An EMBARRASSING LOSS! - Tim Legler reacts to Wolves FORCING Game 7 vs. Nuggets | Get Up

On Get Up, Monica McNutt, Tim Legler and Alan Hahn join Mike Greenberg to react to the Minnesota Timberwolves forcing a Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets after a dominant 115-70 win in Game 6 to tie their conference semifinal series 3-3.
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[@jeremiahjones3010]

This series has revealed the character of a lot of folks. Jokic is amazing player, honest, and all around great guy. Look at how he checked in on Ant Man when he went down. And Ant Man is a freaking treasure. Love my Nuggets, but this guy is easy to root for and love how he always takes accountability and praises his teammates. Saddens me that my respect for Murray has gone down after this series.

[@CTHR333]

Murray will bounce back I think, he’s no scrub. Definitely disappointed in him for his behavior, but he’ll be aight.

[@evleensingh]

@@CTHR333 Sorry but Murray is a cry baby and only pouts when he's losing.. he's riding Jokic too much and then complains

[@triggatrey2112]

@@CTHR333yeah, his game isn’t horrible (it isn’t great), he’s just much less willing to credit the wolves and would rather point to his injury compared to how Jokic and ANT talk about each other.

[@CTHR333]

@@evleensingh that’s a fair assessment bro.

[@Nugschris]

@evleensingh as long as you think ant crying and pouting last year when he was throwing chairs was unacceptable also

[@leetraviusmckay314]

"Anthony Edwards is on Murray's heels like a pair of fresh church socks" 😂

[@iguesss]

Wait for this Sunday. World Changers Church International Service

[@Dtja11]

I hate perks analogies smh

[@CTHR333]

Too good😂

[@Los150]

@@Dtja11Do you just not understand them or…?

[@BallAintLife123]

Before watching I’m guessing this was Perkins lmao

[@Berserk2099]

Murray is full of excuses. I swear. Look at Ants fall in the 3rd, that brother got up and destroyed

[@gringoboy701]

He's been mediocre this year compared to last by a wide margin.

[@stevelau7694]

He is extremely inconsistent so basically a poor man's version of Russell Westbrook who could also sometimes have huge games. Would look much better if he just told the truth and said he had a bad game, same way Edwards owns up to it.

[@Nugschris]

Man no matter what happens this has been a great series. This series is why i watch basketball.

[@davd1986]

Only one game was close, game one. Everything else has been a blowout.

[@quentinhans4755]

@@davd1986still was entertaining though

[@SojiRo23]

Lock Jamal Murray in a broom closet for game 7. He played like an 8th grader all night, but they all played like absolute goofballs.

[@Ordovician71]

You guys are such prisoners of the moment 😂

[@TheAlexpurdy14]

​@Ordovician71 agreed. As a Timberwolves fan I still respect his ability IMMENSELY

[@euro51116]

@@TheAlexpurdy14 I respect the ability but not the person

[@LargeDude2023]

Wolves have a great chance with 2 Allstars that can score, the DPOY, teammate of the year and 6th man of the year. Jokic will have to have another monster game to defeat all of that. Being at home helps.

[@jimmyrice5321]

True. The Wolves have a lot of talent. The media is kind of silly at times trying to make it all about Edwards and comparing him to MJ lol

[@shiningwizard202]

@@jimmyrice5321the media sleeps on McDaniels like crazy. One of the best 3&D’s in the league and didn’t start getting recognized until a month ago.

[@SquidysTents]

This series makes me feel like I’m on 5 grams of mushrooms in the middle of a war zone

[@BlessedOne686]

😂😂

[@5thDimension3]

That’s.. intense 😂

[@instantactionz4284]

Hell of an analogy😂

[@Pswayze23]

Watching a tv screen? You must not leave the house

[@triggatrey2112]

You might want to go to the ER. I don’t think that has anything to do with the game 😂

[@buckwyld218]

Jamal made of glass Murray hurt himself again? Like that's a surprise.

