. A free throw now gives James 11 points. Draymond Green sets and fires. They're just four for 14 from three-point range. Starting lineup back in for the Cavs. And J.R. Smith threw it away. Turnover number six for Cleveland. Same number as Golden State here in the first half. And the crowd sarcastically getting loud for J.R. James, able to get away from Curry, gets the ball; layup misses, rebound Draymond Green. Green played that beautifully. Here's Durant. Durant with a nice shuffle pass, and JaVale McGee is four for four from the field. And like you said, Green played it brilliantly. Give him credit. That was a poor job in transition by LeBron James and even a worse job not getting back after the turtle. You've got to sprint back. George Hill, the runner, and a foul — Nick Young bumped him. He'll shoot too, and off the missed shot Kevin Durant is staying aggressive. We'll take a timeout, a little over three minutes remaining. McGee got the start, and he has paid dividends for the Warriors. 12-point lead for Golden State. Sean Livingston has come off the bench with eight points. JaVale McGee. He has come off the bench with eight points. Neither has missed a bucket. McGee. This is his seventh start of the playoffs. He's played in 11 of the 19 games. Some games he simply doesn't play. He only plays about 11 minutes a game. As George Hill goes to the free-throw line. As for McGee, This is his second year with the Warriors. He won a ring with them last year. He has played for five different teams. In one year he ranked second in the NBA in blocked shots. He had a game with 12 blocked shots. It was a triple-double. There's a starting center on a 57-win Denver Nuggets team that was a three seed in the Western Conference. Durant off the dribble back to Young, Young will try again, James with the rebound; those are nice plays by Durant off the dribble creating shots, and James was gonna come out before the timeout but they kept him in since you got the timeout, George Hill with a good aggressive move to the basket — Hill's got 12 first-half points, doing a job being aggressive. He's got to stay aggressive against the Warriors' defense; Golden State is shooting 59 percent from the field. They have 18 assists already, James drives inside for a reverse layup to cut it back to seven again, and James, who had really struggled finishing so far in this first half, got himself an easy one there, then Curry from downtown — his third three-pointer, just a ridiculous shot. I was just gonna say that — that is just a joke; Love tried to back it in and got his own rebound but that won't go, Draymond Green rips down the rebound for his sixth, Durant hesitation drive left-handed off the glass and he's fouled by LeBron James, first personal on LeBron, they pick and roll. They get a switch. But he just hides behind the screen and is able to knock it in. Probably defensively, you say. I did a good job. Not good enough against this caliber of a shooter. I think they have to tighten their switching where they're touching. They're making sure there's contact on the screen before they switch. You could nitpick that. That is some shot. 9. They're ready to go — Chauncey, Jalen, Michelle and Paul are talking about what happened in the first half of Game Two; Curry steps back and launches another three, Love grabs the rebound, and it was tied at halftime before James drives for a layup. It's good — beautiful move, the bulldozer going to the rim, 15 points for LeBron James; the shot clock is off and Cleveland has no fouls to give; Curry to Green, Looney gets hit and will go to the free-throw line; once again LeBron puts his head down and finishes in traffic — it looked like there was contact; Looney, off the bench in his third year, has had hip problems and two hip surgeries, wasn't healthy his first two years but is healthy this year, has lost weight and become a valuable contributor off the bench. He played point guard, did he? They win much? Yes. They averaged seven assists. They also averaged eight blocks a game. How often does that happen? He's had a bad free-throw season; point guard Steph Curry with multiple assists, five rebounds, and four three-pointers. LeBron James, Good all-around first half with 15. 8. And 7. But the key number is 59-46. A 13-point lead for Golden State. You're not too happy with what you're seeing? Right? Warriors. I'm happy with what I've seen from the Warriors, But it relates to their ball movement. They continue to get good shots. They get great shots. And the basketball season has kinetic energy. When you move, When you cut, When you find an open teammate, All of a sudden, it finds you. And JaVale McGee was a beneficiary a couple of times. Kevin Durant continues to attack. Steph Curry was attacking. Klay Thompson got a couple of shots. How about this? The last four seasons, The Golden State Warriors have had 30 assists in 177 games; they've won 166 of them. They're en route to do that. Maybe I should clarify: from the Cavaliers' standpoint, you weren't happy with how easy the buckets were coming, correct? That's what I should have said. You've gotta really love the way the Warriors are moving the ball — this is Warriors basketball when they're making the extra passes right now. They have 18 assists. We all know if they get 30-plus assists it's almost a given they'll win the game, so they're getting back to Warriors basketball. We don't see as much isolation; they're finding the open guys and getting a lot of easy baskets. Like you said, I'm gonna go to the other side of the basketball — the Cavs. What I feared most is what seems to be happening: a deflating loss in game one. I don't see the fire, I don't see the desire out there; LeBron looks a little tired. But Kevin Love is just disappointing in his effort. He takes a bad shot. He walks back. He ended up giving up a layup because he's complaining to the referee. Those are tough matchups right there with those guys. I can't complain about his defense on Steph or on KD. Those are tough matchups for him. But you should be able to get something out of him. He's 2% on the offensive end. He just... His impact is just not there. I just don't see the Cavaliers competing at the level you need to try to steal a win. Like you said, Gentlemen, Before the show, It's going to be a blowout. Fortunately, That might be what happens here. Steph Curry got a late three here. He's got 13 points for most final threes in history. So he's going for that Finals MVP. Jay? Yeah, My brother, He's gonna get it. Looking real good. Uh-oh. 34. Box him out. Okay, right behind you. Steph. Go get Kevin Love. Come on. Box out. Way to be alert. Halftime of Game Two of the NBA Finals, and Golden State is shooting 59% from the field. They lead by 13. Quarter number three — hi again, everyone. Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy with Mike Breen on hand. We'll check in with Doris in a moment. Golden State is playing like we've seen them at their best, and much of it is how their defense sets up their offense. Their defense has been outstanding; their offense puts so much pressure on opponents, and I think that's the concern with the Cavaliers: when you're switching to the body, they don't stay connected to JaVale McGee. He finished, and these switches are a little bit loose. Curry has manipulated just enough to get the airspace to rise and shoot. It's not bad defense. It's spectacular offense. While Cleveland is shooting just 35% from the field. 20. But they have clearly loaded and taken that away. But to Jeff's point, He was far more concerned with the easy shots they're getting close to the basket. All right. LeBron James had 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals. But for them to have any chance, those are unbelievable numbers. He has to do more for them. He didn't have a great half; that just shows you how great he is. Oh, the floater, Hill had a good first half. Thompson gets the rebound, lays it up and in. Well, offensive rebounds were big in game one — 19 offensive rebounds for the Cavaliers in game one. They had nine more. Here in the first half of game two, Thompson misses. And you get away with bad defense. That's awful defense and good offense by the Warriors. Terrific hammer play coming out. James misses the three. That's his first three-point attempt of the game. Ball knocked out of bounds. Cavs will get a new 24. That's two second shots right there Tristan Thompson has created in the first two possessions. It's the first time in four games in these playoffs — all obviously big games — that they've had a halftime lead; they won the previous three. Good ball movement here — Kevin Love gets a good-looking look, his three-pointer, his first of the game and only the fourth for the Cavs. Outstanding extra pass by J.R. Smith to a wide-open Kevin Love in the corner, and the lead is cut. Back to eight, Draymond Green finds Durant. Durant in the paint. Foul. Shot won't go. George Hill came over. And Hill will pick up his third personal foul. Love this coach. LeBron takes the double team and makes the proper play. And that's just a pass, pass, Corner three. They didn't make those in game one, but like you said, Trust the pass. J.R. Smith. Smith could have shot it. Instead, Moved it on to a better shot. Durant to the line; he's spent a lot of time there over the previous four games. Love had a 21-and-13 rebound game in that overtime loss for the Cavs; James finds Hill, Hill gets past McGee, Tristan Thompson is right place, right time on a couple of possessions, George Hill is looking much more aggressive offensively which makes them a better team, and it is nearly stolen but finished by JaVale. McGee ten points on five of five from the field, the dunks; Love well beyond the arc — that's good. Kevin Love had a couple of three-pointers earlier in the third, but it's the hockey assist early in this half. They're making an extra pass. It's not the first pass. It's the second pass. Durant comes right back with an answer. It's just a different game these days, coach — you've got to get it close to the body of many great shooters. Seven Cavalier turnovers. Seems to flex it out of bounds. Good job by the ball boys. Durant will inbound to Green; the dribble goes to the rim — Tristan Thompson. Let me check — if they had that incident at the very end of Game One in which Tristan Thompson was fined $25,000 for not leaving the court in a timely manner. Well, Green will go to the free-throw line. I know you guys love a particular stat — I'm gonna bring up Green: in Game One he had 13 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, five steals and three blocks; he came very close to that rare five-by-five. Wow. That's where you have five or more in those five different categories. That would have been it — if he had made that, he would have achieved it. What's with the stat obsession? That shows versatility. We didn't see it the other night either. Thompson throws it down. All right. Just how about this? How many triple-doubles were in the NBA this year? 108. How many five-by-five games? Two. None. What does that mean? So there's still none. When somebody does accomplish it, it's wonderful. But he did accomplish something. You're bringing it up as if he was so close. Well, There's probably a lot of... Oh-so-close triple-doubles too. Didn't James just have an oh-so-close triple-double? Oh-so-close. That should be another step. That's another step. The oh-so-closes. And George Hill hits a three-pointer from the corner. And it's back to eight again. George Hill is having a terrific game. 15 points. Let me give you credit. You own your game right now. McGee throws it down. How about JaVale McGee getting the start tonight. He's got 12 points. Six for six from the field. He started a lot of games this season for the Golden State Warriors. What JaVale McGee presents to them is a live body setting high screens and diving where he can catch it at the rim off a lob. It's a great option for them. He's a great passer. But he's a much better receiver than the other guys because the radius of catch is so much different. Back to number 10, Hill, By the way, He picked up his fourth foul. He stays in the game. They don't really have a choice. Well, He throws it back up top to James. Five to shoot. James inside. Beautiful ball from LeBron James. 17 now for James. Six of 13 from the field. They continue to keep it close despite so many runs by the Warriors. Curry tries to flip it up, trying to draw a foul. James is bumped by McGee. McGee picks up his fourth. Well, late on the clock. He just puts his head down. That's a beautiful left-hand finish. Team foul on Golden State. It's over four minutes gone here in the third; off one foot comes up short, Thompson gets a running start and pulls up for three, Thompson races up the floor and Golden State are back up by 11–13 points as Andre Iguodala calmly watches. He was hobbling quite a bit yesterday during the media sessions. He's received a lot of treatment in the past 24 hours. James rises, Knocks it down. That's his first three of the game. He's got 20. Draymond Green has Hill on him, and Hill with the four fouls. Green hands it to Thompson. Back out, Curry. Curry for three. James, Beautiful pass. Tristan Thompson is running the floor. That's his tenth assist. And it's back to six. Cavs with an answer once again. The effort of Tristan Thompson. He's sprinting the length of the floor. Outrunning JaVale McGee. The drop-off pass by James. Big-time finish. He's got 20 points. Nine assists, Eight rebounds. Almost a triple-double! Exactly right. Steph Curry having a terrific game; he feeds Kevin Love, who is defended by Draymond Green. That's going to be the first on Green. I could watch LeBron James catch in the elbow and pass from there. It's like a highlight. Good catch. Good slip by Love. He beats Draymond Green. Love with 13 and 10. Another double-double. 35. Game four will be Friday in Cleveland as well, same time and the same channel; you guys were talking the other day about LeBron James — depending on how long he plays he has a chance to be the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, yet is his number one strength still his ability to pass? not only does he have a chance to do that, but he's going to be in the top five assist men in the history of the game. It's absolutely incredible. I just think he might be; I didn't think anybody would ever beat Jabbar's record and he could do it. Durant, little crossover. Pull-up jumper's good. Kevin Durant 7 of 8 from the field. I really like this lineup for the Cavaliers where they go tall. long. and allow LeBron James to play the point. Kevin Love, another three. Cleveland struggling in the first half from downtown. Coming alive. They're now 8 of 17, but they may have been wide open here — miscommunications about matchups. Klay Thompson drives on Tristan Thompson, leaves a difficult shot — 15 for Klay Thompson. LeBron James gets ahead of Steve, throws it up and Tristan Thompson with the right hand puts it down. What I love about it is LeBron's keeping his body fresh by being an assist man right now. It's going to come a point where he's going to turn it on, looking to be aggressive as a scorer — 12 assists for LeBron James. Tristan Thompson was questionable with that left ankle — a high-ankle sprain suffered in Game 1; he actually played 40 minutes after being injured the other night. Smith gets a good look. Too strong. Durant. Durant deflected by James. Goes right to Jordan Bell, who's fouled by Tristan Thompson. It's like putting the great quarterback in the shotgun. He's picking his options. LeBron is doing a great job of making the defense come to him and then rewarding a rolling Tristan Thompson at the rim. Free throws from rookie Jordan Bell, a second-round pick out of Oregon who played three years and was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. They went to the Final Four; Oregon's all-time leading shot blocker. He probably received a lot more minutes than they thought coming into the season. James releases down the other end, a player catches in traffic and falls down — he's upset. There should have been a foul called; the crowd is reacting to the officials. There certainly was a lot of contact. Come on. Here's my question. What are you watching if you're not watching that? You've got to give him space to land. He kept his balance for a while. But then he just couldn't sustain it. You can miss that call. You give a coach who's normally very calm a technical foul — he rarely argues. So when he argues once, I think some of these players and coaches wear officials down with their constant belaboring of calls, and when you get a guy who very rarely does it, like on Curry's drive when he says something, we don't have tolerance for them. We give these other guys who can continually complain and moan so much more benefit of the doubt, and that's mighty nice of you. You can't miss that call, but that's where the eyes are supposed to be. Durant one-dribble pull-up shot misses, Shumpert tips it — ball still loose. Jeff Green comes away from the pack, takes it out to Love. Love off the dribble drives, layup banks it home. Evan Love having a terrific game: 20 points, 10 rebounds, and it's back to seven again. Love has 13 points already here in the quarter. There's still over three to play; it's deflected. Tristan Thompson — no, it's still Golden State ball. It's still Golden State ball. It's going to be interesting which one of these teams gets a run of stops, because right now, if I'm either coach, I'm not satisfied with the defense and we're playing; shot clock at four — Curry straight-on three misses; hurry from downtown, now four of 11; here's James, got ahead of Steph, drives to the basket and backs at home; the pace is certainly quick and Curry inside finds Jordan Bell, back out to Klay — a three-pointer, got it; terrific push by Draymond Green after the made shot kept Cleveland on their heels and created that wide-open shot; whistle on a foul — Steph Curry fighting through some screens is called for a personal foul, his second, keeping the pressure on the Warriors' defense. LeBron James with the grown man move. He's getting into the thick of the Warriors' defense. A beautiful left-hand finish. 12. Their third-quarter explosion, but it's the Cavs", "title": "6月4日 17-18赛季NBA总决赛G2 勇士VS骑士 720P", "category": null, "start_time": 4620.0, "end_time": 4650.0, "qa": []}
