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00:00Back to the zone they go here Houston
00:05Curry gets away fires connects Steph Curry with his fourth three-pointer
00:12People talk about his strength enough
00:15No, they don't those shoulders are massively different than when he entered the league so much stronger
00:20Thompson falls down and throws it out of bounds, but it was deflected
00:26Rockets
00:27With 13 on the shot clock it he has got to create separation
00:31It's the exact thing teams are trying to prevent him. You have to with that shoulder great offensive players
00:38Push that defender off Richard why in his strength now is not only to keep him on balance
00:43He has strength to make other people off balance and that allows him to get the space for the three DB
00:49Britain post comes in buddy healed will sit
00:54He'll scoreless in 13 minutes
00:57Oh
01:01Steven Adams hasn't played big minutes, but he's had an enormous impact all season long for the Rockets
01:08Right pocket for Thompson looking for an opening goes right at post the runner too strong
01:14dream on green
01:16a
01:18Shot clock violation they called it after green tipped it out but that's what he's arguing about thought the Warriors had a chance for a fast break
01:27Great defense by stephan curry that last possession he refused to let fred van Vliet make the catch and make a play off the bounce
01:35Curry and Butler's dangerous pass green has to go back to get it
01:44Rockets have really extended their perimeter defense all game Butler goes inside kicks it out the post
01:49Shot clock clock at four again another time the timer winding down and Butler hits another shot and a foul
01:58Gangun upset
02:00He wants a challenge Jimmy Butler's come out aggressive looking to score here in this third quarter
02:05I'm saying in the landing areas foot got in there doesn't appear there was any contact
02:22up top
02:23No, it's definitely the landing area
02:26It's I think this is the right call it. It's the fraction. It's a gray area and
02:33Look
02:34It's the fraction if we could watch the replay again
02:36You'll be able to see it was the foot that did landed touch in goons foot even if the one foot was up
02:42That's it's the consistent call all season long regular season of playoffs the landing area shangun foul count it and one
02:50shangun comes right back with a chance for a three-point play
02:57Well, this is where this young man wants to operate he's playing the two-man game once he's below the free throw line
03:03It's not about size or athleticism for this guy. It's about craft. It's about footwork sell that defender get him off his feet off balance
03:12And this is be you know
03:14He's not a restricted area finisher necessarily
03:16You know, it's right between that area and the free throw line where he's most dangerous
03:22All those out of bounds last touched by Adams
03:26Shangun made his first all-star team this year still only 22 just imagine how good he's gonna be in a couple of years
03:32Each year just getting better and better
03:38Draymond green
03:40out to Butler
03:42Shot clock at five again Butler the shot clock winding down finds post mishandles it curry has to hoist one up
03:51Hits the rim and battered out of bounds by Peyton
03:56That's laughing now because
04:00It's so funny. He's so good
04:07Green kicked out of bounds shot clock stays at 18
04:12Five-point game still early here in the third quarter
04:25And Peyton call for a hole
04:29Two on paint one of the things Golden State wanted to do in this game was corral Fred Van Vliet
04:36understanding how hot he was from three well, he's got 18 and
04:42Gary Payton started tonight to try to get this under control
04:46In my opinion the Rockets gonna need one or two more guys to kind of step up right now
04:51It's been chin goons and bam fleet. They need one more guy to show up
04:55Green fouled by post what a pass that was from Thompson to the other corner and more free throws
05:02Coming up for the Rockets. They lead by five here in the third
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05:32By point lead and Doris the assist of the game brought to you by State Farm. It's Van Vliet
05:37So the first three games this poor young man could not make a shot from three last two
05:43He came in he had 12 for 18. He is not slowing down the most experienced guy the one with a championship in his hip is
05:52Aggressive setting the tone and you wonder how that vibe is getting to the rest of his teammates and settling them down
05:59Look at the difference first three games
06:02Versus the last three games incredible
06:04That's a player that looks like he's figuring it out BB. Yeah
06:09remember when the
06:10Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship
06:14In game 6 22 points. We had a lot of big games during that run certainly wasn't the star of that team Kawhi Leonard
06:21But he has got one of those guys that just the pressure
06:25He seems to play better and with this team and so many young players playing in their first playoffs his impact even so much more important
06:32No, it is so impressive if you need to go back a little bit further that Toronto team won a G League championship with Pascal Siakam and Van Vliet
06:41They were the G League champions and I say that because that developmental experience
06:46Helped them in that moment to win a championship now here
06:50You are many years later and he is helping to develop this young core guys
06:54Let's check in with Lisa yeah, Mike
06:56I was talking to Fred about that this morning
06:58He just said as the series has gone on he has felt the need to be more assertive
07:02He said we played a lot of different styles this year with a young team because you never know what you're gonna get
07:07So with them loading up on Jalen green in this series and Jalen trying to figure that out
07:13He says that he has realized that he needs to be more aggressive just trying to be a calming influence steadying presence
07:19So he has been looking to have more of an impact offensively all right. Thank you Lee Sutton
07:24Meanwhile, but Jamsky gets his first bucket on the foul back to a five-point game
07:28This young Rockets team showing some real poise on the road in a game that could end their season
07:35Chengu can't get it Adams tips it Butler knocks it out of his hands
07:42Curry
07:44Nearly throws it away, but Butler was right there for Jamsky off the bounce Curry catch fire hits another three for Steph Curry
07:52His fifth for the game, and it's a two-point game
07:55That is ridiculous
08:01Thompson goes inside nice adjustment from a man Thompson
08:06Double figures for Thompson again
08:11The Jamsky wide open for three and Thompson grabs the rebound the way they're face guarding stuff that last possession almost look like a box and one
08:20Houston trying to miss their mix their defensive looks
08:23Jalen green runs to the corner his three-pointer misses top of the backboard and hit the wire
08:29So the Warriors will come the other way
08:34So
08:35Fred Vanbleet's like Steph you are gonna have some company with me every position now nobody else like look at they're not now
08:43Shungun's got his arms up and it's funny because both e-may and Steve Kerr have said at times
08:49It's like Houston isn't sure what defense
08:52Just don't leave step
08:54That's the defense
08:55Curry Pajemsky blocked by green
08:58That flexed it out of bounds
09:0011 on the shot clock
09:01Jabari Smith Tari Eason will both come in
09:08Well, and again, this is where we're for me for green that extra hustle. That's what he may want
09:13Hey, your shots not falling. What else can you do in the basketball game?
