It never should have got to that point between those two and the media. Obviously, they should have dealt with that behind closed doors. ... For that to be going on right now, I think that's bad on both of those guys' part. |
It seemed like we just picked up where we left off last season. It didn't seem like a first game. |
It's been a long time since I've touched the ball that many times. Once you get going some nights, you can keep things rolling for yourself. |
It's been a while since I touched the ball that many times and could get in a comfort zone. |
It's not hard for me. It's only Year 4 for me, but this is coach No. 3. |
It's playoff time, and you want to do good, and you want to get off to a great start. Also, I think the last three or four games, we didn't play that much. ... I think that kind of had something to do with it as well. That (consistency) has been important to us all year. We've had that chemistry, we had that vibe a long time. |
It's very, very, very, very helpful. ... Delfino can get out there and get some confidence. |
Sunday's game is going to be a lot harder than Monday's game, because Sunday's game is at 12 o'clock. I don't think we've had one at 12 this year. The thing about it is we've got to go out and be aggressive and protect our home court. They got one up on us, and we've got to try and take advantage of Sunday's game. |
That second unit has been great. We aren't giving them a lift at all. |
That was just pick your poison. What you want to do is just let him get his rhythm out 20, 22-feet out away from the basket, or make him drive and hope that we'll be there to help. I think tonight we just tried not to let him get any looks from the perimeter. |
That's the guy you've got to watch. He's incredible. I can't even think of all the big shots he's made. |
The bench has done a great job. They are starting to give us some successful minutes now and that's been making it easier for all of us. |
The last couple of games, I don't know if we're tired or what, but our energy just isn't there. We know we can score, that's not a problem. But when you talk about energy, it's got to happen on defense, and it wasn't there all night. |
The last five or six games, our energy level has been down. That's why I knew the fourth quarter was the time to get aggressive, try to hit some shots and get to the line. |
The past five or six games we've been a little bit tired. Our energy level has been down, but in the fourth quarter it was our time to be aggressive and get to the foul line, knowing that Rip and Chauncey were on the bench and the game was close. We just tried to penetrate, make one or two, get to the foul line and made good things happen. |