[@viTuxk]

“Anthony Edwards’s on Jamal Murray like back pockets”

[@bellacinzia5960]

It’s trash talk is all,,part of being young and not knowing enough,,, what he dishes out he will get back,, true for all

[@WorldwideWyatt]

Does anyone else hate the NBA on ESPN outtro music on these clips? Or is it just me?

[@ryanheath5284]

I hate it with all my heart

[@WorldwideWyatt]

@@ryanheath5284 hey Ryan did you used to live in North Carolina? I know a guy with your exact name.

[@ryanheath5284]

@@WorldwideWyatt lol it's a common name, I've never lived there, no

[@RL-ww5ev]

Oh my Anthony Edward's told the staff I'll see you game 7. Wow

[@Pd6ddy]

Win or lose in game 7 this is the step forward this organization needs Let’s go wolves!

[@heyjoethomas]

Weird. Whenever Murray plays bad it’s cuz he is hurt. What a joke.

[@moneyflow5766]

Exactly,straight BS

[@simthembilemalusi8670]

Utter garbage. I thought I’m the only that peeped it smh

[@brandonwomack7379]

I watched him the rest of the game. I forgot he got hurt until the entire Denver team was benched and then they wrapped it up.

[@Nugschris]

Pretty obvious he hurt is elbow there at 1:07. You think he was just faking that or what?

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

You’re literally the same goofs who eat up all the garbage propaganda and lies surrounding LeFraud Blames when he loses. Blame teammates, blame coaches, pretend LeBum was injured, etc, etc.

[@mja4wp]

If the NBA does it right, they have a golden opportunity...make Ant and Joker the Bird-Magic duo of this generation...they are both well balanced champion caliber competitors....they should both be the face of the NBA

[@baffourappiah3853]

Bird and Magic had similar play styles and resumes. This feels like Bird can young Jordan

[@buddhavaro]

Sorry crybaby Jamal, but Ant man fell on his tailbone harder than Ruby bumping on you and he isn't using that as an excuse.

[@kjjr3270]

I am ngl, but even if Denver wins game 7, which i actually believe, they seem to be kinda inconsistent. Celtics might actually get it done this year if they are healthy.

[@shiningwizard202]

As a Celtics fan, I’d much rather see Denver than Minnesota. Denver played well against us in the regular season and will be tough but Minny is gonna force us to take too many 3’s. We match up well against Denver defensively but Minny is a wildcard.

[@kjjr3270]

@@shiningwizard202 i am a neutral NBA fan so i do have my favourites, but don't necessarily support a team like that, but i agree with you. Celtics should hope to get T Wolves, they seem to be a better match up for Boston

[@angahbg9089]

​@@shiningwizard202 you guys don't have big that can handle Jokic, either KAT and Gobert. You guys are not winning this year.

[@vaughnmiller4371]

Timberwolves: boy that 45 piece grilled chicken nuggets, delicious 😋 Can hardly wait for the next box of barbecue chicken nuggets with fries.

[@natekong3596]

The Nuggets were fooling around and found out.

[@aquamarine56]

Fooling around?

[@minnuss]

@@aquamarine56 Yes, they played with like 40% of their strength.

[@dawn78145]

​@@minnussthis game? Your full of bs whenever mpj has his face looking down to the earths core the whole game then that speaks volumes that they were trying just couldn't get shots off

[@minnuss]

@@dawn78145 right, so all of them decided to shoot 30%...

[@Xavier-is1fx]

Nuggets need to protect the basketball as if it was their new born baby. Lock down them second chance points and offensive rebounds they're giving the game away like that and the Wolves are taking advantage.

[@JvlioGtxz]

No one still wants to admit early on that the Nuggets had wide open shots they just didn’t fall. This game 7 is going to be epic but Nuggets in 7.

[@ekisola17]

Wolves missed open shots early too. But eventually went on to hit em. The Nuggets didn’t so 4-5 Wolves Dismiss Denver on Sunday

[@brandonwomack7379]

No, I agree. They will not shoot that badly again. However the Wolves did not shoot great either but they out rebounded them.

