Mavs’ Daniel Gafford Speaks After Win vs. Wizards: Feb. 12, 2024

Mavs’ Daniel Gafford Speaks After Win vs. Wizards: Feb. 12, 2024

Tables when ban was here his his feet would stick all the way out through it yeah that’s hilarious oh my goodness all right how it Go facing your old team tonight uh it went good for the most part you know I really enjoyed seeing all the guys again so in the end

Of the day came out to handle business took us a minute but we for sure got it done in the end game was it kind of odd first of all it was you know it was something to adjust to you know just hearing most of the guys that I was in

The same locker room with for three years talking crap to me so what changed for you guys in the fourth quarter just our energy you know I mean it was a lot of adversity in those first three quarters it was a lot of frustration from what I was saying I

Mean of course I was in my own head too from a lot of stuff that I missed you know down the stretch a lot of coverage things that I missed when it come came to the defensive side but you know it’s a long basketball game you know it’s 48

Minutes you know you just got to stay stay locked in and sooner or later if you do it the right way you can take a step into the right path most definitely and that’s what we did tonight we stayed together we pushed each other throughout the frustrations throughout the

Adversities we got over every obstacle that came our way how how far along are you with with the with the coverages I mean I’m sure that youve you’ve you know studied everything but there there’s still a amount of time it takes for it all to sink in I think you know for sure

Before the allar break I think I’ll be good you know it’s a lot of film that I need to watch still to just really kind of like be fully locked in you know I mean it’s my second game here so still just trying to kind of like process

Everything get everything locked in so most definitely before next game how different is the terminology from from what you were dealing with in uh in Washington on the defensive side it’s about the same offensive side pretty much everything Chang wi doubt go pick most definitely

Or I I just really just get out the way in all honest let him do his thing and just be in the back end for a rebound or a l how much are you adjusting to to him throwing these passes has there been any that that have surprised you yet a

Couple tonight is some of the ones that I could have caught you know like the lob that I missed and the one that I tipped off to uh Josh in the corner but other than that I’m adjusting pretty well you know and I’m trying to for sure

Just kind of like you know be ready they tell me it’s a lot of late passes that’ll come they tell me it’s a lot of crazy passes that’ll come so at the end of the day I just got to have my attenders though when why Washington was

Calling out certain play did you say hey I know that play reting a car oh yeah for sure yeah just pretty much everything that they ran it was kind of like something that they that we had put in when I was there like right when um

Kei had became the coach so it was just like okay yeah I know exactly what’s coming so I was just pretty much trying my best to kind of like talk guys through it you know not really good at that yet but I’ll get there how you like that so far I mean I

Love it you know just even from when I was a kid just come coming back and forth up here from my hometown you know uh so Arkansas is only my hometown is only 4 hours away from here so just coming up here with friends family a all

Of that always love coming to this city or anywhere in Texas in general to be honest love of food here too you know did you uh I me even when you were there Washington wasn’t exactly a great rebounding team uh did you kind of sense

That hey I got to go after every ball tonight I mean not that you don’t do that anyway oh yeah for sure um I mean I know those guys were going to be real physical coming in just with just like how coach always emphasizes they wanted

Guys to always crash the glass the guys that need to go crash the glass anyway um at the end of the day so just coming out I knew the physicality was going to be there and just going for those rebounds that I got I felt pretty good

About you know and I came up with most of them so

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford spoke to reporters after the victory over the Washington Wizards on Feb. 12, 2024.

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