09:16So that I can continue to trust you those type of blocks
09:20Offensive rebounds sitting down on the defensive end
09:23We can focus on his offensive production because they need more and he wants better
09:27But what else are you doing in the game of basketball that allowed you to stay on the floor?
09:31And he's got four rebounds three assists
09:36Pajemsky
09:39Ludson it flops it into post back to Pajemsky off the bounce the spin move stops hesitation missed the layup van Vliet the rebound looks to push
09:50Red van Vliet gets it inside shot blocked from behind dive on the ball moody
09:56smith into the hands of van Vliet
09:59Terrific hustle from both teams smith steps back and hits the three-pointer checked his feet and jabari smith knocks it down
10:06Lead right back up to seven as thompson deflects it out
10:13He's having fun out there well you better make this shot
10:18If you could have felt richard's reaction beside me the idea that perhaps we might want to get a good shot
10:24Maybe dribble this out instead pull the trigger with 21 on that clock
10:29There's there's always the I grew up playing basketball in the early 2000s when I see some of those shots you get it
10:35Your heart kind of skips a beat
10:37proud with chance of let's go warriors they're down by seven
10:42Pajemsky again left wide open again knocks down the three that's his first three just his second field goal, but it cuts it to four
10:50four
10:55Adams sets the screen one of the best at that as well
11:01Plays catch with van Vliet van Vliet down the lane throws it up post may have got a piece of it
11:06Adams comes up with another offensive rebound
11:09Holding on eason kicks it out van Vliet smith tries another three hits another three jabari smith another big shot
11:19Eight points in nine minutes off the bench for smith
11:22Butler beautiful pass and moody an easy finish
11:28Emei udoka furious with that mistake defensively his team though still up by five
11:37The stars buck drop is shortly after eight eastern on abc and espn plus a couple of games sevens in denver nuggets also
11:58Playing a wild sports day meanwhile here a wild game six and the strongest guy on the floor playing well
12:06Steven adams just again once he gets into that space you see a lot of teams playing small well
12:11That's an issue and when you have a big guy like that in there and then watch the swing swing jabari smith jr
12:17With a big three adams playing in his 72nd
12:21Playoff game is smith just gets it off in time
12:25And it's just good to see him healthy again
12:27If you remember back bad right knee injury january 2023
12:32He went 21 months between games came back this year and again continues to make an impact one of the best offensive rebounders
12:39And they're doing the hack of adams they can do it for another minute 43
12:44And he's going to go to the free throw line
12:47In the series he's six of 12
12:50This is his 12th year down in the league the rockets is 14
12:54This was an effective strategy
12:58There was a game earlier in this series where they hacked him
13:01Emei had to pull him and the warriors immediately went on a run
13:06So if he can go one for two is that good enough richard?
13:09It is but it also to me while when I see the strategy I also see a sign of weakness from
13:17We're struggling right now
13:18And this is where we're going to go
13:21And we're going to give you an opportunity for free points because we're struggling in a certain level of intensity
13:26So he makes them pay there, but the warriors are basically saying we'll give you an opportunity for two points
13:32rockets back up by seven post
13:36to moody
13:38Curry butler and podjemski the other three warriors out there shot clock again winding down
13:43butler
13:45Post off the bounce butler fakes the three has to put it up and knocks it down one-handed shot from jimmy butler
13:52Continues to have a strong third quarter 10 points of his 22
13:57Sometimes it feels like he wills it into the basket
14:01I mean he is not on balance
14:03This was a possession going nowhere
14:06He has to make a play off the balance nowhere near on balance
14:10How does he make that?
