That's definitely number one. The atmosphere, the emotion, the hostility in the arena: It was a fun game. |
The big picture is to win as many games as possible. I had no clue (about making the playoffs). Nobody mentioned it. We just have to win as many games as we have left. |
The first two minutes were the toughest. I was tired. |
The more games we let slip away, we're letting other teams have a chance. It's important for us to be who we are and win. It doesn't matter how ugly or how lucky we are. |
The only bad thing about it is that younger kids now, whose minds are easily warped, they are going to think, 'Oh! I am going to go out there and do it,' instead of [having] the team concept first. I just hope that kids and young guys understand that yeah, special guys can do that. |
The second half was a different story. We picked our defense up and attacked them and tried to put pressure on them for a change and try and create easy baskets. It was the turning point for us. |
The starters came out playing hard and made a statement early. For us, having a lead instead of being on the other end where we had to play catch up was a relief for us. |
The team in general stepped it up, got in passing lanes and made them take tough shots. We're trying to win as many games as possible, some ugly, hopefully some impressive. |
There's not a thing that any of you guys can say bad about me that would hurt my feelings... I'm not coming at you, what I'm saying is that, I'm willing to take that heat for my team, if we're playing well or if we're not playing well. |
They come at you from start to finish. |
They come at you from start to finish. We expected that, and we knew if we wanted to continue the streak, we had to keep playing, take that first blow and keep competing to get the win. |
They shot the lights out, they shot the air out of the ball, ... What can you do? |
They wanted it a little bit more than us. They're looking to secure a spot. But we're still playing for something as well. Our season's not over yet. |
They wanted it a little more. They were trying to secure themselves a spot. They are playing for something and yet we are playing for something. |
They're a young team, ... They play really hard and keep coming. We just wanted to continue to play as hard and just a little longer. We were fortunate to get what we wanted at the end, which was a basket and a win. |