I thought those Pistons were pretty big. They got stops and they ran some of their plays that we couldn’t really plan for. They were definitely in sync and it shows how great the game...

It’s nothing about me. If we’re fortunate enough to be a part of that situation, it just shows that the guys that play for the Mavericks won some games and we’re in the heat of...

We have some injuries but so do they.

We thought our defense and offense was good in the first half, but in the second we struggled. We had one turnover in the first and 10 in the second half. That is something we...

We’re trying to get people to realize that even though he doesn’t play exactly like Elton Brand or Tim Duncan or Karl Malone, that’s OK. His body’s not built like those guys’, but he still...

It’s about having a second chance, … There are a lot of people in there that survived. So you try to let them know that they survived for a reason and you still have a...

You have great offensive players in this league who don’t let anything bother them. Even when I played, you had supposedly great point guard defenders and they were supposed to get under your skin with...

John really took a liking to me. He talked to me about the off-court stuff, about the pitfalls that trap some guys. He talked to me about why some guys stay in the league one...

Ron has impacted them. He wants to show he’s a dominant player on both ends of the floor. He’s playing as good on that left block as I’ve seen him throughout his career.

We put out a lot of energy out there but it was a total team effort. It was a hard-fought overtime game and fortunately we came out on the winning end. They’re tough when you...

I’m their motivation. We don’t need outside opinion or perceptions to be motivation. I know how we need to play to get to the next level.

He’s made some improvement, but we don’t know how bad it is yet. We just know he’s out (Sunday).

Yao is playing some awfully good basketball. I had a firsthand look at him during All-Star Weekend, and he looked to be moving pretty good. Obviously he’s a big focus of our defense.

We have big goals, but it’s no small feat. I don’t think anyone before the season thought we were a 60-win team.

It’s those guys reading each other, Damp getting in the right spot and our guards making passes and getting him the ball. Spacing is a key. You can’t get anybody the ball if three people...

We were not very good for the first three-and-a-half quarters, but between the fourth quarter and overtime we outscored them, 41-22. There’s something unique about this team.

As we move forward, and especially in the playoffs, he’s going to get their best defender. It’ll be good to see if we’ve made some progress there.

We thought we got our defense under us in the first half and kind of set the tone for the rest of the game. We had a little lull defensively in the third quarter, but...

Yeah, that puts them at an advantage I would say. So what I’ll try to do is when he puts his four guys out there, I’ll try to have combinations. I’ll try to play Steve...

We just made a few shots and got going pretty well. I’m happy with our hustle, I’m happy with our play, but we’re not world beaters.

It was a gutsy performance. Jason Terry was really special. He just made shots. And Marquis [Daniels] was as aggressive as I’ve seen him all year.

We don’t know where we went wrong. We thought the rehab was solid. Casey [Smith, the Mavericks’ trainer] does a great job. But we’ll just have to take an even slower pace with him next...

My point is, what’s the argument? It’s a no-brainer.

The more you watch them on film, the scarier it gets. They sit on all your plays. You got to move the ball against them. They can shut down our offense if we don’t play...

When he is aggressive and mixing his game up, they don’t play him for one particular area of his game. He showed up his post-up game, his driving ability, his 3-point shot and his in-between...

He has been a big part of what we’re doing. He’s a guy in our starting lineup that I don’t have to call a play for, (a guy) who just plays defense and rebounds. That’s...

What a great young player. You turn over No. 6, and there’s Tony’s No. 9. But he’s better, he’s quicker, and just a terrific player. He and Timmy (Duncan) just make a great one-two punch....

We have three centers and none of those guys can do any cameos at small forward or point guard, so that leaves the rest of the guys. We need them to play now.

T-Mac played 26 minutes, but that was his limit. He was playing really well. I was running some plays for him, but more than me, they (rest of All-Stars) can tell what was going on,...

It’s the way we play. More than assists, we want to make sure our players move. We’re really a different team.

We have some injuries but so do they. We just have to regroup now and start another winning streak at home and on the road.

I think there’s another level for us to go to. We did some good stuff. We did some bad stuff.

Jason wasn’t 100 percent for us tonight, but he played big and gave us some offensive punch.

We’ll get past this. But it’s just the beginning.

It was a gutsy win. We were almost apologizing for being on the court in the first half. Then we got a little more physical. We tried to make some other players score (besides James)...

We obviously have been playing some pretty good basketball. We knew we were on a streak. In my mind you don’t think it’s ever going to come to an end. When it does it just...

We had a little talk with the team at halftime and they seemed to respond.

We thought we had it won in regulation. Carmelo made a tough shot. If we had to do it all over again, we probably would have fouled.

That first-quarter defense probably was as good as I’ve seen in a long time. No matter who you do it to, when you hold a team to 10 points in a quarter, that’s pretty special.

We thought we had a legitimate beef with the way they were playing Dirk. When you don’t complain, sometimes it can give the message that you don’t care.

We needed to jump-start him a little, and I’m open to doing whatever works. Now, we just need to get that on a consistent basis. He was intense and wanted to play well. Now we...

Very few teams go there. I think that’s a great accomplishment. In our league, and in the Western Conference particularly, 50 wins means a lot.

That was one of the reasons why we won that first quarter, … Doug was running the offense a lot of the time, and his on-the-ball defense is always good.

We struggled to guard Yao in the first half, but we made some adjustments and were much more physical in the second half. We were fortunate enough to hold him down then.

We couldn’t stop anybody tonight. We were lethargic physically and mentally. We just didn’t have it but they deserved to win.

It is a disappointing loss. When we come to the games we try and give ourselves a chance to win. I wasn’t trying to rally the team by getting ejected; I think it was more...

Everybody is asking me if I’m going to play Elton Brand 48 minutes because we play (the Clippers) Tuesday. No, none of that. Just spread out the playing time.

Tonight we needed a good start and that set the tempo for the rest of the game.

It’s a game we’ve got to go to San Antonio and play. Then we have to come back and play another game (against Charlotte on Friday). I think the big swing games will be in...

He’s got to play more minutes and be more responsible. That’s why it’s team game. You can have a 10th man in the starting lineup. We have guys one through 12 that we feel good...