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The most important thing was at halftime, just to make sure that we felt that we hadn't given up yet.

That's the most important thing, to make sure the players were of the belief that we were still in the ballgame despite being down 20.

And then we just narrowed our focus. We narrowed our focus down to taking away their three-point shots

because they were killing us on all fronts in the first half.

They were making their threes, they were getting penetrations, and they were getting free throws.

So they were getting everything that they wanted.

So we said, okay, if we're going to focus on one thing in the second half, let's focus on shutting down their three-point shooting.

So we adjusted our defense to take that away.

And then offensively, we did very little.

We thought that if we made enough defensive stops,

that would be sufficient.

We gave ourselves opportunities to run and transition and score points.

And I think in the end, that's what happened.

And Kenny did a great job on Perkins at 20 in the first half.

He ended up with just, what, 28?

So 8 in the second.

And that was, I think, a big difference.

We were able to shut down their top scorer in the second half.

And Kenny had a lot to do with that.

So, you know, I think that's, in a nutshell, the story.

Coach, you've been very vocal in saying that the team is no longer the same boat and boat by PT and team.

But with your ability to bounce back as you have gone tonight,

what is your belief level about reaching the standard that you have set for the team,

especially as you have only two remaining games in the elimination round?

We're still a work in progress.

We're very far, I think, from the elite teams.

That's the thing.

And we've talked about it a lot as a team.

We haven't played a complete game yet.

In Edinburgh, we played a terrible first half, a great second half.

And when you play teams, quality teams like that, it's hard to win games, right?

Same thing today.

Terrible first half, great second half.

So we have to continue working and fixing,

finding solutions.

To be able to play a full 48 minutes.

So, even before thinking about the next two games,

that's our bigger priority.

How can we put together a full 48-minute quality game?

Thank you, Coach.

Kelly, now on to you.

You came alive in the third quarter.

The challenge for better us is to be able to discern when it is time for them to take over

and when they should take a step back and facilitate and allow their teammates to score.

Thank you, Coach.

Thank you, Coach.

Thank you, Coach.

Thank you, Coach.

Thank you, Coach.

How did you see in the third that just told you that it was your time to start the fire for the team?

At halftime, it was for me, checking my ego, checking myself, seeing what I can do.

Because to help the team, that's what Coach brought me in and brought me back to do.

To help the team, help whatever I can do.

So, that's the story of the season.

That's the story of my career.

Just to come in and do what the team needs.

And so, I said, check myself at halftime.

And Coach said, we pick our poisons with a talented team like Phoenix.

And we just locked in on what we had to do.

I mean, we were all in the same thing.

Picking up on what you said from picking your poison, as you close in the elimination round with this last two games,

what would you like to see from yourself and your teammates to avoid having to be under the pressure of trying to catch up as you have done?

Tonight and your last game.

I think Coach said, we just want to be able to put together a complete game.

I think that's the focus for us now.

I think it's important for all of us to reflect on what we can do to improve and be locked in from the first minute to the 48th.

And I think, like Coach said, before we even think about the next game, the next practice, I think that's the focus.

How can we come in right in the first minute and play at the level we know we can play?

It's fine for opening in the third minute.

Just the familiarity and the kakaanguyan.

They're just getting to know.

They understand how to play off each other.

That's most important.

And also, the way their teammates set them up.

I think that's very important.

Number one, giving them space to operate and making sure that they are able to cover a lot of things

to allow them to do what they do.

And I think in the end, that's what a team is all about.

We had games where both of them scored very well.

But unless we had a Kelly or a Kim Aurean or a Glenn Tugutin also scoring in double digits of the bench, it's not enough.

So I think today, we had that.

We had Glenn, we had Kim, and we had Kelly.

So that augments the efforts of Roger and Calvin.

Just a follow-up on that.

The coach was saying that TNT is no longer the mind of TNT.

It was more a part of that era.

What can you say about this era of TNT where it's been challenging in every way?

In past things, we've had past groups, we've had difficult conversations.

I think now it's just where we still have a lot of young guys.

We have guys that are still not only learning the system, but learning the culture and how we manage each other,

how we work together from management to coaches to players.

I think that's been the bigger part of our success in the past.

So there's a lot of learning.

There's a lot of adjustments.

Coaches dig on being able to pivot and adjust in time.

There's a lot of times that are difficult, so we're all learning.

And like Coach said, I think we have the capability to get to where we want to be.

It's just going to take some time and guys really are reflecting on themselves and reflecting on what the team needs from each moment.

Those are the biggest punch we have in these last few games and hopefully get to the playoffs.

Thank you for telling me.

Kelly, you faced off with Peyton.

He's playing a different career.

But this season, Kirk is proving to be improving, especially on the scoring end.

So what can you say just about his improvement on his all-around game and how was it facing off with him tonight?

Yeah, but Kirk has always been a great matchup that I love to match up with.

After every game, I always tell him just to keep doing what he's doing, stay aggressive.

It's good to see him grow as a player.

He stays locked in and if you stay with the right attitude, he's going to really do some nice hard damage in the next few games.

Coach, you mentioned that he was limited to just eight points.

How hard was it to limit him to just eight points?

My personal mentality against any player, whether it's Jumar or whoever, it's not really to limit any productivity.

It's just to give them some resistance and make it difficult for them.

I just want to stay in front of Kirk tonight and give him some resistance and make him a little bit uncomfortable.

I think he was a little too comfortable in the first half and he was able to get what he wanted.

So that's part of the game.

Being able to adjust and know that and put yourself in the position to be able to stop a talented player like Kirk.

Coach, these are times you guys have been dealing with younger players.

Do you have any players that you hope to play with?

Do you have any players that you hope to play with?

Do you have any players that you hope to play with?

Two things. Challenge and conditioning.

So the veterans are seeing the challenge from the young ones.

And they're doing extra work on their conditioning.

And we're seeing that in the games of guys like Kelly and Mark and both.

And we're seeing that in the games of guys like Kelly and Mark and both.

And even Kirk.

We know everyone in the league now is paying extra attention to their nutrition, to their off-court work.

Really improving on their conditioning and their fitness.

So that's what we're seeing now.

So the influx of young blood has been very good for the league.

It's been very difficult for us before.

Before, we at Toketex, even if we had a bad game, we know certain games are sure wins.

That's no longer the case every game now.

It doesn't matter who we play, every game we know is going to be a challenge.

It demands our best.

So it's more difficult for us, but I think it's good for the league.

And that challenge is forcing the vets to really up their...

Not their game, but their conditioning because we all know their skill.

There are no questions of skill.

These guys are all skilled, that's why they're here, right?

Kelly and Bo and Mark, Jason, C-san, Jacket.

There's no question about their skills.

So they're all upping their conditioning.

That's brought about by the challenge.

Seeing all the young blood coming in.

Thank you, Jen.