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NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: TRAIL BLAZERS VS. WARRIORSMay 19, 2019CJ McCollumPortland, Oregon - Practice Day Q. CJ, getting down three in a series it's going to be tough. How do you guys re-focus? CJ McCOLLUM: I think you just sit back, watch the film, figure out what you can improve upon. Obviously the third quarter has been a point of emphasis for us where the last three games we've been up or blown a lead or allowed them to get back into the game. Just continue to focus. It's an elimination game now we're facing. Every night is an elimination game, so we have a lot -- take it one possession at a time, understanding that you just can't kind of control everything but you can control your execution and your plan, being in the right spots game-plan wise, defensively being active, offensively trying to execute. Hopefully that's enough for us to get a win on Monday. Q. What did you see from the film in the third quarter that stood out to you? CJ McCOLLUM: I think it was like 26, 27 possessions, somewhere around there, and I think we got pretty good shots every possession. There was probably two or three possessions that we could have gotten a better shot maybe had we forced the action a little bit. But besides that, I thought we got great looks. We hit the middle, got guys out to the weak side, got some open looks, had a couple floaters that didn't drop. Besides that, I think they did a good job defensively, and we didn't do such a good job of just finishing plays. We had looks, but we didn't knock them down, and then defensively not getting everything back in transition resulted in a couple easy baskets for them. Q. With regard to Dame's [Damian Lillard] injury, can you imagine having to play through that and what he's thinking right now? CJ McCOLLUM: I mean, there's not much you can do to increase my level of respect for him. I understand who he is as a person to the core, so it's an unfortunate situation and injury to have to fight through, but he's a strong person, and understanding what's at stake, we're in the Playoffs right now, so there's no excuses and there's no way I feel like he can sit out of a game or anything of that nature. So we've just got to keep pushing forward, and as I said say, we can rest in the summer. We'll figure it out, get through it, and we'll rest in the summer. Q. Have you seen it affect him at all? I imagine he isn't talking about it -- CJ McCOLLUM: Yeah, I'm sure it hurts. I don't know what it's like. I mean, I've had like back spasms and stuff and stuff close to the ribs, but I don't know what it's like, obviously. I would imagine it's painful. Q. What's your mindset going into tomorrow night? CJ McCOLLUM: Play hard, man. That's the biggest thing. Go out there, play hard, have fun, try to execute the game plan, and that should be enough. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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