GET UP | Tim Legler BOLD predicts to Game 3 Timberwolves vs Nuggets: Anthony Edwards contains Jokic?

It's presented by ESPN bet Drea Jaylen brunson number tonight 35 A2 or so I'm going with less on this one It's listed as questionable we don't know what his foot feels like he's able to do magic, he could get 30 I No, I don't think he'll get more than 35? That's fair. Jay will be Anthony Edwards tonight for Minnesota's third

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. His number is 28. A2 or so. I'm going to go less because if not you get less. I'm going to be very disappointed in Denver if they don't come out with a sense of urgency considering everything that's happened in the last few days.

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in a minute, but let's get on with it, Chan. Let's be happy about the MVP, his game, three total points plus rebounds plus assists is 50 and a half more or less exactly from what Jay just said. I think it will be more, we will get something like 284 and N because he is I'm not going to leave anything to question, this is a three-time MVP and I think he knows what the expectations are for Minnesota. I just did the math that would be 51, so that would be good, sford boom, you know what I did?

No Northwest Northwest technically I did it on my calculator just before, oh you did it, I actually had to write the numbers down, so fair enough, smarter, not smarter, okay, let's start with this, everyone like in the Intermediate off day or one of the Many off days between games two and three just won her third MVP award Nicole Yic has established herself as one of the great players in the history of the sport, but the Wolves appear to have found an answer Drea, Do you have some tape to show us how they did it. I was very impressed with Nas Reed, the physicality, the length, the mobility, the depth of the Timberwolves and it showed in his game and it shows in the way they defend and how bigger they are. sending two, they have a high hand, look here and New Zealand are on the ball, they can switch to defense, which helps Carl Anthony Towns just floods his high hand, that's why he can't make that pass to Aaron Gordon cutting off the middle of the lane that The pass is not there because the Defenders have their hands high, now you bring out the back.

Defender X may contest the shot. They have full-court athleticism for when they have double joy and they have athleticism for one-on-one matchups. joic is one of the eight from the field when Nas Reed is the main defender High hands verticality jumping up using his body using his strength look at Naz's reach and elevation of the floor rotate the players like this to defend the yage and make him work and wear him down yic he's a strong player and hard to wear down you have to have multiple guys to do it you have to throw to multiple guys Minnesota has that, can I tell you what's more impressive than the staff Tim? connley the fact that he is the one who drafted yage when he was with Denver and that they have created personnel within their scheme between Nas Reed and what they are doing with Rudy Goar and Carl Anony Towns to adequately defend people like Yic who pressure him.

As a guard, I know, but I'm giving Tim Connley a lot of the credit for building the right system. No, I'm with you, but I want to add as a reminder for those who forget that Oar didn't even play. second game, defensive player of the year, these players that you're showing us here were from a game where the defensive player of the year wasn't there because they had their first child that morning, so even more impressive is the defense they're playing So Zach. I always love having these kinds of conversations with you, the kind of broader conversations, like I'll hear people say the heart of the champion, what it says, what Denver needs to show us tonight the wooden Wes right now.

It looks like a freight train that can't be stopped. The Nuggets are defending champions. They won MVP three out of four years. They got Jamal Murray coming off the worst episode of his hands-down career on Monday night and everything else. What will it mean tonight? When we see how they come out, I think it has to be about Jamal Murray. I mean, yic is doing what he can, he hasn't played up to his standards, but the burden on him has been enormous because Jamal Murray just hasn't been the same. and the bench has been a disaster for Denver, they haven't figured out who to play with or where.

I think it has to be a collective effort and they just have to come in like they fell apart in the second game in a way that was downright shocking. to see and they looked like a team that had simply run out of answers and they no longer believed and if they don't have that belief, if they don't believe that they can go in and win, they just aren't going to do it. beat them, we can sit here, talk about this guy, that guy, they have to put that behind them and remind themselves who they are because they seemed outmatched and completely overwhelmed in the second game, that's an incredible number, Chan, just like I give it to you, just look .

At the bottom of the screen, our reviews give Denver an eight. They are the defending champions and we give them an 8% chance of winning the series. They were the favorites before the series started. I mean, you started with the heart of the champion. what the Timberwolves have been playing with, they're not playing with strategy, they're not playing with x's and o's, they just want this more and I think that's been the real control and when you ask this question, you know it's the playoffs. It's a postseason that I'm coming to my fields. And as a player, how would you walk into that locker room and feel?

I feel like what I would say to the locker room is whether we want to be a dynasty right now or not, because this was when they tested us, we were down at O2, we have pieces to be great in the West in the long term, but I feel like if they don't win this game, then the West will take the win because there are so many different teams that I want to take it, you're looking at OKC, they're going to analyze a situation, let's see what they're made of being down right now, you're looking to other teams like the T Wolves like, hey, we're here. we were but we were created to beat them if we win now that means the West is our Denver has the best basketball player according to the niika yic award they also have a perfectly designed team they didn't show maturity through Jamal Murray you know.

