Gordon Hayward Talks Win Over Raptors
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00:00 >> I think our focus was better.
00:04 I think we just get through moments in the games where we just lose focus,
00:08 whether it's thinking about our offense, thinking about our own stuff individually.
00:13 And then you miss helps, you miss crack downs,
00:16 you miss doing your job or anything.
00:19 So I think our focus has been a little bit better.
00:22 >> 13 and 25 in the 3.9 today, 52%.
00:26 Kind of led to them having to respect that shot and you guys being able to pump it,
00:30 drive, kick, penetrate again and keep swinging that ball for better shots.
00:33 Could you just talk about how good this team can be when that ball is falling
00:36 like it was tonight?
00:38 >> Yeah, I mean, we got a lot of weapons.
00:40 So if we continue to get good shots, I think I'm confident we'll knock them down
00:43 on most nights.
00:44 We didn't in Chicago, thought we got good shots in Chicago.
00:48 We just didn't hit them tonight.
00:50 All that just we shoot it better tonight.
00:53 But I think we continue to get those good shots will make more than we miss.
00:58 We just gotta keep doing that.
00:59 >> Cliff, tell us a little bit on your guys versatility just as a lineup,
01:03 guys being able to play multiple positions on the floor.
01:05 Like, can you just speak on that and
01:07 how important that is, what it is contributing to multiple 24-seaters?
01:12 >> It's really hard to guard when you got so
01:14 many guys that can play different positions and handle.
01:17 And you don't have to rely on one person starting the offense.
01:21 We can move Terry off the ball.
01:23 I can handle, Miles can handle, Brandon can handle, BJ can handle.
01:28 I mean, it goes on and on, but I think it just,
01:31 it makes you way more difficult to guard.
01:33 I think also being able to get rebounds and push it in transition is big for us.
01:37 I think the more we do that, the better we are.
01:40 Cuz that's the hardest thing to guard.
01:42 Teams are set, and they're able to be long in the passing lines.
01:46 That's where it gets difficult.
01:47 But I think because of our versatility,
01:49 you can't let them just play the same way over and over.
01:52 And that showed tonight.
01:54 >> You talked about how a lot of people hit some big shots tonight, but
01:57 some of those shots opened up because of offensive rebounds from Nick and
02:01 Mark Williams.
02:02 Can you just touch on their performances tonight?
02:04 >> Yeah, man, I know Mark was fighting through his back stuff that he's got going
02:08 on, which is back pains.
02:11 You don't realize how much you use your back till it hurts.
02:15 So just a crowd man for fighting and getting out there.
02:19 Nick was huge, we need him to be a physical presence, and
02:23 we need him to try to-