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Jimmy Butler & Draymond Green Talk Warriors Play-In Win vs. Grizzlies · Bleacher Report

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  Speaker 1: Did it.
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  Speaker 2: I mean it sounds like you guys knew that Edie
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  Speaker 2: would probably guard you, But did it surprise you that
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  Speaker 2: not only was he guard you, but I mean he
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  Speaker 2: was giving you a lot of row.
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  Speaker 1: Nope.
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  Speaker 3: Uh, we talked about it, and it's always played basketball
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  Speaker 3: the right way. Shoot the ball when you're open, attack,
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  Speaker 3: get into the paint, get to the free throw line,
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  Speaker 3: and pass it to the open guy. So no matter
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  Speaker 3: who's guard me, I'm always gonna put it the exact
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  Speaker 3: same way.
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  Speaker 2: Did you figure that scheme that would lead to you know,
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  Speaker 2: you get into the rim a lot and you know.
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  Speaker 1: Scoring as much as you did.
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  Speaker 3: Uh? Yes, and no, I feel like I have the
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  Speaker 3: opportunity here to pick my spots incredibly well, and they're
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  Speaker 3: always looking to get me the ball in my spots
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  Speaker 3: where I could be aggressive and put the ball in
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  Speaker 3: the basket or make the right play for the next individual.
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  Speaker 3: So we ran a couple sets for me to do that,
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  Speaker 3: and then stuff did all the other stuff.
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  Speaker 2: How did you decide? You know, early you took a
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  Speaker 2: couple of those threes when they were way off and
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  Speaker 2: then you kind of just start going to the rim regardless, Like,
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  Speaker 2: how do you decide when to keep shooting the threes
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  Speaker 2: or when to just kind of power through.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I can shoot, I just choose not to
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  Speaker 3: shoot threes. I'd rather drive into the paint, get me
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  Speaker 3: a layup, a midi, or pass the ball to somebody
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  Speaker 3: that's probably a much better shooter than I am. I
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  Speaker 3: think probably you and everybody else want me to shoot
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  Speaker 3: more threes, but I like shooting some layups.
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  Speaker 4: Jimmy, Throughout the season, you said that you will take
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  Speaker 4: what the defense has given you in terms of shooting
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  Speaker 4: and being aggressive offensively. You've had twenty attempts in each
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  Speaker 4: of the last two games. What have you seen on
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  Speaker 4: the floor that has warranted that that?
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  Speaker 3: We may need me to score a little bit more
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  Speaker 3: right now, but it could change come when we play
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  Speaker 3: Sunday something like that. You know, if I can get
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  Speaker 3: seventeen to six and we win, it's great. If I
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  Speaker 3: can get ten steals or two steals and.
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  Speaker 1: We win, that's great.
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  Speaker 3: But I think me scoring a little bit more has
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  Speaker 3: definitely helped us a little bit.
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  Speaker 5: Jimmy, what personally bothers you? More turnovers or miss free throws?
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  Speaker 1: Turnovers?
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  Speaker 3: I hate turning the ball over free throws, but turnovers, really,
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  Speaker 3: Irk me.
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  Speaker 5: What do you think you can take from this game,
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  Speaker 5: especially going against somebody like Edie compared to going against
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  Speaker 5: Houston with their defense and someone like an Amen Thompson.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, not much.
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  Speaker 3: You know, We'll go back to the drawing board and
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  Speaker 3: see how I can be effective on offense side of
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  Speaker 3: the ball. But I really believe I can score with
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  Speaker 3: the best of them. I don't care who I'm lined
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  Speaker 3: up against.
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  Speaker 6: Jimmy, you had obviously a lot of drama this season,
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  Speaker 6: this team, the Warriors, didn't think they would be in
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  Speaker 6: the playoffs. You didn't know if you'd be in the playoffs.
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  Speaker 6: Just now that you've fun, you didn't you knew? Well,
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  Speaker 6: just now that it's happened. Just what's the moment like
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  Speaker 6: for you? Is it different than other experience with different teams?
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  Speaker 4: For sure?
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  Speaker 3: But you know, whenever I talked to Steph and Dre
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  Speaker 3: and Steve and Mike before I even got here, I
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  Speaker 3: was telling him I can help. Now, I don't know
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  Speaker 3: what men are that I can help, but we're gonna
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  Speaker 3: make the playoffs. I feel like I can give any team,
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  Speaker 3: for sure, this one a chance to win, and they
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  Speaker 3: believe it.
