It's a WRAP for the Suns! - Perk says its OVER for PHX vs. the Timberwolves after Game 2 | NBA Today

Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Zach Lowe join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to react to the Minnesota Timberwolves' 105-93 win over Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of their first round NBA Playoff matchup.
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[@RKO859]

KD gonna request a trade to the Wolves

[@xelitecody5980]

Dont need that locker room cancer here

[@theronhuggins]

Corny

[@Weebei]

The hardest path...no literally, Wolves would require him to play D.

[@marvinmj7075]

Kd not that much better than harden

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

@@xelitecody5980 Denver heard you

[@CoachRJ334]

Hold KD accountable like yall do that 39yr old in LA

[@user-qf1br9dq8m]

Yup, KD is the elephant sittin in the room, it's all him. This is what he wanted, this is what he got.

[@theronhuggins]

What u want him to do ?

[@cryptoOFkingz]

This has nothing to do with KD. It's the defense they play. It's just suffocating

[@Markese-cd6sc]

Nobody gets held accountable like that 39 year old man

[@cryptoOFkingz]

@@Markese-cd6sc well they consider him the King the chosen 1. That makes you accountable

[@CoolTy23]

Everyone be trying to give KD a pass/excuse! Thank you Perk for holding him accountable!!!

[@johnnyappleseed9568]

Where does it go from here? ‘The offseason’ lol that’s cold Kperc

[@TylerAnderson-xl6hb]

I love perk 😄

[@luishernandezzzz]

they set that up perfectly

[@aaronkrause7595]

That was an incredible way to start this off 😂

[@beastmodemadden1993]

She was happy with that 6 ft sunder joke. Cracked herself up.. lol

[@ntokozomlangeni6554]

lmao watching her laugh alone killed me

[@vvs.vishal]

Was exactly looking for these comments 🤣🤣🤣

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Booker is not Kobe

[@Bigboi_Chef]

Yeah he Obe😂😂😂

[@Zae145]

Booker never said he was Kobe lmao

[@CCEkeke]

@@Zae145 No, but ESPN kept telling us he was.

[@Zae145]

@@CCEkeke it’s annoying tbh

[@AAONMS1]

Booker isnt kobe but ANT is the next great one!

[@CCEkeke]

Never compare Devin Choker to Kobe again. They aren't even in the same galaxy.

[@NyQuilDonut]

Kobe ain't clutch either.

[@lorddj9910]

Kobe had plenty of games like that

[@PatrickRoy30]

⁠@@NyQuilDonut​​⁠way more than Booker is. Booker hasn’t made it out of the 2nd round without CP3.

[@davyjoneslocker4859]

​Its only been 1 year from the cp3 removal what kinda nonsense ​am i hearing. So we dont even know how far he can go yet @@PatrickRoy30

[@arthursutton2492]

Chris paul was the one that put phoenix on the map They wasn't anything before him and probably won't be anything after

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

Beal will be there until 2027 and KD 2026. Booker probably wont leave but maybe he should. They need to trade KD or beal.

[@CrookedJoeBiden]

Yeah they need a point guard. Trading Chris Paul and getting Beal was a mistake

[@anthonym6542]

Facts. Book has never won

[@nkrumansantos1794]

To win, every team needs a spiritual leader and CP3, even being old, was unequivocally the Suns tough leader. Trading him was a terrible mistake.

[@Prettyfresh20]

Beal still believes he is a part of the wizards. Come next year, kd gonna want to be traded back to the warriors.

[@lightswitch1483]

Where do the Suns go from here? "To the Off Season" 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@kareja316]

at the start of the season Booker said "whos gonna guard all three of us"

[@boonebeasley9622]

😂😂😂

[@phillyg3107]

He Fucked around n found out lol … I have over 20k worth of antman rookie cards so I know suns coming back tho 🤣

[@Colton-H]

Suns don't have a point guard. That is why they look lost on these possessions. And it isn't gonna change next game. this will probably be 4 or 5 games

[@hooligan5381]

Perkins be speaking on KD like it's personal how the series over after two games and they're going home 😂

[@noleyestoad4477]

he pushing agendas

[@Jdcjr1991]

It’s because of how they’re looking in those games. That series is over they might steal a game but it’s OVER

[@samchristian37]

Yeah that’s so weird to me cause they played on the same team and everything. Perk sound salty every time he talk about KD

[@CyphCat]

Hooligan5381 cry some more

[@hooligan5381]

@@CyphCat SMD

[@marvinmj7075]

Hold KD accountable like y’all do James Harden

[@alecsonquist493]

Love the hype that Jaden McDaniels is receiving

[@MrDeAdJoKeR30]

They are punking suns on defense like old KD on Brooklyn net from Celtics sweep. 😂

[@jerrythorpe9998]

As a lifelong Timberwolves fan, im more than excited to hear about us being talking about this way. If we beat Denver in the second round, we’re winning it all

[@user-ho7ml4cz9d]

Definitely not beating Denver

[@JN0VAH]

@@user-ho7ml4cz9dwe played Denver without Jaden McDaniel or naz ried last year, it is 100% possible.

