KUMINGA: “good spirits…it’s like a family”; MOODY: “charge up”; KERR on Klay: “they loaded up on him
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CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Steve Kerr postgame on the bottom falling out in Q3 after cutting the game to a one-point deficit and giving up 3s: “I thought that was a key stretch of the game; we needed to finish that quarter and be tied or ahead and have some momentum and that quick run they went on got it right back to 10 and it slipped away from there. But they were amazing tonight and they were 19-for-32 from three, put on a clinic and they played a great game.”
0:33 on if the penetrating and kicking by OKC was due to on-ball defense: “They put a lot of pressure on you with the small-small pick-and-roll and they've got Holmgren out at the three-point line… spread you out, they've got shooters everywhere and they’ve got a lot of modest size, positionally… Between Shai and Giddey and Williams, they can all get downhill and find people. so this team’s really well-put together, well-coached and they hammered us tonight.”
1:12 on what went wrong from a game plan perspective: “Not a lot went right. I mean, they took it to us from the beginning. Our transition defense was bad; we lost Isaiah Joe in transition for his first shot of the game. It's a wide-open corner three; we didn't locate him and a shooter like that, if you give them a wide-open look, the floodgates can open up and that's what happened. And they ran a few nice plays for him and he popped free and knocked down shots. But he's 7-for-7… he goes 3-for-3 and they make 19 threes. As you can see it's going to be tough to win this game.”
2:10 on the medium picture, you know, while you're waiting for stuff to come back and drag on to come back. What were some of the things that tonight illustrated that you guys will really have to focus on without those two players.
2:22 on what they need to improve: “Well, we got to be gritty or we gotta show more spark and energy defensively. We've got to put up a better fight. It just felt like they got anything they wanted. We had a lot of miscommunications on pick-and-roll coverages and anytime you're in a rut like this, I mean, we're obviously in it right now. Five losses in a row. So when you're in that state, there's only one way out and that's to dig your way out of it and you’ve got to fight and compete and that's what we have to do.”
2:56 on what the conversation or emphasis is for Klay: “Yeah, just to be patient. I mean, it's tough. They loaded up on him and made it really tough on him. They had Dort draped all over…”
3:44 on Kuminga: “Yeah, I think he did a good job out there, attacking…”
4:00 on if Gary's might be serious: “X-rays were negative…I don't know about Saturday.”
4:09 Moses Moody postgame OKC on what it’s like when they're almost hitting every three: “…pay attention to what they did tonight, build on for next game.”
4:32 on if he thinks he’ll get some more minutes: “I mean, all I can do is work towards the ultimate goal…”
5:00 on surviving without Draymond and Steph: “…seeing what pieces we have out there on the floor and seeing how we can make it work.”
5:37 on making a couple pushes but not coming out with the win, if it’s deflating or if they’re still staying afloat: “…everybody's motivated. We need to get a win, so I think we're gonna be playing like that.”
6:28 on if it’s weird not to have success at Chase anymore
7:13 on what’s missing in the locker room with Draymond out, if there is an awkward silence there or some motivation missing: “…CP3 is a vocal leader that we haven't had in the past two years. So he adds a lot to that gap…”
8:18 Jonathan Kuminga postgame OKC on finding a rhythm tonight: “…we just go out and just give it all you got.”
9:44 on what teammates are saying to help clear his mind ahead of the game: “…keeping you engaged…”
10:45 on what the team morale is like right now: “Very good spirit…obviously you're gonna be fine.”
11:17 on what he specifically can do to try to help the team get back to winning: “Just going out there and just being an athlete…”
11:35 on who was in his ear: “Everybody on the team, just like a family…”
12:30 Chet Holmgren
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