NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: CLIPPERS VS. SUNS

June 26, 2021

Terance Mann

LA Clippers

Game 4: Postgame

Phoenix Suns 84, Los Angeles Clippers 80

Q. The team's energy -- how do you feel you'll be from that standpoint for the next game?

TERANCE MANN: I've just got to do what I do. You know, I've just got to play my game. I'm just got to bring energy for these next three games. Just hopefully everybody will follow that lead. I know everybody is ready to win. So there won't be any lack of energy out there.

Q. Do you feel like coming in you're going to need to take a heavier load offensively in terms of looking for your shot earlier in the first half?

TERANCE MANN: I'm just going to play the game how it goes. You know, read whatever comes my way. Read whatever comes the team's way.

Q. You guys have been down 0-2 and came back. You staved off elimination in Dallas. What's this like being down 3-1?

TERANCE MANN: Definitely a different feeling. There's no room for error. Just got to take it a game at time now. Just got to try and go get Game 5 and be ready to try to force a Game 7.

Q. What were you guys saying in the locker room after this one?

TERANCE MANN: Same stuff. Keep your head up. Stay positive. What can you stay? It's hard being down 3-1.

Q. When you guys were missing all those shots, what did that feel like? We've never seen a stretch like that with so many misses from both teams.

TERANCE MANN: It was tough because we fought all the way get back to get it to a one-point game, and we had looks that we normally make all season and they weren't falling. The game could have easily went a whole different way if we were hitting those shots. It's tough to see. It's tough to be a part of. But we'll make them next game.

Q. One positive note, you guys had a pretty solid third quarter, especially in the paint when you had 16 of your points in the paint. What are some of the things that you did from that quarter that you want to implement into Game 5 on a more consistent basis?

TERANCE MANN: Get into that paint by any means, any way we can. That's how we won games all year and that's what we should continue to do.