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HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS
On going with Henderson early and to start second half?
“I just wanted another perimeter player out there. I thought Gerald has been playing well. I thought AC played well in the first half. I was going to start with one of the two and decided to go with Gerald. It just looked like Moe wasn’t moving quite right, got off to a slow start. I thought it was our best lineup and our best chance.”
What does this game mean and what were keys?
“All it means is that we won a home court game. It was important to win it and it’s going to be a tough game on Monday. To me, it wasn’t an explosive game but we kept grinding it out a little bit. Obviously there was a lot of shot making late in the game. I thought the first quarter, we couldn’t get much rhythm going to it but we found a way to hang around. Obviously, we didn’t want to come out 0-3, we didn’t want to be down 0-3, so I thought our effort in trying to get the win was the key. Just like the Clippers series, we came out with good focus and good energy.”
What did you get from Ed Davis?
“Primarily, when they were playing Draymond at five, he allowed us to switch a lot of their pick and rolls. Draymond got open a few times at the three just because of our pick and roll coverage and that’s one of the things we were willing to see if he could make one or two. He did, so Ed allowed us to switch some pick and rolls and hopefully not give up those same looks. And offensively, he was a good screener, good roller, and he made some nice plays, and he made his two free throws when they fouled him intentionally.
Did you see lapses defensively from Warriors that were different than last game?
“No. You need to ask [head coach Steve Kerr] that, but I thought the Warriors were into it, they were aggressive, they played the same style. We made some good shots. I thought we screened much better, I thought we executed better, I thought our pace of play – and to be honest, the first three and a half quarters in Golden State in game 2 were to our liking as well. So I don’t know, you’d have to ask Steve if he saw those lapses. I was more focused on my team.”
On playing Lillard more minutes?
“I mean, I don’t know if I’ve ever played three guys over 40 minutes in a game this season, but we’ve had three days off, they’re long timeouts, and like I said, we had to do everything to win this game, so I thought they looked like they had good bounce. One of the reasons we kind of keep their minutes under check in the regular season is so they can be in this position in the playoffs.”
On Lillard having 25 points in second half and 7 assists in second half:
“Some of the things you talk about after game 2, was just the trust and making plays – whether it’s for him, he’s obviously a great scorer and can make shots, but he made two or three plays when they converged on him and kicked it out for a shot. Those are plays we need him to do as well, in addition to his scoring – him and CJ. Chief gets his threes because of their penetration, and particularly when they’re playing their small lineup, we want guys to be aggressive going to the rim and if they clog that up, you’re going to have somebody to pass it to.”
On Lillard’s performance:
“You know, you kind of run out of superlatives, but he’s such a great competitor. I have a hard time ranking his different games and the things that he’s done over the time here, but there’s no question in my mind that he was going to come and have a really good game tonight in some manner, whatever it was, that’s just how he’s built.”
On Aminu’s game:
“The shooting speaks for itself. He had 23 points on 9 shots. He shot it with confidence. I thought defensively, he was solid. But we’re at our best – you’ve got to be able to score against Golden State, if you don’t score, they’re such an explosive offensive team that you’ve got to be able to score and I liked his aggressiveness a couple times on drives to the basket and obviously going 4 for 5 from three, especially after the way he struggled against the Clippers shooting the ball, coming back and still having confidence.”
On going with Henderson early and to start second half?
“I just wanted another perimeter player out there. I thought Gerald has been playing well. I thought AC played well in the first half. I was going to start with one of the two and decided to go with Gerald. It just looked like Moe wasn’t moving quite right, got off to a slow start. I thought it was our best lineup and our best chance.”
What does this game mean and what were keys?
“All it means is that we won a home court game. It was important to win it and it’s going to be a tough game on Monday. To me, it wasn’t an explosive game but we kept grinding it out a little bit. Obviously there was a lot of shot making late in the game. I thought the first quarter, we couldn’t get much rhythm going to it but we found a way to hang around. Obviously, we didn’t want to come out 0-3, we didn’t want to be down 0-3, so I thought our effort in trying to get the win was the key. Just like the Clippers series, we came out with good focus and good energy.”
What did you get from Ed Davis?
“Primarily, when they were playing Draymond at five, he allowed us to switch a lot of their pick and rolls. Draymond got open a few times at the three just because of our pick and roll coverage and that’s one of the things we were willing to see if he could make one or two. He did, so Ed allowed us to switch some pick and rolls and hopefully not give up those same looks. And offensively, he was a good screener, good roller, and he made some nice plays, and he made his two free throws when they fouled him intentionally.
Did you see lapses defensively from Warriors that were different than last game?
“No. You need to ask [head coach Steve Kerr] that, but I thought the Warriors were into it, they were aggressive, they played the same style. We made some good shots. I thought we screened much better, I thought we executed better, I thought our pace of play – and to be honest, the first three and a half quarters in Golden State in game 2 were to our liking as well. So I don’t know, you’d have to ask Steve if he saw those lapses. I was more focused on my team.”
On playing Lillard more minutes?
“I mean, I don’t know if I’ve ever played three guys over 40 minutes in a game this season, but we’ve had three days off, they’re long timeouts, and like I said, we had to do everything to win this game, so I thought they looked like they had good bounce. One of the reasons we kind of keep their minutes under check in the regular season is so they can be in this position in the playoffs.”
On Lillard having 25 points in second half and 7 assists in second half:
“Some of the things you talk about after game 2, was just the trust and making plays – whether it’s for him, he’s obviously a great scorer and can make shots, but he made two or three plays when they converged on him and kicked it out for a shot. Those are plays we need him to do as well, in addition to his scoring – him and CJ. Chief gets his threes because of their penetration, and particularly when they’re playing their small lineup, we want guys to be aggressive going to the rim and if they clog that up, you’re going to have somebody to pass it to.”
On Lillard’s performance:
“You know, you kind of run out of superlatives, but he’s such a great competitor. I have a hard time ranking his different games and the things that he’s done over the time here, but there’s no question in my mind that he was going to come and have a really good game tonight in some manner, whatever it was, that’s just how he’s built.”
On Aminu’s game:
“The shooting speaks for itself. He had 23 points on 9 shots. He shot it with confidence. I thought defensively, he was solid. But we’re at our best – you’ve got to be able to score against Golden State, if you don’t score, they’re such an explosive offensive team that you’ve got to be able to score and I liked his aggressiveness a couple times on drives to the basket and obviously going 4 for 5 from three, especially after the way he struggled against the Clippers shooting the ball, coming back and still having confidence.”
