• More Steve Kerr postgame, on Jordan Poole: “He had a tough night… let the officiating bother him… we talk to him all the time… good job of getting to the line… staying poised… just a tough shooting night.”
• On Donte’s shooting: “We knew he had it in him… Villanova… Milwaukee… injuries… hurt his shooting… this might be a career high for him as far as percentage… comfortable… healthy all year.”
• Donte DiVincenzo postgame on the turnovers: “lack of focus, carelessness, they go hand in hand… locked in in the second half… always good to take coaching after a win than a loss.”
• On why the team has problems with focus: “Watching the Warriors in the past, they had so many solid veterans in years past… Steph and Draymond could be their normal selves… our job is to be solid… that number (turnovers) comes down a lot… when everybody else around is solid… if I can have zero ideally or one… not to compound the issue.”
• On if it’s difficult to maintain focus: “That focus, it’s tough… regular season. They have two, three, four guys not playing… that’s the biggest thing for us… we’re so talented… lack of focus on the offensive end.”
• On what to do about the focus: “Personally, I speak for myself, I know tonight… playing with a chip on my shoulder… I was honed in on this team. A lot of guys were… second half that’s when we realized, Coach said you know what’s at stake… that’s what we needed to hear but we shouldn’t have to turn it around at half time.”
• On if he changed anything mechanically on his shot: “(Kerr) came up to me… a little bit of hand placement… (watches film)… a little off to the left or right, that means I’m rushing it… one second of deep breath and let it go.”
• On if the Kings told him why he wasn’t picked up again; “I didn’t look too much into it.”
NOTE: From Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings, held at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. WE WILL GO LIVE WITH GSW-POR ON SUN 4/9 AT 12:30PM PDT TIPOFF.
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