The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Colin Cowherd Podcast - NBA Playoff Reaction: Wolves BULLY Lakers, Nuggets Rally To Beat Clippers

Episode Date: April 20, 2025

Colin gives his instant reaction to Nuggets vs Clippers and Lakers vs Timberwolves! He starts with the Wolves physically bullying the Lakers and the Lakers being unable to adjust, but expects the Lakers to bounce back and play aggressively going forward in the series. He explains why the Wolves transition game overwhelmed the Lakers and why Anthony Edwards deserves a ton of credit for improving his game. Then he pivots to Nuggets/Clippers and weighs in on why playoff basketball is officiated differently and far more physical than the regular season. He details why this game was a perfect example of the full “Russell Westbrook” experience filled with ups and downs… but why Russ was a big reason the Nuggets were able to get the win. He explains why the Nuggets ability to get second chances and offensive rebounds was key to the Nuggets win, and why Kawhi Leonard is an incredible player…but not a leader, and why Westbrook was the story of the game. 3:00 Wolves bullied the Lakers physically 6:00 Knicks were able to find intensity to come back, but the Lakers couldn’t  8:30 Wolves killed the Lakers in transition 9:15 Julius Randle has a ceiling but plays with great energy 10:30 Ant Edwards deserves a ton of credit 19:30 Playoff basketball is officiated differently, they swallow the whistle 23:00 Westbrook was key for the Nuggets 27:00Jokic is 2nd best center Colin has ever seen 29:00 Kawhi Leonard is fantastic player, but not a leader 31:30 Westbrook was the difference maker (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates!  #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The volume. Well, the surprise of the day, instant reaction, Minnesota dominating the Lakers from about the second quarter on and taking a 1-0 series lead. I thought it was really obvious. You saw this a lot today where the underlakers from the under. Underdog Pistons come in with a ton of energy, outplay the next little bit early, but eventually, you know, the favorites wake up. And that happens a lot in the playoffs. You know, watch Golden State's favorite over Houston. Watch Houston tomorrow night come in with a ton of early energy. And, you know, Minnesota, Minnesota reminds me a little bit of a more functional, better coached version of Memphis. We have a dominating defensive big size.

Rudy Gobert, Zach Edy, like a, you know, a really big rim protector. You got a lot of athletes. You got kind of a tough guy in Randall or Desmond Bain. You got a dynamic player, John Morant, an Aunt Edwards, and it's obviously a better player right now and had a great year shooting a three. Minnesota's more well-coached. But you got some length, you have some athletes, and one really dynamic athlete.

But I thought the difference in the game was just the Lakers did not play with a lot of physicality and a lot of intensity. I didn't think they had any rhythm offensively. And that can happen as a favorite in game one. But you figure by the third quarter, the fourth quarter, they just never had it. They just didn't have it. And JJ Reddick complained about it. They had it maybe briefly in the third quarter.

But, I mean, did they have, in this game, did they have three. great possessions where you felt like the Lakers had a really good offensive rhythm. Certainly, I don't remember in the second half that happening. They play it, I think, with a little bit more energy and physicality. But again, Minnesota here's all week. They're going to get beaten four or five games. They come out. And they did a great job of attacking the basket, getting the ball out to open three-point shooters, and they hit over 50 percent. And they just got a lot of good open looks from the perimeter and they hit him. Jaden McDaniels played really, really well,

young kid for Minnesota, probably better than you would expect. Ant's aunt. But I thought overall, I kept waiting for the Lakers' rhythm and the Lakers' intensity kind of to take a next-level pop and Austin Reeves didn't do anything.

You know, Lucas scored a ton, but, you know, LeBron was okay. But I just didn't feel it. It's just one of those things, the favorite, came in and got outplayed and outworked. And I thought, you know, Minnesota did not give up a lot of easy baskets. And the Lakers did. So it happens. You know, Minnesota, moving off Carl Anthony Towns for Julius Randall, my take is I don't love either in the postseason.

