I’ve never really gotten excited about games too much in February. But at the same time, obviously the guys are doing a lot of positive things on the court. You’d be crazy not to think...

My relationship with the players is very important. We think that’s had a positive effect, so that when I do scream every now and then, they take it the right way.

We really liked the way he played defense this summer and the way he was able to get us into some of our offense. I made a special trip to Utah (summer league) just to...

We didn’t earn our paycheck. We need to give Mark Cuban a rebate, all of us.

You can’t whisper the whole game,

Points are hard to come by against Memphis, and it’s been that way for everybody because of their tempo … and their defensive scheme. We’ve got to place a premium on getting good shots.

We were always late bloomers.

They were in sync. It really shows how great of a team sport basketball can be when you have everybody on the same page.

I went out on a limb for it. I stand behind it. I’ve done pretty much all that I can do.

We didn’t come here for any moral victories. We’re very, very disappointed that we lost this game.

We had to get more physical on him in the second half.

It’s mostly what Devin’s done. He’s been pretty good for us.

For us to be injured and trying to get some guys back, I guess we’ve got to be pleased with the results.

They didn’t hear much from me at halftime. No throwing chairs, VCRs or Gatorade bottles. I didn’t get in anybody’s face.

For Josh, it’ll be a test for him coming back for the first game, especially against a really good defensive team.

It’s devastating what has happened to everyone,

How many teams in our league can do what we’ve done in the last two games. We’re supposed to be not very good defensively and we’re supposed to be a team that’s soft. I don’t...

Griff takes a turn on everybody.

We put together a pretty decent game from start to finish. We had a few key contributors from Dirk and Devin finding Terry for those big shots to start the third. But again, we have...

We couldn’t get any space between us and them, and they didn’t quit. And then we could only make five of our last eight free throws. Just a very disappointing night.

We pretty much know where we’re going to finish now. The only thing that really matters for us is to get guys healthy mentally and physically.

It’s a big improvement from last year, … He’s really trying defensively. And the kid is healthy. Last year he was playing on one ankle.

We battled, we fought – this was a playoff atmosphere. We wish we would have been able to match their intensity down the stretch, but we didn’t.

We had three of our top scorers shoot 12-for-40 from the field, and that won’t happen many nights. We were really fortunate to win this game.

I was concerned about this game. Byron Scott has done as good a job as anybody in the league, and they have that team in playoff contention.

I’m not going to do what I did last year. He’s been on me about how I managed his minutes last year and he seems to think that that had an effect on him going...

I thought Diop did well with limited minutes … and I thought Dampier came out and contributed off the bench.

I think any of the teams at the top, I think they should have at least multiple people on it. I think with our situation, I would have liked to have seen Josh (Howard) or...

This series is not over. We’ve been in that position (down 0-2) before and we have a lot of respect for what they do throughout the game and see why they are one of the...

We hope we’re back, as like any Western Conference team that’s going to playoffs. But we’ve got too much work to do.

I think we’re just going to see how it goes. It all depends who we play.

He hasn’t been doing that well. We’ll know more [today]. Hopefully it’s just a strained hip. If that’s it, it’s good news.

Three games in four days, playing teams below .500, above .500, it really doesn’t matter at this point. Everybody’s got schedule stuff. The schedule is not a problem. We haven’t played well since the All-Star...

It means a lot. Those are two guys who obviously can be starting. Damp’s been a starter and Stack’s been a starter, so hopefully, we can get those guys matched up on some of the...

The guys were consciously trying to get him the ball. And he was hot.

Devin Harris probably had his best day, really, of the preseason, including practices.

I wouldn’t say it was expected but it’s not acceptable. At the same time, these guys wanted to get it right. It was something we were able to fight through.

Jason came out firing, man. That’s the Jason Terry that I see. I sleep good at night when he shoots the ball. I know he’s not going to make every shot, but when he’s aggressive...

We knew it was going to be a dogfight coming in here, playing against a well-coached team. That’s the sign of a good team. … We were kind of on our heels, but we kept...

This isn’t going to be an easy series for anybody. Memphis isn’t going to back down from anybody. They haven’t played their best game.

We were climbing uphill from the start. We didn’t have it.

This is the nuts and bolts of the NBA season. Your body doesn’t feel as good, you fight a little fatigue, you have some injuries, and nobody cares about injuries.

The doctor told me he kind of tweaked his knee a little bit. We’ll know more tomorrow.

He’d be in the danger area if he played today. It’s not that bad, but we don’t want it to get worse.

He got some big stops and rebounds for us and stopped them from getting some rebounds and that is what he’s here for.

This is the best he’s looked in the last couple of days. Hopefully, we can get in a good practice in Utah, and then we’ll see how he looks.

They know I love to practice, and we don’t really brag on how much we practice or how much we prepare like a lot of other situations. But they know I love to practice and...

We just don’t have the fire right now. We’re not there mentally or physically. Hopefully we will be there in eight days.

We haven’t had a guy who can play that kind of defense,

San Antonio can be beaten.