 Obviously your career high, but also So we know having you we know you haven't scored that much before but 70% shooting was was pretty amazing to get there You just have it ever had a night like that where you just felt like everything was kind of going in. Yeah Yeah, man, my teammates just kept finding me You know felt they felt that I had it going and they just kept giving me the ball and kept just setting screens and let me just operate and And coach just drawn stuff up, too. So, you know, they gave me the confidence to go out there and just be aggressive Man, just I want to do all that and went to you know, I just feel like you do all that and lose It's kind of like an empty stat to me. That's how I go and I'm just happy we got the dub and you know, everybody's just playing well Cam was in the locker room saying that you've been working on your offensive game Basically every year when guys aren't watching What are some of the things that you worked on particularly offensively to be able to shoulder a load like you did tonight? man, just playing on ball a little bit like I said, um And an interview was just you know had guys that were out and you know All the work that I was work working on and pick and roll and you know, maybe they read one through five ISO situations had opportunity to and I Mean just coming from Phoenix, you know, our mentality was to win a championship And I know when it comes down to any game and the playoffs that they're gonna try to take the bar to books and sees hands and Make it make me Cam and da make a play So kind of having that mindset coming to the summer doing all that and then as a year kept going just kept getting better So that was just I had to get better. I always get better every year But I just knew I had to create a little bit more, you know for us to be the best for the sons be the best team when I was there But now just coming here and Being in this office and just you know playing a little bit more free It's just it's just it had to I had to get there a little faster now, you know So just working out just a lot of on ball And just ball screen making reads and you know ISO situations now We've seen guys who showed their offensive loads then take a backseat maybe on the other end of the floor How are you able to increase your offensive workload while also still being that dominant defender that you are defense always comes first to me? I could play 40 and if I give her every bucket I'll be pissed off I'm still kind of mad. I give up a couple buckets. I lacked a little bit, but always defense first I mean even when I was a fiends I had to score my biggest thing was always still guard, you know, it was tough It was tough. I was getting really tired, but that's just the growth and I had to go through them pains and Just coming here now and doing the same things just trying to be aggressive, but also like always defense comes first before anything That's just who I am and I just think defense wins championships. That's how you win games You know, offense will come and you just keep getting better every year It's you could you know score a little bit, but I always had that mindset defensively Mikhail before the game JV was talking about you and Spencer Then when he kind of being the vocal locker room leaders for this group right now And I saw you talking with JV before the game about some stuff I'm just curious from your vantage point coming in Do you almost feel like in a way and obviously given like the 45 tonight You're kind of trying to make this like your team in a sense to kind of lead these guys with this new era. Um It's good question. Um Yeah, I just try to It's tough I know for me personally because I don't want to be that new guy to think that just talking too much of stuff but you know, I just believe in this team a lot and that's why me JV was talking we're talking practice just like and the team talking because You know, I think this team could do really good and we have the players have the coaches We have the mindset. So just trying to lead and I know just trying to do whatever it takes and try to See what our best office can be our best defense can be just because I know I feel like You know, we still got months left, but if we keep getting better And keep learning and keep growing together I feel like we'll be a scary team that teams don't want to play against because you know We're have five guys at all times that's going to be out there defending and you know playing for one another So yeah, I just try to come over here and just bring the mentality of trying to win Um It's funny because everybody else is the same way, you know every if I say something They are always like yeah, like for sure. That's what we want. So, you know The guys in locker room and the coaches make it so much easier for me. So I appreciate them so much A lot of times you have to play to best score any other team Um, make sure he doesn't get hot. What's it like tonight to be the guy that got hot and what's it like for a team Defending a guy who does get on the roll like that. Look like you kind of broke their spirit a little bit It was a close game for three quarters until you got hot. Um Yeah, I mean never scored 40 in my life. So it's first But um, like I said, just being aggressive um Try to do whatever it takes to win and That's really comes down to like I said just winning the game. Um If I score 40 or I score five like If I was to score five and I was aggressive every one, I'll feel good. Anyway, so it's just trying to win, man Just do whatever it takes honestly Um First of all two things. What do you think of this Brooklyn bridges nickname that's you've been given? Do you like it? No, I love it. I love it. I love it a lot. Uh, Spits simple It makes sense So It's really dope. I really enjoyed a lot The other thing when you got traded here You said well, wow, you know getting traded for kevin durant like I can understand that because of what a great player is Is any part of you? Want to prove, you know that you are a worthy Uh, you know trade for him that you can you can do things here, too. Is that anywhere in your head? um Yeah, sort of but you know You're trading a future Hall of Famer got an average Damner 30 for his career. So you know, I'm just trying to Continue to get better and get to a point where I could score a little bit more but No, not really man. I think it's simple sometimes. Um I mean that team over there, you know added a piece like kd and tj is Is big time. I think defensively I might you know You know Play better, you know, but kd don't lack on defense, but as it brings another dementia for them to score the ball, you know Yeah, I'm confident in myself scoring a ball But that man has been doing it for all these damn years and doing really good and efficient with it, too. So, um I always understand but um just coming here just it's kind of just A new step just to grow, you know um I feel like I was growing in phoenix, but when you got guys I Cp Hall of Famer book gonna be Hall of Famer and books younger than me. So, you know, I'm saying so it's gonna be tough for my path to Get there because you the guys are front of me. Um Just slowly getting better slowly getting better. But now just being in a situation. I kind of Got to learn and grow up a little bit faster and excited for opportunity. Um Just I don't know. I feel like I was This I think it was a perfect time and I promise you because I feel really confident before I got traded and It's just I just say it's all perfect time and honestly Michael as you mentioned, you've never scored 40 before and as you start this new chapter like you just um talked about How special was it to do it in front of your mom and to hand over that new jersey with your new number to her? Um, oh everything man. Just uh seeing her over there and having my career. I might need her of course at every game but uh I just know she excited. I know people are blowing her line up as well and It's just I know she was just big happy over there and just it makes me happy. So You know, it's just she's the best person in the world. So just happy. She got to see it and being right there You got two for your mean did you have a shot tonight where you just kind of felt like to yourself, you know I'm kind of cooking right now um Yeah, I just I just It's kind of my teammates You know, I think every time and the coaches every time I come to the tight end Tight end time out They just all gassed up and they give me hyped up. So that's why I kind of really feel it And they just keep telling me keep going keep cooking um They didn't crowd too, you know, I feel like every Every book I scored it got a little bit louder and it's a little bit louder, you know So they they got me gassed up too And it's kind of going off that I mean I think you had 28 through three quarters You know so almost as much in the fourth and it was a pretty back and forth game up until the fourth Just how much of it was you felt like the correct input for lack of better phrase was you needing to kind of Go off a bit more in the fourth quarter to kind of seal the game um Yeah, I just I just I just had it going and my teammates found me every time if it was anybody else Spence Cam both cams, you know anybody, you know, they would they would have had it too. I just I just came in and I was just feeling good and he just kept finding me and um, they's had a lot of trust in me