[@user-ho7ml4cz9d]

@@JN0VAH excuses excuses that's what wolves do the best I guess it's injuries why you haven't been out of the first round in 20 years

[@shuckster1239]

@@user-ho7ml4cz9d tell me you don't know ball without telling me you don't know ball lmao. Not even a twolves fan but this team is legit!

[@user-ho7ml4cz9d]

@@shuckster1239 legit 🤣🤣🤣 said nobody about the wolves casual 🤣🤣🤣

[@pg13pacernation30]

NO ONE IN NBA HISTORY HAS HAD AN EASIER RIDE THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER THAN KEVIN DURANT. ➡️ Drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and was paired with Russell Westbrook for the next 10 years before joining the Golden State Warriors ➡️ Played with arguably one of the greatest teams of all time and won 2 championships. ➡️ Moved to the Brooklyn Nets where he was joined by Kyrie Irving and James Harden. Went as far as Round 2 before that team collapsed internally. ➡️ Now is with an offensively loaded Phoenix Suns team bannered by Devin Booker and Bradley Beal To say he’s had it easy is an understatement. He’s had the benefit of teams having a high reluctance to apply strong double teams on him due to the presence of otherworldy talent around him which, in effect, has helped make him one of the greatest scorers of all time. Don’t take that the wrong way though - that’s just smart basketball and Durant, again, is trying to find ways to make it easy for him. That said, despite all these loaded super teams that Durant finds himself in, he’s only won 2 chips throughout his career (and that was with a team that prior to his joining, was 73-9) which begs the question: Does he qualify “REALLY” as an all time top 10 player? Virtually everyone’s top 10 list has players both past and present fulfilling one intersting narrative: That on their teams, they were the Alpha that carried said team to a chip despite a mountain of adversity. And often times, if not, most times, having the lesser talent on their team. Kevin Durant does not have the second point on his side and even the first point itself is debatable. Now, again, on a loaded Suns team, in Round 1 of the NBA playoffs, he has an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong about the narrative that surrounds his legacy. “He is the Alpha on a loaded team and he can take them to the Finals” The only problem? Is that the Suns are going up against a destined Minnesota Timberwolves led by a player who so happens to idolize this man - and is taking those career narratives surrounding Durant and might just be on the verge of surpassing them (at the moment) Doing something his idol could never. Unless? Kevin Durant can somehow find it within himself to overcome the adversity and re-write the script. He needs to. For his legacy’s sake.

[@Hannan-nh5wy]

Wow, what an interesting take. I agree 💯

[@TheyLoveMeech]

No one reading that shi lil bro go touch grass

[@vulcanraven9701]

KD is not a top10 all time great. He probably not even top15 all time tbh.

[@TheyLoveMeech]

@@vulcanraven9701 promise you’re not naming 15 all time better than KD🤣

[@RKO859]

They need to show inside the NBA footage from last night. Shaq and Chuck destroyed Perk.

[@Bigboi_Chef]

That part just roasting him😂

[@cryptoOFkingz]

So, what's your point?

[@shonda79able]

You sound childish. He doesn't have to address that.

[@CrookedJoeBiden]

A lot of people don’t like Perk but he was absolutely right on his Knicks take. Shaq and Chuck couldn’t engage with the argument he made so they resorted to ad hominem attacks. Pathetic🥱

[@StellerGuy14]

Shaq and Chuck don’t even watch basketball…

[@ModelMe76]

Wolves got that 2k AI defense on the suns lol😂

[@mellamohazy]

KD my favorite player of all time, so right now I’m a Supporter of the Suns I watched all 84 games Saying all that to say I don’t like when ppl come at Kendrick Perkins when he’s speaking the truth about KD & the Suns Just bc he rubs the truth in a little extra than you would like and uses clever metaphors and analogies which is apart of his job to Entertain. 💯

[@UnoUno77]

Malika thought she did something with that suns joke

[@elliottwilson2352]

Thank you Perk this not on Vogel

[@shaynawoods8115]

Vogel does not have a system for running a solid offense for each "Big 3" player to be effective to their strengths. So, Vogel IS to partially blame...

