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I know it's hard,

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you know,

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the amount of loss that you guys have taken this year.

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But last time you were in this room,

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you talked about the team needing to find its edge.

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It felt like on the second night at the back of a bit of the back to back,

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given who you were missing,

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given the quality of the opponent,

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it felt like the edge and the togetherness was pretty strong.

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it's,

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it's coming along,

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it's a,

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it's a work in progress.

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I think that we're continuing to learn and,

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and understand um what it takes,

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especially with this group that we have,

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currently,

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we're gonna have to find a,

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an extra gear,

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on both ends of the floor.

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you know,

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in order to win the NBA,

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it's hard to win the NBA with a,

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with a healthy roster and,

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we're down bodies and,

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I love the way guys were competing tonight and,

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um playing on both ends of the floor unselfishly.

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It was,

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it was good,

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I wish we could have came up with a win.

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But um you know,

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if you play like that and compete like that,

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you're gonna give yourself a chance to win more times than not.

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Um does so um without,

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without John now smart,

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you're having to handle more playmaking responsibilities and just what is 

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that dialogue with the coaching staff and the team been like to not only maximize what you're 

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doing as a playmaker,

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but also to generate cleaner looks for you so that you can still attack as a 

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score,

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uh with a little,

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just while a little bit more freed up.

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that's,

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that's also a work in progress.

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it's something that's new for me,

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new for our team.

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and it's something that I feel like I'm continuing to get more comfortable at,

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finding my spots,

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whether that's on the three point line or downhill.

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you know,

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and creating for myself and for my teammates,

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it's a,

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it's a good balance,

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a good responsibility to have.

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as long as you're playing out there with,

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with the right intentions of,

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of making the right play and,

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playing playing the right way,

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I think that,

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things usually go in your favor,

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hey,

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there with your high usage rate and you,

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with your will to win so much,

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how do you try to balance doing too much and overexerting yourself over the short period of 

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even though it's one of 82 because it can stack,

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stack so you don't burn yourself out.

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I got my son and my and my old lady at the house,

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I really dive into that,

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and chill and relax on my off days and um,

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really take advantage of,

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of the days that I can,

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just to,

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to be at home and enjoy home.

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um it's been a good balance for me de in the back.

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Uh Obviously you've been here for a few years,

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you've had games where you're going scoring and then y'all will score or you and Jaren will score.

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your,

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your uh buddy was fancy all San Aldama,

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what do you think of the game he had tonight?

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And uh his progression this year?

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Spectacular.

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he's continuing to get better.

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how happy I am for him and the things that he's doing on the court now.

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he's dynamic.

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he can do a bunch of different things on the floor,

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stretch the floor from the three point line attack,

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the basket playmate.

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there's a lot of things you can do on the court and you see,

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I think he had 12,

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he had 12 rebounds a night for him offensive I mean,

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that's winning basketball and,

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him being in the starting lineup just gives us more side and,

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really helps us on the defensive end of the floor.

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That's kind of where I was going to with the defensive end of the floor with Santi kind of in 

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What changes in particular that,

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Boston is one of the best offenses in the league and y'all helped them to 102,

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what changes in particular when you got Santi?

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both Jaren and then,

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yourself and,

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you guys in the back court as well.

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that's three defensive minded players out there with Jared Biz and,

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already and,

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has size and,

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and I'm gonna compete as well.

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we got the ability to,

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to do a bunch of different things on the,

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on the floor and switch up coverages,

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um just because everybody has size and,

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smart guys that are willing to,

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be in the right spots and put their body on the line.

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I like it.

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especially on that,

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on the floor and that allows us to get out and run.

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which is our best offense 

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that last Santi Note,

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obviously,

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he didn't get that three to put you guys in the lead at the end of the game,

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I'm sure you've been in a situation like that yourself being the last guy to take the big shot.

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What do you tell Santi in a moment like that?

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there's a bunch of different possessions,

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that lead up to that,

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I had one previous and,

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I made a bonehead play and,

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II I got to get better on the offensive end and in a situation like that and,

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we live and die with,

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with Santi taking that shot.

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it's a great look,

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for one of the better shooters on our team.

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I've been in that position before we all have,

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it's a,

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it's a privilege to be on the floor and to be trusted by your teammates,

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at the end of the game.

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we all live with the result.

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I think you had the isolation against Porzingis and one of your teammates was trying to come up there,

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you called him off.

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what in particular you were trying to get to,

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in that situation.

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I was about to shoot the shot,

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right when I first got the ball,

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his hands were down and,

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I looked up at the shot clock and I think there was like 44 seconds on the clock or something.

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So I decided to back it out,

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and try to use a little more clock and,

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you know,

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I lost the handle and,

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you know,

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ended up settling for,

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for a bad shot.

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um,

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you know,

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in that situation probably,

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you know,

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get downhill and,

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and draw somebody and that way,

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either it's a,

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finish for myself or,

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or an open look for,

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for one of my teammates.

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Cool.