Dubs are back! – Chris Mullin reacts to Warriors crushing Utah Jazz to extend win streak to 5 games

Dubs are back! – Chris Mullin reacts to Warriors crushing Utah Jazz to extend win streak to 5 games

Care and Clay you were the leading scorer in this game eight guys in double figures what did you think about this balanced attack tonight first off it’s it’s great to have you back carth you were missed uh thank you but yeah of course and I mean strength the numbers still going

Strong and um you know step makes it look easy but it’s hard for him to carry load every single night so it’s great when a whole team steps up um I mean look what Trace Jackson did he didn’t played the whole first half he came in here and was was

Great on defense on the boards finishing around the rim so I’m really proud of everyone who played tonight play so many guys contribute tonight but as a team you guys shoot 48% from the field 45 from three you guys make 23s 31 assists these last eight games you’re 7-1 really

Feels like both offensively and defensively the confidence there looks like good oldfashioned warrior basketball you’re right Chris that’s uh something to build on S and one um chance to go home beat a really good team in the Clippers and for myself individually that felt great tonight

That felt like my you my old self as far as just operating in the mid-range cutting to the rim and um being efficient from the perimeter so I’m going to build off it and I think we can I think Sky’s a limit for this team I really believe that clay congrats on a

Great game good team win I I would be remiss if I didn’t point out this is your first time getting back to Utah the place where Dei died how did that feel being back there it’s very strange we missed Dei so much and he was the best guy I mean the

Guy never had a bad day incredible professional career and a great father great husband and and a better friend I just miss his presence I miss talking about sailing with him and uh we think about him every time we put this uniform on he’s always going to be in our hearts

Thank you very much Klay we appreciate the time tonight no problem thank you guys 26 points for Klay Thompson seven at halftime guys Klay started cooking in this one absolutely it’s that’s this is the Klay Thompson that we all know and love uh and he just seems to have a pop

In his step even on The Fast Break layups he had two of those where he’s out in front of the break he turned the Jets on today Klay Thompson is the best one of the best Shooters in the history of the game and when you get him great

Shots he’s even better for this Warriors team team but he’s always going to be a threat out there the defense always respects him they’re right there up close to him and he gets his teammates going on the offensive end because of that threat that he has on the offensive

End yeah and play without the basketball the the body movement the timing the screening when Klay gets open he is the old playay Thompson uh and there going to be nights when when the defense locks up to him and doesn’t give him any looks so statistically you know if you don’t

Watch the game you may think he’s ineffective but as that’s happening is it there a the real reason why Jonathan kaminga and Andrew Wiggins have all all of a sudden emerged Draymond Green’s presence presence but Klay Thompson the fact that he steps on the floor and is a

Threat from anywhere on that court is always a huge Advantage for the Warriors and there’s going to be games where he doesn’t get those looks but you know Steve cerr always tells those are the times you need to be patient and Let Your Presence uh dictate some things for

Your teammates tonight’s a typical Klay Thompson game 11 for 19 3 OR7 from three but the shots selection you mentioned carth at halftime just seven points remain patient wound up having a great game and and to me and you mentioned your first question eight plays in double figures that’s a byproduct of

Unselfishness moving out the basketball and including your teammates that patience though shows up in only making three field goals from the three-point line and still getting 26 points that’s Klay Thompson finding ways shot faking getting into the paint moving without the basketball getting layups those are

Things that he can continue to do to be effective for this team well Klay Thompson said something important as well Steph can’t be the guy who carries the load every night we know he’s capable of that we know Steph Curry’s leading the lead in threes we know over

The past two games he had 72 points but how about a little help for for Steph uh Steph dishing out some help in this one 10 assists as well that felt like a product of Draymond leaving the floor a little bit early in foul trouble Molly

What did you notice about Steph and also you know Steph’s got such a great feel for the game understanding every night he’s going to be the focal point of the defense so really you know when he goes off the dribble he’s always going to look for his shot but when he feels that

Double team getting off the ball early trusting his teammates and creating layups like he do here for gp2 um that’s what really makes the defense you know just go crazy is when Steph’s unselfish gets his teammates involved first and then finds himself you know for 25 points knocking down

Seven threes Well Steph is a great manager of the game I I know that’s gotten a bad RP around here being a game manager but Steph is able to understand as you see right here Steph just passed Muki blle off a 41st most assist assist in NBA history it’s a new record being

