Darius Bazley | NY Knicks Post-Game | Feb. 14, 2022
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00:00 Yeah.
00:01 Coach told us in the huddle like we was going to take it up full court.
00:08 And just try to get a good shot.
00:09 Trey came down.
00:10 I just telling myself like, you know, to get it like, you know, be ready to go, be ready
00:17 to shoot, attack, whatever, you know, was presented to me.
00:23 He passed me the ball.
00:24 I don't know.
00:25 I just made a move, scored.
00:26 And then coming down, it was like, it was like scary, but it was fun.
00:36 You just start seeing like everybody stand up.
00:38 I look at the clock.
00:40 It's like four seconds left.
00:41 Randall comes down.
00:42 He knows he's about to take the last shot.
00:45 And he just, he just missed it.
00:50 I really was trying to like block it.
00:53 But the game was fun.
00:56 The game was fun.
00:59 Like I said, I mean, it was super fun.
01:07 This is my first time, my second time playing, my first time with the fans.
01:14 You know, and especially when it's like a good game like that, you know, you fighting
01:19 for the game.
01:20 And then, you know, last minute, you know, the crowd really gets into it.
01:23 You know, when they start going on their runs and hitting shots, it's like, I mean, it was
01:29 crazy.
01:30 The environment was crazy.
01:31 I even seen like Spike Lee sitting courtside.
01:36 That was crazy because I, you know, I've seen like 30 for 30s and stuff.
01:40 And, you know, so to see him at the game, I was like, dang, like I wanted to tell him
01:44 do the right thing so bad.
01:47 But I mean, crazy experience.
01:52 I'm glad like my first real time we was able to get a win.
01:57 And I'm just happy for, you know, all the guys like Trey played crazy tonight.
02:03 You know, I just kept telling him like, bro, just continue being special.
02:08 You know, Gideon played insane.
02:12 You know, just telling him the same thing, like keep your foot on the gas.
02:15 There's a lot of guys that was big for us.
02:20 That was a real like group effort, you know, to pull that win out.
02:24 You know, it wasn't perfect, you know, but I thought down the stretch we did, you know,
02:28 some good things execution wise for us to be able to pull away with the win.
02:33 [inaudible]
02:47 Um, we've been in these type of situations before.
02:52 We've had like close game situations and we've had some where we lost.
02:56 You know, we have some where we won.
02:59 You know, but I think the greatest thing, like we just took all those lessons and, you
03:05 know, put them together.
03:06 You know, coach tries to tell us like when it gets close game like that, like, you know,
03:11 it's still like any moment of the game, like don't get sped up, you know, just try to execute
03:17 as all you can ask for.
03:19 And I thought we did that.
03:20 [inaudible]
03:29 Uh, I feel like offensively it's always the same for us, you know, like try to play inside
03:35 out.
03:36 Um, we know good things happen when you get inside the paint.
03:39 Um, it would have generated a lot of stuff.
03:41 Um, you know, he's getting to the free throw line, guys are knocking down shots.
03:46 Um, you know, just just moving the ball from side to side and really making, you know,
03:51 that team work, um, you know, to move around, uh, try to space, you know, Robinson out,
03:57 you know, obviously him being a room protector, uh, you know, just trying to do that.
04:02 Um, offensive, I think this may be one of the highest scoring games we've had.
04:08 Um, I don't think the highest, but, uh, we just had a lot of things clicking.
04:14 You know, it wasn't the ball never really got like too sticky, you know, uh, just moving
04:22 it, having fun.
04:23 [inaudible]
04:24 Um, just toughness, you know, uh, things love mentality.
04:47 Really?
04:48 Uh, obviously he's not the biggest, he's a guard.
04:51 Um, but, you know, for him to come up with those kind of plays, he, you know, does it,
04:55 this is the first time we've seen it.
04:57 Um, but I think it's, you know, it's good and it's, you know, it'll be good for his
05:02 development.
05:03 Good, you know, for our team, obviously, you know, he's forcing turnovers, like you said,
05:07 um, you know, but coach is always on him as well, you know, to get in there and make those
05:13 type of plays.
05:14 Um, you know, we just try to play both sides of the ball.
05:18 I think that's good for him.
05:19 [inaudible]
05:20 Uh, I mean, it's definitely like contagious.
05:42 It definitely rubs off.
05:43 Um, I really got fired up because of K rich and when it got wrapped up, I don't know,
05:52 just like in the heat of the moment, K rich, I just heard him was like, yeah, days.
05:57 And once I heard him do that, I'm like, I'm not letting go of this ball, even though like
06:01 it doesn't mean anything, but I'm like, I'm not letting go of it, you know?
06:05 And I didn't until I got the ball.
06:07 Um, but I mean, games like that, I don't know, I just, this was close in the garden.
06:16 You know, you want to win, uh, all those things come together and you get, you know, occasionally
06:22 stuff like that.
06:23 Yeah.
06:24 [inaudible]