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00:00 I always want to play.
00:02 So we did all day.
00:03 We did a lot of things to get ready for the game.
00:06 Physically tonight, obviously a lot of minutes
00:12 going in the fourth quarter especially.
00:14 Good, good.
00:14 I was OK.
00:15 Second row.
00:21 Luca, it looked like you had an interaction
00:23 with the Celtics owner.
00:25 Did he do something or say something
00:27 that you thought was over the line?
00:31 I'm sorry.
00:32 I don't know who was the Celtics owner.
00:34 Was there somebody in the first row
00:36 that you were having an exchange with that was the Celtics owner?
00:39 No.
00:40 Mike.
00:43 Luca, Mike Curtis, the Dallas Morning News.
00:46 In a game where the Celtics shot 26% from three,
00:51 Jason Tatum didn't have a necessarily good offensive
00:54 outing.
00:54 Does it feel like a missed opportunity
00:56 that you guys weren't able to capitalize
00:58 in a game like this?
00:59 Every game we lose, it's a missed opportunity for us.
01:01 We'll go here on the first row, pink shirt.
01:13 Mike Leslie, WFA.
01:17 Luca, later in the game, it seemed
01:20 like you guys started to be able to get more people involved.
01:22 But for a while there, first and second quarter,
01:24 even into the third, it seemed like it was heavily you.
01:27 What did finally start to work?
01:28 And how can you guys get more people involved offensively
01:32 earlier on in the game?
01:33 So you're saying in the third, there was less people involved?
01:36 I'm saying in the first half, it was mostly you.
01:38 And then you guys eventually started
01:40 to get more people involved.
01:42 What eventually worked?
01:43 Yeah.
01:44 I mean, obviously it didn't work because we lost.
01:47 But at the end of the day, we've got to make some more shots.
01:52 I think my turnovers and my missed free throws
01:54 causes a game.
01:56 So I got to do way better in those two categories.
01:59 But at the end of the day, we've got to make shots
02:02 to win the game.
02:05 To the left, Tomer.
02:07 Tomer, I started with clutch points.
02:08 Luca, Celtics are already a deep team.
02:10 And you guys have shown a lot of your depth.
02:12 But when the shot making is not going down,
02:14 it's a bit more apparent.
02:15 I guess, how do you guys counteract their depth,
02:18 just given that Tatum and Brown can have an off night
02:20 and Drew can kind of go off?
02:22 Yeah, I mean, they're--
02:24 that's what the number one team in the NBA,
02:26 with number one record.
02:29 They have a lot of great players.
02:31 Basically, anybody can get off.
02:33 So honestly, I think we didn't do a bad job defending today.
02:38 We took away some threes.
02:39 We can test some more threes.
02:41 But like I say, I had too many turnovers.
02:44 And we missed a lot of free throws.
02:46 So I think that cost us the game.
02:49 Third row on the right.
02:50 Left.
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02:51 Third row on the right.
03:15 Luca at acefcomats.com.
03:17 How tough has their defense been physically
03:20 and are they doing something unusual or different for you?
03:24 Or are you guys having breakdowns offensively?
03:28 I mean, they're physical, yeah.
03:31 But they're trying to guard one on one.
03:34 I think today, they're trying to help more.
03:36 So I was able to get some teammates open.
03:40 But they're physical.
03:41 They're very physical.
03:44 They let them be physical.
03:46 So they're pretty amazing in defense.
03:52 Brad.
03:55 Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News.
03:57 Do you remember how exactly did the injury occur?
03:59 Jason wasn't sure if you took a charge
04:01 or were you were diving for a loose ball?
04:04 I think it was a charge.
04:06 We don't really know because I didn't feel it till the next
04:09 day.
04:09 So I was really surprised.
04:12 So we think it was a charge.
04:14 And then secondly, as the series goes back
04:16 to Dallas for games three and four,
04:18 what do you think most of all you guys need
04:21 to do to turn the series around?
04:23 We've got to make shots.
04:24 We've got to make free throws and less turnovers.
04:28 Those three things, I think, are the key for a win, to win.
04:32 Last row on the right.
04:34 Richard Moore, USA Today.
04:37 Boston hasn't lost a game on the road yet this postseason.
04:40 What specifically can you do at home
04:41 to make things a little bit more difficult for them?
04:44 Anything specific at home that you guys can do?
04:47 Score more points.
04:48 It's been the end of days basketball away at home.
04:53 We just got to play better basketball to win.
04:57 Fifth row on the left.
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05:34 Front row here in the center.
05:35 Bob.
05:39 Hi, Luca.
05:48 Do you guys take something away from staying around?
05:53 Because they seem to be putting so much pressure
05:55 to keep trying to pull away.
05:57 Do you guys take solace that you were
05:59 able to stay in the game for as long as--
06:02 to right to the end?
06:04 Sorry.
06:04 I don't understand you.
06:06 Well, I mean, they seem to be ready to pull away
06:10 in several different points in the fourth quarter.
06:14 Do you guys take something away from it
06:16 by being able to stay in the game right to the last minute?
06:21 I guess.
06:22 Yeah, I don't really know how to respond.
06:27 But yes.
06:28 Sorry.
06:30 OK, thanks, Luca.
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