Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Chicago Bulls Post-Game | Jan. 24, 2022
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00:00Nick L. O. K. C. Thunder dot com. Uh, Shea, what were some catalysts there
00:04the last 18 minutes or so that you are going to turn this thing around and
00:08make that big comeback?
00:11Got stops. We got on transition. Those were the keys for the game. Um, we
00:16weren't doing enough of it up until that point.
00:20Switch for sure.
00:22It's got to figure out. Okay. You also like turned up the dial in terms of
00:27the pressure defensively. What's that like? Playing that style, you know,
00:32pressuring almost full court, being up in guys faces and being able to expend
00:36that energy. Yeah. Um,
00:40um, it's good. We used it in the right way tonight. Um, that kind of helped
00:46us be the aggressors when they were obviously the aggressors early in the
00:49game. Um, it was kind of the reason why we flipped the switch. Um, put pressure
00:54on them defensively. I sped them up a little bit. Um, we were able to go out
00:59fast in the other end.
01:02Paris Lawson. Okay. C. Thunder dot com. Um, your your downhill attack seemed
01:06like you were able to play with some pace tonight. Was that just kind of an
01:09emphasis for you of getting downhill quickly and trying to make some
01:12decisions from there?
01:15No different from every night. I think that's that's something that I try to
01:17hang my head on. Um, and every time I saw a crack to do so tonight, I try to
01:22and wanted to ask you everybody that stepped onto the floor for you guys
01:25scored. It was how much was that collective effort needed in this sort
01:30of comeback effort? Yeah. Um, we need all 14 or 15 every night. Um, I would
01:36say that whether they score or not, but when they get in the game, um, to play
01:40their role and try to have the team win every possession. Um, and I think we
01:43did that, um, for a good amount tonight. Obviously not the full 48. We're
01:47pretty good.
01:48Mhm.
01:50You know,
01:52okay.
01:54Daniel, we got a question on the zone.
01:57Yes. Say, um, after at the end of the third quarter where they hit that half
02:00court three pointer, you look visibly upset. Was that like that give you guys
02:04a little bit of motivation to start a fourth quarter run in the comeback?
02:09Um,
02:13uh, I wouldn't I wouldn't say it was motivation. Um,
02:17it's just a shot. Um, I think we were. We were pretty motivated. Um, halfway
02:22through that third try to turn the game around. Um, they got to a point where
02:26if we didn't try to try to turn it around, it would have got to a game
02:29wouldn't be able to get back in it. Um, so I think that was a turning point.
02:33Thanks. Go, Andrew.
02:39On the on the drive where you dish to Josh there at the end to bring it
02:44within one. Did you expect Josh to be there on that cut?
02:49Um, no, I was gonna shoot it. Um, and then he made a great cut. Um, it had a
02:55layup and obviously had to get involved. Um, but yeah, Josh is getting better
02:59moving without the ball for sure. Um, he made a great play.
03:03And then I was curious your thoughts on the closing lineup. You guys close
03:07small. You guys had played that lineup all season. Just your thoughts on
03:12playing with that specific group.
03:15Yeah. Um,
03:17if it jumps the game up a little bit, um,
03:20gives us a little bit of unpredictability. Um, usually we play
03:23with a five man or a bigger guy. Um, but going that small is like you said,
03:27we never done it before. So it's a little bit unpredictable for the other
03:29team. Um, and it worked in our favor tonight.
03:33And we're gonna go last question for sharing with Christos. Let's go ahead
03:37for question. Christos shake. How confident you are personally that this
03:41team will gonna bounce back and get back on the winning column with that
03:46effort in the fourth quarters effort?
03:50Yeah. Um, if we play like that for four quarters, we'll be on the end of the
03:54column for sure. Um, I think that's the biggest thing for us to try to put it
03:58together for four quarters. Um, we always say 48 minute game. Um, we'll
04:03figure it out.
04:04Thank you.