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LeBron in charge. LBJ, What a pass! James throws it up, Davis throws it down. Philadelphia's winning, and they're doing it behind Joel Embiid. Embiid. Gorgeous move and finish. He looks like he's in the best shape of his life. This dude is a monster. I do this religiously, and I don't trust fools in this industry. Glad I came through on the winning streak. LeBron is here for one thing, and that's championships. As long as we don't worry about what we did last year, we need to worry about what we're going to do this year. We're not satisfied with just winning one title. Everybody by now should know that I will do what it takes to win. This year is all about being the best player in the league. Welcome to NBA Wednesday. Lakers and Sixers from Philadelphia, as the Lakers came in with the best road record. Schroeder, Caldwell, Polk, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Marc Gasol. The usual starting five for Frank Vogel. And for Philadelphia, they've got their usual starting five intact as well. LeBron James and the Lakers are on their longest road trip, you see they have not had any problems on the road. 10-0 against a team with the best home record in the NBA, despite... No fans. Philadelphia is still dominant here at the Wells Fargo Center. James and the Lakers are 3-0 so far on this seven-game trip. It's their longest of the season as Schroeder drives inside. Schroeder's first shot misses and Ben Simmons gets the rebound. Simmons goes right at James, right-handed, backs it home. And Doris, Are you surprised how quickly it's come together for the Lakers considering again that quick turnaround? Yes, Mike, I am for a couple of reasons. I thought LeBron James might have missed a game by now as you see the addition of Marc Gasol and what he provides; he can pick and pop, he doesn't take a ton of shots but he's exceptional as a passer, but you're trying to fit in Dennis Schroeder, Wes Matthews Who's in a new role? Yes, I am stunned at how quickly it's come together. Ben Simmons stuns the Laker defense with a quick move, and Simmons is very aggressive on the first couple of possessions to give Philly the lead again. Mike, To me, That's a key because he is at a career low in field-goal attempts per game. I don't think he's been anywhere near as aggressive or assertive as a scorer as he needs to be. Gasol kicks it out to Schroder. Hunter, by Danny Green. Who helped the Lakers win the title last year. Of course, Danny Green and Dwight Howard both with Philadelphia, as Gasol is off the mark. Tobias Harris pushes. You've got two teams that are so good at both ends of the floor. Seth Curry spins. Two teams that are still incorporating new players. And it's Danny Green with his first jumper. A three-pointer is good. Boy, Danny Green's first five games in a Sixers uniform were really rocky shooting the ball. But since January 1st, he is north of 40%. He's just flat shooting it right now. Nice feed inside. Davis' shot is blocked. But they call a goaltend. Well, We've talked so much about Joel Embiid and the season he's off to, But to watch Ben Simmons get downhill, push the pace, is exactly what you hope. And too often this year for me, Mike, he's looked to pass. Now, in that instance, He got downhill, Nobody in front of him. I hope he maintains that level of aggression all night. We've seen some signs of it recently. He had that great game last week, the fourth quarter, against the Boston Celtics here in Philadelphia. And then the first game in Detroit on Saturday, He had a 20-point game. Still playing his great defense, still distributing as well as most of the NBA. As Harris drives in, Shot won't go, Rebound, LeBron James. But Marc Gasol is not taking a ton of shots, But the fundamentally sound defense, the passing ability, Just back-to-back possessions where the value of Marc Gasol is in complete command right there. And right now, Ben Simmons is in complete command on the offensive end. Simmons already has six points. Well, I think if you're the Lakers, you've got to stop the ball at the point of attack. To allow a guy at 6'10\" with that kind of speed and downhill ability to get a head of steam is just silly. James goes backdoor again. Fires it in. Gasol, with some sweet passing, has been that way throughout his career. One of the best passing big men in the game. As Harris misfires. Davis releases down the other end, and Harris grabs him to prevent the shot. I shouldn't be surprised; you're talking about a bunch of pros. including the consummate pro, Marc Gasol. Just square up. Point of attack. You lift the defense, And then how about this? Just stay vertical, Make it very tough for Tobias Harris to shoot over you. Just excellent, Fundamental defense right there. Marc Gasol is only playing 19 minutes a game, but he's started every game. He's played every game, and does whatever's needed on a given night, obviously he doesn't have to score, certainly like he did in Toronto, and certainly not in Memphis. As Davis goes to the line for two free throws, the foul was on Tobias Harris. I know we're a quarter of the way into the season, but it kind of gives them an idea where they're at. No question. You're always looking to test yourself against the best. And right now the Lakers very much look like the lead among the contending teams. Embiid, matched up against Gasol. Gasol has had some very good games against Joel Embiid, as Embiid hits that. And I don't necessarily mean scoring. And that game, when he was with Toronto, Embiid played 32 minutes, and didn't score a point. He was 0 for 11 from the field. A lot of that had to do with Marc Gasol and Caldwell Culp. He's fouled. The shot won't count. If you look at the guys who've traditionally done a good individual defensive job against Joel Embiid, Marc Gasol keeps him to one of the lowest field goal percentages in any individual matchup. So it'd be interesting to see, Do they guard him one-on-one? Well, He doesn't have to shoot. He just has to throw these beautiful passes. Already three assists for Gasol. And they're not easy passes. Embiid, one-on-one. There comes Schroeder with the double team. And Embiid rushed a little bit. Let's just watch Marc Gasol's passing display through the first couple of minutes of this game. The spacing is incredible. LeBron James just backdoors his defender. Ben Simmons, You're throwing your best perimeter defender at LeBron. He leaves him in the dust. And the Lakers' spacing right now is incredible. 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Lakers looking to clinch in advance, but Shane Battier and the Rockets have a plan to assure a Game 7. Here we go, fellas. Three things. Never give up, never give in, and fight for 48. That's all we've got to do. Very simple. Let's go out and win this game. Here we go. One, two, three. Win! Win! Rockets out there. Hometown fans fired up and ready to go. The 'Beat LA' chants started a while back. As you look at the Western Conference semis, the Lakers, if they win tonight, they'll face, yes, the Denver Nuggets. Congratulations to them for getting back to the Western Conference finals. But the Rockets have other things in mind here on their home floor. Reminiscent perhaps of earlier when they pulled off the huge upset to tie this series at two apiece, but it's now 3-2 after the big Laker win in game five. Good evening, everyone. Hello with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Mike Green on hand. Doris Burke will join us shortly. So what will it be? Will the Lakers get that win in advance or will this tough and gritty Rocket team force that game seven? Mark, Let's start with the Lakers. Denver Nuggets are waiting. Why is it so important for the Lakers to wrap it up tonight? Well, Two reasons. First and foremost, you don't want to allow the Denver Nuggets to get too much rest. They took care of their business. Now it's your responsibility as a team to take care of yours. And the carryover effect. Good momentum from last game. Get in the habit of playing the right way with a sense of urgency. Rockets, of course, undermanned. Yao Ming out for the rest of the season after the injury in game three. They pulled out that amazing win on Sunday. We were here for that. Do they have another? One in them? I think they do because they defend every night. They rebound. And then the great equalizer when you're undermanned is the three-point shot. They made ten in game four. They were five for 29 in game five. They need to make the three tonight and defend the three well to force a game seven. It's been a crazy couple of games. The dominant Rocket win. Game five, The crushing Laker defeat of the Rockets. Lamar Odom, with that bruised back, will come off the bench for the second straight game for head coach Phil Jackson. And for the Houston Rockets, once again, Chuck Hayes, about a foot shorter than Yao Ming, but he is so important for this team. He'll get the start with Scola, Battier, Artest, and Aaron Brooks, who was sensational in Game 4. And let's check in right now with Doris Burks. Hey, Doris. Hey, Mike. You mentioned Lamar Odom's bruised back. He did say, in fact, that he is still experiencing significant pain with that bruise. He said, I feel it most when I go to leave my feet to pursue rebounds or when I am posting up and trying to hold off a defender. He will give it a go tonight as he did in Game 5, playing 19 minutes. As for Ron Artest, a stomach issue that kept him out of practice this morning. He said he's 100%. The best thing about being a Rocket, free doctors, and they're not that bad, guys. Well, we'll see, again, In terms of the best medicine for the Rockets, it's having this crowd here. They were so vocal last weekend. They are fired up, booing everything Kobe Bryant and the Lakers do, and all the Rockets saying a 40-point loss means something. There's been a lot of 40-point losses. point losses in NBA playoffs. In fact. That was the 19th time a team has lost by 40. Many times a team that loses comes back and wins the next game. Let's see if the Rockets can do that. Again. Andrew Bynum is getting the start at center. He's such a key component for the Lakers in their championship hopes. He had a good, solid Game 5 as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. He had really been struggling in the playoffs. Every game, perhaps a little bit better, according to Bynum. And the crowd is fired up. A good start. Critical for the Rockets: in all 11 of their playoff games, the team that had the lead after the first quarter won the game; it happened in the Portland series and in all five games of the Lakers series. There's Chuck Hayes out to Brooks — Brooks' runner, first shot won't go; Trevor Ariza the rebound. You see right away the Lakers are playing the same defense, not playing man-to-man against Chuck Hayes, using Andrew Bynum's size in the area. During the playoffs the Lakers are two-and-two on the road (one loss here, one loss in Utah); the Rockets are four-and-one at home — one of the best home teams in the NBA during the regular season. Their best home record in 15 years. Five on the shot clock. Scola left open, likes that elbow jumper. Shooting numbers in Game Five for Houston just 33%. Jeff, sometimes it just comes down to making shots, no question, and especially for a team that's undermanned you're gonna have to outshoot your opponent from the three-point line. Lakers have done an excellent job from the three-point line in the playoffs, number two of all playoff teams. Stole it inside, draws the foul. He's talking to Bynum after that play saying you got to come over and help. And early on already, I like the patience of the Houston Rockets on the offensive end — three trips, Three solid jobs of moving the basketball. That time, Ron Artest turning down the jump shot, Feeding Scola underneath. And I agree because Ron Artest, to me, is an ultimate wild card offensively. And he has struggled shooting the ball the last two games, He gave up a good open three to get a great shot underneath. Last two games: four for 19 and four for 15; hasn't been double figures in either game. And he's missed 12 of his last 13 from three-point range. He can explode for 30 on any given night, But he has been way off on his outside shooting. I think if you run a test you too skilled offensively have the contact with Chuck Hayes Rodding target so you're too skilled offensively to just settle with being a three-point shooter. And not only has he been missing but he's kind of stalled their offense by holding on to the ball too long. he pounds it a little bit; Aaron Brooks at times pounds it, but that's a huge call right there against Chuck. He's the one guy that can body up to Gasol and make it hard for him to post. He only played 17 minutes in game five because of foul problems. Scola against Bynum. Here's Bynum's length making it difficult. Scola still puts it in. A tough shot and six straight points to start the game for the Rockets. That's a very tough shot with a contested hand of Andrew Bynum, but Rick Adelman, you're excited about the start of your group. Excited about the start of Scola—he's got all six. Rockets look to push; good transition defense by the Lakers. Scola has fish on it, looking for the open man. Artest back out, Brooks the extra pass, better open shot. But again, that's great basketball — guys turning down shots, making plays. Tried to draw the charge. What I love about scola is on his back end move: patience, poise. Got back to his favorite left shoulder, good right-hand jump hook to negate the size advantage. He's their third leading score. Ariza shooting 56% from the field, 53% from three-point range. He's done an excellent job. He just continues to develop a young player that's made a huge difference for them this year. And he's in a great situation because teams are going to continue to live with him making shots. When you're in the playoffs, you're playing against very good teams, you have to give up something. And teams are willing to give Trevor Ariza open looks. Ariza, a very good defender. He's guarding Artest, who has a huge bulk advantage on him. And Artest dribbles it off Ariza's foot. So it's still Rockets ball, 7 on the 24. Coach, I don't know if you agree, but that's a jump shot. If you're Scola, you have to shoot that shot. Pau Gasol is going to play you in the paint. Step in rhythm to shoot that shot. I agree with that, and I also like Artest's thinking — drive most of the time until that shot right there. Hayes, Hayes — the offensive rebound. Brooks, the water pump, gets inside. Beautiful move from Aaron Brooks. He was the best player on the floor Sunday when he exploded for a career-high 34 in game four, and it was a good adjustment by Brooks. You can't take it to the left. That's not a test with the steel. A near perfect start for the Rockets. But what I'm saying, Mike, is you can't take it to the left of the Lakers. You have to finish like Tony Parker teardropping from the dot. Rockets open up 9-0 on Sunday in game 4. We've opened up 10-1 here. Bryant had his hand to his face. Excellent defense. Although Kobe Bryant thought there was a foul. And Brooks is too far ahead for Chuck Hayes. Hayes can run, but not that fast. And turnovers will be critical for the five games. The Rockets have had four turnovers and assists. Fighting under the screen, the offensive rebound — and to me, L.A. needs to go into the post. This crowd, they better pace themselves; they're hyperventilated. Well, Jeff does what he does; he follows the game plan. He contests shots, and then it's up to Kobe. Does he make or miss? That time, a very good contest, which altered Bryant's shot and made it double-pump. Brooks steps back. There's a three. Puts it in. 13 -1. And Bill Jackson, who doesn't like to call timeouts early, has to. And here's the first standing ovation of the night. I tell you what, if this continues, Buster Douglas, move over. Talk about the start of the Houston Rockets. Aaron Brooks understands he has to be aggressive offensively, gets into the paint, then knocks down the jumper. Houston Rockets off to a tremendous start, 13 -1. Once again, Back from a disastrous Game 5 in Los Angeles, where they were never in the game. They lost by 40, of course. That loss followed the terrific Game 4. Not many people outside the Rockets' locker room are giving them a chance to win the series. Shane Battier is not wavering about their chances tonight. We expect a good effort. We can't promise results. But we expect an effort. We know when we give an effort. We have a shot to win any game because we play hard and the challenge is great. No question about it. We need to find ways to score and find ways to take care of the ball. But there's no better place to do it than here. And they are boosted by the home crowd. Lamar Odom has come in. Bynum will sit. Also, Luke Walton will sit. So there's Jackson. An early timeout. That is rare. There are some early substitutions. Jackson misses. Hayes with the rebound. Brooks looking for Scola — stolen; Scola inside, eight points already here in the first quarter; he's smiling because that's a big-time post move by Luis Scola, and this is so reminiscent of the start — I thought they played a lot better in Game Four than this. This is unbelievable. They're just pounding them inside. They're getting whatever they want. Scola again. And a foul. You talk about Luis Scola coming out aggressive. Making plays in the paint. Dominating the paint area no matter who is defending him. We saw Bynum. We saw Pau Gasol. And this time he puts the Dream Shake on Lamar. They are constantly letting him get to his left shoulder. There's no help or digs to make him feel like he's playing in the crowd. Plus, They're letting him get back to his strong shoulder. Inexcusable lack of attention to detail. Bryant to drive. Left shot. Bryant. Scola, By the way, He's averaging in the series. 11 points per game. He's got 10 points in the first six minutes. Ryan picks up Brooks; Artest wants to post up. A lot of dribbling once again. Shot clock at two; Scola has to put it up. Nope — 24-second violation. Second turnover for the Rockets. Now you're gonna think I'm crazy, so before you say I'm qualified, I already got a head start. I already think I'm putting Kobe Bryant on stolen and putting Lamar Odom on batting. I want someone who wants to compete with them right now, and I don't see any competitive spirit in the post right now defensively. It's a surprise. I don't think you phrase this time against. He's got 12 points, but it's coming right back to his left shoulder again. The catch is too easy, the jump hook is too easy. Miner brats makes it a little more difficult for skull over the size. But he's on the bench right now, the soul. So, Brian. Shot clock at six. The soul left open. Lakers — they've scored three points in seven minutes. We had 118 last game. Hayes start test. Our test gets inside, the drive. Brooks back to scola up top; that he just gets it off — blocked by Bryant — and a 24-second violation, about three passes too many for the Rockets. This is again too easy. Good catch, good half-spin to try to counter the defensive pressure, and then gets right back to his right hand, going to his left shoulder. Lakers during the playoffs are averaging 13 points per game less on the road than at all, as Brian can't get it to go. Kobe Bryant now 1 for 6 from the field. These Rockets seem to just love this underdog role, especially the undermanned role right now. I'm sure they're gonna have Yao Ming as our test gets it in. Backs it in. An 18-point lead here in the first quarter. This is a time you have the right, as a coach, to take all five of them out and give me a new five. A five that wants to compete and play with energy and passion. He gets inside and is able to back it in. Just the second field goal here in the first quarter. Bill Jackson was saying the other day, Yes. 