Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Pistons Post-Game | Dec. 06, 2021
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00:00Obviously being out, no matter what, it's tough.
00:03Play the game you love, not play it because you get it.
00:07Safety first, obviously, but it's great to be out there.
00:11From the very outset, it was about attacking downhill,
00:15getting to the rim, and they're a pretty physical team,
00:18regardless of the number of hard fouls.
00:20How important was it for you guys to get to the rim
00:22and generate those up in the paint tonight?
00:24We just know our brain and that's what we want to play.
00:28It's downhill, getting to the paint.
00:30We know that when you get to the paint,
00:32the best shots you generate are these paint shots, layups,
00:37and most people just have to get to the paint.
00:40We know that's what we play.
00:43How much poise and composure did it take,
00:46especially in that fourth quarter,
00:48to execute and make sure you sealed the comeback?
00:52It just took us staying in the moment,
00:55not trying to look ahead.
00:57We came out of the game this morning previously.
00:59Obviously, we made a lot of shots tonight.
01:01I'm just trying to stay in the moment,
01:02trying to stay in possession of my possession,
01:05trying to win every possession going forward.
01:07If we could do that, we would have got a couple.
01:11You guys were 17 of 19 there in the fourth quarter.
01:15I know you probably aren't aware of those numbers in game,
01:17but how does that sound to you after the game?
01:19Did you have a grasp of how efficient
01:23you guys were there in the fourth quarter?
01:25Yeah, when I went in there,
01:30I wanted our group to get the best shot in possession.
01:33I mean, obviously, this is supposed to be a possession,
01:37a shot clock.
01:38I wanted to get good looks at possession.
01:41Like I said, I'm trying to win every possession,
01:43offensively and defensively.
01:45I'm going to ask you more specifically about Kenridge.
01:48He just seemed to be in the right spot everywhere defensively.
01:51What were you noticing about where he was
01:54and how he was impacting things?
01:56Yeah, that's just what Kenridge does.
01:59There's all the little stuff for our team.
02:02Passing lanes, finishing the ball, rebounds.
02:06Then his game offensively.
02:08He knows his spots and plays with himself.
02:11That's not having the full effect tonight.
02:13He's going to be able to get it back right away.
02:15He's for sure one of the biggies of our group.
02:18For those on the Zoom, if you could please mute your line
02:21for the time being, then we're going to come to the Zoom.
02:24Are you looking forward to going home?
02:26Absolutely.
02:28Are you going to be able to see family and friends?
02:31Is that one thing that you always want to do when you get home?
02:35Yeah, for sure.
02:36See my family and friends.
02:40Practice two more months.
02:41Take care of practice.
02:42Get better.
02:43Talk to my feet up a little bit.
02:46Family and friends for sure.
02:49Now we'll go to the Zoom.
02:50Daniel Bell, you have a question?
02:51Go ahead, Daniel.
02:53You had six of your 13 assists to loo tonight.
02:58Most of your high assist games have you found him the most.
03:03Can you talk about the continued growth in you guys' chemistry?
03:08Yeah.
03:11Booz, one of my closest friends, obviously on the team,
03:16both of you from Canada, lives down the street from me.
03:21We're super tight on and off the court.
03:23I think our relationship off the court only helps on the court.
03:26You guys see that most nights.
03:29He's obviously great.
03:31Cutting, getting open, creating windows, attacking close outs.
03:35He's getting better every night.
03:36Hats off to him for working his tail off, for sure.
03:40Next up, we'll go to Michael Shafira.
03:42Go ahead with your question, Michael.
03:44Apologies for the typing there.
03:45Hi, Shea.
03:47How do you think you and Josh complement each other on the floor,
03:50and where do you think y'all can improve as a backcourt duo?
03:55Both of us are obviously playmakers.
03:58Josh is an amazing passer.
04:03And it's just the more guys out there that can pass, shoot, dribble,
04:08and make plays, it's harder to guard for any team.
04:11You guys see that with the best teams in the NBA.
04:13And that's ultimately where we want to be.
04:15So I think that's where we complement each other.
04:17Thank you.
04:18Oh, everybody's done.
04:20You're welcome.
04:24Next up, we'll go to Andrew Schlecht with the last question to Shea.
04:30You only took two threes tonight.
04:32Was that more of a product of what the defense was giving you,
04:35or did you really just want to stay aggressive downhill?
04:46I think defensively, they're pretty aggressive on the ball.
04:51I could have for sure shot a few more threes.
04:53I can do that to myself every night.
04:56But, yeah, I wanted to make an emphasis on getting downhill tonight,
05:00living in the paint,
05:02and kind of setting the tone for how we want to play offensively.
05:06Thank you, Shea.
05:07That's a wrap.
05:08It's under avail tonight.