Houston coach Ime Udoka claims that he can always rely on the defence of his team as they edged the Warriors
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00:00Did it feel a little like a playoff game
00:02with the shorter rotation, harder to get offense going?
00:06And does that bode well for a team that wants to get there?
00:09Yeah, I'd say you felt the environment.
00:11Obviously, the atmosphere in there was different.
00:13But like I've always said, we're playing for something.
00:16And a lot of firsts for our guys to play meaningful games.
00:19And guys haven't been in the playoffs
00:21as much to play a game like this to get to Las Vegas
00:24and advance in the tournament.
00:25So for us, we took that approach and knew
00:28they were going to do the same thing.
00:30But yeah, it's a good sign until the shots are falling.
00:33I mean, we went 1 for 13 from 3 in the first half
00:35and had 10 wide open looks of those 13.
00:38So it's better to go 5 for 14 in the second half and make a few.
00:42But hit them at a higher clip, it's a much more comfortable
00:45win.
00:45But you can still, like I always say, rely on defense.