We didn't want him to go off for 50, but he shot the ball so well coming out that it's was kind of hard to stop him. Other guys didn't get involved in the second half and that keyed us. |
We get down by 15 and we come back, but we exert so much energy and then we get down again. It's never-ending. It's been like that all season. |
We had our backs against the wall. We showed great character. If we hadn't worked so hard in practice we would have lost that one by 30, |
We have the toughest team in the league. But we've got the mind-set we can win. |
We just need to know what it feels like to win a playoff game. Even if we don't win this series, as a young team to build for next year it's just good to get a playoff win. |
We put ourselves in a position to make a move and then it collapses. It's never ending. |
We tried to make him shoot the jumper in the first half and we brought help on him (in the second half). He started to find teammates, and that's the sign of a great player. He didn't try to come out and get 50. He came out and nearly got a triple-double. The smart players know how to do that. |
We win this game, everything changes. That's the story of our season. We make things very hard on ourselves. |
We'd rather get five and get Cleveland, but it's going to be a tough game. |
We're definitely positive. To win a few games obviously would be nice. We'd like to win the series, but being realistic, they're the No. 1 seed. We're just going to try to take a game or two, and on any day, you never know what can happen. |
We've beaten Dallas and some other teams when we've had guys out. Every week there's a different guy out. We're used to it now and guys are getting used to stepping up. So it hasn't been a problem for us but it would be definitely better to have (Ford back). |
We've got to win. These are our rivals, New Jersey, Chicago and Philly. |
When we have lapses defensively, then we start throwing rocks at the rim. It all goes downhill at once. We don't get stops and they score and we come down and shoot up rocks. That's the problem with us. One thing happens to us (defensively) and we turn it over or take a bad shot on the next possession and it all collapses. |
You have to be smart the way you play him; he shoots the ball so well. You have to go in there and play with energy, try to take him out of his game. But it's going to be tough. |