That was a big part of us having a hard time scoring. |
That was a tough one. We didn't play well and they shot the ball very well. I saw the final replay and it is what it is. We have to win by 10 points to avoid that type of final play. |
That was the difference. We shot well enough in the first half (51.2 percent) to be up by more than three. |
That's how we're going to play when the bell rings. |
That's kind of characteristic of our team. We don't call plays. Right now, there's just great ball movement, and everyone's willing to give it up. I don't know how you guard it. |
That's probably why they've been to the Finals the past two years. |
The activity and quickness of our players. |
The ball bounces our way sometimes. I watch the tape, and last time the ball goes to them. This time, it goes to us. It's like, thank God, the ball goes in and comes out. Arenas missed shots. |
The Cactus League is going on, but I don't think he's here to watch baseball. |
The focus was just better. You could feel it. It was a big game. It is the middle of the year and our guys have to realize every game is important for us right now. ... This was big for us to stop the bleeding. |
The guy can become a great shooter. He has a nice technique. The rest of it, you know what, his instincts are unbelievable. Other than just experience and just trusting himself, he doesn't need to learn anything. ... One of the reasons he got the most improved is he played. His skills were seen this year, let's put it that way. |
The guy can play. He's smart. |
The guy went from not playing much at guard for Atlanta to starting at center for us. That's a pretty big jump. |
The guy's a gamer. At 22 years of age, he just shows remarkable poise, and a heck of a game. |
The intensity goes up, and it's a little bit of a shocker the first time you see it. He has not seen this kind of intensity, and I think he's getting used to it. He's being aggressive and it took him two or three games to understand what it's all about. The guy is smart, and he's going to adjust. |