Theo Maledon | Denver Nuggets | Mar. 26, 2022
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00:08 What about the offense in the second half?
00:10 Low shot 59% and had 18 assists.
00:13 What was working so well?
00:15 I think pace was a huge key.
00:18 I think us bringing in our defensive mentality,
00:21 our physicality into the game,
00:23 the outfielders getting the rhythm on the offensive end
00:26 and made a good job overall to make sure to run
00:29 the transition and pass the ball,
00:30 short the ball to our teammates,
00:32 take open shots, being there on the offensive rebound.
00:35 And so that was a huge difference from the first to the second.
00:39 It's feeling like you guys have eight healthy guys there.
00:43 You're going up against a rating MVP, really good team.
00:47 What's the feeling as you're in heat about that
00:50 with no one in the front row?
00:52 I think it is just even more exciting to get an opportunity
00:55 to win the odds are against us to be there and come in,
01:01 compete, prove ourselves.
01:03 I think we take pride in that.
01:05 And I think the organization take pride in that overall.
01:08 So it was just something that we wanted to prove for sure.
01:13 Can you talk about the pace that you guys played with
01:15 in the second half?
01:16 It seemed like Denver was the one that was really kind of
01:19 taking advantage of it, getting out in transitions,
01:21 scoring early in the shot clock.
01:23 Just what were you guys able to get to defensively
01:26 to kind of slow them down and settle them kind of in the game?
01:29 Yeah, for sure they were playing fast.
01:31 And that was something we wanted to fix at halftime.
01:34 I think our zone defense helped us for sure.
01:39 Our communication in the second half,
01:41 making sure we would match.
01:42 I mean, doing the little things, boxing out.
01:45 I think that helped us doing that.
01:47 And then you guys had six players and double figures tonight.
01:50 Everybody seemed to get involved offensively.
01:53 What's that like?
01:54 And just what does that say about this group,
01:55 that everybody was able to contribute to it?
01:57 Just that we were ready.
01:59 And we wanted to prove ourselves for sure.
02:02 No matter what's going to happen, what's happening,
02:05 we just want to go out here and compete, create chemistry,
02:09 ice going as we're going towards the end of the season.
02:12 But just making sure we're in the thunder,
02:15 like we were going out there and playing with pride.
02:18 All right, any more questions in there?
02:25 No questions on the mic.
02:27 Thank you, guys.
02:28 Thank you.
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