"We were just searching. We wanted energy and you have to hustle. Precious has been out a long time, so there's a lot of rust. But I liked his reaction to the ball, he was the one guy that would get to the ball. But his timing's not quite there yet, but each day, it'll get better. So he gave us some good energy."
"You have to hustle. You have Cunningham and Ivey, very dynamic off the dribble. So any time you put two on the ball, you have to protect the rim, but you also have to rotate cleanly to challenge shots. Everyone's gotta know what the next guy's doing. Normally, we're good at that. We weren't tonight. And we've gotta fix it quickly and get ready for the next game."
"I think it started from just the beginning. The physicality from the start-you can't give a great player (Cade Cunningham) confidence in the beginning, and we did it as a team. No one-it's not one person's job to guard or whatever-it's all five of us and we all have a part in it."
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