Durant, Jokic see competition creep back in with new NBA All-Star Game format

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00:00Did you feel some of that love out there from the fans?

00:02How old were some of them?

00:03We got two of them.

00:09The format takes some getting used to.

00:12Once we got in the flow of things, I thought it was pretty good.

00:14The first game, we played against the rookie Rising Stars.

00:18I thought it was pretty good once we kind of got in the flow of it.

00:21I'm glad Ryan came out there and was able to play on Sunday night.

00:23Something for him to aspire to be in.

00:26Sunday night is a special time.

00:29Those rookies that were on the floor tonight, they're looking at us as all-stars.

00:32Get some inspiration when they come back out there and play.

00:36I'm sure we'll see a few of those guys there playing on Sunday night as well.

00:40Ryan has a chance.

00:42Playing with competitive spirit, no matter where you are, no matter who's on the floor.

00:48Yeah, when you've got to race to a point number in no time,

00:51sometimes that brings out the competitive nature of the game.

00:55Trying to get up to a certain number.

01:00That game felt a little tight when you're trying to reach a certain number.

01:03There's no time involved, you can just play.

01:06But I think we'll start to see all-star weekend and competitive nature in the game

01:10start to creep back in.

01:12I think it was solid tonight. It was way better than it was before.

01:14Maybe because the games were condensed, but it felt like guys were trying to play hard.

01:19Hey, thank you.

01:20Guys, no, we're not going to do that. You're going to seal the deal.

01:30It was good. I think it was a little bit more competitive.

01:34We didn't open the game well and we didn't finish it well either.

01:50I don't know, but Steph is built for this game and he showed why.

01:56So, I'm happy for him.

02:06To win a championship, probably that's something that everybody here is striving and wanting to do.

02:12So, probably that.

02:20As I was just saying, I'm in much better shape this year than I was last year.

02:25My body is much more adapted to this league and this rhythm.

02:28My biggest takeaway is that it's possible to give 100% on that court,

02:36to play hard, to play your ass off.

02:40For me, it's the only way to play basketball.

02:43I think it will only make the game better.

02:49Last year, I was in good shape. Today, I don't know why.