J.B. Bickerstaff | Cavs vs Sixers Post Game | 2.12.2024

J.B. Bickerstaff | Cavs vs Sixers Post Game | 2.12.2024

Coach just going through that last couple of possessions you guys obviously came back in a fury is that what you expect from your guys in the last minutes yeah I mean I don’t expect our guys you know to ever believe they’re out of it um and you know to be

Down um you know work our way back give ourselves a chance at the end of it um but I don’t expect our guys to ever quit dar’s being back in the last couple of minutes is especially good for you guys how do you feel about him being able to

Take that last minute shot oh well I mean will live with that for sure um you know we believe in Darius um you know tonight he just fell a little shortl UB and hell just why why were they just such a tough match up for I mean they’re good players um you know

They can shoot the ball they’ve got good size uh I thought they did a really good job of being aggressive and getting to their spot uh and getting to their shot so um you know take your hat off to them they’re good basketball players who you know can create

Shots was the plan to go for the tie or go the win or just just react on how the defense is playing you it was I mean it’s a two-point game you know Donovan had an opportunity drove to the basket um that’s what you’re looking for uh you

Know we got an offensive rebound and we had a guy wide open in the corner so Jarrett uh made the play to you know one of our best Shooters uh and again it just came up a little short and going off Ethan’s question let with Darius um

Are you starting to see that he’s clicking a little bit more just with the new offensive flow just because there’s times maybe just trying to get back a basketball shape and just kind of finding where he fits and everything but are you seeing a little bit Improvement

Yeah I mean I think he’s getting more and more comfortable um you know I think his teammates understand what to expect out of him um but again it’s just you mean being out that long um and again not being able to do much for part of it

It just was going to take him a little bit of time but we know how good Darius is and um you know I think you know this next game will be good for him as far as like just the rhythm and then you know the break to get his body a little more

Accustomed to the work of it all you know and and he’ll be good to go Chris what did you make of how Philly played and all the adjustments they made and how that’ll how they look when they get at meback eventually with those guys have added uh I mean again you know

Buddy obviously uh adds a dimension uh because of his shot making and his you know ability to stretch your defense and play off the catch uh make you have to chase them um you know um that’s about all I got for you last one Jackson uh so

This was like the first game that went the crunch time really uh in this recent stretch what what did you learn about your team during this I mean we had the ability to figure it out to be down where we were uh you know we got stops

Um repeatedly when we needed to to give ourselves a chance uh and then we got the shots we wanted I mean like you’ll take Donovan Mitchell driving into the basket 100 times in a row uh you’ll take Darius Garland in a corner for wide open

Three 100 times in a row so uh they understood the moment uh they were able to execute through it and U you know gave us as chance at the end

Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach J.B. Bickerstaff spoke to the media following a 123-121 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on February 12, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.