(Marion) is playing unbelievably well. He scores, he rebounds, he blocks shots and also does a great job defensively for us. He's amazing. He fills all the gaps for us. |
[Steve Nash, who had hit 57 percent of his shots in the first two games against San Antonio, including 1 of 2 three-point attempts, was explaining what happened on the last shot of Game 2, the one that didn't fall, the one that didn't tie the game and give the Phoenix Suns a chance to even the series in overtime.] Bruce Bowen switched out on me, ... I didn't have much room. |
[Turnovers] really cost us, ... It was just carelessness. A bunch of them were plays we normally complete and the ball just went through guys? hands or whatever. |
[What do you say when you've lost two tight games at home to the champs once-removed?] We played pretty well tonight, ... They made some phenomenal shots in the fourth quarter. At some point, you've just got to congratulate them. |
A lot of guys shot the ball well, and I thought we played extremely hard defensively even though they made a lot of shots. It was a pretty solid performance. |
A lot of people can relate to me because I'm normal size and came from humble beginnings. It's probably easier to (relate) to than some guy 6 foot 7 who can jump out of the gym. |
A lot of teams in that situation wouldn't fight through it. |
All these teams are really dangerous. They've all beaten good teams this year. Somewhere along the line, one of them is going to be waiting for us. We're going to have to try to play extremely well to get just Charlotte, let alone all three. |
Any way you slice it, we very easily gave up a 17-point lead. It was disappointing. We went cold. We probably didn't get enough penetration or ball movement. |
Anytime people step up at the end of games to close teams out, that's the sign of a good team. We had a couple of guys who made some big plays and made us a winner tonight. |
Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge. |
Anytime you sit back and think about just winning it once, it's mind-boggling -- the company and what it means in the history of the game. To win it twice obviously just compounds that. It's just an incredible honor. I think it's a tribute to what this game allows people to do if they work hard. |
Avery ( Johnson , the Dallas coach) has got them really defensive-minded and really controlled offensively and defensively. They're programmed to be really responsible. |
Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada. |
Being up by 20 after three periods is better than being up by 20 at halftime. After halftime, it gives them more time to get back into it. Being up by 20 after three periods demoralizes them. |