[@Nugschris]

​@ekisola17 so you think nugs will miss all their open shots again? Doubt it bro.

[@Lebronscome]

@@Nugschrisu think wolves will miss all their open shots? Coz that’s what happened in both teams lossess

[@Nugschris]

@Lebronscome come on bro. Minn shot 46% nugs shot 30%. Let's be honest here

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

Game 7 will be a slugfest

[@davidroos935]

Never seen Jokic look so upset than when he was on the sideline in the 4th

[@jaymoney6233]

Kobe Bryant 32 PPG at 22 years old 🙌

[@Banana-wu6te]

And Ant 30 at 22 with NO All Star

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

@@Banana-wu6te NO ALL STAR??? HAHAHAHAHA… KAT was literally an all star THIS SEASON. And Gobert is a 3 time defensive player of the year (including one THIS YEAR) And Ant also has the 6th man of the year (Naz Reid) Anthony Edwards has a GREAT supporting cast around him. So my question for you is: are you slow or just lying on purpose???

[@jaymoney6233]

@@NewNormalWorldOrder Probably trying to discredit Kobe 😏

[@Matt-Edwards-MEdia]

JMcD is a problem for Murray, who is now health-compromised in a series where Denver quit in three games opting to extend the series. Jokic needs to - ironically - score and dominate Q1 like Shaq for denver shooters to wakeup

[@MrMathsimon]

0:45 here we go again with your arbitrary stats ESPN. If we really talking about 22 or younger in their first 10 games, Luka averaged 32.2ppg. Who do you decide to put and not put is the really interesting question.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Always with the Nuggets.

[@veramann]

I can see in the video where Monica is sleeping. LOL

[@joelamthach5812]

Jokic is text book talent… God bless the sport with the most amazing athlete

[@G30MaN27]

This game made me lose all my expectations of the nuggets winning a chip this year. I've had an opinion on Murray that I've been keeping to myself, but I have a feeling

[@09lowkey]

Game 7 of the NBA Finals, well sorta. Whoever wins this series is going on to win it all in my opinion. This is the proving ground, no team in the East will be as tested as either of these 2 teams. The WCF will be a dogfight, but ultimately it'll be Denver or Minn. representing and they'll smash whoever comes out the East.

[@NoName-cn3cp]

Ant figured out he can abuse Jokic all day on the pick and roll lol something the other teams haven't realized for some reason lol

[@resurrectedainu6751]

Good. Could careless what happens to Murray. Nuggets get away with alot of roughness. Fouls that don't get called. Time for them to learn how hard it is to repeat.

[@Lanier-ry5yy]

Murray ain't it

[@kaysheye7784]

he was for the title run last year though, wasn't he?

[@shiningwizard202]

@@kaysheye7784we talking about accomplishments from last year or what’s going on right now? Minny’s defense on Murray has been excellent and he’s clearly having trouble getting past it.

[@kaysheye7784]

@@shiningwizard202 I'm not a fan of either team but Murray's also injured tbf

[@shiningwizard202]

@@kaysheye7784 I’m not a fan of either team and injuries ain’t an excuse. Everyone’s injured, if you can’t play then don’t play.

[@AskHasani]

I could be wrong here, but i think what jokic meant by “great” loss was that they took a BIG L

[@YshfUshgv]

love

[@johnwhite2412]

Murray was missing shots before the elbow injury

[@dd_zzero6827]

I do hope Murray is hurt and can't play. Makes up for the fact that he should have easily been suspended in game 3 and this series would have looked totally different. Hopefully Karma will catch up with this punk!

[@ER-zm2cz]

Jokic all ready dissected the wolves for game 7 when he was standing in the 4th watching them play

[@focuz4899]

Yeah he definitely dissected them. Problem is he disintegrated a 20 point lead tonight 😂

[@markcroft2743]

Please, please 🙏 win game 7 T-wolves

[@aquamarine56]

People developing PTSD in the Twolves-Nuggets series.

