Man, what, what a game.
The physicality that that both ,
both teams brought tonight
was was unbelievable.
You know, I I thought our guys
did did a heck of a job tonight.
You know, to
to see that they had 22 turnoves
and we were able to capitalize
off those turnovers was huge.
We got to keep having active has
throughout the ball game and try
to get as many deflections as
possible and hope those can turn
into points going the other way.
You know, we keep talking pace,
pace, pace, pace, pace.
We got to keep playing fast,
fast, fast, fast,
even faster than what we play
tonight because that's how we p.
We generate a lot of points
just by us pushing the ball.
In transition but on top of
that you know having a a pace
about our game and the half
court two has to be huge.
Our ability to often to reboundn
game one and tonight was big you know
especially you know we we're obviously
not shooting the ball like we normally
do and that's part of being in e
playoffs but we want that thing.
That we want to let it fly.
We want our guys to let it go.
If they see a hint of daylight, let it go.
We trust and we believe in them.
They've been shooting the ball well all year,
and we know we're going to have a few games
where we really break out when we do,
If we can keep that same physicy
and sense of urgency that we're having
defensively, it can turn into a,
big, big win for us.
What was huge was also for us in
the second-half is we had two
turnovers in the second-half.
We had 12 in the first half that
that that you know kept them in.
It gave them a lot of life and for us to
be able to be be strong with the ball,
we we've talked about the game
being a physical game,
so you had to be strong with the ball,
especially when you tap that pa.
For us to be strong with the ball like
we were in that second-half andy
end up with two turnovers. Was .
You know, you take your hat off to Foxy,
big, big, big buckets down the stretch.
He had a big three right in frot
of our bench.
That was it was phenomenal.
Domus, he's an Allstar and he sd
tonight why he is an Allstar and
he should be all NBA like Foxy.
Both those guys were really sted
up tonight and they were big fo,
like we need them to be.
But I I tell you what our bench with Malik,
Malik continues to be aggressiv,
continues to play the right way.
We need him to be aggressive like he is.
Because you know,
I don't know if I've seen a guy,
especially a six man like that be able
to make plays the way he does fr
himself and and or for his teammates.
But Davion Mitchell was good.
You're not stopping stuff that
you know stuff had had 28.
You know, and when a guy scores,
you said you think that somebody
did a halfway decent job, want .
But when Steph is the greatest f
the great, you're not stopping .
You're not going to slow him do.
You just want to try your best
to make him work.
And that's all Debian's doing.
He's trying like the Dickens
to to make Steph work,
and we know Steph's going to bring it.
Down in San Francisco,
he's going to let that thing fl.
And we all have to be consciousf
trying to help Davion or Foxy or
whoever's guarding them because
he can win a series for for that
team any day of the week.
But I got to give credit to to o
Davion for trying to fight over
screens and through screens and
and all that other stuff. I don.
I don't know if he can do a betr
job which is again a testament o
to Steph's greatness with with e
28 points so phenomenal game our
our crowd again.
I I don't know if I again I dont
feel like I've ever been in a
building that's as loud as this.
It's it's deafening.
I am and I my,
my my grandson has come to two games.
I got to I got to ask his mom i,
if he needs to.
If we need to get a nanny becaue
I'm worried about his eardrums,
even though he's got these big ,
big old things on his head,
yeah, James Ham, ESPN1320, Mike,
It's a great win for you guys.
But it's kind of marred by
the situation when Draymond,
have you seen a player stomp
on another player like that?
And then again, go and go with e
crowd, stand up on the scores
table or the
bench area and do what he did like tonight.
And I know you know him persona.
Just what are your thoughts
on that entire scene? Yeah,
I didn't, I didn't see what he
did afterwards, but for sure.
So you know, it's a flagrant too, for sure.
And it'd be interesting to see what the
what the NBA does after they review it.
But I didn't see that aftermath.
I'm not sure.
I'm not sure I he think he might
be getting checked out now,
getting Xrays and all that stuf.
Because it was.
It was pretty it was pretty hard. Stop
Sam May, make
the athletic. Mike,
you talked pregame about when
these guys win in the playoffs.
You just kind of let it ride and then you're,
you know, loving them up.
But you go into this postseason
you didn't know what you get frm
each of these guys.
And to win a game like this
against that group.
When you're talking about the drama like
with Draymond and and the grid aspect of it,
is there part of you that takes
a step back and and is pleasanty
surprised and and enjoying
the way they're stepping up
here? I I am, I am enjoying it,
you know, because like like you said,
like I've been saying,
you know we we've had a good regular season,
but we haven't been on a stage like this.
And you know, you you you think
that it's going to go a certainy
because they played at a certain
level throughout most of the ye,
especially when they were on the
road and in tight situations.
But you don't know until you experience it
and you know there's going to be a lot of.
A lot of firsts for us,
a lot of tests for us.
You know, every game we win
in a situation like this,
it's going to get harder because
they're they're the first of
all the reigning champions.
They have a championship DNA tht
is irreplaceable with as many
guys and including their staff,
that have won at a high level.
And so every loss in my opinion,
is going to make them that much
more desperate, which in turn.
It's like I said it before,
it's like a wounded animal.
That wound is just getting biggr
and bigger and when that happen,
we know when they know they're
going to have to crank it up a
notch and fight even harder.
So it's it's going to get
tougher for us each game,
Mike, through two games,
I mean you guys have shown kind
of the ability to remain composd
in high intensity situations
and I think that altercation
kind of would fall under that.
How much do you feminine?