[@freezhollywood]

Love how somebody in the media calls out KD in the corner. When ya need him. Just know he’ll be in the corner. Hiding.

[@resurrectedainu6751]

Given Edwards current confidence& focus. Yes its over.

[@lvpradagucci5539]

Its clearly frank vogel them stupid small line ups is killing the suns 😊

[@toniwashington9759]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love Perk he always spot on. His analogies have me dying laughing 😃

[@thinkfreely6045]

Usually Don't Agree With Perk, But Man Is He On Point Right Here. Them Boy's Getting Straight Outplayed. KD And Booker Has More Experience In The Playoffs Than Beal. Finals Experience To Be Exact. So They Really Don't Have An Excuse. Beal Doesn't Either Though. Gotta Move And Create Without The Ball. KD Legacy Is On The Line For Sure.

[@almoen5412]

It's pretty amazing how many shots Booker gets away with

[@Krock-xt5nu]

LOL Perkins. "So what, out with the old in with the new".

[@narrickcuz]

It’s just amazing because no matter what I just feel KD gets swept under the rug like the fact that his playoff life has DRASTICALLY failed year after year since leaving GS is not really talked about enough for me lol.

[@allanouellette6328]

Wolves have 7 of the 10 best guys in the series. Really hard for PHX to combat that.

[@erionbooker08]

Somewhere Chris Paul is ecstatic 😂

[@LyricalMurderer1]

This is why the Lakers fired Vogel. He is not a good offensive coach…

[@finalfantasyopus1lightning605]

remember when booker said he doesn’t know how teams are going to guard them lol

[@adingdingdiiing6740]

Malika really liked her little pun there. Ok Malika.😂😂😂😂

[@shawnslawter4497]

Phoenix needs a point guard. Period

[@teehoops6819]

They should of kept cp3

[@MarcAkin]

I wonder why Perk isn't making that incomprehensible comparison of Edwards to 89 Jordan today

[@dontfoegettopray]

I would, do yk how hard it is to shoot bad and still impact the game and have the best plus minus on the floor. Only greats can have bad games and still be the best player on the floor

[@kirkhilljr.5446]

What makes it worse is he said that and they ended up the only team that night not to even up the series.

[@mrclapz1488]

Perk been giving us credit and watched us grow since 2019, when he became an analyst. He held us accountable for our bad seasons, we definitely got a shot this year but playing Denver makes me nervous

[@bhop3238]

Spo didn’t start off so great with the Heat and got out coached in the Finals against Dallas before all of this. It took some gigantic failures to get to this point but it’s built a coach who is war ready.

[@yungblade7]

The suns team chemistry is tremendously off, that's the main issue.

[@LethargicCarcass]

Hard to have good chemistry when the suns 3 best players all essentially have the same role

[@luvcyrus5991]

Luka cooked Booker and now Ant is cooking booker

[@wavyent.musicvideos]

If Denver loses in the Finals. KD will request to go there

[@adamscott7492]

Lol, he might go to denver or return to golden state, maybe thunder

[@RedNovaDello]

I don’t think any road teams won…. Pacers: 👀 Mavs: 👀

[@raven4475]

Nice screen Kevin 😂

[@longabram9560]

It's about time they hold KD accountable cuz he suppose to be a superstar.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

KD to the Wolves & Ant Ed > D Book whatta wild world we live in lol

[@reneeellis4389]

This is the only series that I see as being over. Every other team down 2-0 still has a chance, this suns team is just not put together to win a chip, KD picked the wrong team

[@3questo699]

8:57 😑 Malika really think she's hilarious. This was super CRINGE 😬 😂

[@shuckster1239]

she is so ridiculously cute that I do not even care

[@Asterisks12]

@@shuckster1239 shes not even that cute man, chill

[@Asterisks12]

super super cringe, and then they show her laughing....extra cringe

[@ibnfaqir9223]

Phoenix has no heart. They never did.

[@destroyinghaters]

Kdisney made more super teams than anybody in NBA history

[@Daveyjdigital]

Wolves on Top 🐺

[@CIG40ROLLIN]

NOBODY CARES WHAT K.P. SAYS SUNS UP 2-0 VS MILWAUKEE IN THE FINALS & 2-0 THE FOLLOWING PLAYOFFS VS DALLAS NOW IT'S TIME FOR PHOENIX TO FOLLOW THEM

[@HackleyMusicGroup]

that "six feet sunder" joke was worse than kawhi at his first toronto press conference.

