Willie Green Postgame Interview - Timberwolves Game - Jan 3 2024
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00:00 >> It's the same at the squad, you could knock off the number one team in the
00:03 rest of the home in such a definitive fashion.
00:05 >> Yeah, they're a really good team.
00:07 They're the best team defensively.
00:09 They're sound offensively.
00:12 So to come in here and get a win against a well coached team,
00:17 a talented team like Minnesota is huge for us.
00:20 >> The three ball has been falling really well the past several games.
00:24 What has that shot working so well for your group right now?
00:27 >> We're trusting each other.
00:29 Guys are keeping the game simple.
00:30 We're driving to the paint.
00:32 When the defense collapse, we're kicking it out and we're getting easy shots.
00:36 >> Speaking of that, Herb almost perfect from three point land,
00:39 sank four tonight, a new season high.
00:41 It seems like anytime he has a good game, this team has a good game.
00:45 >> For sure, Herb is one of our leaders.
00:47 When he plays well, it ignites the team.
00:51 I thought he came out on both ends of the floor and he was tremendous.
00:55 BI was great, got us started in that first quarter.
00:58 And it was a good wire to wire win for us.
01:01 >> What did you see in that burst kind of end of the second,
01:05 early third that you kind of pulled away a little bit?
01:07 >> I thought our defense set the tone.
01:10 We got stops, we rebounded the ball, we got off to the races.
01:15 We tried to do a decent job of keeping them off the foul line, but
01:19 it started with our ability to guard.
01:22 >> You talk about their defense.
01:24 With Brandon and Zion, do you feel like you match up well?
01:28 With them?
01:30 >> Well, tonight we definitely matched up well with them.
01:32 But like I said, they're one of the best teams for a reason.
01:38 They have a really good defense.
01:42 Towns and Anthony Edwards are all star caliber players.
01:46 Rudy Gobert, same thing.
01:47 Their role players all come in and they do their jobs every night.
01:54 This is a tough place to come in and get a win in.
01:56 So off a back to back for us, it's huge for us.
02:02 >> The technical and running down the court there after the play with Zion.
02:06 Is that any reflection of what happened last night too?
02:08 >> [LAUGH] I just thought I saw him get fouled.
02:14 That's the difference.
02:15 I couldn't see it last night, but tonight I saw it.
02:18 And it was clear and it's just what it was.
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