The thing about it is, we?re loose all season long and then when the playoffs come, we?re even more loose. People might not think that?s a good thing, but it?s a good thing for us. We try to stay loose. We still know the focus part and what that mental aspect is, but we like to be loose and get prepared in the way that we have to. |
The thing about it, nobody even knew about it before today's game. That just shows you where our mind is at. |
The thing about the Heat was they were better chemistry-wise last year because Eddie Jones and other guys that were there knew the system and had been there awhile. |
The thing we wanted to do is really concentrate on rebounding the ball and not let them get second-chance opportunities on the offensive glass. We did a good job on that. |
There was times where myself, Chauncey, Ben, at one point or time, we went at it in practice with Larry. But at the end of the day, you have to understand what he's trying to tell you. You're going to be upset - one of those days you're going to be upset with him no matter what. |
There were a couple of questionable calls there. That kind of fueled the whole thing. |
There were times when myself, Chauncey [Billups], Ben [Wallace], everybody, there was at least one point of time when we all went at it with Larry. We had a better understanding because we had been together for a couple of years. |
They can play better. But at the same time, we can play better, too. |
They did a nice job of moving the basketball, getting offensive rebounds, getting second and third opportunities when they didn't make shots. But at the same time, they're playing great team defense. |
They looked a little tired in the second half. Once we started attacking them, they just looked like a team with tired legs. |
They played zone. When we went inside, they doubled down quickly and we settled for jumpers. They played great defense. |
They recovered strong from our beginning of the game and really made some plays happen. One thing we wanted to do was try to jump on them early, but at the same time, some of the guys' legs got tired very quickly. Once we got our second wind in the third and fourth quarters, we were fine. |
They went to a zone, and that means they are trying to get the ball out of Rip's (Hamilton) hands, so we have to make shots. |
They were just trying to foul, so I just threw it up at the basket. As long as you don't dribble anymore, it's a continuation. Once I heard them yell foul, I knew I was going to go to the rim. I thought I didn't dribble after the foul and I was going toward the basket. |
They were just trying to foul, so the common sense thing to do is throw it up at the basket. As long as you don't dribble no more, it's a continuation. |