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Lakers looking to clinch in advance, but Shane Battier and the Rockets have a plan to assure a Game 7. Here we go, fellas. Three things. Never give up, never give in, and fight for 48. That's all we've got to do. Very simple. Let's go out and win this game. Here we go. One, two, three. Win! Win! Rockets out there. Hometown fans fired up and ready to go. The 'Beat LA' chants started a while back. As you look at the Western Conference semis, the Lakers, if they win tonight, they'll face, yes, the Denver Nuggets. Congratulations to them for getting back to the Western Conference finals. But the Rockets have other things in mind here on their home floor. Reminiscent perhaps of earlier when they pulled off the huge upset to tie this series at two apiece, but it's now 3-2 after the big Laker win in game five. Good evening, everyone. Hello with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Mike Green on hand. Doris Burke will join us shortly. So what will it be? Will the Lakers get that win in advance or will this tough and gritty Rocket team force that game seven? Mark, Let's start with the Lakers. Denver Nuggets are waiting. Why is it so important for the Lakers to wrap it up tonight? Well, Two reasons. First and foremost, you don't want to allow the Denver Nuggets to get too much rest. They took care of their business. Now it's your responsibility as a team to take care of yours. And the carryover effect. Good momentum from last game. Get in the habit of playing the right way with a sense of urgency. Rockets, of course, undermanned. Yao Ming out for the rest of the season after the injury in game three. They pulled out that amazing win on Sunday. We were here for that. Do they have another? One in them? I think they do because they defend every night. They rebound. And then the great equalizer when you're undermanned is the three-point shot. They made ten in game four. They were five for 29 in game five. They need to make the three tonight and defend the three well to force a game seven. It's been a crazy couple of games. The dominant Rocket win. Game five, The crushing Laker defeat of the Rockets. Lamar Odom, with that bruised back, will come off the bench for the second straight game for head coach Phil Jackson. And for the Houston Rockets, once again, Chuck Hayes, about a foot shorter than Yao Ming, but he is so important for this team. He'll get the start with Scola, Battier, Artest, and Aaron Brooks, who was sensational in Game 4. And let's check in right now with Doris Burks. Hey, Doris. Hey, Mike. You mentioned Lamar Odom's bruised back. He did say, in fact, that he is still experiencing significant pain with that bruise. He said, I feel it most when I go to leave my feet to pursue rebounds or when I am posting up and trying to hold off a defender. He will give it a go tonight as he did in Game 5, playing 19 minutes. As for Ron Artest, a stomach issue that kept him out of practice this morning. He said he's 100%. The best thing about being a Rocket, free doctors, and they're not that bad, guys. Well, we'll see, again, In terms of the best medicine for the Rockets, it's having this crowd here. They were so vocal last weekend. They are fired up, booing everything Kobe Bryant and the Lakers do, and all the Rockets saying a 40-point loss means something. There's been a lot of 40-point losses. point losses in NBA playoffs. In fact. That was the 19th time a team has lost by 40. Many times a team that loses comes back and wins the next game. Let's see if the Rockets can do that. Again. Andrew Bynum is getting the start at center. He's such a key component for the Lakers in their championship hopes. He had a good, solid Game 5 as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. He had really been struggling in the playoffs. Every game, perhaps a little bit better, according to Bynum. And the crowd is fired up. A good start. Critical for the Rockets: in all 11 of their playoff games, the team that had the lead after the first quarter won the game; it happened in the Portland series and in all five games of the Lakers series. There's Chuck Hayes out to Brooks — Brooks' runner, first shot won't go; Trevor Ariza the rebound. You see right away the Lakers are playing the same defense, not playing man-to-man against Chuck Hayes, using Andrew Bynum's size in the area. During the playoffs the Lakers are two-and-two on the road (one loss here, one loss in Utah); the Rockets are four-and-one at home — one of the best home teams in the NBA during the regular season. Their best home record in 15 years. Five on the shot clock. Scola left open, likes that elbow jumper. Shooting numbers in Game Five for Houston just 33%. Jeff, sometimes it just comes down to making shots, no question, and especially for a team that's undermanned you're gonna have to outshoot your opponent from the three-point line. Lakers have done an excellent job from the three-point line in the playoffs, number two of all playoff teams. Stole it inside, draws the foul. He's talking to Bynum after that play saying you got to come over and help. And early on already, I like the patience of the Houston Rockets on the offensive end — three trips, Three solid jobs of moving the basketball. That time, Ron Artest turning down the jump shot, Feeding Scola underneath. And I agree because Ron Artest, to me, is an ultimate wild card offensively. And he has struggled shooting the ball the last two games, He gave up a good open three to get a great shot underneath. Last two games: four for 19 and four for 15; hasn't been double figures in either game. And he's missed 12 of his last 13 from three-point range. He can explode for 30 on any given night, But he has been way off on his outside shooting. I think if you run a test you too skilled offensively have the contact with Chuck Hayes Rodding target so you're too skilled offensively to just settle with being a three-point shooter. And not only has he been missing but he's kind of stalled their offense by holding on to the ball too long. he pounds it a little bit; Aaron Brooks at times pounds it, but that's a huge call right there against Chuck. He's the one guy that can body up to Gasol and make it hard for him to post. He only played 17 minutes in game five because of foul problems. Scola against Bynum. Here's Bynum's length making it difficult. Scola still puts it in. A tough shot and six straight points to start the game for the Rockets. That's a very tough shot with a contested hand of Andrew Bynum, but Rick Adelman, you're excited about the start of your group. Excited about the start of Scola—he's got all six. Rockets look to push; good transition defense by the Lakers. Scola has fish on it, looking for the open man. Artest back out, Brooks the extra pass, better open shot. But again, that's great basketball — guys turning down shots, making plays. Tried to draw the charge. What I love about scola is on his back end move: patience, poise. Got back to his favorite left shoulder, good right-hand jump hook to negate the size advantage. He's their third leading score. Ariza shooting 56% from the field, 53% from three-point range. He's done an excellent job. He just continues to develop a young player that's made a huge difference for them this year. And he's in a great situation because teams are going to continue to live with him making shots. When you're in the playoffs, you're playing against very good teams, you have to give up something. And teams are willing to give Trevor Ariza open looks. Ariza, a very good defender. He's guarding Artest, who has a huge bulk advantage on him. And Artest dribbles it off Ariza's foot. So it's still Rockets ball, 7 on the 24. Coach, I don't know if you agree, but that's a jump shot. If you're Scola, you have to shoot that shot. Pau Gasol is going to play you in the paint. Step in rhythm to shoot that shot. I agree with that, and I also like Artest's thinking — drive most of the time until that shot right there. Hayes, Hayes — the offensive rebound. Brooks, the water pump, gets inside. Beautiful move from Aaron Brooks. He was the best player on the floor Sunday when he exploded for a career-high 34 in game four, and it was a good adjustment by Brooks. You can't take it to the left. That's not a test with the steel. A near perfect start for the Rockets. But what I'm saying, Mike, is you can't take it to the left of the Lakers. You have to finish like Tony Parker teardropping from the dot. Rockets open up 9-0 on Sunday in game 4. We've opened up 10-1 here. Bryant had his hand to his face. Excellent defense. Although Kobe Bryant thought there was a foul. And Brooks is too far ahead for Chuck Hayes. Hayes can run, but not that fast. And turnovers will be critical for the five games. The Rockets have had four turnovers and assists. Fighting under the screen, the offensive rebound — and to me, L.A. needs to go into the post. This crowd, they better pace themselves; they're hyperventilated. Well, Jeff does what he does; he follows the game plan. He contests shots, and then it's up to Kobe. Does he make or miss? That time, a very good contest, which altered Bryant's shot and made it double-pump. Brooks steps back. There's a three. Puts it in. 13 -1. And Bill Jackson, who doesn't like to call timeouts early, has to. And here's the first standing ovation of the night. I tell you what, if this continues, Buster Douglas, move over. Talk about the start of the Houston Rockets. Aaron Brooks understands he has to be aggressive offensively, gets into the paint, then knocks down the jumper. Houston Rockets off to a tremendous start, 13 -1. Once again, Back from a disastrous Game 5 in Los Angeles, where they were never in the game. They lost by 40, of course. That loss followed the terrific Game 4. Not many people outside the Rockets' locker room are giving them a chance to win the series. Shane Battier is not wavering about their chances tonight. We expect a good effort. We can't promise results. But we expect an effort. We know when we give an effort. We have a shot to win any game because we play hard and the challenge is great. No question about it. We need to find ways to score and find ways to take care of the ball. But there's no better place to do it than here. And they are boosted by the home crowd. Lamar Odom has come in. Bynum will sit. Also, Luke Walton will sit. So there's Jackson. An early timeout. That is rare. There are some early substitutions. Jackson misses. Hayes with the rebound. Brooks looking for Scola — stolen; Scola inside, eight points already here in the first quarter; he's smiling because that's a big-time post move by Luis Scola, and this is so reminiscent of the start — I thought they played a lot better in Game Four than this. This is unbelievable. They're just pounding them inside. They're getting whatever they want. Scola again. And a foul. You talk about Luis Scola coming out aggressive. Making plays in the paint. Dominating the paint area no matter who is defending him. We saw Bynum. We saw Pau Gasol. And this time he puts the Dream Shake on Lamar. They are constantly letting him get to his left shoulder. There's no help or digs to make him feel like he's playing in the crowd. Plus, They're letting him get back to his strong shoulder. Inexcusable lack of attention to detail. Bryant to drive. Left shot. Bryant. Scola, By the way, He's averaging in the series. 11 points per game. He's got 10 points in the first six minutes. Ryan picks up Brooks; Artest wants to post up. A lot of dribbling once again. Shot clock at two; Scola has to put it up. Nope — 24-second violation. Second turnover for the Rockets. Now you're gonna think I'm crazy, so before you say I'm qualified, I already got a head start. I already think I'm putting Kobe Bryant on stolen and putting Lamar Odom on batting. I want someone who wants to compete with them right now, and I don't see any competitive spirit in the post right now defensively. It's a surprise. I don't think you phrase this time against. He's got 12 points, but it's coming right back to his left shoulder again. The catch is too easy, the jump hook is too easy. Miner brats makes it a little more difficult for skull over the size. But he's on the bench right now, the soul. So, Brian. Shot clock at six. The soul left open. Lakers — they've scored three points in seven minutes. We had 118 last game. Hayes start test. Our test gets inside, the drive. Brooks back to scola up top; that he just gets it off — blocked by Bryant — and a 24-second violation, about three passes too many for the Rockets. This is again too easy. Good catch, good half-spin to try to counter the defensive pressure, and then gets right back to his right hand, going to his left shoulder. Lakers during the playoffs are averaging 13 points per game less on the road than at all, as Brian can't get it to go. Kobe Bryant now 1 for 6 from the field. These Rockets seem to just love this underdog role, especially the undermanned role right now. I'm sure they're gonna have Yao Ming as our test gets it in. Backs it in. An 18-point lead here in the first quarter. This is a time you have the right, as a coach, to take all five of them out and give me a new five. A five that wants to compete and play with energy and passion. He gets inside and is able to back it in. Just the second field goal here in the first quarter. Bill Jackson was saying the other day, Yes. We do have some Jekyll and Hyde tendencies. They are taking it to the extreme. Brooks on the drive, inside Escola, and he just short-armed it. Brian the drive, pretty left hand, won't go, Escola, the rebound. Go at 12 points and five rebounds. You know, the first quarter, and we still have three minutes. Our chest continues to struggle from downtown. Fisher, as we go into the three-minute mark, I'm sitting there speechless, and the reason why is because I'm amazed at how lackadaisical the Lakers have come out. You're talking about trying to win a championship; they're just dominating the paint, and again it comes back to this front court toughness. If you have people who want to protect the basket you have a chance; if you don't, you have no chance. Tony Bryan, good aggressive move right there, and it sits into the floor, and it's been such a problem for the Lakers rocket shooting 62 They've hit makeable shots — Scola again. Notable rebound; Fisher pulls up for three. Two minutes remaining in a dominant first quarter. What a show from the most underrated player in the NBA: multiple moves, quick move back to his right hand, left shoulder three-point play opportunity. Rockets up 14 and rolling. ESPN's presentation of the NBA Playoffs, 23-9 Rockets off to a terrific start. Kobe Bryant struggling in the early going. Back to six of his first eight. Mark Jackson has done an excellent job defensively. It's the help behind Shane Battier, but it's also Shane Battier. Keeping a body on Kobe Bryant. Following the game plan and strategy. Contesting every shot. Not giving him a wide open look. Fighting through screens. You talk about when he goes up, you go up as a defender. You want an outstanding job of not surrendering an inch. Shane Battier says, hey, I stay the course. That's so crucial. Making Bryant work. And I tell you what. You give me a choice of anybody that's ever played the game to defend Kobe Bryant, and I am choosing Shane Battier after watching the job that he does; they have Bryant shooting the shots they want him to shoot - long two-point jump shots. But I really get excited watching Shane Battier stay within his limitations and say, 'How can I help my team win?' It's keeping a body on this guy. He can get 50 and I can play the same defense, but I'm staying the course. It's inspiring. Jordan Farmar. Farmar hits the three. Farmar and Shannon Brown have actually played better in this series than Derek Fisher, who had the suspension and struggled a bit with the speed of Aaron Brooks. Omer's had a couple of double-figure scoring games, both in games three and five. Scola again - 14 first-quarter points for Luis Scola - but that's the shot he has to take; he missed the previous one, continue to step it. If they're gonna give you that shot you got to trust your ability. His high in this series is 12, so he's already exceeded that near the opening period. The shot's short; Scola, his seventh rebound. It's disappointing with the Lakers. Magic Johnson in the studio had more passion about the disappointing loss than anybody in a Laker uniform or in a suit. Mark. They blew it off when they got blown out. I think when you let it go too easily. It's hard to learn from. Favar trying again. Back to that three for Jordan Favar. Huge shots, and despite the complete dominance. It's only 12. Yeah. But the point is, if I'm the Los Angeles Lakers I'm not thinking about just the Houston Rockets; I'm thinking about winning a championship and what we have to do. You have to develop the right habits to be in position to win it all. They had a foul to give, so Favar wraps up Brooks and the Rockets will take it out of balance. And I'm gonna say this: they better start thinking about the Houston Rockets. They let it get to one game for all the marbles. Who knows what can happen? The soul is even saying he asked him was game five a statement game. He said we'll see because you just don't know. These averages in this series: just 11 points per game, but he's got 14 here in the first and also has seven rebounds. A couple of assists — Rockets led by as many as 18 here in the first period, once again jumped out on top, and after the first 12 minutes they lead by a dozen. Welcome back to Houston with Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Coach, You said earlier this week your team has a little bit of Jekyll and Hyde in it. What most disturbed you about the way your guys came out? We just didn't come out hitting the shots. I thought we played all right. But for the shot selections and the shots that we took, They came out. They played the same game they played Sunday afternoon. Luis Scola hurt you in that first period. Anything you'd like to see different with him? Pau has to pick up the level of intensity he's playing out there. He's playing a lackluster kind of game. We have to get him going. All right. Thoris. Players themselves are trying to get them going. A pretty heated huddle after the first quarter. Guys trying to urge each other on. See Jordan Farmer. See Kobe Bryant with Pau Gasol. Trying to fire him up. Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense! With what Phil Jackson just said, it's not about making or missing shots. It's about being thoroughly outplayed and not stepping up to the challenge, as Brian knocks down the shot. You have a Houston Rockets team that's limited to 57%. Get 27 points and you're trying to close them out. You have to begin to hold each other accountable, and they are not doing it. I like this Baker team with two point guards, Brown and Farmer, in the game, putting Brian at the small forward. Odom's block leads to Brown's layup. It's gonna be a blocking foul on Powell. Lowry and Shannon Brown—who can get up—he's gonna go to the line for two. It all starts on the defensive end with Odom's defense and the block, and you've got to give Lamar Odom credit. Good job stepping up and not allowing them to get a shooting rhythm. Contest a shot, get the block, and good things happen when you get stops on the defensive end by Shannon Brown. They've got to get him in the post and force the double team; that'll open up their game. I think if you're the Rockets you also want to expose that matchup. Make the right decisions—don't just pound it and pound it. Trust the guys around you, get this double-team; come on, put some pressure on Lowry. The backup point guard was acquired in February from Memphis and has done a very solid job for this team. Now he's trying to get a double-team: Kobe Bryant is on him, Landry has Brown on him. Score lost it all of a sudden, playing hot potato with the basketball; shot clock at three—he has got to put it up. Puts it in. Nice poise on what was a shaky possession for most of the 24. I like what Phil Jackson is doing also, leaving Kobe Bryant in the ball game. Normally this is a time when he would rest. You've got to understand we can't just live thinking about Game Seven. We have to take care of this game and get back in. That deflection from Battier helps. Still Laker ball. And going to that point, Mark, Two days off between games. That has been every other day for a while. So fatigue won't be a factor if it goes to game seven. Single coverage with Battier. Bryant shoots and misses. Skola is A3 bound. But isolating like that, shooting long jump shots without dribble penetration, it's hard to open up the offensive board for second shots. The Rockets will live with those shots all night long. Pass inside to Landry — Landry blocked by Odom, another rejection; ball knocked loose, nearly goes in, and Odom comes up with it. Odom trying to get active has been here in the second, driving across the lane; Battier making it so tough. Landry comes out of the pack. Here comes Lowry. Our test for three. Bang! Good job getting stops. Shane Battier, outstanding defense of Jacoby Bryant. At some point, you have to look to loosen him up by making plays to other guys. Odom, the athletic support. To me, Odom's got to go to work against Landry on the block. It is impossible to play better defense without fouling. Stays down until Bryant elevates. And then Shane Batty does the same thing. Keep a body on him. Don't commit a foul — one thing you don't want to do is allow him to get to the foul line and get a rhythm shooting free throws. Landry, part of that Rockets bench, Artest tried to jam it in there; Bob are quickly and able to put it in. Far more speed so important for the ladies. Just like that, back to 12. Great job by Rick Adam, and when Bryant went out Adam took out bad EA as well to match their rest periods during the game. Mark Wunderlich nearly teed up farmer and said, 'All right, let's get a little emotion out.' Far more than apologize to him. It's still Rockets up by double figures. One of the fun parts of this series has been watching maybe the best pure score in the NBA go up against one of the top perimeter defenders in the NBA, And these two guys have mutual respect. I just try to demolish