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00:01 This is not the NBA, you know, this is FIBA.

00:04 We're gonna need all 12.

00:05 It's gonna be a different guy every night.

00:07 Paulo came off the bench and was amazing,

00:10 you know, knocking down a couple threes,

00:11 but also the physicality, the shot blocks.

00:13 But the whole second unit really came in

00:15 and righted the ship after that slow start.

00:18 But we feel good about that.

00:19 Every game that we've had,

00:21 that whole group with Austin and Tyrese

00:23 and the ball movement,

00:24 the change of pace that we have with that group,

00:27 it's really fun to watch.

00:28 I did not consider a lineup change at halftime.

00:31 This was sort of a typical first game,

00:33 whether it's FIBA or the NCAA tournament,

00:36 you know, that you get the first game jitters.

00:38 And, you know, one of the things

00:39 that we've talked to our team about a little bit

00:41 is how excited everybody else is gonna be

00:43 to play against us.

00:44 New Zealand came out and hit us in the mouth

00:46 and, you know, they were great.

00:48 And that's good.

00:48 It's good for us to feel.

00:49 The other stuff, pregame photo and all that,

00:52 I mean, that's just part of the pomp and circumstance,

00:55 you know, so you get that out of the way

00:57 and you move on to the next game.

00:59 - They love the Lakers out here.

01:00 So I kind of seen it coming.

01:02 You know, it's special for me,

01:03 you know, from a super small town, obviously.

01:05 Not a lot of people expected me to be here

01:07 representing our country.

01:08 So for them to accept me the way that they accept me,

01:11 you know, it means a lot to me.

01:11 - It's a very different game.

01:12 The rules are different.

01:14 You know, the interpretations of rules are different.

01:17 Physicality, eight minutes shorter.

01:19 There's a lot of different aspects to FIBA.

01:22 And that was part of the focus

01:23 for the first two weeks of practice,

01:26 with these guys, was trying to help them

01:28 understand the differences between the NBA and FIBA.

01:30 So we're still learning those differences

01:32 and we'll still learn each game

01:34 and we'll get a better feel for everything.

01:35 But I love the way these guys have responded

01:38 and started to figure out the flow of the FIBA game

01:41 compared to the NBA.

01:42 - Every kid wants to be at this stage.

01:46 And you know, I was one of those kids,

01:48 watching the World Cup, the Olympics.

01:50 So every day I wake up and I cherish those moments

01:54 and I don't take them for granted.

01:55 You know, I get to play with this much talent.

01:58 It makes it easy for me,

02:00 just because everybody's selfless.

02:02 There's no egos on the team.

02:04 And yeah, it's just been real fun for me.

02:07 - I love watching these guys grow.

02:10 It's not like they're untested.

02:12 You know, this guy kicked our butt in the playoffs

02:16 a few months ago.

02:16 He may be young.

02:18 You know, Paolo may be young.

02:19 Go down the list.

02:20 We've got some young guys,

02:21 but we've got guys who can play

02:23 and who have proven it in the NBA playoffs.

02:26 They're fearless.

02:26 Love watching them play.

02:28 It's been an absolute joy to coach them

02:30 just because of their eagerness to play together

02:33 and to be selfless and to compete.

02:36 So it's really been a lot of fun to coach them

02:39 and I have great confidence in them.

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