Jaylen Hoard | Portland Trail Blazers | Apr. 05, 2022
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00:00Paris Lawson, OKC Thunder.com Jalen, just you got a crazy, you know, opportunity in
00:09that fourth quarter.
00:10You guys were able to get that run.
00:12Tell me what happened in that fourth quarter to allow you guys to get that.
00:16I just feel like the players I was out there, we really just was trying to play hard, get
00:22a win.
00:23And I just feel like we executed well, we was playing really hard on defense against
00:27tops.
00:28We was in a lot of shots too from three, so I think that helped us a lot.
00:32What's that feeling like just you're doing your walk-off interview and then you just
00:35feel a bunch of water on you.
00:36What were you thinking in that moment?
00:38It was crazy.
00:39It was my first time.
00:40So you know, that was that was special.
00:43Just seeing the guys that are happy for me, you know, I felt really good about it.
00:46And yeah, that's pretty much it.
00:50Jalen, only seven guys in Thunder history have ever had a 2020 game, you're number eight.
00:55I'm just wondering, like, when you hear that, what's your reaction?
00:59It feels good.
01:01Just to be a part of history.
01:02Yeah, like I said, it just feels good.
01:05It's hard to kind of take in right now, you know, just having so it's, it's kind of weird,
01:10but I feel like once the season's over, I reflect back on it, I'll be even happier.
01:14So yeah.
01:15Andrew Schleicht of The Athletic, you have 45 minutes in NBA game tonight, how do you
01:22feel?
01:23I feel good right now.
01:27I got to probably get some rest tonight, you know, we got a game tomorrow.
01:31You know, can't really feel, you know, tired and stuff like that.
01:33But just in a lot of minutes, it feels good.
01:35It's probably probably the most minutes I've ever played in an NBA game.
01:40So it's just good, you know, just be out there and get a lot of experience.
01:44It's a great feeling.
01:45You know, I love basketball.
01:46So just being out there is amazing.
01:48You got two games of 20 plus rebounds since you've been with the Thunder.
01:51Have you ever had a rebounding run like that before?
01:55I said it like last time, I did it when I was like 16, but not in like a professional
02:00league, like 20 and 20 multiple times, I've never done that.
02:03Yeah.
02:09Tell us about Captain Hook.
02:11Captain Hook, my guy X, that's special guy, his size, he was in a old school move, you
02:19know, usually bigs do that a lot, you know, but yeah, he mastered it.
02:23He was doing that in the G League a lot.
02:25I'm sure a lot of you guys saw it, one of his videos went viral of him doing it a lot.
02:30And it's just a shot he perfected over time.
02:33I'm sure he practiced it a lot because every time he does that, I feel like it's going
02:36in and he's really efficient with that.
02:38So yeah, it's kind of crazy to see him do that to bigs even, so it's crazy.
02:48Hey Jalen, congratulations on the win and the performance as well.
02:52The confidence that your teammates have to you, what does it mean and how help you to
02:56raise the level of your game?
03:00Them having confidence in me, it helps a lot, you know, as a basketball player, you want
03:06to be as confident as possible on the court.
03:08So when you see a coach trust you, your teammates trust you, it's easier to play.
03:13You know, you can play free, you know, you're allowed to make mistakes and learn from them.
03:18I feel like, you know, being able to do that helps you perform better, in my opinion.