Zion Williamson on defense leading to offense | Pelicans at Warriors postgame 1/10/24

Zion Williamson on defense leading to offense | Pelicans at Warriors postgame 1/10/24

See congrats on the win uh the road seems to become a source of strength lately for the Pelicans where at the beginning of the Season it it it was a a hurdle you had to cross 11 um 11 and seven now away from the Smoothie King Center could you identify what’s

Different now when you play away uh I think definitely our uh defensive intensity um said it in my postgame interview we just been locked in and in tune with each other on the defensive end and it leaves our offense and it leaves everybody feeling confident uh we

Were’re able to share the ball and I mean we get wins two dominating victories on this road trip where where you came out of the locker room ready to play Red Hot how important is it to set the tone early um it’s always good to set the

Tone cuz earlier in the season uh the first goou we definitely struggled with that uh it’s good to see uh Improvement on that but like I said it’s just our defensive effort um our defense leades our offense and I mean we’re just able to get wins The Bill Russell t-shirt

Anything is he a hero of yours a specific uh Bill Russell was a legend on the court and off the court especially during the time period he played uh 11 rings I mean that’s I’m not saying I’m not saying it’s impossible but I don’t think we

Going to see that broken for a long time uh it’s just a sign of respect yeah and during this last couple weeks you guys have been one of the best defenses in the league I know you mentioned the effort but what do you really like about

What y’all are doing on that end right now uh our communication uh we’re communicating and like I said we’re just in tune um you know herb is a big reason for that uh he he’s communicating the most on the defensive EV and when that when that first group comes out like

That uh I mean we we get it to a fast start and it feels like in a lot of these blowout games it really isn’t taking like you or bi or CJ going for 30 40 it seems like kind of everybody’s chipping in I know like in year or two

It felt like a lot of those games it was unbi it felt like y’all had to score to give y’all a chance I guess how different does it feel with this group uh we got a lot of depth uh our bench is deep so in games like this when

You can have eight people and double figures I mean that that’s that’s big time so you know games like this down the line it’s going to open up it’s going to give me and be more space to operate and then the the first half it was the the threes really ran it down

And then the second half it was JV in the third quarter and then you in the fourth really dominating in the paint I mean how dangerous in this team is this team when y’all are able to do both really hit threes and Domina in the

Paint I mean a night like tonight uh you feel Unstoppable but it’s a long season there are going to be games where we’re not hitting shots and our defense is going to have to carry us so I feel like the more we are what’s the word consistent on defense the better we

Are thanks you guys have a great night

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson speaks to the media following the team’s win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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New Orleans Pelicans Roster
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
Kira Lewis Jr. #13 Guard
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
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
Cody Zeller #44 Forward-Center

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