We were climbing uphill all night long. We thought if we could have had a normal quarter offensively and not be in the hole down by 20 points like we were in the first quarter, then we'd be OK. |
We were climbing uphill from the start. We didn't have it. |
We were fortunate enough get some stops and play some tough, hard-nosed defense. This is the fifth win on a five-game road trip. We have been on the road eleven or twelve days and we played some pretty good defense against a team scoring 150, 120 and 115 points, so I am awfully proud of our guys. |
We were fortunate to win for several reasons. |
We were just battling uphill all night. We couldn't get it in gear tonight. |
We were lethargic physically and mentally. We didn't show up. We didn't have that juice that we normally have off the bench. |
We were not very good for the first three-and-a-half quarters, but between the fourth quarter and overtime we outscored them, 41-22. There's something unique about this team. |
We won it with our defense, which gave me some ammunition. We didn't score much in the fourth quarter, but neither did they. To hold them to 18 points, that's the only way we could win. |
We'll get past this. But it's just the beginning. |
We'll just take this victory any way we can get it. There's still another level for the Mavericks to go to. We're just not there yet. |
We're all disappointed with this loss. You have a team that has a lot of character and they are very competitive. We are just disappointed with the way we finished the game. |
We're disappointed with the way we finished the game. Our defense wasn't very good tonight. We gave up 65 points in the second half. We had a lot of things go wrong defensively. |
We're excited to get out of here with a win. Those guys play physical, and they play hard. |
We're going to win as a team. We're going to win when Dirk Nowitzki continues to move forward and Josh Howard and Erick Dampier and Jason Terry give the consistency I'm looking for. |
We're just calling him day-to-day. He's close. |