What Steve Clifford Said Following the Loss to New York

Not playing a full 48 minutes

“It’s different all the time. Tonight it was just, in the third quarter, we couldn’t stop those two guys – (Jalen) Brunson and (Donte) DiVincenzo. I don’t think it’s one thing. Listen, I think you guys know, we don’t have a lot of depth. It’s hard to put 48 minutes together. We’re subbing differently every game, and those are not healthy things. You don’t get into a rhythm, you don’t get into a comfort level with who you’re playing with. I’ve got to figure some of that out, and it’s also hard with guys in and out, who’s going to play. Tonight we had a couple lineups out there that you’re just trying to get through with it, and we didn’t at all.”

On getting ejected

“(Brandon Miller) got hit in the head and face. I wish I wouldn’t have done that – it doesn’t help anything. He got hit in the head. …He got hit in the face. To me, they’ve got to see that. Again, you don’t want to get kicked out of the game. That doesn’t help anything. Handling frustration is a big part of this league even when you’re a really good team, and in a situation like this, it’s critical that we all do it. That starts with me, so I can’t be doing that.”

On Brandon Miller’s career-high-tying 29 points

“He was terrific. He scored in a lot of different ways. He scored in the paint, he’s 3-for-6 from 3. He also had seven rebounds, so he played really well.” 

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