Kyrie Irving talks Game 4 Loss vs Timberwolves, Postgame Interview 🎤

Kyrie Irving talks Game 4 Loss vs Timberwolves, Postgame Interview 🎤

Kyrie obviously a chance to close it out tonight at home just what stands out from A Loss like this in your opinion um uh what stands out is is just our our competitive Spirit um you know especially throughout the game um you know that first quarter we only scored 20 points um gave up 27 uh it’s not it’s uncharacteristic like for us to kind of be in that that type of battle in the first quarter we usually like to keep the uh the game pretty close even though you know later in the game we we caught up but how I started off in particular the game with a few turnovers and you know if I’m setting an example like that then other guys are going to follow suit unfortunately at times and you know it just leads to just that lack ofical play so that’s on me taking accountability I got to start off the game a lot better and um just get a shot up at The Rim instead of turning the ball over so I think you know starting off the game um we just weren’t in a great Rhythm as of yet we picked it up in the uh second half a little bit more um but yeah just a few costly turnovers and um you know some miscommunications on the defensive end uh during some crucial times in the game um felt like that was the difference tonight you know Kyrie is um you know with with obviously the chance to close out this the series uh you know how much is there disappointment is that the right emotion to take from a game like this disappointment yeah we’re human I mean you know we go out there and try to win so um you know we come in here with the right mentality right preparation we feel like we put ourselves in a great position to win the basketball game we obviously fell short we failed at that um but there are still some positives that we can take moving forward um you know and like I said to the to the previous question just a a few uh timely shots that they hit in that fourth quarter and that third quarter where it was a miscommunication um you know we just got to be better and um a few breakdowns in that first half too might conly get into the rim for open layups and just breakdowns happening and um you know the game is within balance and we’re trying to break the lead open a little bit more we got to do it um you know how we’ve been doing it majority of the second half of the season that’s on the defensive end you know the offensive end is going to take care of itself at times we’re going to make your Miss shots but defensively that’s where we have to uh make our presence be felt um and I think it also starts uh in terms of matching their physicality or overpowering their physicality in the beginning the game it was very physical game calls were going back and forth uh so yeah there is a level of disappointment as a human emotion um but also uh just a natural reflection of just how we can play better moving forward and just you know wash our hands with this one they got a win uh they’re a great team I’ve been saying it all series so uh we expect them to do the same thing when in Minnesota just coming out with that physicality playing to their home crowd and uh making things difficult on me and Luca and then when when you and Luca both have abnormal shooting nights um you know is it is it something where you look at it and and it’s a desire to get better shots for you guys or or is it just you know it’s baked into the game plan that you guys hit tough shots and that’s what you have to the adjustment is just making more of those tough shots I mean we’re in the NBA man I don’t think you know no team’s going to lay down to just give me and Luke open shots so uh you know I think you know when I look at just the quality of our shots I think a few of them could be better uh a few of them were rushed a few of them were in and out um especially in like the game is in the balance that’s what I’m saying I’m thinking about all the plays where uh it could have gone either way um but yeah it just takes a a a higher level of focus and also just understanding that we have to run the plays that work and we have to continue to pick on the other guys that we want to see um guarding us and just continue to feed each other confidence and continue to trust our teammates you know good things happen uh when you just consistently just turn to the next play and that’s what me and Luka have done and I think he can speak for himself too but I we’ve seen it which just on to the next play and um down the stretch we just got to stay together and when the game is getting close just go to our plays and make sure we’re ready to knock down shots and um be decisive you know a few times I got in the lane I was indecisive um I turned the ball over late you know so a lot of this uh is on me just being able to start the game well and then also finish the game well we had spurts I had spurts but um you know I got to put a full 48 minutes game together with my teammates and be better for them Kyrie if you don’t mind sharing was there anything you tell the players in the locker room the younger players who maybe wanted to close out tonight and celebrate you know you said what do I tell him yeah did you say anything to your to the younger players n that’s not it’s not my place right now to tell them anything you know I just allowed in the field of emotions like I’m feeling it you know be human go home and then get a great night’s rest and come to the you know practice silly tomorrow be ready to watch film consistently get better I mean we’ve been putting one foot in front of the other all season so you know a loss like this it definitely stings it definitely hurts and you know like