CJ McCollum on 3Q comeback, loss to OKC | Pelicans-Thunder Postgame Interview 3/26/24

CJ McCollum on 3Q comeback, loss to OKC | Pelicans-Thunder Postgame Interview 3/26/24

What do you feel like Shi this uh from yall going you know 20 down to briefly retaking the lead the fourth quarter yeah we got some stops we got some stops in the third quarter we got on a ran um I think that was the difference didn’t give up as many Second Chance

Opportunities uh didn’t give up as many threes I think it was a combination of things and you know when we get out in transition it makes the game that much easier for everybody think you had the Pelicans last B the game with 310 just off defensively what what you

Guys uh we got executed a little bit better we got a couple couple good actions they they tried to deny z a lot down the stretch so we got to figure out a better way to to utilize him um I think herb got a three I missed a pullup transition

Three um couple other possessions but I think it was the defensive in um you know there was a possession where it looked like he carried he drove he kicked they hit a three I think Dort hit a three another possession I think Shay hit a three Shay tips offensive rebound

To somebody laid up so I think those is the kind of possessions we got to try to prevent you know from happening but all in all I thought we fought it’s hard to win a game when you get down 20 we still had a chance to um to win the game down

The stretch we just got to be a little bit better and we got to be better defensively because if you have a lead and you don’t score you get stops you still win the game so we got to be a little bit better on that end too CJ

This is uh now been several games you’ve been without bi but first time you’ve been in clutch minutes did it feel different not having him out there CU he’s usually been the lead point there for you guys often out there yeah I mean it was a little different we all got to

Adjust I mean that’s a really good defensive team you know top five they really good in half court switch a lot you know they physical um but for us we got to fight for our space had to execute a little bit better and um give ourselves a chance I thought we had some

Some good opportunities um down the stretch and I thought we had a chance to win I think we was up three up five at one point Point um under four minutes up three so 3 minute game up three we got we got to have that you see what you do

To get yourself going in that second half cuz after the first half I think you made just one one for 10 um just make open shots I think it’s very simple I missed a couple open looks missed a couple layups and it happens it’s a part

Of the game um just just locking in shooting the ball with good balance and living with the results uh maybe if I would have made two more baskets in the first half we might have won the game I don’t think we’re going get you before Thursday’s game um so I was just curious

With you and Dame you know in in different parts of your careers now the next stage like have you been able to what do you mean by the next stage well I gu on a different team and like you kind of leading this team and D trying

To help them win the championship like you guys still have like a really close relationship and all that yeah we talk every couple weeks uh we check in with each other whether that’s text or FaceTime and um I got some scholarship stuff I got to do tomorrow so I don’t

Know if we’ll catch up tomorrow but I’ll see him and see how his family is doing and uh um we’ll we’ll we always talk pregame and in the next few days we’ll we’ll be in either a group text where we’re talking with him in phield or I’ll

Face time but yeah that’s that’s my friend for life and I wish him nothing but the best every night except for against us um I hope he plays horrible but outside of that I hope he has a great year and and a great career um and

We’re good friends we know each other as families and we built a a really good reputation for doing things the right way out in Oregon and won a lot of games and made a lot of great memories that we’ll we’ll carry on than

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum speaks with the media following the team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
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Herbert Jones #5 Forward
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
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