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HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS
“Well I liked the way we started the game. I thought we played with a lot of energy, we moved the ball, we made shots, we defended well and their bench, especially Clark, came in and made a difference – a 17-2 run at the end of the first quarter. It kind of took the wind out of our sails, but Curry was great in the third quarter and they pulled away. It’s a good measuring stick. They’re an excellent team and they showed that tonight.”
On Layman’s performance late:
“You know, I was glad. I mean, obviously he came in and made shots, got to get a good run. Even though we were down 30, it was a good opportunity for all those guys, all five of them to get a good run rather than just two or three minutes. So I was glad for him that he got a little rhythm and hit his shots. I thought those five guys played well, played hard and it was a good opportunity for everybody.”
What did you like about the first quarter performance?
“I thought offensively we really moved the ball well, then turnovers – I think we had 5 or 6 turnovers in a span of 4 or 5 minutes. You give a team like Golden State extra opportunities, it’s going to bite you somewhere along the line. But the first 7 or 8 minutes, the ball movement was good, our execution was good, our shot making was good, defensively they missed some good shots that they may normally have made, but I thought the first 7 or 8 minutes was really encouraging, but that’s a fifth of the game.”
Did they do anything to get Curry going in the third?
“He just does what Curry does.”
DAMIAN LILLARD
“I thought we didn’t communicate as well as we did in the first half. We need to do a better job of it in the first half, the third quarter we slipped up. We allowed them to get clean looks, they got it going. They made plays. Every mistake that we made, every turnover, every offensive rebound that we gave up, every miscommunication in coverages, it seemed like they took advantage of it. A lot of times we were allowing that to be Steph in transition and loose balls, the ball kept finding him. Once it hit a couple off our mistakes, he started hitting tough ones. Then he started setting screens and we were so worried about staying attached to him, they started slipping to the rim and it just got away from us. It’s a learning experience for us, but at the end of the day, it’s one game out of 82.”
Coach said this was a measuring stick, do you see it that way?
“I think it just shows that elite teams, they find a way to do what they do best. In the first half, we got with them, we were right there, and they just stuck with it. They kept doing what they do. They were physical on defense, they had active hands. Makes and misses, they pushed it out, they screened for each other. They played their game. In the first half, we were right there. In the second half, they stuck with it. Their defense was more consistent than ours, and their offense was more freely than ours was. We needed to have more of a presence. I think he was right, it shows what we need to do better to be able to stay in a game like that.”
How much does it affect offense when forwards aren’t hitting threes?
“You have nights like that. Like I was saying, when we aren’t making shots and they are making shots, we’ve got to be able to do those small things. We’ve got to limit them to one possession. We’ve got to help each other out on off ball screens, we’ve got to protect the paint, we’ve got to have a tighter shell on the weak side when that’s happening. When we’re not making shots, we’ve got to make it harder for them to make shots as well. Tonight we didn’t do that. Missing shots, it happens.”
What is mindset going on road trip?
“It’s going to be a good test for us early. We won two, lost two. It’s going to be a tough trip but a fun one. We should be excited about the opportunity to get back out there tomorrow after the type of game we had tonight.”
“Well I liked the way we started the game. I thought we played with a lot of energy, we moved the ball, we made shots, we defended well and their bench, especially Clark, came in and made a difference – a 17-2 run at the end of the first quarter. It kind of took the wind out of our sails, but Curry was great in the third quarter and they pulled away. It’s a good measuring stick. They’re an excellent team and they showed that tonight.”
On Layman’s performance late:
“You know, I was glad. I mean, obviously he came in and made shots, got to get a good run. Even though we were down 30, it was a good opportunity for all those guys, all five of them to get a good run rather than just two or three minutes. So I was glad for him that he got a little rhythm and hit his shots. I thought those five guys played well, played hard and it was a good opportunity for everybody.”
What did you like about the first quarter performance?
“I thought offensively we really moved the ball well, then turnovers – I think we had 5 or 6 turnovers in a span of 4 or 5 minutes. You give a team like Golden State extra opportunities, it’s going to bite you somewhere along the line. But the first 7 or 8 minutes, the ball movement was good, our execution was good, our shot making was good, defensively they missed some good shots that they may normally have made, but I thought the first 7 or 8 minutes was really encouraging, but that’s a fifth of the game.”
Did they do anything to get Curry going in the third?
“He just does what Curry does.”
DAMIAN LILLARD
“I thought we didn’t communicate as well as we did in the first half. We need to do a better job of it in the first half, the third quarter we slipped up. We allowed them to get clean looks, they got it going. They made plays. Every mistake that we made, every turnover, every offensive rebound that we gave up, every miscommunication in coverages, it seemed like they took advantage of it. A lot of times we were allowing that to be Steph in transition and loose balls, the ball kept finding him. Once it hit a couple off our mistakes, he started hitting tough ones. Then he started setting screens and we were so worried about staying attached to him, they started slipping to the rim and it just got away from us. It’s a learning experience for us, but at the end of the day, it’s one game out of 82.”
Coach said this was a measuring stick, do you see it that way?
“I think it just shows that elite teams, they find a way to do what they do best. In the first half, we got with them, we were right there, and they just stuck with it. They kept doing what they do. They were physical on defense, they had active hands. Makes and misses, they pushed it out, they screened for each other. They played their game. In the first half, we were right there. In the second half, they stuck with it. Their defense was more consistent than ours, and their offense was more freely than ours was. We needed to have more of a presence. I think he was right, it shows what we need to do better to be able to stay in a game like that.”
How much does it affect offense when forwards aren’t hitting threes?
“You have nights like that. Like I was saying, when we aren’t making shots and they are making shots, we’ve got to be able to do those small things. We’ve got to limit them to one possession. We’ve got to help each other out on off ball screens, we’ve got to protect the paint, we’ve got to have a tighter shell on the weak side when that’s happening. When we’re not making shots, we’ve got to make it harder for them to make shots as well. Tonight we didn’t do that. Missing shots, it happens.”
What is mindset going on road trip?
“It’s going to be a good test for us early. We won two, lost two. It’s going to be a tough trip but a fun one. We should be excited about the opportunity to get back out there tomorrow after the type of game we had tonight.”