[@austincastle3183]

As a wolves fan this is surreal to hear the praises. We gotta finish tho

[@pauljoseph3081]

Lakers and Suns are about to get swept.... But at least Lakers aren't getting blown out like this LMAO

[@siba2379]

It's gonna be 2-2 in both series by game 5

[@highdadd6526]

Lakers win game 3, after that, the fat lady is warming up.

[@macks5626]

@@siba2379 well I hope so

[@vulcanraven9701]

@@siba2379 nba is scripted so i agree. suns will lose in 1st round anyway though.

[@fasj72]

The majority of KD haters only hate him because he got in the way of LeBron having more rings 😁😂😂😂

[@vulcanraven9701]

Very true. Im in the minority in that i dislike him not for joining gsw, but for leaving gsw

[@alewaminidocumentary1787]

This further proves KD needed curry and not the other way around

[@vulcanraven9701]

curry never needed KD tbh

[@reyndogg1]

The best and only way to fix the suns is you need a true point guard like a Rajon Rondo or heck even Chris Paul to get them set up in the offense.

[@BellaJiyar_XOXO]

yall quick to forget who kd is fr.

[@LethargicCarcass]

Didn’t kd score 30 points game 1 and suns still lost by 25? Kd can’t win it himself

[@endaodonoghue3281]

You quick to.forget who Jaden McDaniels is fr dawg

[@chocktaebolanca757]

Right I forgot that we’re facing a guy that joined the 73-9 warriors after losing to them

[@Joshwaheazo]

If KD goes out in the first round can we all just pat chuck on the back and say well done Chuck you called him out and he proved you right.

[@wrightwayservicecarriersll2028]

I've seen teams giving a variety of different shots, passes. Jumpshots aren't enough. Perimeter, paint on & off the glass.

[@estevanmedrano6786]

9:01 When your professor tells a lame joke but you are failing his class.

[@romanmckinney4776]

They could sure use a Chris Paul Type PG ??? They went from a championship team and back to back 60 plus win seasons to this. After GSW, KD ruins every teams chemisty he goes too.

[@gboyedru]

I'm now a big Perkins"s fan man has 100% basketball IQ 👍

[@user-bd6kc7lt2l]

Perk talking about Ant coming for the best 2 guard in the league spot when he played crap in G2.... Ant hasn't made this series HIS series, at least after 2 games.

[@dredakin]

Perk is too funny!

[@creggbent7238]

Bruh should have stayed in brooklyn a tried creating a legacy..no all time gr8 should be team hopping this much

[@jeremylatimore243]

Bro this is on Frank Vogel he has shown over and over again to not be able to create real offensive scheme.

[@TheLilspic]

"6 feet SUNDER" Was the corniest joke I've ever heard 😒

[@chriswije]

It's only game 2, we've seen so many series change from game 3.

[@Shaughn-pk3pe]

Now Suns are sweep giving Wolves their first ever sweep series win

[@sonny.9998]

Did Kevin just beg the Suns fans that we need y'all more than ever...????? Man this is your occupation buddy!!!! U get millions to play this Sport. Fuk da fans u suppose to bring it EVERY GAME!!!! Again... Kevin it's your JOB!!!! DIG IT???

[@MrBoss5150]

PHX "3" playing 42 min a game. Wolves defense has been relentless and Suns have to work hard for every shot they get. Even when the Wolves bench (Alexander-Walker; Naz; Anderson) comes in, there is no let down. Just wave after wave of pressure that are turning the Suns over (31 points off TOs in gm 2) and making them work on every possession. By the 3rd quarter, the Suns are wiped out. Ant is making the right plays; role players are hitting shots; Wolves don't care who gets the credit and are happy when McDaniels/Alexander-Wlaker/Reid do well. There are no egos...just making the easy, right plays.

[@makedredd299]

The Suns were the strongest when it was only Devin Booker & #DeAndreAyton as the super duo. Things went downhill after they traded for CP3 and then KD.

[@calioumarx4289]

Ants & Edward most happy players in nba always smile

[@NickjrOnTheBeat]

0:59 😭🤣

[@azsbwolf]

He said to the off season 😂

[@drkeastman420]

Hope we can do this for Connelly

[@randallmadison9910]

Only thing Minnesota has done is hold home court. These veterans are not intimidated by a team holding home court after two games.

