I'm not sure if it's the records or not being able to finish ballgames, whenever we're playing teams that don't have good records we play well for three quarters, but we don't close them out down the stretch. |
I've had pretty good success against J. The times that I have been able to get him off-balance, I've been able to get by him. J is still a great defender. But if my number is called, I have no trouble stepping up to the challenge. |
It feels good to have that monkey off our back. It's a joyous locker room. |
It felt good when it left my hands. I held up my hand and thought it was the bottom of the net. But tonight all of my shots ended up a little short. |
It means a lot. This gives us a lot of confidence. If you lose the first game it's like you are fighting from behind the whole series. We wanted to get a leg up on them, put the pressure of being behind on those guys. |
It starts on defense for us. Whenever we're getting stops like we were in the second half, we were able to run and get things in transition. If you're constantly taking the ball out of the basket, it makes things difficult. It makes it difficult to run. As long we're able to defend we'll be fine. |
It was a broken play. When it's a broken play, you've just got to do your 1-on-1 thing. |
It was a great win for us. That's the type of game that had been going against us this year. |
It was great to come in here and get Game 1. I was a little bit moved because I'm so close to those guys in that locker room, the organization and the people that work in the front office. I still keep in touch with them, but tonight I was trying to make a play. The refs called a foul and I was able to make some big free throws. |
It's exciting. There's a time you either step up your play and help your team win, or you go home crying like a little baby. |
It's good to put two together. Our defense wasn't up to par, but at the same time, we shared the ball and made timely baskets. It was a much needed win. |
It's not much fun losing, especially five in a row. I thought we played with more confidence, and our defensive pressure helped our offense. ... We were just trying to be more aggressive. |
It's out of our individual control. There's no need to worry about what you can't control, although it is human nature. |
J.O. had a great game going, They decided to double him, that allowed me to go free. |
Maybe so. Because without Jermaine, we become a perimeter-oriented team. We rely on Stephen Jackson to get us going. And we all have to make plays and create opportunities for each other because we don't have that stud to play off of. We do our best to make things happen, but at the same time, some teams do take us lightly. Some nights, we do take advantage of it. |