him. And he tries to do the same thing to me. There's a certain giddy-up and a step when you know he's out for blood. I try to go for the jugular. And he tries to do the same thing. So it's fun. He's out for blood almost every night. It's just a matter of what level of blood he's going for. Two guys that play as hard as any two players in the NBA every second they're out on the floor. Totally different personalities, but both great, great competitors. And for Shane Battier, there is no Kobe stopper. But there are guys who can slow him down a little bit, and that's what Battier is able to do by making him take a contested two-point jump shot. That's all you can ask of any defender on a great player like Brian. They both rest right now. Artest. Vaughn, Wafer, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, and Kyle Lowry in the game right now. Two starters for the Rockets. Meanwhile, Sasha Bojicic is taking his first appearance. Shot clock at seven. Larry — the jump shot. Good pursuit from Luke Walton. The ball — LA have to get Gasol in the post. That's a foul; Gasol picks up his second. Good post opportunity for Gasol, a little jostling again. That's 50-50 to me between a flop and a poor choice by Gasol. Good sell job by Stoller. Foul away from the ball down the other end. That call by the way, was made by Mark Wunderlich. Wunderlich was the official in the Denver-Dallas game. He was in front of that play and didn't make the call in the final seconds where Nomello Anthony was fouled. The NBA said that he missed the call. Wunderlich knows that he missed the call. He's one of the best officials in the NBA. It's his 19th year in the league. And nobody felt worse about it than he did. but he's right back calling another good game, throws it down. Now, was the NBA going to apologize when LJ got the four-point play? Jeff Van Gundy was mixed; they moved on — apologize for a good call. Why would you apologize for a good call? That's like you guys didn't get the benefit of the doubt in Market Square Arena. Marcus' was an offensive foul call. I mean, you got a charge instead of a block — at that point the game was over. You got to let it go, man. I'm talking to both of them. It's gracious — a three-pointer, Ron Artest in and out. It looks like the bakers have let it go a little bit. Lead back up to 14; it was as high as 18. The game started on a 21 to 3 run. Loose-ball foul called on Scola, and that's two on Scola. No — check that one. One thing you want to do if you're a guy coming off the bench, as the crowd acknowledges Louie Scola, is you want to continue the intensity that was established early on. He does a good job on the dribble penetration by Lowry, finishing at the rim; they're packing on him. Here's the double — Wall steps back. He'll try a three — good hustle for the offensive board. Deflected by Hayes. Seven twenty-six remaining here in the second. This is game six. Lakers trying to win and advance to the conference finals, where they'll play Denver. That series would start Sunday in Los Angeles if the Rockets win game seven, also at Staples on Sunday afternoon. Vujicic and Gasol playing the two-man game. That's a good way of getting Chuck Hayes off the body of Gasol, dribble penetration, pick and roll so he can pop in rhythm and have Hayes running out, as opposed to leaning on him. Rattles around and goes in. Another one of the unsung heroes for the Rockets. We've got their share of non-drafted players, second-round players. Vujicic able to put it in. Thirty-seven twenty-five. Still a dozen for the Rockets. It's six and a half to go in the second. Lowry drives hard to the basket. Oh, Pretty bold from Kyle Lowry. Again, If you're the Lakers, you have to be discouraged when a guy can drive it from 35 feet to the basket with no resistance. Hayes and Landry are fighting each other. You know, we're talking so much about the Lakers and their lack of real intensity. To start the game, but on the other hand, the Rockets just played so hard and with such desperation. Wafer's three. That's good! It's back up to 17. Bill Jackson. Yeah. You couldn't hear the whistle. He had told Bonnie McCutcheon, who blew the whistle. Players kept going because you couldn't hear it. The roar here at the Toyota Center continues. It's all about the ability to dribble and penetrate here. Great blow-by drive by Lowry. Good body control and a good finish. And then a good read by Bond Wafer, stepping behind the penetration. Knocking down the wide-open three-point shot. Rockets back up by 17. Back in the studio, Hey, Eastern: it'll be the Rockets and the Lakers, game seven; but if the Lakers win, it's Game One of the Western Conference Finals, and our friends at TNT will definitely have a game seven — Orlando at Boston. Interesting that it's gonna be bright. That's it. Dwight Howard had a huge game after all the controversy the last couple of days. You expected him to come through under the pressure and play, but Bob was disappointed in Dwight Howard going at his head coach Stan Van Gundy because he talked about himself and was disappointed at how he played down the stretch. I can remember playing with Patrick Hill, and he'd have said, 'Get me the basketball,' and also if you're gonna point the finger at Stan Van Gundy, then point the finger at yourself, and then the guys on the floor who didn't get you the ball also. Amen. Good point. No, I was fortunate. I coach great players, truly great players, as Chuck Hayes has called for a foul, who never looked to blame others without taking personal responsibility, accountability. And my whole problem is, hey, coaches make mistakes. Teammates make mistakes, but there was not one comment after the game about what he could have done better. This is a true response by a really fine player, coming out there and getting a 20-20 and helping your team win. Don't really worry about who's gonna get playing; just worry about doing everything you can to help your team win and everyone will get the credit. That's what your brother Stan said after the game. There's emotions. He said what he said. but we talked about it. His only concern was having Dwight Howard's mind all set for an important game, and he certainly was. Pulled off a terrific victory. They were down by ten in the third quarter, came back in one season, still alive. And now, if you're a great player like Howard you win Game Seven, you don't just get excited about one good home game, you finish it off. Offensive foul — 48 steps in and it draws the charge on Kobe, outside of the restricted area. Good defensive play. But I didn't think he got there before Bryant started in his upward position. I thought that should have been a block. Shot clock at nine. Artest kicks it out — good ball movement from the Rockets. Kick ball, so they'll reset the shot clock from 5 to 14. Brooks — very big minutes for the Rockets so far tonight, five points. And that's actually outstanding minutes. Kyle Lowry coming off the bench as a way of calming this team down and execute down five. Artest again, lots of dribbling, fires up the jumper — don't go Odom and He's found. Skola picks up the personal — that's going to be two on Skola. Oldham is a terrific rebounder, and already we're witnessing him dominating that end; he's taking care of his business on the board. I don't like that possession by the Rockets — they don't need to be dominating the ball, playing one-on-one and jacking up shots; you can do that when you've established a rhythm or when you're heat-checking. But not when you're trying to close the door. Coming off the bench, they've been most effective when there's been ball movement and man movement. This is a one-on-one play by Rana test against a very good defender, Trevor Riza. Move the", "title": "nO3oZ4y0jFE", "category": null, "start_time": 2464.2799999999997, "end_time": 2494.2799999999997, "qa": []}
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Lakers looking to clinch in advance, but Shane Battier and the Rockets have a plan to assure a Game 7. Here we go, fellas. Three things. Never give up, never give in, and fight for 48. That's all we've got to do. Very simple. Let's go out and win this game. Here we go. One, two, three. Win! Win! Rockets out there. Hometown fans fired up and ready to go. The 'Beat LA' chants started a while back. As you look at the Western Conference semis, the Lakers, if they win tonight, they'll face, yes, the Denver Nuggets. Congratulations to them for getting back to the Western Conference finals. But the Rockets have other things in mind here on their home floor. Reminiscent perhaps of earlier when they pulled off the huge upset to tie this series at two apiece, but it's now 3-2 after the big Laker win in game five. Good evening, everyone. Hello with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Mike Green on hand. Doris Burke will join us shortly. So what will it be? Will the Lakers get that win in advance or will this tough and gritty Rocket team force that game seven? Mark, Let's start with the Lakers. Denver Nuggets are waiting. Why is it so important for the Lakers to wrap it up tonight? Well, Two reasons. First and foremost, you don't want to allow the Denver Nuggets to get too much rest. They took care of their business. Now it's your responsibility as a team to take care of yours. And the carryover effect. Good momentum from last game. Get in the habit of playing the right way with a sense of urgency. Rockets, of course, undermanned. Yao Ming out for the rest of the season after the injury in game three. They pulled out that amazing win on Sunday. We were here for that. Do they have another? One in them? I think they do because they defend every night. They rebound. And then the great equalizer when you're undermanned is the three-point shot. They made ten in game four. They were five for 29 in game five. They need to make the three tonight and defend the three well to force a game seven. It's been a crazy couple of games. The dominant Rocket win. Game five, The crushing Laker defeat of the Rockets. Lamar Odom, with that bruised back, will come off the bench for the second straight game for head coach Phil Jackson. And for the Houston Rockets, once again, Chuck Hayes, about a foot shorter than Yao Ming, but he is so important for this team. He'll get the start with Scola, Battier, Artest, and Aaron Brooks, who was sensational in Game 4. And let's check in right now with Doris Burks. Hey, Doris. Hey, Mike. You mentioned Lamar Odom's bruised back. He did say, in fact, that he is still experiencing significant pain with that bruise. He said, I feel it most when I go to leave my feet to pursue rebounds or when I am posting up and trying to hold off a defender. He will give it a go tonight as he did in Game 5, playing 19 minutes. As for Ron Artest, a stomach issue that kept him out of practice this morning. He said he's 100%. The best thing about being a Rocket, free doctors, and they're not that bad, guys. Well, we'll see, again, In terms of the best medicine for the Rockets, it's having this crowd here. They were so vocal last weekend. They are fired up, booing everything Kobe Bryant and the Lakers do, and all the Rockets saying a 40-point loss means something. There's been a lot of 40-point losses. point losses in NBA playoffs. In fact. That was the 19th time a team has lost by 40. Many times a team that loses comes back and wins the next game. Let's see if the Rockets can do that. Again. Andrew Bynum is getting the start at center. He's such a key component for the Lakers in their championship hopes. He had a good, solid Game 5 as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. He had really been struggling in the playoffs. Every game, perhaps a little bit better, according to Bynum. And the crowd is fired up. A good start. Critical for the Rockets: in all 11 of their playoff games, the team that had the lead after the first quarter won the game; it happened in the Portland series and in all five games of the Lakers series. There's Chuck Hayes out to Brooks — Brooks' runner, first shot won't go; Trevor Ariza the rebound. You see right away the Lakers are playing the same defense, not playing man-to-man against Chuck Hayes, using Andrew Bynum's size in the area. During the playoffs the Lakers are two-and-two on the road (one loss here, one loss in Utah); the Rockets are four-and-one at home — one of the best home teams in the NBA during the regular season. Their best home record in 15 years. Five on the shot clock. Scola left open, likes that elbow jumper. Shooting numbers in Game Five for Houston just 33%. Jeff, sometimes it just comes down to making shots, no question, and especially for a team that's undermanned you're gonna have to outshoot your opponent from the three-point line. Lakers have done an excellent job from the three-point line in the playoffs, number two of all playoff teams. Stole it inside, draws the foul. He's talking to Bynum after that play saying you got to come over and help. And early on already, I like the patience of the Houston Rockets on the offensive end — three trips, Three solid jobs of moving the basketball. That time, Ron Artest turning down the jump shot, Feeding Scola underneath. And I agree because Ron Artest, to me, is an ultimate wild card offensively. And he has struggled shooting the ball the last two games, He gave up a good open three to get a great shot underneath. Last two games: four for 19 and four for 15; hasn't been double figures in either game. And he's missed 12 of his last 13 from three-point range. He can explode for 30 on any given night, But he has been way off on his outside shooting. I think if you run a test you too skilled offensively have the contact with Chuck Hayes Rodding target so you're too skilled offensively to just settle with being a three-point shooter. And not only has he been missing but he's kind of stalled their offense by holding on to the ball too long. he pounds it a little bit; Aaron Brooks at times pounds it, but that's a huge call right there against Chuck. He's the one guy that can body up to Gasol and make it hard for him to post. He only played 17 minutes in game five because of foul problems. Scola against Bynum. Here's Bynum's length making it difficult. Scola still puts it in. A tough shot and six straight points to start the game for the Rockets. That's a very tough shot with a contested hand of Andrew Bynum, but Rick Adelman, you're excited about the start of your group. Excited about the start of Scola—he's got all six. Rockets look to push; good transition defense by the Lakers. Scola has fish on it, looking for the open man. Artest back out, Brooks the extra pass, better open shot. But again, that's great basketball — guys turning down shots, making plays. Tried to draw the charge. What I love about scola is on his back end move: patience, poise. Got back to his favorite left shoulder, good right-hand jump hook to negate the size advantage. He's their third leading score. Ariza shooting 56% from the field, 53% from three-point range. He's done an excellent job. He just continues to develop a young player that's made a huge difference for them this year. And he's in a great situation because teams are going to continue to live with him making shots. When you're in the playoffs, you're playing against very good teams, you have to give up something. And teams are willing to give Trevor Ariza open looks. Ariza, a very good defender. He's guarding Artest, who has a huge bulk advantage on him. And Artest dribbles it off Ariza's foot. So it's still Rockets ball, 7 on the 24. Coach, I don't know if you agree, but that's a jump shot. If you're Scola, you have to shoot that shot. Pau Gasol is going to play you in the paint. Step in rhythm to shoot that shot. I agree with that, and I also like Artest's thinking — drive most of the time until that shot right there. Hayes, Hayes — the offensive rebound. Brooks, the water pump, gets inside. Beautiful move from Aaron Brooks. He was the best player on the floor Sunday when he exploded for a career-high 34 in game four, and it was a good adjustment by Brooks. You can't take it to the left. That's not a test with the steel. A near perfect start for the Rockets. But what I'm saying, Mike, is you can't take it to the left of the Lakers. You have to finish like Tony Parker teardropping from the dot. Rockets open up 9-0 on Sunday in game 4. We've opened up 10-1 here. Bryant had his hand to his face. Excellent defense. Although Kobe Bryant thought there was a foul. And Brooks is too far ahead for Chuck Hayes. Hayes can run, but not that fast. And turnovers will be critical for the five games. The Rockets have had four turnovers and assists. Fighting under the screen, the offensive rebound — and to me, L.A. needs to go into the post. This crowd, they better pace themselves; they're hyperventilated. Well, Jeff does what he does; he follows the game plan. He contests shots, and then it's up to Kobe. Does he make or miss? That time, a very good contest, which altered Bryant's shot and made it double-pump. Brooks steps back. There's a three. Puts it in. 13 -1. And Bill Jackson, who doesn't like to call timeouts early, has to. And here's the first standing ovation of the night. I tell you what, if this continues, Buster Douglas, move over. Talk about the start of the Houston Rockets. Aaron Brooks understands he has to be aggressive offensively, gets into the paint, then knocks down the jumper. Houston Rockets off to a tremendous start, 13 -1. Once again, Back from a disastrous Game 5 in Los Angeles, where they were never in the game. They lost by 40, of course. That loss followed the terrific Game 4. Not many people outside the Rockets' locker room are giving them a chance to win the series. Shane Battier is not wavering about their chances tonight. We expect a good effort. We can't promise results. But we expect an effort. We know when we give an effort. We have a shot to win any game because we play hard and the challenge is great. No question about it. We need to find ways to score and find ways to take care of the ball. But there's no better place to do it than here. And they are boosted by the home crowd. Lamar Odom has come in. Bynum will sit. Also, Luke Walton will sit. So there's Jackson. An early timeout. That is rare. There are some early substitutions. Jackson misses. Hayes with the rebound. Brooks looking for Scola — stolen; Scola inside, eight points already here in the first quarter; he's smiling because that's a big-time post move by Luis Scola, and this is so reminiscent of the start — I thought they played a lot better in Game Four than this. This is unbelievable. They're just pounding them inside. They're getting whatever they want. Scola again. And a foul. You talk about Luis Scola coming out aggressive. Making plays in the paint. Dominating the paint area no matter who is defending him. We saw Bynum. We saw Pau Gasol. And this time he puts the Dream Shake on Lamar. They are constantly letting him get to his left shoulder. There's no help or digs to make him feel like he's playing in the crowd. Plus, They're letting him get back to his strong shoulder. Inexcusable lack of attention to detail. Bryant to drive. Left shot. Bryant. Scola, By the way, He's averaging in the series. 