Times like this, coming off a bad game, or at least one not up to Gay’s approval, taking a moment to allow his mind to return to Baltimore as a youth only helps. “It’s easy to get my mind off of something and just focus on other things,” Gay said. A quick listen to the show on Thursday morning served as part of the healing process.
Gay couldn’t remember the doctor’s name who appeared on the show, but he likes Calloway’s show as there is always a featured guest who discusses topics that interest him. He didn’t listen to music on the way to the practice site instead, Gay decided to listen to Sway in the Morning, a SiriusXM show with long-time hip-hop journalist Sway Calloway. With his focus now on Game 3, Gay arrived at the Spurs shootaround Thursday ready to play. “It was a really long flight, but after that it’s, ‘What about the next one?’”
He finished Game 2 with five points on 2-of-9 shooting, nine rebounds and three assists in the loss. Gay said he could’ve attempted better shots, made better passes, played better defense, just performed better overall. Next game.” Always time to reminisceīefore Gay could play in that next game, he needed to go through the motions of forgetting Game 2. “Play some music just think about the next game. “Go home, sleep in my own bed, drive my own car to work and forget about it,” Gay said. Hours before the Spurs beat the Nuggets after Gay finished his media session after morning shootaround, he started to walk off the practice court when the question arrived: How does Rudy Gay overcome a bad game?
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Though Gay’s performance wasn’t like Derrick White’s, who for the second time in this series stole the show by finishing with a career-high 36 points on 15-of-21 shooting and five rebounds, or DeMar DeRozan, who added 25 points, five assists and three steals, Gay was better than he was Tuesday in Denver.īut what transpired leading up to Game 3 was the key for Gay. Gay received his opportunity to avenge his play Thursday at AT&T Center, and he took advantage to help the Spurs beat the Nuggets, 118-108, and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series. “I’ll try my hardest for that not to happen again.” “I don’t think I played very well at all,” Gay said. Roughly 48 hours before Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets, it was Gay who stood in front of a wall inside of the Pepsi Center and took responsibility for his outing in Game 2. The ability to overcome the tough times, when things aren’t going his way, is planted in Gay’s basketball arsenal. SAN ANTONIO – Rudy Gay has been here before.