Carl Anthony's a very gifted offensive player. Julius Randers are a tough guy, a really hard worker. but both their ceilings. I mean, Carl Anthony Town gets worked defensively, and Julius Randall has a ceiling offensively. But they're a little bit like last year and where they're just a well-coached team with some depth of athletes.

And, you know, if you don't come out to play in this league, I mean, listen, the Knicks were in a dog fight against Detroit. And then younger Detroit, New York started hitting threes. New York started getting a lot of turnovers by the pistons late. Then all of a sudden, you know, the next transition game is in lockstep and they just blow them out. And that game got ugly in about a six minute, five minute burst. So you kind of felt you're like, come on, come on, ignite it, ignite it. And then the Knicks did.

Defensive intensity started turnovers from the turnovers transition. They went on a run. Nick's win. I kept waiting for the Lakers to do that. but they just didn't have any in defensive intensity. I just didn't sense it. A little better in the third, but not good enough. So that's the upset of the day.

Indiana won. I thought that would be the case. Knicks one. I think the two series that are going to be, well, now the Lakers, Minnesota is going to be interesting. But I think Nuggets Clippers feels very, very even, whereas the Nuggets have the best player and the Clippers have, to me,

better coach, better defense. So that series is going to go six or seven. And I think the Warriors, and the NBA thinks this because they put it in Sunday night, the Warriors Rockets is going to be fantastic. I mean, just diametrically opposed. A small team with old KG veterans and a young team with athletes and length. That's just going to be a great series. But Minnesota and the Lakers, I mean, here's one of the things that happens.

You really see this in a sport when you have a long series, certainly in the NBA, Lakers are going to make some key adjustments. And most notably, they're going to play with much more physicality. So in the home team in the playoffs, usually gets the whistle. So expect the Lakers to come out in game two of this series and be very physical and very aggressive and attacking the T-Wolves because they did not bring their fastball to them. night. That was a, that was a weak home effort in game one. You know, and Austin Reeves has played really, really well since they acquired Luca. But boy, Austin didn't, he didn't do a ton for me tonight. I thought just the tempo of the game, the Timberwolves outscored the Lakers in transition, 25 to 6 in fast break points. And if you thought to yourself, boy, Minnesota,

is scoring easily. Yeah, 25 of their points were in transition. And they've got very good perimeter defenders. We've known this. Jaden McDaniels was like all defense last year. And so they're going to make LeBron and Reeves and Luca work for it. And then Dante Devanchanto is a athletic, very resilient defender. So their way to win, Minnesota's way to win is to be physical and play defense. That's their way to win. You know, it's funny about Julius Randall is that he clearly has an offensive ceiling, but he plays with great energy. And a lot of that is because Julius Randall knows that's his game. Over the last five years, listen to this stat, three players of averaged at least 22, 9, and 5 over the last five years, Yokic, Janus, and Julius Randall.

You wouldn't have guessed that. So, you know, I think you just look at a team in Minnesota, they know that they have to win with intensity and defense. They have to win the transition game. You know, generally, they're not going to win a three-point shooting contest or shootouts. They know what they are. And Chris Finch, the coach, knows what they are. And so sometimes in these playoffs games, it's who plays their game. And when you watched Minnesota tonight, you felt like you were watching a smartly executed game plan.

And when you watched the Lakers, you felt like it was low energy and they could never really get into sync. So, and give Minnesota credit. Minnesota got the Lakers off their game. And they did it with intensity and defense. We've got to give Aunt Edwards a lot of credit. You can tell Minnesota's worked on his game and Aunt Edwards has worked on. his game. He's matured. His pacing's better. His shooting's better. When he gets doubled and he works off the ball. He's just Aunt Edwards. And again, when you're as talented as aunt, you're not

going to spend a lot of time in college. So you're going to come into this league. And for the first couple years, you're going to score, you're going to show off, but you really don't know how to play defense. You're shooting like LeBron. It's going to take a couple years to you get it dialed in. but I can tell when I watch Ann Edwards, I can tell he's well-coached, and I can tell he really cares. And a lot of young players, Zion comes into the league and, you know, can't get his weight under control. And Jaw comes into the league and is just immature. Ant comes into this league, and it's a testament to the T-Wolves and Aunt Edwards. He has put work into his game.