11 points per game. He's got 10 points in the first six minutes. Ryan picks up Brooks; Artest wants to post up. A lot of dribbling once again. Shot clock at two; Scola has to put it up. Nope — 24-second violation. Second turnover for the Rockets. Now you're gonna think I'm crazy, so before you say I'm qualified, I already got a head start. I already think I'm putting Kobe Bryant on stolen and putting Lamar Odom on batting. I want someone who wants to compete with them right now, and I don't see any competitive spirit in the post right now defensively. It's a surprise. I don't think you phrase this time against. He's got 12 points, but it's coming right back to his left shoulder again. The catch is too easy, the jump hook is too easy. Miner brats makes it a little more difficult for skull over the size. But he's on the bench right now, the soul. So, Brian. Shot clock at six. The soul left open. Lakers — they've scored three points in seven minutes. We had 118 last game. Hayes start test. Our test gets inside, the drive. Brooks back to scola up top; that he just gets it off — blocked by Bryant — and a 24-second violation, about three passes too many for the Rockets. This is again too easy. Good catch, good half-spin to try to counter the defensive pressure, and then gets right back to his right hand, going to his left shoulder. Lakers during the playoffs are averaging 13 points per game less on the road than at all, as Brian can't get it to go. Kobe Bryant now 1 for 6 from the field. These Rockets seem to just love this underdog role, especially the undermanned role right now. I'm sure they're gonna have Yao Ming as our test gets it in. Backs it in. An 18-point lead here in the first quarter. This is a time you have the right, as a coach, to take all five of them out and give me a new five. A five that wants to compete and play with energy and passion. He gets inside and is able to back it in. Just the second field goal here in the first quarter. Bill Jackson was saying the other day, Yes. We do have some Jekyll and Hyde tendencies. They are taking it to the extreme. Brooks on the drive, inside Escola, and he just short-armed it. Brian the drive, pretty left hand, won't go, Escola, the rebound. Go at 12 points and five rebounds. You know, the first quarter, and we still have three minutes. Our chest continues to struggle from downtown. Fisher, as we go into the three-minute mark, I'm sitting there speechless, and the reason why is because I'm amazed at how lackadaisical the Lakers have come out. You're talking about trying to win a championship; they're just dominating the paint, and again it comes back to this front court toughness. If you have people who want to protect the basket you have a chance; if you don't, you have no chance. Tony Bryan, good aggressive move right there, and it sits into the floor, and it's been such a problem for the Lakers rocket shooting 62 They've hit makeable shots — Scola again. Notable rebound; Fisher pulls up for three. Two minutes remaining in a dominant first quarter. What a show from the most underrated player in the NBA: multiple moves, quick move back to his right hand, left shoulder three-point play opportunity. Rockets up 14 and rolling. ESPN's presentation of the NBA Playoffs, 23-9 Rockets off to a terrific start. Kobe Bryant struggling in the early going. Back to six of his first eight. Mark Jackson has done an excellent job defensively. It's the help behind Shane Battier, but it's also Shane Battier. Keeping a body on Kobe Bryant. Following the game plan and strategy. Contesting every shot. Not giving him a wide open look. Fighting through screens. You talk about when he goes up, you go up as a defender. You want an outstanding job of not surrendering an inch. Shane Battier says, hey, I stay the course. That's so crucial. Making Bryant work. And I tell you what. You give me a choice of anybody that's ever played the game to defend Kobe Bryant, and I am choosing Shane Battier after watching the job that he does; they have Bryant shooting the shots they want him to shoot - long two-point jump shots. But I really get excited watching Shane Battier stay within his limitations and say, 'How can I help my team win?' It's keeping a body on this guy. He can get 50 and I can play the same defense, but I'm staying the course. It's inspiring. Jordan Farmar. Farmar hits the three. Farmar and Shannon Brown have actually played better in this series than Derek Fisher, who had the suspension and struggled a bit with the speed of Aaron Brooks. Omer's had a couple of double-figure scoring games, both in games three and five. Scola again - 14 first-quarter points for Luis Scola - but that's the shot he has to take; he missed the previous one, continue to step it. If they're gonna give you that shot you got to trust your ability. His high in this series is 12, so he's already exceeded that near the opening period. The shot's short; Scola, his seventh rebound. It's disappointing with the Lakers. Magic Johnson in the studio had more passion about the disappointing loss than anybody in a Laker uniform or in a suit. Mark. They blew it off when they got blown out. I think when you let it go too easily. It's hard to learn from. Favar trying again. Back to that three for Jordan Favar. Huge shots, and despite the complete dominance. It's only 12. Yeah. But the point is, if I'm the Los Angeles Lakers I'm not thinking about just the Houston Rockets; I'm thinking about winning a championship and what we have to do. You have to develop the right habits to be in position to win it all. They had a foul to give, so Favar wraps up Brooks and the Rockets will take it out of balance. And I'm gonna say this: they better start thinking about the Houston Rockets. They let it get to one game for all the marbles. Who knows what can happen? The soul is even saying he asked him was game five a statement game. He said we'll see because you just don't know. These averages in this series: just 11 points per game, but he's got 14 here in the first and also has seven rebounds. A couple of assists — Rockets led by as many as 18 here in the first period, once again jumped out on top, and after the first 12 minutes they lead by a dozen. Welcome back to Houston with Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Coach, You said earlier this week your team has a little bit of Jekyll and Hyde in it. What most disturbed you about the way your guys came out? We just didn't come out hitting the shots. I thought we played all right. But for the shot selections and the shots that we took, They came out. They played the same game they played Sunday afternoon. Luis Scola hurt you in that first period. Anything you'd like to see different with him? Pau has to pick up the level of intensity he's playing out there. He's playing a lackluster kind of game. We have to get him going. All right. Thoris. Players themselves are trying to get them going. A pretty heated huddle after the first quarter. Guys trying to urge each other on. See Jordan Farmer. See Kobe Bryant with Pau Gasol. Trying to fire him up. Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense! With what Phil Jackson just said, it's not about making or missing shots. It's about being thoroughly outplayed and not stepping up to the challenge, as Brian knocks down the shot. You have a Houston Rockets team that's limited to 57%. Get 27 points and you're trying to close them out. You have to begin to hold each other accountable, and they are not doing it. I like this Baker team with two point guards, Brown and Farmer, in the game, putting Brian at the small forward. Odom's block leads to Brown's layup. It's gonna be a blocking foul on Powell. Lowry and Shannon Brown—who can get up—he's gonna go to the line for two. It all starts on the defensive end with Odom's defense and the block, and you've got to give Lamar Odom credit. Good job stepping up and not allowing them to get a shooting rhythm. Contest a shot, get the block, and good things happen when you get stops on the defensive end by Shannon Brown. They've got to get him in the post and force the double team; that'll open up their game. I think if you're the Rockets you also want to expose that matchup. Make the right decisions—don't just pound it and pound it. Trust the guys around you, get this double-team; come on, put some pressure on Lowry. The backup point guard was acquired in February from Memphis and has done a very solid job for this team. Now he's trying to get a double-team: Kobe Bryant is on him, Landry has Brown on him. Score lost it all of a sudden, playing hot potato with the basketball; shot clock at three—he has got to put it up. Puts it in. Nice poise on what was a shaky possession for most of the 24. I like what Phil Jackson is doing also, leaving Kobe Bryant in the ball game. Normally this is a time when he would rest. You've got to understand we can't just live thinking about Game Seven. We have to take care of this game and get back in. That deflection from Battier helps. Still Laker ball. And going to that point, Mark, Two days off between games. That has been every other day for a while. So fatigue won't be a factor if it goes to game seven. Single coverage with Battier. Bryant shoots and misses. Skola is A3 bound. But isolating like that, shooting long jump shots without dribble penetration, it's hard to open up the offensive board for second shots. The Rockets will live with those shots all night long. Pass inside to Landry — Landry blocked by Odom, another rejection; ball knocked loose, nearly goes in, and Odom comes up with it. Odom trying to get active has been here in the second, driving across the lane; Battier making it so tough. Landry comes out of the pack. Here comes Lowry. Our test for three. Bang! Good job getting stops. Shane Battier, outstanding defense of Jacoby Bryant. At some point, you have to look to loosen him up by making plays to other guys. Odom, the athletic support. To me, Odom's got to go to work against Landry on the block. It is impossible to play better defense without fouling. Stays down until Bryant elevates. And then Shane Batty does the same thing. Keep a body on him. Don't commit a foul — one thing you don't want to do is allow him to get to the foul line and get a rhythm shooting free throws. Landry, part of that Rockets bench, Artest tried to jam it in there; Bob are quickly and able to put it in. Far more speed so important for the ladies. Just like that, back to 12. Great job by Rick Adam, and when Bryant went out Adam took out bad EA as well to match their rest periods during the game. Mark Wunderlich nearly teed up farmer and said, 'All right, let's get a little emotion out.' Far more than apologize to him. It's still Rockets up by double figures. One of the fun parts of this series has been watching maybe the best pure score in the NBA go up against one of the top perimeter defenders in the NBA, And these two guys have mutual respect. I just try to demolish him. And he tries to do the same thing to me. There's a certain giddy-up and a step when you know he's out for blood. I try to go for the jugular. And he tries to do the same thing. So it's fun. He's out for blood almost every night. It's just a matter of what level of blood he's going for. Two guys that play as hard as any two players in the NBA every second they're out on the floor. Totally different personalities, but both great, great competitors. And for Shane Battier, there is no Kobe stopper. But there are guys who can slow him down a little bit, and that's what Battier is able to do by making him take a contested two-point jump shot. That's all you can ask of any defender on a great player like Brian. They both rest right now. Artest. Vaughn, Wafer, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, and Kyle Lowry in the game right now. Two starters for the Rockets. Meanwhile, Sasha Bojicic is taking his first appearance. Shot clock at seven. Larry — the jump shot. Good pursuit from Luke Walton. The ball — LA have to get Gasol in the post. That's a foul; Gasol picks up his second. Good post opportunity for Gasol, a little jostling again. That's 50-50 to me between a flop and a poor choice by Gasol. Good sell job by Stoller. Foul away from the ball down the other end. That call by the way, was made by Mark Wunderlich. Wunderlich was the official in the Denver-Dallas game. He was in front of that play and didn't make the call in the final seconds where Nomello Anthony was fouled. The NBA said that he missed the call. Wunderlich knows that he missed the call. He's one of the best officials in the NBA. It's his 19th year in the league. And nobody felt worse about it than he did. but he's right back calling another good game, throws it down. Now, was the NBA going to apologize when LJ got the four-point play? Jeff Van Gundy was mixed; they moved on — apologize for a good call. Why would you apologize for a good call? That's like you guys didn't get the benefit of the doubt in Market Square Arena. Marcus' was an offensive foul call. I mean, you got a charge instead of a block — at that point the game was over. You got to let it go, man. I'm talking to both of them. It's gracious — a three-pointer, Ron Artest in and out. It looks like the bakers have let it go a little bit. Lead back up to 14; it was as high as 18. The game started on a 21 to 3 run. Loose-ball foul called on Scola, and that's two on Scola. No — check that one. One thing you want to do if you're a guy coming off the bench, as the crowd acknowledges Louie Scola, is you want to continue the intensity that was established early on. He does a good job on the dribble penetration by Lowry, finishing at the rim; they're packing on him. Here's the double — Wall steps back. He'll try a three — good hustle for the offensive board. Deflected by Hayes. Seven twenty-six remaining here in the second. This is game six. Lakers trying to win and advance to the conference finals, where they'll play Denver. That series would start Sunday in Los Angeles if the Rockets win game seven, also at Staples on Sunday afternoon. Vujicic and Gasol playing the two-man game. That's a good way of getting Chuck Hayes off the body of Gasol, dribble penetration, pick and roll so he can pop in rhythm and have Hayes running out, as opposed to leaning on him. Rattles around and goes in. Another one of the unsung heroes for the Rockets. We've got their share of non-drafted players, second-round players. Vujicic able to put it in. Thirty-seven twenty-five. Still a dozen for the Rockets. It's six and a half to go in the second. Lowry drives hard to the basket. Oh, Pretty bold from Kyle Lowry. Again, If you're the Lakers, you have to be discouraged when a guy can drive it from 35 feet to the basket with no resistance. Hayes and Landry are fighting each other. You know, we're talking so much about the Lakers and their lack of real intensity. To start the game, but on the other hand, the Rockets just played so hard and with such desperation. Wafer's three. That's good! It's back up to 17. Bill Jackson. Yeah. You couldn't hear the whistle. He had told Bonnie McCutcheon, who blew the whistle. Players kept going because you couldn't hear it. The roar here at the Toyota Center continues. It's all about the ability to dribble and penetrate here. Great blow-by drive by Lowry. Good body control and a good finish. And then a good read by Bond Wafer, stepping behind the penetration. Knocking down the wide-open three-point shot. Rockets back up by 17. Back in the studio, Hey, Eastern: it'll be the Rockets and the Lakers, game seven; but if the Lakers win, it's Game One of the Western Conference Finals, and our friends at TNT will definitely have a game seven — Orlando at Boston. Interesting that it's gonna be bright. That's it. Dwight Howard had a huge game after all the controversy the last couple of days. You expected him to come through under the pressure and play, but Bob was disappointed in Dwight Howard going at his head coach Stan Van Gundy because he talked about himself and was disappointed at how he played down the stretch. I can remember playing with Patrick Hill, and he'd have said, 'Get me the basketball,' and also if you're gonna point the finger at Stan Van Gundy, then point the finger at yourself, and then the guys on the floor who didn't get you the ball also. Amen. Good point. No, I was fortunate. I coach great players, truly great players, as Chuck Hayes has called for a foul, who never looked to blame others without taking personal responsibility, accountability. And my whole problem is, hey, coaches make mistakes. Teammates make mistakes, but there was not one comment after the game about what he could have done better. This is a true response by a really fine player, coming out there and getting a 20-20 and helping your team win. Don't really worry about who's gonna get playing; just worry about doing everything you can to help your team win and everyone will get the credit. That's what your brother Stan said after the game. There's emotions. He said what he said. but we talked about it. His only concern was having Dwight Howard's mind all set for an important game, and he certainly was. Pulled off a terrific victory. They were down by ten in the third quarter, came back in one season, still alive. And now, if you're a great player like Howard you win Game Seven, you don't just get excited about one good home game, you finish it off. Offensive foul — 48 steps in and it draws the charge on Kobe, outside of the restricted area. Good defensive play. But I didn't think he got there before Bryant started in his upward position. I thought that should have been a block. Shot clock at nine. Artest kicks it out — good ball movement from the Rockets. Kick ball, so they'll reset the shot clock from 5 to 14. Brooks — very big minutes for the Rockets so far tonight, five points. And that's actually outstanding minutes. Kyle Lowry coming off the bench as a way of calming this team down and execute down five. Artest again, lots of dribbling, fires up the jumper — don't go Odom and He's found. Skola picks up the personal — that's going to be two on Skola. Oldham is a terrific rebounder, and already we're witnessing him dominating that end; he's taking care of his business on the board. I don't like that possession by the Rockets — they don't need to be dominating the ball, playing one-on-one and jacking up shots; you can do that when you've established a rhythm or when you're heat-checking. But not when you're trying to close the door. Coming off the bench, they've been most effective when there's been ball movement and man movement. This is a one-on-one play by Rana test against a very good defender, Trevor Riza. Move the basketball and force this opponent to play team defense. Odom one for two. With about four minutes remaining in the set, the Rockets have led right from the start — 10 to 1, 21 to 3. Test for some things: Ryan had a good open look for three but can't get it to go. And a loose-ball foul's gonna go against the Rockets. Now, how many forwards in this league go deep to rebound, lead a break, kick it to a great player who misses and try to secure the offensive rebound and get fouled? There are very few players that have that skill set. Just good help defense by Odom. Lots of shot rebounds busted out. Great decision by Bryant — wide-open three — and then draw the loose-ball foul and get back to the free-throw line. Bruised lower back in Game Four; in Game Five he played about 18½ minutes, coming off the bench once again here in Game Six. To me the Rockets have to find a way to get Scola in the post instead of always Artest or Brooks on the drive. It's inside, up top, straight-on three, and Odom — another rebound with that left to Fisher. Fisher trying to draw some contact. Good defense once again from Jane Ballard. First foul on Odom. 14th foul on the Lakers. Look at that last possession by the Rockets. Ron Artest got rid of the basketball. Shane Battier winds up with a wide-open three. That's a shot you can live with. It's all from the patience of Artest. Scola is trying to draw the foul. Let's go. He'll shoot two. The second. Right now Luis Scola is playing like that old man at the YMCA who just finds a way to make plays and gets on your nerves. But he winds up being the first or second pick. Won the gold medal in 2004. Last year was his rookie year. He was the oldest rookie in the NBA. He's now 29 years old. Nine years of pro ball in Europe. I remember watching the training one time, saying, He scares me. He's like a vicious pit bull. Guy's got a nice smile, Very congenial. Pleasant to talk to and be around. But he is so competitive out on the floor. Won a bunch of championships over in Europe. And that is a very quick adjustment to playing in the NBA, Mark, I don't know if you're surprised, But I'm surprised Jordan Barnard... He has only played a little over five minutes in this game. I thought he was playing very, very well and gave LA a good spark, scoring eight points in a brief time. Jeff, I'm very surprised, and the reason why is because you talk about Jordan from my pop being lost right now as a player thinking, 'What do I have to do to get minutes? When I play well I'm on the bench; when I don't