We just have to get stops, especially down the stretch. We got 10 out of 11 now, we want to get the next 10 out of 11. |
We just match-up with them pretty well. We knew we'd beaten them 13 in a row, and we knew they'd be coming with extra energy. |
We just need to develop some type of consistency. |
We knew they were going to double me. We wanted to punish them down low. I made my first four shots. Guys were looking for me. |
We know if we get this game on (Thursday) that it'll be hard for them to come back. That's what we want to try to do. We want to fly up there and take care of business (Thursday) night. |
We know what we have to do, offensively and defensively. I told the guys that I've been in this situation many times before, I've been down before, and not to worry about it. We've just got to fight. It's not going to be easy, it was easy in the first two rounds, but it's not going to get any easier. |
We know when we have a performance like that most of the time we're going to hear it. |
We know where we want to go and we know what we want to do. |
We need to beat those teams, especially in this building. I felt that it was another one that we let get away. There are too many fundamental mental mistakes down the stretch against a great team. |
We need to improve on our 1-on-1 defense and play better team defense. |
We needed this game because we haven't played them well. |
We needed this game because we really hadn't played them well the last 13 or 14 games. |
We needed this win tonight. We want to try and close them out on Thursday. |
We still could have got it done, ... It just wasn't our turn. It just wasn't meant to be. Now you just have to live with that. Like I said, the thing that happened last year is only going to make us stronger. The great Pat Riley has made us stronger. |
We want to go out and win on a good note and have three good days at the All-Star (break) and then come back with 31 or 32 games left. We just want to do great in the second half of the season. |