That creates a problem where you have certain players who are not used to playing in a certain kind of environment versus us where I pick up two quick fouls and [another player] can come in. |
That's a situation where you've got to execute. I felt like we got some good looks and got some good opportunities. |
That's the way it is, sometimes. You get beat by great players. |
That's what he does. You get the guy open looks and he'll knock 'em down. He shot the ball extremely well and shot it with confidence and that's what we expect from him. |
The biggest difference is that guys are getting along so well off the court. There's a bond and a trust between us that wasn't fully there last year. |
The what? Back in Orlando? |
There are still some things we can accomplish. [We] can go in there and open some eyes, and that will put us in good position next year. |
We can't say we didn't have our opportunities. |
We had to get over the disappointment. We didn't want to let ourselves down. We want to play as much basketball as possible. |
We knew they were a desperate team and that they'd come after us. They started feeding off their crowd and seemed to be scoring every time down the floor. We sort of lost our patience for a few minutes. |
We saw this as an opportunity. We wanted to do this for the fans. We knew they still had our back and they were totally supporting us. |
We were in a good rhythm. We were making 3s and getting baskets in transition. The only thing was that we couldn't stop them. |
We've been winning, losing, winning, losing. We've got to string wins together. |