play well I'm on the bench.' Block by Brian. We'll be buying once again defensively. He's got three blocks already. Ariza in and out by the three, back up in the left hand. Oh, going back a little, grab. He was trying to make some runs; they've trailed by as many as 18. Scola — there's a spin, ball reverse. For Lori Scola, that's just bad defense. That is awful defense. Artest trying to walk away from Kobe Bryant after the two, and a technical foul was called on Kobe Bryant. Bryant and Artest banged into each other. Artest was upset and he ran away from the situation as opposed to confronting Bryant. Skola is trying to calm him down. Artest. Foul, but a technical foul — a tech. You see his head snap back; the left forearm didn't look like it really connected at all, and that might be an overreaction to what's going on earlier in the series with the two of them. What has gone on? What has gone on? Well, they've been very close to an altercation. No, they didn't. Kobe Bryant hit him with a legitimate elbow blocking out. Ron Artest gave his displeasure. He got a technical foul. They haven't come close to anything. This is an overreaction to perceived physical altercations. Now, The two of them talking about Artest as being very calm about the matter. And I think they probably both think the same thing. The personal foul was called on Artest before the shove, And then the technical foul. Well, Mike, If you were on a tech, You'd be calm about it, Too. You sold the play. You got free throws. You got a technical foul on Kobe Bryant. That's an awful call. No question about it. A missed call, And I'm sure the referees are going to recognize at halftime that a mistake was made. This was just a little while ago after the play, The two were very calmly talking about it. We've seen that throughout the playoffs. Suspensions, officials being overly cautious — that's become a hot topic in terms of how much you let go? The game is not allowed to be physical. This ignites Kobe Bryant. He usually gets fired up after plays like that. Brooks whips it out. Battier for three. And Farmer's back in the game, The rebound. Ball knocked loose. Farmer lost it. Brooks picks it up. And again, You guys laughed at me the other day, But that's five technicals on Kobe Bryant. And I agree with you. You didn't deserve one there. But on the seventh one of the playoffs... You get suspended for a game. He's got to be careful. Sometimes you get—what, can you be careful? You didn't deserve it. What do you want him to do? Sit down, that move was doing work. He's gonna be sitting over there doing work now. Bring that up, Jeff. The NBA could look at that and rescind the technical, say he didn't deserve a technical for that. Yeah, But you just gave him a point in a critical game. But I'm talking about the possible suspension; there's a problem. I know, but that's why you don't overreact. You're not just allowing them to rescind it later. You're giving people unearned points. That's the third foul on Hayes, So he's in a little bit of foul difficulty. Coming up at halftime, Game 7 coming up in Boston on Sunday. There's a reason this is the first free throw I Got legitimate guys that played this league for a long time blowing up my phone right now saying, 'What is going on? What is going on? That is a bad call.' And it's disappointing to watch time and time again. Now, the Lakers — I'm not as upset with this one technical. This is how they're told to call it. That's nothing either. That's not a foul. That's not a foul. But my point is, I don't have a problem with the individual officials. I have more of a problem with how they're being directed to call these technicals and flagrants. To me, This is coming down from their bosses. It's not... Not just them. Yeah, but in my opinion, I've got to be mad at that call. That's nobody's order to make that call — you, as a referee, saying that Kobe Bryant drew contact and you overreact; that's bad. Brooks hits the free throw. Now, several years ago, as David Stern after the wall of the palace, they really cracked down on that stuff. It's something that's talked about now. The question is: have they gone too far? Have they started to call it too tight? It's something the NBA constantly monitors and addresses. Brian throws it down — because it seems some of the points you guys talk about are true. Maybe it's getting too much in terms of trying to police. Why is our test learning? Tobey right now instead of Batty A, and he's been on him for a number of possessions in this second shot clock At six, Scola's pass deflected out; Brooks for three. His team will go into the locker room down by 16. A little different story from Game 5. What a rollercoaster ride this series has been. Luis Scola sensational in the first half for the Rockets with 18 points, Nine rebounds. He's with Doris. Luis, I think most people thought after you got beat by 40, you'd have a hard time coming out here and responding. What has allowed you guys to dominate this first half? We knew it's a win-and-go-home game. We got to give everything we have. We know we play hard, And we play the way we have to. We got chances. We play exactly the way we wanted to play in the pregame plan, And that's why we picked it up. When we didn't do it, We lose by 40. That's just exactly the way it is. You had a terrific half offensively. Where did you personally hurt the Lakers? I'm sorry? Where did you hurt them? Yao's out. Tracy's out. Everybody got to put a little bit more than usual. There's going to be more shots. We just got to make them. Thank you very much. Mike. The Rockets were down 27 at halftime of Game 5. They're up by 16 at halftime of Game 6. Our halftime, Mark Jones, Avery Johnson, and Jalen Rose will look more into the first half of this one. And a terrific Magic win in Orlando to force a game seven in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Two quarters complete here in Houston. Rockets trying to keep their season alive and force a game seven on Sunday. Two quarters complete at the Toyota Center. Rockets 52, Lakers 36. This was Kobe Bryant, the Lakers, after they fell behind 21 to 3 in the first half, trailing by 18. They cut it to 10 a couple of times. But as we get set for the third quarter, the Lakers find themselves down by 16. A lot of similarities to game four. Our first-half stats, shooting numbers for the Rockets, excellent. The Lakers really struggled scoring from the field. What a difference a game makes after losing by 40 in Game 5. Rockets have bounced back beautifully here in Game 6. And hello again everyone with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Mike Green on hand. We'll check in just a moment. Just a wild first half again here on their home floor. And you always wonder who's the guy that's going to pick up the slack for the team. Luis Gola was the guy for the Rockets. Well he did. He went to work on the Lakers in the low post. And that, of course, And you watch here. He's backing in. He's always going to get back to his right hand, jump hook, but no contest by Andrew Bynum. You've got to leave your feet. Do your work early. Again, deep post catch. He's at six Feet from the basket. No contest by Gasol. And then this is just great footwork. Half spin spins right by Lamar Odom for the layup. And you see Scola averaging 11 points a game in the series. His average in the series is 12, and he has 18. All right, So now the Lakers, Again, A couple of times they got back into the game, But they're down by a huge number. What's the key for that? Mark, To get back into it? Well, They have to play with a sense of urgency. That's top to bottom. Right now, They're going through the motions, And they're being exposed by a Houston Rockets team that's outworking them. You talk about pick and roll defense. Derek Fisher jumps on the side. Scola makes the adjustment. Four guys should be in position to help. Everyone knows in this situation Aaron Brooks is having his way. Nobody there. The help is too late. How about Kyle Lowry? The blow-by in a straight line to the rim makes the play for Landry. And then, Once again, 35 feet away, No help. Able to get all the way to the cuff. Lethargic defense by the Lakers. Keep on doing what you're doing. You're going to keep getting what you're getting. Make an adjustment. And again, What's so surprising is after game four, where so many people called out the Lakers—rightfully so—after a poor effort, a poor performance, they came back, looked so terrific, their best game of the playoffs in game five. They said all the right things. It's all right. They know they need to focus and here they are once again in another huge hole. It's a team missing key players. The ball deflected. Ariza, nice little fake and an extra pass — Fisher for three. An untold story in the first half was Chuck Hayes' defense on Gasol. There, He could not get anywhere he wanted on his back down. I think Gasol has to face Hayes up and try to go off the dribble. It's amazing as Brooks kicks it out. Man, pass stolen by Ariza. It's going to be an easy two for Ariza. A guy like Chuck Hayes, who's averaging two points per game in the series, has such a pivotal role in who wins and loses. Well, He is... Legitimate post stopper; you can shoot over him, but you're not going to back him down. He's almost a foot smaller than Yao Ming, the man he replaced in the starting lineup. They list him as 6-6. Brooks dribbling off the foot of Bynum — kick ball — as we check in with Doris. The Los Angeles Lakers talked in their locker room about the defensive end of the floor, saying essentially we need to affect Houston and not allow them so much freedom in operating their offense. When I asked about the offensive end of the floor, with them shooting 31%, They felt like once they got down, They abandoned their offense and went to too much individual play on the offensive end. It's all about poise and composure despite the fact that they are down by significant numbers. Guys. All right, Doris. Thank you, Brooks. This is a three-pointer. Trying to guard right back down, Ariza is open for three — hits it again. How about Trevor Ariza from three-point range in the playoffs? At 53% — that's why we run up test. You got to run to the body of Trevor Ariza; you can't let them step in rhythm. Three-point ball. I'm gonna call an offensive foul on Artest. This is good ball movement; Bryant with the drive finding a reason. If you run Artest you got to run him off the spot, send him into the help defense. He didn't and he paid the price. Let's just look over the top. Aren't you good? I'm kind of asking because that's two or three fouls. No idea. That's the second foul on Artest. But you got to like the Lakers' intensity defensively to start this half, and a 7-0 run to start the third quarter. Brooks. Goal on the drive. Trying to draw some contact and get it to go. Here comes Kobe Bryant. Ariza will try another three. That piece of it gets back to Kobe Bryant in his hands. That's gonna be history. Don't you touch on what you like about the Lakers to start this third quarter is multiple effort plays on both ends of the floor, keeping the ball alive, contested shots. Just a better job of setting the tone in the third quarter: seven straight points to start the third, there within nine. A very particular The Lakers become the first NBA team in playoff history to sweep back-to-back best-of-seven series, Taking them to the NBA Finals. No sweeps for the Lakers in this series. They lead three games to two, down by nine, but have started to turn around. Mark here in the third quarter is a seven-point run. What do you like. And it's no secret. It starts on the defensive end. I like that they're competing. You talk about fighting over the screen. Derek Fisher with high hands to contest. So now he stays in front. He's low and he lifts when Aaron Brook lifts. How about the big guys using their left and then Trevor Reason reading the passing lane. You get good defense. You get transition points and then unselfish play. Triple drive. Scola right there, and that was again. A pretty good defensive sequence. Gasol fought. stole a hard one in the post. 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Lakers looking to clinch in advance, but Shane Battier and the Rockets have a plan to assure a Game 7. Here we go, fellas. Three things. Never give up, never give in, and fight for 48. That's all we've got to do. Very simple. Let's go out and win this game. Here we go. One, two, three. Win! Win! Rockets out there. Hometown fans fired up and ready to go. The 'Beat LA' chants started a while back. As you look at the Western Conference semis, the Lakers, if they win tonight, they'll face, yes, the Denver Nuggets. Congratulations to them for getting back to the Western Conference finals. But the Rockets have other things in mind here on their home floor. Reminiscent perhaps of earlier when they pulled off the huge upset to tie this series at two apiece, but it's now 3-2 after the big Laker win in game five. Good evening, everyone. Hello with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Mike Green on hand. Doris Burke will join us shortly. So what will it be? Will the Lakers get that win in advance or will this tough and gritty Rocket team force that game seven? Mark, Let's start with the Lakers. Denver Nuggets are waiting. Why is it so important for the Lakers to wrap it up tonight? Well, Two reasons. First and foremost, you don't want to allow the Denver Nuggets to get too much rest. They took care of their business. Now it's your responsibility as a team to take care of yours. And the carryover effect. Good momentum from last game. Get in the habit of playing the right way with a sense of urgency. Rockets, of course, undermanned. Yao Ming out for the rest of the season after the injury in game three. They pulled out that amazing win on Sunday. We were here for that. Do they have another? One in them? I think they do because they defend every night. They rebound. And then the great equalizer when you're undermanned is the three-point shot. They made ten in game four. They were five for 29 in game five. They need to make the three tonight and defend the three well to force a game seven. It's been a crazy couple of games. The dominant Rocket win. Game five, The crushing Laker defeat of the Rockets. Lamar Odom, with that bruised back, will come off the bench for the second straight game for head coach Phil Jackson. And for the Houston Rockets, once again, Chuck Hayes, about a foot shorter than Yao Ming, but he is so important for this team. He'll get the start with Scola, Battier, Artest, and Aaron Brooks, who was sensational in Game 4. And let's check in right now with Doris Burks. Hey, Doris. Hey, Mike. You mentioned Lamar Odom's bruised back. He did say, in fact, that he is still experiencing significant pain with that bruise. He said, I feel it most when I go to leave my feet to pursue rebounds or when I am posting up and trying to hold off a defender. He will give it a go tonight as he did in Game 5, playing 19 minutes. As for Ron Artest, a stomach issue that kept him out of practice this morning. He said he's 100%. The best thing about being a Rocket, free doctors, and they're not that bad, guys. Well, we'll see, again, In terms of the best medicine for the Rockets, it's having this crowd here. They were so vocal last weekend. They are fired up, booing everything Kobe Bryant and the Lakers do, and all the Rockets saying a 40-point loss means something. There's been a lot of 40-point losses. point losses in NBA playoffs. In fact. That was the 19th time a team has lost by 40. Many times a team that loses comes back and wins the next game. Let's see if the Rockets can do that. Again. Andrew Bynum is getting the start at center. He's such a key component for the Lakers in their championship hopes. He had a good, solid Game 5 as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. He had really been struggling in the playoffs. Every game, perhaps a little bit better, according to Bynum. And the crowd is fired up. A good start. Critical for the Rockets: in all 11 of their playoff games, the team that had the lead after the first quarter won the game; it happened in the Portland series and in all five games of the Lakers series. There's Chuck Hayes out to Brooks — Brooks' runner, first shot won't go; Trevor Ariza the rebound. You see right away the Lakers are playing the same defense, not playing man-to-man against Chuck Hayes, using Andrew Bynum's size in the area. During the playoffs the Lakers are two-and-two on the road (one loss here, one loss in Utah); the Rockets are four-and-one at home — one of the best home teams in the NBA during the regular season. Their best home record in 15 years. Five on the shot clock. Scola left open, likes that elbow jumper. Shooting numbers in Game Five for Houston just 33%. Jeff, sometimes it just comes down to making shots, no question, and especially for a team that's undermanned you're gonna have to outshoot your opponent from the three-point line. Lakers have done an excellent job from the three-point line in the playoffs, number two of all playoff teams. Stole it inside, draws the foul. He's talking to Bynum after that play saying you got to come over and help. And early on already, I like the patience of the Houston Rockets on the offensive end — three trips, Three solid jobs of moving the basketball. That time, Ron Artest turning down the jump shot, Feeding Scola underneath. And I agree because Ron Artest, to me, is an ultimate wild card offensively. And he has struggled shooting the ball the last two games, He gave up a good open three to get a great shot underneath. Last two games: four for 19 and four for 15; hasn't been double figures in either game. And he's missed 12 of his last 13 from three-point range. He can explode for 30 on any given night, But he has been way off on his outside shooting. I think if you run a test you too skilled offensively have the contact with Chuck Hayes Rodding target so you're too skilled offensively to just settle with being a three-point shooter. And not only has he been missing but he's kind of stalled their offense by holding on to the ball too long. he pounds it a little bit; Aaron Brooks at times pounds it, but that's a huge call right there against Chuck. He's the one guy that can body up to Gasol and make it hard for him to post. He only played 17 minutes in game five because of foul problems. Scola against Bynum. Here's Bynum's length making it difficult. Scola still puts it in. A tough shot and six straight points to start the game for the Rockets. That's a very tough shot with a contested hand of Andrew Bynum, but Rick Adelman, you're excited about the start of your group. Excited about the start of Scola—he's got all six. Rockets look to push; good transition defense by the Lakers. Scola has fish on it, looking for the open man. Artest back out, Brooks the extra pass, better open shot. But again, that's great basketball — guys turning down shots, making plays. Tried to draw the charge. What I love about scola is on his back end move: patience, poise. Got back to his favorite left shoulder, good right-hand jump hook to negate the size advantage. He's their third leading score. Ariza shooting 56% from the field, 53% from three-point range. He's done an excellent job. He just continues to develop a young player that's made a huge difference for them this year. And he's in a great situation because teams are going to continue to live with him making shots. When you're in the playoffs, you're playing against very good teams, you have to give up something. And teams are willing to give Trevor Ariza open looks. Ariza, a very good defender. He's guarding Artest, who has a huge bulk advantage on him. And Artest dribbles it off Ariza's foot. So it's still Rockets ball, 7 on the 24. Coach, I don't know if you agree, but that's a jump shot. If you're Scola, you have to shoot that shot. Pau Gasol is going to play you in the paint. Step in rhythm to shoot that shot. I agree with that, and I also like Artest's thinking — drive most of the time until that shot right there. Hayes, Hayes — the offensive rebound. Brooks, the water pump, gets inside. Beautiful move from Aaron Brooks. He