Marcus Morris on defending on LeBron James in Game 1: It was a team effort
"I'm a competitor," Morris said. "He's the best player, you know? I'm going to be able to tell my kids [about defending James] one day. It's exciting. I love the challenge, but like I said, man, it's a team effort."
Marcus Morris commented Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Celtics dominated the Cavaliers 108-83.
Per ESPN, "It's a team effort, man, it's not just me," Morris said. "Everybody played their part in guarding him. He's obviously the best player in the game, and you need multiple guys and a team to guard him an entire game. I just think we did a great job of that."
Morris said his competitive side led him to seek out the challenge of defending James.
"I'm a competitor," Morris said. "He's the best player, you know? I'm going to be able to tell my kids [about defending James] one day. It's exciting. I love the challenge, but like I said, man, it's a team effort."
James had 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting. He added nine assists and seven rebounds but committed seven turnovers and was minus-32 over 36 minutes.
"I thought they had great game plan Game 1," James said. "[Morris] was the start of it. He was my matchup, and I think they did a great job of communicating throughout the whole game, knowing where I was and knowing where our teammates was.
"[Celtics coach] Brad [Stevens] and the coaching staff did a great job in Game 1. You commend that. We have an opportunity to look at a lot of film tomorrow and see ways they were making us uncomfortable, making myself off-balance and not have a rhythm all game. So we'll be much better in Game 2."
The Celtics dominated the Cavaliers 108-83.
Per ESPN, "It's a team effort, man, it's not just me," Morris said. "Everybody played their part in guarding him. He's obviously the best player in the game, and you need multiple guys and a team to guard him an entire game. I just think we did a great job of that."
Morris said his competitive side led him to seek out the challenge of defending James.
"I'm a competitor," Morris said. "He's the best player, you know? I'm going to be able to tell my kids [about defending James] one day. It's exciting. I love the challenge, but like I said, man, it's a team effort."
James had 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting. He added nine assists and seven rebounds but committed seven turnovers and was minus-32 over 36 minutes.
"I thought they had great game plan Game 1," James said. "[Morris] was the start of it. He was my matchup, and I think they did a great job of communicating throughout the whole game, knowing where I was and knowing where our teammates was.
"[Celtics coach] Brad [Stevens] and the coaching staff did a great job in Game 1. You commend that. We have an opportunity to look at a lot of film tomorrow and see ways they were making us uncomfortable, making myself off-balance and not have a rhythm all game. So we'll be much better in Game 2."
E. Carchia
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