POSTGAME SOUND: MAGIC VS. THUNDER | COACH MOSE

POSTGAME SOUND: MAGIC VS. THUNDER | COACH MOSE

Coach uh first off you guys had the deficit down to six twice there down the stretch uh what prevented you guys from getting any closer you know you have to give them credit for how they played uh you know they have an MV MVP type player in Shay

Uh but when we had it down to six there was you know a turnover here a offensive rebound there and those little things about we talk about not being able to beat ourselves uh and and those were the things that it came down to in those

Moments you know we had it down we battled we thought uh but again you got to take care of the little things in those situations making sure we come up with those rebounds and then we take care of the basketball and execute down the stretch you guys did hold to just

100% three-point shoo well below their standard did you like the team’s fight effort tenacity as far as closing out the shooters I love our guys fight that’s one thing that you know I think is is common place for us that’s how we’re going to have to play that’s how

We give ourselves an opportunity by committee uh guys who step in have to know their role and know what they’re capable of doing and it’s got to start on the defensive end yeah multiple efforts night in and night out what you see out of Anthony black tonight well

You know his aggression uh his ability to you know push the pace offensively but then defensively there was a lot of times that he being able to show his hands uh trying not to get into foul trouble you know because Shay is a tough guard uh you put multiple Defenders on

Him uh by the time you send a double team he’s looking to turn the corner and those those that’s what makes him a great player but I you know what Anthony did uh was you know he disrupted a lot of shots contested a lot of shots and

He’s able to you know collect rebounds to get out on the break and go was the margin of error just that small tonight you talk about the little turnovers here and there you know you’re missing F and some of these other guys was the margin miror just so small tonight against this

Thunder team yes ultimately you know like I said give them credit for how they played and what they’ve done and you know what they you know what coach has done with that group uh but again when when you’re down bodies it’s hard to not finish a possession uh to go 15

For 24 from the freee throw line to turn the ball over 16 times for 23 points those are the margins that we that we’re working and have to continue to get better at uh as a group and as a unit free throws were of trouble last night

In Miami again tonight how do you work on that in the middle of the Season you know when we get to the gym you got to take your time you know none of those guys stands in there saying I I want to I don’t want to make the shot

You know they’re all confident in their own right uh to be able to step in and make the shot now it’s just about going in there and executing it I think that’s what it comes down to ji was six from line would you like his performance

Tonight both defense and off I mean for him coming back for his first game after so many games I I think just being able to get him you know through a game with nothing you know nothing no problems I think is a big big step uh his defensive

Energy his defensive effort like we talked about pre in pregame what he’s capable of doing and how he can change he changes our defense uh when he’s out there will the day off help potentially get some bodies back in New York absolutely absolutely the defenses these past few

Games have been pretty aggressive and double teaming poo how have you felt about the offensive ex execution around you that span well him making the right play uh I mean I see you see a couple skip passes to the corner finding Cutters you know couple times he’s at

The elbow they double team him from the elbow he made a great pass to Goa for the dunk he made another pass to Mo underneath the defense skip pass over to Caleb in the corner I think he’s trying to find the right play trying to find

The right guy and then you know teams are loading up and that’s what we’re going to continue to see and our guys have to be willing to step into their shots to make the right play when the ball leaves his hands you alluded to it pregame um that Marquel and Joe wouldn’t

Be playing back toback do you expect them back for Monday afternoon I guess it’s it’s not a back toback is it then they’ll be back thank you

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