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Q. You said regardless of everything, it's 2 2, but how have you dealt with the fact that each game has been a blowout? How does a coach cope with that?
COACH LARRY BROWN: Well, last night was tough for me because of Pop. You know, we commented to each other, he said, "Now I know how you felt in 1 and 2."
One, I have no explanation for what happened. The closest thing to that is I think when I coached San Antonio, we had a series against Portland that we got blown out both games in Portland and then it was a different format, and then we won in San Antonio, got blown out in Portland Game 5 and won in San Antonio, and Game 7 went right down to the last possession.
I cannot explain what's happened. Maybe Game 3 I could say, hey, it was a desperate situation for us, and maybe San Antonio could have thought it might have been too easy. But knowing Pop and knowing what they are about, I had no idea we could win Game 4 like we did. I always look at one stat when I look at our league: I look at how many times a team has gotten beat by ten or more points, and they are always the best. They very rarely get blown out. We have always been pretty darned good. And that is an important thing for me as a coach. And to see that stat, and then know we won these two games so easily and we got beat so easily, I have no explanation for it at all.
COACH LARRY BROWN: Well, last night was tough for me because of Pop. You know, we commented to each other, he said, "Now I know how you felt in 1 and 2."
One, I have no explanation for what happened. The closest thing to that is I think when I coached San Antonio, we had a series against Portland that we got blown out both games in Portland and then it was a different format, and then we won in San Antonio, got blown out in Portland Game 5 and won in San Antonio, and Game 7 went right down to the last possession.
I cannot explain what's happened. Maybe Game 3 I could say, hey, it was a desperate situation for us, and maybe San Antonio could have thought it might have been too easy. But knowing Pop and knowing what they are about, I had no idea we could win Game 4 like we did. I always look at one stat when I look at our league: I look at how many times a team has gotten beat by ten or more points, and they are always the best. They very rarely get blown out. We have always been pretty darned good. And that is an important thing for me as a coach. And to see that stat, and then know we won these two games so easily and we got beat so easily, I have no explanation for it at all.