We know it?s a weakness. You get to the final four teams, those things rear their head. |
We made a few adjustments (on Yao) in the second half. He's a tough cover. He's a great player, and he's been playing well. |
We moved the ball pretty well and our defense was pretty good all night long. Winning on the road is always sweet. |
We need to play consistent basketball. It is hard to play that many games on the road. We have been successful on this trip in the past and hopefully we will be able to do that again this year. |
We needed a burst of energy at the beginning of the game. At the start of the third quarter, I didn't see it coming. But all of a sudden, it came. |
We really had to monitor Manu's minutes. But we really needed his energy out on the court. |
We responded well from a real tough loss last night. That's what a coach always looks for. It was great to come out angry enough to try to put last night out of their heads. We played well most of the night, but a lot of the fuel for that came from last night. |
We take (Parker) for granted. He's an All-Star. He had a lot of juice. It's always good to come back from vacation and get a win. We had some rest, as Seattle did too, but we were fortunate to make some shots. |
We tried everybody on him -- and he was great. |
We want to get him back in his neighborhood. |
We wanted to do something to show our appreciation and show his friends and family that we can come back. The schedule is so hectic he doesn't get to go home as much as he'd like, but this is a good opportunity for him to do it. There's not a lot of anxiety in the preseason. So it's just a lot of fun for Tim and his fans. |
We were fortunate to start the game making a lot of shots. We were able to jump on them. Obviously that?s not going to happen often. We were able to take advantage tonight and it worked out for us. |
We were playing a lot closer at the end of the season. They're a little bit ahead of us. |
We would love to have Manu, but that wouldn't have made much of a difference on the boards. |
We would probably never put him and Timmy in the same room, ... because they never would find out when practice is. |