WATCH: Trae Young Post-Game Press Conference After 43-Point Performance vs the Nets
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00:00 for you guys to continue fighting through the end, getting stops when you guys needed it most.
00:05 Just what does it say about this team's growth?
00:07 I mean, it's good. We still gave them a lot of points and we can definitely learn from this win, which we will.
00:16 But, I mean, it's just about finishing. Like I always say, it's always good to learn off a win.
00:23 I'm glad we can learn after we draw our day off and the Thanksgiving and spend some time with our families.
00:30 It's going to be good to come back and play some more.
00:33 Trey, big first quarter. 19 points in that first quarter.
00:36 And we also see you knocking down the trade wall pretty efficiently this evening.
00:41 Do you feel like you're starting to get back in the groove as far as three-point shots are concerned?
00:44 Will we both go up the amount in that first quarter to kind of get you so hot, get the team going?
00:49 I hope so. I hope you see I'm getting my shots to go a little bit more.
00:54 I mean, I just want to be there for my teammates, offensively and defensively.
00:59 I just want to impose my will as much as I can on the game every night I go out there and play.
01:06 I definitely always try to make shots for my teammates and they've been falling down these last couple games a bit more.
01:14 With you guys kind of having some struggles in the second half getting shots to fall, is it just kind of as simple as
01:19 taking out of a back-to-back heavy legs or is it something else?
01:22 Well, I mean, we scored 147 points. That's a lot of points.
01:27 And really, that was funny.
01:33 But yeah, no, we scored a lot of points.
01:37 And I think it's more about the defense. We've got to get stops.
01:41 And allowing them to get 145 is too many points. Obviously, we've had overtime.
01:45 But yeah, I mean, I think some of the shots later on in the game definitely can come from legs too.
01:53 Trey, you missed the free throw at the end of the game.
01:56 It seemed to ignite you into that overtime.
01:58 What was your mindset when that went on and what were you like, I got to get this back for the team?
02:03 Yeah, I can't. I can't.
02:05 When I have a chance to put my team ahead and win the game and I don't, it's just a –
02:11 I wouldn't say pressure, but it's just a mentality thing.
02:14 You don't want to let your teammates down, your brothers down.
02:17 So you try to make up for it.
02:20 So that overtime, I don't know how many shots I missed or made, but I just wanted to be aggressive
02:26 and try not to be the reason why we lost because I know I could have given us a chance to win the game in regulation.
02:34 Yeah. How satisfying is it you guys scored a ton of points the last two nights?
02:38 You came up with a ton of points the last two nights, but you win it with some late defensive stops.
02:42 Chris and I talked about that a little bit.
02:44 How satisfying was that for you guys to come through defensively when you had to?
02:48 I mean, it's good to end the game on a stop like that, end the game the way O did, getting a block.
02:55 It's good to end the game on a defensive stop because we were already stopping them late in the game.
03:02 I think early in the game we kind of had some stops and got in a big lead a little bit, but we just let them score too much.
03:09 But I think we did pretty good to finish the game, and that's what matters.
03:14 Yeah, so I'm happy with it.
03:19 Trey, on a lighter note, you did just mention looking forward to having a couple days off
03:23 or some time off rather for Thanksgiving, spend time with friends and family.
03:27 When you get in the kitchen tomorrow, is there anything that you have like a special signature dish,
03:31 looking forward to something that may be prepared tomorrow?
03:34 Yeah, my girl just had a baby.
03:38 I'm not going to make her cook, and if I cook, somebody is going to be sick in the house.
03:44 I'm not going to cook either, but I'm definitely going to have some food.
03:49 I'm definitely going to have some good food on Thanksgiving.
03:51 You have to, so I'm ready.
03:53 All right. Thank you, Trey.
03:54 Got you.