They are a tough team to play at any time. But from a schedule standpoint, our fourth (game) in five nights, it's really tough. That on top of the fact that we shot poorly in the first half, and we're without some key guys made it tougher. |
They are a well-balanced team that has become very efficient at both ends of the floor. I think (coach Maurice) Cheeks has done a great job of figuring out a lineup. A lot of it is going to come back to Iverson and Webber because they are two great players. Iverson, in the last two weeks, he's been playing by his standards at a higher level. |
They are not the same team without Vince Carter. |
They certainly competed on a higher level than we did, and that was probably the most disappointing part of it. |
They didn't do a great job with the coverage, but, hey, the way Tinsley played tonight, he put the defense in a tough situation. That was a huge play because it was so hard for Jermaine to get open looks around the basket. It gave our team some energy at the defensive end. |
They got into the paint time and time again in the third quarter, and that was the story of how the game went. . . . You give up 29 points in the third and that tells you the momentum of the game, because we had put ourselves in a strong position before that. |
They outworked us and rubbed our faces in it too and they should have, |
They outworked us and rubbed our faces in it too and they should have, ... We've got some soul searching to do. We have to play these guys again [Friday], which is not going to be any fun based on what I saw tonight. |
They outworked us and rubbed our faces in it too and they should have. We've got some soul searching to do. We have to play these guys again [Friday], which is not going to be any fun based on what I saw tonight. |
They played great and we didn't give them much of a game tonight. |
They played great and we didn't give them much of a game tonight. Our margin for error is slim. We can't have any slippage. Our rebounding was a disappointment. We've got to do better. |
They played like they have something to play for. |
They showed in the first quarter what type of team they can be, especially at the offensive end. That was a demolition. |
They switched everything and got crossed up. I was real happy Jack got a chance to hit the game-winning shot after he stepped up so courageously in the last game, but couldn't get it to go down. |
They took the game to us. It just looked like they were everywhere and our feet were stuck in the mud. |