The Guys Discuss Rockets and Warriors Recent Drama | Inside the NBA

Thursday night's meeting between the Warriors and Rockets was not only their first meeting since being knocked out by Golden State in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals; it was a meeting of Western Conference powers dealing with early-season

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for the Warriors; was the verbal confrontation between Kevin Durant and Draymond Green on Monday night, when regulation time was ending and Green lost control while Durant wanted the ball, the two had words before overtime and in the locker room after the loss to the Clippers, numerous reports indicated that Green was critical of the way Durant was managing. The matter of his pending free agency Green was suspended one game and then in Thursday's shootout he addressed the situation where what happened a few nights ago, you know, Kevin and I talked, we moved on, you know, I think it's not no secret that I'm the emotional player you know what game I wear my emotions on my sleeve I play with that same emotion I'm never going to change who I am I'm going to approach the game the same way I always do and you know, like I said we'll keep moving forward as so much about the great Carmelo Anthony's stay with the Rockets ended after 13 games, 10 of which Melo played against GM Daryl Morey in making the announcement and, although they acknowledged that Anthony had tremendous focus during his time in Houston, the adjustment that they imagined had not been made. "It just materialized here," coach Mike D'Antoni said.

I think somewhere it was, you know, we tried to hit a home run and it didn't work out and he tried everything he could. It was cool why he was here and you just didn't know. it just didn't work for some reason and you know, I just thank him for his professionalism, he was good, you know, and he tried, he went to the, he tried everything we could to make it work and it just didn't work, so there's a lot of backstory to this game. and there is a dream in green and there is Kevin Durant back on the court together for the first time since Monday's explosion and Carmelo Anthony's empty locker, we should keep it up, you like dead people.

Libya back, yeah, oh, the shoes, all this stuff, hey, Kevin Durant, with the ending, no grandma has always been the facilitator the other night, he just missed them. Things got out of control, but you have to communicate a little better, that's all. You know, Kitty, and check a basketball. asks, okay, a tutor, this is a basketball program, what was your workload, where would be a good spot from the wall. Wow, Lakers, play me, another LeBron knows how to do this, but from 17 to four runs, how to play without the ball, yes, him. a guy that's a ball and these like rhythm he leaves his touches but to get that in Houston Eric Gordon that's interesting I don't know the answer to that question I was asking you

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well you have the answer here stop it Jack .

Douglas has three come on y'all announcer Chris Paul where you don't want to say oh my goodbye and then click James Harden's cappella 39:27 sorry this game mark was this game more about Golden State still in the funk or Houston. improving, I think there is a combination of both pieces that played very well in the last two games. I think they know that now, but I think they're like the 76ers to me. They are Mari, who does a fantastic job. They will have to do something, but. They know that if they are going to beat the Warriors, they have to do something, just as I stand up to credit their first big move with 77 going out to get Jimmy Butler and I think that trade will be great for both teams.

I like what another soda got in that deal, we're in Minnesota ready, but, like Gordon Franco, he does it and then I love Gary Clark, yeah, that's a very bold move, I mean, when everyone was in the act now if he gets a 20-point games, even Isiah Hartenstein was so good and it was still maybe a 21 to nothing that we would play for we played for Mon James and his game, game, game for me, this game got away from us the hands, no big deal, they have a funk to them. right now they're balls, they're not going to take the top, there's a little guard that day that, uh, that's little Stepford, yeah, the city won't sit next to Kevin when he walks on the court when he's on a 107 call 86 Mama Tama just for this game, her space is the final one.

The only three-pointers made by Golden State were from Quinn Cook and Jacob Evans. No starter hit threes for Golden State for the first time since March 2013. Here are some of the conversations we had after the game. I haven't had another game to play and I have some power. How do you characterize yourself? nothing don't ask me again about that we didn't play our best game it happens do you know if those emotions are what made us lose our innocence, my bad I know, but we are not panicking nor do we think that now we are not a great team, we are still the best team in the league and we play more games and a lot of games and we go to another championship and we will be fine.

You're still in first place relax people you never came back and if he comes back favorite to win the championship and if they win a champion they say no one is going anywhere you're like no one leaves the championship team well I mean win championships, so if they win the NBA championship this year no one is leaving everyone is going to do it I know it sounds good on paper how could you not leave a championship? I don't know the question I'm just saying, has anyone ever done it? I don't know the answer to that question.

I'm just telling you that I do know that we had to stop bothering the witness. I'm just saying that I know that no one has left a champion today and voluntarily today's NBA is different these

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they don't do it. they sign long-term deals they want to keep their options open you know, Kevin has the delay that he got Kevin has all the cars that have a raw color like he can't control everything the tall ones are humble there is no big one and I It wasn't like that because you know that they got to Reese in clay, that's another problem.

Look, I'm going to open my and we'll win a championship. I'm going to go to this network. I'm opening my pocket and we're going to win five. more yes, but they know it but they don't have that control Kevin Kevin Durant has all the control if they were two options Kevin, either you want to get the money, you want to win more championships. Amen, well, but look, or you win both. but listen, that sounds great, but at some point the Warriors, when they start giving everyone a supermax, that's not going to work, you're right, I don't work with someone, I work, but they're not going to pay on every member of that team to Supermax.

They have to play Killer Clay this summer, right, they're proud to play Kevin this summer, and then they have to keep playing Dream like they're going to hit Dream with a super mega debt, but he gets it right, they'll let him know. that now, but I don't believe it, but I'm saying he shot the last, I think like 88, but he got a match last time, but it wasn't, it wasn't no, well, it wasn't Ella before the Supermax. but he got them back for his age group, but listen, I think that's just my personal opinion. The Warriors are letting everyone know we need that guy, yeah.

Oh, Kevin Durant, who didn't think they needed him, no, but I say yes. Making it very clear because everyone says well why they suspend Dream On and not Kevin because we are dealing with Dream on Dream On. We'd like you to be a good player, but that guy makes us a dynasty. That's what I have to say. Everyone wants to act like everyone knows that the war won't move to that big new building next year, yeah, if they come back, if they hold on for a second, if they hold the clay, Steph, and keep dreaming, they'll have a good team.

Kevin Durant would make them unbeatable. We don't know, I don't think anyone would disagree, but that's what I'm saying, but what I'm saying is, if they wanted a championship, they would sign them, you don't know, you know, you know, he can make that decision, he won't use everything he's saying, you might not be able to find the name of a player whose house can't be a chip and then life, I said, I have to leave someone on your team pissing you off. You know, that's the definition of Madonna. Madonna is not an association. Know. I don't think Kevin.

Don't you think Kevin Durant is probably the most sensitive superstar we've ever helped. I don't believe it. I don't believe it. that