was the best player on the floor Sunday when he exploded for a career-high 34 in game four, and it was a good adjustment by Brooks. You can't take it to the left. That's not a test with the steel. A near perfect start for the Rockets. But what I'm saying, Mike, is you can't take it to the left of the Lakers. You have to finish like Tony Parker teardropping from the dot. Rockets open up 9-0 on Sunday in game 4. We've opened up 10-1 here. Bryant had his hand to his face. Excellent defense. Although Kobe Bryant thought there was a foul. And Brooks is too far ahead for Chuck Hayes. Hayes can run, but not that fast. And turnovers will be critical for the five games. The Rockets have had four turnovers and assists. Fighting under the screen, the offensive rebound — and to me, L.A. needs to go into the post. This crowd, they better pace themselves; they're hyperventilated. Well, Jeff does what he does; he follows the game plan. He contests shots, and then it's up to Kobe. Does he make or miss? That time, a very good contest, which altered Bryant's shot and made it double-pump. Brooks steps back. There's a three. Puts it in. 13 -1. And Bill Jackson, who doesn't like to call timeouts early, has to. And here's the first standing ovation of the night. I tell you what, if this continues, Buster Douglas, move over. Talk about the start of the Houston Rockets. Aaron Brooks understands he has to be aggressive offensively, gets into the paint, then knocks down the jumper. Houston Rockets off to a tremendous start, 13 -1. Once again, Back from a disastrous Game 5 in Los Angeles, where they were never in the game. They lost by 40, of course. That loss followed the terrific Game 4. Not many people outside the Rockets' locker room are giving them a chance to win the series. Shane Battier is not wavering about their chances tonight. We expect a good effort. We can't promise results. But we expect an effort. We know when we give an effort. We have a shot to win any game because we play hard and the challenge is great. No question about it. We need to find ways to score and find ways to take care of the ball. But there's no better place to do it than here. And they are boosted by the home crowd. Lamar Odom has come in. Bynum will sit. Also, Luke Walton will sit. So there's Jackson. An early timeout. That is rare. There are some early substitutions. Jackson misses. Hayes with the rebound. Brooks looking for Scola — stolen; Scola inside, eight points already here in the first quarter; he's smiling because that's a big-time post move by Luis Scola, and this is so reminiscent of the start — I thought they played a lot better in Game Four than this. This is unbelievable. They're just pounding them inside. They're getting whatever they want. Scola again. And a foul. You talk about Luis Scola coming out aggressive. Making plays in the paint. Dominating the paint area no matter who is defending him. We saw Bynum. We saw Pau Gasol. And this time he puts the Dream Shake on Lamar. They are constantly letting him get to his left shoulder. There's no help or digs to make him feel like he's playing in the crowd. Plus, They're letting him get back to his strong shoulder. Inexcusable lack of attention to detail. Bryant to drive. Left shot. Bryant. Scola, By the way, He's averaging in the series. 11 points per game. He's got 10 points in the first six minutes. Ryan picks up Brooks; Artest wants to post up. A lot of dribbling once again. Shot clock at two; Scola has to put it up. Nope — 24-second violation. Second turnover for the Rockets. Now you're gonna think I'm crazy, so before you say I'm qualified, I already got a head start. I already think I'm putting Kobe Bryant on stolen and putting Lamar Odom on batting. I want someone who wants to compete with them right now, and I don't see any competitive spirit in the post right now defensively. It's a surprise. I don't think you phrase this time against. He's got 12 points, but it's coming right back to his left shoulder again. The catch is too easy, the jump hook is too easy. Miner brats makes it a little more difficult for skull over the size. But he's on the bench right now, the soul. So, Brian. Shot clock at six. The soul left open. Lakers — they've scored three points in seven minutes. We had 118 last game. Hayes start test. Our test gets inside, the drive. Brooks back to scola up top; that he just gets it off — blocked by Bryant — and a 24-second violation, about three passes too many for the Rockets. This is again too easy. Good catch, good half-spin to try to counter the defensive pressure, and then gets right back to his right hand, going to his left shoulder. Lakers during the playoffs are averaging 13 points per game less on the road than at all, as Brian can't get it to go. Kobe Bryant now 1 for 6 from the field. These Rockets seem to just love this underdog role, especially the undermanned role right now. I'm sure they're gonna have Yao Ming as our test gets it in. Backs it in. An 18-point lead here in the first quarter. This is a time you have the right, as a coach, to take all five of them out and give me a new five. A five that wants to compete and play with energy and passion. He gets inside and is able to back it in. Just the second field goal here in the first quarter. Bill Jackson was saying the other day, Yes. We do have some Jekyll and Hyde tendencies. They are taking it to the extreme. Brooks on the drive, inside Escola, and he just short-armed it. Brian the drive, pretty left hand, won't go, Escola, the rebound. Go at 12 points and five rebounds. You know, the first quarter, and we still have three minutes. Our chest continues to struggle from downtown. Fisher, as we go into the three-minute mark, I'm sitting there speechless, and the reason why is because I'm amazed at how lackadaisical the Lakers have come out. You're talking about trying to win a championship; they're just dominating the paint, and again it comes back to this front court toughness. If you have people who want to protect the basket you have a chance; if you don't, you have no chance. Tony Bryan, good aggressive move right there, and it sits into the floor, and it's been such a problem for the Lakers rocket shooting 62 They've hit makeable shots — Scola again. Notable rebound; Fisher pulls up for three. Two minutes remaining in a dominant first quarter. What a show from the most underrated player in the NBA: multiple moves, quick move back to his right hand, left shoulder three-point play opportunity. Rockets up 14 and rolling. ESPN's presentation of the NBA Playoffs, 23-9 Rockets off to a terrific start. Kobe Bryant struggling in the early going. Back to six of his first eight. Mark Jackson has done an excellent job defensively. It's the help behind Shane Battier, but it's also Shane Battier. Keeping a body on Kobe Bryant. Following the game plan and strategy. Contesting every shot. Not giving him a wide open look. Fighting through screens. You talk about when he goes up, you go up as a defender. You want an outstanding job of not surrendering an inch. Shane Battier says, hey, I stay the course. That's so crucial. Making Bryant work. And I tell you what. You give me a choice of anybody that's ever played the game to defend Kobe Bryant, and I am choosing Shane Battier after watching the job that he does; they have Bryant shooting the shots they want him to shoot - long two-point jump shots. But I really get excited watching Shane Battier stay within his limitations and say, 'How can I help my team win?' It's keeping a body on this guy. He can get 50 and I can play the same defense, but I'm staying the course. It's inspiring. Jordan Farmar. Farmar hits the three. Farmar and Shannon Brown have actually played better in this series than Derek Fisher, who had the suspension and struggled a bit with the speed of Aaron Brooks. Omer's had a couple of double-figure scoring games, both in games three and five. Scola again - 14 first-quarter points for Luis Scola - but that's the shot he has to take; he missed the previous one, continue to step it. If they're gonna give you that shot you got to trust your ability. His high in this series is 12, so he's already exceeded that near the opening period. The shot's short; Scola, his seventh rebound. It's disappointing with the Lakers. Magic Johnson in the studio had more passion about the disappointing loss than anybody in a Laker uniform or in a suit. Mark. They blew it off when they got blown out. I think when you let it go too easily. It's hard to learn from. Favar trying again. Back to that three for Jordan Favar. Huge shots, and despite the complete dominance. It's only 12. Yeah. But the point is, if I'm the Los Angeles Lakers I'm not thinking about just the Houston Rockets; I'm thinking about winning a championship and what we have to do. You have to develop the right habits to be in position to win it all. They had a foul to give, so Favar wraps up Brooks and the Rockets will take it out of balance. And I'm gonna say this: they better start thinking about the Houston Rockets. They let it get to one game for all the marbles. Who knows what can happen? The soul is even saying he asked him was game five a statement game. He said we'll see because you just don't know. These averages in this series: just 11 points per game, but he's got 14 here in the first and also has seven rebounds. A couple of assists — Rockets led by as many as 18 here in the first period, once again jumped out on top, and after the first 12 minutes they lead by a dozen. Welcome back to Houston with Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Coach, You said earlier this week your team has a little bit of Jekyll and Hyde in it. What most disturbed you about the way your guys came out? We just didn't come out hitting the shots. I thought we played all right. But for the shot selections and the shots that we took, They came out. They played the same game they played Sunday afternoon. Luis Scola hurt you in that first period. Anything you'd like to see different with him? Pau has to pick up the level of intensity he's playing out there. He's playing a lackluster kind of game. We have to get him going. All right. Thoris. Players themselves are trying to get them going. A pretty heated huddle after the first quarter. Guys trying to urge each other on. See Jordan Farmer. See Kobe Bryant with Pau Gasol. Trying to fire him up. Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense! With what Phil Jackson just said, it's not about making or missing shots. It's about being thoroughly outplayed and not stepping up to the challenge, as Brian knocks down the shot. You have a Houston Rockets team that's limited to 57%. Get 27 points and you're trying to close them out. You have to begin to hold each other accountable, and they are not doing it. I like this Baker team with two point guards, Brown and Farmer, in the game, putting Brian at the small forward. Odom's block leads to Brown's layup. It's gonna be a blocking foul on Powell. Lowry and Shannon Brown—who can get up—he's gonna go to the line for two. It all starts on the defensive end with Odom's defense and the block, and you've got to give Lamar Odom credit. Good job stepping up and not allowing them to get a shooting rhythm. Contest a shot, get the block, and good things happen when you get stops on the defensive end by Shannon Brown. They've got to get him in the post and force the double team; that'll open up their game. I think if you're the Rockets you also want to expose that matchup. Make the right decisions—don't just pound it and pound it. Trust the guys around you, get this double-team; come on, put some pressure on Lowry. The backup point guard was acquired in February from Memphis and has done a very solid job for this team. Now he's trying to get a double-team: Kobe Bryant is on him, Landry has Brown on him. Score lost it all of a sudden, playing hot potato with the basketball; shot clock at three—he has got to put it up. Puts it in. Nice poise on what was a shaky possession for most of the 24. I like what Phil Jackson is doing also, leaving Kobe Bryant in the ball game. Normally this is a time when he would rest. You've got to understand we can't just live thinking about Game Seven. We have to take care of this game and get back in. That deflection from Battier helps. Still Laker ball. And going to that point, Mark, Two days off between games. That has been every other day for a while. So fatigue won't be a factor if it goes to game seven. Single coverage with Battier. Bryant shoots and misses. Skola is A3 bound. But isolating like that, shooting long jump shots without dribble penetration, it's hard to open up the offensive board for second shots. The Rockets will live with those shots all night long. Pass inside to Landry — Landry blocked by Odom, another rejection; ball knocked loose, nearly goes in, and Odom comes up with it. Odom trying to get active has been here in the second, driving across the lane; Battier making it so tough. Landry comes out of the pack. Here comes Lowry. Our test for three. Bang! Good job getting stops. Shane Battier, outstanding defense of Jacoby Bryant. At some point, you have to look to loosen him up by making plays to other guys. Odom, the athletic support. To me, Odom's got to go to work against Landry on the block. It is impossible to play better defense without fouling. Stays down until Bryant elevates. And then Shane Batty does the same thing. Keep a body on him. Don't commit a foul — one thing you don't want to do is allow him to get to the foul line and get a rhythm shooting free throws. Landry, part of that Rockets bench, Artest tried to jam it in there; Bob are quickly and able to put it in. Far more speed so important for the ladies. Just like that, back to 12. Great job by Rick Adam, and when Bryant went out Adam took out bad EA as well to match their rest periods during the game. Mark Wunderlich nearly teed up farmer and said, 'All right, let's get a little emotion out.' Far more than apologize to him. It's still Rockets up by double figures. One of the fun parts of this series has been watching maybe the best pure score in the NBA go up against one of the top perimeter defenders in the NBA, And these two guys have mutual respect. I just try to demolish him. And he tries to do the same thing to me. There's a certain giddy-up and a step when you know he's out for blood. I try to go for the jugular. And he tries to do the same thing. So it's fun. He's out for blood almost every night. It's just a matter of what level of blood he's going for. Two guys that play as hard as any two players in the NBA every second they're out on the floor. Totally different personalities, but both great, great competitors. And for Shane Battier, there is no Kobe stopper. But there are guys who can slow him down a little bit, and that's what Battier is able to do by making him take a contested two-point jump shot. That's all you can ask of any defender on a great player like Brian. They both rest right now. Artest. Vaughn, Wafer, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, and Kyle Lowry in the game right now. Two starters for the Rockets. Meanwhile, Sasha Bojicic is taking his first appearance. Shot clock at seven. Larry — the jump shot. Good pursuit from Luke Walton. The ball — LA have to get Gasol in the post. That's a foul; Gasol picks up his second. Good post opportunity for Gasol, a little jostling again. That's 50-50 to me between a flop and a poor choice by Gasol. Good sell job by Stoller. Foul away from the ball down the other end. That call by the way, was made by Mark Wunderlich. Wunderlich was the official in the Denver-Dallas game. He was in front of that play and didn't make the call in the final seconds where Nomello Anthony was fouled. The NBA said that he missed the call. Wunderlich knows that he missed the call. He's one of the best officials in the NBA. It's his 19th year in the league. And nobody felt worse about it than he did. but he's right back calling another good game, throws it down. Now, was the NBA going to apologize when LJ got the four-point play? Jeff Van Gundy was mixed; they moved on — apologize for a good call. Why would you apologize for a good call? That's like you guys didn't get the benefit of the doubt in Market Square Arena. Marcus' was an offensive foul call. I mean, you got a charge instead of a block — at that point the game was over. You got to let it go, man. I'm talking to both of them. It's gracious — a three-pointer, Ron Artest in and out. It looks like the bakers have let it go a little bit. Lead back up to 14; it was as high as 18. The game started on a 21 to 3 run. Loose-ball foul called on Scola, and that's two on Scola. No — check that one. One thing you want to do if you're a guy coming off the bench, as the crowd acknowledges Louie Scola, is you want to continue the intensity that was established early on. He does a good job on the dribble penetration by Lowry, finishing at the rim; they're packing on him. Here's the double — Wall steps back. He'll try a three — good hustle for the offensive board. Deflected by Hayes. Seven twenty-six remaining here in the second. This is game six. Lakers trying to win and advance to the conference finals, where they'll play Denver. That series would start Sunday in Los Angeles if the Rockets win game seven, also at Staples on Sunday afternoon. Vujicic and Gasol playing the two-man game. That's a good way of getting Chuck Hayes off the body of Gasol, dribble penetration, pick and roll so he can pop in rhythm and have Hayes running out, as opposed to leaning on him. Rattles around and goes in. Another one of the unsung heroes for the Rockets. We've got their share of non-drafted players, second-round players. Vujicic able to put it in. Thirty-seven twenty-five. Still a dozen for the Rockets. It's six and a half to go in the second. Lowry drives hard to the basket. Oh, Pretty bold from Kyle Lowry. Again, If you're the Lakers, you have to be discouraged when a guy can drive it from 35 feet to the basket with no resistance. Hayes and Landry are fighting each other. You know, we're talking so much about the Lakers and their lack of real intensity. To start the game, but on the other hand, the Rockets just played so hard and with such desperation. Wafer's three. That's good! It's back up to 17. Bill Jackson. Yeah. You couldn't hear the whistle. He had told Bonnie McCutcheon, who blew the whistle. Players kept going because you couldn't hear it. The roar here at the Toyota Center continues. It's all about the ability to dribble and penetrate here. Great blow-by drive by Lowry. Good body control and a good finish. And then a good read by Bond Wafer, stepping behind the penetration. Knocking down the wide-open three-point shot. Rockets back up by 17. Back in the studio, Hey, Eastern: it'll be the Rockets and the Lakers, game seven; but if the Lakers win, it's Game One of the Western Conference Finals, and our friends at TNT will definitely have a game seven — Orlando at Boston. Interesting that it's gonna be bright. That's it. Dwight Howard had a huge game after all the controversy the last couple of days. You expected him to come through under the pressure and play, but Bob was disappointed in Dwight Howard going at his head coach Stan Van Gundy because he talked about himself and was disappointed at how he played down the stretch. I can remember playing with Patrick Hill, and he'd have said, 'Get me the basketball,' and also if you're gonna point the finger at Stan Van Gundy, then point the finger at yourself, and then the guys on the floor who didn't get you the ball also. Amen. Good point. No, I was fortunate. I coach great players, truly great players, as Chuck Hayes has called for a foul, who never looked to blame others without taking personal responsibility, accountability. And my whole problem is, hey, coaches make mistakes. Teammates make mistakes, but there was not one comment after the game about what he could have done better. This is a true response by a really fine player, coming out there and getting a 20-20 and helping your team win. Don't really worry about who's gonna get playing; just worry about doing everything you can to help your team win and everyone will get the credit. That's