Adrian Griffin on win over Detroit: ‘I thought we did what we had to do’

Adrian Griffin on win over Detroit: ‘I thought we did what we had to do’

Competitive game by both teams I thought both teams competed at a very high level um you know we were fortunate to to pull away at the end and the these are tough games to play you know back to back on someone’s own home court uh but I

Thought we man we did what we had to do and I thought both teams you know played great but I I thought we you know we showed our character and our resiliency at at the end so it’s another really good road win um I think it’s 113 111 when Yannis goes

To the line after that timeout 9 out run after that what do you see in those final couple minutes oh youis took over the game you know he he started making winning plays we were able to get stops and it pushed him in uh the uh open

Floor uh then he’s able to get to the free throw line he’s able to kick out um you know he just took over the game The Last uh five minutes or so right there and um you know that’s just uh credit to um you know he’s just you know he’s

Phenomenal player he’s a winning player he makes winning plays he got on offensive glass um he’s he’s defending at the other end getting stops getting blocks um so again like the you know Detroit played extremely well they made some again another night they made some tough shots as well um but I thought

This was a you know this is a really good win just because you’re on the road you just played these guys um and we were able to come out with some you know defensive uh awareness intensity you know I think we held him under 30 you

Know except for one one quarter uh I think I think we we did a really good job the last two games to continue to get better that’s what it’s about and I thought we got better tonight uh during that n0 run I think bees has one of the

Corner threes there’s a bit of a struggle for Dame and bees from the three-point line tonight but what did you just see from them late to be able to step up and hit yeah I mean you know we talked about it at halftime that we’re getting really good looks I think

At the first first half we missed probably four wide open Corner threes usually we we knock those down um you know if we shoot the ball the way we we usually shoot the ball you know we we may win by a larger marging uh but you

Know they made it when and counted and again Jan is trusting the pass you know he’s he could easily just tried to force it in there um you know the guy is uh just has a great feel for it you know there’s times when he he knows when he needs to attack and

He needs to be aggressive and then there’s times where he’s just making the right play I mean they just winning basketball you know he had 10 assists uh Dame had eight assists and you know it’s just just about trusting you know the your your teammate I thought in the

First half offensively you know Detroit played some really good defense but I also thought that we were the ball was was sticking a little bit too much we’re not moving the ball you know and we talked about halftime like we’re going to get those shots but just keep

Continue to trust the pass you know get that ball hopping and you know I thought we we execut it you know at the right time uh during that game so Chris became the franchise’s third all-time leading scorer tonight in the city that drafted him what’s it like for you as a head

Coach to witness that especially knowing everything he’s been through this season you know I asked uh I asked him Chris you know what pick were you and he was the 38th pick in in the the draft and obviously he started career here it’s just a testament of just you know what a

A pro is about and it’s just so cool because you got young guys like Dre you know that Chris is always talking to him and he’s talking to him in the huddles he’s talking to him in practice and during our practices when we do have practice we uh we pair Dre and Chris

Together so Chris you know he’s he’s like a great mentor for Dre and he’s teaching him how to be a pro and what better example what better Mentor can you have than Chris Middleton so um again it’s just a testament of just all the hard work it takes a lot to come you

Know where Chris where he started and where he is now you know it it takes a lot of hard work fortitude you know he’s a champion obviously NBA champion but more than anything else you know just I just love the the influence that he has on on our team especially with the young

Guys how important are these next few home games before we go out west definitely I mean you know not to look too far ahead but you know the West is tough we you know we’re going to be on the road against some very uh tough West

Coast teams U so we got to take care of what was right in front of us obviously Cleveland is going to be another uh great challenge for us um you know we have to learn from the last game that we played against them make our Corrections

And and but continue to build on the last two games I I I thought thought you know every game you know we just want to get better a little bit better every little game attention to detail uh transition defense our pick and roll defense um blocking out you know we um

You know we gave up one um offensive board at in that fourth quarter but for the most part you know we went in the defensive uh rebounding uh or the just the overall rebounding uh battle and that’s important you know we just want to continue to to Veer up for playoff [Applause] basketball

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin reacts following win over Detroit.
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