J.B. Bickerstaff | Cavs at Suns Post Game | 4.3.2024

J.B. Bickerstaff | Cavs at Suns Post Game | 4.3.2024

I mean obviously the first half you give up 72 points um it’s hard to come back from um but you know I I was proud of the guy’s effort in the second half I thought we competed at a much higher level um you know to hold him to 50

Points versus 72 shows something um you know we outscored them in the second half we just didn’t give ourselves a chance in that first half um offensively you know defensively things were just too easy they were getting to their spots uh creating the shots that they

Were looking for but I thought our guys adjusted well in the second half uh and continued to fight I think they went like 12 of 18 from three in that first half finished with like 18 threes but just in terms of the the perimeter defense what do you think could have

Been better there uh it’s it starts with containing the basketball with us right if we contain the basketball and we don’t have to get in rotation uh we eliminate those three so again I thought in the first half you know it was just loose and guys were getting where they

Wanted to go with the ball uh but I thought we picked it up in the second half how much did those 25 points off turnovers to just hurt you yeah I mean it it kills you you know when you’re playing a team um like this who has the Firepower that

They do offensively uh you can’t afford to have those empty possessions and you know again they’ve got guys that know how to convert and they make you pay third game in for nights how much that slow start was two to fatig I thought we started the game well to be

Honest with you we were up 16 to 15 at one point uh I thought we were you know playing playing well uh to start with and then again you know the ball got a little sticky we turned it over uh and then you know they started executing

Offensive ly and we just couldn’t keep up another assist night foran what you think his performance I thought he was really good um you know I think you know we’ve seen him like in front of us figuring things out uh how he’s attacking and getting to his spots um

And you know again always sharing the ball but rebounding the ball as well

Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach J.B. Bickerstaff spoke with the media following a 122-101 loss against the Phoenix Suns on April 3, 2024 at Footprint Center.