14:12I don't know and then here again, they're giving him another opportunity with
14:16To get two free points again. The rule is you can foul off the ball
14:21Each quarter up until two minutes remaining in the period
14:25And it's just two free throws
14:27Under two minutes if you have
14:29Foul off the ball it's away from the play foul anybody can shoot one free throw and you get possession
14:35So this strategy can only go until there are two minutes left in each period
14:44Adams how about that stepping up and hitting three or four free throws lead six
14:51Steph Curry's got 22 points
14:54Rockets really trying to shut them down here in the third
14:57Post a dribble can't get it the fall jabari Smith the rebound
15:05Rockets playing a good smart game try and keep their season alive and bleep gets inside flips it up and gets the bounce
15:1420 points for fred van bleep
15:16But jimski no hesitation hits another three
15:26He's hit some buckets here in the third quarter. It's back to five again
15:34And another foul on adams perhaps the final position of this period they can use that strategy
15:39What I want you to look at is steven adams so many bigs are great at this once they see their guard drive
15:46Watch this he ducks in on post now post got nowhere to go post can't defend
15:52And then steven adams is in a position for an offensive rebound if van fleet misses
15:57And then obviously they go back to this but the part that I love about it is that
16:01He blocks out and then he starts the offensive rebounding advantage in that part early
16:05Meanwhile, you saw post when he fouled him after he commuted that he patted steven out to say it's not my choice
16:11I'm being told to do this
16:15That's probably a good idea idea post
16:21And that's his free throw percentage regular season
16:26He's been through worse. I think he's got 15 brothers and sisters. He's all the tipping from shangoon. He's actually one of 18 kids
16:34Oh 18 from New Zealand and don't change that
16:38Don't shortchange him
16:41Coming up on two minutes remaining
16:43Adams helping out on curry curry steps back launches a three-pointer that shot won't go fight for the rebound post
16:49Majemski right back to post good close out there from smith
16:54Curry goes back door gets inside scoops it up can't get in the fall van fleet the other way
17:00Under two minutes remaining they can't do the hack of Adams anymore this period
17:04Jabari Smith another corner three that won't go
17:08And the ball tipped right at the gem ski
17:15You can just feel how anxious the fans are here at the chase center
17:18The gem ski the moody moody lines it up and hits the three third three-pointer for moody
17:28And it's back to four the strategy is anybody but steph curry and so right now the others are making some shots if you're the warriors
17:36Van fleet on the drive
17:38wraps it around eason
17:41Eason triple team
17:43Gets it out to van fleet shot clock at six
17:48Van fleet shangoon fakes drives and a whistle before
17:53It's gonna be a foul on post with 2.1 remaining
17:57And they're in the penalty so shangoon will shoot as post picks up his fifth
18:02So brett van fleet's gonna navigate this late clock situation gonna make a nice soft bounce pass
18:07I'm surprised didn't go right up with that challenge was there, but he eventually gets fouled
18:11Here's the problem for the rockets and it's cost him in this series
18:15They're 16 for 23 free throws someone bit stephen adams. I get it
18:19But young teams all these free throws matter
18:23And db look when you get to a spot
18:26Who do you trust in a crunch time clutch time moment?
18:31Obviously all of that energy goes towards the warriors
18:34So in my opinion the houston rockets they've got to build a 10 to a point lead
18:38To be able to offset what is going to come from the warriors at some point
18:42The rockets were the worst free throw shooting team during the regular season and the playoffs game one
18:47They missed nine game three. They missed 10 game four. They missed 12 all losses
18:53Go far tonight. They've missed seven
18:56Let's still have a six-point lead final minutes the third
18:59Something's up with a clock
19:03So
19:04Mitchell urban blew the whistle
19:07The one thing he just picked up
19:09Email doka is telling his guys to pick up. He's telling them to pick up to get up
19:14So he wants this pressure at all points in time. That's what he wants from them
19:19I'm in Thompson guarding steph curry
19:28Eason on moody's piece in another terrific defender
19:32Dangerous pass but butler gets it moody with six on the 24 dream on green back door to curry gets inside layup is good
19:41Bumble the ball of the ball of it, but still able to get to the rim
19:44It's the second time though that stephen adams is guarding stephen curry in space
19:51And second time he got him on the dribble drive like that's a tough ass
19:54defense
20:05Thompson jump shot short green quick handoff to curry curry drives on thompson stops whips it out to moody moody
20:13Three-pointer rushed it wouldn't go adams couldn't quite hold on and the warriors get another possession with
20:199.3 left here in the third
20:25Steve kerr calling out the play van bleats going to come in
20:31Little defense shangun
20:37Watch steph curry after this shot
20:41With that right hand the thumb he was looking at it afterwards curry has the ball eason crowds him
20:47Final seconds third quarter curry on the drive pulls back leans in draws the foul
20:53Almost put it in with his left hand instead. He'll get three free throws with 1.8 remaining email you dope
21:00But looking behind the bench to see if he should challenge
21:03I
21:08I mean his ability to keep you off balance
21:12Just the slightest up fake he walks right into him and then the ridiculous use of the left hand
21:20Any understanding the level of conditioning
21:23Required to do the things stephen curry does on a nightly basis interesting thing they had a foul to give
21:29On that possession instead curry gets the three free throws now 25 points
21:36That's that dance where it's like
21:38You have an elite defensive team
21:40So you want them to play and then if they have the foul to give but then you get into that spot against a crafty player like steph
21:46And all of that gets negated
21:49You know you don't get furious with that foul
21:52He checked behind his bench they said no he found and said yes you did
22:04Warriors 12 of 13 from the free throw line
22:12And curry a rare miss on the third one two point game
22:16And the third quarter comes to an end the rockets a two-point lead
22:21Will they force a game seven in houston will the warriors wrap it up tonight fourth quarter coming up from san francisco
22:27And bet sports both steve just a two-point game
22:41But what gave your problems offensively in that third quarter?
