Stephen Curry x Klay Thompson React To Warriors Game 2 vs Kings | April 17, 2023

I know all years are different, but you guys have never been down 2-0 in a playoff series. Does that hit? And what do you think the significance of that is just for this series? I Mean, yeah, I'm familiar territory, but we've been down 3-1 and about we've been up 3-1 We've been through everything. So We rely on our experience and we take a great off day tomorrow and we recollect ourselves and Do what we do and that's play well at home always Wait, what do you think it is about the Kings that are that's giving you guys the most trouble on defense? I mean obviously number one. Yeah, they're switching a lot of screens and Making us play along the perimeter. We didn't really get to the rim as much as they did so I think being back home will help us in that regard as far as just feeding off the crowd and being aggressive not settling for as many outside shots, but We had two chances to win These games so we're not discouraged. We know we can go home and protect home court and give ourselves another opportunity to win here What did you think about the physicality of the game tonight? It was physical. That's what we expected That's what makes it the NBA playoffs that's what makes it fun it's better that than all the flopping that we've Been seeing some past years, so We don't mind when it's physical game Clay you and dream on both in Portland We're talking about how different the playoffs are and things sort of start fresh But how hard is it to shake some of the issues that you guys have had through the regular season? specifically turnovers and fouls on defense Things that Steve talked about a lot, but it seemed to be still be a an issue The beautiful part is we have another opportunity Wednesday or Thursday, I'm not sure when the game is Thursday, so although it's been ugly first couple games as far as fouling and turnovers We can bounce back in a great way, and I know we will Cality turnovers fouling What do you make of the pace and just how both teams like like to push it in transition so much? I mean, they're a very athletic young team, and we have great athletes as well and We play very well in transition They do too, so It makes for a fun matchup And it's the way you want to play basketball is just up and down so we Will be better in that regard as far as taking care of the ball and getting more transition opportunities at home I just know we will Clay Tony Harvey ESPN NBC Sports Radio Coach curse it the other day. There's really no pressure on you guys Maybe if it was you down three. Oh, what's your thoughts right now? You feel any pressure? You know being down Oh to right now going back to San Francisco No, I don't feel pressure I just see an opportunity for us to Go home and protect our home court and Make adjustments I mean Like I've said before we've been through it all so We're not accustomed to hitting the panic button we you know lost a 73 win season, so We know what it's like to deal with that pressure and outside noise. It's nothing new to It just comes with being an NBA player Playing the football I think you played the whole fourth quarter Steph played the whole fourth quarter was Where you guys are really leaning on the obviously Draymond didn't get through the whole fourth quarter But then some of the younger guys did not play Can you expect more? Do you do you expect more from Jordan from Dante? Kaminga and do you need more from them? Well Jordan's playing with like half a foot right now, so I was just proud of his resilience and I know JK and Dante will have big games for us. Everyone's going to Luckily it's first of four. It's not the old format where it's first of three. That'd be a not so much fun, but We all have off nights I've had bad shooting nights in the first round in the finals in the Olympics, so I just Love those guys that I know they'll bounce back. I mean you know we have a Great opportunity ahead of us. I know we're gonna write the ship What do you think needs to change for you guys to put yourself just better positions on the stretch to be able to close out games Make more shots Attack the rim and Rebound those three things are vital to success going forward What was your view of the Draymond's a bonus? incident and Just the way the crowd was getting into what Draymond obviously was was egging them on did that change anything they change anything the dynamic I mean What are you gonna do when someone grabs your foot when you're running full speed? Like that's a dirty. I just Fully grabs your foot and yanks on you. That's not cool, man I'm saying what Draymond did was right, but like Can't just grab somebody's foot when they're taking off in a full sprint. That's not that's not cool. I don't do that I think we are I mean That's crazy That's a lot going on in that game, but through it all last few minutes tight tie game Look like you guys had some momentum. What happened there to cause you to lose There's made a couple more plays Down the stretch in terms of putting pressure on our defense You know if I got into the lane a couple a couple of times Forces to make decisions on who we can give a shot up to But I like the way we fought fall back and competed, you know after Not playing well in the first half at all still giving ourselves a chance and having some life, but obviously wasn't enough so Biggest lesson is just how do we control the momentum early? knowing that they're you know young athletic and they're You know trying to play with force we can we can match that but we just got to play with a little bit more you know IQ in terms of What we're trying to do on both ends of the floor What did you think about did you see that it's a bonus Draymond thing and Did that change the dynamic of the game at all Did that change like what you were feeling with what the team was feeling? I didn't see it happen live I got a rebound I was Headed down the other way Look at the film and figure out how to do that, but You know all the ones off the dribble or you know, they've been pretty tough ones and I I got to make the right adjustments to Be more efficient especially from outside and people Stuff when you guys clinched