Zena Keita

Last three games, they had to get in a rhythm of how do we fix our defense? How do we ensure that our defense doesn't, you know, kick us out of the series? And so they roll with that same rhythm and that same momentum into Minnesota. And to your point, Dave, I don't know if it's about practice, but it's definitely from a perspective of like, we haven't been playing in rhythm.

Last three games, they had to get in a rhythm of how do we fix our defense? How do we ensure that our defense doesn't, you know, kick us out of the series? And so they roll with that same rhythm and that same momentum into Minnesota. And to your point, Dave, I don't know if it's about practice, but it's definitely from a perspective of like, we haven't been playing in rhythm.

And to your point, Andrew, we haven't been playing in a circumstance, you know, in a Petri dish of tension, right?

And to your point, Andrew, we haven't been playing in a circumstance, you know, in a Petri dish of tension, right?

And to your point, Andrew, we haven't been playing in a circumstance, you know, in a Petri dish of tension, right?

Everything, anything we've been doing has been walkthroughs, it's been film, it's been, you know, four on four shell drill, like against each other, but it's not the same as Steph Curry just walked through the door or Jimmy Butler just walked through the door or Draymond Green just walked through the door. So I do agree that, you know, There's benefits to being able to rest.

Everything, anything we've been doing has been walkthroughs, it's been film, it's been, you know, four on four shell drill, like against each other, but it's not the same as Steph Curry just walked through the door or Jimmy Butler just walked through the door or Draymond Green just walked through the door. So I do agree that, you know, There's benefits to being able to rest.

Everything, anything we've been doing has been walkthroughs, it's been film, it's been, you know, four on four shell drill, like against each other, but it's not the same as Steph Curry just walked through the door or Jimmy Butler just walked through the door or Draymond Green just walked through the door. So I do agree that, you know, There's benefits to being able to rest.

But all of these teams that we thought would be tired, New York after Detroit, Nuggets after Clippers, Warriors after Rockets, we thought would be exhausted because they just went up against some defensive powerhouses, literally all three of them. If anything, they just got practice to get into the second round and start strong.

But all of these teams that we thought would be tired, New York after Detroit, Nuggets after Clippers, Warriors after Rockets, we thought would be exhausted because they just went up against some defensive powerhouses, literally all three of them. If anything, they just got practice to get into the second round and start strong.

But all of these teams that we thought would be tired, New York after Detroit, Nuggets after Clippers, Warriors after Rockets, we thought would be exhausted because they just went up against some defensive powerhouses, literally all three of them. If anything, they just got practice to get into the second round and start strong.

Yeah, that's smart. Do you know if they do that, Andrew?

Yeah, that's smart. Do you know if they do that, Andrew?

Yeah, that's smart. Do you know if they do that, Andrew?

I thought you were alluding that that is something that you can do. I was like, oh, I didn't.

I thought you were alluding that that is something that you can do. I was like, oh, I didn't.

I thought you were alluding that that is something that you can do. I was like, oh, I didn't.

I think that, yeah. And I think that's, and the reason to your point of how you're breaking that down is they've been dealing with this all season, all season, right? It's like the West has just been consistently put through the grinder because everyone's been really good. And so it kind of naturally raises their capacity for,

I think that, yeah. And I think that's, and the reason to your point of how you're breaking that down is they've been dealing with this all season, all season, right? It's like the West has just been consistently put through the grinder because everyone's been really good. And so it kind of naturally raises their capacity for,

I think that, yeah. And I think that's, and the reason to your point of how you're breaking that down is they've been dealing with this all season, all season, right? It's like the West has just been consistently put through the grinder because everyone's been really good. And so it kind of naturally raises their capacity for,