22:43I'm sorry. What gave you problems offensively in that third quarter?
22:47I didn't mind the quarter
22:48We won the quarter. We're in a pretty good spot going into the fourth
22:52They're running a lot of zone, but we're getting some good shots against it
22:55I heard you tell your guys earlier in the game. We've been here many times
22:59We're fine in what ways must that experience show up for you here in the fourth just back to the basics, right?
23:04Take care of the ball defend without fouling and rebound
23:09All right, lisa
23:10Great fan fleet knocks down a three and the foul to start the fourth
23:15Man fleet does it again and the lead back up to five with a free throw
23:19How on earth did they get up a four point play in six seconds?
23:29Not matched up. Someone's not communicating now. Look there's veteran teams
23:34Obviously, there was some miscommunication
23:36But the individual that has 20 points going into the fourth quarter you might want to match up with him pretty early db
23:4424 points eight assists six rebounds for van bleep
23:55Curry search and drives kicks it out in the corner payton looks at the laces but throws up an air ball rebound goes to curry
24:02terrific hustle trying to drive fires a three
24:06shangoon with a rebound his ninth
24:08Six point lead for the rockets van bleed again gets inside layup can't get of the goal ball tipped out but jabari smith right there to get it
24:20Van bleep clapping calling for it three-pointers can't get of the fall and adams is fouled on the offensive glass by dream on green
24:28That's his second
24:30You may know of this and it is something interesting
24:34Watch adams weak side glass. This is what you call the immovable force
24:40You are just not going to move that guy
24:44But fred van bleep the rotation on a shot
24:47It's like a knuckleball the way it comes off
24:51And it doesn't matter mike because it goes in but it's it's interesting to watch the spin five of seven with the knuckleball tonight from three
24:58As green off the bounce
25:01Goes inside a lot of contact stays with the play and banks at home galen green
25:07That's just his third field goal and steve kerr has to call a timeout less than a minute
25:12Into the fourth the lead is up to eight
25:16We talked about the intensity
25:18Golden state not coming out with the right intensity
25:21Jalen green trying to find his way getting the easy bucket
25:26Warriors got some work to do
25:28Let's go
25:37Let's go
25:39Let's go
25:49Let's go
25:51Let's go
25:53Absolutely scott and they've been one of the terrific stories all season long a chance to force the game seven now richard
26:06Obviously, there's so much time. It's not even a minute into the fourth quarter. What's the key for the warriors to turn it around here?
26:13I've watched this warrior team. I was on the start of this journey for the warriors organization
26:18Their intensity has not been the intensity they need not in the playoffs not in a closeout game at home
26:25The potential is a game seven on the road. You do not want that
26:30Zone defense again from the Rockets Jimmy Butler finds the scene and draws the foul
26:36Smith picks up his first
26:38So Rockets are playing a ton of zone and you've got to find the little areas
26:44To make an opportunistic cut who better in these windows than Jimmy Butler
26:52Chance to cut it to six again since the warriors acquired Butler
26:58In clutch games again any game five minutes or less within five points
27:03They're 13 and 4 he has made so much of a difference down the stretch of these games
27:07Mike before he arrived Stefan Curry said after they had lost yet another one of the possession games
27:13It will be the defining
27:15Factor of our season. We've got to figure it out and they're 3-0 in this series in those clutch games
27:22He hits two free throws there back to six
27:26Adams to Jalen Green Moody chasing him
27:28Van Vliet
27:32Gary Payton
27:35Van Vliet finds Adams Adams in time shangun back to Van Vliet fires up a three
27:41Draymond Green tips at a Butler
27:44Warriors push
27:48Butler gets in the paint finds Draymond Green got it to go
27:51Lead cut to four for Houston
27:55Simple basketball with Jimmy Butler
27:58Get to the spot stay on balance play off two feet find the next pass
28:03Jalen Green drives inside the Adams ball poked away still loose
28:10And Adams was out of bounds when he touched it so it's golden state ball
28:18Jalen Green still does not look comfortable again
28:23Not the right decision again when you see Steph playing right there. That's a tough pass to steven adams
28:28Maybe the pass out to jabari smith. That's the young that's the thing for young players
28:32Not only playing the game but learning the game and seeing it hurry got a hand on that
28:37That's the ninth turnover by the way steph curry has not sat
28:42In this second half
28:46Draymond green still so much time remaining but they're calling for it against Jalen green
28:54Butler looks up at the shot clock makes his move drives inside running layup swatted out of bounds by Adams his third block of the game
29:02Six to shoot now for golden state
29:09Again jalen green does a great job defensively does a great job not fallon getting uh
29:14Giving jimmy butler kind of off his path and then just depending on stephen adams in that back
29:20Pajemski inbounds
29:22Curry gets it curry fires high arcing three
29:26And shangoon grabs the rebound
29:29Houston playing triple big dylan brooks has not come back in since his fourth personal foul shivari's hit a couple shots
29:37And a foul is gonna go against steph curry
29:41That's four on curry
29:44Usain he pushed the defender
29:46After pagemski got knocked down
29:52Rockets will inbound oh, yeah, I mean listen two hands guide them. It's not a lot, but
29:58shangoon
30:02shangoon
30:03Telling smith to go through posting up curry
30:06Butler guarding shangoon backing in backing in turns
30:11wild shot he gets it a go
30:13Highly contested and alper and shangoon now with 18 points
30:17Draymond barking at james caper saying he's hooking us curry a three-pointer
30:24Rebound shangoon. He's got 11 of those as well
30:28If you are the houston rockets if you're a houston rockets fan
30:32You want a 10 to 12 point lead in the final three to four minutes
30:36If you have a six to eight point lead in the last five the warriors feel very comfortable there
30:42Jabari smith lost a handle peyton throws it ahead to butler sidestep layup
