(For) a lot of guys, last year was their first time in the playoffs. I'm glad to have that experience, and hopefully, I can capitalize on it. |
(James) was able to get in the paint and basically do what we wanted. He just kind of bullied us. |
All he had was a cramp, right? It's not like a bad back or a turned ankle. He didn't seem to be hurt to me. |
All three games down here have felt like missed opportunities. Hopefully, we can go back home and win one and come back down here and try it again. |
As a team, I think we did a pretty good job. We just have to do a little bit better. |
But no one wanted to wear them. |
Defensively, we were nowhere close to being good enough. That's what we're supposed to be?a defensive team. We just didn't have it tonight. |
Defensively, we weren't there tonight. We couldn't get any stops. I don't know what happened, but offense wasn't our problem tonight. |
Everybody in this building knows that the series isn't over. |
Everybody's happy we're going to extend our season. We're not going to be done on Wednesday. |
Everyone on the team realized that if we started making good stops, we would get right back in the game. We did that and made some big shots and we were able to pull it out. |
Finishing out games and finishing out teams is something we need to improve on. It starts by finishing out quarters and we did a good job of that tonight. |
First I slipped and fell down. Then I got up and tried to turn the corner but he (McGrady) bodied me up and I didn't get a very good shot off. |
He carried us throughout the game, making big shots and big plays. |
He said, basically, either go out and get embarrassed on [national] TV, or just start playing. We started playing, and we should have won. |