KERR: “blueprint is there”; KLAY: “wholehearted belief in this team”; WIGGINS: “sky’s the limit”
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0:00 Steve Kerr postgame Sacramento on what aspect of the second half was most detrimental: “The fouling and the turnovers, both. 42 free throws … 20 turnovers, gave up 26 points off those turnovers. So that's the game right there. It's those two things.”
0:47 on Moses Moody being really hot in the fourth and subbing him out: “Moses was awesome tonight. We needed to get Wiggs on the floor for defense against Fox. And we decided to go with Klay and our vets… like a wing version of Loon…”
1:53 on how disappointing it was that they wanted to get the starters going, but they were the ones who weren't getting it done: “…we had to play without Chris (Paul)…we withstood a lot of their rallies and made some big shots… again, the fouling and the turnovers, that's what it comes down to.”
2:41 on the wheels falling off after being up eight when Draymond got the technical: “Well, we fouled quite a bit, so they were shooting free throws a lot… give Sacramento credit. They fought like crazy...”
3:47 on losing the challenge with the Curry offensive foul, which left them with no timeouts: “…if they overturn the offensive foul, Steph’s going to the line for three free throws and the game’s probably over… right leg is going to drift out. We thought Monk went right into him...”
4:28 on Chris Paul and Gary Payton II’s injuries: “Not sure...”
4:38 on how surprised he was by how well they played in the first half: “First half was great. That's who our team is, a team getting stops, knocking down shots… then we come off the bench with Gary and Dario and Chris. The blueprint is there…”
5:33 on what part of CP3’s body is injured and how head-scratching the last two turnovers by Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were: “…My experience in this league, you have one gut punch loss a year where you go to the locker and you cannot believe that you lost the game. Last year we had one of those in Utah…”
6:33 on how significant long-term it is, the way Wiggins and Klay played, if they got back on track and if it was just making shots: “we've seen this coming with Wiggs… Klay’s shots were much easier there in the in the first half and that's how our team should look.”
7:20 on if they seem to be in a freefall: “We’re not in a freefall…”
7:47 on if the issue of fouling and turnovers and late-game closing feels different to him than last year, that it's kind of continuing: “Of course, there's a concern… we have to do it.”
8:26 Klay Thompson postgame Sacramento on the main problem down the stretch: “I think we fouled too much… Tough loss, though. That one sucked.”
8:47 on if needing a 12-point win got in their heads: “No, we still wanted to win the game…”
9:16 on the turnovers being the main talking point of Steve Kerr's and what the team can do to turn that around: “…I would say stick with it, not get discouraged … still have a wholehearted belief in this team that we can do some special things and I know we will.”
9:51 on if the couple turnovers towards the end was not paying attention to details: “…Gosh, I don't know… carelessness with the ball was our biggest defect tonight.”
10:31 Andrew Wiggins postgame Sacramento on not being able to hold the 24-point lead and smaller one towards the end: “… They’re getting to the foul line, scoring points and stopping time. Turnovers. Those are the two main things.”
11:03 on if they see the blueprint Kerr mentioned: “…the blueprint’s definitely there, as long as we stay connected, play together. The sky's the limit for us.”
11:53 on if his game is starting to come around: “…trying to put in extra work … gotta stay consistent…”
12:14 on giving up free throws and turnovers, what the solutions are and why they haven't been able to execute them: “…Sacramento’s a great team. They play fast, they come at you, they're aggressive, they’re downhill. We've got to be disciplined…”
13:01 on if that was one of his better first halves this year and where things went right: “…have a complete game and staying on the boards.”
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