NYK SWEEP INEVITABLE?! 😦 Knicks rolling + Wemby has 'NO CEILING' - Quentin Richardson | SportsCenter

0:00 New York laced up them Tims last night and Harlem

0:03 shake their way to a 3-0 series lead against the Sixers.

0:06 So, can they bust out the brooms and sweep Philly out the playoffs?

0:10 It's the fifth time in franchise history that the Knicks have

0:12 taken a three-0 series lead in a best of seven series.

0:15 They managed to end two of the previous four series in a sweep.

0:19 Then, as for game four, New York is currently a one

0:22 and a half point favorite according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

0:25 So we say good morning to our NBA analysts Quinton Richardson and Q.

0:29 We saw Philly come back from being down 3-1 against Boston in the first

0:34 round and now the task is much taller being down 3-0 versus New York.

0:39 How much of a chance are you giving Philly here to come back?

0:44 Boob.

0:44 I'm not giving the Six as much of a chance

0:46 to come back in this series at all right now.

0:48 If if they could even get one game, which is right now it's not looking like it.

0:52 I feel like it's going to be a sweep.

0:53 When you look at this series, the Knicks are have averaged in the three games,

0:57 they've averaged a 19.7 point win percentage or average against the uh Sixers.

1:02 The only close game being game two where

1:04 it was a six-point difference at the end.

1:07 But the way that they play, man, you got to take your hats off to to Coach

1:10 Brown and then to and the staff and then these players.

1:13 They come out and they've executed.

1:15 They've dominated this series against them

1:17 and it's it's been pretty much one-sided

1:19 led by Big Body Brunson and and and his scoring power that he's provided.

1:24 Yeah.

1:24 And history tends to agree with you right there.

1:26 Uh teams are 161 and 0 all time

1:29 in a best of seven series when they're leading 3 0.

1:33 But before this series started,

1:34 you said the Knicks won't have many answers for Joel Embiid and he's

1:39 averaging just 16 points in the two games uh that he's played.

1:43 So, how has New York been able to limit the former MVP?

1:49 Again, you got to go to Coach Brown and the staff

1:51 for coming up with a with a great game plan,

1:53 attacking Joel Embiid in in game one with the speed

1:57 and the quickness and the versatility of Carl Anthony Towns.

2:00 And then you got to go to the players.

2:01 They've done a great job like Cat Anthony Towns

2:04 playing at the top of the key being that facilitator

2:06 and then getting them putting Joel LMB in those pick

2:10 and roles where his mobility has been limited and his health.

2:13 The second thing is his health hasn't been what you would have wanted it to be.

2:16 And when you look at the big fella out there and knowing what he's capable

2:20 of doing and looking at how he's hampered

2:23 is just his health is not there for him.

2:24 And I feel like those two things

2:26 combined have definitely limited him to those points.

2:28 All right, so moving on to the West because

2:30 Victor Wayyama became the first player with 35 points,

2:33 15 rebounds on 70% shooting in a playoff game since

2:38 LeBron James did it in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals.

2:41 So when you look at what this man was able to do,

2:44 I don't even know if he's a man or if he's an alien.

2:47 How do you put it all into perspective?

2:50 Now, I just look at it like Wimby is is doing all of the things that you're

2:55 supposed to do up to this point to check

2:56 the boxes to become one of the great ones.

2:59 He can, you know, he's in year three.

3:00 He can only do what's put in front of him and his growth,

3:03 the the steps he's taken every year

3:04 to to to get better and become more dominant.

3:07 And he looks like he's, like you say,

3:09 like he's on his way to the moon right now as far

3:11 as his potential and everything that he's going to be his ceiling.

3:15 I don't think he has a ceiling.

3:16 He's putting in the requisite work to to go

3:18 to the legends and the different icons

3:20 of the game to learn and and pick their minds and implement things to his game.

3:24 So, I think it's inevitable that he's going to be the best player in the league.

3:28 It's probably going to be sooner rather than later.

3:30 Yeah, most definitely.

3:31 Q.

3:31 Uh, thank you.

3:32 Stick around.

3:33 He'll be back later on to preview tonight's game threes.

3:36 Thanks.

3:38 All right, let's go to game three in Philly.

3:40 Nick's faithful made the trip to support the team.

3:42 Well, we flash back to Joel Embiid's message to Philly

3:46 fans after beating the Celtics last week in round one.

3:52 Last time we played the Knicks, uh,

3:53 it felt like a felt like this was Madison Square Garden going east.

3:58 So, we going to need the support.

4:02 Well, Embiid back in the lineup after missing game two.

4:05 He got some support from Mitchell Robinson who threw her down upon his head top.

4:11 a poster all over Embiid there.

4:13 The picture was bad.

4:14 All right, under a minute later, Nick Knicks lead by three.

4:17 Jaylen Brunson was balling out of control in this game.

4:19 Gets the three to go up right before the shot clock.

4:22 Knicks fans were out there loving it.

4:24 Early third quarter, Brunson drives and gets three the hard way here.

4:31 Tracy Morgan, we know he's a out of a Knicks fan.

4:34 He was loving it.

4:35 Final seconds of the third.

4:36 Landry Shannon played more off the bench with OG out.

4:39 He had 15 off the bench.

4:40 Fat Joe was loving this.

4:42 Celebrity row was out there in Philly.

4:44 Fourth quarter, Bruntton took over from deep.

4:47 That's in your face.

4:49 You could, you know, see their fans and hear their fans cheering.

4:53 Let's go Knicks through the TV.

4:55 Brunson scored nine of his 33 in the fourth.

4:58 Then seconds later, same score.

5:00 Tyresese Maxi misses.

5:01 Brunson gets it to Mikuel Bridges who got

5:04 high praises from Mike Brown after the game.

