MN Timberwolves’ Naz Reid surpasses 5,000 career points during win over the LA Clippers
HUGE COMEBACK WIN 109 106 DON THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TIMBERWOLVES WIN IT 109 106. IN A THRILLER WITH ME NOW TWO WORDS NOAH’S READ AND KNOWS YOU GUYS REALLY TURNED THINGS AROUND IN THAT SECOND HALF. WHAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE SECOND HALF AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE SAW IN THAT FIRST HALF? A LOT MORE INTENSITY, EFFORT, EXCITEMENT, CROWD GOT INTO IT. I MEAN, JADEN KICKED IT OFF. HE HAD MAYBE LIKE 7 OR 10 ZERO RUN BY HIMSELF. SO I MEAN THAT THAT THAT WOULD DEFINITELY GET THE TEAM GOING AS WELL. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, SLOW STARTS KIND OF IS KILLING US RIGHT NOW. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE’RE MAKING THE BEST OF IT BY, YOU KNOW, REDEEMING MYSELF. BUT I THINK WE START THE GAME AND PLAY A FULL 48 LIKE THAT. WE’RE UNBEATABLE. YOU MENTIONED JADEN. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY A BIG GAME FOR HIM TONIGHT. WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED ABOUT HIS GROWTH AND JUST THE WAY HE’S ABLE TO SCORE THE BALL WITH EFFICIENCY THIS SEASON? I MEAN Y’ALL THINK HIS GROWTH I’VE SEEN IT. I’VE BEEN IN THE GYM WITH HIM ALL 6 OR 7 YEARS. SO I’VE SEEN IT. I THINK IT’S FOR ME IT’S MORE YOU KNOW, HOW EXCITING IT IS TO SEE HOW CONFIDENT HE IS IN DOING IT AND YOU KNOW HIM JUST FLOWING AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING GREAT PLAYS AND WHETHER IT’S SCORING, KICKING THE BALL OUT, TIMELY DEFENSIVE PLAYS. I MEAN I THINK YOU KNOW HE’S KIND OF GROWN INTO HIMSELF AND HE’S ONLY 25. SO I MEAN THAT JUST SAYS, YOU KNOW HOW HOW GOOD HE CAN BE. SO 19 POINTS OFF THE BENCH FOR YOU TONIGHT. YOU WERE NOW OVER 5000 CAREER POINTS. DID YOU EVER THINK THAT IT WOULD GET LIKE THIS. AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU TO GET TO 5000 POINTS? I MEAN, THAT’S EXCITING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, TO BE DOING IT IN, YOU KNOW, THE THE SAME UNIFORM THAT I STARTED IN. SO I MEAN, THAT’S HUGE. I THOUGHT I HAD MORE, BUT I’LL TAKE THE FIVE K WALK ME THROUGH THAT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THERE. THAT SECOND EFFORT TO GET YOU THE BALL IN THE CORNER FOR THREE THAT GO AHEAD THREE. WALK ME THROUGH THAT PLAY. I THINK SO AM SUPPOSED TO GO LEFT. YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY THE DEFENSE MADE A GOOD PLAY KICKED IT TO JADEN. YOU KNOW JADEN YOU KNOW TRIED TO SCORE THE BALL AND I KIND OF JUST CRASHED AND KIND OF READ THE POSITION READ THE POSITION TO BE IN. AND JUST KIND OF I SAW IT. SO I KIND OF LIKE TRIED TO TIP IT OUT TO HIM AND WHICH I DID. AND THEN HE MADE A PLAY TO MIKE, AND MIKE MADE A PLAY RIGHT BACK TO HIM TO HIT ME IN THE CORNER. SO THAT’S JUST, YOU KNOW, BALL MOVEMENT, EFFORT AND INTENSITY. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE FIRST HALF. THE FIRST HALVES HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT SLOW FOR YOU GUYS, BUT THAT’S FIVE WINS IN A ROW NOW FOR YOU GUYS. WHAT IS WORKING SO WELL WITH THIS GROUP RIGHT NOW? I THINK PLAYING TOGETHER, PLAYING TOUGH. I THINK OBVIOUSLY WE’VE BEEN ON THE ROAD, BUT EVEN WHEN WE’RE HERE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING THE CROWD AND SUPER EXCITED, I MEAN THAT IS OUR SIXTH MAN, I LIKE TO SAY. SO I THINK THOSE THINGS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY BRINGING THE FIGHT, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THE RESILIENCY, YOU KNOW, THAT WE’VE SHOWN TO BE DOWN 15, 20 OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE AND THEN COME BACK AND WIN A GAME. I THINK THAT GOES TO SHOW HOW RESILIENT WE ARE NOW. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AS ALWAYS, THANKS SO MUCH. CONGRATS ON THE WIN. THANK YOU. NOW AS
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the L.A. Clippers Saturday night, with Naz Reid scoring 19 points off the bench. This marks more than 5,000 points scored in his career. FOX 9’s Pierre Noujaim spoke with him about the milestone.
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2 comments
5000 points? Trash
Never heard of him. Is this in America?