Zion Williamson | Pelicans-Nuggets Postgame Interview 1/12/2024
Z for the the team certainly the first three quarters looked one way and then the fourth quarter you started to find a rhythm and the fourth looked a little different can you walk me through what was the difference in those first three versus the last uh they were just playing fast in
US those first three uh and I think we just tried to pick it up too late and what do you feel like just was working for you personally in the fourth quarter allow you to catch a little bit of a rhythm uh just staying aggressive um not focused on the Miss
And beat myself up about it um and then just my teammates and coaches just steadily telling me just to stay attacking yeah I mean you’re obviously really efficient player like what is that like of just like all right I missed one whatever I got to let it go
What’s that I guess internal kind of tile for you um it’s different for me definitely cuz uh I just I hate missing shots especially when I miss two in a row I then I start to get super passive and don’t really want to shoot anymore but my teammates and coaches just told
Me to stay aggressive and uh defensively what I guess how how were they kind of attacking y’all that made it difficult to kind of get those stops especially in the first half uh transition transition and points into the pain um it really got after it and like I said we just try
To pick it up too late and when you see teams are are trapping bi a lot in pick and roll situations what have to do to kind of react to that to kind of get the looks you want uh we got to help him we
Got to make the pass for him a lot easier instead of just kind of standing back uh we got to make oursel available for the Easy Pass and when you see back to back like this ahead and two games against Dallas I guess how do you kind
Of mentally prepare for that knowing you know that y’all are kind of close in standings and and things are always tough when you go to Dallas uh just a one game at a time um feel like we can win any game uh going look at The Scouting Report and
Just try to get the win when it’s a baseball Series like this and you’re going to see the same team twice do you do anything different prep wise does it change anything for your it definitely gives a little a playoff feel uh cuz I mean we played Dallas twice in New
Orleans and the first game they beat us by 30 and the next game we did the same thing uh so it definitely gives a playoff feel and playing the same team twice tce but hopefully we can get two wins in a row all right thanks you guys have a great night thank you
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson’s postgame interview after the Pelicans’ game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Jan. 12 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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6 Comments
Should’ve looked you’re way the whole game. You’re gonna miss shots. Need you to keep attacking!!!
Best game for zion lookin like December zion i had feeling a lost willie rotation 😂
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
Zion is getting his springs back, love to see it. He’s getting better and better every game
Man it’s suspect but the refs never give him calls
you're a great scorer and very skillful but 6 rebounds? no defense? Barkley was 6'4 but gets a dozen rebounds or more and an all-around offense/defense player… if he can add all this to his missing set skills, Zion can be the modern Barkley but modern hybrid Zion.