I'm just curious.

You know, Tai said that you said before the game that he was dealing with some hamstring tightness, and you obviously came out very aggressive tonight over the course of your career.

How have you learned to you know what?

Whether you come out with an aggressive to score mindset or progressive to get guys involved, how have you managed that sort of aggressive mentality coming out in games?

This?

I mean, I'm just playing the game, reading other teams defense.

Um, if I'm able toe, you know, create and get a shot up or create for my teammates, Uh, you know, that's how pretty much play the game.

Uh, same mindset coming in and being aggressive, you know, every time in a position with the ball are, you know, off the ball.

Just being ready to shoot.

Did you Did you know Paul was dealing with some hamstring tightness that affect your wanting to criminal not to later in the game?

Not till later.

Uh, but yeah, just from there, just, you know, kept.

Kept the team focused and tried to get it tried to get our guy shots.

Thanks.

Thanks to where we'll go over to Barbara it quiet.

Congrats on the wind.

Um, you know, we've heard your teammates say numerous times throughout the year about how you've grown much more this year is a player, and I'm just curious, you know, how do you believe you've grown like from your own perspective from last year to this year?

Just trying to be a better basketball player.

You know, I'll let the outside criticize our, you know, analyze my game, but, um, myself just going out there the way.

Thanks for Bob.

We'll go over to justice.

A Kuwaiti.

Congrats on the wind.

Um, you've now played the thunder.

Two straight games.

What have you seen at of shade dildos Alexander the last two nights And just more overall about his growth as a player.

You know, third year in the league from where he's been since his rookie year.

Mhm just being, uh, you know, I was on the east his rookie year, the Raptors, so I probably only seen him once one time, but, you know, just over the year, just saying I'm being aggressive, uh, being a point guard, get his team into sets, uh, able to shoot the ball from three levels, get into the paint, making a mid also good three point shooter.

And like I said, you know, organizing his offense, get his teammates of all you know, you know, he just got to keep going and it's up to him.

How much you know better.

You must have become.

Thanks.

We'll go over to car enough.

What's happening?

Car.

Uh, Reggie was just talking about how you a man a man of a few words and just how you this, you know, you're quiet And how you like the lock in you.

Just you being quiet is how you lock in.

When you when you focus, Are you having a good game?

Oh, e don't know.

I mean, it just it's just who are pretty much, uh, said before I'm not a robot guy.

I'm gonna come out, tell my teammates where we need to do to win.

Um, you know, see what's happening out there on the floor without going all over the place.

Just being direct and telling them what needs to happen just moving on from there.

Um, that's just how I'm playing.

Thanks to Harley, we'll go over the home.

Hey, Kwai, I was wondering, in this seven game winning streak what has stood up the most about what you guys have been able to do.

Uh, that's allowed you guys toe win all these games.

I think our three point percentage, I mean, not allowing threes.

And, you know, making sure the other team isn't getting good looks from the three point line is pretty much been helping us.

We're playing team basketball was sharing the ball.

Um, you know, we're having some breakdowns defensively, but we're staying, you know, levelheaded, staying positive.

And, you know, we're just keep moving forward.

We're making shots right now as well.

So, um, you know, you just got to continue getting better.

Thanks a lot.

Thanks.

So moved over to Andrew Gregg.

When you guys air, you're already down.

Marcus is tough defender.

Then you lose Pat.

Obviously, Paul's not there on the floor.

What you like about what you guys were able to do defensively to close out the game?

Um, just without three of your best offenders.

E think we close it all great tonight.

I mean, obviously we got the win, but I mean, down that stretch, you know their guys work unbiased.

G o break down our defense and play out the clothes out.

They got some easy layups.

Uh, they got some open corner threes on.

They were able to keep pushing, you know?

You know, they just ran out of time way.

Just gotta be burying that guard.

Just just wanna, you know, play defense one on one first and not allowing God to drive bys.

Thank Thank you.

We'll go over the law.

Okay.

Well, congrats on the win today.

Uh, I've mentioned this Friday going into the weekend that this was a matinee game.

This has been a rough spot for the or an inconsistent spot for the team going back toe last January, and you've had your best games of the season during these early start times.

Two weeks ago against the Bulls, you had your season high 35.

Today you had 34 it seems like in both games, the team needed all of that.

What is it that you do, uh, to really get ready for these games?

And what have you been able to take away from just being at your best during these early start times?

I think it just goes back to what I said, uh, to that question last game.

It's not about you know who we're playing.

Um, it's about us.

No matter what the start time is, I gotta be ready to play.

We got to come out with the same mindset focused on what we need to do and not worry about what the other team is doing.

Pretty much just focus on what we need to do to get better.

What was our breakdown?

Last game was what we need to do offensively.

Thio execute.

And you know, that's my mindset going into every game, just wanting to get better.

Oh, just wanna make play to help my team.

Wait.

Thanks a lot.

We have time for one more.

We go to Miriam.

Hey, cool.

I like your jacket.

Um uh, but wondering about how you're feeling about the upcoming road trip.

I mean, especially with the co vid protocols.

Like having to be stuck in your hotel room.

Um, you think there'll be a challenge at all?

Um, no, no, we're all It'll be.

All right.

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