Jason Kidd, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving hail the 'rhythm' that MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets in.
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00:00 We thought we did a really good job
00:02 But then he started to get to the free throw line there in a second
00:05 And so you gotta give him credit he understands how to get to the free throw line
00:09 I thought early on we were doing a good job of contesting
00:13 shots
00:15 But again, that's why he's one if not the MVP of this league
00:19 He's not just gonna settle and so
00:21 We have to do a better job of keeping him off the free throw line because once he gets going at the free throw line
00:27 It's hard to stop him. Yeah, we just gotta stop following him, especially that first half this shot 22 free throws. We just gotta
00:34 Get our hands out and stop falling, you know that gets guys in the rhythm. So then it's hard to stop them
00:41 I mean again, I'm gonna show my respect to Shay first and he's a great player
00:45 You know, but tonight it in the first half there wasn't really a rhythm for a lot of players out
00:51 There was a lot of slowdown watch free throws be taken
00:55 And adjust to the way the game was being called. It felt like the game was being called like a regular season game tonight
00:59 That's just my perspective. I don't speak for anybody else on you know, I don't want to get anybody else in trouble
01:04 That's my perspective
01:05 I think that it was it was rough like a regular season game because we came come off a very physical series against
01:10 La Clippers and then we have some of these fouls that are called and some of them may be fouls, right?
01:15 or majority of them
01:16 but I think
01:17 When you're out there as a competitor and you just want the flow of the game to feel like the playoffs and the physicality is
01:22 up there
01:24 You know, it just feels a lot better. But again, it's all about adjustments
01:27 It's really just about continuing to stay positive through some of the runs that they make and also being mature about who we're going against
01:35 They're a good team. They've shown it all year. They have a starting five that has a plus/minus through the roof
01:39 I'm you know one of top defenses. So, you know again, we're gonna give them credit, but we got to come in game two
01:44 ready and prepared