Washington Wizards Media Conference

Friday, December 22, 2023

Washington, DC, USA

Wes Unseld Jr.

Media Conference


Warriors 129, Wizards 118

Q. What were you displeased with and what were you pleased with?

WES UNSELD JR.: I didn't like the separation we allowed early in the third quarter. I think it got them going a little bit.

Defensive rebounding wasn't where it should have been. Thankfully that wasn't a huge issue as far as second-chance points, knowing that's a strength of this group. But I did like -- I thought we started the game well. Tempo was good. We were attacking the paint, got to the line, which is a positive.

I think as the game ebbs and flows, in stretches we don't make shots, and I think at times it deflates our defensive disposition a bit, but in general I thought there was pretty good stretches.

Q. Did Kuz injure his knee tonight or was he sore heading into it?

WES UNSELD JR.: No, he had like a little bump tonight. I don't know the exact play. It's pretty uncomfortable for him to continue.

Q. How do you feel like Jordan (indiscernible)?

WES UNSELD JR.: Yeah, I thought it was a really good moment. I thought that was really cool what they did and how they did it. Very well done. I think he enjoyed it. You could tell it meant a lot to him. All of the stuff leading into this, I think he's handled it gracefully. To his credit, to come out and perform, I think that tells me a lot about his mental fortitude.

Q. You mentioned he's kind of getting more comfortable. Is there something tactically that he's gotten used to or adjusted?

WES UNSELD JR.: Yeah, some of it, he's got the ball in his hands a little more, which plays to his strengths, and that's been by design. With that comes you make the right play, kind of read the flow as a point guard. So I think he's done it really well in spurts. He allows them to be aggressive at time, attack the paint, got to the line a little bit tonight. So I think a little bit of both, tactically, and there's more opportunity.

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