Kristaps Porzingis Explains Why Nikola Jokic Always Gets Scratched | Celtics vs Nuggets

Kristaps Porzingis Explains Why Nikola Jokic Always Gets Scratched | Celtics vs Nuggets

Does this game have any extra added in court in Denver and you guys I mean just a just a bigger challenge you know a big challenge for us you know the reigning Champs and and we look forward to uh matching up against uh this kind of level team and of course you know

It’s it’s it’s easier it’s just human nature it’s it’s easier to get going for these kind of games and and you know especially in front of our fans so it’s going to be a good one tonight Jaylen mentioned it the other game but we’re kind of at the point of

The Season where it’s kind of the dog days and just don’t get bored and everything take consistent I guess what’s the key you’ve had a long NBA career already like what’s the key to this time that just kind of make sure you do you don’t get bard of kind of the

Repetitiveness um yeah I would say I agree this is like the toughest part of the Season up until the All-Star break uh and then post that you kind of start to you know think about the post postseason and there’s you know smaller uh percent of games left uh but I

Wouldn’t I wouldn’t say that about tonight I would maybe say that about other nights but tonight is not a boring or you know kind of that kind of night uh no nights are boring especially when we’re at home but uh but this this has a little extra of course and and it’s

Always fun and a great challenge to play against these kind of teams and and it’s true there’s just some nights that we have to be mindful of that we have to be mindful that you know we have to we have to like mentally bring it you know and and

Because if we want to be a good team we could just kind of go into it easy but if we want to be a great team then we have to make sure that we bring that mentality to every night no matter who we’re playing against what is the approach dealing with your

PCH uh try to try to stop him a little bit you know you’re not going to um he’s just not he’s he’s he’s that kind that level of player it’s just you try to you know do as much as you can and and and try to stop him and

Um yeah we’ll see we’ll see what we’re capable of tonight uh but he’s you know one of the best if not the best player in the league and he’s the best player in the league and and it’s you know it’s a big big big challenge for us guys have

Been kind of messing around with different defenses how much does that help in a situation like this with a player it definitely does it definitely does I think I think uh makes us a little bit unpredictable on the defensive end um and it makes um harder

For the other team to kind of prepare for us you know and we have so many options that we can go to defensively which is credit to Joe and and the coaching staff that uh you know we can give many looks to the opposite team and

And yeah we’re going to try to do that what would it mean to you you made the allar team this to be honest I’m to be to be completely honest my focus is so low on that um my main focus is or the only focus really is to keep

Winning if we’re number one in the league uh I think those things will kind of take care of itself um but I would say even the importance for me comparing to maybe beginning of my career is it’s so much lower now it’s it’s cannot even uh you know compare it

So uh I know what my main goal is and and and what I’m here for so um again as I’ve said before if we just keep winning those like individual accolades will just kind of take care of itself is this a game that uh is kind of a measuring

Stick for you guys against a team with the championship pedigree uh I don’t know measuring stick I mean we’re number one in the league now like regular season but it’s it’s it’s you know in the we always like in the back of our minds we’re like okay

How we’re going to match up with this team how we’re going to match up with that team so it’s just a uh good test for us good uh challenge for us and um and to see how we match up against them and and and and and that’s it but

Again it’s every game is going to be so different and there’s going to be adjustments and things like that but and it’s uh as I said it’s it’s really fun to go up against a great team like Denver and how is your body feeling at this point in the season it’s feeling

Good feeling great I mean of course the medical staff is always on the more cautionary side of of things and um understanding that we have to look at the big picture and and but I’m feeling great and and ready to go tonight this kind of a random question but joic for

Years now has sort of been perpetually like extremely scratched up on his arms more so than a lot of other bigs I’m I’m curious in your games against him if you’ve ever noticed yourself giving him one he got one from mid the other night again have you ever noticed yourself

Like accidentally giving him one of those that’s a good question I don’t know least uh I mean I think just everybody tries to be super physical with him and kind of try to maintain him that’s why it happens I mean pretty much every player that’s uh either a big or or or

Guard that’s you know kind of or even like anybody pretty much that has like extra attention on them usually have like scratched up you know hands arms all of that I have one of the I’ll show you guys like this is for second season and in the in my career everybody thinks

It’s like a surgery but it was a scratch in the game you know so uh that’s why I actually started wearing the sleeve because it was all like bloody here um so we all get scratched up but I agree Jo yic is uh his arms are always for

Some reason just red and like like it’s yeah it’s it’s insane maybe need to start wearing some sleeve yeah does that say anything about the the difficulty of a guy to guard or to rebound against or whatever it may be yeah yeah I think I

Think he just knows how to use his body really well and and it takes multiple guys to kind of keep him off the boards and and maintain him and and he’s so crafty that a lot of times you just lose him and then you’re like trying to grab

Him or something and try to get back in a play because he already making the next play and just spinning around you and doing all these things so he’s he’s a special player Chris St is um they have they do have a lot of weapons but is there the fundamental thing is there

Screen and wall with and sorry what’s the question I said is they have a lot of weapons but is there fundamental the formation the screen and roll with uh Nicole and Jamal yeah of course that’s their main uh their main go-to know what they what they do and and get

Get the ball to to to the Joker and then you know he just he’s a mastermind and he just operates from wherever and and and that’s what you want to try to limit you know him getting those touches and him making the play and feeling good and

Feeling easy um so again it’s not something that’s very easy to stop but uh but it’s going to have to be a team effort given the various stops of your career to be 20 and0 at home can you just put into perspective how impressive that is yeah that’s incredible that’s incredible

That’s um of course that’s you know speaks about our team but it almost speaks more about the atmosphere at the Garden no because we’re not playing to that level on the road it just shows the type of energy and the type of uh yeah the type of energy get from the fans and

And from playing at home and making those comebacks and and hitting huge shots and and just having fun out there uh so I would say uh great job on our part but even better you know on the fans that are there every night right can I ask one

More I was just to say Jason has said you mentioned that the crowd and it what makes it so different I mean you see it coming in as an opponent but being there and being a part Of yeah I think it’s just uh you just want to you just want to you you just cannot allow not to bring it every night playing in th in front of those kind of fans like even when we’re down you know we have been down I don’t

Know 20 or 15 or something we make a little run we make we get a couple baskets and the whole crowd is into it and that’s just the like you feel this energy you’re like come on we got we have to get back in this game no matter

What and that and that and that just uh it really does work for us as players you know and and um and I think that’s why it’s it’s it’s very important to finish you know very high in the league or you know if we could maintain that

Number one spot uh to get that Home Advantage thank you thanks

Kristaps Porzingis previewed Celtics vs Nuggets, gave his opinion on Nikola Jokic’s scratches and explained what it would mean if he makes the All Star Game next month.

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