Kevon Looney Reacts To Warriors Game 6 vs Kings | April 28, 2023

Kavon, just energy and focus wise, what went wrong? I thought we played hard, but we didn't play smart. We didn't execute our game plan. We knew what we needed to do to win. All the small things, getting back in transition, the box outs, turnovers, different things like that. We didn't execute. Steve Kerr said that you guys talked about, this Kings team is going to be so hungry, season on the line, nothing to lose. Really warned you about the aggression they would be playing with. Did you guys feel ready to handle that, or were you a little bit caught off guard? I think we felt ready for the aggression and for the force that they were going to play with, but I just think we didn't play smart. We didn't execute the things that we knew we needed to do. I thought we was playing hard. We played with the right intention, but we just didn't execute and have focus throughout the whole game. Kevon, how surprised are you, given the way you guys have played in this building this year, how surprised are you that you didn't play smart? You didn't find a way to get that second half rally that you often do here? I would say, well, it's a little surprising, but they're a good team and they brought the tools. They made some adjustments. We know we can play better, but luckily we got one more chance to go there and win, and we didn't take care of business here, but we know we can win there, so we had to go back to their house. Kevon, Kings went small tonight. How much do you think that impacted the game for you guys? I think it affected it some, just because it was kind of a new lineup that we haven't seen in the series and kind of had to make some adjustments how we were going to guard it and guard the pick and roll, different things like that. We had been playing a certain way the whole series, so it took some adjustment, some time to get used to, something that we got to watch film and see how we want to execute better against the small lineup, but I think we can make the adjustment. Kevon, you could see you talking with Jordan, Draymond talking with Jordan sometimes during timeouts. What's the message for him to kind of get a quick change, especially mentally, with game seven so quickly around the corner? We just want him to be himself, go out there, be aggressive, play his style of basketball. We're going to support him, keep playing hard. He struggled a little bit tonight, but we know what he's capable of. We know he's mentally tough. He can bounce back. That's what we expect from him. Luna, how do you feel like you guys have been handling some of the foul calls as far as what you guys might perceive as no calls or their calls or just managing the frustration of the whistles? I think for the most part, this whole series, I think we did a pretty good job. Today, some of the tempers flared a little bit, but I think overall, we've been doing a pretty good job. They've been letting us play a little bit. So after we got used to that, I think we've been pretty locked in and doing a better job. We've been doing a good job not putting them on the free throw line. Sometimes we was complaining a little bit tonight, but overall, I think we're doing a good job. Kevon, with the game seven coming up so quickly, a quick turnaround, what changes in terms of preparation and the kind of conversations you guys have for an elimination game? I don't want to say we're going to treat it exactly the same, but we're going to watch a lot of film, get some rest, and get out there and get ready to play. When it's a short turnaround like it is, there ain't too much you can do. We've played this team, what, six times already, so we know what they're going to do. We know what to expect. Just got to go out there and execute, and that's it. We're going to step up here.