in Portland He talked a lot about you know Playups are a new new beast start is kind of a fresh start you guys obviously have a ton of experience in the postseason Seems like though a lot of the issues following turnovers or stuff that plagued you guys, you know, occasionally throughout the season How tough is it? I mean after 82 regular season games two playoff games To shake habits, I guess your issues that you've dealt with, you know, try to deal with all year it's it's hard, but you know winning at this stage is hard and if we're gonna do it we gotta Again be more mindful about those specific things. And I think the confidence that we have is even Maybe delusions the sounds it's like we continue to make the same mistakes but still compete at a high level and You know show what we're capable of and you know, it's a kind of a Two or three possession game here there, you know down the stretch on the road. So we know we have it We know we're capable. It's just can we can we execute and that question will determine your fate in the series and you know, I like I Like our ability to lock in on that and try to get off to a good start at home game three Step up Tony Harvey NBC Sports Radio D Aaron Fox Of course, you know, this is the first time, you know being on a big stage like this and you've been through it No, so many times. I just want to get your thoughts on and it's still a young city With two more games, you know going back to San Francisco Just want to get your thoughts on what he's doing and what he has done for this organization since he been here Just continue to get better every year and put themselves in a position to be a playoff team after that long drought and He's you know, extremely talented and he's quick. He puts pressure on you every possession He knows his strengths and he tries to use them so I Think he's playing with a lot of confidence and you know, he's been doing that all year. So It's what we expected but you know again we still Kind of understand what it's gonna take to turn this series in our favor man But we know we're gonna have to play great to be it. No, they're a great team. He's He's been a big catalyst for all year. So there's no surprises. It's just a matter of can we can we slow it down? How physical was this game compared to your average playoff game? No, I think early it was they were kind of letting us play all over the place and then it kind of Tightened up a little bit in second half We've been through all type of scenarios I think the biggest thing for any team going into a game is just make me make sure it's consistent on both ends so that you know what's gonna be allowed and what's not and I Think for the most part it was it was pretty solid And again like that brings that competitive fight out of us that we've shown plenty of times and you know why we had a chance to win it down the stretch, but You know from game to game just feeling it out trying to figure out how we can You know be the most effective out there and know how the game is being called and we know they're there They're trying to be physical especially on the perimeter, you know to try to take us out of our sets on our patterns and all that So we got to be able to respond Throughout all these playoff series You've been a part of though have you guys have always been a team that likes to speed up? Your opponent where they might like to play a little bit slower not as quick as you guys What do you just think of the pace of both of these teams and how that's kind of playing out how that combats each other? I think we both like to play fast we both That's kind of our sweet spot I mean, we're a little bit more predicated on ball movement and player movement than they are But you know, they have a lot of athletes especially, you know, the Fox monk with the ball in their hands They put a lot of pressure on you at the point of attack. So You got that five guys, you know locked in on that I think we've been able to hold up over the course of 48 pretty well, you know Not letting getting fatigued or feeling like you know, I feel like we've gotten stronger as the game is going on I just got to be a gal to a little bit better start in terms of Not, you know playing fast, but not in a hurry That's the that's the line that then we we try to find that sweet spot in that balance Especially with the way that they're guarding us you got to have some counters to their pressure because they are You know trying to extend their defense out and playing fast into that sometimes can get you in a little bit of a rush Steph did you know you were gonna play the whole fourth quarter up your minutes in this game? Did Steve tell you that or was that kind of on the fly? It's on the fly, but I assume when I started that No, we were down whatever it was that I was gonna be able to finish and I felt fine So see how that goes the rest of series and also Jordan didn't play in the fourth on didn't play in the fourth coming He didn't play in that this whole second half Do you you know, do you need more production? Do you see that coming maybe coming at home? How have you seen kind of younger players? Produce in these first two games. Um, I mean the way that we played all year. There's been a little bit of kind of different Rotations getting out there and trying different things It's part of how we're built because we have so many options based on looks based on you know, what the other teams doing and our biggest challenge is for everybody to just stay locked in mentally on What you're asked to do when you're out there and not get deflated if it's not you're not your night or not your turn I know it's really hard to do. It's Everybody wants to be out there. Everybody wants to play But you know things change really quickly in a series and if you missed that moment because you kind of Give in to the frustrations or whatever that is. That's That's the hard part that that's the challenge. So those guys have been productive all year Have helped us win some big games and I Expect, you know, whoever's out there to contribute especially like you said when we come when we go home to to find some momentum and some life and And give ourselves a chance in the series