Hawks vs. Cavaliers Postgame Press Conference: Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Hawks vs. Cavaliers Postgame Press Conference: Nickeil Alexander-Walker

>> HEY, YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO FORCE 17 TURNOVERS AND GET OUT AND SCORE 36 FAST BREAK POINTS OFF THAT. WHAT DID YOU GUYS SEE FROM FROM YOUR DEFENSE TO. >> ACTIVE HANDS. GOOD IN OUR ROTATIONS. MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE CYCLING TOGETHER SHIFTING AND CYCLING. EVERYONE I THINK KNEW THEIR ROLE AND DID WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A TEAM EFFORT, HAVING TO PUT TWO ON THE BALL, BECAUSE IN PICK AND ROLL THEY SHOOT A LOT OF THREES AND THEY’RE REALLY GOOD AT IT. AND THEN THE FIRST GAME THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF OF MAKING SHOTS EARLY AGAINST US. SO IT WAS A BIG POINT OF EMPHASIS TO TRY TO GET OUT TO THOSE SHOOTERS, RUN THEM OFF THE LINE. SO WE KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE EFFORTS CYCLING I THINK WITH OUR WITH OUR HIGH HANDS, ACTIVE HANDS, THAT ALLOWED US TO, IN A SENSE, BEAT THEM UP, CAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF CHAOS, CREATE TURNOVERS AND GET SOME EASY ONES. >> NICKEIL I KNOW WE SPOKE TO YOU ON WEDNESDAY AFTER PRACTICE. JUST ABOUT THAT WASHINGTON GAME. JUST WONDERING WHAT IS IT LIKE TO GET THIS WIN AFTER A GAME LIKE THAT? I KNOW YOU KIND OF WATCHED THAT GAME, BUT JUST WHAT IS IT LIKE TO GET THAT KIND OF WIN AGAINST THIS GOOD TEAM? >> JUST KIND OF LIKE REMEMBERING JUST THE NBA, YOU KNOW, LIKE THINGS COME BY REALLY FAST, LIKE LIFE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT SAYS LIKE LIFE COMES AT YOU FAST. THAT’S HIS GO TO SLOGAN. AND IT’S REALLY TRUE. I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU HAVE A GAME LIKE WASHINGTON TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE 38 ASSISTS. GUYS ARE MAKING SHOTS, GETTING SOME STOPS, RUNNING OUT, PLAYING TO OUR STRENGTHS, BEING OURSELVES. AND IT’S JUST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE CONSISTENTLY PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. YOU KNOW NOT GETTING TIRED WITH THE RESULTS OF OH WE CREATED A LEAD. NOW IT’S TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. NO. LIKE THAT’S WHERE THE GREAT TEAMS APPLY PRESSURE AND TEN TURNS TO 15. AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU’RE JUST OUT THE GAME. AND I THINK THAT’S OUR OUR STEP IS FOCUSING AND PUTTING TOGETHER 48 MINUTES. THAT ALLOWS US TO DO SOMETHING. >> QUEEN YAYLEN KIND OF RUNNING THE SHOW OVER THE LAST FOUR MINUTES. BUT YOU WERE THE ONE SETTING THIS. YOU YOU HAVE YOU SET THIS MANY SCREENS BEFORE. >> I DON’T THINK LIKE I’VE ALREADY BEEN THE ROLLER IN THE PICK AND ROLL, BUT IN THIS SITUATION, I THINK OUR VERSATILITY ALLOWS US TO CREATE ROTATIONS AND TO CREATE. I GUESS, ADVANTAGES WHERE, YOU KNOW, A SMALLER GUY ON ME, JJ’S ABILITY TO HANDLE AND THE WAY HE’S BEEN PASSING, HONESTLY, HE’S BEEN AMAZING SINCE HE’S BEEN OUT. AND JUST THE SMALL THINGS THAT HE DOES FOR US, HE’S THE HE’S THE FLOOR. IT’S ALL SIMPLE, NOT GETTING SPED UP LIKE HE’S BEEN DOING AMAZING IN THAT. AND I THINK THE MORE WE CAN CONTINUE TO STAY AT THAT, THE BETTER. >> DEFENDER YOU GO HAVE TO GO OVER. ONE THING THAT YOU’RE TRYING TO DO FOR ONE VIT MOSER. >> NAH, IT’S JUST ABOUT JUST ABOUT. >> YOU KNOW, STAYING INTO THE BALL, YOU KNOW, IN THE SECOND QUARTER TO START. I WAS TERRIBLE DEFENSIVELY. THEY THEY HAD A BUNCH OF STRAIGHT LINE DRIVES. AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO