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There's been a lot of talk about staying focused in the moment, locking in Game two game.

But as human beings, it's incredibly difficult to not think about the future.

How do you personally stay present?

What's your process?

I understand the same routine on Just focus on What's in front of me.

Really?

Obviously, Like you said, as human beings, we do think in the future been thinking in the future.

Since you know the beginning of this season, just trying to get to this point, you just got to stay current and staying over a team.

Be patient and don't rush anything.

Him in the back, right?

Kawai Tim Reynolds with The Associated Press Back here.

You were on, Of course, the Spurs team and 13.

That was up three to when you guys were up, 31 You close it out in 14.

Obviously, you have a chance to close out now.

The fact that you've been in this situation a few times is there anything that's different about a finals close out game than trying to close one out in the 1st 3 rounds.

I mean, obviously you're playing against a better team championship team.

That's pretty much the only difference of it other than a regular playoff game.

Just playing against a better team at that point in time Today, on the right side, I cannot totally.

Canada is getting increasing about the Raptors and your one win away from doing something historic like winning a championship.

Do you guys embrace this Francie game taken around you or your keeping them out just to stay focused on the game?

Oh, I mean, I think we've been embracing it this whole time, you know, just enjoying the support and energy that they're bringing to the team.

And, um, you know, that being said just, you know, they help us stay, focus on in a moment in we just we just can We just got to be patient.

Don't rush anything.

Stay focused on what we're doing.

Just take it a minute at a time.

Standing over here on the left side.

Lukas Meyer newstalk 10 10 Toronto Quiet.

There was some speculation earlier this week that you had purchased property in the city.

I'm just curious if you wanted to clarify if, in fact, that actually occurred.

No, I did It.

Didn't have me yet.

No.

And just want follow up, then for the for the for the game tonight.

Very again tomorrow.

Excuse me.

Do you feel any?

You get guys an opportunity to close out at home Game five without going back to Oakland?

Do you guys feel is a unit any kind of internal pressure to get it done here?

You know, avoid going back toe Oakland Or is that more of, ah, kind of an externality that the conversation about pressures Sunday doesn't really, you know, get into the room, if you will.

I mean, it is pressure with every came.

I don't think is any added pressure to weigh Still gotta go out there, play a basketball game?

Um, he never whatever game are significance of the game or time.

You always, you know, either want to play great defense to make a shot.

So it's pretty much just a title over it right now on just go out and play.

Play it, enjoy it.

And whatever happens, we'll see.

See the results rush on the left side.

Quite a rash.

Medani from SportsNet to your left because your season you played so few games last year.

The fact that you're now in the finals and been part of this run does that individually personally make that sweeter for you?

Um, yeah.

I mean, would the year have last year and then just be able to play in the finals?

This year has been great, but, um, you know, I've been happy just being able to return back to basketball, you know, beginning of the regular season.

And it's, you know, pretty much something that I know.

I look back on of not being I would play, and now I'm able to play.

So it just like to me, just enjoy this.

Why you here?

Because you never know when you know those times will come.

You're not gonna be able to play or you get injured.

So that's what my mind said really comes from.

And you know what made me grow as a player because those are the worst times.

And, you know, basketball is no losing games are, you know, missing shots.

It's about you being able to play or not on the floor.

You know this.

So we grew up our whole lives to our grew up my whole life.

Wanting to do is to play in the NBA, and you know when I've taken away is terrible standing on the left side.

Why Alex Long Yahoo Sports?

Um, you know, you've talked a lot in the playoffs about not caring about individual stats and more about team wins.

I'm wondering after a game when you're looking at a box score in this series, what are the stats you're looking at?

That jumps out to you to tell you that the teams played a good game, no rebounds, turnovers and field goal percentage for for each team and obviously points in the pain.

And just saying you know, was the runs.

That's pretty much just but the big the big three things.

Our look at his turnovers and rebounds in field goal percentage.

Michael here on the left.

Why Michael Grange from sports Not just going back to your mindset and things.

Were you always ableto to stay present?

Or was that sort of a skill you've you've developed over your career?

And maybe what did you do?

What?

We room role models.

If that was the case, um what kind of you know, just growing up, playing basketball, pretty much like I always say, just learning from, you know, past experience, past games that are loss games that I want, seeing what I feel like or what I was thinking about those specific times and just bringing it back to, you know, current day reality The moment that I'm in, man, you know, making sure I could use, uh, you know, the things that were good And I believe the things that were bad toe help me be more successful.

When did you feel like you really kind of reached a good level of that?

Like, when did you When did you kind of feel like mentally You sort of reached a high high level on that ability?

I'm still trying to get better every day today waiting.

Oh, you know, either with basketball or off off the floor.

You know it's everyday battle mark on the right side.

Who I Mark Schwarz, ESPN.

You can't blame players when they get excited and celebrate in the middle of ah, big victory and you guys had to epic wins in Oracle.

But after Game four, you all marched off and anyone who watched that would have thought you guys had been defeated.

How is it possible at all?

15 of you could all have that same expression that looked like maybe you lost the game instead of wanted.

I think it just we're focused on you.

We know that doesn't mean anything to is someone who has four wins.

You never know what could happen.

You gotta take advantage of you, You know, don't get overly hyped and excited.

Still a great great basketball team on the other side.

And, um, I think that was our mindset.

We had a go going out there, you know, we accomplished it.

And now way have to do it and, you know, possible three games better when one.