None of this is saying suburbia is bad. It just says these are the relationships you get ... and they should be taken into account. |
Of course, you want to win the game. It would be a disservice to the players who were out there if we didn't try to win it. But we've earned the right to play this way. Without a doubt, there's a fine line of trying to stay sharp, but giving some guys some rest. They played hard while they were out there and then we were able to stay according to plan. |
Oh there were a litany of things. |
One-hundred-and-eighty degrees, ... The atmosphere is positive, upbeat. |
Our bench — hey, look, in six straight games they've been very, very good. The contributions those guys are making on both ends has obviously been very, very big. |
Our defense has been pretty sharp. We've gotten contributions from everyone. We're doing a good job defensively, having good intent and offensively sharing the ball. |
Our guys battled their tails off for 48 minutes. We did a good job of protecting the paint. We were fortunate they missed some shots, but our defensive intent was very good ... When we play at a high-level, it starts on the defensive end. |
Our guys competed their tails off. We gave ourselves a chance with the right people shooting the ball. If I were to make any excuses, it would be that Jason and Richard had to log a lot of minutes. Those minutes will catch up to your legs and affect shots at the end of a game. |
Our guys gave a great effort and we were fortunate those guys weren't able to make shots. |
Our guys play with a great deal of confidence and they know what it takes to win. We had some good stretches tonight, but defensively we were pretty solid for the most part. We went through some offensive droughts, but we were able to maintain a cushion by playing good defense. |
Outstanding would be an understatement. Vince Carter took us on his shoulder and did a phenomenal job. |
Outstanding. If you're not impressed by them, you're a tough guy to be with. |
People who follow us every day know how special Vince is. God forbid he has a game where he doesn't make every shot he takes. He delivers time and time again. He's a special player. |
Regardless of the schedule, you feel a whole lot better after a win than a loss. We want to maintain this good feeling. We don't want to skip a beat. |
Richard had a good game going. There are times when the ball finds you and times it doesn't. Regardless, you have to continue to play at a high level. But he had great intent and he attacked. |