Zion Williamson talks Jose Alvarado’s impact | Pelicans Lakers Postgame Interview 12/31/23

Zion Williamson talks Jose Alvarado’s impact | Pelicans Lakers Postgame Interview 12/31/23

That uh the meeting earlier this month the the Pelicans I think you guys hit seven threes as a team you guys had seven threes in the first quarter could you just feel like the shot making loosen the floor up for you as that game went along uh yeah you can definitely say

That but I think it just started with in the first meeting they brought the game to us so our whole thing was we got to bring the game to them I think we did a good job with that sorry what did you just think about the force the pace you

Guys played with tonight uh great started off great and we kept it going and what kind of impact did Jose make on this game with the GTA on man you was there y’all was there uh man that’s big time especially if you know Jose so when he does stuff

Like that and man it changes the game like those are plays that like Braun could have came down and just hit a pull up three but Jose gets to steal Le to a three for us and I mean stuff like that is huge for momentum in game so that was

Big time now back to back games for y’all where all three of y’all hit at 20 plus you CJ NBI how much do you just feel like that that’s that chemistry that understanding how to play together as really coming together uh I think we’re figuring out

Um I think the more we’re on the court the more we figure out what SPAC we like and when which players going to attack and like I said The more games we play the better we’re going to get get at it I got to follow up on that GTA with Jose

Are you surprised that he was able to get LeBron not once but twice cuz LeBron’s known as one of the smartest players ever play game um am I surprised or amazed you know what out of respect um for him to get BR twice that is impressive uh the first

Time I think his teammates didn’t communicate to him did uh Jose was coming but when he got him that second time ain’t nobody I don’t know if nobody said nothing to him but that was like I said that momentum is is big for us n z

Since the win over the Jazz have you guys been talking amongst yourselves or did you even need to getting ready getting up for this game tonight What’s Understood doesn’t have to be said a lot it just didn’t have to be said just just big picture this team

Is five games ahead of above 500 going into 2024 and you know there’s been some where like didn’t go your way felt like you could have gone your way like what is the feeling on the team of we’re winning right now but like it could probably be even better

Um just fixing some of the small nuances for us like late game execution uh turnovers we have uh I feel like once we fix those or especially limit those I feel like we can be at the top of the west or near the top do you feel like

You’re finding a rhythm with the starting lineup especially you CJ and bi cuz now CJ’s come out last two games really big first quarters and I know he’s kind of set the tone he’s wanted to have that pace there but it feels like everything else is falling into place

For you guys U most definitely I think that goes back to what I said like the more we’re out there the more we can see matchups the more we communicate CJ might like his matchup or be might get it going or I might get it going early

So I think we just try to exploit matches I think this was a 10th game since that game in Vegas what do you think about just the way the team has responded these last games fig um I think that was one of those kind of blessing in the skies it sucked

Uh went to Vegas hoping for a different outcome but I think it definitely brought us together more as a team and it definitely brought us closer with the staff um and everybody just communicating uh and I feel like we’ve been playing great since then we still

Got some things to figure out but I mean so does every other team do you still think back to that game like it’s easier remember the feelings for it because of how painful maybe it was how disappointing it was um yeah uh something I picked up for one of the

Grace uh I don’t want to misquote I feel like Kobe might have said it you know you can go watch highlight say the good games but it’s those bad games that you got to sit there and watch the whole thing to see why the result was the result um so yeah espec

Not just that game but other games where feel like I just play bad or I wasn’t there for my team watched the whole game so room for improvement but keep building happy New Year you guys

New Orleans Pelicans post game interview with forward Zion Williamson after their win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Dec. 31 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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New Orleans Pelicans Roster
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
Kira Lewis Jr. #13 Guard
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
Cody Zeller #44 Forward-Center

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