5:06 He had 23.

5:07 Josh Hart just signals the crowd.

5:09 Yeah, we got this.

5:10 Knicks win 10894 and take a 300 series lead.

5:15 Big Vic doing big things in the NBA playoffs.

5:18 Victor Womenyama 0 and4 in his career at the Timberwolves before last night.

5:22 He was a wall inside defensively.

5:25 I mean, Jaden McDaniels thought he had something and Victor says no.

5:30 No.

5:30 You know, McDaniels get that mess out of here.

5:35 Goending?

5:35 No.

5:35 Well, you know, from the other anchor it looked like it was goalending,

5:37 but he's still tall.

5:38 That wasn't goalending either.

5:40 Julius Randle's like, I don't know what to do.

5:42 Temporal shot two of 14 with Wimby on the floor in the first,

5:44 six of nine when he subbed off.

5:47 Spurs out to an early lead in this one.

5:49 You know, they they did have some time for Ant to Cook.

5:53 30 seconds left in the quarter.

5:54 Anthony Edwards stepping into that.

5:58 He mad too.

5:59 Down four a little later.

6:02 Stepping into that one, too.

6:03 Scores the final 12 points for the Timberwolves in the first.

6:08 those two going at it, but uh Wimby took over in the fourth.

6:13 Gets the offensive board coming up because he's very tall.

6:18 I'll take that.

6:20 Spurs up eight.

6:21 Just kind of flips it over his head.

6:22 Whatever he wants to do, he can do.

6:25 Drops a three.

6:26 Keeps the Wolves at bay.

6:28 He had 16 of his 39 in the fourth quarter.

6:32 The most in a quarter in his playoff career.

6:35 Spurs take game three and they take a 2-1 series lead.

6:40 You know, Wimby was not the only player last night

6:42 to ball out and drop 30 plus points in game three.

6:46 Jaylen Brunson and Anthony Edwards also went off for 30 plus.

6:50 For Brunson, it was his third game with 30 plus points this postseason.

6:54 It was also Ant-Man's 17th career 30-point game in the postseason.

7:01 Well, since we have NBA three-point contest

7:03 champ Quinton Richardson back with us now,

7:05 it is only right that we run a segment called Threes and Q's game three edition.

7:10 You ready to do this, my friend?

7:13 Yes, sir.

7:14 I'm going to give you a question and three options and you

7:16 choose the one option you like and you tell me why.

7:19 First up, which player last night had the most impressive game,

7:22 Jaylen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, or Victor Wimyama?

7:28 This is easy, legend.

7:29 We got to go with Wimby right here.

7:31 While while those guys all baldled out

7:33 from from from Jaylen Brunson to Ant Edwards,

7:36 whenever you do something in the game and you

7:38 get your name on a list where only Hakee,

7:41 Elijah Wan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal have done,

7:45 you you outdo everybody for the night.

7:47 You got you got the award.

7:48 Wimby Wimi went out there and was the first guy since Hakeim Elijah,

7:52 Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Shaq to have 35, 15, and five blocks.

7:57 and the fashion that he did it there.

7:58 That was a Elijah Wan move right there that he spoke on in the post

8:01 game and said he had to implement the work from the summer.

8:04 So, I mean, Wimby got it, man.

8:06 Wimby is the man of the moment right now.

8:08 Indeed.

8:08 I like that choice.

8:09 Okay, next up, looking ahead to tonight.

8:11 Which player needs to step up most in the Cavs Pistons game?

8:14 Kate Cunningham, Donovan Mitchell, or James Harden?

8:20 James Harden for me.

8:21 I I need to see James Harden be who I know him to be.

8:24 I'm a big believer in his game.

8:25 I mean, right so far,

8:26 Kate Cunningham and Donovan Mitchell have been stepping up.

8:29 I mean, obviously Kate has been leading his team

8:31 and Donovan has been the leading force for the Cavs,

8:33 even though they've yet to win.

8:35 For me, I expect James Harden to be the next best player

8:38 in this series and knowing his history and knowing who he is,

8:41 I'm not quite figured out exactly what the problem is.

8:44 I mean, obviously he's had a lot of turnovers,

8:46 but I'm not I'm not sure why there's a disconnect from the the player he

8:50 is in the regular season to the player to the player he becomes in the playoffs,

8:54 but the Cavs need him desperately to step up.

8:57 Yes, indeed they do.

8:58 Okay, my friend, last one.

9:00 Which player cannot afford to have an off game in Thunder Lakers?

9:03 Is it LeBron James, Austin Reeves, or Chad Homegrren?

9:08 Austin Reeves.

9:09 Austin Reeves for me.

9:10 I I I mean I don't believe LeBron will have a bad game or an off game.

9:13 But I mean when you look at Austin Reeves,

9:15 he has to be for me the scoring punch for the uh for the Lakers.

9:18 He he he's the uh right now

9:20 the the act the active leading scoreer for their team

9:23 and you saw how how potent he was able to be in the last game.

9:26 And I think if he can be that that version

9:28 of himself or similar to that scoring wise,

9:31 they they they definitely have a far better chance.

9:33 And for me, Czech can have an off game because

9:36 they got SGA and and a whole bunch of other people.

9:38 SGA has been having off games and and they've still been able to win.

9:42 So for me, it's definitely Austin Reeds.

9:43 Like the Thunder have about a 100 players on their roster.

9:46 It doesn't matter.

9:46 Somebody go step up to them.

9:48 By the way, dur during the regular season,

9:50 the Lakers went 23 and four when Austin Reeves had 20 or more points.

9:53 So you're right.

9:54 He does need to step up.

9:55 Quinton Richardson Q, my man.

9:57 Thank you, brother.

9:57 Appreciate you.