Isaiah Roby | Portland Trail Blazers | Mar. 28, 2022
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00:00Yeah, we we had drawn up a play for for tail to get a shot at the top of the key.
00:05But they end up switching all the screens and, you know, we knew we like
00:11coach emphasized that we had no timeouts left. So, you know, we just had to
00:14somebody had to go get the ball and, you know, thankfully I was able to make the
00:17shot when that shot went down, just going back to the bench, you know, in
00:21the game is tied over that moment. Yeah, I mean, sure, that was that was huge.
00:25That was that was the game right there, you know, and, uh, I think going into
00:29overtime and we knew we had the momentum after that. So that was that
00:31was a huge play because they had gone on a run and, um, you know, the, uh,
00:36the second second unit had gone in and they had brought it back down to a
00:39manageable game after they had gone up, I think, eight or 10 on us. So that was
00:42a huge swing for us.
00:45Your offense is going for you guys. And Mark pointed out that, you know, a lot
00:50of your assisted, you know, a lot of the system, like just how big was the
00:53ball?
00:55Yeah, it was really big. You know, um, like, you know, we've been talking
00:58about, obviously, not having Shea and Giddy out there. It's, you know, it's
01:01gonna be more of a team effort. And, um, you know, those guys are really good
01:05at being able to demand a lot from defenses and obviously with them out,
01:08you know, we gotta we gotta make it, um, you know, make more stuff happen for
01:11ourselves. So I think that was really encouraging. They did a good job of,
01:15you know, turning us over. I'm not sure how many turnovers we have, but, you
01:18know, they had a lot of steals and that's something we're gonna keep on
01:19working on.
01:21Talk about playing to a standard and what you refer to it was
01:25again,
01:28what's your take on that?
01:29Yeah, I mean, um,
01:32I mean, I think that the thunder way is just everything that they preached. The
01:36coaches, the coaching staff is preached from day one, you know, playing hard,
01:40you know, respecting your opponent. Um, you know, um, trust in the process,
01:44trusting, trusting the hard work. You know, nothing's gonna come easy and,
01:47you know, every opportunity is a great opportunity for us. So, um, you know,
01:51obviously, we're not a playoff team. We're not playing for playoff position,
01:54but every game we go out is an opportunity to go out there and be
01:57better.
02:00Sort of, you know, mean a little bit more to you, given that, you know,
02:04you're in an injury for a lot of guys are filling roles. They're not
02:08situation.
02:12Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, yeah, no, I feel like at this point, this time of
02:15the year with the amount of talent we have out, you know, nobody's counting
02:18on us to win any game. So, you know, the fact that we're, you know, we're
02:22going out competing against playoff teams and we're winning games like
02:25tonight, you know, that's very encouraging that, you know, just, you
02:27know, I'm just proud of the guys and part of the part of the eight guys we
02:30have out there tonight and, you know, the fight that we all had.
02:40Yes, I agree. Game. Congratulations on the win. First of all, uh, you
02:45mentioned during the pregame that you feel much more efficient player right
02:48now. That game, that performance overall for you and the way that you reacting
02:53plants in grand style. It was kind of the real meaning of efficient player
02:57for you and how big growth you feel right now.
03:01I'm sorry. What was you cut out in the last part? How big is your growth right
03:05now after that 30 point game for you? Yeah, I mean, I'm not sure statistically
03:12how how big my growth is. Um, but you know, I just feel like I'm a much mature
03:16player than I was last year. Um, much more mature player than I was at the
03:21start of the season. Also, I think, you know, the time I spent with the blue and
03:26you know, the time I spent in a more limited role. Um, I think it just
03:30allowed me to be more efficient in this bigger role that I have now. And, um, I
03:34think, you know, uh, you know, the hard work and everything is showing now.
03:39Thanks.
03:42Thanks, guys.