30:48Won't go but a foul as green bumped him and more free throws for butler has already taken 10
30:54Let's watch shangoon work. He is under duress of the clock. This is the value of jimmy
30:58It's not just offensively guarding up. They make it a tough shot. I thought that could have been an and one easily
31:04But this has been the story of the playoffs level of physicality
31:08pronounced
31:11Free throws critical right now
31:14For golden state at 14 of 16 butler
31:199 of 10 only butler and curry have shot free throws for the warriors
31:24Upcoming playoff schedule tnt saturday game seven from denver clippers and the nuggets
31:30And perhaps the game on tnt sunday at 8 30 eastern and if the rockets can hold on and win it'll be game seven of this series
31:39See dylan brooks he's been in foul trouble currently on the bench
31:44Shangoon sits down thompson back in
31:47Quinton post who's going to check back in for the warriors
31:50Butler now 25 points eight assists seven rebounds
32:00Again you can feel the anxiety here in this building butler misses a free throw
32:13Five-point game still eight and a half remaining
32:16There's no anxiety and a little disappointment
32:19That's a little disappointment
32:21I'm in thompson drives and sneaks in it with a left hand gorgeous move from a man thompson
32:26The jamsky directing traffic
32:36Green now denying steph curry
32:38Butler again the drive back to curry fakes couple of dribbles gets into the paint back to butler corner three
32:46Adams tips it right to jalen green van vliet throws it ahead to thompson thompson sidesteps
32:52And a style by for jimski heads up play from van vliet to throw it down the floor
32:57And more free throws from the rockets
33:05Good job by the rockets look they clean up the glass they not only have size but they've got athleticism
33:11And when they get out in that transition
33:13What I like about that is but jimski is a charge guy but jimski is a charge guy
33:18Thompson knows let me be smart let me be controlled let me go up strong versus just trying to go through them
33:24But watch i've been talking about it all game richard this guy now off the bounce
33:29He just knows i am fast enough
33:32Finish with my left
33:34His drive game these last couple and now this third game in a row has been really strong
33:40At 25 points and five steals in game five
33:44He's got 14 points here in game six the lead is nine
33:49curry to dream on green
33:51stolen by adams 13 turnover for golden state
33:55Thompson goes and take it out of his hands by butler and a jump ball
34:06Thompson and butler hanging on
34:09They're eventually going to have to release it so they can throw the ball up
34:13A little two-step this is a mental thing i'm not letting go first
34:16Look at this i love the strength of jimmy butler he gets his hand on the ball
34:25He brings thompson down thompson's jumping jimmy has the ball and doesn't allow thompson jump
34:31that is just
34:32Such strength and also the timing to get his hand right there without fouling and forcing the jump ball
34:38It's impressive by jimmy butler
34:39He'll quick jump this and win it watch
34:44The young boy though
34:47That's a young athlete he is a freak athlete
34:51Turning into quite the special player in just his second year
34:54Can goon against dream on green backing in then who wants this shot can't finish rebound deflected taken by for jimsy
35:06There comes curry curry finds butler
35:12Curry launches another three can't get at the ball thompson the rebound curry now five of 13 from three-point range
35:20shangun down low
35:24Can't get at the fall and butler
35:26Battling for the rebound throws it right to shangun back to van vliet puts up a three that's good
35:32Fred van vliet knocks it down largest lead of the game and the warriors call timeout
35:38Van vliet's not hot he's scalding right now
35:42This was all over the place offensive rebound steals throw ahead shangun misses it when you're playing that double big
35:50Line up so you try and kick it out shangun and then it ends up in the veterans hands
35:55With a big shot
36:07Players in basketball that could care less if he ever takes a shot now
36:11He's a great offensive rebounder so point blank
36:13He's going to take that opportunity
36:15But his presence at the rim his willingness to guard on the perimeter to come over and help situations
36:22To deny deny deny
36:25The smarts the giving nature of him to me his impact has permeated this entire game
36:32100 again you look at
36:34Memphis when they lost them in those years that he wasn't able to play they needed him they replaced them with zach edie
36:40They'd love to have a presence and the houston rockets are benefiting from his presence tonight raymond green back out to curry
36:48shangun good clothes
36:49There's a double team get out of his hands green now cross court to moody moody off the bounce pulls up little two-pointer
36:55That won't go fight for the rebound adams battling still loose shangun picks it up
37:00So richard we're marching down toward five minutes another minute and you keep preaching 10-point lead for the rockets
37:06Why the weight of a 10 12-point lead when you're under five that is so much different than six and eight you're up six or eight
37:14That's just a two three possession game when you get to the 10 to 12
37:17It's just the gap is so much bigger, and I don't think people understand the weight difference and a call timeout
37:23And shangun is about to have a hell ball the warriors have only led in this game for three minutes
37:33A spin move almost turned into a turnover, but he hung on or midway through the fourth rockets up a dozen
37:45Against the brazilian national team sunday afternoon from carver hawkeye arena
37:50At the university of iowa game tips off at 4 eastern on espn
37:546.02 remaining 3.9 to shoot for the rockets right now they're up a dozen
38:00Trying to force a game seven shangun catches drives inside shot no good rebound butler
38:11Thompson picks up butler
38:13Buddy healed back in steve kerr needing some offense right now warriors one for nine from the field
38:19Here in the fourth dangerous pass and a turnover shangun then turns it over right back
38:25Buddy hill the corner can't get the three to fall but jimski battles but adams comes away with another board
38:32Van fleet on the drive style by curry no shot attempt that won't count
38:37Golden state in the penalty so two free throws for van fleet
38:48Van fleet game 4 25 points game 5 26 points game 6 27 points
