You have to give Indiana a lot of credit. They are a team that keeps on battling without some of their core pieces. We had some stale periods offensively in the second half but we had to get back on the winning track and we did. |
You have to give Josh Smith credit. He made two huge shots. |
You have to give New Orleans credit, they doubled Vince and he made the right play to kick it out. We just couldn't get the job done. But in the second half we did a good job of adjusting. When the outside shot isn't going, you have to resort to getting into the paint. |
You have to tip your hat to Chauncey Billups who makes unbelievable shots, but the thing that stood out was we defended for 48 minutes. We were happy to beat such a good team, but at the same time we realize it's just one game. |
You never take great players for granted because all you have to do is not to be around them for a little bit. A lot of the things he does, you can't put a value on it. His leadership, showing the way and setting the tone, he's a special player. |
You'd like to reward your fans with a little better performance, but we lost. Fortunately, this was Game 1 of 82. |
You're not going to see him take three, four dribbles, go behind his back. He's a catch-and-shoot, quick decision maker, and underrated offensive rebounder who has a high basketball IQ. |
You've got to show some poise and weather the storm, and our guys did that. |