[@seanmaertens8483]

Timberwolves being hyped up as a legit title contender on ESPN? Timberwolves fans: We used to pray for times likes this.

[@mrexcitement2323]

I keep saying, John Wall would have looked real great with the team. He would’ve been a better playmaker a big body to deal with, but what do I know?

[@theekingboone]

KD gone feel the pressure & go packing 😂😂😂😂

[@pierrerienier3214]

I am much more bullish about the Suns now. Perk's predictions are as poor as his diction (or grammar)

[@Jdcjr1991]

You’ll be wrong

[@dd_zzero6827]

As a long suffering Wolves fan, it is so refreshing and nice to hear all this positive stuff.

[@LethargicCarcass]

I’m 33 years old from Minnesota and now been living in Colorado for 7 years. I’m loving all of this. 🐺

[@dd_zzero6827]

@@LethargicCarcass Wow, We are a few years apart but what a coincidence. Grew up in Minny, moved to Texas for a while and last couple of years in Colorado.

[@user-ho7ml4cz9d]

Win the series then talk wolves haven't won a playoff series in 20 years

[@dd_zzero6827]

@@user-ho7ml4cz9d Did I say they were going to win?! I said I was happy about the positive stuff talked about the Wolves. I am sure you went to every single person in this message board and told them the same thing, right? Try and comprehend reading before writing something that doesn't apply.

[@user-ho7ml4cz9d]

@@dd_zzero6827 nothing positive was said 🤣🤣wolves franchise is trash and I live in Colorado definitely down to meet and settle this

[@paulfeasal6024]

It ain't over yet. Game 3 will most likely be the deciding factor. If they loose game three then it's going to be real hard to come back. It's possible for them to come back after 3 games down. However they need to show more drive. The fist game the Suns weren't rebounding as a team. The second game was lost because of turnovers and foul trouble. I thought they did well in the second game. At least a lot better than the first one. I don't think the Wolves played as well as the first game. I did like the Wolves defense in this game. The Wolves have been showing more drive. I will say other then the lazy passes the Suns did well. A lot of the turnovers was because of good pressured defense.

[@roadrunner4578]

“Six feet sunder” just ruined my day

[@geraldvcafe9967]

KD should've forced his way to South Beach. 😂

[@theCrownofaKing]

respectfully though, half of the clips that these shows showing of kd and book are blatant fouls and some of them were "off phx" or a phx turnover and it was clearly off a wolves player, i'm not saying its all on the refs by any means book kd and beal NEED to be better, BUT when you look at 30 FT attempts from the wolves, 20 turnovers with half of them fouls or off the wolves player and its the wrong call needs to be held into conversation

[@Cannonbolt42jr]

Phoenix suns is the underdogs and comeback story #theUnderdogStory

[@dreamtimej]

I’d be happy for the Timberwolves if they won it all. It’d be good for a small market, good for Minnesota. If they don’t win a Chip they still have every reason to feel good about it. I’m not losing sleep either way. It’s all about good competition now that my team is ousted.

[@semiotik]

This is what "just hooping" gets you.

[@JediPropeck]

There’s still five games left let’s see if teams hold off on the road.

[@Phizzo4real]

"You said this was the best defense in the NBA" Well, it is not an opinion. Wolves are the best defense in the NBA and it's not close 😂😂😂 Dont wanna look ahead, but if we get past the Nuggets, we are qinning the chip. Clips, Mavs, Thunder or Celtics, Knicks, 76ers, Bucks arent beating us in a 7 games series. I am that confident. Just have to clpse this series out and squeak by Denver 😂😂😂

[@corywyatt8310]

They should’ve tried Bradley Beal in a Jordan Poole type role off the bench when he came bacc from injury and maybe put him starting once the playoffs got here but they can’t spread their scoring over quarters nor games

[@barnesk80]

The offensive scheme is trash. Good ol frank Vogel. He needs to go

[@justicemccallister2559]

Cause the suns need a pg that’s what Russ and what harden can bring to the clips just harden a scorer too on the suns they all can get a bucket but not up there on facilitating they can do it but not to the level what the team need especially in the west

[@Because_Truth_Matters]

KD ran from the East cause he couldn't pass the Celtics or Giannis not he gotta deal with the Timberwolves in the West😎🙆🤔🤣

[@vasileweezy]

nba players are the worst at demanding what teams they want to go to rememeber durant wanted to go to phoenix LOL

[@culturecurrency773]

Perk having a teacup poodle is oddly unsurprising. “I do gotta teacup poodle” 💀