Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks TOUGH Game 6 Loss vs Pacers, FULL Postgame Interview

>> IN YOUR BACK POCKET. >> THE WAY I SEE IT IS WE SUCK TONIGHT. WE HAVE TO LEARN THE LESSONS. AND WE HAVE ONE GAME FOR EVERYTHING FOR EVERYTHING WE’VE WORKED FOR. AND SO DO THEY. AND THE BETTER TEAM SUNDAY WILL WIN. >> SECOND ROW MICHAEL. >> SHEA MICHAEL GRANGE. FROM SPORTSNET IN TORONTO. YOU KNOW YOU’VE BEEN UNDER PRESSURE THIS WHOLE SERIES FROM THEM DEFENSIVELY TONIGHT. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE BALL WITH MORE SUCCESS I GUESS THAN THEY’VE HAD YOU KNOW. DID THEY DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT. THE TURNOVER NUMBERS FOR YOU WERE UNUSUALLY HIGH. ANY EXPLANATION. >> YEAH THEY YEAH I DON’T EVEN KNOW. THEY JUST TURNED US OVER A BUNCH. THEY. THEY DIDN’T PRESSURE FULL COURT LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN, WHICH LED TO MORE TURNOVERS. I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT. BUT WHATEVER IT IS, THEY DID IT RIGHT. AND IF WE WANT TO WIN ON SUNDAY, WE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF THE BALL. MORE OF THE STORY. >> SECOND ROW ON THE RIGHT. >> MALIKA OVER HERE. MALIKA ANDREWS ESPN I’M GONNA FOLLOW UP ON THAT REAL QUICK. AND THEN A DIFFERENT QUESTION. BUT THEY PICKED YOU UP JUST MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY HAD BEEN. THEY WERE PICKING YOU UP BY LIKE 60FT IN THE FIRST FIVE GAMES. AND FROM 39 ISH FEET TODAY. DID YOU FEEL THAT DIFFERENCE? WAS THAT MAYBE PART OF IT THAT LED TO THAT? >> THEY WERE DEFINITELY LOWER ON THE PICKUPS? I’M NOT SURE. LIKE SOME OF THEM I THINK WAS JUST LIKE CARELESSNESS AND NOT BEING FOCUSED, NOT BEING AS ENGAGED. THEY PLAYED HARDER THAN US TONIGHT AS WELL. AND WHEN A TEAM PLAYS HARDER, THEY USUALLY TURN THE OTHER TEAM OVER. SO IT’S PROBABLY A COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE THINGS. >> THE NBA FINALS VERSUS THE SECOND ROUND. BUT THIS SERIES HAS SO MANY SIMILARITIES TO THE DENVER SERIES. THE OTHER TEAM GOES UP TO ONE THIS SORT OF GAME SIX LETDOWN. CAN YOU LEARN ANYTHING FROM YOUR PUNCH BACK THERE THAT YOU CAN APPLY HERE? >> YEAH I THINK. THE WAY LIKE THE WAY WE FELT IN THAT SERIES WAS IT’S A33 SERIES ZERO ZERO. YOU HAVE ONE GAME TO ADVANCE AND THE BETTER TEAM WILL WIN. AND I THINK IT’S THE EXACT SAME THING. EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENED IN THE SERIES, YOU TRY TO LEARN FROM AND YOU TRY TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER FOR ONE NIGHT AND SEE WHERE IT TAKES YOU. >> THIRD ROW TIM. >> SHAEDON DID YOU GUYS YOU INDIVIDUALLY, DID YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE OF THE CHANCE TO CLINCH A CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT? >> DEFINITELY IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS FOR SURE. NOW, WE DIDN’T PLAY LIKE IT AT ALL AND THAT’S WHY THE NIGHT WENT THE WAY IT DID. WE GOT EXACTLY WHAT WE DESERVED, WHAT WE EARNED, AND WE HAVE TO OWN THAT. >> MARK SPEARS ESPN LANDSCAPE. SHAY, YOU PLAYED IN ONE IN OUT NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES. OLYMPICS. WHAT IS THIS LIKE IN THAT TIME? HELP YOU AT ALL? LEARNING FROM THAT AND ALSO BEING WHO YOU ARE, DO YOU HAVE TO? DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO PUT A CAPE ON TO ENSURE THE CHAMPIONSHIP? >> YEAH, ALL THOSE EXPERIENCES HELPED ME FOR SURE. LIKE ONE AND DONE EXPERIENCES DO OR DIE GAMES. THERE’S LESSONS FROM EVERY GAME, BUT THOSE GAMES IN PARTICULAR FOR SURE ARE GOING TO HELP, AND I DON’T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF. AND I THINK THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM. WE JUST HAVE TO BRING WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE, WHAT WE’VE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE ALL YEAR AND BRINGING OUT OUR BEST COME SUNDAY. >> FOR SURE. HERE, JENNY. >> JENNY CARLSON WITH THE OKLAHOMAN TAKE ME ON TO THAT BENCH IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. YOU HAVEN’T HAD A LOT OF FOURTH QUARTERS IN SITUATIONS LIKE TONIGHT WHERE YOU GUYS ARE LOSING WHAT’S SORT OF GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND, AND HOW DOES THAT HOW DOES THAT TIME YOU’RE ON THE BENCH IN THE FOURTH GO JUST MENTALLY HOW YOU’RE PROCESSING THINGS. >> THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DID BETTER OR WHAT I COULD HAVE DID BETTER TONIGHT. ALSO LIKE WATCHING THE GROUP ON THE FLOOR WAS IMPRESSIVE. THEY WERE GREAT. THEY HAVEN’T PLAYED ALL SERIES, AND THEN THEY GO OUT THERE AND PLAY AS HARD AS THEY DID. WAS INSPIRING AND THEY WERE REALLY GOOD. TONIGHT. KIND OF TAUGHT ME A LESSON. AND THEN. JUST TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN, EVERYTHING I CAN LEARN FROM TO GET READY FOR THE NEXT GAME. >> FIRST QUESTION HERE, RIGHT HERE ON THE RIGHT, JOEL. >> JOEL WITH THE OKLAHOMA SHADE, A LITTLE BIT OF A TWO PARTER. I THINK THE BROADCAST CAUGHT YOU SAYING THAT SUNDAY’S FOR ALL THE MARBLES. I JUST I WONDER HOW YOU’RE VIEWING THIS OPPORTUNITY AND SORT OF THE WEIGHT OF IT. >> IT’S ONE GAME FOR EVERYTHING YOU EVER DREAMED OF. IF YOU WIN IT, YOU GET EVERYTHING. IF YOU LOSE IT, YOU GET NOTHING. AND IT’S THAT SIMPLE. >> ARE YOU SENSING ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE DIFFICULTY OF CLOSING OUT A FINALS VERSUS CLOSING OUT ANY OTHER PLAYOFF SERIES? >> NO, I SEE IT AS THE SAME THING. LIKE IN ROUND TWO. IF WE HAD LOST, I WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST AS DISAPPOINTED. WE WOULD HAVE WENT HOME IN OUR SEASON, WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER. AND IF WE LOSE, THE SEASON IS OVER IN THE WRONG WAY. SO

