Tom Thibodeau after First Round series win vs. the Pistons: 'We know we've got a lot of work to do'
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[{'start': '0.800', 'end': '6.000', 'text': "And first I'd just like to uh start off"}, {'start': '3.120', 'end': '7.839', 'text': 'congratulating the Pistons on JB and his'}, {'start': '6.000', 'end': '10.920', 'text': 'staff did an incredible job all year'}, {'start': '7.839', 'end': '16.480', 'text': 'long and uh they had a terrific season.'}, {'start': '10.920', 'end': '19.000', 'text': 'Uh incredibly tough series. So then uh'}, {'start': '16.480', 'end': '22.480', 'text': 'the Jaylen shot, what can you say? You'}, {'start': '19.000', 'end': '24.800', 'text': "know, timely, you know, he's at his best"}, {'start': '22.480', 'end': '27.519', 'text': "when his best is needed. He's done it"}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '30.080', 'text': "all year. Uh that's what makes him"}, {'start': '27.519', 'end': '31.599', 'text': 'special. But also, you look at the'}, {'start': '30.080', 'end': '34.000', 'text': 'contributions,'}, {'start': '31.599', 'end': '36.880', 'text': 'uh, Cad 15 rebounds, a lot of tough'}, {'start': '34.000', 'end': '39.440', 'text': 'plays that he made, and we needed male'}, {'start': '36.880', 'end': '42.000', 'text': 'and OG were phenomenal, uh, throughout,'}, {'start': '39.440', 'end': '44.239', 'text': 'you know, and Josh just playing, doing'}, {'start': '42.000', 'end': '46.160', 'text': 'the things that he does, you know, and'}, {'start': '44.239', 'end': '48.239', 'text': 'we needed all of it. So, and just'}, {'start': '46.160', 'end': '50.039', 'text': 'showing the toughness, you know, to get'}, {'start': '48.239', 'end': '53.199', 'text': 'down and then find a way to win at the'}, {'start': '50.039', 'end': '55.120', 'text': 'end. Uh, but, you know, we know we got a'}, {'start': '53.199', 'end': '57.120', 'text': 'lot of work to do. We we talk about'}, {'start': '55.120', 'end': '58.559', 'text': 'resilience all year long. You take an'}, {'start': '57.120', 'end': '60.000', 'text': 'early lead, they come back. You take'}, {'start': '58.559', 'end': '61.280', 'text': 'another lead, they come back. Just what'}, {'start': '60.000', 'end': '62.800', 'text': 'does it say about this group that no'}, {'start': '61.280', 'end': '65.840', 'text': 'matter how many times a team Yeah. Just,'}, {'start': '62.800', 'end': '69.439', 'text': 'you know, hang tough, you know,'}, {'start': '65.840', 'end': '71.760', 'text': 'persevere, get through things, uh, the'}, {'start': '69.439', 'end': '73.960', 'text': "playoffs, as you know, it it's all"}, {'start': '71.760', 'end': '76.720', 'text': 'about, you know, your toughness and your'}, {'start': '73.960', 'end': '78.400', 'text': "discipline. And so, there's going to be"}, {'start': '76.720', 'end': '80.240', 'text': 'a lot of emotional highs and lows, and'}, {'start': '78.400', 'end': '82.720', 'text': 'you got to get through all that. And you'}, {'start': '80.240', 'end': '86.840', 'text': 'got to stay focused on the task at hand.'}, {'start': '82.720', 'end': '86.840', 'text': 'And then you got to get the job done.'}, {'start': '87.040', 'end': '90.880', 'text': 'Uh Tom, just a little bit more about'}, {'start': '89.280', 'end': '93.360', 'text': "Jaylen. I mean, in that quarter, he's"}, {'start': '90.880', 'end': '95.119', 'text': 'three for 13. And what is it about him'}, {'start': '93.360', 'end': '97.119', 'text': "mentally that he just I'm going to take"}, {'start': '95.119', 'end': '98.799', 'text': 'that shot and the way he does it and'}, {'start': '97.119', 'end': '100.720', 'text': 'executes and everything. Yeah. And I'}, {'start': '98.799', 'end': '103.600', 'text': "think that's what makes him so special"}, {'start': '100.720', 'end': '106.240', 'text': 'and you know, and we talk about, you'}, {'start': '103.600', 'end': '109.840', 'text': "know, the all the intangibles that it's"}, {'start': '106.240', 'end': '111.840', 'text': 'his makeup and often times, you know,'}, {'start': '109.840', 'end': '114.320', 'text': "that's that's where mistakes I think are"}, {'start': '111.840', 'end': '116.640', 'text': 'made in the draft and things like that.'