DRAYMOND:“I’ve lost respect for guys” (Sabonis?); “Monk said we was old”; Steph Curry “rare”; LeBron
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QUOTES/NOTES/TOPICS:
• Draymond Green postgame on what sparked the defense in the second half: “Everything started with Kevon… taking care of the ball… they had to play against our halfcourt defense… we’ve given them transition opportunities and second chance points… once we dominated the glass, it allowed us to show how good our defense has been… Andrew Wiggins, incredible defense… GP got into Monk.”
• On the Kings’ performance: “I think it’s a real thing… you gotta give those guys a lot of credit… head of the snake, Mike Brown… haven’t been to the playoffs in 16 years… De’Aaron Fox… tough, tough player, one of the futures of this league… won’t be the last we see of the Kings… honored to play against this fan base.. it was a fun one for us.”
• On if he sensed Steph would have a big game: “Yeah I knew he’d be locked in… we haven’t had the opportunity… we’ve played over thirty series and this is our fifth (Game 7)… rare players do rare things… controlled the tempo… no turnovers, one turnover… he had the ball the whole game… when he’s locked in there’s not a lot of defenses that can stop him.”
• On what he said to Fox postgame on the court: “Just paid my respect… I’ve lost a lot of respect for guys when we’ve played them in the playoffs… cut from that same cloth you feel like you’re cut from and Fox is one of those guys… I’ve lost a Game 7… you have to go through that.”
• On gratification for this Game 7 like Klay said this was the Steph Curry Game: “When you’re in the moment that’s always gonna feel bigger… the performance Steph put on, you look at all the things we’ve done this year… do it all over again and do it even better than Game 5… you talk about the Last Dance… takes things up another level… total domination… as a teammate that’s the guy you wanna go to war with… he left no doubt… goat.”
• On the Lakers: “totally different team… LeBron has played off the ball more than ever in his career… allowed other guys to do more… Austin Reaves… Rui… AD is AD… D-Lo… they have a bench. So it’ll be a tough series but that’s what you expect… looking forward to getting our game plan… maximizing recovery is important.”
• On the road record: “…yeah who cares. Regular season is regular season… we had our struggles… we didn’t come into this series like, man, we haven’t won on the road… we did it… we know what we’re made of.”
• On the rest of the league trying to turn the page on them and LeBron, how they’re in this position: “…ultimate competitors… we don’t take for granted… who you are as a professional… eight years later and still playing at that level… how serious you take this, how you appreciate this game… for the stage, for the lights. I was talking on my podcast… it can’t be replicated. It’s goose bumps, man… this series against the Lakers is gonna be epic… stop trying yo turn on us so fast… on Bron… we get so caught up on what’s the next thing… live with those results knowing that the work has already been put in… that’s why we’re here… lean on it.”
• On Steph interacting with the crowd and the atmosphere: “Just laser-focused… actually missed a couple shots… still had the night that he had… it takes a special person… that’s why you get paid the big bucks… Top 75 players and two-time MVP. No matter what the environment is you show up in a major way… I have a strong appreciation as a competitor (and) as a fan.”
• On what he learned: “I learned nothing about me. I’m pretty in-tune with myself. Every team is different… Game 3 we really learned how to stick together… faced a lot of adversity… when you are expected to do great things… we enjoy that pressure, we enjoy those lights… embrace it, and that’s how we try to attack it every day.”
• On slowing the game down, if he took some take fouls to do that: “(Interrupts question) Monk said we was old… how they’re getting into the paint… when Steph gets the ball and he slows it down he’s trying to get to something… we ran when the opportunity was there… get a great look.”
NOTE: From Golden State Warriors postgame after Game 7 vs Sacramento Kings, held at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. WE WILL GO LIVE WITH GAME 1 LAL-GSW ON TUE 5/2 AT 7:00PM PDT TIPOFF.
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