38:54Do they go to hacka adams here at any point in the next couple of minutes
39:03Wait
39:04I thought steph yeah steph it looked like steph was the one fouling van fleet but they're saying they were going off the ball on adams
39:10We're watching the ball and we see van fleet
39:15That's what it seemed to be the call let's see
39:20And there's butler fouling adams we thought the call was on curry the whistle came there
39:24But that's what they're saying so the fouls not on curry. It's on butler
39:30Adams misses the free throw so there's your answer to your
39:32Pack a shot listen for the whistle
39:41No way whistle seemed to come on the foul on curry adams misses both offensive rebound shangun and he's fouled
39:48Got hit in the face after grabbing a huge offensive rebound a little shaken up
39:54That's the second offensive rebound off a steven adams miss if you're going to strategize you are expecting a miss
40:02That means you need to get this rebound
40:04That that that is if you're going to do that that means we can secure the second rebound
40:08This is the second time they've given up an offensive rebound
40:12Buddy healed with his second foul
40:17Steve kerr obviously concern his team down 12 still five and a half remaining but the rockets
40:23showing terrific poise
40:26And their usual toughness
40:29shangun now at 19 points 12 rebounds and five assists
40:39Again free throws have been a problem for the rockets this year
40:42And then goon knocks down a pair right there
40:48Nine straight points by houston now the new largest lead is 14
40:56Steph curry a three
40:57Back of the room won't go he'll have it knocked away by van vliet van vliet in a hurry throws it up
41:03Broken up and a foul that followed by thompson won't count
41:06And that's buddy. He'll believe
41:09Well, it's another personal foul
41:14Again, we talked about this houston rockets defense
41:17Just hands you've seen so many guys getting hands-on balls
41:21It's impressive. You see the tip right there
41:23And then it's almost it's so good. They got so much athleticism. They almost had a double lob
41:29Jalen green and then my uh, then thompson
41:33Look at how high off his feet
41:37He is
41:38There's two options there. Yeah, and then thompson comes in and then finishes that
41:43One of two from the line
41:47104 89 a 15 point lead this crowd is stunned right now
41:53Butler drives down a lane kicks it out but jimski a little fake back to butler
42:01So jimski finds dream on green butler right side three-pointer back of the rim van vliet another rebound
42:07Van vliet's got eight rebounds to go with eight assists and 27 points felt like a lot of guys passing up shots there for golden state
42:17Van vliet will hold it golden state one for 12 from the field here in the fourth quarter
42:26This is wow
42:28Unbelievable this is shocking rockets dominating here in the fourth they've opened up a 17-point lead
42:33If you are a rockets fan, you should be very proud of your team's efforts the way they've approached it the professionalism
42:41The intensity but there's still some game left
42:44Butler can't hit a three golden state has scored five points here in this fourth quarter and mike they're they're giving up shots
42:52To take a three they're looking for threes constantly like score the ball
42:57Offensive foul called
43:03Oh
43:10Curry trying to get on track it's been a struggle for him
43:14Five for 15 from three whips a pass into dream on green green with the left hand missed it
43:19But jimski goes high for the rebound back out butler tries another corner three the misses continue
43:24Nothing falling right now for golden state
43:27But he healed to butler was up in the air fouled by shangun
43:34Two more free throws for jimmy butler
43:37106-89
43:39It's been amazing to watch
43:41Some of the body language of golden state
43:44You're talking about the crowd being stunned there's times the way this team is reacting here tonight
43:49Disappointment with giving up those couple offensive rebounds head down
43:54Houston outworking them at times
43:56Well, they're gonna right now check to see if that was a flagrant on shangun
44:01You heard the crowd react with a review for possible flavor now
44:04There's a really good chance that is that in my opinion
44:13I don't think it was necessarily necessarily aggressive like he didn't throw him to the ground
44:18But once you get any contact up there, it's automatic
44:21Wind up contact and follow through usually if there's two of those three
44:26It's gonna be a flagrant and that appears to be the case there and above the neck
44:31And that obviously
44:36So that would mean two free throws and the ball right now the warriors could use anything to give them extra
44:42Chances that some more points is they've been just following review
44:47The defender we have a wind-up impact and follow through which meets the criteria for a flagrant act
44:53We have a flagrant foul penalty one two free throws to golden state and then we will have side out of bounds with 24 on the shot clock
45:00Well, jimmy capers is not only one of the great officials in our game
45:04But he's our hero because he has the quickest replays we've ever seen
45:10Yeah, that's the right call
45:12Yeah, and again and what I like about is that it wasn't necessarily chippy it's not guys aren't it doesn't turn to extra
45:19He came down tried to get the ball. It's a foul. Let's shoot the free throws and keep the game pushing
45:23So shangun picks up his third
45:30So butler with the two free throws then they'll get possession, but this is you talk about an impressive performance
45:37from a young team
45:39Facing elimination for the second straight game and they have dominated on the road here in the fourth quarter
45:45And composure has been really impressive you see what the rest of the team has done compared to their top two guys
45:54Now i'm i'm still paranoid because i've seen this warriors team so many times and any team with steph curry
46:00It's a 15 point game
46:03There's four minutes to go
46:05Let's see if this warriors team has a little bit of juice because you know they're going to get open shots
46:10Heel to curry curry floats it up can't get at the fall shangun with his 14th rebound to go with 20 points
46:16boy
46:17Eme odoka pulled the double big card early in the second half
46:22Adams and shangun have played a ton of minutes
46:25This is something they have found in this series, right?
