KERR: “develop the rhythm with passing”; TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: “pace is huge…ball sticks too much”
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00:00 What was the biggest offensive issue tonight?
00:04 STEVE KERR: Well, the ball wasn't going in the hoop, that's for sure. But we have to find a way to develop better rhythm to create better shots, for sure. I thought we got off to a great start, really good pace, good flow. And then that second quarter, we kind of lost our momentum and I thought got down a little bit and then the key stretch of the game was Mitchell's three threes to start the third. We just — I think they made — we scored first and then I think they scored 12 in a row and broke it open.
00:40 How frustrating, mentally, can it be when you're just missing layup after layup?
00:46 Yeah, I mean that was part of it. I thought our guys continued to play hard the rest of the night, but there were just a lot of shots that didn't go that were kind of demoralizing for sure and it happens and we're kind of in a rut right now. We haven't made shots now for a while, so it feels like it should turn. But we have to try to find a way to help develop the rhythm with passing, with movement, with spacing, to generate better shots.
01:17 And how difficult was Cleveland's size and length on the perimeter?
01:20 Yeah, they've been a tough matchup for us for the last few years with Mobley and Allen patrolling the paint and then they've got excellent role players, obviously, two stars in the backcourt with Mitchell and Garland, but a whole group of role players who can all dribble and pass and shoot and know how to play. And they've been together now for some years. They kind of remind me of our team when I first got here that they've been together now for a while. And the continuity is obvious and it feels like a team that's really well-connected. And there's a reason they're 28-4. They're really good.
02:06 Steve, going back to the beginning of the game, what was it that worked so well for you guys, because the first half of the first quarter, at least you guys were kind of off and running?
02:14 Yeah, it was. We were getting stops. Our defense was great and we were running. We were throwing the ball ahead. I think we had eight throw-aheads in transition in the first quarter and then that dropped to three in the second and it's kind of a choppy second quarter. I mean, it's not like our defense was bad. We only gave up 20 points. So it just felt like we were missing little put-backs, layups and we just couldn't get out of that rut in the second quarter and kind of lost our mojo.
02:49 The Cavs don't block a lot of shots. I think they're bottom-10 for blocks. But what does it say about their ability to, I guess, discourage people from coming into the paint and what it can do to a team, mentally?
03:01 Yeah. Yeah, they have a good defense. And, like I said, they're well-connected. I think Dean Wade is really underrated. He was really mucking things up in the paint for us, always in the right spot, coming over and making plays, a couple of block shots and rebounding and he — that guy's a really, really good role player for them and complements the rest of their guys well.
03:25 Steve, you've talked about how much you really believe in this group. You guys have had some, obviously, some really high highs and some tough lows at 16-16. Where do you — how do you think that that reflects on the team overall? I mean, are you guys a 16-16 team or do you think highly of that…
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FROM DEC 30, 2024, postgame after Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA.
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