[@marshallmuyembi7537]

The big Sebian is mad 😡 he is going flame people in game 7

[@ER-zm2cz]

Gobert mad he got embarrassed by jokic last game and takes it out on Murray 😅

[@haywood0457]

Anthony Edward’s on Murray like flies on dookie. 💩

[@focuz4899]

Tim Legler said it was over on First Take yesterday

[@aquamarine56]

Just like all the media said it was over for Nuggets in game 2.

[@focuz4899]

@@aquamarine56 But it is over for the Nuggets

[@aquamarine56]

@focuz4899 at least not a SWEEP. As they all said. NUGGETS gave NBA 3 extra million $ shows. Next year, the quest continues. We love our Nuggets. Be positive

[@focuz4899]

@@aquamarine56 I bet they would have rather been swept than to lose a game 7, at home in front of their fans, after being up by 20.

[@aquamarine56]

@@focuz4899 they have lost so many times in d past. And what was lost was only d hope of getting ring #2.

[@geechiedan68]

What other superstar can life a playoff game by 45 and not receive once bit of criticism?

[@NoName-cn3cp]

Murray saying "hopefully" he feels better shows he's scared af lol Wolves in 7

[@aquamarine56]

That's should just be OK. They already have a ring. If twolves will get their 1st ring, that's good for the league

[@NoName-cn3cp]

@@aquamarine56 Jokic is wyte tho

[@aquamarine56]

@NoName-cn3cp the last back2back was GWS in 2017/18. Now is the time for bigs. Twolves has 3bigs and has all d accolades this season: KAT - ALL STAR ANT - ALL STAR GOBER - DYOP NAZ - 6MOY CONLEY - TOTY Nuggets only has 1: JOKIC - ALL STARS, 3MVP Twolves by these metrics should win🏆

[@chasbuckner104]

So was he hurt against the lakers too ?

[@kavenavery8561]

It's all about adjustments. Draymond Green, who I'm not a fan of, said something I never thought about with why who wins game 5 usually wins the series. It's because that team is the last team to make adjustments. Timberwolves don't have anything to adjust to because they won by so much, they can only guess what the adjustments will be from the nuggets. That being said, the Timberwolves defense is for real and Anthony Edwards is a rising superstar, if not the future best player in the league ( maybe even next year), but it's definitely Jokic as the best player and it's not close as of right now. I think the nuggets make the adjustments, and they play with all out effort. They gave up again after the first punch by the Twolves. As a fan of the nuggets I'm starting to hate the TWOLVES, I know ANT is amazing, but right now I hope they get crushed. The Pacers are my team, but I love watching the nuggets and Jokic who is my favorite player in the league. Best basketball mind ever.Go nuggets.

[@etoradamaley4713]

You'll have a lot of years to hate the Wolves. They'll only get better

[@jonb2437]

Stop with the MJ comparisons. Media can't stop splooging any time they have a chance to bring it up

[@jasondye9565]

Nuggets need to get a couple of guys in the off season

[@str8nashtygaming466]

What's going on with today's NBA? I don't recall ever seeing so many blowouts in the playoffs before. Especially to top seeded teams let alone defending championship teams. Embarrassing.

[@curtthechameleon]

Denver getting beat is so satisfying.

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

Why? Explain this sentiment using logic and reasoning skills. What did the Nuggets do to trigger you besides the sports media not liking them?

[@Nugschris]

@@NewNormalWorldOrder he probly a lakers fan. It's fine all great teams have haters

[@nebojsamihajlovic9066]

Puši ga bre

[@ZelB84]

Well your satisfaction will be overturned when the win game 7 probably in Overtime

[@focuz4899]

@@Nugschris Denver is a great team? With one chip? Please stop 😂.

[@RegalToneT]

The Kids 22.. shut up man just hold off on the comparisons for a while guys. C’mon..

[@rahulbosebose1]

NBA needs a rule for blowouts.. Any point over 15 in a loss carry over to next game in playoffs. Stop losing team playing extendend garbage time and giving up early. It is unfair to fans in the stadium and on tele.

