It's just nice to see we've grown. We are getting better. |
It's like a playoff series. The team that is coming off a loss in a back-to-back situation almost has an advantage. But you still have to go out and do it. I thought our guys played with an edge. It was a good character win for us. |
It's nice that you can win and shoot 39 percent. There is nothing wrong with that. If you shoot 39 percent and you don't guard, you lose. |
It's not a message. The playoffs and the regular season are two separate entities. It was just us getting up after being knocked down yesterday and trying to get a win. |
It's so important to stay in rhythm. If that was our first playoff game, that would have been very concerning. |
Jacque, in the first half, helped changed the game. |
Jason had a great look at a three. It was in and out and then we had three empty possessions. |
Jason is a selfless guy, he makes everything work around here. That's what he's all about. He's the straw that stirred the drink from Day 1, and he will continue to do it. |
Jason Kidd just did a phenomenal job. You have to give Vince a lot of credit. He wanted the challenge and took it. |
Jason makes this whole thing work. You take him out of the equation, it's a totally different view. He's an unbelievable leader who imposes his will on the game. |
Jermaine was huge and played at a very high level and hurt us in a couple of different ways, especially getting on the free throw line and being effective in the post. |
Let's not just all jump in and say: What's up with Vince Carter? He had a day, you know? You've got to take the good with the bad. |
Midway through the third quarter, I was working on my math skills. I said to one of the assistants, 'We're up what?' I couldn't figure out what it was. No one could have expected this. I had to look up at the scoreboard a couple of times to make sure the math was right. |
Never would I question the officials' judgment, but there didn't seem to be a great deal of contact on that play. There was no intentional foul. I guess there was a whole lot more contact on that play than the next play. |
No one expected this. I looked up at the scoreboard a couple times and I was asking the assistants to make sure the math worked. |