Mike's growth is remarkable.

From the beginning of this postseason to now, you've been a vocal as anybody with him.

Where have you seen the most growth in his game?

I don't think these patients right now, um, you know, he might not touched every single time on the court, but when he gets a good look, you know, he's gonna put it up, most likely make it.

His rebounding is incredible.

Uhh his his He got a really good nose for the ball shot blocking is there.

So all his instincts of their, um that was just on the office part.

I think he's gonna be a big factor in this series against leaders.

All right, we'll go toe Joel Rush.

Hey, Jamal.

Uh, how is the mood in the locker room today?

After you guys have had about a day to digest the game?

Another day in the bubble.

Go get some food, have a shower yet?

So I'm gonna go shower.

Um oh.

Might lay down, watch the movie watching film.

Um, yeah.

Let's get ready for tomorrow.

All right, we'll go toe.

Katie Wenjie.

Hey, Ma.

How did the Lakers give you and Nicola a different look.

When you guys air on offense and that pick and roll than maybe some of the other teams in the MBA do, how do they challenge you?

When you guys were trying to go to that, there's nothing we haven't seen.

Obviously, we played luggage before.

It's on the first time we're playing them.

Um, so no, I think there's gotta be quicker offense and things.

We do nothing.

If they're gonna ramp with a face like that, we have to get to play faster and another shot as well.

And you know, they try to switch some things, but that's fine.

We'll speak through that.

Um, no, I'm not everybody's hitting.

That's gonna be really hard for them to pay.

So much tends to us and shrink the floor.

So all right, next we'll go to Kyle Goon, who is in attendance there.

Your mom E.

I guess a lot of people have asked about, like, the intimidation factor the Lakers.

But one thing a D said to us yesterday was that even when they were leading, they were kind of worried about you guys kind of making one of your come backs.

Do you feel like you guys have sort of a mental edge in that?

Because you've come back from somebody double digit leads and obviously come back down.

Miniseries e mean we're capable of doing every game, but e just think they just They just controlled the game in the first half on.

LeBron does a great job off, you know, pushing the pace when he wants to.

And making those runs seem bigger than they are.

Um, you know.

But like I said, these guys stick with it.

We were as bad as we play in the first half.

We're only down 11.

Um, eso were right there Way were even playing our best basketball so way.

Just take care of some of the details.

Stuff that we watched the film way would have to come back in the fourth quarter as much.

All right, we'll go back to Mike Singer.

Hey, Jamal.

Yeah, to piggyback off that.

I think it was actually a nine points in the third quarter after you hit a three pointer, you've, you know, got it rolling a little bit.

Um, is there anything that you could sort of take away from last night.

That gives you guys confidence.

I'm assuming, given what you've already done that by no means that you guys discouraged by a 10 deficit.

We don't need confidence.

We have.

Like I said is this comes on details.

They're very detailed in things to do.

And Rondo's does a hell of a job passing the ball and putting God position to score.

Um, you see where his basketball minds out there even when he's not scoring the ball, he makes everything work so way.

Just gotta limit their options offense and try to get scoring off on our office.

And then, um, but we'll be fine.

We're just gonna come back with the right energy and, uh, have a better first half from Alaska.

All right, we'll goto Christo Psaltis.

Hello, Jamal.

First of all, how is the atmosphere inside the locker room and, uh, in front of the game to and also what you would you like to keep from game one?

It's just fine.

We've been down window before, on way.

We're just gonna look ahead to next camp and tried to right our wrongs.

Um, but that was not nice.

We're all right.

just like I said, We wanna come on stronger than we did last team and put some pressure on them.

So I've always having pressure on us.

All right, we'll go back to Katie Wenjie, Mom, watching back some of the turnovers.

Was it the Lakers pressure or were you guys just kind of not on the same page?

I guess watching them, are you more optimistic that that number can go down in Game two?

It's only Game one, guys.

Just just give him one, Um there quickly, different defensive team than the Clippers were.

Clippers were a lot of home bond that would, you know, step above from your about.

My hands are messing profits, then I really do that to me.

It's more of the passengers on the plane passing ways, and I want to get out and run.

So it's just a completely different defense they were playing.

Nothing will be fine.

I think we've got look at our options better in our place and, um, just be a little smarter, that's all.

But it's a small sample size, all right, I have time for one more.

I'm gonna go back to Christos Assault.

That's Jamal How important for you is toe cut down raging around the space?

Yeah, it's not just run over No.

1 80 contests in the Bronx River and they're looking for the threat.

Uh, free dogs they're looking at trying to put space with post up.

So that's right.

Do different things toe work and make it work in their favor.

Um, like I said, can you just get stops no space and get a run on our end?

Uh, my source was two picks up because the pressure on them.

So that's what we're looking to do.

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