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Hey sports fans, thanks for staying with us inside the NBA presented by Kia from Studio J in Atlanta on 12 43. 1 15. We're going out, that's a little ambitious I think Chuck Stern, but I know you'll give it. 110 percent is going with us, they can't fire all three of us, not this guy, this guy is a workaholic, so anyway, let's jump to the highlights, here's that moment again, it's a great moment, that's the joke, look at this guy and then Joker goes to work inside Devin Booker look at that Thieves change, he was on Full Tilt the first half, yeah, that's the difference with him.

I think you know in these playoffs it's his ability to get from the Frito line to the free throw line that was talked about. Michael Porter had to drive and he brought us to give Michael Porter a hand. He has 19 in the game. He had 14 of those in the first quarter. Actually, there's Jamal Murray, but then South Florida. KD took over, man what a shot, a little young gun, oh you're too big, Young Gun, look at that man, he's too good, Young Gun, yeah, off Miss, it's Durant all over the point despite that Denver came out strong in the first quarter, the fingers did a great job of responding, yes they did and they would actually

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in the locker room, here goes Murray , look at this big old guy who shoots 52-49 was your halftime. score and then things escalated quickly oh no, he didn't do that no, he didn't uh, but wow, yeah, he grabs it, it's not his name, they found him, nothing's okay, okay, well, maybe he doesn't nothing, nothing is called there either.

There have been a couple of other trips around the Murray court and one and uh a little bit of German and a little bit of tea come on Ralph no one came to see you hey come on that's not attendance unlike Sportsman whatever like Sportsman conduct yeah that's it Also yeah, I did it exactly and that's What scares me, buddy? Did this guy run him over the ground twice? Yeah, Jack, what did I tell you if the guy around me is trying to back out and you had these little things you know in the Huddle? Oh the Joker got the problem man 100. to 80 at this point oh this is nice here yeah sweet yeah that guy would have thrown 106.85 at that time Murray there with an exclamation point and the Denver Nuggets at home they win 118-102, they are now 6-0 at home in the playoffs 40-7 overall Ernie, what was the best score?

The score off the bench tonight was 34-26 in favor of Denver after they got drilled in that department the other night. Meanwhile, here's Monty Williams after that 16-point loss,

guys

. to have a level of mental toughness in the playoffs, you know you lose a game, it happens, you know you have to keep your poise level at a productive level so that no matter what happens on the court, you can always execute your things or trust Your defense I thought they had a lot of momentum plays tonight that changed our balance or their physicality affected us a little bit tonight and we just didn't have the normal mental toughness that it takes to hold on so you have a chance.

To win a game, how many pairs of clothes should the Nuggets pack? Well, I don't think it's funny, I'm not laughing at it because the comedy I mean how many bags, no, you know what it was, I remember in the final when we. We're going back to last night, no, I've already decided when we're going to Dallas. I tried to represent Miami because Pat always said bring a suit. I messed up, so what? Oh, you admitted that you blew it, yeah, I screwed up, I know. It was funny, but no, but it was funny last night when you tried to explain it and here it's not so funny when you just say I was wrong, that's why we went to these shows always funnier, mostly unintentionally, bosses, it's 12 48, I should I'll be home watching Scandal, so you fools are addicted to that show, I sure am.

Hello, Olivia Pope. By the way, those are a couple of areas, those two areas, Chuck and Kenny, that we talked about on the pregame show. You know, bench points, counter points. they fell short of both of them and Bruce Brown's most points he scored off the bench in his career: 25. Yeah, I thought I actually think those numbers are still a little skewed because I think once the game was over , they put their boys on the bench. there, but it has become clear that the stars have played very well, practically the four best

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, but whoever plays the best on the bench has won every game in this

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, the best team, well, not the best, the best moment.

I mean, to me, teams win championships and you. You've got to at some point your bench game has to travel, you just can't play well at home, uh, the Suns, they're going to have to win a game and then if they're going to win this

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, uh, but those signs, man, uh. that place is going to be great, they're going to have two of the three best players on the court, the bench guys are going to have to play really well and I'm looking forward to seeing if Denver and I don't know if it was uh, hey, you're back home, The place is going crazy, there is a lot of adrenaline.

I mean, they came out, they came out so fast and I mean their pace was so much faster in this game and I'll tell you what, can they? do that in Phoenix Kenny and Shaq know this man when you plan a home playoff game it's different especially not in a 2-2 no and not in the playoffs especially the deeper you go like the whole city is behind you wherever you drive through the building. You have your jerseys and the city dresses in your colors and it gives you an excitement that you can't even put in the way that you don't get tired of it, and that's what happens to all the local teams and that was important for a guy like Michael Porter I wasn't really involved in shooting but he hit his first couple of shots like I saw his face when he hit those big shots he wasn't smiling he was focused Bruce Brown 25 points off the bench this is a game they needed they took care of business you know they had a couple of lapses Phoenix came back but they regained their composure they regained control they do what they're supposed to do now they can hit the road we'll see and it looks like I I don't know you just know that pregame training in which Chris Paul seems to be close to returning.

This would probably be a game he could come back in after a loss if he comes back. I think that's the best thing about Chris. Paul plays at a slower pace, however, he is smart enough to understand that he has to play faster, let the team play faster, so in the Saints tab get another guy who can not only detect but also be able to score timely baskets, uh, I think having two guys. "Put so much pressure on them to not perform at a level of 30, which is a great level, but a high level of 40. I think that's too much pressure for two guys to do that consistently in a seven-game series of 40 every night I've ever had." I haven't seen him much, not two guys, uh, maybe in the era where I'm not going to give them that kind of harvests, can you imagine this person?

Do you think, uh, two things number one, Chris, he's never played really fast and he's been out a week, a little over a week, do you think he can just show up and automatically play faster? Yes, I think the question is yes, because the ball moves faster than your feet. Playing fast doesn't mean you have to turn it up. You could If you know, if he was playing with Devin Booker, uh, I'm pitching forward. I'm understanding and throwing forward at him and letting him work and letting him break the defense before it starts, but I'm. I don't think Chris was the guy to say that from the free throw line the ball moves faster than your feet, you're right, but if you look at him in warmups, he was running like this when you did it. a growing group with outfielder Murray coming out of the pick and roll at full speed, so even if they win game six, I don't know if you want to go to Denver and can't breathe at any point because of the breaking news.

Devin Booker actually missed more shots. of what he did tonight he scored 28 8 of 19 from the field Denver takes the fifth game 118 to 102. Okay, I did it or is it this, are you watching it again? No, when Chuck first talked to me, I thought he was turned on. first season but he was on season six, yeah, so now I had to come back. I'm on season five now, so that's cool, and then you're doing season four, yeah, foreigner.