So, um, youknow, 13 yearvet, a lotofgamesunderhisbelt, andhe's steppingupwhenweneedhimtostepup a lot.
Youknow, I thinkthebestthingaboutPaulMillsaphe's truetohimselfnevertriestobesomethinghe's not, andhe's not a rockguy.
He's not a guythat's gonnabescreamingandyelling, but I thinkhiscalmnature, hiscalmdemeanorhasineffectinourgroupyoungteamgoingthroughallthisforthefirsttime.
Andwhenyoucanlookto a fourtimeAllStarwith 90 playoffgamesunderhisbelt, that's reassuring.
Youknow, theeasykindofthecomforourteam, and, uh, I thinkthathas a tremendousimpactonallofouryoungplayers.
I thinkwhatJamalhas, hecanfinishalldifferenttypesofshots, buthealsohastheathleticismtofinishabovetherim.
But I thoughthewasterrifictonight.
Yougotthere, get 24 points, nineassistsandnoturnoversandgainedfiveof a playoffgameandthisisyourplayoffdebutandas I mentioned, I thinkafterlastgamewhat I'm marvelingatwhatJamalMurrayis, theconsistencyatwhichheisplayingatrightnow.
Firstrounditwas a littlebitupanddown, whichtomorrowisgonnashowup.
He'd nevertaken a freethrowbefore I said, We'llpullouttheRickBarryandhewentunderhandandmadeitsoAh, what a greatnightforeverybody.
Andhopefullythatbringsomesomejoyto a youknowAh, reallysadday.
Inmanyofmanyregards, Coach, I knowthebencheshadstrugglesthatplaywellinthefirsthalfstrugglethatattheendofthethirdstarthefourth.
ButNicolawasinuntil 3 50 with a prettysizableleadcangothroughyourthoughtprocessonwhatyoufeltwasimportantaboutkeepinghiminuntilthefoulout.
Yeah, theycutitdownto 20 or 22.
And, um, youknow, I wasgettingnervousabouttakingguysouttooearly.
Obviously, it's a verydelicatebalanceforhim, forJamal, foranyotherstorythat's inthegamethatlate.
Youdon't wantanybodygettinghurt.
Ah, but I justdidn't I reallylovethe 1st 3/4 Thatfourthquarterwasreallytoughtowatchandsitthereastheycontinuetokindof, Ah, eatawayattheleadandmakethrees, andweturnedtheballoverandwedidn't getback.
I wouldsayregardingJamalandtheStephandKyriecomparisons.
Jamal's hisownplayer.
He's hisownindividual, and I don't wanthimtryingtobeanyoneelseexcepthim.
I wanthimtobethebestJamalMurraypossible.
Ah, I referencedthoseguysinregardstotheirabilitytofinish, and I thinkJamalhassomeofthatsameability.
ButJamalis a completelydifferentplayer, andand I lovehim, and I'm thankfulthat I havetherelationship I hadwithhimandknowthathe's goingtobeherefor a longtime.
Um, thesecondquestionwas, Yeah, I mean, henodisregardanybodyelseintheRoss.
He's theirbestplayer.
Andwhenyouwatchthefivegamesagainst O K C inthefirstround, hedominatedthatSiri's ah, bigshotafterbigshot.
And I thinkanytimeyou'replayingagainst a teamintheplayoffs, likewetrytodoittomorrowandLaMarcusinthefirstroundyougameplantotakethatguyout.
Andalsoyoutouched a littlebitbrieflyaboutthementalityyouneed.
ThisteamneedsgoingtoGamesix.
Whatdoyouthinkthey'velearnedfromthat?
FirstGamesixinSanAntoniotheycouldtakeintothisone.
Didnotreallyget a goodlookattheflagrant, tobehonestwithyou, so I'llhavetolookatthat.
Buttherefereeslookedatit.
Theycalleditsotheytookcareofthatonthecourt.
I thinkforuswhatwelearnedinGamesixis, umSanAntonioisnotjustgoingtorolloverbecausewe'reupthreetoPortlandisnotgonnarolloverbecausewe'reup 32 Wewontwogamesin a row.