KERR on Steph Curry & LeBron like Magic & Bird; Kuminga; “we have the advantage of being in rhythm”
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QUOTES/NOTES/TOPICS:
• Steve Kerr pregame Game 1 on how difficult it would be to go with two bigs: “We’ll see. It’s our best lineup… they negate some of the spacing issues with passing and screening and obviously Steph negates a lot of spacing issues on his own.”
• On if this feels later than the second round: “Yeah but every round is like that… a lot of great teams with a lot of history… a lot of great basketball to be played.”
• On conserving energy without having shootaround: “Given that the series is every other day… walkthroughs… our young guys get plenty of work in… vets… rest… rehab… probably similar story for the Lakers. It’s kind of what the playoffs are about… nine days off (if you win early)… no telling other than the series directly ahead of you.”
• On the sudden change of styles from Kings to Lakers: “You try to adapt as quickly as possible… (be wary to) score layups over AD… you quickly try to get your team to shift their focus, lock in on personnel and tendencies.”
• On going back to 2015, Steph coming into his own, he and LeBron sharing the same time in the NBA, if this has motivated Curry to be better: “It’s not quite the same timeline as Magic and Bird but it’s pretty close… three years behind… LeBron already was one (a superstar)… a lot of meetings in the postseason… mutual respect… just like Magic and Bird back in the day… that respect kind of takes a back seat… beat each other… wonderful for basketball fans, amazing for the league… two all-time greats at the peak of their powers for almost a decade…”
• On the evolution of game planning against LeBron: “…when Cleveland surrounded him with shooters… nowhere to help from… personnel that he was playing with, but you have to account for him… so smart and can beat you in so many different ways…”
• On Kuminga: “Potentially. Game 1 is often a kind of a process of seeing what a team is doing and seeing where you’re gonna attack… defend… who you might play… given we just played a seven-game series… same with J-Mike, same with Lamb… a lot of options.”
• On if home court advantage is overrated: “You still want it. I know that… strange as a sixth seed… having a team that’s been together for a long time… great confidence that you can win on the road… focuses you even more… that was the case for us the other day in Sacramento… (vs) Game 6 at home.”
• On the process of finding energy: “…you take every experience and you file it away… as a coaching staff you try to message thjngs so your players understand… go play… pretty simple.”
• On if the Lakers have the advantage with the extra days of rest: “I think we have the advantage of being in rhythm, honestly… feel great… we’re at home… we should win this one to do what we’re supposed to do… just because they got a couple days’ rest.”
NOTE: Uploaded in 9:16 format due to technical issues. From Golden State Warriors pregame before Game 1 vs LA Lakers, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. WE WILL GO LIVE NEXT ON THU 5/4 FOR G2 LAL-GSW AT 6:00PM PDT TIPOFF.
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