That is the best we've executed on offense all season, ... We were hot and putting down all of our shots. I wasn't sure where we'd be with this being the last game of a long trip, but we held on. |
That's where it all starts for us because they will pound the boards and create second shots for themselves, ... That has killed us at times this season. Our bigs have to box out and match up with them for us to have a chance. |
The better team won tonight, ... We chose the wrong night to not play at our best. |
The break in the schedule a week ago helped us . . . to get our continuity, to get our defense together, ... Our offensive execution is way better than it was. . . . The big thing is we've got a pretty good rotation now. They're starting to feel more familiar with each other's games, and that takes a little time. We're still not there, but if we didn't have the break in the schedule I don't think we could have been able to get to where we are. |
The way I look at it, every game is a playoff game from here on out, ... It starts [tonight] against Connecticut. Every one of these teams will be fighting to make the playoffs, so we have to play like a playoff team. |
They really jumped on us early, ... We tried to pound it inside and got nothing out of it. I thought we might have gotten hit one or two times, but the refs didn't agree. It's hard to complain, since we shot more free throws than they did, but I thought it really changed the start of the game. |
This was a very difficult game for our players. We had to finish this season the way we played this season. We always gave it 110 percent. |
This was a very difficult game for our players. We had to finish this season the way we played this season. We always gave it 110%. |
This would have been a horrible momentum stopper, ... Horrible. We talked about that before the game. They are struggling but they have a lot of pride and they aren't just going to lie down for anyone. |
Tonight, Houston just beat Detroit by a buzzer and New York lost to Connecticut. That helps us because we pick a game up on each one of our competitors. |
Usually Temeka is able to go by you. But her pull-up jump shot . . . it's amazing how she can get it off on bigger people, ... She's done that to people 6-foot, 6-1. |
Vickie made a great play. She has been making them for a long time. Her heart is big and she just makes big plays. |
We almost had them over there at their place and we got the overtime game here, ... But this one is really big because we're at home and because of our schedule down the stretch. It's absolutely critical that we win these games at home. |
We got a break because Leslie went out, ... The time that she was out, we went to Chas [Melvin] and she was able to take the ball to the hole twice, get fouled and score. |
We had no answer for them today, ... We couldn't stop them. |