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James Harden - Postgame - Dec 23rd, 2022 vs LAC

Derek Bodner5min

Unknown Speaker

00:00

All right. Can you ask? Anybody? What do you feel like were the biggest keys to the turnaround in

Unknown Speaker

00:09

the second half,

Speaker 1

00:11

just like artificer pressure picked up, and I think the first half felt like there was making everything. And obviously, we know how good of offensive work. And honestly, the last couple games we had really played like, really the offensive team. So it was a good test for us, they called us in that first half second half, we picked up our defensive intensity that our transition made the game a lot easier for us

Speaker 2

00:33

just talk about your performance, we had a career I was 21 It says one point 11 I mean 21 It says a lot, I know you had 17 like 10 times.

Speaker 1

00:47

Now I just do what I do manage honestly, like I felt really good and trying to get to that point. And they got to really do a really good job of using a way there are really only two and they switch they do a really good job of switching so I tried to press the pain and just trying to find matchups that work in our advantage to make the game easier for all of us guys not gonna shots jogging really good job against this spot. So tell us

Unknown Speaker

01:11

what you would do to make me through the winter while

Speaker 1

01:13

just continue to take big steps forward just well where's the comfort level? Constant we're talking about a communication going out there do it remember the rapid because of practice, but just the communication is very important. And then obviously we want to see each other to see you so you know, not ask him somewhat tell him something and vice versa. We do it so that we know that's better for our team. I mean, like him rolling him or him in that pocket and us getting shots now open up the game for our shooter. So it just it's working really good. And you got obviously the better

Speaker 3

01:45

question is what are you continuing to learn about teammates where guys are getting your game is

Speaker 1

01:56

getting more comfortable? Doc is allowing me to just be me. No, I mean, like in running on a team run a show, you know, so I think well this is our first year What do you mean as far as a team? And I mean, what is game by game? You know, I mean like different teams show us different schemes defensively. Tonight they try to switch and put a you know a guard on Joelle so it's about him recognizing the team recognizing again today's a spot the game the ball, he make the play, and then we get the shot with me and vice versa. So it's really like learning on the fly and then on the job which is a cool thing because you got high IQ players and smart players

Speaker 4

02:38

greatest scores play the game when you're turning into one of the greatest distributors to make this team better.

Speaker 5

02:44

You don't like it? It's fine to face How does it feel to get that type of recognition for the way that you're being socially informative for this team

Speaker 1

02:58

like a lot of people can't transform their game if you want to call it like your score is no she's only a handful for the guys that can actually just be like still score to basketball. Just be a really good facility. So credit to the amount of work that I put in my field from IQ I've been I've been a playmaker I mean I've always been a playmaker but just know other scenarios I had to score so that's one of the reasons why I'm here and was working with so try to keep being aggressive I think my aggressiveness is lousy. I'll play maker

Speaker 6

03:38

you've said a lot of records during your time but tonight you're tied to franchise backer versus

Speaker 1

03:43

told me that I would have tried to get 22 pistol one of my teammates are missing a layup so you're tied to tight mo cheeks and will chamber so there's just is there still a special feeling to that every day? And that's what we're covering both cheeks was my coach I mean he's one of my coaches. Okay, see, and then we'll go for like he has every record you know, I mean so just always be in the conversation. You know some of the best basketball players repetition basketball is always a blessing keep keep going to school records that game in Houston

Speaker 3

04:12

a long time ago now I forgot what seven in a row just sort of look at the totality of this whole salary feel like you guys made the biggest we

Speaker 1

04:19

did a really good job and like it didn't matter who we played against you know, I mean, we just took every opponent series you know I mean we just we did we focus on ourselves and Nick it'd be easy times where we just allow some slippage which they're gonna it's gonna happen throughout course of games, but for the most part they were very very solid and seven game homestand I'm gonna go seven restaurant he saw that to me, you know, I mean, so now we get some rest and you know, carry this thing

Unknown Speaker

04:46

on plan on Christmas.

Speaker 1

04:49

Yeah, been fortunate to play on Christmas several times. And if you can't on Christmas, you want to continue. You want to know players. So you know, it's I think it's a handful of ones We're fog games on Christmas people sit back watch basketball and you know be with a family so hopefully we can put on a show thanks appreciate it

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