They Turned Into The SPLASH BROTHERS 2.0

Ant and Melo turned into the Splash Brothers 2.0. AJ DeBonza pumped up the fans in DC. and the OKC rookies continue to impress they played with a plan on the offensive end of the plan there was the alley-oop for Morris set up by Sturtz you sure those two guys haven't played together man that's a nice connection that we're starting to see between Sturtz and Morris. But we gotta start in New York where the Wolves lit up MSG. Brought him in to run the point so they didn't have to force Anthony Edwards to do so and look at him connect there for an early long two. Yeah so they work on that especially this guy. McDaniels a major step up last year averaged a career high 16 points a game. Mike Brown said we might see more of that from his wing stoppers Bridges and Melo drains the three in front of the Knicks bench and then mocks them afterwards, but the real damage early on was done by the Ant-Man. Edwards got hot in a blink of an eye, putting the Wolves up by 9 points. Just look at how easy he handles one of the best on-ball defenders in Josh Hart. Speaking of defense, check this out. completely shut down McBride before poking the ball and passing it to Bones in the open lane. He's scary good so far. Bang bang, Edwards nails the half court runner putting the Wolves up by 12. had a near perfect first half scoring 20 points on 4 of 6 shooting from downtown. Ant and Mello are shooting a rock solid 50% from 3 point range in their 3 preseason games so far. And considering the fact that they both were in the top 12 in attempted 3s last season, it's safe to say that we have the new Splash Brothers in Minnesota. Ant's 26 points and Mello's 7 dimes were enough to inflict the third loss in a row for the Knicks. On the contrary, the OKC rookies balled out for the third straight game. Ajay Moore and Ben Sturds put on a show once again for the Thunder. The team with the best record in the league just got upgraded with the 12th and the 16th overall picks in this year's draft, and they're both looking great. In three games thus far, the 7-3 giant from Spain is averaging 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.5 blocks on a blistering 79% shooting from the field. And the 23-year-old sharpshooter is posting 20 points and 4 assists per night on a sizzling 59% from long range and 58% from the field. That's elite coming from the young duo. Meanwhile, this play by Nikhil Alexander-Walker was nothing short of spectacular. A 360 pass before relocating to the corner for the splash is wild. The presence of mind was through the roof on that one. And one guy that can jump through the roof is Ja Morant. It's nice to see Ja having fun out there on the court again. What impressed me the most however was his defense and passing last night. He had 3 steals and 5 dimes, 2 of which were these flashy no looks to Donovan Clingan and to Monty Camara for 2 of the easiest points of the night. Moving on to DC where AJ DeBontza showed off his bounce. his hands on it. Wizards on the run. A.J. off the feed from Keyshawn George. And that's what it looks like when you're rewarded by defending, rebounding, and running. Oh, A.J. cleaning up on aisle four. Stay with it, bro. He is absolutely dynamic. A.J. now in double figures with 10. And he gets the steal. Free and clear for takeoff. The number one pick in the draft was flying high all game long and even got MPJ in disbelief. DeBontza scored 10 of his 14 points in the third quarter, getting the Wizards fans excited. And on a totally random free throw, this is the most excited I've seen DeAndre Ayton be. Come on Dre, focus on what actually matters for once. Dre Young, on the other hand, was focused on getting his teammates involved. Wow, Trey throws a half court lob right on target after almost falling out of bounds. Young had a near triple double of 11 points 11 times and 8 turnovers unfortunately, while also being down minus 16 in 27 minutes of action. Regardless, MPJ and Randall had the last laugh, combining for 36 points on 62% efficiency in the Nets win at the end. And in the absence of Victor Wembanyama, the Jazz feasted inside the paint. Ooh, I didn't know Lowry had the windmill dunk in his bag. But I've seen Triple J do this over and over again. Damn, he broke Cornette's ankles a few times before detonating the poster jam on his head. That was nasty. And so was this alley-oop for Hayes. The Jazz were running circles around the Spurs last night, having 7 guys scoring in double digits. They have a deep roster this season, and for the first time in 5 years, they're expected to play some meaningful basketball and aim for the playoffs. And one team that's going to try to move past the Jazz are the Mavs who looked really good against the Rockets two days ago in China with Kyrie Irving finally back on the floor. Irving posted 17 points and 3 assists in his debut. Let me know in the comments if he and Cooper Flagg can put Dallas in the mix for the play-in tournament in the Wild West. And speaking of that, back in 2008, the West had 8 teams with 50 plus wins, with the Suns and the Hornets being two of them. Steve Nash and Chris Paul's games were must-see TV every time they met, and I broke down their iconic duel of that era right here in this video. So check it out and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.