“We Were Prepared To Be Tough.” | Karl-Anthony Towns Postgame Sound | 01.29.24

“We Were Prepared To Be Tough.” | Karl-Anthony Towns Postgame Sound | 01.29.24

Oh I thought we did a good job of fighting back I thought you know it was it was only the first half so we knew it was kind of like you know the game was going to be tough we didn’t think it was going to be a blowout or we were going

To leave with a a big win you know we understood it was going to be a championship fight a a Mike Tyson fight so um you know we understood all 12 rounds we were going to have to fight and we we were going to have to all four

Quarters have to fight and um exactly like we planned it the game turned out to be so we were prepared for that moment we were prepared to be tough and prepared for the game to go all 48 minutes Mike’s obviously off obviously uh I thought we did a good job just not

Turning really too much turning the ball over just making sure that we got shots up and and then at the end of the day you know if make or miss you utilize our length and our size to uh possibly get some offensive rebounds and uh help ourselves win the game and exactly like

I said happened you know we we miss some shots but jadden McDaniel is with the biggest play of the game gets a left hand tip in and kind of puts the game away Out Of Reach and now we’re playing just to keep the lead and not let it go

So you know we got strengths we got strengths we got things in our team that make us really special than any other team in the NBA and we just got to find ways every single night to not get bored with using utilizing our talents and utilizing our strengths and our

God-given uh abilities uh especially our size week ago tonight you scored 62 since then or putting that night three other guys have done it yeah only happened 45 times in NBA history before that what how do you explain all of a sudden the explosion of high individual

Scores uh I mean the game is in the league is more talented than it’s ever been in my opinion and uh just the evolution one of of humans and to the evolution of the game uh has led to more talent and um players espcially gifted you know the

World’s more connected than it ever is obviously with phones and social media so we’re able to find Talent all around the world so you know them 60 Balls by people overseas like Giannis and Luca and then 70 by the cameroonian you know it’s just uh the League’s in a really

Good spot I think as a fan I would be really excited to be watching basketball on a on a on a daily basis uh feel like we’re giving the league you know uh that kind of excitement that has been uh lacking for a while the night after you

Scored 62 and in went for 70 he ain’t that some yeah that’s crazy you know like like like two years ago when I had 60 and Kyrie had 60 like 15 hours later so that got demolished that what caes that I don’t know but the NBA

Script not fair to me at all so that is crazy like I a’t get no time to enjoy that but um you know I I just like I said I think that the the league is is in a really good spot and I think I speak for my brother over there Rudy and

I that we’re very very blessed to be in this league at this time where we’re asked to do more than ever and also the chance that we get to play against some of the best talent that the NBA has ever possessed and get to show what we could

Do as well the night after you scored 62 and MB scored 70 Thunder played here against Portland and Shay he never is like real aggressive to start a game yeah I think he took the first seven shots for the Thunder yeah which he never does and it popped into my mind

Maybe he’s going to see if he can score 60 tonight does it does it get the guys heads hey somebody did it I’m going to do it too no honestly Shay was just shooting shoot shoot Shay going to shoot so I already knew that um I think you know it

Just like I said the league is more talented than it’s ever been and I think you know for us it’s just about you know everyone wants to Showcase their talent I think Shay’s done an amazing job this year of showcasing his talent and you know doing amazing things for this city

And Oklahoma and this team so uh some nights you know maybe you feel it I felt it that night I felt that I could get a really good scoring game and uh I felt the energy I felt the vibe I felt the the opportunity in front of me and I

Just wanted to try to go out there and uh take advantage of it and uh I wish it would have ended with a win so so I don’t talk about it much but the league is really really in a cool spot

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