• Klay Thompson postgame sends condolences to Damar Hamlin, teammates and the city of Buffalo, then gives recap: “Sometimes the game can overshadow us…wish him the best, keeping him in our prayers and hoping for the best possible outcome…bigger than sports…gritty win again…got a little stagnant…gritty play after gritty play…DiVincenzo…Draymond quarterbacking everything.”
• On if he knew he’d get fifty: “I don’t go into halftime thinking I’ll get fifty.”
• On how big it was: “Seeing Dominique Wilkins before the game…coming back from the Achilles and averaging high-20s…I’m just gonna embrace the heck out of it.”
• On playing 46 minutes: “I feel great and I would not have been able to do this a few months ago…energy on both sides of the ball…confidence-booster…getting better with every game. I’ll be more consistent as the season goes on, not having the reps (at the beginning of the season).”
• On Looney: “Indispensable for us…ability to be out there every night…read the offense…21 rebounds…like scoring 40 in an NBA game…had injuries that had him feeling like a shell of himself.”
• On being more relaxed: “In beginning I was just so eager to get back…like tonight and proving to whomever that I’m still great…after this year there’s only one year left on my deal…told myself I just gotta enjoy every day…the brand that’s been built here…what matters most is having fun and playing hard…had it a couple days ago, I’ve had it month ago, I’ve had a lot of self-talks.”
• On his shot be tightened up: “being in much better shape…I’m not in peak…I can drift…Ron Adams and I had a great conversation just going straight up and down.”
• On the iso three and dribbling into the shot: “Good seeing Justin (Holiday)…playing against each other since high school. Just gave me a little space…try and get a rhythm dribble.”
NOTE: From Golden State Warriors win vs Atlanta Hawks, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. We will go live for the DET-GSW game on Wed 1/4 at 6:30PM PST, which tips off at 7:00PM.
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