They're definitely proven champions. But we feel, at home ? I don't care who you are ? we're going to fight you to the end and try to win the game. So we're definitely disappointed. |
This game, from the start, seemed like it meant more for them than it did for us. |
This is the best time to be playing our best basketball. I'm hoping it can only be better. |
This is the fifth game, and he's been doing this since day one. So we're just looking for him to do it every game. When he doesn't do it, then we'll be surprised. |
This morning it was all right. I woke up stiff. I did some work and it made me feel better. Took a nap and it was a little stiff. It was more stiff when I woke up this afternoon than this morning. I said, 'Hey, just let it go.' That was the hardest thing for me, to not dress up and play. |
Those guys have had a hell of a year. Allen's playing well, D-Wade has been phenomenal. I have no problem. |
We all kind of look at this as the game to punish someone. It's not a league game. So if you want to send a message, it's the game to do it. |
We always felt (catching Miami) was a possibility. But we have to take care of our jobs and just win. If we just win, everything will fall into place. |
We are trying to peak at the right time and go into the playoffs with a lot of confidence. I could care less who we play. |
We bend but don't break. We have to have that attitude. That has been our approach the past seven or eight games. |
We consider Miami one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and we see it as a test each and every time. We felt we could really give them a run. |
We consider Miami one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference so we see it as a test each and every time. They beat on us last year in the playoffs so we wanted to come out and see how we could fix it and just compete with them. We competed with them before but we just weren't on their level. |
We definitely knew what was going to happen, how they play and what to expect. We just didn't respond. |
We didn't bring our 'A' game. We didn't even bring our 'B' game. Our last two (losses), we looked like a team that wanted to go home. |
We didn't care that Chauncey hadn't scored. We know that it doesn't matter if he has no points or 30 points, he can take over any game at the end. |