We just went through the motions. We didn't put forth a good enough effort. We didn't deserve to win. |
We know what we've got to do and we know what we're not doing. We just have to go out there and get it done. |
We know you can't win a championship in December. We've been there before. |
We put ourselves in a tough situation. We had to bail ourselves out with our defense. If we play like that for three quarters, it's going to take an effort like that down the stretch to get a victory. We have to start giving that effort from the start. |
We set out from the beginning of the season to try and win every game. It's not about who we're playing, it's about going out there and taking care of our business. |
We wasted the first half. We came out in the second half and tried to fight and claw to get back into the game. Once we got back into the game, they made big plays. When you play like that sometimes it gets you in the end. This was one of those nights. |
We'll see what we have tonight. We've got a job to do and we need to do it. |
We'll use the home-court advantage if we have to. But I think the teams that are going to be successful in these playoffs are going to be the teams that go on the road and win. |
We're all underrated as defenders on this team. |
We're always going to stick to our concept. There's no need to change. |
We're chasing something bigger than Miami, or anybody else. We have an opportunity to do something special. We're not worried about sending messages. |
We're motivated to keep this up because we want home-court advantage, after losing Game 7 on the road at San Antonio last year. That will help us get back to being champions. |
We're not sure we'll begin on the approved site. |
We're talking about it, getting back to what we were doing early in the season, when we were getting stops that would lead to easy baskets. Where everybody was getting buckets in transition and forcing teams to turn the ball over, everybody getting out and running. ... Now, we're just trying to get back to where we were. |
We've been chased for a long time, so it doesn't change for us. We've still got to come out and do what we do. We've been here before, we know what type of situations we've been in and we know what type of beast the playoffs bring. You've got to be prepared for everything. |