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  3. remember when yall said okc gon lose cuz they be letting denver to win against them alot watch them win on Sunday he gon be waving to pacers hali needs to rest on a beach😂 ngl tho best of luck to both teams pacers def surprised me but the glazed is crazyy

  4. Damn that pisses me off hearing SGA saying his turnovers were from “not being focused” “or engaged” in a finals close out game??!! How tf can you not be completely focused with 1 game to win the finals?? That’s why MJ is the GOAT, he always had the killer mindset and put it on himself to make sure the team was always “engaged & focused” in winning in close out games especially!!

  5. 😭😭😭 Both of these teams are young never been this far in the Playoffs no professional athlete approaches a game to lose. Both teams are exhausted its up for grabs. They didn't game plan for TJ McCullom. Siakum was the most aggressive he's been the whole series. Chet played like garbage and the figured something out with Shai. Going to be fun to watch Sunday up for grabs.

  9. Now pacers are more dangeorus in game 7 …hali will be fresh didnt played much tonight ,siakam is a beast and mconnell my gossshh !! …🔥🔥

  12. Saying the thunder didn’t try they want a game 7 don’t even make sense they tried they went up 10-2 Pacers caught fire and forced Okc to turn the ball over Shai looked terrible 8 turnovers and Okc bench didn’t do much of anything Pacers were just the better team Thunder didn’t let them win

  15. OKC got the Pacers right were they want them, OKCs defeat was actually kind of brutal but now that OKC got the Pacers comfortable thinking they got the championship in their pockets, watch OKC tear them up in game 7 on their own turf.

  17. Can't people just enjoy tough, competitive basketball? Both teams are good. Momentum swings are normal with even well coached teams. Looking forward to an exciting game 7.

  22. Pacers run the floor as an absolute UNIT! They can smell the fear in you when you’re on the floor catching yo breath Mr Free Throw Merchant.

  23. THE GAME IS RIGGED. OKC WERE TOLD TO LOSE THE MATCH SO THE FRANCHISE CAN GENERATE MORE MONEY ON GAME SEVEN. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMIN.

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