 last game in Philadelphia you guys had a poor shooting night from three-point range Joe only took two shots didn't make either one Was there a concerted effort? To get back to your game at from three-point range and to get him involved in particular You know, I think just typically, you know Philly's a I think second best defense in the league and and it was a little tougher opponent Especially shorthanded a little bit whereas tonight, you know Charlotte, you know, they play really hard They're a good defensive team, but they do give up threes and so it's just a component of the game and you know I think Joe got a got a look got some rhythms, but overall obviously we shot over 50% from three move the ball pretty well And we're efficient offensively other than the turnovers Brian Lewis with the New York Post See from that point Maybe what midway through to first the midway in the second where you kind of seized a little bit of control that looked to be the only time you really got a handle on Them defensively being able to get stops. What was the key and that's right for you I thought the second unit was outstanding. Just matching their intensity. I think they did in the second half, too I thought that that was also a place where we got a handle on them You know for for a period when the second unit was in there, so they just played really hard They play together. They were active in both their stints. I think you look, you know blank Landry Nick Bruce It's plus 22 plus 25 plus 14 plus 24 So just outstanding effort from that group matching their energy and being physical and and making it difficult for them Alex shiver with the athletic Hey Steve, we've talked about you guys being a bit thin in the backcourt because of injuries and having to get creative with Paul handlers and playmaking get 37 assists on 47 field goals and I think four guys with five or more Assistants, what do you think of the playmaking by committee, especially given, you know your roster situation? Great. I mean You know, I think we got bogged down at times trying to isolate against a team that really loads up and kind of zones well on Isolations we had 18 turnovers, which you know, obviously we want to clean up but the you know the assist totals were great and You know for us to move the ball like that and create opportunities and to not think as much as just continually attack attack attack You know, I think that helped us out and especially in the second half where we kind of got going offensively Christian winfield with the New York Dilly News a coach to two semi related questions one Kevin I believe had 11 assists tonight Just what did you see from him from a playmaking standpoint and two Kevin can just dribble up the floor and shoot over anybody. It seems like so How do you balance that his ability to do that whenever he wants to versus getting into the flow of the offense? Yeah, I mean Kevin has the freedom to dribble up and shoot and he's he's good at that However, you know, I think you you want to be on top of people's rim and on their paint and constantly put pressure on the Defense let them make mistakes. So it's not all home runs, you know, you know, they foul you they miss a rotation they You know, they they make a mistake and it's a three or it's a layup or whatever it may be or they're in Rotations you get on the glass, you know, that's you know, that's a really efficient long-term sustainable kind of offensive theory in my My eyes, but you know, they've loaded up really well and Kevin's isolation tonight and he delivered made some great passes You know, I thought really Brilliant in that he kept it simple a lot, you know, he had a few turnovers early But then he kept it simple and just made, you know, the correct read put it on the money And that's a facet of his game that may be underappreciated Tom dad with Brooklyn at calm Steve just look at the three pointers again with that comparison to the other night Do you feel like defenses generally impact volume more than a percentage of the team shoots as a percentage kind of come back More to just make or miss on your God's part There I would say generally that could be the truth, but there are teams that give up threes, but But really fly at you and do a good job of holding your percentage down So I don't think that's like a black and white thing I think, you know, there is a gray area where some teams speed you up So it feels like you're getting a lot of threes, but you're maybe rushing them or you feel under duress So I think it depends on the team and also depends on the night and But this is a team that the way they kind of get in the gaps and and try to keep people out of the paint They do give up threes. They do get in closeouts, which can give up threes as well So just their style, you know, they are I think a 13th defensive team in the league So they're a good defensive team, but but they do happen to give up threes and we have threes point shooters and it is