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JP, GP, bench: “It’s big-time, man…work hard…prepared for this…showing their work.”

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Steph and Dray cheering from bench: “…that means a lot…”

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Number one defense: “Play together…Draymond is a huge part of that…”

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Inconsistency: “it’s basketball. Every player that comes into the NBA will tell you there’s ups and downs…”

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GSW PR ASKS IF GP2 IS NEEDED, MEDIA SAYS NO. NO PRACTICE TOMORROW, NO SHOOTAROUND SUNDAY WITH THE EARLY TIPOFF (5:30PM PST).

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Employing box and 1 more frequently: “it depends…Kevin Durant and James Harden…same thing with Zach LaVine (and DeRozan)…”

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Special? “The way we are winning sometimes with Steph…he changed the game of basketball…when you play with him and Draymond and Iguodala, it’s much easier to play…Coach Steve…let us play free…sometimes we overplay…I really like that…everyone can play.”

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*What is special about this team?

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Accountability: “that’s why I said we never quit on play…help side and even like weak side and ww know how to react and we never quit on the play…when you’re in weak side you always know…help will come.”

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Learned about defense here: “not something new when you’re supposed to learn when you play with guys like Draymond, Steph, Andre, it’s much easier to play with them…the way how we are switching on defense…”

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*Being a vet, what other things about defense did he learn

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Number one defense: “our coaching staff…we know our role…we talk…we never quit the play, so we help each other…triangle, whatever it’s broken…switch a lot…”

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Difference in size? “Really tough for opponents…but I think our defense is getting better every game and when you have a guy like Steph it’s much easier.”

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Complement with GP: “…he’s athletic, sometimes I’m spacing the floor. Sometimes he’s setting the screen instead of me…we just read each other…he brings crazy energy…”

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Big win without main guys? “Great win…everybody can play in the NBA…ups and downs…we kept fighting and we were lucky at the end.”

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BELI NEXT

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11 FTs: “…attack early and get in a good groove…”

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What changes? “Steph out there, he’s always gonna attract two, three defenders…(for us it’s) drive and kick…”

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Aggressiveness without Steph and Dray: “For sure…everybody has to be more aggressive (with them out)…”

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Recap: “Big win. Hard to win in this league especially with key players out…play hard for the whole game…”

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WIGGS NEXT…

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Wiggs easy money: “…really good iso player…went to a lot of…paint touches…easy ones…get to the free throw line early…”

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Beilin giving tips? No. “Spoke to him real quickly.”

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Coach Beilin? “Occasionally”

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Kerr said physicality: “body has changed…(reps)”

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At the rim improvement: “it’s just practice…same thing…get to my spots…feel comfortable…”

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Wiggs: “Huge…he stepped up huge tonight…”

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Threes struggled: “I shot fifty (percent) tonight…”

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Translate that: “…I don’t think there’s anything different…”

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*Translate performance to more performances (when Steph is in lineup)

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No Steph: “…being able to play my game tonight…”

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(Repeat question and answer on motivation and home game)

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Recap: “…kinda feels like a joke game…”

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*home

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JP NEXT…

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JP: “His ability to get to the rim…besides Steph…added a dimension…”

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GP2 and Beli opposite sizes in roles: “it’s rare…it happens a little bit around the league…basketball is a five-man game and you gotta have combinations…different options.”

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Beli and GP2 combo: “they come in at the same time, you’ve got the offensive expertise of Beli and the defense of Gary…they complement each other well…cover the bases we need to cover.”

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Wiggs 11 FTs: “He knew we needed that from him tonight…loved his aggression…huge key…gets his free points and sets our defense up as well.”

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Looney minutes: “I have no idea…you can’t have everybody in the rotation (says that whomever he doesn’t play he’ll get asked about not being in the rotation)…”

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JK getting downhill: “main focus for Jonathan is to rebound and defend…he just needs to lock in on those two things…all part of the learning process and he’s doing a good job.”

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GP threes: “…if he’s gonna make a couple of them it’s huge…indication of how much work he’s been putting in.”

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Learned anything new? “Just knowing that we can go our on the road and win games…6-and-1…it’s a great sign…guys who know they need to step up…Jordan…be the focal point…I love the play of the bench…(names Chiozza and Beli and JK)…”

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*out

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No Steph: “It’s a huge step to win without Steph (and names all the rest of the guys missing)…solid…excellent road trip to go 3-and-1…”

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Who plays Sunday? “We’ll see…no practice tomorrow…no shootaround Sunday…”

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JP: “…keep doing what he’s doing. Figure out what’s the (right) shot…fine line in between there. Happy overall with his improvement…isn’t gonna be linear all the time…compared to what he was when he first got into the league, night and day.”

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Rim improvement: “Physically stronger…more confident…getting up six inches higher…”

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Homecoming for JP important: “Oh yeah…one trip a year for him…”

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JP carried team: “…he and Wiggs both were huge. Really proud of Jordan (struggled before)…”

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FIRST UP IS KERR PER USUAL…

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