That kid has put work into his game because he's athletic enough and dynamic enough to just drop 25 a night and not give a rip about adding layers to his game. He's that talented. You can see the layers. I mean, shooting this year, obviously, shooting the three ball. But you can just watch him off ball. You know, he paces himself better, plays off teammates better. And it's, you know, that's the difference in this league. Like, everybody's going to get paid. Your top five or six picks, They've got a lot of talent. What do you want to do with the talent? And when I watch Ant, I see somebody that has put the time in.

It's pretty obvious. And, you know, you saw it all season and you saw it tonight in game one. But he's not somebody. Ant's not somebody that forces it. I mean, the Timberwolves led by 11 at half. And Ant only had eight points. So he's not somebody. He lets the game come to him.

You know, Aunt also. more patient letting the game come to him. T-Wolves led by 11 at half. He only had eight. He finished with 22. But you can just see that a lot of times when young players come into the game, they force things. Like they, if they're having off-shooting night, they go into the tank.

Ants just become a really, really good player. And they won tonight comfortably, only 22 points. So Lakers got some work to do. So can't wait for game two. A little bit of a shocker. I mean, it just... Minnesota got so many easy transition baskets and so many open threes.

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And sometimes after, you know, big events, I do instant reactions. So this is, you know, it's funny. My wife's like in Chicago, and she's like, what are you doing this weekend? and I said, sitting on the couch watching NBA playoff basketball. And, you know, I made my predictions on my social media. I had the Clippers winning this in six or seven. I just thought they were a much better defensive team. And I thought Ty Lou is worth a win in the series.

This is a go-either-away game. In fact, for the first three quarters, I really thought the Clippers had momentum playing very well. And then Denver's a very good come-from-behind team, a very good clutch team. You know, they've got a lot of veterans. And there's so many ways to talk about this game. First of all, I get kind of tired of fans complaining about officiating. It's why I don't like watching games with fans. It's kind of a you problem.

If you don't understand that NBA playoff basketball is officiated differently, it has been since I started watching in 1972. They want the league wants, the coaches want, the players want the players to decide games. They're going to allow more contact. They're just going to. You're not going to get the regular season whistle. And I think NBA playoff basketball is very, very hard to officiate. It's like a pass interference judgment call on every possession because, A, there's tons of intensity,

and nobody wants the league, the players, the fans, a foul called on every play. You let players play. And that's why outside of the COVID year, the COVID bubble, when all the old married players were depressed and played like crap, veteran NBA teams win in the playoffs. That's why I don't think OKC is going to win. I think they're too young. I thought Cleveland in last two years was really good, but too young in spots. And what made this game tough to officiate, Denver and the Clippers are, that's a veteran team.

I mean, Zubot's been in the league 10 years, and Kauai Leonard and James Hardin and Batum. And then you've got on the other side, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon's been around more than a few minutes. Yokic has been around. So you've got these veteran players who are physical. They've been in NBA weight rooms on weight programs for 10 years, and they're going to bang around in there. Those rebounds, there's all sorts of contact. You don't want for the aesthetics of the league to be at the free throw line

for the last five minutes of the game. And so they let more contact go. Kauai Leonard was complaining about a non-call on an inbound play. I watched it, and I'm like, no, in the playoffs, you're not calling that. You're just not calling that. So you just, you have to deal with it. That's up to you as a coaching staff and players. You've got to deal with it.