what your brother Stan said after the game. There's emotions. He said what he said. but we talked about it. His only concern was having Dwight Howard's mind all set for an important game, and he certainly was. Pulled off a terrific victory. They were down by ten in the third quarter, came back in one season, still alive. And now, if you're a great player like Howard you win Game Seven, you don't just get excited about one good home game, you finish it off. Offensive foul — 48 steps in and it draws the charge on Kobe, outside of the restricted area. Good defensive play. But I didn't think he got there before Bryant started in his upward position. I thought that should have been a block. Shot clock at nine. Artest kicks it out — good ball movement from the Rockets. Kick ball, so they'll reset the shot clock from 5 to 14. Brooks — very big minutes for the Rockets so far tonight, five points. And that's actually outstanding minutes. Kyle Lowry coming off the bench as a way of calming this team down and execute down five. Artest again, lots of dribbling, fires up the jumper — don't go Odom and He's found. Skola picks up the personal — that's going to be two on Skola. Oldham is a terrific rebounder, and already we're witnessing him dominating that end; he's taking care of his business on the board. I don't like that possession by the Rockets — they don't need to be dominating the ball, playing one-on-one and jacking up shots; you can do that when you've established a rhythm or when you're heat-checking. But not when you're trying to close the door. Coming off the bench, they've been most effective when there's been ball movement and man movement. This is a one-on-one play by Rana test against a very good defender, Trevor Riza. Move the basketball and force this opponent to play team defense. Odom one for two. With about four minutes remaining in the set, the Rockets have led right from the start — 10 to 1, 21 to 3. Test for some things: Ryan had a good open look for three but can't get it to go. And a loose-ball foul's gonna go against the Rockets. Now, how many forwards in this league go deep to rebound, lead a break, kick it to a great player who misses and try to secure the offensive rebound and get fouled? There are very few players that have that skill set. Just good help defense by Odom. Lots of shot rebounds busted out. Great decision by Bryant — wide-open three — and then draw the loose-ball foul and get back to the free-throw line. Bruised lower back in Game Four; in Game Five he played about 18½ minutes, coming off the bench once again here in Game Six. To me the Rockets have to find a way to get Scola in the post instead of always Artest or Brooks on the drive. It's inside, up top, straight-on three, and Odom — another rebound with that left to Fisher. Fisher trying to draw some contact. Good defense once again from Jane Ballard. First foul on Odom. 14th foul on the Lakers. Look at that last possession by the Rockets. Ron Artest got rid of the basketball. Shane Battier winds up with a wide-open three. That's a shot you can live with. It's all from the patience of Artest. Scola is trying to draw the foul. Let's go. He'll shoot two. The second. Right now Luis Scola is playing like that old man at the YMCA who just finds a way to make plays and gets on your nerves. But he winds up being the first or second pick. Won the gold medal in 2004. Last year was his rookie year. He was the oldest rookie in the NBA. He's now 29 years old. Nine years of pro ball in Europe. I remember watching the training one time, saying, He scares me. He's like a vicious pit bull. Guy's got a nice smile, Very congenial. Pleasant to talk to and be around. But he is so competitive out on the floor. Won a bunch of championships over in Europe. And that is a very quick adjustment to playing in the NBA, Mark, I don't know if you're surprised, But I'm surprised Jordan Barnard... He has only played a little over five minutes in this game. I thought he was playing very, very well and gave LA a good spark, scoring eight points in a brief time. Jeff, I'm very surprised, and the reason why is because you talk about Jordan from my pop being lost right now as a player thinking, 'What do I have to do to get minutes? When I play well I'm on the bench; when I don't play well I'm on the bench.' Block by Brian. We'll be buying once again defensively. He's got three blocks already. Ariza in and out by the three, back up in the left hand. Oh, going back a little, grab. He was trying to make some runs; they've trailed by as many as 18. Scola — there's a spin, ball reverse. For Lori Scola, that's just bad defense. That is awful defense. Artest trying to walk away from Kobe Bryant after the two, and a technical foul was called on Kobe Bryant. Bryant and Artest banged into each other. Artest was upset and he ran away from the situation as opposed to confronting Bryant. Skola is trying to calm him down. Artest. Foul, but a technical foul — a tech. You see his head snap back; the left forearm didn't look like it really connected at all, and that might be an overreaction to what's going on earlier in the series with the two of them. What has gone on? What has gone on? Well, they've been very close to an altercation. No, they didn't. Kobe Bryant hit him with a legitimate elbow blocking out. Ron Artest gave his displeasure. He got a technical foul. They haven't come close to anything. This is an overreaction to perceived physical altercations. Now, The two of them talking about Artest as being very calm about the matter. And I think they probably both think the same thing. The personal foul was called on Artest before the shove, And then the technical foul. Well, Mike, If you were on a tech, You'd be calm about it, Too. You sold the play. You got free throws. You got a technical foul on Kobe Bryant. That's an awful call. No question about it. A missed call, And I'm sure the referees are going to recognize at halftime that a mistake was made. This was just a little while ago after the play, The two were very calmly talking about it. We've seen that throughout the playoffs. Suspensions, officials being overly cautious — that's become a hot topic in terms of how much you let go? The game is not allowed to be physical. This ignites Kobe Bryant. He usually gets fired up after plays like that. Brooks whips it out. Battier for three. And Farmer's back in the game, The rebound. Ball knocked loose. Farmer lost it. Brooks picks it up. And again, You guys laughed at me the other day, But that's five technicals on Kobe Bryant. And I agree with you. You didn't deserve one there. But on the seventh one of the playoffs... You get suspended for a game. He's got to be careful. Sometimes you get—what, can you be careful? You didn't deserve it. What do you want him to do? Sit down, that move was doing work. He's gonna be sitting over there doing work now. Bring that up, Jeff. The NBA could look at that and rescind the technical, say he didn't deserve a technical for that. Yeah, But you just gave him a point in a critical game. But I'm talking about the possible suspension; there's a problem. I know, but that's why you don't overreact. You're not just allowing them to rescind it later. You're giving people unearned points. That's the third foul on Hayes, So he's in a little bit of foul difficulty. Coming up at halftime, Game 7 coming up in Boston on Sunday. There's a reason this is the first free throw I Got legitimate guys that played this league for a long time blowing up my phone right now saying, 'What is going on? What is going on? That is a bad call.' And it's disappointing to watch time and time again. Now, the Lakers — I'm not as upset with this one technical. This is how they're told to call it. That's nothing either. That's not a foul. That's not a foul. But my point is, I don't have a problem with the individual officials. I have more of a problem with how they're being directed to call these technicals and flagrants. To me, This is coming down from their bosses. It's not... Not just them. Yeah, but in my opinion, I've got to be mad at that call. That's nobody's order to make that call — you, as a referee, saying that Kobe Bryant drew contact and you overreact; that's bad. Brooks hits the free throw. Now, several years ago, as David Stern after the wall of the palace, they really cracked down on that stuff. It's something that's talked about now. The question is: have they gone too far? Have they started to call it too tight? It's something the NBA constantly monitors and addresses. Brian throws it down — because it seems some of the points you guys talk about are true. Maybe it's getting too much in terms of trying to police. Why is our test learning? Tobey right now instead of Batty A, and he's been on him for a number of possessions in this second shot clock At six, Scola's pass deflected out; Brooks for three. His team will go into the locker room down by 16. A little different story from Game 5. What a rollercoaster ride this series has been. Luis Scola sensational in the first half for the Rockets with 18 points, Nine rebounds. He's with Doris. Luis, I think most people thought after you got beat by 40, you'd have a hard time coming out here and responding. What has allowed you guys to dominate this first half? We knew it's a win-and-go-home game. We got to give everything we have. We know we play hard, And we play the way we have to. We got chances. We play exactly the way we wanted to play in the pregame plan, And that's why we picked it up. When we didn't do it, We lose by 40. That's just exactly the way it is. You had a terrific half offensively. Where did you personally hurt the Lakers? I'm sorry? Where did you hurt them? Yao's out. Tracy's out. Everybody got to put a little bit more than usual. There's going to be more shots. We just got to make them. Thank you very much. Mike. The Rockets were down 27 at halftime of Game 5. They're up by 16 at halftime of Game 6. Our halftime, Mark Jones, Avery Johnson, and Jalen Rose will look more into the first half of this one. And a terrific Magic win in Orlando to force a game seven in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Two quarters complete here in Houston. Rockets trying to keep their season alive and force a game seven on Sunday. Two quarters complete at the Toyota Center. Rockets 52, Lakers 36. This was Kobe Bryant, the Lakers, after they fell behind 21 to 3 in the first half, trailing by 18. They cut it to 10 a couple of times. But as we get set for the third quarter, the Lakers find themselves down by 16. A lot of similarities to game four. Our first-half stats, shooting numbers for the Rockets, excellent. The Lakers really struggled scoring from the field. What a difference a game makes after losing by 40 in Game 5. Rockets have bounced back beautifully here in Game 6. And hello again everyone with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Mike Green on hand. We'll check in just a moment. Just a wild first half again here on their home floor. And you always wonder who's the guy that's going to pick up the slack for the team. Luis Gola was the guy for the Rockets. Well he did. He went to work on the Lakers in the low post. And that, of course, And you watch here. He's backing in. He's always going to get back to his right hand, jump hook, but no contest by Andrew Bynum. You've got to leave your feet. Do your work early. Again, deep post catch. He's at six Feet from the basket. No contest by Gasol. And then this is just great footwork. Half spin spins right by Lamar Odom for the layup. And you see Scola averaging 11 points a game in the series. His average in the series is 12, and he has 18. All right, So now the Lakers, Again, A couple of times they got back into the game, But they're down by a huge number. What's the key for that? Mark, To get back into it? Well, They have to play with a sense of urgency. That's top to bottom. Right now, They're going through the motions, And they're being exposed by a Houston Rockets team that's outworking them. You talk about pick and roll defense. Derek Fisher jumps on the side. Scola makes the adjustment. Four guys should be in position to help. Everyone knows in this situation Aaron Brooks is having his way. Nobody there. The help is too late. How about Kyle Lowry? The blow-by in a straight line to the rim makes the play for Landry. And then, Once again, 35 feet away, No help. Able to get all the way to the cuff. Lethargic defense by the Lakers. Keep on doing what you're doing. You're going to keep getting what you're getting. Make an adjustment. And again, What's so surprising is after game four, where so many people called out the Lakers—rightfully so—after a poor effort, a poor performance, they came back, looked so terrific, their best game of the playoffs in game five. They said all the right things. It's all right. They know they need to focus and here they are once again in another huge hole. It's a team missing key players. The ball deflected. Ariza, nice little fake and an extra pass — Fisher for three. An untold story in the first half was Chuck Hayes' defense on Gasol. There, He could not get anywhere he wanted on his back down. I think Gasol has to face Hayes up and try to go off the dribble. It's amazing as Brooks kicks it out. Man, pass stolen by Ariza. It's going to be an easy two for Ariza. A guy like Chuck Hayes, who's averaging two points per game in the series, has such a pivotal role in who wins and loses. Well, He is... Legitimate post stopper; you can shoot over him, but you're not going to back him down. He's almost a foot smaller than Yao Ming, the man he replaced in the starting lineup. They list him as 6-6. Brooks dribbling off the foot of Bynum — kick ball — as we check in with Doris. The Los Angeles Lakers talked in their locker room about the defensive end of the floor, saying essentially we need to affect Houston and not allow them so much freedom in operating their offense. When I asked about the offensive end of the floor, with them shooting 31%, They felt like once they got down, They abandoned their offense and went to too much individual play on the offensive end. It's all about poise and composure despite the fact that they are down by significant numbers. Guys. All right, Doris. Thank you, Brooks. This is a three-pointer. Trying to guard right back down, Ariza is open for three — hits it again. How about Trevor Ariza from three-point range in the playoffs? At 53% — that's why we run up test. You got to run to the body of Trevor Ariza; you can't let them step in rhythm. Three-point ball. I'm gonna call an offensive foul on Artest. This is good ball movement; Bryant with the drive finding a reason. If you run Artest you got to run him off the spot, send him into the help defense. He didn't and he paid the price. Let's just look over the top. Aren't you good? I'm kind of asking because that's two or three fouls. No idea. That's the second foul on Artest. But you got to like the Lakers' intensity defensively to start this half, and a 7-0 run to start the third quarter. Brooks. Goal on the drive. Trying to draw some contact and get it to go. Here comes Kobe Bryant. Ariza will try another three. That piece of it gets back to Kobe Bryant in his hands. That's gonna be history. Don't you touch on what you like about the Lakers to start this third quarter is multiple effort plays on both ends of the floor, keeping the ball alive, contested shots. Just a better job of setting the tone in the third quarter: seven straight points to start the third, there within nine. A very particular The Lakers become the first NBA team in playoff history to sweep back-to-back best-of-seven series, Taking them to the NBA Finals. No sweeps for the Lakers in this series. They lead three games to two, down by nine, but have started to turn around. Mark here in the third quarter is a seven-point run. What do you like. And it's no secret. It starts on the defensive end. I like that they're competing. You talk about fighting over the screen. Derek Fisher with high hands to contest. So now he stays in front. He's low and he lifts when Aaron Brook lifts. How about the big guys using their left and then Trevor Reason reading the passing lane. You get good defense. You get transition points and then unselfish play. Triple drive. Scola right there, and that was again. A pretty good defensive sequence. Gasol fought. stole a hard one in the post. They got an open three. But they've got to block out and finish their defense. Kick ball. A little inbound. When you're in rotation and you have Bynum chasing out to the corner. Someone else has got to help the helper and put a body on Luis Scola. What I'd like to see in that situation is perimeter guys also rebound if you have a responsibility to rebound also. Six left on the 24. Top of a Brian hits a three-pointer and it's a six-point game. This is the closest they've been since the early minutes, Mark. That's a similar play that they ran last game. You got to understand what they're trying to do. How can they hurt me and what are they trying to run in these situations? That's a mental breakdown by the Rock. Toby's starting to heat up. Brooks steps back. Can't get it to go. Brian, the rebound. And that was a great block out by Fisher. Just what you were talking about, Mark. Perimeter players. Jump ball. All you want is your guys to compete. This is good, competitive basketball by both teams. The ball hits the floor; guys from each team on the ground. That's just good. Solid. Hard play in basketball. The salt will jump. You know. Mike, As a young coach, I can remember Jeff Van Gundy diving. Showing us how to get out the loose ball in the middle of practice. Did he really? I will never forget it. Yeah. I also took a charge on Luther Head. I still remember that, USF, because he hadn't taken a charge his entire career and he knocked me into the wall. He hit me so hard. He was a little guy. I never did that again. We all remember the flagrant foul on Alonzo Mournas. Oh, that hasn't been talked about. Ariza — that's a three. A good start here in the third quarter for the Lakers, who trailed by as many as 18 in the first half. Brooks: that whole scramble situation started with Luis Skola beating the bigs of the Lakers down and forcing a double team because Trevor Ariza had to pick him up. Good defense from Kobe Bryant. That's deep in the paint; ducks it in — four-point game. Look at the Lakers bench right now; they understand how to win: locked and loaded, ready to compete from top to bottom. It's inspiring watching this team play a 14-2 run to start the third quarter. They turn it over — that's the fourth turnover of the period, tenth for the game. The ball kicks out up top; Fisher for three — won't go. Bynum keeps it alive. And stripped and stolen by Hayes. Good activity by Bynum. He's just got to keep the ball higher. When he secures the rebound. Bill Jackson told us he played big in game five, meaning he played like a seven-footer. Scola flips it up and won't get the roll. Ball backing around. Bynum comes down with it. You see the Lakers right now making an adjustment. They are double-teaming, leaving Chuck Hayes and forcing Scola into traffic; Scola puts it up and Battier raises his hand, But it's not on him — it's on Chuck Hayes. And that's four on Chuck Hayes. It's Kobe Bryant trying To make a play, he comes off the pick-and-roll. He is in full attack mode creates the contact Shane Batty and wants to take the fresh off of Chuck Hayes. Just show the replay on the big screen; it obviously disagrees with the steal. Inside, Count it. And a foul. The Rockets kneel out as Landry with a chance for a three-point play. Careless turnover by Kobe Bryant on one end, trying to thread the needle. Getting the ball to Pau Gasol, And what the Houston Rockets do, Make them pay for the careless play. Good job. Batty. Active hands. And then off to the races. Get the ball into the hands of Aaron Brooks. A score in one. But this time makes a crisp bounce pass to Landry. On point. Gets the basket in the cup. Landry, five points off the bench. The Rockets are back up by five. To Brian will be right, looks up,", "title": "nO3oZ4y0jFE", "category": null, "start_time": 4204.28, "end_time": 4234.28, "qa": []}