 to go, he met the media. Hey, Kairis, after the slow start, what were you guys able to correct that gave you an opportunity to get back in the game? Thank you for us. We came out kind of slow. We had a lot of defensive lapses, especially in transition on the glass. Those are the two things that Steve preaches to us every game. Taking care of the ball, defensive rebound. And I think those two things today weren't at the best, especially at the start of the game that cost us. And then after clawing all the way back, what was the difference in those closing minutes of crunch time? They executed a little better than we did. I turned the ball over a couple of times. That's how it is when you're climbing back into a game. You kind of use a lot of energy to climb back into it. That's how we got to play better earlier in the game, but we'll learn from this. Good thing about the season is we play damn near every day, so we got to know the one day after tomorrow to correct it. Greg Logan with Newsday. Keras, considering the comeback that you guys made tonight, can you put in perspective what these last three games have been like, three without KD and two without Kyrie? What do you guys feel like you accomplished? I mean, we went two-on-one. I mean, that's, I would say that's what we accomplished in the three games. We played pretty good basketball and stretches. I think it would be important for all of us to keep this momentum going forward when those two get back, because obviously, they're a huge part of our team. And we need them to play well in order to do what we want to do. So I think for us, it was good to kind of get our confidence, get our looks and things like that, because we're going to need that going forward for sure. Christian Winfield with the New York Daily News. Keras, are you able to find the balance between having one of the best games of your life in a loss? Like, are you able to kind of find the kind of areas where you can be happy that you had such a good game, but also understand where you guys could have improved to have a better result? Yeah, I think so. That's the thing with basketball. You're not going to win every game. I think if you take every game as a learning experience, I think you'll be in the right spot. I try not to get too high or low. Win loss, good game, bad game. I try to say the same regardless. This is just another step. Definitely some things to learn from, some things I was happy with. So we'll move forward. Brian Lewis with the New York Post. Keras, I'm curious, if there are other things that you can take from these three games, where you're obviously at far less than full strength, that you can put into effect when Katie and Kairi are back or our roles so different and the way and rotation so different, that's going to be a challenge. But that'll be a very different team. Yeah, the roles are definitely different when those guys are playing. But there's definitely things to take from it. Like I said, for us to be a great team, a team that we know we can be, everyone has to be playing at full strength, everyone has to be confident, everybody has to be ready. So if anything, I think these three games prove that one through 15, we're a strong team and we're going to need that going forward. Tom Dowd with bricklinets.com. Hey Keras, with the numbers you put up in three starts this year, when you are the first option and you get some more volume and more touches, I mean, does that just make it easier to get into a rhythm, get into a flow? Yeah, I think so. But I think for me, just working off the ball is definitely something I've worked on a lot this off season, playing off of players, playing off of the ball, playing that two man spot, three man spot sometimes. I think that's where I've really improved. And I think that, as the season progresses, I'll be able to show that. Alex Schiffer with the athletic. Hey Keras, the three point shooting in the first half and the second half was night and day. Is that as simple as the ball going in, the second half and not in the first half, or you think you guys did some stuff to get better opportunities in the second half? A little bit of both, to be honest with you. Back to back, they had it back to back as well, but I think in the first half, we were kind of sleepwalking a little bit and it kind of felt like everybody was in quicksand a little bit. So we missed them three short. We had to get our legs warm. I think once we did that, we got into the flow of the game. We started making better plays for each other and we got some easier shots. Back to Michael Grady with yes. Hey Keras, I know we've been living with COVID for a while and I know you're locked into the games, but I'm just curious, you know, how odd is it to just cross your mind, just how quickly, you know, things can change with Seth Curry yesterday and then Jonas Valentinus was pulled for the second half for health and safety protocols and, you know, the kind of element that adds to the day-to-day for you and me and players. I didn't even know Jonas was pulled for that, to be honest with you. He had COVID? No, it's just a contact tracing thing. Oh, okay, okay, okay. I mean, it's crazy. You know, I wish the best for both of those guys and their families, but obviously it's crazy times right now. It's unpredictable, especially for us NBA players. You know, we got a couple of players out with that right now, contact tracing and things like that. So I think you just got to expect the unexpected in these situations. And then as a team, if we're talking basketball, we just got to be next man up mentality because, you know, you never know what could happen. And last question, we'll go back to Christian Winfield with the Daily News. Keras, just seven of nine for three tonight. Was there a moment that you knew you were hot from downtown? Oh, that was new for one. Honestly, I've been shooting bad all season. So I feel like I was due for this game. I've been putting in a lot of work. You know, my shot feels good. So I think it was just a matter of, a matter of time to be honest with you.