I mean, I picked the Clippers in that series. Kauai can complain, you're not getting that call in the playoffs, very infrequently. So I think it's very hard to officiate it. And these are veteran teams with guys who have been around the block and they're going to push the refs. They're going to be more physical than they're going to be in the regular season because they know they're going to be allowed to be more physical. So everybody likes to bang an official. these playoff games, it's like a past interference call. You could call so many more than you do in the NFL, but you've got to let players play. You're going to let hand-to-hand combat go, especially in big playoff games in the NFL. And so my other take is Russell Westbrook, I mean, you get the full Russell Westbrook experience when he plays. Listen, he gives you incredible energy. He's one of the best rebounding guards in a long time. He's a physical player. I mean, sometimes situationally, circumstantially, he's got blinders on, didn't have a ton of self-o awareness. I love that he hit that big three. There was a reason he was wide open. You're going to give

him that. But Westbrook was key, rebounding, extending possessions, but you get the full Westbrook experience. He's, you know, he's going a thousand miles an hour, and sometimes you just want him to down shift, put on the governor, slow down, and that's just not the way he plays. And you make a decision when you put Westbrook in late in games, but I'll tell you this, he's a veteran, and he plays with great energy, and I'll take him. And that was one of the things. things that, you know, Malone wanted Westbrook on the floor reportedly. And, you know, the GM during the regular season, wanted to play some younger guys. It's like, no, this is playoff basketball. I want the old, strong, physical veterans on the floor. And Westbrook made

several huge, huge plays. Forget just the three-pointer, rebounds, extra possessions, hustle plays. He was great. And I've been a critic of Westbrook forever. And, you know, he's now kind of a bounce around the league guy, but, hey, man, you can't deny how valuable he was. And now he's a much different player than Gordon, but he can extend possessions. He's just got an energy. Gordon's the same way. Gordon's got great length, but just extends opportunities, and you're just looking for extra possessions. And again, Denver's a very good team in these clutch moments. You know, the other thing is I watched this, I mean, I wrote down about six different moments in the last five minutes alone, in that it's a pretty easy series to look at, I mean, it's going to be really close.

It's going to be offensively. It's going to be Jamal Murray and Yokic. That's going to be it for the Nuggets. If they hit big baskets, Jamal Murray hit a big shot late, it goes their way. It's going to be Leonard, Kawhi Leonard, and Hardin taking the big shots for the Clippers late. And so you kind of know what you're getting. All these guys have been around the block. I do think the Clippers are a much better defensive team.

and I think that will over the course of a series pay dividends. But that was a fantastic first game of a playoff series. And, you know, I was thinking about watching how so much I love playoff basketball, is that it's a different sport. Like you have to in hockey or in football, you've got to play hard all the time or you'll get hurt. In baseball, it's so much about pitcher and hitter and, you know, guys don't want to be embarrassed. So, I mean, you certainly manage differently in postseason baseball. But in NBA basketball, it's a long season.

There's a lot of wear and tear on your body. Most people are not 6'9 inches tall. That's a lot. I mean, life's harder at 6'9. You can make a lot of money if you're a pro basketball player, but it beats up your body. I've seen so many older NBA, former NBA guys, 610, 611. They're hobbling, man.

It's rough on the body. And so there are times guys play at a different level, and you saw it in the second half of this game. I mean, that every possession was huge. I thought it was interesting that of all these great veteran players, it was a Christian Brown from Kansas, the young guy who made that save as the ball was going out of bounds. And then he came back and hit a huge jumper. I thought that was, you know, as important as any two possessions late in the game. But I think what you're watching is in this series, these are going to be close games with a lot of veterans.

They're going to be physical games. You're going to get some complaining of. about physicality. You're Denver, you're going to get that Kauai non-call at home. You probably don't get it in Los Angeles. It is a U problem at this point if you can't figure that out, right? Like that's the way NBA playoff basketball works. It was just so much fun to watch.

And, you know, Yokic is a fascinating player. I thought he played better defense in the second half. You know, in the first half, I watched Harden fly by him about four times. he's the second best center I've ever seen play in terms of overall skill. The best is Kareem. And he loves basketball. He's, I think one of the things that happens in the NBA now, the athletes are better than ever.