}, {'start': '114.320', 'end': '118.320', 'text': "And there's it's easy to see like how"}, {'start': '116.640', 'end': '121.200', 'text': 'many points a guy scores or what'}, {'start': '118.320', 'end': '122.719', 'text': 'physical tools tools are. But when you'}, {'start': '121.200', 'end': '125.439', 'text': "look at the mental tools, that's"}, {'start': '122.719', 'end': '127.360', 'text': 'everything. And then how how you deal'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '130.000', 'text': 'with, you know, like if you miss your'}, {'start': '127.360', 'end': '131.200', 'text': 'miss a shot, you know, and he comes back'}, {'start': '130.000', 'end': '132.800', 'text': "the next one, he's going to shoot it"}, {'start': '131.200', 'end': '134.640', 'text': "great. He may miss that one, but he'll"}, {'start': '132.800', 'end': '136.959', 'text': 'shoot the next one great. And just'}, {'start': '134.640', 'end': '139.760', 'text': 'having that belief and confidence. And I'}, {'start': '136.959', 'end': '140.959', 'text': 'think uh and again I say it all the'}, {'start': '139.760', 'end': '142.879', 'text': 'time, it really comes from his'}, {'start': '140.959', 'end': '145.840', 'text': 'preparation and he has a lot of poise'}, {'start': '142.879', 'end': '147.440', 'text': "under the pressure u and you know he's"}, {'start': '145.840', 'end': '149.280', 'text': 'dealing with a you know he gets a lot of'}, {'start': '147.440', 'end': '151.680', 'text': "attention. He's being trapped and he"}, {'start': '149.280', 'end': '153.519', 'text': "knows how to move without the ball. He's"}, {'start': '151.680', 'end': '155.599', 'text': 'uh obviously very clever with the ball'}, {'start': '153.519', 'end': '157.920', 'text': 'shifty can get to the spots that he'}, {'start': '155.599', 'end': '160.160', 'text': 'wants to get to. Uh but he also knows'}, {'start': '157.920', 'end': '163.040', 'text': 'how to move without the ball. Tom, what'}, {'start': '160.160', 'end': '165.280', 'text': 'did you see from MueL especially'}, {'start': '163.040', 'end': '167.120', 'text': 'especially tonight in terms of just his'}, {'start': '165.280', 'end': '170.519', 'text': 'his attacking the rim? You know, I'}, {'start': '167.120', 'end': '173.440', 'text': 'thought the the whole starting group I'}, {'start': '170.519', 'end': '175.680', 'text': 'think being aggressive'}, {'start': '173.440', 'end': '179.560', 'text': 'uh getting stops and then pushing the'}, {'start': '175.680', 'end': '183.200', 'text': 'ball and everyone in attack mode and'}, {'start': '179.560', 'end': '185.920', 'text': 'also making the extra pass. And uh you'}, {'start': '183.200', 'end': '188.000', 'text': 'know we when we did that we we scored at'}, {'start': '185.920', 'end': '189.920', 'text': 'a pretty high rate and so those easy'}, {'start': '188.000', 'end': '192.800', 'text': 'baskets are everything and if we can get'}, {'start': '189.920', 'end': '195.760', 'text': 'the scoring off our defense u that'}, {'start': '192.800', 'end': '198.800', 'text': 'really fuels the offense. Tom Tom the um'}, {'start': '195.760', 'end': '201.120', 'text': 'you mentioned Tom Thibido there giving'}, {'start': '198.800', 'end': '205.599', 'text': 'praise to his best player Jaylen Brunson'}, {'start': '201.120', 'end': '208.000', 'text': 'who wins it 40 points moving on to play'}, {'start': '205.599', 'end': '209.920', 'text': 'the Boston Celtics. They went 0 and4'}, {'start': '208.000', 'end': '211.920', 'text': 'against them in the regular season. As'}, {'start': '209.920', 'end': '215.400', 'text': 'you take a look at their historic'}, {'start': '211.920', 'end': '218.000', 'text': 'playoff meeting since 1970,'}, {'start': '215.400', 'end': '221.360', 'text': 'uh, Celtics have gotten the best of the'}, {'start': '218.000', 'end': '223.519', 'text': 'Knicks more often than not. Um, met in'}, {'start': '221.360', 'end': '225.879', 'text': 'the conference finals three times. This'}, {'start': '223.519', 'end': '228.400', 'text': 'will be for a spot in the conference'}, {'start': '225.879', 'end': '230.000', 'text': 'finals. Knicks are 0 and 10 against the'}, {'start': '228.400', 'end': '231.440', 'text': 'top three teams in the NBA this season,'}, {'start': '230.000', 'end': '232.480', 'text': 'which includes, of course, the Boston'}, {'start': '231.440', 'end': '235.360', 'text': "Celtics. So, they're going to have to"}, {'start': '232.480', 'end': '237.120', 'text': 'find a way find a way to stop Jason'}, {'start': '235.360', 'end': '239.200', 'text': "Tatum and Jaylen Brown because they're"}, {'start': '237.120', 'end': '240.720', 'text': 'not going to be able to uh let them hang'}, {'start': '239.200', 'end': '241.760', 'text': 'around like they let the Pistons hang'}, {'start': '240.720', 'end': '244.080', 'text': "around. If they're going to win that"}, {'start': '241.760', 'end': '246.879', 'text': 'series, uh that series will will start'}, {'start': '244.080', 'end': '249.120', 'text': "up perhaps this weekend. We'll get a"}, {'start': '246.879', 'end': '251.200', 'text': 'start date for that as the Knicks move'}, {'start': '249.120', 'end': '254.200', 'text': 'on to play the Celtics in the next'}, {'start': '251.200', 'end': '254.200', 'text': 'round.'}]