STEPH CURRY: “monetary stakes on the line” with NBA Cup; Oubre scary news; SARIC: better offensively
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CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Dario Saric postgame Minnesota on the biggest adjustment that needs to be made playing the Timberwolves again next: “I think we need to be better offensively. It's hard to say right now what was the real issue and real problem…”
0:57 on the keys to getting those easy buckets: “…if you're good in defense, you can run fast breaks and that kind of stuff. But I think we were kind of solid defensively…”
2:13 Steph Curry postgame on if they are just out of rhythm at Chase Center: “I don't know what the numbers look like on the road and how much of a discrepancy there is there, but we've played two good defenses… Cleveland was more our defense affecting our offense … Tonight was just a little destroyed rhythm early and can't ever really build up a presence here with the crowd into it and really feel good about what we're doing. Seemed like we're chasing the whole game. So I think the outcome has been because of a lot of different reasons. And we haven't figured it out.”
3:14 on no one else scoring more than 20 and if he can feel the defense saying they’re gonna let the other guy shoot: “I mean, there's always been an approach of guarding us for years, like you know where the tension is going to be and you're trying to blitz me in a pick-and-roll or stay body-tight on Klay when he doesn't have it, coming off pin downs, or whatever the case is. So we have to make adjustments. We can't just keep doing the same thing and expecting different results, but it's not panic or anything. It's just a matter of getting a little smarter and a little bit more organized on how we're creating good shots. And trusting that we have the ability to do that with our rotations and the combinations that we put out there. So it does feel like everything's kind of tough to come by, in terms of creating good looks, but that's not something that we feel like is unfixable stuff … a double negative? Get my grammar police. Okay, thank you.”
4:35 on correcting the issues they have had in the paint over the last two games: “I mean, it's tough just — we're not like a paint-dominant team…When you have breakdowns because of the threat of shooting, you can get slips and all that type of stuff. We're not a team that's just gonna do it in the post and get looks like that. Never really have been but it's about understanding like the last two defenses we played, that need to be present in the paint. Mobley and Jarrett Allen and then Rudy and KAT tonight. So we get stuck a little bit and I had two turnovers tonight where you don't have a plan when you get in there, and those big guys … at the rim and have options. So you have to play under control in those type of situations. But honestly, our defense, not fouling and getting stops, that feeds our offense has always been our strength. If you don't, they have to be connected. So that's a big part of loosening up defenses that are trying to make us take the top jumpers and keeping everybody on the perimeter.”
6:04 on the young guys being utilized earlier in the game and if he is expecting them to be a part of the next game: “I'm just super-proud of the way they've approached this, like two games in a row now … big burst of energy … Things change really quickly.”
7:14 on Kelly Oubre: “That's such a scary, scary news to get…hope he has a full recovery.”
8:23 on if the in-season tournament game has a different feel to it and a playoff atmosphere: “Oh, absolutely. It felt like that in OKC...”
9:12 on if guys figured out the format or if there is still a little bit of confusion about how to advance: “if you just take the time to read the situation, it’s pretty straightforward… try to get to the Vegas Final Four, play two games. Championship is an extra game, but there's monetary stakes…”
10:25 on if running more pick-and-roll could be on the table: “…That definitely qualifies as an adjustment...”
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