There's no hand-checking. And if you're a big, you know, he uses his size to his advantage offensively and sometimes his size is a disadvantage defensively. But I do think in, he is situationally, he can be an okay defender. He's just so big. And I think, you know, in the end of the game, in the last 10 possessions, I thought he made a good effort. In the first half, you know, it's a long basketball game, and he's handling the ball so often on the offensive end. You know, it's defense's work, defense's effort, offensive skill.

And so what you watched in the last five minutes of this game, everybody was all in defensively. And again, I circle back to these are hard games to officiate. you're going to get those little go-either-way calls maybe at home. You're not going to get them on the road. And in the end, all these extra possessions for Denver, you know, Westbrook grabbing a rebound, Gordon, Yokic, keeping balls alive. You just get extra possessions. That is the key. That's why I like Houston to beat Golden State. I think they're going to get so many extra possessions because they're a much bigger, longer athletic team that I think Houston is just going to get more possessions. And in playoff basketball, that is so crucial. But this was about as entertaining as a game one can be. I just enjoyed the hell out of it. And, you know, my other takeaway is, um, Kauai Leonard is such an all-time unique player. I mean, he's literally nonverbal. Um, he's really, really good. But I think, like when you ask him to be sort of the leader, it's weird. Uh, when you ask him to just be great. Uh, when you ask him to just be great, like in Toronto, he's fantastic. San Antonio wanted him to be more of a leader as all the,

you know, the legends aged. And with the Clippers, you know, Ty Lou, James Harden, Kauai Leonard, Batum, Zubats. Like, you got a, you got a lot of guys who have been around. It's, it's, I, they played so well late in the season, and I do think they'll rebound. I think game two is going to be fantastic as well. I think eventually, over the course of this series, coaching and defense. And I know the NBA is an offensive league, but I just like the Clippers coaching and defense. And I think it may go seven, but I think the Clippers style will work over time. I just think over the course of seven games, I give them a very slight edge. Now, I pick the Pacers to beat the Bucks. They blew them out in game one. I think Indiana is better,

younger and better. I think the two best series, one of them is this one, the other one will be the dubs and rockets. So, and in both, you know, with this one, this is an old series. These are old veteran players. And the Warriors and the Rockets, young team, old team. I almost always take the older team. But Golden State is redefining old. I mean, everybody feels like, you know, all their big buckets, Dremont

Butler and Steph are all mid-30s. That's too old. And down the stretch, they looked too old. And now that the commingas, you know, in and out of the rotation, DNPs, I don't think they can beat Houston over six or seven games. But I hope you enjoyed game one. I got all my notes here. It is, Westbrook can drive you crazy.

But, God, I have six different times here. I write Westbrook in my notes. And I only have Yokach a couple of them late. I mean, Westbrook was just that energy. You know, when he went to UCLA and came into the league, nobody quite knew what to do with him. Is he a point guard? He's not a good enough shooter to be a two energy.

I mean, if you never seen Westbrook play and somebody said, what's he like? You'd say, well, for a guard, he's not a very good shooter. Physical, rebounding, a production, hustle, energy. When Russell Westbrook's on the floor, he pops. He can be the smallest guy on the floor and you can see him. I mean, he is, I always felt like, that was my knock, you know, on Jason Tatum. Sometimes I'm like, is Tatum on the floor?

Like, aggressive wins and aggressive is important. Westbrook, there's an argument is as aggressive as any player under six four in league history. I mean, he is a street fighter out there. He is every possession. And sometimes it's his undoing. but he was really, really key. He'll drive you nuts, but you got to be fair. Now, Westbrook was essential in the Nuggets winning this puppy.

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Listen to How Hard Can It Be with Deanna Maria Riva on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, fam? It's Isaiah Thomas. And I'm C.J. Toledano. It's our favorite time of the year on our podcast point game, the playoffs. We're digging into the biggest surprises of the season. And I'm looking back on some of my greatest playoff moments. If we didn't talk ever again, I was hungry. You just understood.

That's how personal it got. Wow. Then after that game seven, Marquis come in to you, he's like, you know I love you, dog. You know, it's all love. This was just playoffs. This was just basketball. So listen to Point Game on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast.

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