Broken every day by Steph Curry and tonight going against a Utah Jazz team that’s number four in blocks in the NBA that means when you drive into the Paint The Bigs are going to be there waiting and so for Steph it’s driving into the paint and creating for his teammates on

The outside and and just a game where they it was more about the team flowing on offense and at the end he came in in the fourth quarter and just did what Steph does just took over the game yeah I just like the balance of attack from the entire team and that obviously

Starts with Stephen Clay um you get back to the old cliche from good to Great to best when you do that each and every possession it really puts a lot of pressure on the defense to guard Five Guys and when you have eight guys in double figures obviously they’re all

Being aggressive but it’s equal opportunity you’re passing the ball uncondition it’s the old man which makes all five Defenders um have to guard their man Draymond Green one of those scorers tonight with a dozen points he was on triple double watch with 12 n and8 Draymond had his three-point shot

Going early hit the two threes including that half that the half court shot just got the stat that the Warriors are 129 and 28 when Draymond has multiple threes in a game so this was foretold kind of early Draymond had it going on so you’re saying when Draymond hits two threes and

He’s aggressive on the offensive end that the Warriors have a higher chance of winning gee what do you know absolutely and Draymond has understood that he’s coming with a lot of energy you can see him blocking shots being out there just being aggressive and this is

On a night when he was in foul trouble as well that was a big shot for the Warriors just continues to bring the energy you see Steph there jumping around that is what he is for the Warriors team he is the emotional leader he’s a guy who brings and instills confidence in his

Teammates and they just have a certain Swagger to him when draymond’s on the court and we talk pregame unfortunately fezy for you about big vers small there we go why can’t we just have a good post show in between the two small ball five right getting the Walker Kesler John

Collins Lori Maring taking away from the basket you have to be aggressive offensively the greymond has been Draymond has done it all season long tonight another great game five or seven from the field but the fact that when he walks on the floor now he’s a threat the

Scout report has changed on Draymond Green because he’s much more aggressive much more effective offensively now you have five guys on the floor that are a threat you get the big guy away from the paint that opens up driver lanes for Wiggins and kaminga and then you can

Play inside out basketball not the traditionally way with post-ups but driving those open lanes collaps in the paint three-point shots will come they’re higher quality they shoot a better percentage I I would just like to say that Draymond Green is a power forward which in basketball terms that’s

A big so his success is not taken away from the fact that bigs are being successful in the NBA put your Pap down mlly and you know the part that I love about his game the most is the fact that he continues to direct traffic you know

See you see certain points where you know he gets offensive rebound he’s pulling it out he’s always looking for Steph because he knows exactly where he’s going to be he’s telling other guys when Steph is coming out this way go set a down screen or get out the way he was

Talking to Moses Moody understanding how the flow of traffic is supposed to be Molly what are you going to say now car can you read that for me what does it say 129 and8 yeah that’s not a traffic cop that’s a basketball player okay he not a game manager he’s putting up

Numbers he’s tangible he’s not intangible he does it all he does it all for the Warriors triple double watch not a traffic cop get out of here man listen Draymond loves keeping the defense honest as well he used to be offended when defense would sag off of him so

When he has that three-point shot going Draymond is going to feel it Andrew Wiggins also had his three-point shot going tonight three of three Warriors finished with 23s in this game there you go Wiggins also working inside festes I mean when Andrew Wiggins is going this Warriors team is is a different they

Just feel different he’s able to have these these relief shots you Steph Curry driving the paint kicking out to wigs and when wigs is active like that the defender can’t sag off of him because he can drive he can post up he can he can cut to the rim for offensive rebounds

You see him hitting shot after shot after shot this is what makes the Warriors offense go when you have a guy like this who can play on both sides of the floor is official to say that two-way wigs is back on the court now no question and this is what they need from

Andrew Wiggins and look now they’re seven And1 in their last eight games right we’re trying to pinpoint what’s happened right Draymond Green came back uh Steve Kerr has inserted Jonathan kaminga Andrew Wiggins into the lineup but the fact of the matter is They’re all playing much better basketball than

They did early season and now their read and react offense is exactly that it’s not predetermined you have five scores on the floor when the ball’s moving if you’re open shoot it drive it or or pass it to your man or drive the paint that’s what they’re doing there was a time

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Dubs are back! – Chris Mullin reacts to Warriors crushing Utah Jazz to extend win streak to 5 games