With 3 minutes to go, it's a two-point game but we didn't get much going on either end after that. |
With a four-point lead, we didn't do a good enough job of stopping Carter down the stretch. You want to make him shoot as far out as possible and keep him away from the basket. He got a lot of calls going to the basket. |
With Michael and Joe out, everybody contributed. Go down the list and everybody did something well to help us win. |
With this team, with their attitude, I don't think there's a lot of things they can't do. |
With Toni down, Michael (Redd) has to play some 3. Jiri has to be available. Who knows? Charlie (Bell). We can play with three guards. But we can't put Charlie on everybody. |
Yeah, that's about how I saw it. Them and San Antonio are probably the two most physical teams in the league, yet both of them go to the foul line more than anyone else. |
You don't want to get caught up watching the standings. It's a tight race and it can shift. Every game from here on out is going to have significance in the playoff race. It's that simple. |
You kind of get in a rhythm of playing. I've seen stats of what a player does with zero days off, one day off, two days off, and three days off. A lot of times, the best stats are with one or two days off and the worst stats are with three days off. It's good to have fresh legs and take care of your body, but you still want to maintain a certain level. |
You know what they say - penetration kills. He's able to do that for us. |
You look at the way he played in L.A., and the way he played tonight. He's passing the ball, he's under control; defensively when he's in there, he generally has the toughest assignment. I'm really happy for him. He works hard and he's a great guy and we need him. We'd be hurting without him. |
You want a confidence to play any opponent. Even the first game here (against Detroit), with 3 or 4 minutes to go, it could have gone either way. I think we have a confidence of how we've played against them but we know it's not going to be easy. It's every possession, all the little things that make the difference in the playoffs. It's going to be a good opportunity. |
You want to make him shoot as far out as possible, keep him away from the basket. He got a lot of calls going to the basket. It is difficult to double him in the middle of the court. |
Zach Randolph will probably play and that changes the whole complexion of the game. |