After another defeat of his family in front of his home crowd, the 3rd since the start of the series, Kristaps Porzingis declared:
“Sunday it’s going to be war. We will be prepared. »Kristaps Porzingis
And for the moment the Latvian shows the face of a player with whom one would not like too much to go to war since he is in the process of letting you down at the worst of times. Not at the level since the start of the series, this night he was completely transparent with 7 points at 3/7, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 against in 31 minutes. We expect better from the highest paid player on the roster because Luka Doncic can’t do everything. Well, in his defense, it must be said that he has become a lure, a simple player who tries to bring spacing, on his sole reputation as a good outside shooter.
“Honestly, it’s not easy, but I accept it. This is what the team wants me to do and I am ready to do whatever it takes to move us forward. Since I accepted this, there is no longer an internal psychological battle with myself. I go out on the pitch, I do the things the team ask me to do and I try to do my best. ” KP
But it is very very insufficient.
“I’m just trying to make an impact and do whatever I can on defense to help the team in any way I can. The shots I had were good positions, correct positions. You know, it’s like that. ” KP
When we ask if the little impact of KP and the very small number of balloons he touches worries Rick Carlisle and if he has to try to involve him more, he answers:
“It comes down to what’s best for the team. I had a lot of conversations with KP during this series. At the start of the 4th game we had a completely different strategy than we had at the start of the 5th game. He was great in accepting our team strategy, putting it in place and being professional. What it’s always about is whether putting it in the rhythm as you say, translates into better things for the team looking at the squad that the Clippers have on the pitch, if they like put a great defender on him and that sort of thing, so we’re going to take a look at that before Game 7. But I’m going to tell you this, I like the way he plays. I wish he had more open shots and that’s what we’ll be looking to do in Game 7. ” Rick carlisle
Via Dallas Morning News
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