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June 19, 2021 | 3:58 pm EDT Update
Rudy Gobert: The gameplan was for us to let Terance Mann shoot
Eric Walden: Rudy, on the defense: “The problem is if I don’t come and help, we give up layups. … The gameplan was for us to let Terance Mann shoot rather than letting Reggie Jackson or PG get layups. We tried to adjust with full rotations. They played perfectly on almost every possession.”
Ben Anderson: Rudy Gobert got a little testy when asked about what he needs to do when team’s go small.. “I mean I don’t know what do you think we should do?” Clear he doesn’t like the narrative that this is only on him. To his credit, he never waivers in saying defense is a team effort.
Eric Walden: Rudy, on what the Jazz need defensively: “It takes a team effort, it takes five guys to defend. … Everyone on their team raised their level, and it was hard for us to guard them. … Defensively, they were doing a better job than we did with the weapons they had.”
Ryan McDonald: “The small ball thing is kind of tricky,” Derrick Favors said. Said the Clippers just executed really well. “Small ball is tough for anybody.”
Gerald Bourguet: Monty on the Clippers: “They’re a good team. They’ve shown that they can overcome deficits in the playoffs, for sure. Watching the game last night, you just saw the Clippers impose their will defensively.”
Gerald Bourguet: Monty on Deandre Ayton in a potential small-ball series: “Your team defense has to be at a high level…DA has shown himself to be pretty good in those situations.” Said the eye test shows DA’s capable of forcing smaller guys into tough shots
