Hornets vs Timberwolves: Coach Clifford Postgame Media Availability | 1/22/2024

Hornets vs Timberwolves: Coach Clifford Postgame Media Availability | 1/22/2024

All right coach on the road against one of the top teams in the league what a win this was what was the first thing that you said to the guys in the locker room just fourth quarter play I mean you know it’s uh down uh you know whatever

We were in the road we’re plus 18 in the fourth our defense was really good uh in our offense you know they the best defensive team in the league we scored 36 in the fourth so it’s you know just great 12 minutes of basketball talking about the fourth quarter leaky black

Played a total of 4 minutes and 41 seconds you in there in those final few seconds why did you decide to put him in the game trust him at that well he’s smart um he has size uh you know whatever we do in practice he’s on top

Of so you know he got his chance in the first half he did a good job and then you know just put him in there defensively there at the end of the game on a historic night for Carl Anthony towns for this organization how did you

Just make sure to keep the guys locked in not listen to the noise of what his night was well listen he was 8 for8 from three early and he was great and we were not locked in at all to what we’re supposed to be doing you know we did

Better in the second half we give a guy like him open shots like that Mis coverages just not being aware enough um you know when he got going we you know we were better particularly with the game on the line what did you guys talk about in the locker room during the half

Fix it you know do do the right stuff do the stuff that we worked on this morning which we didn’t at all the same play that he hit the threes on was the same thing they ran to beat and Charlotte you know where you know there we were at

Least close tonight in the first half we weren’t even close so we did better as the game went on I know a win is a win but does this win kind of feel a little bit different a different kind of motivator for them um I don’t you know

We’ve had some really good wins obviously you know Boston and and uh you know at Sacramento so we we’ve been good in close games um you know we’re playing better you know we got to be more dialed in to start the game but our guys have

Been fighting hard and they did the same thing tonight coach thanks so much congrats thank you when you when they were up I think 10789 you feel like they kind of sunk into the moment what was happening with Car Town and this was your shot yeah you

Know well I think the the end the last uh I don’t know exactly what happened the last minute and a half maybe of the third quarter you know I think we went like maybe 62 to get it to 15 I believe right and so that’s doable versus you

Know if it’s 24 or something like that it’s not so I mean that at least gave us a chance and you listen in this league 15 points is not a lot just not the way guys score now so um you know but our defense was a lot better in the fourth

Quarter and we scored a lot anything else that fueled that comeback uh you know we were better with our coverages for sure you know um you know guys were more dialed in um we had a bunch of guys make plays you know Terry made two big shots again Melo had two big plays

Uh Nick Smith had a big three from the corner um so I mean I think a lot of guys contributed for sure and this is Brandon’s third straight 20-point game can you talk about how big of an impact playing great yeah and I mean tonight he

Would have had more but you know he got in foul trouble which uh you know limited his minutes frankly you know because once we were you know within five or six in the first half we didn’t get a to put him back in but uh

He played great and he also he made two threes against the Zone when we were kind of teetering you know 14 15 U but he makes big shots anyway thank you good just just one if I if I I’m sorry just it’s out of the topic I’m sorry I come from France I

Wanted just to ask about Frank the process of bringing back back into rotation listen I I’m a big fan of Frank’s you know he’s just um you know his injury was significant um he’s done a great job with his Rehabilitation he’s just right now getting back into shape

Trying to get his rhythm back in his game I mean you know uh if there’s games right now where we can throw him in but he needs practice time and game time to get really again to get in shape and get in Rhythm and that’s hard to find right

Now you know so um hopefully it will happen because I think he can help us a lot thank you thank you

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