Malaki Branham talks to the media after the San Antonio Spurs' game against the Washington Wizards.
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00:00 >> It's a tale of two halves for you, man.
00:01 You erupted in the second half.
00:02 >> Yeah. >> What started working?
00:05 >> Just started hitting shots.
00:06 Started hitting shots, my teammates found me.
00:08 It was the play Julian came off the court, he kinda pitched it back to me.
00:12 That's when it kinda all started, so appreciate my teammates for getting me
00:16 open. >> It's not easy to stay locked in like
00:18 that, especially after a rough game last game.
00:20 >> Yeah. >> How do you stay focused, man?
00:21 What kind of messages do you have to send to the other young guys to just bounce
00:24 back from a tough game?
00:25 >> Yeah, for me, everybody's kinda bashing me on Twitter.
00:30 And I wanted to come out and play my game.
00:33 So, but no, for real, you just gotta trust your work.
00:36 You gotta trust your work and we're here for a reason.
00:39 You put in so much work, just trust your work.
00:43 That's all I gotta say.
00:44 >> How hard is it not to pay attention to those tweets and that sort of thing?
00:46 >> Yeah, it's hard.
00:47 It's definitely hard since you're on social media a lot and everything.
00:50 But it's funny at the same time because they don't know how much work you put in.
00:54 Just stuff like that, but I look at it, give me motivation and I'm glad I read that.
00:59 >> Yeah, man, it clearly motivated you.
01:02 >> Yeah, yeah.
01:02 >> I look at it and it probably motivated you too, because you also do that, but
01:04 you're a leader now.
01:05 >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
01:07 >> You've been here before.
01:08 What have you been able to do as a leader to help these young guys grow?
01:10 >> Yeah, I'm not really big on words, but more just leading an example.
01:14 But also when I do talk, I tell the guys if they're not in the right space,
01:19 I'm just trying to be a leader, like you said, and
01:22 try to involve the young guys in their first time playing.
01:25 So it's been good.
01:26 >> And what kind of impact does it make when you look to the sideline,
01:29 you see Kel and you see Jeremy?
01:31 What does it mean to have a guy like Jeremy, who's also young, come here and
01:34 support y'all and show up?
01:35 >> Yeah, yeah, no, it means everything.
01:37 I wish he was out here playing with us, but he's not.
01:40 But at the same time, like you said, just him supporting, the whole team supporting,
01:43 Devin, all them guys just coming out and supporting us.
01:45 So it's definitely good to see familiar faces on the sideline.
01:49 [LAUGH] >> What do you see from Dolan?
01:53 >> Man, he's took another step from last year to this year.
01:58 It's just, he looks more confident.
02:00 He looks more confident, and he's just playing loose, and he looks great.
02:04 He looks great.
02:05 >> He's pretty good.
02:06 >> Yes, yes, yes, I call him Marcus Aldridge a little bit.
02:10 He gets to the mid-range, man, but no, he's been great for us.
02:14 He's been great for us.
02:15 >> What about CeeDee?
02:17 >> Man, he's- >> Behind the backpacks.
02:19 >> Man, I'm about to start calling him Manu Ginobili.
02:22 He's so flashy.
02:24 The big man should have caught him when he no looked, but the stuff like that, man.
02:28 He just brings more energy on the defensive side, more grit.
02:32 He's just having fun out there, man.
02:33 >> He's got a wide back, though.
02:34 >> Yeah, he's stocky, yeah.
02:36 [LAUGH] Yeah.
02:38 >> Now, man, we know you guys, we all here to compete.
02:41 >> Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:42 >> How did we get in a couple more wins, man?
02:43 Y'all looking at that championship like, I didn't remember.
02:45 >> Yeah, for sure, yeah, yeah, we always looking to win.
02:49 We lost one, but I'm glad we bounced back.
02:51 So as long as you just keep this up, we're gonna try to get that championship.
02:55 [LAUGH] Yes, sir.
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