Jaylen Hoard | LA Lakers | Apr. 08, 2022
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00:00 through the first three quarters there.
00:01 And obviously, they were able to build a lead in that fourth.
00:03 What did you feel was working for you guys
00:05 in that first three quarters?
00:06 And what kind of got away in that fourth quarter?
00:08 I feel like the first three quarters,
00:11 we're getting a lot of stops.
00:12 But that was the main thing.
00:15 Towards the end of the game,
00:16 we started getting a lot of shots,
00:17 getting a lot of air ones.
00:19 I feel like at the end of the game,
00:20 we were pretty good defensively,
00:21 like, defending without fouling, stuff like that.
00:24 But towards the end of the game,
00:26 we started making a lot of shots,
00:27 finishing up the run and stuff.
00:28 So I think that's what got away.
00:30 You had another double-double tonight
00:32 and just your third straight game scoring in 20 points.
00:35 Do you feel yourself getting a rhythm offensively
00:38 with the extended minutes that you're getting?
00:39 Just how are you feeling on that end of the floor?
00:41 I feel pretty good.
00:43 Just knowing that, you know, we have a lot of guys out.
00:45 So me playing, I know, like,
00:48 even if I made a couple of mistakes here and there,
00:50 I'm most likely going to stand a game.
00:52 So it's helping me play free.
00:54 Not overthinking, so.
00:57 There's a lot of heart out there for you guys
00:59 playing the extended minutes that you played.
01:01 Just your thoughts on that
01:03 and what you and your teammates
01:04 were able to do out on the floor tonight.
01:07 Oh, it just seemed like there's a lot of heart out there
01:10 for you guys to play those extended minutes.
01:12 What did you see and kind of what was your mindset about that?
01:16 Just, I mean, we love basketball.
01:18 So, you know, being out there 40, 40 plus minutes,
01:22 it's always fun.
01:24 If you're in shape, you know, it doesn't really matter.
01:25 You have to be out there.
01:26 So playing a lot of minutes is where everybody is happy,
01:31 looks forward to.
01:32 So, you know, a lot of minutes, like I said,
01:35 you get a chance to be out there, you know,
01:37 you have a little bit more leeway to make mistakes
01:40 and still, you know, learn from them during the game.
01:43 So, you know, it's been fun.
01:45 Jay, at the end of the season,
01:48 just how much confidence does that give you
01:50 going into the summer and the next season
01:53 just to show people around the league what you can do?
01:56 It is giving me confidence.
01:59 I'm seeing where I got better at from last year.
02:03 And I'm also seeing what I can work on.
02:06 You know, I can sign up a lot of things.
02:08 I have made progress, but still I can learn a lot
02:11 because I can get better at.
02:12 So I'm looking forward to the summer.
02:14 It'll be fun.
02:15 And just know that making steps is really like
02:19 giving me a lot of confidence.
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