You're speaking for yourself
for a minute ago and seeing
the altercation but how much
did that maybe bother your team
and maybe, you know, upset them
in the in the in this game
and nobody likes to see that
done to their teammate.
You know in the same breath you
hit it on the head. We have to.
Exceed their physicality
on both sides of the ball.
We have to play with the sense e
urgency on both sides of the ba.
But at the end of the day theres
a lot of stuff that's going to
happen out there and so we got o
be smart with how we we react we
respond and and our guys have bn
poised and so I take my hat offo
our guys because there's there's
a lot going on out on that floo.
Tony Harvey.
NBC Sports Radio, Coach Brown.
After that scenario with us, a bonus,
we just come back to tie it at ,
I believe in 95 or something like that.
And your team, you know,
Fox hit a couple baskets,
just want to know, get your thoughts,
you know, your team,
you know in that moment, you kn,
sticking with it no matter
what and then pulling out the
win in those last few moments.
Yeah, you know, we we,
we said this all along.
You know whether we're up.
Big or we're down big, we we we have to
stick to what what our game pla.
We got to keep trying to play f.
We got to keep trying to be physical and
we can't worry about what the score is
or how much time is left in the game.
And you know, they're a great t.
I said it before, they they're g
to take the lead down the stret,
they're going to tie the game
down the stretch.
They may be in front down the stretch.
Who knows?
But we got to keep grinding
and see if we can find a way.
During this time of the year,
you just find a way to win.
And our guys did.
Jordan
Light of more Kings Digital Coa.
You talked pregame about,
you know, wanting to get him win
no matter what and, you know,
talking about your guys steppin.
Obviously last game you know you had,
you see you saw Alex land kind f
step up in that role and provide
that interior for his presence.
And then tonight saw Davey on
step up and hit, hit some great,
some some, you know,
clutch shots and provide that
great defensive pressure.
Just wanted to ask you about the guys
stepping up from the bench and coming
through and and delivering in te
playoffs in a huge moment like .
Yeah, we've had a lot of guys step up,
but no, you hit it on the head.
We talked about Davey on his defense,
but the three that he hit
in front of our bench.
Was was was huge and you know he
works his tail off daily to be
able to knock down shots like t.
He also hit a couple of pull
ups that were big for us.
So all our guys know that they got they,
they understand what a good sho,
what a great shot is,
and if they see any daylight at,
we're encouraging them all to let it fly.
Hey, Coach. Luke Serio, ABC10,
obviously two big wins at home.
Now you get a chance to take ths
series back to San Francisco.
Is there anything that
you're looking forward to,
you're excited about,
about being back in that
building again or you know,
getting a chance to to be there
wearing some different threads?
I'm looking forward to going home and
going to sleep tonight. That's .
We'll figure that out later.
Coach Scott Marsh here,
SAC Town Sports 1140.
Obviously, you've had a chance to coach
a lot of tough players in this league,
but Domas, is there anybody tour
you've been around than this gu?
I don't think so, man. He.
I mean the dudes playing with a broken arm,
a broken hand or thumb or whatever it is and.
You know that the he got the wae
got hit the night and the head and the
body and then the stomp and allt
stuff and he's he's tough as they come.
And then we ran him 40 minutes.
I think we put we gave him about
a two-minute rest there and then
we put him back in the game.
We said we need you to play and he went
out there and played and did not complain.
He just his motor is unbelievab,
his mental toughness is unbelievable and
his physical toughness is unbelievable
and it was all on display tonig.
Mike, what type of confidence do
you think that locker room has r
going up to, oh and about to hed
into another opponents building?
Our group, they've been resilient all year.
They they believed in each
other at the highest level.
And you know, again, I take my head off
to them because that's half the battle.
You know, if if there's any dout
all that seeps into that locker room,
you're in trouble.
And our guys don't have any dou.
You know, they understand that
there's going to be tough.
But they do believe in each oth,
which is a big time thing.
Steve mentioned how physical
he thought this game was.
Like, you know, I think he said
there could have been 10 fouls
called in the 1st 3 minutes.
I mean did you feel it was both sides,
you know, an amped up game from
a physicality standpoint, it
was extremely physical.
But when you look at the
the box score or you know,
you look at the box score,
I meant that the fouls are prety
much even, you know, 2625 and s.
The one thing that you know you
want to be able to have happen s
you want the rest
to call a game consistently.
And if they call the game consistently,
then the fouls are going to usually even out.
At the end of the day,
you're not going to have
a big disparity in fouls.
And he's right.
It was a physical, physical ball game.
Both teams brought it in that area and you
just applaud the officiating crew because.
They didn't deviate from the way
that they started calling the g.
Mike, Jason Anderson,
Sacramento B Did You mentioned
that Domas went back in and
and finished the game for you.
Did he Do you have any complains
about pain to the the ribs,
trouble breathing,
any anything physical that he
was experiencing after that
incident with Draymond? No.
Coach Bernie Dunes, Kings Heral.
There's times earlier this year where
you guys struggled on the defensive end
of the floor and and you would say that
that wouldn't work in the postseason.
How is encouraging Is it for you
to for the longterm projection f
this team to come out and win ae
on the defensive end of the flor
with an offensive their caliber.
Oh, you know we talked
about playoff basketball.
You have to bring a physical,
a certain level of physicality o
the game since urgency to the g.
And you know, our guys are showg
that they're capable of doing t.
And so we have to continue to dt
for as close to 48 minutes as possible
in order to give ourselves a ch.
Thank you guys.