Herbert Jones on Franchise Record in Win | Pelicans-Jazz Postgame 1/23/2024

Herbert Jones on Franchise Record in Win | Pelicans-Jazz Postgame 1/23/2024

153 was a uh franchise record for points for you guys what do you feel like um worked well offensively for yall tonight I mean we was just sharing the ball trusting in each other and taking our shots with confidence or making our reads with confidence yeah I mean I know

Coming off of last season like just getting more threes up was was an emphasis um for you guys as a team like do you feel like you know you’ve you’ve kind of seen that these last few games of like just just super high volume yeah

I mean that that’s kind of a you know like you said our point of emphasis on getting up more threes uh to open up the lanes for you know our guys that that get to the rim and uh for you 22 points tonight uh shooting the ball at a really high level

These past couple weeks what do you think just been the biggest difference for you this year on the offensive end just kind of progressing and kind of taking that next step I mean I’m just showing up in putting my work in living with the results um that’s kind

Of all I can credited to I don’t think I’m doing anything differently um I’m just trusting in my work and taking my shots with confidence can you kind just uh walk us through that sequence where you get the block still and the behind the back pass to Z kind of a a big

Momentum changer right there it was just kind of all instincts um I think Colin we didn’t get matched up in transition and I just tried to get over and you know put out the fire and luckily passed it to John Collins and I got the block

But the steal I had kind of seen it before it happened because Colin was calling for the ball and uh I think Chris Dunn didn’t see me so I just trusted my instincts and believe in what I saw and her Z had 11 assists tonight a

New care high for him I think be had six you I think you had five is this the best version of the Pelicans when you guys are really looking for for each other trusting each other because there’s so many weapons on this team for sure um you know as long as we’re

Sharing the ball and playing for each other you know I think we can compete with anybody in this league and uh what do you think really got you guys going in that first quarter notice that Larry was really grabbing a rebound trying to push a pace then Z

Started doing it I think I saw you do it a couple times as well is that what drives this team where you guys then are able to play with the most force that you can by stopping guys first and then getting out and running yeah I think it

All starts on the defensive end um it allows us to get out in transition and uh I think we you know do a good job of converting our our transition opportunities what do you makeing the job that CJ has done this year changing his his shot profile just like really

Embracing being a deadly threat from three and the success he’s had I mean I think you know CJ can always shoot the ball um I just think he’s getting up a lot more threes now now and it’s just kind of showing that you know I know before I think he shot a

Lot of mid-ranges um but I mean he can shoot the ball it doesn’t surprise me at all and just in general he’s been like a career 20 points per game guys hasn’t made an allar game yet what do you make of his his candidacy just based off the

Year he he’s having I I don’t think CJ really cares about the accolades I think CJ just wants to win and and do whatever for the team that he needs to do to win and put us in the position to win so you know I know he’ll stay consistent in

What he’s doing um moving forward but I mean c is just you know he’s just a winner he he just wants to win like he he’s doing whatever it takes to win you had a a fast break dunk I think in the fourth quarter where you kind of

Just gently put it in the basket I don’t know if you noticed that Jose gave you two thumbs down that he wasn’t happy with that that dunk did did he or any of the guys say anything to you about about no they they know me two points is two

Points thanks I appreciate it appreciate that

New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones’ postgame interview after the Pelicans’ win against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, Jan. 23 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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Kaiser Gates #12 Forward
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Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
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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
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