Based on what we had heard and what we had seen shooting at 17%, now adversity is upon them and we will see what they are made of. Do they want to be a dynasty or not? Can they be dominant for years to come? it's this is our it's this our league everyone expected us to win even with the Celtics out there that's how I feel if I'm on the Denver Nuggets block I love that you drink so fast what are you expecting tonight? Jay, well, I hope it's Denver. come out with passion, especially Jamal Murray, you know a lot of people still shoot, he deserves credit for the fact that he shot 17% from the field, but why?

Because Jaden Mcdel is a dog. I don't know if he saw that there is a slowdown. video that they have from the second game where you can see that he is smiling at Jamal Murray, he welcomes him, he is enjoying the opportunity to defend Jamal Murray and at some point Jamal Murray has to take that personally, okay, I facing the end of an hour here's so much good stuff let me take a quick recap of the NBA playoffs if you're just joining us fact or fiction after the Celtics lost yesterday Zack fact or fiction The Celtics are still the best team in the fictional nba playoffs keep losing these games to teams that should be in the east and have you seen minnesota minnesota is destroying the defending champs right now minnesota is the best team in the playoffs bam absolutely t t wolv 6 and 0 in this postseason Chen, I come to you next, the Mavs beat the Thunder last night to even that series if I said Dallas was going to win that series, fact or fiction.

This is close, but still fiction because OKC played with a little less energy considering they are the second-youngest team in basketball if they bring their quickness. back off your sense of urgency. I think they can get out of this Dallas shot without turning the ball over. I'm not sure if that continues particularly from the corners. I think we are going to see a better defensive and offensive effort from the players. thunder, so fiction, better night from Luca last night, but CH still likes OKC Drea, if I said Jaylen Brunson is the best closer in the playoffs, is it fact or fiction, fact, fact, fact, a fact, that's a fact.

I can't say it enough, Jaylen. Brunson 43 points in 32 decisive minutes this postseason, whether he's getting in his pocket, getting to the rim, beating defenders or finding his teammates, he makes the right play. Being on the court is exactly what the Knicks need in close games. the stretch he knows exactly what to do he's always under control he does it very well absolutely he's been brilliant and I'm here because Jay Williams is waiting and ready to break a little tape for us like only he can show Yo what has made Jaylen so good and the defense we are seeing?

The defense has made Jaylen really good, by the way, and Jaylen's buckets, like Chenise talked the other day about doing Bruns and Boogie, but first of all, it's not like that. It doesn't matter if you're 65, 67 or 61, you can't play this guy with his hands down, you'll see him come off a hand dribble here, okay, now when you get into the action, this is when the Boogie starts . Now look at the Boogie now. Every time the boogie starts I want you to look at Nimart's hand why are these hands down when the hands are down look at the vision it gives him in the rim there is nothing that prevents his vision towards the rim one more time hands They're down, he puts you on that Brunson Boogie, he gets a rhythm, he gets a rhythm, the shot's going to go up, well, once again, he's going to be the blocker here, establish some action and then watch when he gets rhythm again, he is.

I like the shape. Nim is on top of him he is not creating any separation and he starts dancing here now as he dances where the hands are again the green right hands are low each hand is lower now he will start to enter his operating zone here and when start crashing. The smaller player will get him out of position, watch him go to work and watch the shot over his left shoulder, yeah I mean it's one of the hardest shots to hit but once again he's able to get to any space you want. on the court and if you're not going to guard him with your hand up trying to deter a vision, if your hands are always down he's always going to be able to shoot over you as a defender, we've been having all these conversations and we'll talk about it again.

This with the entire group, but who do you think should be Jaylen Brunson's main defender? Because he's taking school hard, basically, every time he gets the chance, he slips away, and I think that's how it is. I'm going to see high doses of Pascal cakam in them because of the size and length or even naith. I think they are going to give it a different look, but he would keep me away from NIMH har. NIMH har have been being abused. being put in a body bag each and every game, very fascinating, we'll see which one's foot is tonight, much more on that series as we go, our Middle Lane Tower is under attack, our Slayer Lane Tower is under attack, your team has destroyed a tower he has defeated an enemy back to your team has destroyed a tower foreign speed our Middle Lane Tower is under attack our base The tower is under attack your tower has been destroyed the team has destroyed a tower your team has destroyed one of our towers the base is under attack because you are on the red team something take me to my prayer SW traumatic murder our Dragon Lane Tower is under attack I hear the voice our Slayer Lane Tower is under attack dragon and Slayer have appeared take me to my prey of ours The Tower Slayer Lane is under attack, let's make this quick, something delicious.

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