Anfernee Simons Postgame Interview | Portland Trail Blazers 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 121

Anfernee Simons Postgame Interview | Portland Trail Blazers 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 121

What you think your guys performance tonight obviously not to win but a close game for the most part till the uh first quarter there yeah I think we play well you know I mean obviously you know they went on that run in the fourth um that we could really couldn’t recover from

And uh that was just the game for the most part think we played really well um like I said in that fourth quarter we had a score and drought and they scored and you know after that just kind of the game kind of got away from us at that

Point uh what did you think of deandre’s performance tonight yeah D played great you he’s been playing great you know I mean wonderful lately and that’s just what we’ve been wanting from him um you know just be that player we know he can be every single night for us and whether

The shots are falling or not he just his presence on defense um rebounds um and just be an Anor for us on the defensive end I think that’s what we want from each and every night and I think he’s been you know stringing along a lot of

Games for us you know where he’s just he’s just there you know no matter if you make make him Miss shot some nice but um you know if that’s there each and every night then we have give ourselves a good chance of being successful what’s the balance that you kind of have to

Strike playing when you share with scoot in terms of like who who initiates who’s kind of on the ball like what what is what are you reading there I mean usually I just I mean I let them I let them usually if coach doesn’t call a play that you know specifically for me

To come to bring the ball the cour I usually let him let let him go you know what I mean I know that’s know that’s his strength you know what I mean so and um you know we we play a lot better you know what I mean in this position where

He’s in in best best position you know possible for him you know what I mean so I think you know let him go and I play I mean I played the two before you know what I mean so um you know just I just want to see him be in most comfortable

Spot possible so I think obviously running a point that’s his that’s his positioning you know and I think you know he’s excels really well at it you know what I mean once he let them just go and and play free what’s it like for you when you’re a second side attacker

As opposed to like 10 eyeballs when you cross a half court is it easier or is it harder cuz you kind of like catching got to go play off the catch no not really um sometimes it depends on the team playing like some sometimes they just

You know if scoop bring the ball to the court they run pick and roll then the guy that’s on me will just stay with me you know what I mean so he won’t leave he won’t help that much there was a couple times a day where they helped off

And I was able to hit a three um but obviously you know I mean I played I played with Dame last year so you know playing off yeah so playing playing off the playing off the the bounce like that is is you know not unfamiliar for me

It’s not new but Dam Lord is different yeah I mean they they get different attention but it’s under the same game for me I kind of simplified is that like you swing it you know I mean I got Drive kick you go to the second side or action

Do something like that so you know I mean it’s kind of the same way obviously you know Dam got like you know mean the same amount of attention I’m getting right now so but at the same time it was you know it’s still the same game basketball yeah appreciate and this was

The second time that you had played the Timberwolves this season first time Anthony Edwards had nine points tonight you had 41 you guys play him again Thursday night what can you take from both of these games against them as you guys face him again for the the third

Time this season um you know just try to make it tough as possible you know what I mean he just I mean he’s a great player you know what I mean it’s hard to especially now in the league it’s hard to stop great players from doing what

They want to do you got to just got to you know make it tough on them you know make them hit tough shots um I think for the most part we did that I mean he got going hit a couple step back threes hit some tough you know pullup twos and

That’s some of the stuff like you know I mean that’s just great defense I mean great offense you know what I mean we play great defense on them just better offense so um like I said like next time we just you know try to show him a little bit

More attention try to get the ball out his hands a little bit more but other than that I think we played well against obviously he got going and I mean it’s hard to stop a great player when they when they get going like that and games

Like tonight and the two at Denver two obviously contenders are you guys played well through three quarters and the fourth quarter got away is that frustrating or or can you just extract the positive yeah I mean obviously it’s frustrating you know what I mean like

You feel like you got a shot you know what I mean and and then in the fourth quarter they go on a run and we can’t really recover from it that part can be you know obviously naturally just frustrating you know what I mean because

You feel like you got you got a chance to win the game but um in order to for us to you know continue to get better and stay positive we got to look at the bright side in every situation and understand where we at in our

Development as a team so um you know I think as we continue to you know get these get these games under our belt and this experience you know I mean once we you know pull everything together I think it’s we going to look back at these moments right now say like all

Right we’ve been through this we’ve been through this situation before fourth quarter they went on the Run how we how we call ourselves back in the game and so we got to you know remember these moments and learn from them

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