I said to that question it’s a level of disappointment but this is part of the competitive side of basketball too um you know you win some and you lose some and we would have loved to close out on our home floor sorry fans didn’t happen you know I think uh you know moving forward uh now we know this is just us getting to know one another and stressful environments like this first time closing out to go to the NBA finals it’s a new thing for us so uh I like to on the side of is giving us Grace and um you know I’ll take all the pressure that comes with this and I’m used to it so they came out with McDaniels as the primary defender on you for the first time in this series what if any impact do you think that had I me has a huge impact Tim I mean you know he’s a 69 uh Wing Defender that I’m seeing now for the first time uh from the start of the game so it’s going to be an adjustment um but I love it you know I Relish in these type of opportunities it’s not the first time I’ve gone against a taller Defender uh so you know we’re going to have our battles um but I don’t want to make it a one-on-one battle between me and Jaden I got to be smart um on the offensive end and defensively just being in the right positions to uh to create some mismatches on the other end when we get stops so and the first thing Lucas said when he came in here was that this game’s on him he said he didn’t play with enough energy uh you know what do you think of of him feeling like this one was on him I mean he’s not alone in this um I expect him to something like that especially knowing how much he cares and how much he wants to win and how much he wants to lead our group so I expect nothing less you know I think you heard me too just say that it’s on me and that’s what you’re supposed to hear from your leaders of your team we know that we didn’t play with the best energy or um you know we didn’t create enough opportunities for us to get easy baskets enough and um you know just got to take the the hit on the chin man it’s not the first time we’ve been hit so it’s just competitive Sports it’s what’s it’s what makes it great hey re you guys proba figured that uh Carl Anthony was due to have a good game uh and it looked like he was making concerted effort to put his head down get to the basket why do you think he was you know in general more effective tonight I mean despite the criticism that he’s received this the unfair criticism at times even though he’s not shooting the ball particularly well or he didn’t shoot for the first three games he’s a great player um you know I respect him I know my peers respect him and my teammates respect him so um you know some of the shots that he was hitting tonight he missed in the first three games and you know he was getting to the rim but we had bigs there um you know contesting his shot so it was a little bit tougher but you know there were again in the fourth quarter and uh looking back at some of those plays that he took advantage of it was top of the key they were running the same play and then also some flare screens where he was the catch and shoot recipient uh so we just got to be aware of him where he’s moving on the floor he’s trying to hide behind the defense and get some easy on so you know that’s what great players do they figure it out you know and it’s a series you know it’s a small season series so um I expected him to at least come out with the aggression um to put his team in a great position to win the ball game and he did so he accomplished that and uh now we you know move forward M Kyrie you’ve seen a lot of great players and big moments over the years Anthony Edwards comes out they need to win this game obviously just want to get your thoughts on his effort tonight leading them to the win I mean uh he’s been pretty consistent uh just in terms of coming at us and uh having a no fear mentality like I talked about before but also uh he’s very confident in himself and you know I if I’m on that other side I don’t want to lose either so um that’s usually when great players go deep into their bag they um you know start bringing out things that they know that they’re great at um to adjust to what the defense is throwing at them and if they convert they convert but um he’s going to keep firing away so we just got to be prepared to show them bodies and um yeah make it tough on him Harry uh despite the loss what are some positive areas within this game that you would like to take to the next game I just feel like we have a consistent fight about us I mean it doesn’t matter what lead we’re uh dealing with or if another team has a lead on us we always feel like we’re in a position to win the basketball game um I think tonight uh some of those shots that cat was H took the wind out of ourselves uh and Anthony got down got a few easy layups few Pull-Ups um and then when we went down six I just feel like we stopped pushing the ball a little bit and and that starts with me I I just got to continue to keep my Pace up and uh get into the lane and and finish my shots that I have on Rudy um you know those are things that I’m going to correct moving forward but I just got to stay aggressive and for our team sake we we just have to uh you know consistently do the little things where we affirm each other in every huddle that we’re okay you know and and coming out tonight we felt like we’re okay but you can tell there was an emotional fatigue of fans and us and everybody was pressured and you know it’s it’s a new again it’s a new space so um now we just got to deal with this one deal with this loss and get ready for Minnesota and enjoy that ride there man CU it’s going to be hostile yep

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