[@Noggindoing]

Denver literally gave Twolves fans nuggets to eat on Sunday for the game

[@christopherslavens]

The Nuggets took the night off. They won’t be on Sunday.🎉

[@Dustyphoto915]

But Jokic is perfect no? Just like a few days ago right? So how can he have an embarrassing loss? They will blow out Minnesota in 7 and he’ll be perfect again.

[@Reaper13-hi3yo]

I'll predict this now- Denver wins comfortably in game 7, behind a bounce-back performance from Murray, who will be aided by officials getting his primary defenders in early foul trouble, allowing him to get going early (eerily similar to games 3 & 4 eh??).

[@MOTOCLIPSFORYOURSOUL]

One thing we can learn from this series is how refs can make the game go how they want 😂

[@bee1979]

The conspiracy theorists are out 😂

[@MOTOCLIPSFORYOURSOUL]

@@bee1979 if you don’t see how much refs influence games your trippen brah

[@frankcb11]

I predict wolves will win in game 7 of a classic game

[@shiningwizard202]

@@bee1979 FanDuel sponsors every other commercial and you think the league is honest?? 😂 Google “tim donaghy” and lmk casual

[@ginostrings]

You need to improve your post up game and Fade-aways, ANT!!

[@ekisola17]

He hasn’t used the post game this series bcuz of the double teams. What are you talking about?

[@triggatrey2112]

He’s been getting doubled team since Game 3.

[@FlexSZN23]

Do you watch basketball

[@ginostrings]

He's young. He'll improve like mj level postup games and fadeaways.

[@ginostrings]

@@FlexSZN23 what's basketball

[@ryanjessiesaldana5850]

the league wants their golden boy ant to win. they dont want horse riding gru to win another one making the nuggets lose game 6. and as the nuggets, why would they make effort to win if they cant anyway

[@simthembilemalusi8670]

They really trying to push the Jordan comparison narrative on this poor guy smh

[@williamyoungs5541]

We will know the coming result of game 7 as soon as the refs are announced.

[@LL-iy7bg]

What is Ant propaganda,KAT win game 7 and what was this stat(🤥Kobi,Lebron and Ant under 22) Luka at 22year old have +30, 🤥

[@G30MaN27]

:17 what do you expect?? He's an athlete that talks a lot, he's gunna say shyt to everyone. Impressive, he talk shyt to Denver's staff 😂😂😂 come on media.

[@acertainsound]

He was not hurt sometimes playing hurt is a way of giving up……. Denver will win the series …… I know this sport I’m better than most of these sports casters they are a Joke

[@shahidmufti795]

ESPN is DESPERATELY trying to pray into existence Minnesota winning Game 7 in Denver due to trying to promote Ant Man, an American-born player, as the face of the leauge.....so they don't have to promote Jokic, who is foreign-born and is white, who is already the face of the league.

[@triggatrey2112]

Jokic is the best player in the league, no debate. He isn’t the face, though. Partially because of his lack of personality by league standards (I like him , though), partially because he obviously doesn’t want to be and that’s ok. He’s similar to Tim in that way. ANT, meanwhile, embraces that narrative and has the charisma that other faces in the league have had along with the game to back it up. Both of them are great, though.

[@kaysheye7784]

why do you care so much? If Jokic is the best player in the world, nothing else will matter if he proves it in Game 7

[@gregoryldismukes]

Rudy fucked, he's coming off the bench now.

[@johnjohnisson6950]

This is an awful and the most boring game ever. It's not fair to the fans at all when one side (The Nuggets) would not give any effort into playing the game. Is this even legal?

[@josegarcia-xd6lt]

Another excuse for Murray come on bro grow a pair

[@givethanks29]

Wth Denver

[@alexamerling79]

Jesus Christ Denver got destroyed!

[@vortexreport]

yesterday jokic was the best player ever and everybody knew it, today everybody hates on him

[@c.l.s5445]

Paycheck to paycheck logic.

[@coops1992]

Not best player ever but not even close to Shaq, Shaq would break Karl Towns in half xD

[@triggatrey2112]

I mean, Jokic did goodish but his team lost by nearly 50 points. They’re gonna talk about it.

