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G defensive stop at the end. Let's hear from him after the game. Draymond interested to know like when you went back in with those five fouls late in the game. And they needed you on the floor. What was kind of going through your mind? What got you mentally there so that you could stay out there as long as you did? Just not pick up a cheap one. But you know, I'm never going to be one of the guys that just because you got fouls, you don't defend. I feel very confident in my defensive ability to defend without fouling. And so I'm going to contest at the rim. I'm going to. But in that situation you just got to make sure your fundamentals are clean. And so that's what I try to do if I'm going to go vertical, hey man, at the rim or if I'm going to guard going at the post, I just try to make sure that my fundamentals are there, you know. But yeah, I can't, I can't, I can't be a guy for this team just because I got fouls. I lay off like I'm our defensive anchor. You got to be that. And if I foul out, I just fall out. I'm better served. This team is I can better serve this team just playing. And if I foul out, I'm gone. Then staying out there and just giving up baskets.
What did you see on that last play against Sengun? You know he likes the ISO right in the middle of the paint. So you know he started coming downhill. I gave a little ground and stack. Always tell us it's the time that you have to get serious. He said, "It's time to get," and you just try to pick that point. You know, I want to pick it too early where, you know, he's facing me, and now I pick up a cheap one, you know? So just try to find that sweet spot. And where to get serious is, stack says. And I thought I found a good spot. He took a deep jump hook.
You said sometime I think it was a couple days ago, after last game, about your technicals and how you sometimes strategically use them. Yeah, I got a technical tonight and that was guys way more aggressive than me. So yeah, that's crazy. Well, what happened overall in that second in the second was the second quarter from the technical? And then they were trying to muddy the game up. But it's fine. We kept it pushing.
Draymond, I'm curious your thoughts on Podziemski. And not so much his shooting or his skills. But for a young guy as Steve said, he's a second-year player who acts like he's a plays like he's a 10th-year guy. What about his makeup allows him to have a game like this on this stage? I think it's his heart; skill is, you know, the skill is there. That's why he was. What pick was he? The 14th pick or something like that? 19th pick. That's why he, coming from a smaller school, is 19th pick. The skill is there, but it's his heart. And I like to call it irrational confidence. Although I he puts the work in, you know, so but he has irrational confidence. It's one of those things that I actually wish I had, but he just has the ultimate belief in himself and his abilities. And he went out there, he showed it. And quite honestly, he's been showing it for the last few months since he came back from injury. He's pretty much been lights out, you know, and tonight we needed it in a major way. And he stepped up. He answered the call, 26 points. Just you know, he's one of those guys that you just you want on your side. You know, people try to pick on him. They do this; they do that. He don't back down from anybody. He's smart as hell on both ends of the floor. Great draft pick by Mike.
Draymond, when it comes to Dillon Brooks. Obviously, he's always after the mental game. He's always talking on the free-throw line. Anytime the ref is not paying attention, he's throwing a shot. Maybe. How do you guys do you guys ever have to actually like calm the other down? Like don't let them get in your head or have a conversation about Dillon Brooks and what he's trying to do to kind of take you guys out of your game? No, they do that. Oh, like they be calming each other down. Tell them, oh, don't worry about well, we don't get off into that. We just do what we do.
What did you think about Steph's taunting technical? All he said was that's too. There's been way more taunting than that in this series. But hey, it is what it is; I like it. I think we all could see what Jimmy was going through out there. Clearly not at 100%. What did you think of what he gave you guys and what did you just like? What did it take for him to play like that? Well, his presence, number one, is huge. You know, I spoke about it over and over again. Just the commitment that our ownership group and front office made to Jimmy, but not only to Jimmy, to Steph and I and Steve, you know, you know, we've been here for many years and still feeling like we have a chance, but not quite there and need a little boost. And our ownership group made a two-year, $120 million commitment for us to get that boost. And what he's meant since he's been here, like tonight was great. He played through the injury, was beautiful, but it's just his presence. What his presence does for this team is humongous. The first three quarters he couldn't move. Not sure how he started moving in the fourth quarter, but the first three quarters he couldn't move and yet he never complained. He stuck with it. And I think when it was most important, when the time was right, everybody on our side looked to get him the ball. And when you get him the ball, he made great things happen for himself or for others. And, you know, it was huge. I think my favorite play was the last rebound. I looked up; I thought it was Kuminga out there flying. It was Jimmy. That was my favorite play of all of them that he made.
You've dealt with, you know, trying to get back from injury and Rick and you know how cautious Rick can be. Did you see Jimmy much over the last couple of days? And were you surprised he was able to, you know, basically to convince Rick to give him the green light? I wasn't surprised because it's a playoff game. If it was a regular season game, Rick wouldn't even talk to him. But playoff game, I haven't seen him much. So I'm in a meeting and then he's out the way, so I'm shoot around him quickly. He was gone out the way like no extra shooting or anything. So I came into the locker room today and you know, Jimmy has his whole little aura going with the candles and stuff and I. I didn't see all of his things. And I was like, yo, is he not playing? Because they just kind of had us go through shootaround. Like maybe he would be playing out or see him. But he was huge. Showed up for us and closed the game off for us. It's big.
Draymond, you mentioned them trying to muddy it up a little bit. Showed up and close the game out for us. Well, hey, speaking of closing out, Warriors will look to close out this series. Game five set for Wednesday at 7:30 eastern. That will be out in Houston. But say they can't do it, well they'll have another chance on Friday. And also rockets if they really want to keep this th