Um, no.

But great execution on the play, E p said a great screens.

Raymond was patient.

And obviously, when we set screens like that and move with flow, you can kind of find yourself a little bit more open.

Um, obviously, I'm sure they want that playback with it.

We executed pretty well.

Thanks for that.

Made it.

I stuffed Janie McCauley from ap.

How did you feel?

Like the lineup switch went with Looney coming in.

And, you know, we just heard from James, who said he learned a lot by coming into, you know, in a different situation tonight.

Yeah, I think you know, overall, this season was going to present a lot of opportunity challenges, adjustments.

And, um, it all depends on how you take it in stride.

And for a young guy like that.

Teoh see it the right way.

Um, it means a lot.

I told him that in the locker room after the game tonight.

It's not a guarantee that in this league guys, We're gonna handle it the way he did and will continue, you know, most likely.

And obviously Loon is experience has been around, understands our defense of principles.

Really well, um, and played extremely well, obviously, in terms of showing up the paint.

But, um, James is going to continue to develop, gonna continue to be productive in his minutes, no matter when they come and, you know, learn what he needs to learn on on the fly.

And that's for all of us, because it's a new kind of situation this year, and we all got to be ready for whenever you're buttons, your numbers called or what adjustments we make on the night tonight, week to week, month to month basis.

I used to have to finally on from NBC News radio.

You talked about when your number's being called.

Talk about that fourth quarter.

I mean, you were in that.

I think one stretch, you scored 12 points and, like just over three minutes, just found, found openings and knocked it down.

I think we it was one of those weird games where we felt like we were playing.

We could play better, but the way that we were playing.

We felt like we had a bigger lead, even though they made some runs.

And, um, you know, thankfully made some timely shots, open up the game and built a lot of momentum.

That's, uh, kind of what you expect to do when you get back out there.

You look like you're you're always having fun.

But is it one of those situations when you're scoring like that, you're having more fun.

I guess you're scoring.

It's fun, and winning is fun, for sure.

But I think the challenge for us is to try to bring that energy you know, the majority of the time.

Um, and I pride myself on being able to have fun and trying to make sure that that's first and foremost a Z.

We go through the ups and downs of the year.

Did you get any sense that Wiggins had any extra emotion tonight?

Considering the opponent, I mean, he's in here.

You'll have to ask him in a second.

I'm actually interested to hear his answer.

Um, Z quiet wigs over here.

But make sure you ask that question.

I'm gonna stick around for that answer.

E.

J.

Peterson San Francisco Examiner, Uh, you mentioned, you know that, you know, scoring flurry, if you will.

In that fourth quarter, Stephen mentioned that maybe he didn't like where the focus level of the execution was early on in the game.

Was there something that really changed for you, or was it just a matter of you said, knocking down shots and kind of just, you know, finding those opening spots?

I thought we were really good in the first half.

And then, uh, third quarter is more specific, I think.

What?

He was kind of referring to our hopefully in terms of we had a window there were making dumb, stupid turnovers, giving up offensive rebounds, having breakdowns in defense.

And then, you know, Ah, my patented lazy pass, a half court, little stuff like that where, um, it's so hard to win games in this league.

You can't have those little spell.

You could miss all the shots in the world.

You can, um, have the right kind of turnovers and stuff like that, but the focus has to be there, you know, throughout the course of the game.

And obviously I gotta I gotta do better in that respect, Um, so that you kind of lead by example on that front.

But thankfully, we were able to turn it back on, um, down the stretch of the game.

It's gonna be one Where that back to back kind of vibe playing the same team on Wednesday.

We'll see how we, uh, how we adjust and how we continue to keep our foot on the gas pedal for 48.

Steph, is it harder to get a rhythm or is it easier to get a rhythm on the ball when you got the ball in your hands or off the ball?

Considering how the defense this is our playing you, I think it could be both.

But I think mostly when we're playing solid sound basketball in offensive end is when things air flowing.

No matter if it's meet with the ball.

And not everybody is moving in the right time and you know the right screens were happening and, um, you kind of find a rhythm that way.

Where we've gotten in trouble is when the ball just sticks, whether it's me, whether it's whoever and bodies don't move, and it's hard to thio create any type of momentum knowing that they're probably going to send a lot of bodies my way wigs way and and it it becomes a little bit more difficult that that that way.

So tonight and then we started off the game really well.

Just moving the ball or, uh, Draymond being aggressive in the pick and roll when he gets the drop down pass to score stuff like that, Um, create good shots and then everybody kind of gets the term.

Jeff Chris, Albertson, ABC seven.

There's a shot on the broadcast if you losing your water.

What was said and what happened there.

Nico is a pretty funny guy, but you gotta get to know everything on.

And then also you hit that shot with about 5.5 to go and it looks like you yelled out something.

Maybe boom jamon might have out of that.

But it was that towards the dub Hub, was that towards the fan or what's with boom?

Just great great vibes all the way around to join a win.

That's it.

Okay, you kind of mentioned before getting into a rhythm and how screen setting is important that specific to Kevon Looney obviously isn't score a lot, but how helpful is his screen setting to the offense issues?

We talked about that shoot around this morning.

Um, it's a It's an art.

It's a science to, uh, there's a There's an art and a science to it in terms of being at the at the right place the right time.

Seeing the play before it happens, Um, whether it's a pick and roll and the bar handles being patient waiting for it.

Um, there's a chemistry to it.

So you have Thio kind of go through the reps a little bit to understand what it's like, and we drilled it a little bit this morning.

But, like you said, Leung has been there.

He understands whether it's a pick and roll or whether it's a and off ball screen.

Uh, how to get the guy open so that he gets open.

Um, and, uh, you kind of have to go through it a couple of times understanding, especially at the speed of the game at this level, where it looks like you mentioned ahead.

Danny last 11 more.

Go ahead.

Nic, you mentioned you mentioned a C law the other day and in the context of James going from the starting line up to the bench.

How much do you think a younger player can learn when he's sitting on the bench and he's not plant a lot?

But like I said earlier, you gotta have the right perspective about it.

You can't let it kill your spirit.

You can't let it, you know, let doubt creeping about who you are as a player.

Um, this league is very difficult.

Thio, you know, establish yourself into you, understand who you are as a player and how you're gonna make a difference not just individually but towards winning basketball and like the little things that matter.

So it's all about how you approach it, and that's why I try to compliment him after the game.

I think coach that earlier it's not a demotion.

That's just, you know, necessary change, and you can look at it all type of ways.

If you're that player that's getting, you know, are having that conversation.

Pregame of coach.

But he's shown the patients again, learn when he needs to learn.

When he gets out, he knows he's gonna play, so when he gets out there and be productive.

Focus on certain, you know, little things that can can help him take the next step.

Eventually, body of work will will come.

So, um not get discouraged by because it z necessary right now.

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