Jim Eichenhofer: Jose Alvarado on importance of defense for #Pelicans in Round 1 series vs. Thunder: “We’ve got to guard. We’ve got to take pride in it. Hopefully we’ll get a different result tomorrow ..read more

Jim Eichenhofer: Willie Green on Larry Nance Jr.’s status after he exited Game 2 in Oklahoma City with injury: “He had a little soreness after the game, but today he went through a full practice, so that’s good for us ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Lu Dort on their defensive GC: “It’s kinda some new stuff every day. We watch a lot of clips. Whenever we got something new to talk about, we’ll be there talking about it.” Said it includes himself, Wallace, Wiggins, Keyontae & assistant David Akinyooye ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Mark Daigneault on Lu Dort: “It takes humility to guard guys like that… He’s had games where he gotten lit up by those guys because they’re really good players and that’s what they do. But it never impacts his effort ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Mark Daigneault on the difference between 2-day & 1-day breaks between playoff games: “We’re not used to playing this few games in this amount of time. The every other day gets us back to a regular season rhythm. Any advantage or disadvantage exists for both teams ..read more

Rylan Stiles: Mark Daigneault on Jalen Williams wearing his face on a shirt “he’s never looked better ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Mark Daigneault talked about Jalen Williams’ character, said when he prepped for the 2022 draft with Presti, his play against Gonzaga in a blowout loss stood out: “He (was) still making the next right play. He’s not trying to force anything. He’s not trying to go force a play ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Mark Daigneault on Josh Giddey: “He’s played really hard defensively… We had him on Murphy in Game 1. Last night he was on Murphy and a mix of Herb Jone and other guys… I felt last night offensively, he did a good job of helping us initiate the blender with early passes ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Mark Daigneault on Game 3 & 4: “Go in there understanding what we’re walking into. It’s gonna be a live crowd and a very hungry opponent ..read more

Clemente Almanza: Darius Bazley talked about SGA’s ascension to an MVP candidate “You can tell he wanted more. There’s some guys I’ve been around coming into their 2nd/3rd year like, ‘I just gotta play good.’ Shai was beyond (that).” (via Run Your Race/@TidalLeague) pic.twitter.com/55qb01haXA Darius Bazley talked about SGA’s ascension to an MVP candidate “You can tell he wanted more. There’s some guys I’ve been around coming into their 2nd/3rd year like, ‘I just gotta play good.’ Shai was beyond (that).” (via Run Your Race/@TidalLeague) pic.twitter.com/55qb01haXA — Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanz ..read more