Mavs’ Josh Green Speaks After Loss vs. Timberwolves: Jan. 31, 2024

Mavs’ Josh Green Speaks After Loss vs. Timberwolves: Jan. 31, 2024

Out running running out of of gas there in the second half pretty competitive first um I don’t think I mean I wouldn’t say we ran out of gas I think we got hit and we didn’t hit back um I think it was tough um I mean going into those type of games

You know like I don’t know like I want to win so we messed up in second half you know we just didn’t hit back um yeah you s you sound surprised or disappointed by the fact I mean you feel like the team is generally shown this year they would impact I

Mean you you meant to go like I don’t go into any game you know presuming that you know because we don’t have our main people like at the end of the day you know we players and we need to win the game you know and uh

You know I just want to win so like yeah I mean I never think that we’re going to go into a game and do so yeah what did they do um different when they came out in the third qu I mean they they hit us first you know they

Came out they were playing aggressive on the defensive end they moving the ball on the off offensive end they were hitting the shots you know boss was a game of runs they got on a Green Run and we just couldn’t answer back to that um but you know the end day it’s just

Like there’s nothing we can do now but except for you know looking forward and um you know hopefully having a healthy team on Saturday and uh me to need to win them so making sure we prepare for that and learn from next is it hard not to think about the

Fact that your normal starting five was not even in uniform tonight I mean I think it’s you think about it I mean you see that they’re out so yeah you think about it for sure but like I said like what do you meant to do cuz I yeah

You know we got players on this team man I trust everybody on this team and you know I hope they trust me you know the same way you know I think we have a very talented team and yeah it’s unfortunate that they are out you know we missing

Guys you know Kyrie and Luka best players in the world but you know I still trust my other teammates that we can get on the and we had a play a fight and tonight we couldn’t so you know whatever happens happens hopefully they get healthy soon

But at the end of the day like I think our team goal needs to you know we can’t be up can’t be down you know where the guys sit or not you know we have to go into every game with the same mindset and that’s that’s to win and then lastly

You know you could conceivably play Minnesota in the first round playoffs do you you feel like you guys match up with them okay I mean have you have you sh know that in in the in the right moments you you guys can match up with that yeah

I think first of all play else is a little far from now I think we got other priorities we need to work on before we start talking about playoffs and the same as them too so I think I mean I put our team against any other team you know

Whoever we end up matching up against or whatever that that’s that’s down the that’s down the line you know we got stuff we got to fix you know I got to stuff I got to fix and so collectively I we I I don’t think you know that’s not

The type of thing the coach is never thinking about now we got some other stuff we need to wor about so yeah appreciate you scored 14 points in the first half what was working for you uh in the first half um I think just you know seeing how they playing defensively

Trying to work off slips and um coming off ball screen seeing you know how the big how he defends it um you know trying to get other guys into the game and get them going uh yeah just playing box and then a lot of the normal like initiators

Of the offense obviously were out today but you handled the ball more got guys in the offense uh how do you feel you uh like handled that and uh you know as someone who has done that throughout the season I mean it’s you know it’s def

It’s an adjustment you know um but you know I went through all the you know plays that we should be going through you know especially against the Tims and just trying to do like trying to get as many action as we can go just getting

Guys in the flow of the play you know because you know you start in the first half you know we have a lot of amazing players who are able to play off the ball and be a to make plays so I think it was just trying to have a free

Flowing offense and yeah just work from that um and yeah I mean just needed to keep it up in the second half which we couldn’t so appreciate it thank you

Dallas Mavericks guard/wing Josh Green spoke to reporters after the team’s loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 31, 2024.

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