[@kevinlopes6381]

The hell with game 7 i rather see college basketball than NBA trash profuct onbthr court . They should be embarrassed airing games like this.

[@MattKelley-ho6ih]

Go watch college basketball then. Why are you waisting time commenting on this video?

[@Raul1088]

Luka averaged 31.0 ppg first 10 games

[@nebojsamihajlovic9066]

I ?

[@larrybrown9883]

Denver literally didn't even try to compete. I know when you get the "memo" from the league to ease up you're supposed to sell it lol. They simply shut down and made it look like EXACTLY what it was!! Maybe that was the Nuggets way of saying to the league without actually saying to the league...."there...now you have your game 7".

[@dskwared2u610]

They want him to be the next MJ and the new face of the league BUT he's NOT.

[@bhsieh3537]

I believe the Nuggets lost this one on purpose knowing they will win in Denver. Everyone knows Denver is better when they are on their backs. Losing game 6 allows them to rest for game 7 which is the real game that matters. I expect the Wolves to lose by at least 10-15 points in game 7

[@ivancampuzano9671]

Murray is fine just needs toughen up

[@Because_Truth_Matters]

Excuses. Jamal was not hampered. Anthony Edwards got injured too. Are y'all gonna talk about that? Alan Hann, not all of us know Jokic is the MVP. the MVP is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who doesn't have a dude in Jamal Murray who averages 24 points in the playoffs. Jamal Murray averages more points in the playoffs than Kawhi, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Khris Middleton, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving...Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doesn't have a dude like that on his team. How is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander not the MVP of y'all aren't just haters? It's always something when Jokic and the Nuggets are losing.

[@Laguna46]

Jamal was garbage in all playoffs

[@Nugschris]

Watch game 5 where jokic owned the 4 time dpoy in the ultimate pressure situation. That's why.

[@MattKelley-ho6ih]

He’s got Chet hologram who is an all star. Have you seen how bad Jamal has been this entire playoffs or you just spewing a bunch of nonsense?

[@joelamthach5812]

Cherry coat lady needs voice coach pretty bad

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

"collides" Gobert gave him the upwards elbow shot. Deliberate but hey, Rudy was mad about the last game.

[@made4this942]

MVP??? 70 POINTS??

[@Nidzadrugar]

Triple MVP. Cry

[@made4this942]

@@Nidzadrugar I can't tell!! If any other MVP would have gotten beaten that bad, they would be talking about it this morning. But somehow they're blaming everyone else. I wonder why? 🤔 ( Entitlement? privilege?)

[@drewmeyer9679]

The fact that KAT played better defense on Jokic than the DPOY says how overrated Rudy is.

[@kevinlopes6381]

Next time don't even show up the next game Denver. That's why I hate the NBA players the show up when they want to play and don't compete the. Low ratings and terrible basketball shooting 3 pointers like is the end WWII no smart basketball. Like a said that's why the league have some many problems and I won't watch any more, they all are selfish players show up went to want to play is horrible.

[@Nostalgia9478]

Nuggets in 7 This is very reminiscent of when Tmac CHOKED a 2-0 series lead after winning the first 2 games in Dallas Hopefully ANT takes ACCOUNTABILITY after losing game 7.. Am i rite, Reggie Miller???!!! lol

[@LukasP143]

Agreed people dont know ball if they thought nuggets were beating minnesota 4x in a row. Nugs in 7

[@samryan7837]

Bruh you corny af

[@Nostalgia9478]

@@LukasP143Well said

[@mboyd988]

That lady resembles Kenny Smith.

[@ghostriderx916]

Greenie is a joke

[@Ordovician71]

Are you guys really overreacting AGAIN? lol you’re ruining this series with bad takes after every game. Stop.

[@kevinlopes6381]

The NBA is super rigged the league sucks!!!

[@derrickford9437]

Rigged nba games stop bettin on these games😅😅😅😅😅

[@covidbryant6412]

Sit jamal game 7

[@LukaMagic97]

Not including Luka is a crime in this