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Sunday, November 13, 2016
Final Score: POR 112, DEN 105 POR POR
HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS
“I was really glad with how we responded after halftime. The first half was very disappointing. Denver outplayed us, they outhustled us. We were able to make some hustle plays at the end of the first half that got us back into it, but I liked the way we responded after halftime. The third quarter was terrific at both ends and obviously set the tone for getting the win.”
Was it nice to play a game that wasn’t decided by three points or less?
“Honestly it doesn’t matter as long as we win.”
What did you say at halftime?
“We talked about defense.”
“Mostly effort, mental engagement, being locked in.”
How concerned are you about the rebounding?
“Well, I’m concerned – but Denver’s an excellent rebounding team, so it’s their strength. I thought we, surprisingly, we had the same amount of second chance points as they did. So they kind of got them in bursts right at the beginning of each half, which was a little demoralizing, but that was their strength. When you’re playing an NBA team you try to minimize their strengths, but we didn’t do a good job with that.”
What did you like from Evan’s performance?
“I thought he played an all-around good game. I thought he took the challenge defensively with Chandler and Gallinari. I thought he was aggressive with the drives. I though this shots were good, he didn’t necessarily shoot it well but I thought his shots were good. I thought he played with a good flow. Probably Moe getting in early foul trouble allowed him to be out there with some of the starters, maybe that helped a little bit. I thought, again, we’ve talked about this before – not just looking at shooting percentages as defining how somebody played, so I thought he played a very good game.”
DAMIAN LILLARD
What was the message from coach at halftime?
“He got after us. He pretty much told us what we were doing was unacceptable and we can’t keep doing it, putting ourselves in that position and not playing as smart as we’re capable of, not playing as hard at times as we need to be to give ourselves a chance. Like I said, he got on us. He yelled at us a little bit. It’s up to us to go out there and answer the call and I thought we did a great job of responding.”
Was message about defense?
“It was defensive-based – our communication, just our presence on that end of the floor wasn’t up to par. I thought it showed and at times it was embarrassing in the first half with the way the game was going and how they did what they wanted to do. They got offensive rebounds. He addressed it and we went out there and like I said, responded to what he said at halftime.”
Was it nice to get extra rest in the fourth quarter?
“Yeah, you know we really turned the tide in the third quarter. We got after them on the defensive end and I think they scored 15 points. We got deflections, we pushed the ball at them, we made them uncomfortable, we got our in transition, we got good shots and we took over the game. I was proud of us putting a full quarter together. We didn’t get to five minutes and then let them go on a run. It was pressure the entire quarter and we got up, held it down in the fourth quarter as well and I thought I was done. I had never sat that long and then went back in the game. I think it was like three minutes and I went back in and I was like, I’m going back in? They hit a few shots, but it was good to just sit and watch I guess. I thought our team did a good job tonight.”
Did you see killer instinct you wanted to see?
“I wouldn’t even call that killer instinct because we were down. We had to come back and show that fight and put ourselves in position to take it home. As far as just keeping that distance, even at the end when they started hitting some shots, you knew the game was pretty much out of reach – I was proud of the way we handled that lead once we built it up in the third quarter.”
Final Score: POR 112, DEN 105 POR POR
HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS
“I was really glad with how we responded after halftime. The first half was very disappointing. Denver outplayed us, they outhustled us. We were able to make some hustle plays at the end of the first half that got us back into it, but I liked the way we responded after halftime. The third quarter was terrific at both ends and obviously set the tone for getting the win.”
Was it nice to play a game that wasn’t decided by three points or less?
“Honestly it doesn’t matter as long as we win.”
What did you say at halftime?
“We talked about defense.”
“Mostly effort, mental engagement, being locked in.”
How concerned are you about the rebounding?
“Well, I’m concerned – but Denver’s an excellent rebounding team, so it’s their strength. I thought we, surprisingly, we had the same amount of second chance points as they did. So they kind of got them in bursts right at the beginning of each half, which was a little demoralizing, but that was their strength. When you’re playing an NBA team you try to minimize their strengths, but we didn’t do a good job with that.”
What did you like from Evan’s performance?
“I thought he played an all-around good game. I thought he took the challenge defensively with Chandler and Gallinari. I thought he was aggressive with the drives. I though this shots were good, he didn’t necessarily shoot it well but I thought his shots were good. I thought he played with a good flow. Probably Moe getting in early foul trouble allowed him to be out there with some of the starters, maybe that helped a little bit. I thought, again, we’ve talked about this before – not just looking at shooting percentages as defining how somebody played, so I thought he played a very good game.”
DAMIAN LILLARD
What was the message from coach at halftime?
“He got after us. He pretty much told us what we were doing was unacceptable and we can’t keep doing it, putting ourselves in that position and not playing as smart as we’re capable of, not playing as hard at times as we need to be to give ourselves a chance. Like I said, he got on us. He yelled at us a little bit. It’s up to us to go out there and answer the call and I thought we did a great job of responding.”
Was message about defense?
“It was defensive-based – our communication, just our presence on that end of the floor wasn’t up to par. I thought it showed and at times it was embarrassing in the first half with the way the game was going and how they did what they wanted to do. They got offensive rebounds. He addressed it and we went out there and like I said, responded to what he said at halftime.”
Was it nice to get extra rest in the fourth quarter?
“Yeah, you know we really turned the tide in the third quarter. We got after them on the defensive end and I think they scored 15 points. We got deflections, we pushed the ball at them, we made them uncomfortable, we got our in transition, we got good shots and we took over the game. I was proud of us putting a full quarter together. We didn’t get to five minutes and then let them go on a run. It was pressure the entire quarter and we got up, held it down in the fourth quarter as well and I thought I was done. I had never sat that long and then went back in the game. I think it was like three minutes and I went back in and I was like, I’m going back in? They hit a few shots, but it was good to just sit and watch I guess. I thought our team did a good job tonight.”
Did you see killer instinct you wanted to see?
“I wouldn’t even call that killer instinct because we were down. We had to come back and show that fight and put ourselves in position to take it home. As far as just keeping that distance, even at the end when they started hitting some shots, you knew the game was pretty much out of reach – I was proud of the way we handled that lead once we built it up in the third quarter.”
