Willie Green previews game vs. Sacramento Kings | Pelicans-Kings Pregame 1/7/2024

Willie Green previews game vs. Sacramento Kings | Pelicans-Kings Pregame 1/7/2024

After you watched the film of the Clipper game what did you take out of it as far as what you could have done a little bit better defensively and on on the offensive end as well um around the second quarter we you know the game was tied maybe seven minutes

Left and it just kind of went back and forth we got some stops we didn’t get quality looks our spacing our pace and our Force we we kind of slowed down a bit and um that could have been a number of factors obviously fatigue uh probably played a little bit of a

Role in that and then give the Clippers credit they were a physical team switching up their defense on us um so definitely some areas that we can improve and um we talked about it as a team got on the floor went through a few Concepts this is going to be the fourth

Time you’re playing this team and the second time in this building you were able to come in here and get a win is one of the keys to to winning here just trying to survive that initial first five minutes of the game when they really try to come out and and really

Get fast on you yeah they they do a great job coming out the gate with speed and with force and raining down threes on you and so uh you’re right coming out the gate you have to have a sense of urgency to get to their Shooters get

Back in transition and then for us offensively you know rebounding the ball finishing possessions getting out to to space and executing sabona another triple double uh his last ball game what makes him so effective just being really the middle of that offense he’s a high IQ basketball player um that doesn’t

Have a ton of weaknesses you know he can he can rebound the ball he has great uh visibility on the floor he’s always looking for Cutters and Shooters he can take you to the post he can get to the free throw line so he does a lot of

Things well on the basketball floor which makes him unique and uh you know a tough match match up but you know we’re up for the challenge and he’s one of the guys we we got to slow down on your side how how is Zion doing and he going to be

Available today uh Zion’s doing good uh he he won’t be available tonight though um as far as Jose being out as well who are you looking for as far as to try to fill that role and and do what he does defensively well it’s a collective effort you know there there’ll be more

Minutes for our starters but more minutes for Dyson nii um Jordan Hawkins to get a look tonight and Larry and those guys so it’s a collective effort we all got to pick it up and make up for for Z and and and Jose not being on the floor

Tonight it feels like Jonas and and domas the that matchup between them that he has the knowledge and and sometimes the advantage over domas can you talk about kind of how he approaches the matchup and what you like out of what he’s done against doas in the in the

Past few games well they they’ve been playing against each other for a long time and um I think we all know that they’re good friends they they they understand how to play against each other and Jonas is is is a unique guy in that way with him because they have they have that

Experience together playing against each other so they battle it out you know some some games it’s a bonus that gets the best some games is yonas and uh you know it’s it’s kind of fun to watch as a as an NBA fan

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green previews the Pelicans’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
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New Orleans Pelicans Roster
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
Kira Lewis Jr. #13 Guard
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
Cody Zeller #44 Forward-Center

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