Giannis Antetokounmpo Postgame Press Conference | 12.29.23

Giannis Antetokounmpo Postgame Press Conference | 12.29.23

But the first one I heard was that Kobe song why because I wanted to play it I love it song that’s it um the effort on Jared Allen after the final three quarters so he starts a game eight for eight I think he finishes I think he

Only had took nine more shots the rest of the game so what what changed or didn’t change or what I guess how how was he maybe a little less uh of an impact I guess offensively first of all man he’s uh he’s tough to guard you

Know he was making those mil shot and um he’s like seven on is huge and you know he can shoot it over you any time he wants hook and his touch has improved so much like his touch around the r is incredible uh the first eight shots he

Took he basically made every shot but I think after that he just stopped being aggressive you I don’t think we we did anything to basic like you cannot like if a guy is making those mange shot and he shooting a bunch of hook hooks over you there’s nothing you can do to really

Stop it the only way you can stop it it’s by fing him you know um but I think I I think just like the game went away from him Don was being a little bit more aggressive uh Porter uh was being a little bit more aggressive stru was

Aggressive so they game WI a little bit away from him so thank God because he was making everything I think Chris has 11 assists on the night but he has 10 assist Midway through the third quarter just what did you see from him as a playmaker you know with Dame in the foul

Trouble you having a little bit slower first half just for him to kind of study the ship and get you guys going uh you know he’s always can play M he’s a great playmaker he’s always going to make the right play can make tough passes whenever Chris has the ball you just

Have this uh sense of security that he’s going to take a good shot though he’s either going to find you for the lab or in the pocket pass I played with him um you know 11 years now so I kind of know where to went to space went to cut when

To you know go go set the screen for him and make the game easier for him but like he’s a guy that is always going to look for you you know you you want him to have the ball in his hands because as I said he’s going to look for him

Getting a shadow he’s going for the for his teammates sorry the restricted area has been a strength for you guys all season you were nine of 11 in the third quarter kind of helped that run how do you feel that attack really helped flip the script tonight I think we we can

Shoot the three we can space the floor really well but at the end of day like being able to get in the paint and U get to the fre line of finish in the paint it’s it’s going to be good you know it makes us um the team that we are uh we

Have a lot of people that are capable getting the paint and finishing from Brook from Dan from myself from Chris and uh you you know some days the three is not going to fall you know being able to be one of the best teams that um in

The league in finishing the paint that’s always good but you know we have great capable shooters that uh if we get in the pain and um the crash in guys are open and they can knock it down to close game you you and Dame kind of in a

Two-man game and Dame was saying you know it was fun that you guys are doing different looks right like he’s the screener a couple times tonight and you guys you guys are mixing those things in and communicating how did that feel for you just to kind of have that chemistry

And try like a few different a few different things uh it’s it’s good like um you know I was as predictable usually we you know the play i w talk the play you know the play that we go down the stretch with me Chris and Dame or in the

Past they play that we went down the stretch but like now just going in one one four pick and row or four one picking row you know just making make a play it’s either going double team Dame uh and I’m going to be opening the

Packet and I be able to drive the ball or you know create the open three for my teammates or it’s either Dam going to come out I’m going to set a good screen the guy’s going to go over he’s going to have a open look to shoot a two or a

Three so like at the end of the day like you when you put the ball in the two best players um you’re going to get some good results and uh today was fortunate enough to make some good plays kned out some shots uh went to the fifth R line and we

Were able to know get a win does it say to to stack Road wins for the first time this year on this trip to go three and one especially you got you know Road heavier months coming up uh it’s good it’s good we could have been uh could

Have been four and uh four and0 but uh you know we gave one away at the end of the day like I feel like it was a good road trip we enjoyed u a Christmas with our family we played some good basketball um you know we fac a little

Bit adversity you know being down being down what we were down 15 15 we were able to come back and win the game uh we finished I think we finished the year right you know at what 24 and8 now 24 and8 I think we finish the year right

Now year 2024 hopefully we can stay healthy play some good basketball and um make our dreams come true n as you talk about being down like that how do you weather the storm though for being down most part of the game to come back and win with your teammates just got to keep

Your composure got to keep on playing good basketball at the end of the day like it’s been a while that we played uh some good basketball like that we fac adversity you know for me it was fun today was very very fun I I’m not going

To lie like there’s a lot of games I would go down by four by five whatever the G might be and come back to the game and win the game but like today was tough SC thought they were playing fast they were knocking down the shot we were

Throwing the ball over they were blacking our shots they were being physical like it stough today like when we got in the half here in the locker room you know I kind of told the team that it’s good like we’re playing basketball tonight like this is a good

Game let’s get better and I think when we came out in the third quarter everybody was excited to play everybody competed everybody was being aggressive and we were able to come back to in the game Brooke has a crossover into a lob to you Bobby throws one behind his back

Are you guys thinking the big should start playing point guard like with with you three out there we are playing point guard the only the only um the only guy that saves it’s Chris you know but pretty much Brook has the ball Bobby has the ball I have the ball like

We should be the the point guard like you know like everybody should play off us and uh we should start the game with Brook at the point guard and um D at the five no but no it was a incredible play by uh by Brooke and that speaks levels

Like he so talented even when I think they call timeout and I was walking to the bench and I was like this guy just crossed the ball but he threw me a lot in traffic I was like that’s so talented like he’s talented you know and you know but at

The end of the day like he sticks in his Ro which he space the floor black shots be a monster in the paint you know uh and sometimes he does that so so I’m happy that he’s in our team what made tonight fun for you uh that we fac a

Little bit adversity you know it was it was a good game like today I came out Miss couple dks then the cold travel they throw the ball over Chris got blocked you know I got blocked you know D got the foul trouble you know he was

Just like we’re just all over the place but we was able to keep our composure and come back to the game and that’s speaks volume of the team like we need to we need to play games like this like I don’t I don’t I believe that if you

Keep on you know playing easy games easy games easy games easy games like don’t disrespect to any team that we’ve played but uh um he doesn’t build character you know I ra I rather win a game by one and be down 20 because I know if we we

Competed we play defense we play together we trusted one another then um blow out the team by 40 you know some like it’s good to do that too you know but uh I love that we are able to get better work on our habits like we have

To play defense we have to figure out the way to slow down guys we have to figure out the way to get in the pain we have to figure out the way to get d more evolve you know uh and we did so we got better today you’ll face these cevs three more

Times next month just you know your thought on this matchup against this group they’re very very very good you know obviously one of the best players Mobly wasn’t play today but they’re extremely extremely good very tough to beat you know you got to be on your um

Got to be fully aware and focused when you play against them I know I think for the the next month the month of January we play them three times right so I’m excited I’m excited to play them again

Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks with media following Friday’s game.

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