46:28It's the one thing the warriors have lacked in that size
46:32And give eme credit he pulled the trigger quick on it and he's ridden it here in the second half
46:37He's done such a fabulous job since coming to the rockets
46:40But the the stunning stat is the golden state warriors
46:44Have taken 16 shots here in the fourth quarter and have only hit one field goal
46:52This is dylan brooks sat with the four and never came back in
46:57They have three times as many turnovers as field goals made here in the fourth
47:01107 91 curry trying to get on track that one goes down
47:07Just the second bucket made here on the fourth for golden state
47:1213 point game three and a half to play no margin for error for golden state richards got ptsd over here mike curry hit that shot
47:21They do the hack of adams once again. They can do it for another minute 24
47:26Until i see zeros across that board if they've got steph curry on their team they have a chance
47:32Now will they run out of time most likely all what i'm just accessing is that houston rocket you got to keep playing
47:38You got to keep playing you got to keep your intensity i'm not saying that the warriors are going to win or lose this game
47:43I'm saying that this game is not over and you have to finish the job is not done
47:47If you're houston just think about the shot he just made he had the contest from behind and one coming
47:52From the front and he still makes the shot
47:55Meanwhile adams makes the free throw comes up short on the second but jemski grabs it
48:04The jemski fakes goes inside back out dream on green
48:08Draymond green behind the back the heel heel wide open three-pointer that won't go
48:13Fight for the rebound dream on green fouled shot misses but two free throws for draymond green with 307 remaining
48:20Draymond green tonight 7.7 assists this will be his first free throw attempt
48:34Let's see if he may udoka keeps
48:37Adams in the game doesn't look like he's going to take him out adams has just been again
48:41His numbers will not come close to showing the impact he's had here tonight
48:45And green misses the free throw
48:50And steph curry is going to sit down
48:57Curry 9 of 23 6 of 16 29 points
49:03But like all of his teammates unable to get it going here in the fourth green goes one for two
49:08And another foul on adams
49:17Adam seems completely unfazed whether he hits the free throws or misses because he knows
49:23Right now his team's in control
49:28Looks like steph is coming back in the game so they're not completely
49:32Checking out yet
49:34No, there's no way they were gonna it just he hadn't sat at all in the second half maybe just needed a quick breather
49:40Do you think that helped?
49:43I don't know you
49:44You're the pro
49:46How about stephen adams knocking these down season high minutes?
49:51And just delivering from the free throw line
49:54Outlook if you're steven adams you'll take six for 13
50:00You take it because the goal is that if he can have a a three for 10 night then then it becomes effective
50:06But they've also gotten two offensive rebounds off of his missed free throws
50:11So even just the strategy has generated more points than golden state would have liked and adams all the way back
50:17Talking to a men Thompson giving him some defensive advice and a turnover
50:21And this one fading away for the golden state warriors you can hear the groans from the crowd some of them now
50:28Starting to head for the exits
50:32This has been just a spectacular performance from the rockets
50:37Dominance here in the fourth quarter on the road
50:40Shangoon calling taking time off the clock but they're chasing him shangoon spins the one footer can't get it to go curry looks to push
50:53Curry inside
50:57Podjemski lays it up banks at home with two and a half remaining
51:0413 point game
51:05Got a dream on green foul on steven adams other end remember the fourth quarter started
51:14The rockets were up by two
51:17They extended it to as much as 17
51:23But isn't it that doesn't it feel weird as if like it feels like the the houston rockets even on that possession before are just playing keep
51:29They're not attacking their playing they're looking to just run time off of this clock
51:40Adams knocks down another
51:45Can we talk so much about the young talent but
51:48Steven adams and fred van bleep the two veterans two tough gritty players
51:55with a lot of playoff experience
51:58I will always say this if you have a young team you do a disservice to not as veterans you look at the jump the houston
52:04Rockets the detroit pistons add veterans to your roster you get positive results timeout called
52:12Look at the story in the fourth quarter
52:14Rockets on the verge of tying this series up and forcing a game seven
52:27Fred van bleep brilliant once again third straight game and look at those three-point numbers his leadership as well has been critical for these rockets
52:36You need a veteran you called fred van bleep picked them up
52:44A couple years ago from toronto after winning a championship
52:48They were in a rebuild but you add a veteran point guard that knows how to play that knows how to compete
52:54Who shows up in big moments shows the young fellas what it takes to win a championship?
