Everything From Trae Young After Hawks 149-144 Loss to the Clippers
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00:04 >> Hey, Trey, just down the stretch, what were you guys seeing from them that just
00:08 made them kind of go off a little bit offensively?
00:11 The game was closed within three, about six or so minutes left to play, and
00:15 then it just seemed like they were firing on all cylinders.
00:18 >> Yeah, I mean, a lot of it is just players making plays.
00:21 I mean, they got superstars over there for a reason, and that's why they are.
00:26 I mean, Kawhi goes against the dunk, and that's not a play.
00:30 That's just them going and scoring.
00:31 I mean, we were trying to hit the ball.
00:37 Big O got on James, there's certain matchups, and
00:42 they were just cutting and finishing around the rim.
00:45 They made a couple more plays than we did.
00:47 And I mean, credit to them, they see that type of, I mean,
00:52 type of defense a lot with the hitting and guys doubling.
00:55 So they know how to play, and they got smart players everywhere, so
00:59 they capitalized off of it.
01:00 >> Obviously, with DeAndre still coming back from men's restriction,
01:05 that sort of thing, but it was very impactful tonight.
01:08 What did you see out of his minutes?
01:10 >> I mean, Dre was really good.
01:11 He was, I mean, aggressive.
01:13 I know he didn't score or was involved in the game as much as he would like to last
01:18 game, and it was good to see him get some shots to go down and be aggressive.
01:23 And now we continue to play, his minutes will go up, and
01:26 that'll help us with the guys out there.
01:29 Cuz he's one of, if not our best defender on our team.
01:32 So not having him these past 18 or something games, it was tough.
01:38 But now having him back, he can help us.
01:39 And as we continue to play more, I mean, his minutes will probably increase, and
01:44 he'll go for a lot more for us.
01:46 >> Trey, this was, despite the loss tonight, a pretty successful homestand,
01:52 I would say, how do you carry those good things from this homestand over into this
01:57 next series of road games in some pretty tough environments?
02:01 >> Yeah, I mean, it's more about all of us just understanding that we gotta take
02:05 it one game at a time.
02:08 I know that sounds cliche, and a lot of people say it, but
02:11 I mean, we're in a position where we have to.
02:13 I mean, winning one game is gonna bump us above 500, so
02:18 we gotta continue to take it one game at a time.
02:20 And continue to stack these wins, whether we're at home or on the road.
02:26 So now we got two on the road, we gotta go take care of, and
02:29 start in Boston with the best team in the league this year.
02:32 Tough place to play, they don't lose day very much, so
02:35 we gotta do something that a lot of teams don't do.
02:38 >> This may not have been the night offensively that Jalen would have wanted,
02:42 but he didn't seem to let it affect him defensively.
02:45 What did you see from him on that end of the floor?
02:49 >> Yeah, I mean, he was playing hard.
02:50 I mean, Jalen's not gonna be perfect every night.
02:55 I know he's a competitor and he wants to, and
02:58 especially being his first year, he gets to play a lot.
03:00 So he wants to be perfect every night, and I'm sitting there.
03:05 It's hard, cuz he's such a big piece for our team.
03:09 I know he wants to be perfect, but in the moment, it's hard to tell him,
03:13 just to keep playing and keep going.
03:17 But it's just part of it, he's not gonna be perfect every night.
03:20 Coming from me, I know that it's not gonna be perfect every night, but
03:24 it can change in the heartbeat.
03:26 It can change in the play, it can change in the next game.
03:28 So he's gotta continue to stay with it.
03:30 He's been having a hell of a year, and one game ain't gonna change nothing, so.
03:33 >> Trey, can you talk about the energy that Bruno brought to the floor tonight?
03:38 He had a big time dunk at a big time.
03:41 >> Yeah, Bruno played good.
03:42 He's gonna be playing for us a little bit more, for sure, probably with CC out.
03:47 And so we're gonna have to need some minutes from Bruno, his energy.
03:52 He always brings it.
03:53 So every time he's on the court, we're gonna have to need it even more from CC.
03:57 >> All right, thanks, Trey.
04:01 >> Got you.