It was a great win for us. That’s the type of game that had been going against us this year.

We had just lost eight of nine, or something like that, and now we’ve won three in a row. It’s important to go into the playoffs with momentum. We’re feeling good about ourselves. It’s important...

He lets you know how he wants it done and he expects you to do it that way. If you improvise, you better get a basket or a hell of a play because if things...

He wanted to go out and show the NBA people and everybody that [the Nets] couldn’t stop him without hanging all over him. He was basically unstoppable.

He threw me a perfect pass. It felt good. I thought it was bottom of the net, but it ended up short.

The first three spots are pretty much out of your hands. It’s pretty much keep your eyes out on four through eight and you just have to take care of your own business. Right now,...

It’s exciting. There’s a time you either step up your play and help your team win, or you go home crying like a little baby.

We were in control of the game. We started the fourth quarter pretty well, but for whatever reason as a team we fell apart. Our aggressiveness wasn’t where it needed to be.

We know now we can’t take any team for granted. The energy level wasn’t where it needed to be against those teams earlier. They would come out and play hard, and we had a tendency...

It felt good when it left my hands. I held up my hand and thought it was the bottom of the net. But tonight all of my shots ended up a little short.

We’ve got to do a better job of getting him on the move and coming off screens. Tonight he showed us that he can get the job done coming off screens. So from now on,...

All that brawl stuff and playing the Pistons, everything that went on last year, we’ve kind of shut the door on that as far as the organization, as far as the team, as far as...

We haven’t had much success against losing ball clubs, and being on a five-game losing streak, it feels good to finally get a game in the win column.

When you see (Detroit) on the schedule, you kind of circle those dates because our fans and their fans really pay attention to this game. There was a lot of excitement out there.

That made a big difference. They come out there, starting it up, and everyone else picks it up.

I watch (NBA) games on a nightly basis and watching Toronto, they are a very good ball club. Their record (21-41) doesn’t indicate how good they are. Offensively, those guys are up there with the...

We were aware of his every whereabouts. He likes to make his moves in transition. We had three or four guys back every time. We took Kobe out of his sweet spots by running guys...

I knew it was coming my way, and I just waited on it.

We know where we’re sitting. We’re right in the thick of things in the conference. Any type of setback can cause us to fall pretty quick. We’re floating right around the .500 mark and we...

We’re relishing the opportunity to right some wrongs from the regular season. If we do well in the playoffs, all is forgiven. We feel good about what we bring to the table. All talk is...

It’s not much fun losing, especially five in a row. I thought we played with more confidence, and our defensive pressure helped our offense. … We were just trying to be more aggressive.

They hit a big 3 and we went down five and never got back in it.

We’ll have our hands full offensively and defensively. We need to get it going as soon as possible. We’re at .500 now; we need to get back some of those games.

Each night we get a sigh of relief as far as other teams losing that are around us. Hopefully those teams keep dropping ball games and keep us in the mix, because our play isn’t...

Once they cut the lead to 91-90, it was time for somebody to step up and make some plays. Guys were finding me in some good spots and I was able to knock down shots...

We saw Milwaukee lost last night, so we knew we had to come in and take care of our business. We wanted to avoid Detroit. They’ve shown what type of team they are.

(Luca) wasn’t that sharp, especially after he got the wind knocked out of him. We were able to get into their bullpen, which is really important in the third (game of the series).

Whenever we’re playing teams that don’t have good records, we play well for three quarters, but we don’t close them out down the stretch.

I’m not sure if it’s the records or not being able to finish ballgames, whenever we’re playing teams that don’t have good records we play well for three quarters, but we don’t close them out...

It was a broken play. When it’s a broken play, you’ve just got to do your 1-on-1 thing.

I feel my offensive game is coming around, and I’m trying to be more productive.

After backing him up for two years I know him pretty well. I feel pretty good about my success against him the last two years, but now it’s the playoffs.

You can go down their roster; all those guys are able to put the ball in the basket. Jamal Crawford in the past has been able to put up big numbers against us. Nate Robinson,...

We looked stagnant and out of rhythm and they took advantage of it. For whatever reason, we play well against the teams above .500 and not so well against the lottery teams. I don’t know...

Everyone wants to label guys, label me as a backup point guard, a guy that can’t get it done. Those are the opportunities where you have to step up and make it happen.

It’s good to put two together. Our defense wasn’t up to par, but at the same time, we shared the ball and made timely baskets. It was a much needed win.

I don’t know what it is. For whatever reason, they find ways to beat us. They’re just a very athletic team. I’m not quite sure if there’s another team in the NBA as athletic as...

This is what you think about as a kid in the backyard, hitting big shots to win big games. We’re a resilient bunch. We played a hard fought game and got a much needed victory.

We were teetering on not putting those guys away but we were able to put together some stops there in the second half.

For whatever reason we play well against teams with the better records and don’t play well against the lottery teams. I don’t know if it’s that we’re not giving those guys enough respect, but we...

I’ve had pretty good success against J. The times that I have been able to get him off-balance, I’ve been able to get by him. J is still a great defender. But if my number...

I was guarding Tony Allen, who was kind of indecisive about where to go on the play. With it being a three point game, I knew Paul was going to be aggressive. (Stephen) Jack(son) did...

When you’re on the road, you have to focus on the task at hand. You can’t worry about the crowd and you can’t worry about the referees or anything that’s going on besides what’s between...

It means a lot. This gives us a lot of confidence. If you lose the first game it’s like you are fighting from behind the whole series. We wanted to get a leg up on...

I don’t think anybody in this locker room expected to be one game under .500 at this point. I don’t think anybody expected to be one game under any time this season. We can talk...

They make you play their tempo. If you don’t make shots, they can dominate you. We would put up a string of baskets and you look up at the board and you’re still down by...

It feels good to have that monkey off our back. It’s a joyous locker room.

Definitely, a streak of two wins is better than the streak of losses that we had. We must work on our defense and keep playing together and looking for the open person. When we play...

Everybody stepped up and played.

Guys couldn’t make shots and we weren’t able to get into a flow. We let this one get away and it’s very disappointing with two tough road games coming up.