53:01That is the type of veteran leadership you are getting in that elite point guard
53:05And see kerr has put in the subs remember only 13 teams in nba history have come back from 3-1 series deficits
53:13The rockets have done it twice back in 95 western conference semis they beat phoenix one up winning the title
53:192015 western conference semis against the clippers down 3-1 they came back and won that series
53:24And this current rocket team hoping to become the 14th team they still got a ways to go got to win a game seven against an experienced team
53:33But they absolutely dominated golden state here in the fourth quarter spencer drives and finishes
53:40But houston has found some things mike
53:43You know it feels like they're taking the actions away from golden state
53:47That double big has been problematic
53:52The zone has helped
53:54Like there's a lot of good things happening for this group
53:57And I think sometimes when you think about the warriors you look at staff and obviously you got jimmy butler and draymond
54:02But you have to understand the players that were so big in their championship runs
54:07Oftentimes were players six through nine the six the the seven the eighth best player on their team
54:13You had david west you had jordan pool you had some hyper talented guys
54:17And so you're going to need some more juice from their bench if you're going to continue and they got
54:22Pajemski moody they got talent, but they're going to need everyone to play at a high level. This is not the same warriors team
54:32Well the rockets one of the elite defensive teams in the league all season
54:36numbers
54:38For golden state 38 from the field 31 from three and 16 turnovers
54:46And they have made the j center extremely quiet
54:51Warrior fans hoping that this won't be the last time they'll see them this season
54:55But they're going to have to win a tough game on the road in game seven
55:02Spencer on a foul santos and chingoon
55:08Van Vliet
55:11Just marvelous
55:13chingoon did a little bit of everything the 20 points also 14 boards and steven adams
55:19Just such a physical force
55:22Thompson played an excellent game and this is what they've done all season long
55:26It's been a team that that has so many contributors
55:28They take on the personality their head coach in my opinion
55:32Emeo Doka
55:34Tough-minded
55:36Defensive oriented
55:37He's walking that line with jaylen green that graphic just showed you jaylen was three for 11
55:42But he was doing enough other things that you talked about richard
55:46He's got five boards three assists and at some point you've got to continue to play green
55:51So he knows what this feels like on the road
55:55Sending doubles his way
55:57I mean that takes some patience as a head coach
56:00It's amazing how people don't understand how long this process
56:04Start there's so many players that used to come into the league at 20
56:0721 after three four years of college
56:10Sometimes it takes time and so when I look at young players i'm often thinking I will judge you when you are 23
56:16I will judge you when you are 24
56:18So when I look at shingoon and when I look at jaylen green they are ahead of schedule
56:26So the docker calls timeout with 114 remaining there's going to be a second game seven denver and the clippers tomorrow night
56:33These two teams will play in houston sunday night with the right to go to the second round
56:46It's a pointing night for steph curry and the golden state warriors
56:51Here in the fourth quarter outscored 29 17
56:57In this series tied they have three games apiece
57:00Both coaches now empty the benches the chase center starting to empty out
57:07And you can't use the word stunning when you talk about a rocket win because they've been winning all season long
57:12They had the fourth best record in the nba
57:15And finished second in it at a tough competitive west
57:18But the dominance is what's stunning here on the road against an experienced scola state team
57:23I think the thing that's most stunning for me is that they took the intensity from the wars
57:30What's stunning is the lack of intensity that was able to meet what the rockets were doing from the golden state warriors that to me
57:38It was the most shocking part about this performance in houston rockets are well coach you talk about culture builders
57:44That is what email doka has been doing here in houston
57:50Just some extra buckets in that old phrase garbage time
57:58Shepard flips it over to whitmore
58:00So after down three games to one losing both games
58:08Here at the chase center in games three and four the rockets have responded in such impressive fashion
58:14The blowout win at home in game five and the dominant fourth quarter on the road in game six
58:19This has been a special season for these used to rockets
58:27remember two years ago
58:2922 wins last year he doper comes in 41 wins
58:33jackson davis throws it down with 12.1 seconds remaining
58:38A final score not indicative of the dominance here in the second half
58:42What will happen in game seven?
58:44It's anybody's guess the way this series has gone but a lot of surprises
58:51But right now the rockets feeling good and feeling confident as they're gonna head home
59:00And that'll do it
59:01This opening round playoff series is tied at three games apiece the veterans were the stars, but they had plenty of help
59:10So two game sevens in the west
59:12Oklahoma city and minnesota is gonna have to wait a couple more days to find out who they'll play in the second round
59:19Houston heads home with a chance to move on
59:22And of course the clippers will be in denver for game seven of that series
59:28A very disappointed crowd here at the chase center they're cheering back at houston the rockets win big
59:33For our producer tim corrigan director mike schwab our outstanding espn crew of course for doris richard and lisa
59:41This is mike green saying good night from san francisco after the break
59:46We'll get you to sports center with the great scott van felt good night everyone