OKCGameplanPresser1d

Foul trouble pushed OKC into zone while it still kept a radar on Booker.

“We're in foul trouble tonight, so that explains some of the zone. But I thought we had good awareness of their personnel. You know, we were able to both play zone and maintain a radar on Booker.”

OKCIsaiah HartensteinRecoveryPresser1d

Hartenstein is rounding into form after missing some preseason games and the rust that came with it.

“It's hard when you don't play some of the preseason games... there's a level of rust that you just can't simulate... we're very patient when we have a guy like that... but yeah, he's rounding into form.”

OKCJosh Dix · Bennett StirtzRole & RotationPresser1d

The minutes from Josh Dix and Bennett Stirtz were especially huge.

“I thought the minutes we got from Josh and Bennett in particular were huge.”

DALSergio de LarreaRecoveryPresser1d

De Larrea's injury is still unidentified and the coach hopes it is minor.

“I don't know what it is. He'll have some energy tomorrow, but obviously concern because he's such a tough kid... hopefully it's minor, but we'll know sooner than later.”

DALWalter Clayton Jr.NewsPresser1d

Paint touches and off-ball relocation created shot space against a team that collapses a lot.

“We got a good amount of paint touches tonight. We was relocating off the ball well. You know, we felt like they were a team that collapses a lot, so just finding that space to get those shots off.”

DALP.J. WashingtonRole & RotationPresser1d

Washington played 41 minutes and was focused for nearly all of them as a floor-stretching weapon.

“For him to play 41 minutes tonight and I have a review of the film but I would say 39 of them were like really intentional, focused... He's a weapon because he can stretch the defense.”