GET MY LEGS BACK UNDER ME. AND I KIND OF LOCKED BACK IN THROW BACK IN. AND I WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT THE MENTALITY IN THAT AND PICK AND ROLLS AND ALL THOSE THINGS IS, YOU KNOW, EACH POSSESSION YOU GOT TO JUST SHOW UP, DO YOUR JOB, EXECUTE THE COVERAGE, TRUST THAT EVERYONE BEHIND ME IS GOING TO EXECUTE SAID COVERAGE. AND SO THAT’S JUST MY MENTALITY GOING INTO THOSE POSSESSIONS. >> I MEANT LIKE ON THE OFFENSIVE END, ONE THING THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO SETTING THE SCREEN OR DO YOU REALLY SHOOT? OR ONE PIECE OF ADVICE? >> DEFINITELY SETTING ON AN ANGLE, YOU KNOW, FORCING THE MISMATCH, FORCING THE SWITCH. YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO STARE YOU OUT OF A SWITCH. SO I THINK FORCING THE SWITCH, BEING STRONG, GETTING A GOOD HIT, CLEAN HIT AND THEN EITHER ROLLING OR SEPARATING TO CREATE AN ADVANTAGE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I’M MOST PROUD ABOUT MYSELF IS ANSWERING THE CALL TO EACH GAME. YOU KNOW, IT’S ABOUT HOW CAN I MY MY WHOLE LIFE I’VE BEEN FOCUSED ON CONSISTENCY. HOW CAN I FIND CONSISTENCY? AND FOR ME, I THINK THE APPROACH AND THE MENTAL DISCIPLINE THAT I’VE TAKEN AND I WANT TO CREDIT TO LIKE OUTSIDE OF JUST MYSELF, LIKE CREDIT TO MY CIRCLE. NEM NATE, MY LIFE AT HOME. MATT. LIKE WHEN I’M AT HOME, I’VE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO JUST BE AT HOME AND NOT MAKE IT ABOUT BASKETBALL. AND WHEN I’M HERE, I’VE LEARNED TO BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT AND DO MY JOB AND WHAT IS NEEDED OF ME. AND I THINK SEPARATING THE TWO HAS ALLOWED ME TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF IN ANSWERING SAID CALL. AND THEN MY DAILY PREPARATION STEMS FROM BIGGER THAN THE NUMBERS WHO I WANT TO BE, WHO I WANT MY SON TO SEE, AND HIS FATHER AND AS A PLAYER. AND THAT’S MY MAIN FOCUS. HOW CAN I LEAD, BE BETTER, SHOW UP AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL INTO PLACE IF I DO THE RIGHT THING. BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT’S GOTTEN ME HERE. >> YOU KNOW, USUALLY AFTER A FOUL, YOU LIKE TO GO AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE REF FOR YOU. IS IT MORE ABOUT TRYING TO SEE WHAT THEY SEE OR WHAT YOU’VE SEEN FROM THE PLAYERS? IT KIND OF KIND OF BOTH. >> A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. >> YOU KNOW, I THINK I FEEL LIKE EVERY REF, THEY BLOW THE WHISTLE WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO, OR THEY FEEL LIKE THEY’VE SEEN SOMETHING THAT WAS WORTHY OF CALLING. AND TO ME, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, ANGLES, POSITIONING GUYS ARE REALLY GOOD AT DRAWING FOULS. SOMETIMES IF I DISAGREE WITH THE CALL, I’LL TELL THEM, HEY, YOU KNOW, LOOK OUT FOR X, Y, AND Z JUST BECAUSE I THINK IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, GUYS CAN BE REALLY GOOD AT MANIPULATING THE DEFENSE, USING THEIR BODIES TO WHERE IT CAN LOOK LIKE I MAY HAVE REACHED AND THROWN HIM OFF HIS PATH OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, IT’S JUST ABOUT COMMUNICATING. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES GUYS ARE REALLY GOOD AT DRAWING THOSE FOULS. AND I’M LIKE, YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE WHY, BUT YOU GOTTA LOOK OUT FOR THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING THAT TALK WITH

Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Postgame Press Conference: Nickeil Alexander-Walker after 130-123 Win

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