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  Speaker 1: I believe it. And that's all that you can ask for. Now.
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  Speaker 3: We just got to go out there and execute, play
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  Speaker 3: our tails off and uh and win some some more
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  Speaker 3: basketball games.
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  Speaker 5: You've you've seen what he's done in the past. I
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  Speaker 5: just asked Harry about it. What does the nickname playoff
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  Speaker 5: Jimmy mean to you?
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  Speaker 1: Though? Different? Like he's different. You can just see a
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  Speaker 1: whole different intensity level and focus.
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  Speaker 7: And you know, we've I'm a basketball fan, you know,
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  Speaker 7: so I've watched it on TV for years.
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  Speaker 1: To see it up close and personal, like it's a
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  Speaker 1: real thing.
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  Speaker 2: You know.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes you get an NBA and like.
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  Speaker 7: These guys come get these nicknames and you're like, man,
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  Speaker 7: stop it.
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  Speaker 1: Like there's some other nicknames out there, they're not real.
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  Speaker 7: That one's real And I'm happy to here on our side.
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  Speaker 1: Dre.
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  Speaker 8: My last game, you said that everybody needed to step up,
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  Speaker 8: which obviously they did, and you've been completely vocal and
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  Speaker 8: people obviously look to you for leadership. So did you
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  Speaker 8: have any type of talks with anybody on the team
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  Speaker 8: to say, like how important this game was.
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  Speaker 7: You have a couple of sidebar conversations with guys that
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  Speaker 7: you see fit with.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's more so port confidence in more than anything.
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  Speaker 7: You know, we have an interest in balance, We have
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  Speaker 7: a lot of experience and then kind of none at all,
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  Speaker 7: you know, And so I think most importantly is reassuring reassuring.
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  Speaker 1: Our young guys that it's the same game.
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  Speaker 7: The moment get bigger, the game don't change, and you
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  Speaker 7: know a lot of them has never been in this
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  Speaker 7: position before. So uh, just you know, really make sure
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  Speaker 7: you're reinstilled in that confidence. Hey, Draymond, how do you
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  Speaker 7: balance the rest and recovery over these next four days
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  Speaker 7: with preparing for Houston? And you know, we'll pretty veteran team.
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  Speaker 7: You kind of know what it takes to get your
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  Speaker 7: body ready to go. The positive is you don't have
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  Speaker 7: to have your body ready to go to Sunday. And
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  Speaker 7: I trust that everybody will know what it is that
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  Speaker 7: they need and be professionals and get it done.
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  Speaker 9: Truman, you just said you're a fan.
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  Speaker 1: Is this team?
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  Speaker 9: Are you guys a team that people like to watch?
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  Speaker 9: Is this like America's team? It seems like you put
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  Speaker 9: on a show.
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  Speaker 1: You know, Steph Curry played here.
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  Speaker 7: It's the greatest show on hardwood over the last ten years.
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  Speaker 1: So yeah, I think so, I know, I like watching
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  Speaker 1: stuff play.
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  Speaker 7: So and I'm kind of a basketball up here, so
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  Speaker 7: I know the rest of the world I really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 1: But yeah, I think there's no surprise.
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  Speaker 7: Steph Curry has been the best show in basketball for
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  Speaker 7: the last ten years and that hasn't slowed down a
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  Speaker 7: bit at all.
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  Speaker 1: I think the numbers will probably back that up.
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  Speaker 7: I don't necessarily know what the numbers are, but I'm
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  Speaker 7: pretty sure the numbers probably back it up.
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  Speaker 9: But granted, but he's not just the one man show.
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  Speaker 9: There's more to it. There's you Jimmy.
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  Speaker 1: Now, Jimmy's different playoff Jimmy.
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  Speaker 7: We just spoke about him, but we also have a
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  Speaker 7: coach that make the game beautiful.
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  Speaker 1: You know.
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  Speaker 7: The system that you know, he's implemented here over the
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  Speaker 7: last ten years was unlike one we had ever seen
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  Speaker 7: before in this league. You know, it was kind of
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  Speaker 7: a mixture of some greats that he played for watched
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  Speaker 7: for years, and his own twist. And so I think,
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  Speaker 7: you know, it's it's it's definitely not just one person. Uh,
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  Speaker 7: but we're not going to fool ourselves and act like
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  Speaker 7: it's the same without that one person either.
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  Speaker 1: You know, he's a driving force to it for sure,