We ended up doing a few things right and ended up pulling it out. |
We just did what we were supposed to do, and we kept doing what we were supposed to do. |
We played pretty solid defense and did a good job of just containing them and keeping them in front of us. |
We really don't need them to have a huge game, just a solid one. One of the things you need to do when you get into a playoff situation is let the guys realize that they don't have to play an extraordinary game. They just have to do their job. |
We started off on a spurt, but every time we got up by eight or 10 (points), we let them back into it. |
We thought we could attack them inside on the glass. |
We were just better than them, and it was as simple as that. We were the better basketball players who made plays, so there is no substitute left for that. |
We were pitiful (in the first half). We turned the ball over too many times, and we were inconsistent on defense. |
We were rolling right along, and then all of a sudden we stopped playing at both ends. We never could fully recover after that. |
We're the 1986 Celtics when we don't turn the ball over. The fact that we can turn it over that many times and still win a ballgame is a pretty good sign. |
We've got the right schedule for us down the stretch to see if we're going to have a chance. |
We've got to get him some more shots because he's too good at shooting the ball for us not to do that. |
What (Palmer) has figured out again is work ethic. He's had the tremendous ability all season long of buying into what we're doing, and his effort has always been good. |
When he gets the opportunity to be in the open court, he's so good with the ball. He makes good plays by either scoring or kicking it out to other people. |
When the game is being played up and down the floor, he's very good. |