Anfernee Simons Media Availability | Portland Trail Blazers | January 4, 2024
Andony obviously your first game back overall how did you feel I felt pretty good um just getting used to you know playing the game that was really much it I thought I was going to be tired than I was but I felt pretty pretty good um you
Know like I said just getting the Rhythm um just playing basketball again that’s one thing I get used to after a tough last like you guys just had what’s the key to bouncing back against the same team um just you know just focus on getting getting our L back that was
Pretty much it you know what I mean they you know they they punch it in the mouth the first game and that should be you know plenty of motivation to go on the second game and and be able to go out there and compete and and and try to get
A win I know coach had planned for a film session instead you guys had a practice how did it go and why do you think that was I think it was productive um we just need to get in the gym play play a little bit know uh blow off a
Little steam um just from the game yesterday and how it went and uh it felt good you know what I mean I was I came in here kind of kind of kind of mad a little bit and uh my team was able to get the win today so I came out a a
Little bit more happy happier than when I came in so um you know we just going to kind try to carry that same energy tomorrow felt as though coach is kind of trying to motivate you guys and you as a leader of this team how can you to
Motivate them as well uh just let them know what it is you know what I mean the NBA is not is not easy um every night it’s going to be a tough tough task um we got a tough task tomorrow again with with Luca and Kyrie um who had great
Games against us and you know I mean every night it’s going to come at you a new player a new great player and we got to be able to take on that challenge each and every night and that’s what that’s what all the good teams and the
Great players do um they go out there and compete and and try to impose their will on the game each and every night and so that’s what that’s why these young guys you know just you know starting to starting to learn to understand that you got to bring it
Every night in order for us to be successful it got to be we got to be consistent in in what and how we are person game we’re seeing this year more so playing the same team in the same city twice and after a loss like that that what is the added extra Mo
Motivation and do you guys want to prove yourselves yeah for sure I think you know I mean we play this this about to be our fourth game playing against them you know what I mean so you know you you start when you see these teams a lot like especially in the consistent
Consistently like you start to not not really hate them but like like you’re just tired of seeing them so like it’s a little bit extra motivating motivating to be like all right let’s let’s let’s get him this time cuz like I’m tired of playing them um we haven’t beat him yet
So like you know I mean this is this is our last chance to get get get a win you know what I mean get out of here at least happy you know what I mean so um for sure it’s going to be extra motivation tomorrow and in last game
Obviously Luca had a nice offensive night how would you like to slow him down tomorrow um no that’s that’s a that’s a that’s a question the whole league asked but um you know just you mean I think two been doing a great job of them on him um you know other than
The fouls but um you know if he able to stay out of foul trouble and you know we continue to keep that match up I think I like that match up as well you know it’s just in general of you know just having a body in front of them
And slowing them down a little bit and kind of aggravating them and that’s what two does so as long as we can get keep out of five trouble I think we’ll be fine with Luka
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Get outta there happy!
He needs to rebound and play better defense