• Jordan Poole postgame presser on the defense: “We had a pretty energetic timeout in the second half. Coach basically told us we need to play harder…a sense of urgency. Luckily we were at home and we were able to feed off the energy of the crowd…play together and execute down the stretch.”
• On what stands out the most from his 41 points: “Yeah I missed a couple easy ones…my teammates looking for me, getting me open…we just keyed in…it was a team effort…Donte played huge…Klay played huge…everybody’s a good team.”
• On Ty Jerome’s defensive stops:
“We’re just feeding off the energy…gave us a really good boost…little small things like that…motivation.”
• On if the team feels different than in New York: “It’s a long season. Our goal is just to play the best basketball at the right time…use anything, any sense of motivation you can find…grit out wins…we have confidence in who we are…it’s all coming together…one game at a time.”
• On if the game has slowed down with the multiple 40-point games: “(Laughs) Nah, just playing my game.”
• On Deebo Samuel: “tremendous athlete. We just be chopping it up…support guys like that…be courtside…I hit his hand in the game telling him to turn me up…bringing the whole Bay Area together…we’re united, gotta keep the good mojo going.”
NOTE: From Golden State Warriors postgame after win vs Portland Trail Blazers, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. We will go live for the ATL-GSW game on Mon 1/2 at 6:30PM PST, which tips off at 7:00PM.
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